I drove to Mt Wilson, biked down the toll road, and stashed the bike near the switchback SW of Mt Yale. Then I traversed N on foot. The idea was to stay at the 4200ft contour (as mentioned in one of Pat Macha's books). Previously I was above that level. The whole thing is a steep slope with lots of brush. Initially it's open enough such that you can make progress reasonably quickly, even though there's lots of poison oak. Then you hit a big gully (Harvard branch of Eaton Canyon), and past that the brush is much thicker. It was really slow going, and kinda unpleasant. Eventually I decided that I was far enough, and that it wasn't supposed to be this much of a pain in the ass. I took a break at my turnaround point
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7148.jpg?variant=medium2)
Yeah. Time for a plan B. I did find a few scattered things in 2016, and even though I looked around the area back then (3 different times!) it still made the most sense that the crash site would be close to where I found the parts. So I turned around, and headed back at a higher elevation. And when approaching the previously-found parts, I found the full crash site immediately; no searching required. What's the opposite of beginner's luck?
There's a LOT of stuff here. Full set of photos is on my server. There's lots of honeycomb-like material:
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7169.jpg?variant=medium2)
Each tube here is pretty long, so this maybe isn't structural? Some sort of cooling thing, maybe? Lots more brake disks:
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7173.jpg?variant=medium2)
This one is noteworthy because the tree at the bottom-right of the photo is growing through it. This was here for a while. Lots of stuff:
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7182.jpg?variant=medium2)
There're lots of various body parts, with some looking beefier than others:
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7188.jpg?variant=medium2)
Some of this was armored? Stuff, some with part numbers:
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7197.jpg?variant=medium2)
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7212.jpg?variant=medium2)
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7216.jpg?variant=medium2)
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7221.jpg?variant=medium2)
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7233.jpg?variant=medium2)
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7272.jpg?variant=medium2)
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7283.jpg?variant=medium2)
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7318.jpg?variant=medium2)
More "cooling" stuff?
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7239.jpg?variant=medium2)
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7302.jpg?variant=medium2)
Getting close to the engine?
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7248.jpg?variant=medium2)
Ah yes. Crankshaft:
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7263.jpg?variant=medium2)
The other one is off to the side
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7327.jpg?variant=medium2)
Landing gear:
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7254.jpg?variant=medium2)
There was a very beat-up antler sitting among the parts, so I was able to bring home SOME souvenir:
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7187.jpg?variant=medium2)
Rather than fight the brush, I climbed a rocky gully just S of the crash site all the way to the ridge. This still had some brush, and was somewhat technical, and involved extra gain, but it still saved lots of time. Eventually I was on the ridge:
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7330.jpg?variant=medium2)
As I was climbing up, a bird was repeatedly dive-bombing into the canyon next to me. It was impressively loud. Here he is, looking for dinner:
![Image](https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/2022-03-11--MtYale-P38-Attempt5-FoundSite/DSCF7332.jpg?variant=medium2)
He never crashed, so I didn't have to go find him too.