I am the PO magnet, I had a rash before I got halfway to the waterfalls on my left upper forearm above the elbow, even though I put on Technu all over my arms and legs - when I returned to Fish Fork Creek Trail Camp I pulled out "calamine lotion" and put a ton of it on that spot. Once home Saturday night I covered my entire legs front and back with it, then by Sunday night it was all gone, I backed that up with "Prednisone" as suggested by Zach and low and behold I have no visible signs - I know that I walked through four or five spots of it in the dark so I made contact with it - Taco pointed that out to me at least twice after I had walked up against it. So I may have gotten away with it this time.cougarmagic wrote:By the way - who emerged unscathed by poison oak? I think we had a good scientific experiment going, since we had some people with Ivy Block, some with Tecnu, some with nothing (and shorts...), and one extremely lucky individual who is immune.
I had Ivy Block and long sleeves/long pants, and still got a little on one leg (just the tiniest spot - would think it was a mosquito bite, but I know better)
Didn't take a thing either, not even my Wilderness Pass.Saw that dude, strange.davantalus wrote:Report MXVIII:
It was like 6pm and he said he was heading for Vincent. Crazy old dude.
Either way, we hiked out the next afternoon and I found someone had smashed the drivers side front window of my car.
I hate computers with an unending passion.Thank God you're our site admin.TacoDelRio wrote: I hate computers with an unending passion.
OK. So I know where the glider wreck is, and I know where Mine Gulch camp is, but there's a grave there? Maybe I'm just spacing out, but I don't think I've seen that. Where is it located? And it has a stone marker or ?davantalus wrote:My three buddies and I have been pushing down the trail from below Vincent Gap since 11am, saw the glider wreck, Mine Fork camp, the grave at mine fork, the hut (with porn).
Meh. No biggie. Zé is easy to find. Just look for the most torturous, insane poison oak choked route and he'll be right there.davantalus wrote:I missed Zé and CougarMagic by MINUTES!
That totally sucks. What a bunch of @$$h01es to do something like that.davantalus wrote:Either way, we hiked out the next afternoon and I found someone had smashed the drivers side front window of my car.
you are an actuall "Ice Pirate" and I hope I got all the names correct, I know I'm missing one so please let me know which one I'm missing (Scott, Kevin, Mike and ?) that was one wild day - glad I went, I learned quite a bit.
so did you get to Allison?davantalus wrote: Either way we started fixing up to spend the night and Patrick rolls in. He tells me I missed Zé and CougarMagic by MINUTES! Now you have to understand, back when I was trying to do Allison mine (unbeknownst to me, the hard way) I emailed Ze for some advice and he totally hooked up the info... so you see, I've been looking forward to running into Ze for like two years now.
Or just take the Zé "shortcut" (climb Iron Mountain and come down).Zé wrote:so did you get to Allison?davantalus wrote: Either way we started fixing up to spend the night and Patrick rolls in. He tells me I missed Zé and CougarMagic by MINUTES! Now you have to understand, back when I was trying to do Allison mine (unbeknownst to me, the hard way) I emailed Ze for some advice and he totally hooked up the info... so you see, I've been looking forward to running into Ze for like two years now.
you should have checked out Stanley-Miller this time, it was like only a 1 mile. Up above Iron Fork. pain to find though
The old grave is a pretty big concrete slab, right in Mine Gulch camp. (Nearby that weird interesting concrete underground storage(?) pit)Hikin_Jim wrote:Maybe I'm just spacing out, but I don't think I've seen that. Where is it located?
Nope - not Vincent's hut. It's a twist or two south of Mine Gulch camp, on the north side of a bend in the river. Whoever set it up has a branch perimeter, a nice teepee/hut, sleeping quarters, porn, and little decorative rocks around the yucca. Pictures to follow, if I ever get back to my house to edit photos.Hikin_Jim wrote:And a hut? Are you talking about Vincent's hut (which is quite a ways back up toward Vincent Gap) or is there another hut over there?
Hahaha! Hate poison oak so much. I'm clean - so far. I've just about given up hiking in Orange County, it's so choked with Oak.Hikin_Jim wrote:Zé is easy to find. Just look for the most torturous, insane poison oak choked route and he'll be right there.
Sounds like a blast. Is that feasible?Hikin_Jim wrote:Or just take the Zé "shortcut" (climb Iron Mountain and come down).
Yep! Quite a while ago. Thanks for the advice. We did miss the turnoff the first time and ended up at the waterfall. But we made it in the end.Ze wrote: - so did you get to Allison?
Haven't done Stanley Miller yet - but mainly it's been an issue of time, not will or ability. On the last attempt, I got to the top of that scree slope but it finished off my buddies. As trip leader I decided to turn around and not kill anyone.Ze wrote:you should have checked out Stanley-Miller this time, it was like only a 1 mile. Up above Iron Fork. pain to find though
EISPIRATEN!LilBitMo wrote:davantalus - now that you've posted something you can no longer state that you are lurking you are an actual "Ice Pirate"
You're just missing me - "Dav"LilBitMo wrote:I know I'm missing one so please let me know which one I'm missing (Scott, Kevin, Mike and ?)
Yeah, his trekking poles made me giggle. Can you imagine accidentally falling on one of those? Much good his helmet would do then. Someone needs to get him a subscription to "Backpacking Light".LilBitMo wrote:Yes Zach, Taco and I did see the "trippy" old guy coming up the trail
davantalus wrote:One of the S&R gents got on winch, and cabled down to us. "Have you seen an Asian, a Hispanic... and a chihuahua?"
That sounds like a straight line from a stand up routine. Was this car at Vincent Gap or was it your shuttle car at Heaton Flat?davantalus wrote:My three buddies and I have been pushing down the trail from below Vincent Gap since 11am...
...Either way, we hiked out the next afternoon and I found someone had smashed the drivers side front window of my car.
Let me make sure I have it right as well - Kevin was the tall guy with "goatee"? Scott was from Iowa? Mike was sleeping on the ground using the "bivy"? and Dave had the nice camera? Or did I mix one?davantalus wrote:
You're just missing me - "Dav"LilBitMo wrote:I know I'm missing one so please let me know which one I'm missing (Scott, Kevin, Mike and ?)
Finally, nothing to do with the San Gabriels' - but we were talking with LilBitMo about our Panamint City trip. Here's my pictures from the weekend before last.
http://dav.me/gallery/v/hiking/Inyo/201 ... amintCity/
Sorry to hijack an already long thread - but this is just about the funniest San Gabriel story I've ever heard! Random, weird, and awesome!"Have you seen an Asian, a Hispanic... and a chihuahua?" I'm like, "Dude, there ain't none of that around here."
Johanna, they camped the night before at Mine Gulch then continued down the East Fork from the North so the only way you would have run into them is if they had come into Fish Fork Trail Camp sooner or you and Ze had stayed later - luck would have it that you made that comment that "If no one is here by the time we leave (you and Ze) then chances are no one will be camping here tonight so it's safe to leave your stuff with us and we will put it behind one of the shrubs or trees", as it turned out - the big fella upstairs sent me a cup of coffee by way of four nice guys out enjoying the San Gabriels for the weekendcougarmagic wrote:Sorry to hijack an already long thread - but this is just about the funniest San Gabriel story I've ever heard! Random, weird, and awesome!"Have you seen an Asian, a Hispanic... and a chihuahua?" I'm like, "Dude, there ain't none of that around here."
Dav & Co. - thanks for taking care of our Fish Fork guys! Very nice of you, and I know it was a great help.
Ze and I must have walked right by you - must have been on opposite sides of the canyon or something? We didn't see anyone until we got close to the bridge.
It happened at Heaton Flat, I'd have been much more surprised too see that kind of vandalism at Vincent Gap.HikeUp wrote:Was this car at Vincent Gap or was it your shuttle car at Heaton Flat?
Check again (and I could be wrong here), but it looks like 1917 to me. I can dig up some other high res, non-processed, pictures later in the week.Hikin_Jim wrote:You sure that's a grave? It says 1975 on it.
Nope. Just a cute modern teepee/hut/camo thing.Hikin_Jim wrote:Oh, OK, so the "hut" isn't an historical miner's cabin or anything. Probably some current day miner's hang out by the sound of it.
Close - Scott was both from Iowa and had the ginger goatee.LilBitMo wrote:Let me make sure I have it right as well - Kevin was the tall guy with "goatee"? Scott was from Iowa? Mike was sleeping on the ground using the "bivy"? and Dave had the nice camera? Or did I mix one?
Just out of curiosity, what's the longest TR thread on the board?cougarmagic wrote:
Sorry to hijack an already long thread - but this is just about the funniest San Gabriel story I've ever heard! Random, weird, and awesome!
Compared to that old man and this other "adventurer" I'm feeling more normal by the minute lol you guys must have had a hell of a campfire laugh at all the crazy chit you keep seeing back there - these kinds of stories make for "urban legends" I dunno, but thanks for adding a 'nother one to the post count.Zach wrote:Just out of curiosity, what's the longest TR thread on the board?
It appears to say:davantalus wrote:Check again (and I could be wrong here), but it looks like 1917 to me. I can dig up some other high res, non-processed, pictures later in the week.Hikin_Jim wrote:You sure that's a grave? It says 1975 on it.
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I have done Eagle and Widco. missed out on Gold Dollar, so gotta do that still, almost think its easier to get to by going over Iron!davantalus wrote: Zé - Have you done Gold Dollar, Eagle, or Widco yet? Any interest?
Lets do it. I have a buddy who can get us vehicle access up Coldwater Canyon. We know a guy with a cabin just north of Widman Ranch.Zé wrote:missed out on Gold Dollar, so gotta do that still, almost think its easier to get to by going over Iron!
Dude, where were you when we needed you!?davantalus wrote: I have a buddy who can get us vehicle access up Coldwater Canyon. We know a guy with a cabin just north of Widman Ranch.
Car access to Coldwater....yes please!I don't know, but this one is totally losing to the "Off-Topic" thread on beer...Zach wrote:Just out of curiosity, what's the longest TR thread on the board?
