West Fork San Gabriel River(part2)&IslipCanyon exit 1/17
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:31 am
Kind of nervous since I had been foiled many times in seeing an obscure canyon far along the trail(paved road)....and alas I was foiled again, but this time by a waterfall blocking upstream progress. There was a fixed rope tied between 2 bushes here, but it was in poor condition..and the bottom knot was one overhand 
with the top anchor a sickly brush tree(could have been killed by tieing the rope tight around it).
Then all the way back, checking out the waterfalls. Still a lot of water around.
Had a little bit of time so ran up Islip canyon...a waterfall(scramble-able) and return.
Dawn hits the south Little Mermaid ridge
water flow still excellent
stopped cold by waterfall
canyon travel
canyon travel
little explore to very narrow and crumbly ridge to get some views...West Fork down below
Towards Glenn canyon/lower Monrovia Peak
Pk 4170 along West Twin ridge
Rock perched 100ft off of West Fork river
Islip canyon-about 20 yards of complete pink granite canyon
Islip cyn Falls
video
LM
SR1
with the top anchor a sickly brush tree(could have been killed by tieing the rope tight around it).Then all the way back, checking out the waterfalls. Still a lot of water around.
Had a little bit of time so ran up Islip canyon...a waterfall(scramble-able) and return.
Dawn hits the south Little Mermaid ridge
water flow still excellent
stopped cold by waterfall
canyon travel
canyon travel
little explore to very narrow and crumbly ridge to get some views...West Fork down below
Towards Glenn canyon/lower Monrovia Peak
Pk 4170 along West Twin ridge
Rock perched 100ft off of West Fork river
Islip canyon-about 20 yards of complete pink granite canyon
Islip cyn Falls
video
LM
SR1
