tek77
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It finally happened...my 1st hike this year.
The forecast mentioned rain in the next few days here in SoCal, so I decided to take advantage of the good weather and check out one of my favorite trails in Mt. Baldy area.
This trail tends to get crowded in week-ends, but not to many people venture out on week days.
Cell phone pics, not the best quality...
Wide variety of fir, pine, cedar, alder, oak and sycamore fill out a shady canopy along the trail.
One of the best features of this trail - year-around creek which provides the best soundtrack.
With the snow melting at 8000'+, there are many springs bursting out along the trail at 4500'.
on water....
but this is still a dry arid place most time of year
Someone started building a cabin, but never finished it.
I took advantage of the flat spot and spent some time...
My "survival" kit for the day - all fits in the 10x4 bottle holder.
And a cup of tea
And finally, my wood processing tools for the day.
I was impressed with the splitting capability of this "chunk of steel" - columbia river corkum first strike.
I was also happy to see what the CS hawk can do.
That's about it.
Hope you guys enjoy it.
The forecast mentioned rain in the next few days here in SoCal, so I decided to take advantage of the good weather and check out one of my favorite trails in Mt. Baldy area.
This trail tends to get crowded in week-ends, but not to many people venture out on week days.
Cell phone pics, not the best quality...
Wide variety of fir, pine, cedar, alder, oak and sycamore fill out a shady canopy along the trail.
One of the best features of this trail - year-around creek which provides the best soundtrack.
With the snow melting at 8000'+, there are many springs bursting out along the trail at 4500'.
on water....
but this is still a dry arid place most time of year
Someone started building a cabin, but never finished it.
I took advantage of the flat spot and spent some time...
My "survival" kit for the day - all fits in the 10x4 bottle holder.
And a cup of tea
And finally, my wood processing tools for the day.
I was impressed with the splitting capability of this "chunk of steel" - columbia river corkum first strike.
I was also happy to see what the CS hawk can do.
That's about it.
Hope you guys enjoy it.
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I'm not in a rush for all the snow to melt, but it sure makes me more stoked to hike in the spring again. Thanks for sharing!