Whitaker Ridge 2010/05/25
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 1:03 pm
http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=636674
As my continuing quest to hike or bike every road and trail in the Angeles National Forest and locate some good afterwork excercise I figured I'd go a bit north.
I've always wondered what was up this way.
To my surprise (dismay?) The first 2 miles are paved from the locked gate to the spur I took toward Pyramid Lake.
At waypoint 2.87 a trail from the campground end at the road, it is well maintained and loved.
The "end" of the road is a network of firebreaks which are more like roads than firebreaks.
There is an odd survey marker, a type I've not seen before, a concrete cone like cylinder about 4ft high and 6-8" diameter with an aluminum disc and screw embedded in it.
I presume it is for some GPS survey grade equipment
There are some interesting rocks and lots of varied animal tracks, most notable being Bear, and lots of'em
As my continuing quest to hike or bike every road and trail in the Angeles National Forest and locate some good afterwork excercise I figured I'd go a bit north.
I've always wondered what was up this way.
To my surprise (dismay?) The first 2 miles are paved from the locked gate to the spur I took toward Pyramid Lake.
At waypoint 2.87 a trail from the campground end at the road, it is well maintained and loved.
The "end" of the road is a network of firebreaks which are more like roads than firebreaks.
There is an odd survey marker, a type I've not seen before, a concrete cone like cylinder about 4ft high and 6-8" diameter with an aluminum disc and screw embedded in it.
I presume it is for some GPS survey grade equipment
There are some interesting rocks and lots of varied animal tracks, most notable being Bear, and lots of'em