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Just got back from an overnight 10 miler into the Angeles Forest. The plan was to go to a place called Oakwilde Camp, but when I looked online and saw the camp was closed I thought how can you close a backpacker’s camp? The answer was obvious, the place didn’t really exist anymore. Like the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, Oakwilde was buried! So, we got there and in a complete state of denial and surprise, we moved on. What we found was a camp site similar to a movie set of Castaway; yes I’m a movie freak. Once we left the trail head, we didn’t see a soul.
A quick cheese sandwich before the march
The devastation of high winds and floods due to a few wet winters in CA (not this one though).
Yes…this is trail!
A quick break and a chance to help out with a little trail maintenance, although we would soon find out that we would need a chainsaw to do any good.
Camp Oddities
When we realized that our destination was long gone under rubble and overgrowth, we came to these oddities. If anyone can shed some light on what the heck these are, do tell. Looks like either an Indian burial ground or alien markers. Either way, the quickly evading light told us, this is it---camp!
Camp bedrock
We aptly named this camp spiders and thorny jacks camp.
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow, light was fading fast and time was not our friend.
My Camp
Camp Reza
Water Source, but of course we don’t need no stinking filter. We boiled all water for this trip
Lethal combo
Ryan Weeks Knife I gave to Reza at the end of our West Coast Survival Class in November. This was out unofficial camp/kitchen knife.
Reza making the shelter
One couldn’t help but feel like Mr. Hanks in this!
Friend of ours…
Breakfast of…losers! I found this chocolate in the sand come morning and was happy that I found it before the bugs. Full of sand, I brushed it away and soon it was down the hatch!
Found this glove and used it as a kitchen glove to remove the hot pot fro the fire.
Top of the falls
A quick cheese sandwich before the march
The devastation of high winds and floods due to a few wet winters in CA (not this one though).
Yes…this is trail!
A quick break and a chance to help out with a little trail maintenance, although we would soon find out that we would need a chainsaw to do any good.
Camp Oddities
When we realized that our destination was long gone under rubble and overgrowth, we came to these oddities. If anyone can shed some light on what the heck these are, do tell. Looks like either an Indian burial ground or alien markers. Either way, the quickly evading light told us, this is it---camp!
Camp bedrock
We aptly named this camp spiders and thorny jacks camp.
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow, light was fading fast and time was not our friend.
My Camp
Camp Reza
Water Source, but of course we don’t need no stinking filter. We boiled all water for this trip
Lethal combo
Ryan Weeks Knife I gave to Reza at the end of our West Coast Survival Class in November. This was out unofficial camp/kitchen knife.
Reza making the shelter
One couldn’t help but feel like Mr. Hanks in this!
Friend of ours…
Breakfast of…losers! I found this chocolate in the sand come morning and was happy that I found it before the bugs. Full of sand, I brushed it away and soon it was down the hatch!
Found this glove and used it as a kitchen glove to remove the hot pot fro the fire.
Top of the falls
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With the amount of time you get to spend in all the beautiful places you go to, you must have no stress at all. Constantly getting away, even if its only for a day must help to keep a clear head. I'm envious
