10.29 dawson saddle to mt hawkins in ginormous santa ana's

MattCav · Post by **MattCav** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 11:22 pm

went for an extremely windblown, sunrise hike today - from dawson to mt hawkins. trip report is here:

http://pasadenahiker.wordpress.com/2010 ... ins-windy/

i also added a new sign for the pct. the old one seemed to have perished and some hikers have struggled recently with finding the pct/throop trail junction. hopefully my little sign helps

Post by **Taco** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 12:19 am

Nice sign, good on your for replacing it.

They don't call it Windy Gap for nothin'!

MattCav · Post by **MattCav** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 7:44 am

Thanks Taco

norma r · Post by **norma r** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:44 am

MattCav,
second cutest sign i''ve ever seen on a trail!! first cutest goes to the now-missing (RIP) Bear Flat Trail sign. maybe someone from this Board (you?) could repaint another. gonna miss that little guy.

EManBevHills · Post by **EManBevHills** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 5:23 pm

Well that was right neighborly of you! Thanks for being so thoughtful.
And you were rewarded in spite of the winds. The sunrise looked splendiferous.

MattCav · Post by **MattCav** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 7:54 pm

i loooved that bear flat sign! where'd it go?! i haven't done that hike since last year and didn't know the sign was gone

and thanks eman. i'm just trying to fulfill my duty to take care of our beloved trails and forest.

Post by **Taco** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:51 pm

I believe that sign burned up in the fire.

Post by **HikeUp** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:29 pm

The cute sign survived the fire back in May, 2008 (Bighorn Fire I think it was called). It for some reason didn''t survive the Winter of 2009-2010.

If I were a betting man, I''d bet that Alan has taken more pictures of that sign than anyone else!!!

Post by **HikeUp** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:39 pm

Here''s the PCT sign that you replaced from back on 8-8-2009...

Here it was on 8-16-2009...

MattCav · Post by **MattCav** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:54 pm

wow, that post didn't seem to ever really have its footing in the ground. heh.

lilbitmo · Post by **lilbitmo** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:40 pm

MattCav and HikeUp

I have these pictures from 02-02-07 when I did the Islip Saddle/Vincent Gap section of the PCT - can anyone tell which sign it was from the ones below?
#1

#2

#3

#4

#5 same as #http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac28 ... 00041.jpg4 better view

#6

#7

#8

Long time since I did this and the snow makes that area look so different?

Thanks in advance

Post by **HikeUp** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:23 pm

LOL@your pooch reading sign #3!!!

The sign is/was probably #8 since it is located at the intersection of the PCT and the trail to Dawson Saddle (just east of Throop's summit).

lilbitmo · Post by **lilbitmo** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:59 pm

HikeUp wrote:LOL@your pooch reading sign #3!!!

The sign is/was probably #8 since it is located at the intersection of the PCT and the trail to Dawson Saddle (just east of Throop's summit).

Thanks I thought that might be the one since it was lying there even back then.

Pooch - she was special I miss her dearly - she loved the trail as much as I did if not more - cancer sucks