First, losing elevation after sometime was a major hell bushwack. I ended up exactly where I need to be at 1-1:30 pm...except for the Iron Fork raging mad water. It was slow going and I got to the San Gabriel river at about 5:00 pm.
After a couple of river crossings, I knew I wasnt going to make it in the dark..the water was simply too much without sight. I was able to sneak into the most minimal shelter, and passed the inital downtime playing cell phone games and reviewing my pictures.
I was able to sleep for an hour at a time, thankfully. It was raining and cold. The next morning, a slow transition to mobility and off down the river. When I got to the crux of the narrows, I was in some kind of trouble since I was missing about 2ft of getting a handhold in the rock. I let go of my backpack, then tried to close the distance. I didnt make it since it was too slippery, but a wave pushed me up and back where I needed to be.
I kept both eyes out for my stuff, but it was gone. Got back to the car after all the new people going to the bridge, including a group of like 40 people.
Islip canyon, burnt in the Morris fire
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730852/tr1.jpg)
SG river, after the bridge
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730854/tr2.jpg)
up
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730856/tr3.jpg)
more up
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730857/tr4.jpg)
bridge below
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730859/tr5.jpg)
Iron Mtn(or part of it) with Airplane Flats lower left
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730861/tr6.jpg)
Looking up canyon towards Pine Mtn
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730865/tr7.jpg)
dude came back to check me out
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730866/tr8.jpg)
SG river/Narrows
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730867/tr9.jpg)
up(although there is a goat trail)
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730870/tr10.jpg)
big bad pk 6327
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730871/tr11.jpg)
Copter ridge left, Ross Mtn right
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730872/tr12.jpg)
Ross pk 5995
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730875/tr13.jpg)
Looking up on the way down to Iron Fork(dangerous)
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730877/tr14.jpg)
Iron Fork
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730878/tr15.jpg)
San Gabriel river(and sadness)
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730879/tr16.jpg)
next day, BTN canyon
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730880/tr17.jpg)
Iron Mtn
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/730882/tr18.jpg)