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The trail up then down to Idlehour from Mt. Wilson Toll road is in great shape - I'd bet that someone has done some maintenance recently. The trail gains 2 to 3 hundred feet before dropping about 750' into the canyon bottom - all in 1.5 miles. The mosquitoes were horrendous at the trail camp and in the shaded sided canyons along the trail - plenty of incentive to hike back up the steep 750' to get out of there.
Couple of rain showers that lasted less than a few minutes. Saw what I will assume was a hunter in full camo at the top of Henninger Flats (on the road out to the heliport) who was surveying the flats with his binocs. I didn't see a gun but he was sitting next to what looked like a bunch of gear (or another person in camo!). I paused to make sure he knew I was there (nod, nod), then headed down through the flats. *shrug*
Signage at the camp (there was one tent off to the left of this pic)...
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Looking up towards Markham, San Gabriel and the headwaters of Eaton Canyon...
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Sunrise over the sprawl...
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