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@Ze

Not familiar with Iron Fork Camp. Where's the best place to start on that one?

@Taco

Yeah, that might work! I've gone up that trail just a little bit. I know where it is. I'd like to scope it out just a little more to see if it will really work for two groups of 15. Thanks for your input!

I'm trying to find a beautiful hike in the San Gabriel Mountains that is suitable for a group of up to 30 people that has access to water. I would prefer a secluded place where we can camp for 2-3 nights without getting interrupted by other passing parties. I would also prefer the hike to be anywher...

wow that is epic! thanks for sharing. so was it 20 miles in or 20 round trip?

The 5th anual Rwanda Ride is April 30th. It is a 50 mile with a 25 mile trail ride in Orange County which raises money for Rwanda. Last year they had 500 riders turn out. Check it out.

www.50mr.com

The forecast is called for snow levels to plummet tonight. Now the storm came a few hours early so we will have to wait and see whether there is any precipitation left in the storm by the time it cools off tonight. Baldy is reporting 2 feet with skiing down to the parking lot. That's no F in my book...

Nice. Last time I was on DBB Manker Canyon looked like a fun shortcut to bypass the lame road. Look forward to trying in.

I was stoked to find a stash of ice pirates stickers in the registry box on the 13th. So thanks!

Oh no. The snow! Even the best winters have to come to an end...Hope there is enough for one more climb next weekend....Thanks for the pics

Not only is the ice axe handsome but check out Cy. Amazing hiker and always looking classy.

I have checked the schedule for the hut and see that there is no host for the weekend of May 8th and 9th. I was wondering if any of you are hut hosts and if so would be interested in hosting a small group of my friends for my bachelor party for sat-sun? It will be real low key and I would truly appr...

This looks like a fun ride. Also a good way to see some trails around OC. I'm assuming it's not too technical on the descents. My skills descending are weak - got hurled in El Moro today. Anything like the 'Redtail' or 'Rattlesnake' on this ride? About 75% of the ride are trails that I ride fairly ...

It's just that I don't want our National Parks looking like this picture of the gate to the communication complex on Pleasant Peak in the Santa Ana Mountains. Neither do I want to be around when the shooting is taking place. https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/richardk.smugmug.com/Nature/Pleasan...

Is anyone planning to do the Rwanda ride April 10th in Orange County? It is over 50 miles of dirt with an expected 500 riders for it's 4th consecutive year. It would be fun to say hi before the ride (not race) and enjoy a beer at the after party. Learn more here. http://www.50mileride.com/

WOW! WOW! WOW! That seriously looks epic! These are the coolest pics I have seen all winter! They defiantly score extra points for being local. Thanks for posting I have climbed Who Dunit before but I have never seen, heard, or imagined that it ever gets like this! Is this exceptional or do the cond...

Pretty soon we will have to move this "Trip Report" to the "Plans and Partners" section

Nice. I think we may have walked up the road with you guys first thing in the morning. Glad you guys had fun. Was the east side of the bowl as icy for you as it was for us? You finished prob 30 min before us. And I like the guy with the monster golf umbrella in his pack...

In the morning it was below 6,000 but on the way down the level rose to about 6,500.

TacoDelRio wrote:Hit up Taco Sauce if you want to die.

Uh...I think I will pass...But lighting looks pretty tempting. Are you going to give sauce another go?

I have the habit of looking for storms and heading out into the wilderness to test my self and experience the awesomeness of winter however Friday the storm found us. We knew weather was moving in so we started at 6AM by hiking up the never ending Falls Rd to the Notch and eventually to the start of...

Thank you GigaMike. glamisking, are you a storm chaser? :lol: Thank you -- and I am looking forward to your TR ... Yeah I got hooked in 2007 and do my best to watch for the big storms and get out there to enjoy/suffer/survive the ferocity of the storm. Consequently one is rewarded with complete sol...

I imagine it would be impossible to navigate in a real/complete whiteout ... It has it's challenges. I haven't posted a trip report yet but I was up on the Devil's Backbone Friday and it was INSANE! The wind was fiercest I have ever seen, low temperatures, painful ice/snow blasting you in the face,...

WOW you beat us by 10 minutes of departure time that's why we didn't run into each other at the TR. WOW your bro is growing to be an adventurer! Man that's hardcore! That's a tough trail for a 10 year old. We both must have been equally busy enjoying the view and taking pictures because we had a fa...

Well done! I have never done the backbone in the winter. How was the traverse(any other technical spots? The cornices on the bone look awesome and dangerous.

Hey MVE. I am glad you had a great trip. Sorry for the "poor intel" 8) My brother and I made almost an identical trip on Sunday. We parked at 7:30, started out about 7:50, and got to the hut around 10:00. In fact I saw you through the ski hut window :D and I even double took thinking it wa...

I would say MUCH earlier based on my experience today. I was off the the 210 a little before 9AM and traffic was totally stopped just after the dam! It was insane and we simply turned around. I am going to try and get there by 7:30 tomorrow and hope to at least get within a mile of manaker

I fully planned on either putting on chains either by choice or by force but surprisingly there was no chain enforcement going in or out. I was once forced by a CHP officer to put on chains in the Village with only light snow falling and totally plowed roads. Stupid :x So this was the worst I have s...

Ha. No I know what you are saying but I was wondering why... Jealous?

Ha. No I know what you are saying but I was wondering why... Jealous?

Greg- That looks AMAZING. I was up there last week and there was nothing outside of the blown snow on the runs. I assume that's you?

Taco- ????

Well this storm has turned out to be everything it was forecasted to be and more than I had ever hoped. I was eager to experience the storm and get out there while it was still fresh. This is probably the 4th or 5th major winter storm I have weathered on Baldy and this one takes the cake for ferocit...

chill...just can't wait for a TR can ya? We camped low (6,600 ft) on the Register Ridge. Forget about crampons and forget about making it past the gate without snowshoes.