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Iron Hiker: February 2015
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Standing on top of the world, for a little while. Friday, February 20, 2015. Distance: 7.3 miles round trip on trail and cross country. Summit Elevation: 3342' (high point at trailhead). Elevation Gain: 1331' (loss then gain). Elevation Gain (in Empire State Buildings): 1.06. Round trip time: 7 hours. Recommended water: 124 oz. Difficulty: Very Strenuous and Dangerous. I had hiked to the second waterfall in 2013. And scouted above it. The difference this time was the conviction. Long Canyon Road was open...
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Iron Hiker: May 2015
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Standing on top of the world, for a little while. Saturday, May 30, 2015. Distance: 18.2 miles round trip on trail and cross country. Elevation Gain (in Empire State Buildings): 3.12. Round trip time: 7 hours 30 minutes. Recommended water: 188 oz. Deep in the Agua Tibia Wilderness, Eagle Crag is on both the Sierra Club HPS. Signs in Cottonwood Canyon. Poison oak starting to crowd the trail. Serene section of Cutca Valley. First signed junction, turn right. Looking down from Eagle Crag. In March, I made a...
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Iron Hiker: July 2015
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Standing on top of the world, for a little while. Saturday, July 25, 2015. Distance: 12.5 miles round trip on trail and cross country. Summit Elevation: 10362' (Marion), 10160' (Ellens), 10388' (Shirley), 10170' (Joyce), 10160' (Newton Drury). Elevation Gain (in Empire State Buildings): 3.91. Round trip time: 8 hours 30 minutes. Recommended water: 184 oz. I visited the peaks in this order:. Mt St Ellens (unofficial). Marion Mountain (west, middle, east). Looking down during my unplanned bushwhack. Second...
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Iron Hiker: Map of All Hikes
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Standing on top of the world, for a little while. Map of All Hikes. In a larger map. All hikes are day hikes. Green Pin = Easy. Yellow Pin = Moderate. Red Pin = Strenuous. Black Pin = Very Strenuous. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 195 Sierra Club summits. Grand Canyon South Rim to North Rim. El Cajon Mountain and Silverdome. Map of All Hikes. Some Great Hiking Sites. Bob Burd's California Travels. Benjamin Baumann's San Diego Peaks. Castle Peak, El Escorpion Park High Point. Ticks and Lyme Disease. Disclaim...
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Iron Hiker: March 2015
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Standing on top of the world, for a little while. Sunday, March 29, 2015. Distance: 2.3 miles round trip on trail. Summit Elevation: 2004' (high point on trail). Elevation Gain (in Empire State Buildings): 0.28. Round trip time: 1 hour. Recommended water: 16 oz. San Juan Loop trailhead. Creek at the bottom of the loop. Juvenile rattlesnake, best guess western diamondback based on black and white tail stripes. Parker on the trail. Friday, March 20, 2015. Elevation Gain (in Empire State Buildings): 1.74.
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Iron Hiker: Alphabetical List
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Standing on top of the world, for a little while. Aliso Canyon Meadows Trail to the Pacific Ocean. Aliso Canyon Mentally Sensitive Trail. Aliso-Wood Canyon to the Top of the World. Badwater Basin (Death Valley). Black Mountain #1 (San Diego). Black Mountain #2 (San Diego). Black Star Canyon Falls. Borrego Mountain East Butte. Cactus to Clouds (Mt. San Jacinto). Camelback Mountain, AZ. Crystal Cove Back Country. Devil's Bridge, AZ. Doe Mountain, AZ. El Cajon South Arete. El Escorpion Park High Point.
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Iron Hiker: September 2014
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Standing on top of the world, for a little while. Monday, September 29, 2014. Several Summits of San Jacinto. Distance: 10.5 miles round trip on trail and cross country (estimated from topo). Summit Elevation: 10834' (San Jacinto Peak), 10670' (Jean), 10480' (Folly), 10400' (Miller). San Jacinto Peak), 190' (Jean), 0' (Folly), 0' (Miller). Elevation Gain: 3500' (estimated from topo). Elevation Gain (in Empire State Buildings): 2.80. Round trip time: 8 hours 50 minutes. Recommended water: 168 oz. On the s...
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Iron Hiker: June 2015
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Standing on top of the world, for a little while. Saturday, June 27, 2015. Mt San Antonio North Backbone, West Baldy. Distance: 9.2 miles round trip on trail. Summit Elevation: 9648' (Pine #1), 9575' (Dawson), 10064' (Mt. San Antonio aka Baldy), 9988' (West Baldy). Prominence: 848' (Pine #1), 424' (Dawson), 6224'. Mt San Antonio), 108' (West Baldy). Elevation Gain (in Empire State Buildings): 3.78. Round trip time: 6 hours 45 minutes. Recommended water: 168 oz. Start of the north backbone trail. Recommen...
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Iron Hiker: Harding Canyon Falls
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Standing on top of the world, for a little while. Saturday, August 8, 2015. Distance: 7.9 miles round trip on dirt road, use trail, and cross country. Summit Elevation: 2309' (Top of falls). Elevation Gain (in Empire State Buildings): 1.02. Round trip time: 4 hours 30 minutes. Recommended water: 88 oz. Parking/Fees: Free at Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary. A couple of mountain bikers at the Harding Truck Trail gate. Early going in Harding Canyon. Getting a little rougher. The large pool, not so large in summer.