Hiking

[geonagual]

I love to smoke bud and go on hikes.
Here are a few pictures from my hike this morning.

[geonagual]

Better ones

Great shot of the snow covered mountains.
You can see the feint trail on the picture on the left.
That is the one that I took
Then it cut under some barbed wire to the top
about a 2000ft elevation gain

[Fengzi]

Hiking's always been one of my favorite things to do when I'm baked. We've got a county park with about 80 miles of hiking trails about a 5 minute walk from our house. That's one of the things I love about living in Cali.

What's the snow covered mountain by the way? Is it San Jacinto?

[geonagual]

That picture is looking east from Corona. I am pretty sure that is Running Springs. What part of Cali are you from?

[friendowl]

thats mt.gorgonio i think
hey geo is that eagle rock on the pct.
hiking is my passion besides growing bud

[benagain]

very nice. Quite beutiful.

[bedake]

I went on a 2 day hiking trip around denver man was that beautiful, didnt ever want to leave! Now im just limited to hiking in woods around here out in the country, not great but still pleasant and quiet.

[geonagual]

thats mt.gorgonio i think
hey geo is that eagle rock on the pct.
hiking is my passion besides growing bud

Naw. It is just a small peak out here in the I.E.
I try and hike as much as possible
probably a couple times a week
I like to explore all over So Cal.
I like caves and tunnels, hiking peaks
all kinds of crazy shit while getting High
That is my kind of fun

It is hard to believe I am 37 Years old some times

Check out these pictures of me rappeling an abandoned bridge on the way up to Big Bear from the 330

[Trichocereus Panza]

Great to see so many stoners out there who are also hikers!!:thumbsup:
It's one of my favorite combinations, too.

Hiking in the New England woods can be pretty amazing.

Beautiful pics guys, I'll have to visit the Western states sometime.:)

[Fengzi]

That picture is looking east from Corona. I am pretty sure that is Running Springs. What part of Cali are you from?
I'm up in San Jose, we're down in the very south end of the city surrounded by mountains of 3 sides. Pretty sweet spot for someone into hiking. Anyhow, a long ways off from Riverside. San Jacinto was just a wild guess, I've driven by it a couple of times on my way out to Jtree.

There's quite a few people here that are into hiking. We should all get together for a 2-3 day "trip" up in the Sierras or something.

[friendowl]

you should check out " THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE "
if your in the IE
also might wanna check out
DEEP CREEK HOT SPRINGS

[geonagual]

thats mt.gorgonio i think


I think it is Mt Gorgonio, by Mt. Baldy

[geonagual]

you should check out " THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE "
if your in the IE
also might wanna check out
DEEP CREEK HOT SPRINGS

Dude, Where are those?

[friendowl]

fengzi that sounds like a great idea.
id be up for that for sure.
wilderness and weed and cool people to talk with
nothing can beat that for a good time

[geonagual]

I'm up in San Jose, we're down in the very south end of the city surrounded by mountains of 3 sides. Pretty sweet spot for someone into hiking. Anyhow, a long ways off from Riverside. San Jacinto was just a wild guess, I've driven by it a couple of times on my way out to Jtree.

There's quite a few people here that are into hiking. We should all get together for a 2-3 day "trip" up in the Sierras or something.

That would be fun as hell. They have some awesome hikes up there. Like up by Bishop.

Joshua Tree is nice this time of year. Actually it nice year round

[friendowl]

bridge to nowhere is in azuza
east fork river.
210 fwy exit azuza hgwy 39
go up till you hit east fork bridge[near ohv rec area]
cross bridge and drive till the end of the road[sheep mt.wilderness]
4 1/2 miles one way to bridge.
bungee jumping on sat and sun
www.bungeeamerica.com

and for deep creek hot springs
i-15 exit bear valley go 10 miles
r.on central 3 miles to octillo way.
make left.2.2 miles until bowen ranch
pay to park and follow signs

[geonagual]

Thanks for the info. I will have to head up there someday.

I want to hike up to the Hollywood Sign in the next couple of weeks

Here is a picture of it from close up.

I dont think it is that hard.

It is probably a short, steep hike

[friendowl]

i wanna climb mt.baldy in the snow with ice axe and crampons.

[geonagual]

Now, That shit would be crazy
Just one missed step
and your fucked

[friendowl]

just like life

[benagain]

I've allways loved hiling, but not nearly as much as some of the people do back home. I used to run into people walking the apalachian trail all the time. Now that shit looks like it would just be too hard.

[friendowl]

the at.
im gonna walk that someday also.
from springer mt
to mt.k in maine.

[BizzleLuvin]

i agree geo, there's nothing like going on a 'trail blaze'

[geonagual]

I agree. The AT looks awesome to hike. I was just back in Ohio and sent for some information on it. That is a great looking trail and alot of money is spent to keep it nice. Awesome.

I was just talking again today about Mt Whitney today
Check out this link

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=1d4c6076-ed56-447b-b230-e33f8790efbc

[benagain]

If anyone decides to hit the AT, take a stop at the nantahalla area in NC and let me know. that shit was by backyard. I know some killer spots to stop and burn. :thumbsup:

[Fengzi]

I agree. The AT looks awesome to hike. I was just back in Ohio and sent for some information on it. That is a great looking trail and alot of money is spent to keep it nice. Awesome.

I was just talking again today about Mt Whitney today
Check out this link

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=1d4c6076-ed56-447b-b230-e33f8790efbc

Ever do any of the PCT? I'd love to do the whole thing but with my job, wife and 2yo daughter it doesn't look like I'll do it anytime soon. I did do about 120miles of it between Sonora Pass and Yosemite though. Awesome country, especially right near the northern border of Yosemite.

Only problem with Whitney is that it so crowded. Just getting a permit for it can be tough. If you've got some climbing skills, however, there are some really nice routes that are off the beaten path. I've known a lot of people who have done the mountaineers route and am told that it's pretty fun and non-technical. Just some minor scrambling, you won't be on a trail but you won't need ropes either.

[geonagual]

Ever do any of the PCT? I'd love to do the whole thing but with my job, wife and 2yo daughter it doesn't look like I'll do it anytime soon. I did do about 120miles of it between Sonora Pass and Yosemite though. Awesome country, especially right near the northern border of Yosemite.

Only problem with Whitney is that it so crowded. Just getting a permit for it can be tough. If you've got some climbing skills, however, there are some really nice routes that are off the beaten path. I've known a lot of people who have done the mountaineers route and am told that it's pretty fun and non-technical. Just some minor scrambling, you won't be on a trail but you won't need ropes either.

No. I have never done the PCT either. It is hard to set aside the time. That is why I do mostly day hikes. There are a ton of these type of hikes in my area.
I want to get a 4x4 by years end so I can go out to alot more remote type areas.

[Dr HaZzMatT Esq.]

Thanks Geonagual! those are some great pics ! That old bridge off Running Springs looks awesome. I too love to hike
Drop me a line and I'll meet up with you and we'll go for a day hike:thumbsup:
Hazz

[friendowl]

iron mountain here i come.this climb gives me trouble.

[geonagual]

iron mountain here i come.this climb gives me trouble.

I just looked Iron Mountain up on Google. It shows it is in Poway. Is that right?

[friendowl]

check out iron mountain in the san gabriels
ive tried to summit twice but failed.

[geonagual]

That looks pretty crazy but fun. I would be up for that.

The name is cool.

Check out this guys trip report. He has some great pics too

http://chayden.net/Iron/Iron.html

[rhino44]

i used to hike the AT all the time when i lived in Virginia i was about 20 minutes away from it. If anybody decides to tackle that beast u need to do so much research about where u can stop for supplies along the way. its a huge undertaking. im going out to cali this summer and hopefully i will find the time to take a couple nice hikes and blaze juan in the hills.:smokin:

humpback rocks is off the AT i used to hike up there all the time. it been one of my favorite spots to hike for years. heres some pics. i found these on the net cuz i dont have a digital camera so thats not me in them.

[geonagual]

Humpback looks like a great place to toke a fat one:thumbsup:

[friendowl]

i like the way it opens up

[geonagual]

Did some hiking in Box Springs Mountain Reserve here in Riverside today. I was out of bud but my buddy came through with a nice bowl up on the summit of the short hike that we went on (2186ft) elevation. Did about 5 miles today. He had his Ipod with speakers so we were jammin to The Dead, Doors and Marley all day.
I stole these pics from the Box Springs website. I will put the true pics on once they get downloaded. Late

[friendowl]

i took my almost two year old daughter on her
second hike.she impressed me so so much.
she walked 2 1/2 miles on her own.those tiny lil legs
today she woke up sore cuz shes walking funny.
monrovia canyon park is nice for anyone living in so.cal

[Fengzi]

So your daughter did ok by herself? Must have been pretty slow hiking for you though? I've been wondering when would be a good time to take my little girl out for the first time, she's 2 1/2 now. Last two years I've been carrying her around on my back. The pic is us hiking about 1/2 mile from our house. Now she's getting a bit heavy, however, and doesn't really like being contained anymore. I've been thinking about going out again once the weather gets nice but wasn't too sure. I'm just worried about introducing her too soon and having her wind up hating it. Did your little girsl have a good time?

[friendowl]

hell yeah she loved it.
but my daughter is fucking strange.
she'll be 2 on sat.
she must and i mean must pour her own milk,
she has to change herself,feed herself.she wants
to do everything herself.sometimes its annoying but
i think its a good thing.
take your kid somewhere easy and take toys and lunch.
just go alone with her and youll see shee love it.
unless she dont then just have another kid maybe that one will.
out of three kids only one impresses me much.

[geonagual]

That is cool. Kids need to get away from the TV, Computer, telephone and get outside
I have 2 daughters
and only one of them likes to hike
I started her really early (about 3)
and I used to take her on 3 to 4 mile hikes
steep as fuck
and she could keep up and can to this day
but my other daughter.
HATES even the mention of hiking.
She is more worried about her friends and being cool I guess.
I guess some you can convert
and some you cant

[Dr HaZzMatT Esq.]

I would love to take my 3 year old on a short hike
I'm just afride he'll touch/eat the wrong plant!
I love the IPOD docking station thingy that way we can chill with the tunes
in my back pack!
I find I walk much longer and take less breaks when I'm hiking to Bob Marley etc:thumbsup:

[FindingTim]

This is my first time attempting to put a picture on here. I hope it worked, but in case it didn't here is a link to the picture: http://www.olsenart.com/images/YOSEMITE/classic%20scene/webclassic8.jpg

...This is where I hike... the valley is about a 20 minute drive from my house.

[sbskico1]

I love hiking and smoking. esp. when its next to a stream or creek.
That's one reason I moved to Alaska. Got tired of having to drive 1 hour to get to the woods.
I love to "trail blaze" I mentioned that to my older brother and he was like "huh?" I explained, he tried it, now he loves it! I usually walk the trail for a mile or so and then go off the trail.

Has anyone else hike to the source of a creek/stream? I love it! Or atleast in Colorado. Usually its a spring under a pile of rocks.

[sbskico1]

So your daughter did ok by herself? Must have been pretty slow hiking for you though? I've been wondering when would be a good time to take my little girl out for the first time, she's 2 1/2 now. Last two years I've been carrying her around on my back. The pic is us hiking about 1/2 mile from our house. Now she's getting a bit heavy, however, and doesn't really like being contained anymore. I've been thinking about going out again once the weather gets nice but wasn't too sure. I'm just worried about introducing her too soon and having her wind up hating it. Did your little girsl have a good time?


If Im remembering the article in Backpacker correctly, I think they said at age 7 or so they can hike their age.

Its been 30+ or so but I still have vivid memories of hiking the AT with my parents- only a couple of miles though nothing heavy.....

[friendowl]

findingtim you mean yosemite valley
you lucky guy
do you ever go to hetch hetchy
thats one of my favorite hikes to rancheria falls.
also i wanna jump off glacier point

[Fengzi]

findingtim you mean yosemite valley
you lucky guy
do you ever go to hetch hetchy
thats one of my favorite hikes to rancheria falls.
also i wanna jump off glacier point

You want to jump off Glacier Point??? Ouch

Do you remember back in 1999 when they had that big rockslide at Glacier Point and one climber was killed? ( http://www.cnn.com/US/9906/14/rockslide/ ) I was right there when it happened. My wife and I had just come out of the store in Curry Village when we heard this rumble and people started running everywhere. We looked up towards glacier point and saw this big cloud of pulverized granite dust coming at us. It was total chaos and by the time we got to our car it had a thick layer of the dust all over it, not to mention all over us as well. Crazy shit.

[friendowl]

damn you were there
i remember hearing about it.
i love to see stuff like that.
poor climber got smushed.
that must have been crazy.
im going to yosemite in 3 weeks.
badger pass here i come.

[Fengzi]

You going X-Country Skiing up at Badger ?
Should be nice. Have you ever done any longer backcountry trips in the winter?

[friendowl]

i gonna take the kids to play in the snow.
winter down here is mild.
never really gets below 10-15degrees .f
longest ive done in winter was a 3 day 30 mile hike
no people out thats the best part.
and snow bong rips are good.

[Dr HaZzMatT Esq.]

I'm thinking of finding a nice trail down San Diego way
Del Mar or La Jolla
I've heard there's some real sweet caves in the OC @ Corona Del Mar state beach. across from the Wedge.
Life's so nice with a different perspective
I look forward to the next day I can Trail Blaze with my pal The Nagual

[graymatter]

findingtim you mean yosemite valley
you lucky guy
do you ever go to hetch hetchy
thats one of my favorite hikes to rancheria falls.
also i wanna jump off glacier point

dam that's awesome! missed a trip out that way a few years ago... that job thing. what tricks do you use to store and hang your food? from what i hear you got the industrial strength bears

I do a lot of AT hikes in the white mountains, nh... bears aren't a huge problem but the chippys will eat all your food if you don't store and hang it

[friendowl]

for the bears i use a cannister.i dont hang my food.
around san diego you might wanna check out cedar creek falls near julian.
or hike section A of the pct.

also check out warner springs near san diego

[FindingTim]

The poster who said they are going to Badger Pass in three weeks should be warned that the last day the downhill slopes are open is tommorow (April 2). However, cross-country skiing up there is still doable, it's not like there is a lack of snow. Enjoy your trip-

[friendowl]

hey tim
how are the waterfalls looking.
are they going strong yet

[geonagual]

Went on a fun hike today. Started the hike about 1 before sunset. Weather was great today, about 72 degrees with a light wind to the west at 4 mph. Once at the top at a rock called Excaliber (pic attached) smoked a nice bowl of the dankiest bud in my new pipe. Nice and stoned I walked back down to my car as the sun was setting. Total hike 3.0 miles. Total elevation change. 1200 ft.

[geonagual]

I am in the picture to the left

[friendowl]

hey geo check this out
native americans used to say this place was/is special
its in your backyard you might wanna check it out

[geonagual]

It looks like an eagle
Where is it at?

[friendowl]

highway 79 to warner springs.
follow signs to the eagle

[geonagual]

Thought I would post some pictures of my hike this past weekend with my girls. Peace


Also, at this trail, you are about 1/2 mile SE of the geographic center of the City of L.A. It is crazy a rainforest off Mullholland in L.A.

Easy hike...1 mile each way..but a sight to behold for sure

image #5 is a map of where the trail is

[dog420]

Damn i not been hiking since i was a small child!
My dad used to always take us out on walks n stuff, end up in a tiny lil pub for lunch then head back! Living in North Yorkshire at the time was awesome for hiking!

Peace

[geonagual]

Hey Friendowl, I will be hiking up to Mt San Jacinto on June 3rd, which is a Saturday with Dr H-a-z-z-Matt esq. and my cousin. I have an extra seat in my car. Do you wanna go? All you gotta do is make it out to Riverside. We will be taking the Palm springs tram and then of course Hiking from there. It is about 12 miles (20 kilometers) round trip. Toking all the way to the top. Late

[graph]

How is it that I just found this thread?

I'll get some pictures up in a day or two once I get off my fat ass, probably from Stoney Point since it's about 5 minutes from me. Gotta love the irony in that name.

[friendowl]

sounds good fellas
i just might have to meet on jacinto
that would be a trip
we shall see

[Dr HaZzMatT Esq.]

Hey Just saw the news story on those two hikers that got lost for 2 or 3 days out there!
They said they wandered off from the rest of the tour (probably to toke!lol) and got disoriented and became lost.
After the second day they found the backpack of a missing hiker from more then a year ago! They found some food and matches and a log from the missing hiker that explained that he was lost and that he was probably going to die on this mountain! (how freaky!)
They used the matches to light a small fire and fed it with dry leaves to make it smoke and a rescue helicopter saw the smoke and pulled them to safety!
I find that whole story fascinating in that one simple fact that they use what they could from the dead guys backpack to save themselves
(Total Cosmic Karma!)
When we do this hike we'd use our GPS'rs and map all of the way points!
From off the tram and use the "breadcrumbs" feature on my GPS'r to track our path!
There no Chance of us getting lost (unless we're sooo stoned!)
Camel pak and a walking stick is recommend
I hope to see more "Trail Blazers" coming
Dr Hazz:thumbsup:

[geonagual]

Hey Just saw the news story on those two hikers that got lost for 2 or 3 days out there!
They said they wandered off from the rest of the tour (probably to toke!lol) and got disoriented and became lost.
After the second day they found the backpack of a missing hiker from more then a year ago! They found some food and matches and a log from the missing hiker that explained that he was lost and that he was probably going to die on this mountain! (how freaky!)
They used the matches to light a small fire and fed it with dry leaves to make it smoke and a rescue helicopter saw the smoke and pulled them to safety!
I find that whole story fascinating in that one simple fact that they use what they could from the dead guys backpack to save themselves
(Total Cosmic Karma!)
When we do this hike we'd use our GPS'rs and map all of the way points!
From off the tram and use the "breadcrumbs" feature on my GPS'r to track our path!
There no Chance of us getting lost (unless we're sooo stoned!)
Camel pak and a walking stick is recommend
I hope to see more "Trail Blazers" coming
Dr Hazz:thumbsup:

Yeah it is trippy. It said in the news that they found his backpack exactly 1 year to the day the other hiker went missing. Nice. Can you imagine how they felt when they found that backpack. They were probably thought in was a Mirage.

[geonagual]

sounds good fellas
i just might have to meet on jacinto
that would be a trip
we shall see

Yeah dude, you should come. It will be a fun ass hike. Anything over 10 miles is always a plus. Plus I think the ride in the tram will be cool.



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[friendowl]

you gotta be pretty dumb to get lost in southern california
there are roads and people everywhere
i just dont understand
they probobly will enjoy there memory

[geonagual]

can a mod move this thread to the travel and adventure subforum. Raise this one from the dead because of all the great pictures. Thanks

[CanaDanKs Inc.]

man do I love hiking!
I just recently bought a nice Trek mountain bike and have been enjoying this baby quite a bit. What I'll do is pick a mountain, ride every single trail on it, then hide my bike in a bush away from the trails, and climb up. I usually pick a side where there are lots of rocks so I can rock climb as well. Anyway here's what I've been doing for the past 5 days. (Got the bike 5 days ago).

The first 3 pictures are within the San Dieguito River State Park in SD of course. The last one is from Culp Valley, in Borrego.

Today I am planning on going to the Cuyamaca valley! Should be fun!

[friendowl]

i had an extra 1/8th for you homie

[geonagual]

i had an extra 1/8th for you homie


WTF!! Did I miss something?

[geonagual]

man do I love hiking!
I just recently bought a nice Trek mountain bike and have been enjoying this baby quite a bit. What I'll do is pick a mountain, ride every single trail on it, then hide my bike in a bush away from the trails, and climb up. I usually pick a side where there are lots of rocks so I can rock climb as well. Anyway here's what I've been doing for the past 5 days. (Got the bike 5 days ago).

The first 3 pictures are within the San Dieguito River State Park in SD of course. The last one is from Culp Valley, in Borrego.



Today I am planning on going to the Cuyamaca valley! Should be fun!

Welcome. Do you live in San Diego? I used to live in La Mesa and hiked MTRP all the time.

[Dr HaZzMatT Esq.]

Temecula Valley Hiking super bowl Sunday

[friendowl]

hazzmatt
in temecula there is supposedly this part
that is closed to the public.
in the closed off area there are hot springs

by anychance have you seen any of those

[Dr HaZzMatT Esq.]

hazzmatt
in temecula there is supposedly this part
that is closed to the public.
in the closed off area there are hot springs
by anychance have you seen any of those
Yes mostly closed to quads and 4x4'ers
They don't hassel hikers
most of the time it's BLM signs and they look very old and rusty
we where only a few miles from Hot Springs
what you have to watch for here in temecula is Tribal land or Indian reservations ! they will shoot you first and ask questions latter!
or scalp ya!

[friendowl]

im part tokinblow indian
so i should be ok

id worry more about flat tires by the looks of your pics

[geonagual]

Here are some more pics of stuff
one is a night hike in Corona (blurry)
one of Dr. Hazz's caches
some bud
some other hike

The bridge to nowhere is 80 miles from my house. Can you go if your not going to jump. I dont have the cash to spend on it right now.

Owl, you gonna do it?

[geonagual]

tokinblow indian





LOL

[friendowl]

hey geo you dont have to jump
its just a fun walk .you cross the river like 14 times one way
and when the waters high it makes for an adventure
just getting there is the fun part

this time im not going to pay for a jump beforehand
when i get to the bridge maybe i can work something out
if i get my wild hair. the main reason for thsi trip is to scout
out a nice place to spend the night near the best swimming hole
in summer you can camp anywhere for no charge
last time i was there i found a spot at the base of rattlesnake peak
that had a huge tree for shade ,flat ground to sleep and a deep
swim hole about 20 yards long by 15 yards across and 8-10 feet deep

if you can make just look for my bald head.

[Dr HaZzMatT Esq.]

a deep
swim hole about 20 yards long by 15 yards across and 8-10 feet deep

SWEET!

I love to swim and toke in the noonday sun:S5:
~Hazz

[Dr HaZzMatT Esq.]

this pic of yours friendowl, looks just like an area in Riverside. Harford Park
has great hiking trails and larger boulder hopping!
What makes the large rocks so nice is you can get some shade during the day!
Nice pics ~Hazz

[geonagual]

Shameless bump....Going on a hike in the morning and then hopefully a swimming hole on Monday. Post some pics up as soon as I can.