Millard Falls Trail
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Hikin_Jim
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They heard you were coming?TacoDelRio wrote:Y?
How is it "closed"? Fence? Sign? Are you referring to the access gate on Pinecrest Dr. or are the falls themselves closed?
HJ
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PackerGreg
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Jody and her gang (yes, I'm on to her gang as well now - namely Marty Dumpis) do not like Millard Campground. Since they cannot find a good enough excuse to decommission it at this time, they have closed the main attraction - the falls. The BS reason is that the boulders lodged at the top of the falls, the ones that have been there for a very long time (as evidenced by century-old photographs and the erosion of said rocks), might come crashing down at any time.
This kind of thing happening in The Angeles (and elsewhere) is not just about a "nanny-state" mentallity, and it is not about just the ambulance chasers... more on that later.
This kind of thing happening in The Angeles (and elsewhere) is not just about a "nanny-state" mentallity, and it is not about just the ambulance chasers... more on that later.
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Hikin_Jim
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Oh, for cryin' out load. Those boulders have been there for freaking ever. The only thing that's going to move them is an earthquake or maybe a gigantic flood. If you're in that grotto in an EQ or flood, you've got a lot bigger things on your mind than those boulders.
HJ
HJ
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PackerGreg
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Well, Jim, it's not about the boulders...
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Ze Hiker
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Sean
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Due to the recent storms, this trail is all jacked up again. After the water level goes down, stream crossings won't be so bad, but there is a section of deadfall that requires some log-hopping. The FS has abandoned this route, so don't expect it to be restored.