PHOTOS - Post or link to pictures!

mve · Post by **mve** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:54 pm

That's insane! What a perspective!

Post by **HikeUp** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:36 pm

I think I soiled myself

mve · Post by **mve** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:16 pm

Here are few more of my favorites for further inspiration

not mine of course -- all from http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutor ... bing.shtml (great writeup on Digital Mountain Climbing Photography by the way ...)

gregp909 · Post by **gregp909** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:28 pm

Awesome!!

All these pics, and TRs today make me want to go climb something. I just might be sick this week because I don't want to fight the weekend crowds.

Oilslinger · Post by **Oilslinger** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 2:16 pm

Here's a couple from yesterday. Got a late start, so we didn't continue on to the narrows.

From the gap where GMR meets GRR-

Post by **Taco** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:38 pm

Cool pics, Oilslinger.

Oilslinger · Post by **Oilslinger** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:06 pm

Took a short hike yesterday up the old Mt Wilson trail, to the orchard camp site. Took a few pics along the way.

Socalhiker69 · Post by **Socalhiker69** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:17 am

gregp909 wrote:Obvioulsy this isn't the local mountains, and its not a picture of me, but a friend of mine found this and neither of us know where it is but I thought it was cool enough to share. Crazy exposure it seems. Enjoy.

This is on the normal north route of Ushba (15,453 feet) on the Russian-Georgian border of the Kaukasus.

Oilslinger · Post by **Oilslinger** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:24 pm

Here's one I took, then when I got home I saw the next one...

PackerGreg · Post by **PackerGreg** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:36 pm

Jim Heasley (in white hat w/ dark shirt) and his crew taking telephone poles up the Old Mount Wilson Trail from Sierra Madre. These were for the old crank-phone system.

My avatar shows me lugging his young namesake, Heasley the Donkey, born March 2004, who now weighs about 650 pounds.

PackerGreg · Post by **PackerGreg** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:45 pm

3 am in the bunkhouse at Adams' Pack Station, Chantry Flat. I regretted putting in the cat door!

Post by **Taco** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:48 pm

Haha that's cool.

mve · Post by **mve** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:48 pm

That's hilarious -- he's like "What do you want man?"

outwhere · Post by **outwhere** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:28 pm

Very cool 'then & now' photo job there Oilslinger! If I may, where is that...?

Heavy duty image of the abandoned Hermitage place

Nice 1 Packer Greg

And those dudes hauling up the telephone polls - I wouldn't wanna get in a bar fight with any of those guys --- the skinner dude,,, I might be able to survive a minute or two with him

Amazing how different the San Gabriel's were [great hiking era, mt lowe railway, cabins etc etc] -------- not that long ago in a sense.

I love all the trip reports on this forum but it's fun seeing historical stuff too - Taco, where's a pic of your first car

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 1:11 pm

I found my one and only Herbert pic, circa 1925:

and on a mule theme, here is "Burro-ing to Switzer Land"

I saw a photo once of two mules carrying a piano up to Switzer Chapel!

PackerGreg - do you know if there was a pack station of sorts at Oakwilde?

PackerGreg · Post by **PackerGreg** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:45 pm

Yes, there was packing service from Oakwilde. Before the Angeles Crest Highway in the first half of the 1930's, the most practical way to Switzer's was the old Indian foot path around the 'Royal Gorge' which had been widened for packing purposes. There was a stage coach line from Pasadena all the way to Oakwilde (because, of course, the Brown Mountain Debris Dam wasn't there yet) and the road was naturally used for supply wagons as well. However, because of The Gorge, the road could go no further and the passengers and supplies to Switzer's had to continue on pack animals. I believe that the packing service was operated by Oakwilde, rather than as an outpost of Switzer's.

PackerGreg · Post by **PackerGreg** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:57 pm

Here Will Thrall, editor of Trails magazine and first president of the San Antonio Hiking Club, arranges to buy a cabin for the group...

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outwhere · Post by **outwhere** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:42 pm

That's some sweet stuff Packer Greg - sure would like to see a pic of that cabin!

You got any info about this one:

I can't remember where I read something about this ccc camp but something tells me it stated that it was wiped out in the '38 flood.

PackerGreg · Post by **PackerGreg** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:21 pm

Pelts of Mountain Lion, Bobcat, Fox, Ringtail etc (enhanced by a collection of Pine Cones) at Roberts Camp, Big Santa Anita Canyon

Post by **Taco** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:41 pm

Don't worry about it. Something to do with tax dollars at work. 8)

Just sharing some pics.

HAH

Small group, doubling back on their previous track and leaving a shitload of sign on easy ground, on a high speed trail intersection.

Heel-drag sign with Keds or some other sneaker

Unknown

Too easy!

Good ol' San Gabriel Range VERTICAL DIRT.

Very tough little fern, seems almost endemic due to how it grows.

Headed into Lost Canyon. Nice views of something I've wanted for years now. If you're interested, lemme know.

Eyes on the prize

Various low sign on high-speed (animal) trails

Modern camo pattern demo.

Name the peaks. Also, name the exact location of photographer for one (1) point, the only point that counts.

Artsy... also a hint.

Transciever light

Sam Page · Post by **Sam Page** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:20 pm

For some reason, the human tracking photos made my heart race a little. I don't have a clue where Lost Canyon is. How do you suppose the rock quality is?

And now for some tangential questions: Can one drive a passenger car north on the 39 all the way to the 2? And how did you access your snow climb on Baden Powell a week or so ago? Were you on the south side of Baden Powell?

mve · Post by **mve** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:09 pm

nice camo pattern demo!

Post by **Taco** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 4:19 pm

Sam, one can only drive their car to the first locked gate about 1.5 miles north of the West Fork parking lot. If one had a key, it is possible to drive past Crystal Lake until the road turns north again. Beyond that, it is badly washed out.

Baden Powell is reached via HWY 2 from Wrightwood. We were on the NE Face.

GigaMike · Post by **GigaMike** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:59 pm

Did you need crampons?

Post by **Taco** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:59 pm

Yes, lots of those.

AW~ · Post by **AW~** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:44 am

How many points do I get for noting you were not in Lost canyon, but in double closed(well triple if you walked highway 39) area Smith East? I think you missed the trail....as it looks you were on the left side whereas the trail is on the right.

Post by **Taco** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:32 pm

AW wrote:How many points do I get for noting you were not in Lost canyon, but in double closed(well triple if you walked highway 39) area Smith East? I think you missed the trail....as it looks you were on the left side whereas the trail is on the right.

I was, though the pics taken from the furthest point were not in Lost Canyon.

Zach · Post by **Zach** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:43 pm

Only Taco Has It.

Post by **Taco** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:24 am

HAHAHAH YES! Hope these shoes work.

So far, so good.

obie · Post by **obie** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:04 am

El Moro

Section on 'Rattlesnake'

Old DH rig in the Visitor Center:

'Mach One'