Hike – South Fork in the creek and then on the Manzanita Trail

Today hike, was to be South Fork Trail, from South Fork Campground to Islip Saddle, but I was not able to find the trail. I went one mile up the creek and never found this trail. It was not an easy creek to walk, so me and the dog returned to the car and then decided [...]

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Hikes Scheduled

Date
Deg

Hike

Hike #*
Mls
Type
Elev
Gain
Elev

06/02
Mod

South Fork Trail – South Fork Campground to Islip Saddle

70
10
r-trip
2,100
6,593

06/09
Mod

Mt. Williamson from Angeles Crest Highway

65
5
r-trip
1,600
8,214

06/16
Mod

Crystal Lake to Little Jimmy Spring, Mt. Islip

76
7
r-trip
2,200
8,250

06/23
Mod

Vicent Gap to Mt. Baden-Powell

81
8
r-trip
2,800
9,399

06/30
Mod

Mt. Wilson to West Fork Campground Devore Trail Camp

51
12
r-trip
2,900

07/07
Stren

Three Points  to Twin Peaks Saddle, Twin Peaks, Mt. Waterman, [...]

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Hike – South Fork Camp to the Devil’s Chair

Highlights: 
Near:   Valyermo, CA
Scenery:  Nice views, but area is very dry
Distance:  5.97 miles round trip
Elevation:  Start 4500 ft to 5040 ft
Hike Time:  2.5 hours
Difficulty:  Moderate
Trail Condition: Well maintained trail
Hike Type:  Out and Back
Photographs
Trail Information (motion based)
Summary: This is a good short trail through some interesting geological and ecological features. You start at South Fork Camp right at the very edge of where the forest [...]

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Hike – Grass Mountain

This is the second hike in two days. This time by myself and the dog. We left early on Sunday and was on the trail by 6:00 am. The hike starts out at 3,650 feet and tops out at the antenna station at 4,600 ft. The actual mileage is 5.35 miles. Motionbased results

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Hike – Grass Mountain

Today, I asked my wife Teri to make the hike up Grass Mountain in Leona Valley (1/2 hour from the house). It was a very good hike. Round trip was around six miles. My stupid Garmin battery died, so I do not any GPS data for this hike. I did take my camera and made [...]

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Middle-Aged

I just received this book, How to Climb Mount Whitney in One Day, For Middle-Aged, Weekend and Amateur Day Hikers, by Sharon Baker-Salony; http://www.mtwhitneyoneday.com/. I expected more fitness information. It mostly covered each part of the hike.

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Adventure Pass

To park and climb in the local Angeles forest an Adventure Pass is required. I set out to purchase a one year pass. It is $30, I checked on-line and went to Big-5, nope sold the last one earlier. Off to Sport’s Chalet, nope just sold the last one. Both places stated the Wal-Mart sold [...]

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Socks

The hiking books that I have been reading state, do not wear cotton. Cotton holds on to sweat and when reaching the summit, the sweat will get cold. Coldness can lead to stiffing of the legs. It is not uncommon to have lighting and rain storms. It may be rain, and at 14,000 feet, hypothermia [...]

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Camelbak

More equipment. I looked for large container to carry water. The Camelbak has a few, the largest being 100 ounces. I wanted larger, knowing I like to drink the hike is about 16 hours or so. I will need to carry other liquids, like some sports drink or filtration.
 I ordered the Camelbak from ebags.com, it [...]

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Shoes

The most important piece of equipment is shoes or hiking boots. I went to Sport’s Chalet and took note of the boots. I noticed they carried Merell, so came home and goggled for and to get the best price. I settled on http://www.shoebuy.com/, no sales tax, no shipping charges and 110% guarantee. I purchased the Merrell [...]

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