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San Gabriel Mountains

Sierra Club Covers L.A. Mountains

April 29, 2010

I just stumbled across this feature article on the Sierra Club’s web site and had to share it – former L.A. Times columnist Brendan Buhler has written a fantastic piece on L.A.’s relationship with the Angeles National Forest. In the article, he touches upon the area’s human and natural history, highlighting some of the unique [...]

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Pre-Easter in the San Gabriels

April 2, 2010

If you’re the type of person who likes to celebrate Easter and you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re also the type of person who’d rather celebrate in the wilderness than by tightening up a tie and sitting inside a building or fighting family members for the last slice of ham. Well, you might have [...]

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Yes, It Does Snow Here

December 8, 2009

I wasn’t able to get to somewhere in my office building to take pictures (and they wouldn’t have come out good anyway, as all I had was my iPhone), but there was definitely a small layer of snow visible in the San Gabriels just behind the Hollywood Sign this morning. Hopefully, some of you got [...]

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Thanksgiving Hiking

November 24, 2009

At one of the four pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving dinners I’ve been invited to, one of my friends remarked that Thanksgiving in L.A. was becoming like Halloween – an extended 2-3 week celebratory period that may or may not have a party or dinner scheduled on the actual holiday itself. And I like it that way. For [...]

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Upper Bear Creek Trailbuilding

February 17, 2009

Fredric Rice of the San Gabriel Mountains Trailbuilders sent me an email about his group’s work in the CA-39 area since New Year’s … and it looks like they’ve been up to quite a bit. They’ve been hard at work on the Upper Bear Creek Trail, which roughly parallels the 39 in a north-south route [...]

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Work Outside

January 27, 2009

If the recession’s got you down, or you’re in a state of professional ennui, or if you’re just looking to spend some quality time outside and maybe even get paid for it, you might want to hit up the US Forest Service Job Fair this Saturday. At the LA River Ranger District Office in San [...]

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Winter Photo-Hiking

December 19, 2008

Winter offers us L.A. hikers some amazing opportunities — in the right conditions and with a short drive, we can leave our little desert city and go have a snowball fight in the mountains. Additionally, we have the chance to take in some outstanding views. Angelenos know that after a good rain here, the air [...]

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Hiking Mount Markham

July 6, 2008

A 6.3 mile ascent over an additional ridge to an often-overlooked peak in the front range of the San Gabriels. This route passes by several other prominent peaks in the area, and finally makes a ridge-line ascent of Markham that includes some moderate class 2 scrambling to the peak. The Basics: – Distance: 6.34 miles [...]

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Hiking Kratka Ridge

June 11, 2008

A short but steep hike to a prominent ridge in the San Gabriel High Country. You’ll pass through a defunct picnic area, an abandoned ski resort, and top it off with outstanding views of the middle of the front range and San Gabriel Wilderness. While it might not be a Destination Hike, it’s well worth [...]

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Hiking Winston Ridge and Winston Peak

June 9, 2008

A short 4 mile loop through the San Gabriel High Country. This route turns a very easily-bagged single peak hike into a moderately strenuous two-peak journey, with expansive views of the interior San Gabriels and Antelope Valley. The Basics: – Distance: 4.34 miles – Elevation Gain: There is about a 500 foot elevation change from [...]

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