Ontario Peak 2009-07-03

RichardK · Post by **RichardK** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:28 am

We hiked Ontario Peak on Friday. Starting at 7:30AM, I was astonished to see that the parking lot was still 2/3 empty. For once, Icehouse Canyon was more of a wilderness experience instead of a conga line. The small spring just below the saddle has now dried up. The water flow at Kellys was decent, but seemed a bit smaller than last week.

There are nice views from the trail junction above Kellys. The haze was a bit thinner than usual so you could make out Ontario airport and the Santa Ana Mountains.

It's also one spot from where you can see the peaks from West Baldy to Cucamonga.

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:07 pm

wow that last one is a really nice shot. I vote for forum picture

He219 · Post by **He219** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:18 am

RichardK wrote:We hiked Ontario Peak on Friday.

Great picture Richard!
Nice clouds over Baldy that HikeUp and hvydrt wrote about ..

simonov · Post by **simonov** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:23 am

RichardK wrote:The small spring just below the saddle has now dried up.

Do you mean Columbine Spring? Hard to imagine that one drying up in just two weeks.

That last panorama shot is stunning. I second the vote for new forum pic.

hvydrt · Post by **hvydrt** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:35 am

I heard a ranger say that in the 25 years he has been in the area, Columbine spring has never been dry.

RichardK · Post by **RichardK** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:47 pm

Columbine Spring continues to flow well. There is a small spring a few hundred feet below the saddle that is now dry. It is only a trickle at the spring peak. Here is a picture made on June 13 when it still had a little water. Is is easy to walk by without realizing that it is there.

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 4:58 pm

RichardK wrote:Columbine Spring continues to flow well. There is a small spring a few hundred feet below the saddle that is now dry. It is only a trickle at the spring peak. Here is a picture made on June 13 when it still had a little water. Is is easy to walk by without realizing that it is there.

Hi, Richard, I've heard people mention that spring before, but as many times as I've been through that area, I've never seen it. Where is it exactly in relation to the saddle? I assume it's on the Icehouse Canyon side, yes? Where is it in relationship to the trail?

EManBevHills · Post by **EManBevHills** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:29 pm

I see it's fate has been signed, sealed, and delivered!
Well done.

Post by **Taco** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:42 pm

What happened?

simonov · Post by **simonov** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:57 pm

TacoDelRio wrote:What happened?

Big forum pic borked up the line lengths.

You'll have to reduce the width.

Post by **Taco** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:58 am

simonov wrote:
TacoDelRio wrote:What happened?
Big forum pic borked up the line lengths.

You'll have to reduce the width.

Yosh.

RichardK · Post by **RichardK** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:20 am

Hikin_Jim - That spring is between the eastern Chapman Trail junction and the Icehouse Saddle. There is a short section of straight, flat trail that then makes a sharp hairpin turn to the left going uphill. The spring is off to the right of the flat section as you hike towards the saddle. A faint use trail about 10 feet long leads to it. We are hiking Cucamonga on the 18th. I can get a picture of the area.

Board admins - Thanks for using my picture, much appreciated. If you need a different size, go to my smugmug site www.richardk.smugmug.com and the gallery Ontario Peak 2009-07-03. I put a lot of pictures there - the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Post by **Taco** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:13 pm

As the sole admin fer this here board, does it look right? It fits my browser right, but my monitor is set to a higher resolution.

EManBevHills · Post by **EManBevHills** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:12 pm

Looks great on my MAC!
;>}

norma r · Post by **norma r** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:50 am

taco,
photo looks good. i vote for having real time/real season photo as the board pic fer this here board, if you've got the time.

great pano RK!

Post by **Taco** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:45 pm

norma r wrote:taco,
photo looks good. i vote for having real time/real season photo as the board pic fer this here board, if you've got the time.

great pano RK!

How do I do this?

I'm still a n00b at the phpBB setup.

norma r · Post by **norma r** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:24 pm

taco,

you're not asking me for advice on putting up a photo are you? i can't even figure out how to load an avatar!!!!

but it would be cool to have a board pix in the fall when the leaves turn color in Icehouse Canyon, and a winter scene in winter, etc. just my .02 cents.

Post by **Taco** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:24 pm

norma r wrote:taco,

you're not asking me for advice on putting up a photo are you? i can't even figure out how to load an avatar!!!!

but it would be cool to have a board pix in the fall when the leaves turn color in Icehouse Canyon, and a winter scene in winter, etc. just my .02 cents.

I try to do that, and I wish there was a way for it to automatically scroll through a sort of album. I'm sure there is... I'm gonna look into it right now.

Post by **Taco** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:29 pm

Yeah dunno...

BUT... expect things to change for the better by 2010. My hopes are for this forum to evolve into a real site with its own domain name, and user-created content.