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Super cool dima.

@HikeUp - check your VMs.

Some (older) members of the group instantly decided this the end of the line. Some (younger) members of the group investigated a little further but came to the same decision. What Nate is awkwardly trying to say here is that certain members of the group with accumulated wisdom acquired through many...

I guess what I'm struggling to understand is the apparent absence of common sense. 10,000 ft. in February wearing a warm up suit, sneakers, and a shoe bag. At what stage do you say to yourself, "Gee, the snow is getting pretty deep, the wind is blowing hard, and its cold AF. Maybe we should tur...

Nice pics! So much water out there right now. Awesome. The Bear Canyon Narrows look like a good exploration. Must put on list.

Plenty of the hikers that get lost or need to be rescued are experienced hikers. No one is talking about the three experienced hikers that had to be rescued off the Bear Canyon Trail who went hiking in this same storm. True, but the difference is those guys survived. Because they were experienced. ...

I don't personally know, but I look at these totals every year and the variability, at least when it comes to the Los Padres, is pretty much what you see every year. Based on that, I've always thought the totals were pretty accurate.

7 day totals from the Los Padres (https://www.vcwatershed.net/fws/rain-map/#)

walterduffy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 12:52 am
Highly doubtful he would have taken anything other than his wallet and phone. My inclination is he wasn’t up there for a hike…

That's very dark. Do you know if LASD Homicide is following that thread? I assume that they are.

Thinking about this some, and based purely on the publicly available information (at least that I have seen), I start wondering whether this is a lost "hiker" situation. The information out there is that Zach was seen (not clear by whom or what) at the observatory and/or near the Mt. Wilso...

I followed up on your question and asked how Zach got to Wilson if he didn't drive. She said he took a Lyft.

We also need @dima to lead us up/down the Royal Gorge.

Sean, Jeff, and I were looking at 3501 when we went out to Burnt. It looks "gnar" as a friend of mine would say.

How did the route from 3650 to 4202 look? Walker, before he left us, told me he thought it would be possible. It looked possible, but hard to say without going back for another look. There will be some additional brush, but the crux will be that rocky section just beyond 3650 that starts the ascent...

20240128_090710.jpg I think that is 3650 in the middle 20240128_094107.jpg Pt. 4202 from the Arroyo 20240128_095128.jpg View into Bear Canyon from the Gabrieleno Trail 20240128_095532.jpg Looking out to Burnt Peak 20240128_140445.jpg The entrance to the South Ridge 20240128_102311.jpg Conditions on...

When Sean, Jeff and I hiked out to Burnt Peak on New Years Day, we eyed the south ridge leading up to Pt. 3,650 and agreed that from that vantage point it looked doable. So last Sunday morning, I went back to test that theory. I arrived at the entrance to Switzers around 8:45 a.m. to find the cars a...

Atop Pt. 3650 west of Switzers

Lots of activity today between Switzers and Red Box. Looked like the focus was the Cloudburst Canyon area. Multiple helos and a bunch of S&R vehicles. Seems a bit far from where the search for Zach was originally focused. Anyone know anything?

Cool trip. That big flat area off of San Rafael's south side has always intrigued me.

Just curious about your "no reason" to visit Ken Burton without a bike comment. Is it because there are so many riders? Trail is uninteresting? Other? That trail is a gap in my experience.

Howdy Forum Peeps. Happy New Year! To accompany the launch of the new and improved website, I've established an Instagram page for the forum. The account name is "eispiratenpix." It will function as a clip channel of sorts for eispiraten.com. If you're on Instagram, give it a follow and pr...

Here's a few more from our inebriated adventure. 20240101_083817[1].jpg Sean and Jeff on the Gabrielino Trail 20240101_084612[1].jpg Early morning in Bear Canyon 20240101_091320[1].jpg Sean and Jeff on the "backbone." 20240101_093316[1].jpg Jeff down-climbing a steep spot 20240101_103738[1...

HikeUp wrote: ↑ Might consider scrubbing mentions of where you saw a condor? Or is that cat out of the bag already?

All good. I checked with Hopper Mountain NWRC. They said no problem.

Oh, and some administrative matters:

1. From henceforth, Cecelia's forum moniker is no longer "Rock Scrambler." It's "Hot Cheese." Please make the appropriate changes Sean.
2. What's my number? What's your number? What's Hike Up's and AW's number. Those boys are Eispiraten OGs.

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That was a fun day. Great eats and company. Glad my other plans fell through.

Y'all didn't mention the condor that floated low over us. Of course, no one had their camera ready so all we got was a microscopic dot against the blue sky as proof.

Here's some more pics.

I'm in that 10%.

Not saying which 10%. ?

Cave Mountain awaits.

What else ya gonna do on "Break A Rule Day"?

If I don't break a rule on "break a rule day" am I breaking the rules?