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Pictures like this?

That first map is confusing. I THINK it's just drawn very sloppily. What's going on with the bottom of Rubio Canyon? Where's the incline railway and the PE rail connecting to it supposed to be?

It's an Idle Hour brochure, not a Lowe Railway brochure, so good luck using their map to find a rival ...

dima wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 7:33 pm One of the photo's captions says "1997". Have you really been running that group for that long?

No, they goofed up the years on the photo captions. The two photos are from December 2025.

The Rubio Canyon Trail Crew and I appear in this LA Times article about restoring trails in the Eaton and Palisades burn areas. The article features several local trail crews and their leaders.

The Eaton fire ripped through the Rubio Canyon Preserve, seriously damaging the canyon’s chaparral ...

AW~ wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 9:04 am Well, I asked AI if it was safe to go to Rubio...

Everyone knows Rubio's unsafe because Sasquatch.

They extended it for another two years.

I drove by the Eaton Canyon Natural Area on Saturday and the entrances are all still fenced off and closed with warning signs. So even if they don't renew the closure order, the main trailheads in Altadena are inaccessible. Also, the Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy hasn't reopened the Rubio Canyon ...

Thanks for reading the forum. I hope you'll post some trips about your time in the mountains.

abigailw wrote: Sat Nov 08, 2025 2:21 am Hi everyone, I'm a new member... I mostly trail run these days but have been itching to get into bike-packing.

Welcome to the forum! You'll find some awesome bikepacking reports here from Taco and Dima.

Below is a short video about artists in Altadena who lost everything in the Eaton Fire. Descanso Gardens then contacted them and invited them to work on new projects. Robert Lang , a world-renowned origami artist, appears in the short documentary. Before the fire he regularly helped with trail work ...

TheFull460 wrote: Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:23 pmHi Y'all. I'm John "JB" Borton.

Hi, JB, welcome to the forum. I look forward to hearing about your adventures.

The rationale for the Eaton closure is provided in the first line of the order. You might disagree with the rationale or the boundary, but the FS does communicate its basic reasoning for shutting down areas. Also, please don't use this forum for finding and shaming people who go into closure areas.

Thanks for the wonderful reports! We'll have to start calling Altadena the Pre-Gabes. There might be an opportunity delivering Uber Eats to summits. You could charge $100 for an In-and-Out cheeseburger on Iron Mountain.

Colin Walker went missing in the summer of 2023 above Monrovia. His body was found over a week later.

Admin note: I edited some posts to include links to forum threads on these missing hikers.

"Owner of a Lonely Heart" in the style of Strapping Young Lad. Need I say more? Devin Townsend, who formed SYL in 1994, says it's "accurate." I think it kicks ass!

My new favorite band. If this doesn't make you scratch up your furniture, then you must be CATatonic.

Did anyone see this documentary about the Eaton Fire aftermath in Altadena? I missed the limited screenings at Laemmle Glendale.

Isn't there a way to hike Johnstone Peak from La Verne? I also found similar local walks in Rancho Cucamonga, starting around Beryl Avenue, I think. Thanks for the report and photos.

Thanks for the report and pictures. Funny, I've spent so much time around that area but never camped at Little Jimmy.

Thanks for the report and pictures. I recall Lone Pine being a fun scramble. I think I broke a hiking pole sliding down the snow-covered chute. Back when I did dumb stuff like that. But, I agree, the views are really nice from the summit.

Congrats on bagging Picacho. And thanks for the photos of sandal guy with the bloody feet. Kickass report!

This is great. Thanks for cleaning up the mountains! One of my better hauls was cleaning up an abandoned, bear-ravaged campsite at Upper Henninger. It was only a smelly two-person tent, though, plus a torn sleeping bag, a bunch of junky clothes and random garbage. The can opener and taser were ...

Thanks for the report and pictures! I hope you left some goodies on Meridian Bump.

Thanks for the report and pictures! It's a cool area to explore.


So...what was the purpose of the road, when was it put in, etc? Who's to know! Alternate route out of Little Rock Creek (via Squaw)? Mine?


There are a few old roads in that area that I suspect were used for logging before it was ...

Thanks for the report and pictures -- and thanks for NOT posting your nudes.

Thanks for the report and pictures. I'm glad to see that area back in action after the fire.

Thanks for the report and pictures. Glad to see the old junk is still up there. When are you going to push it over the side and ride it into the punchbowl?

Wreck surfing.

Thanks for the report. Sounds like a rough time, but you did it. And you're still alive to post here on the forum. Have you tried Ibuprofen to prevent mountain sickness?

Thanks for the report and pictures! It looks amazing out there. Nice scrambling.

Looks like a fun scramble. Thanks for the report and pictures. That video was interesting too. I'll have to start bringing diagrams with me on hikes to explain stuff. Some people are more visual learners. Maybe if I diagram how to toss your baby's dirty diaper into a trash bin, the East Fork won't ...