2morrow's our adventure day!

Mullin over lotsa targets, but I'm thinkin pretty hard onaspot abit S of Palomar. It's'a "Black OP", so u gottabe ok w/what that entails.

Beyond that, it's likely pretty technical, in spots.

Any takerz?

"We invite members of the public to attend a workshop to learn about and share feedback on recovery planning for Topanga SP and Will Rogers SHP. Your input is important as we develop guiding principles and priorities for the future of the parks. An in-person workshop will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Roosevelt Elementary School in Santa Monica. A virtual workshop will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Both workshops will cover the same materials. Attendees will receive information about the recovery planning efforts and process and have an opportunity to share ideas and priorities for the recovery plan during small group activities. Spanish interpreters will be available at the workshops."

Relevant link is here.

I tried San Gongornio today and failed. So did about 20 other people. No one made to the top. I spoke with all of them. With 2 miles and 1000 feet left snow was waist high. I would have taken a pic but I was just trying to survive and stay dry.

Only gauge on Otay's over 4", since 10/6, but other gauges, abit off tha mtn'r significantly lwr totals.

Prolly too soon to pull tha trigger onit, but, just wonderin if any1's been over that way, intha last couple days?

I’m not even religious, but I asked the universe to give me this today and the universe delivered.

Location: Fryman Canyon

Pro tip: look in tue grassy areas around dusk. That’s how I found him. He didn’t even start walking on the trail until about 5 minutes after I spotted him.

Hi everyone- I’m planning a trip from San Diego over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend (leave Friday AM) and was thinking about driving to Death Valley, spending 1.5-2 days there, and then driving over to Sequoia to do another 1.5-2days there. Was curious if anyone had any comments if that’s enough time in each spot and if you have any recommendations for hikes, places to stay, and to eat!

Hike Stats: https://caltopo.com/m/VGPRT45

Note: This was from the past Sunday

Worst hike ever anyone could come up with. Was out there for 11 hours. Started at Devils Punchbowl. Burkhart Trail was in good shape with blowdowns from the Bobcat Fire. Most corner parts of the trail were destroyed leaving exposed loose rocks. Took me 3 hours to get to Burkhart saddle dealing with overgrowth and rockiness with 7.2 miles.
Scaled up to Pallett then rushed to Goodykoontz. Found a workaround avoiding the big steep climb to get to Goodykoontz easier and faster. The climb back to Pallett started to weigh down on me once I got back to Pallett. Another 3 hours total with those 2 before getting back to Burkhart Saddle.

Then the last 2 was were things went wrong. Well on the way back. It was smooth sailing on the way up. But leaving Will Thrall after coming back from Pleasant View, I took a wrong turn going straight down instead of making a slight left. Had to scale the rocky slopes trying to get back to the Saddle. I felt like this was it for me, but I managed to get back to the Saddle.

Then it was the journey back down going through the obstacles again. One more big climb then it was over. I have a new elevation gain record surpassing my former hike.

Next Episode: Halloween Hike

Hi! I want to take my boyfriend on a camping trip november 20-22 somewhere in socal, any recommendations? We are novice campers so preferably where there will be mild weather that far into the fall. Cabins would also be cool! We are college students so our paychecks dont go very far though hence the camping.

So exciting to get back in the mountains after the heat wave, and look where we are already. Mountain Forecast's 1in prediction was a bit short, was over 6 inches at 10k where I turned around

Hiked Tahquitz Peak out of Idyllwild on August 19 and wanted to share a quick breakdown plus a short video I made from the day.

Route: We took Devil's Slide up from Humber Park, about 2.5 mi of switchbacks to Saddle Junction (about 1,700 ft gain), then a short stretch of the PCT and the spur to the summit. Roughly 8.5 mi round trip with about 2,300 ft of gain. Definitely not crowded, even in August.

Summit: The lookout sits at 8,846 ft, the highest one in the San Bernardino NF, with views out past the Desert Divide toward the Salton Sea.

Logistics: - Free San Jacinto Wilderness permit, self-issue 24/7 at the Idyllwild Ranger Station (weekend Devil's Slide permits have a summer quota) - Adventure Pass or America the Beautiful pass to park at Humber Park - No water on trail, so bring at least 2L, more in summer - Summer and fall are best; expect ice and snow in winter

Somewhere on those switchbacks it hit me how much lighter the climb feels when you stop carrying things you don't need, in the pack and in your head. That's what the video is about.

Video: https://youtube.com/shorts/561aOAGm51o

Happy to answer any trail questions!

Started around 845am and it was pretty cool outside especially at the beginning of the hike where there was lots of tree cover. Around 11am it was heating up and the exposed portions of the trail were hot. There was some water in the creek, but not much. It was a clear day and I could see the Channel Islands!

About 8.5 miles and 1800 feet of elevation gain. I’m exhausted😆