Hike Middle Lykken trail. Last hike of the year for a total of 111 hikes for 2020.
Hike South Lykken trail. Nice and fresh after yesterday's rain.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 43 minutes. Last ride of the year for a total of 108 rides (1227 miles) for 2020.
Christmas day city loop taking 50 minutes.
Short Shannon trail hike taking 1 hour. Breezy. Chat with Andy on the way down.
Hike South Lykken trail doing a bit of backtracking taking 1 hour 10 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 35 minutes.
City loop taking 52 minutes.
Hike Garstin trail to Smoketree Mtn taking 1 hour 10 minutes.
Short Middle Lykken hike taking an hour. Small band of bighorn close to trail.
Hike South Lykken trail taking 55 minutes. Nice new dog closure signs but of course some jerk walked right past two signs and was at top of trail with dog. At least was leashed.
City loop taking 43 minutes.
City loop taking 47 minutes. Cool and breezy.
Hike Shannon to plaque.
Hike to my Cahuilla (GC3D4) geocache in Oswit Canyon. Overcast skies.
Downtown loop taking 44 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 50 minutes.
Hike Middle Lykken to picnic tables taking 1 hour 25 minutes. Small band of bighorn.
Hike South Lykken trail taking 55 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 44 minutes.
Downtown loop taking 43 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 45 minutes.
Hike Shannon to Smoketree Pt taking 1 hour 15 minutes.
Hike Garstin trail to west pk taking 1 hour.
Las Palmas loop taking 50 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 53 minutes. Part way with Wen.
Hike Araby trail taking 1 hour 24 minutes.
Hike Palm Canyon, Vandeventer, Wentworth loop with Kai taking 2 hours 15 minutes. Back via Potato Head wash and Wentworth drop-off. Nice to hike with Kai.
Hike South Lykken trail taking 55 minutes. Beautiful day.
City loop taking 50 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 40 minutes.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 10 minutes. Lots of ppl on trail as is Veterans Day holiday.
Hike Shannon to Smoketree Pt taking 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool and very windy.
Hike Murray Hill with Kai. Start from Andreas Hills and out via Rimrocks. A bit warm but was fine. Kai's first time on Murray. 1 hour 25 minutes up, 1 hour 12 minutes down.
Hike South Lykken trail taking 55 minutes. Warmer than i was expecting. Also the Oswit Canyon group announces final purchase of the canyon today!
Downtown loop taking 42 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 49 minutes.
Hike North Lykken trail. Helicopter doing bighorn survey.
Hike Garstin lollipop with Kai taking 1 hour 20 minutes.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 20 minutes.
Short loop.
Tollgate/city loop taking 51 minutes.
Hike Shannon coming back via wash taking 1 hour.
Hike South Lykken trail taking 55 minutes.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn taking 1 hour 10 minutes.
City loop taking 47 minutes.
Hike Oswit Canyon to boulder.
Tuesday: Depart house 8a, 44500 odo. Truckhaven site 9:30a, 91°. Calm, clear with some haze but can see Signal Mtn. Ella Wash site 10:10a, 96°. Road through wash a bit different route. All the smoketrees are washed away. Sad. Continue down Ella Wash to Palo Verde wash back to S22. Drive west Truckhaven trail. Fonts Wash to Short Wash to Thimble Trail. Fonts and Short very soft sand. Thimble is nice drive. Listening to Judge Barrett judicial interviews on radio. She has an annoying voice. Only two campers at Pegleg. Fish steaks for lunch at Christmas Circle. Nice in the shade but sprinklers keep coming on. Visit new BS library. Beautiful building. Stop at my Coyote Canyon site. The ocotillo i used to sit under is dead and down. 105° at 2p. Camp at Desert Gardens just up canyon from my usual site. Drive 110 miles today. Sunset 5:35p, 92°, wind calm. Tapatío noodle bowl for dinner. Muy bueno. Nice evening under stars and Milky Way. In bed early at 8:15p.
Wednesday: Slept well but air mattress seems to have a slow leak. Sunrise over Coyote Mtn 7:25a, 75°. Looking around my campsite appears someone intentionally drove over three large creosote bushes. Fucking assholes. Depart camp 8:10a. Center Market for beer and ice then drive to south park. Carrizo Valley site 10a, 95°. Bright, clear, calm, warm. Nice to visit again. Drive through Bow Willow. Some state park people doing work at the old ranger station. One site occupied on the south loop. Short break on Egg Mtn. Pixel phone still gets poor service here. Drive back north. Library again and then lunch at Christmas Circle again. Sardines. Truckhaven site 2p, 100°, light breeze. Not bad in the shade next to jeep. Drive 137 miles today. KC130 doing refueling loops. Swatting flies and feeding them to the ants. Sunset 6:02p, 92°. Curry cup noodles for dinner. Kangaroo rat visitors after dark. Kind of scared me at first.
Thursday: Calm night, slept well. Up early in the dark with Canopus and watching dawn come. Sunrise 6:48a, 72°. Depart camp 7:30a. Gas $3.29 at Salton City ARCO. Stop by Walmart then home at 9:20a. Drive 65 miles today, 312 miles trip total.
Hike Middle Lykken to Meditation Pt taking 1 hour 10 minutes.
Little Tuscany loop taking 53 minutes.
Andreas Hills out-and-back taking 43 minutes.
Hike Shannon to Smoketree Pt taking 1 hour 15 minutes.
Hike Araby trail taking 1 hour 20 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 40 minutes.
Downtown loop taking 45 minutes.
Hike South Lykken trail. Returning to the trailhead i found my left tail light had been smashed by someone or something. What the fuck? I was only hiking for an hour. Why would someone do this?
Hike Shannon to plaque.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 20 minutes.
Hike North Lykken.
Downtown loop taking 41 minutes.
Hike South Lykken trail.
Canyon Corridor lap taking 50 minutes.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn taking 1 hour 15 minutes.
Hike abbreviated Shannon.
Run over a screw 9 minutes into ride and blow our rear tire. Walk back home.
City loop taking 48 minutes.
Hike South Lykken trail.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 43 minutes.
City loop taking 50 minutes.
Hike Garstin lollipop taking 1 hour 20 minutes.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 10 minutes.
Downtown loop taking 44 minutes.
City loop taking 48 minutes.
Hike South Lykken trail. Temps and humidity much better.
Hike Shannon to plaque. Tired of this humid weather.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 42 minutes.
Little Tuscany loop taking 1 hour 2 minutes. New Garmin Edge 25 tracker.
Downtown loop taking 32 minutes. Very humid.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 42 minutes.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn taking 1 hour 15 minutes. A gusty breeze made it fairly comfortable.
Downtown loop taking 35 minutes. Muggy.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 42 minutes.
Hike North Lykken. Picked up a lot of TP.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 10 minutes.
Hike South Lykken trail.
Hike Chantry Flat to Hoegee's Camp then back via Upper Winter Creek trail taking 1 hour 50 minutes. I really like this loop. But the parking at Chantry is crazy. Only a couple spots left when i arrived a bit after 7a. When i returned cars were parked all the way down along the approach road.
Canyon Corridor loop taking 34 minutes.
Hike Shannon trail with Wen and Pam.
From Idyllwild Inn walked streets up to Humber Park then back via the Maxwell trail. Nice loop combining streets and trail taking just over 2 hours.
Hike from Humber Park to Willow Creek and back. Also checked out a bit of the "King" trail toward Laws but didn't go very far.
City loop taking 47 minutes.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn taking 1 hour 15 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 41 minutes.
Hike Shannon to Smoketree Mtn starting before sunrise taking 1 hour 40 minutes.
Hike Araby trail. Pick up lots of trash.
Rat Rock loop taking 58 minutes.
Tollgate/city loop taking 58 minutes.
Hike South Lykken trail.
Hike Ernie Maxwell trail to Humber then to Jon's. Happy to see Anabel is doing well. Jon gives me ride back to TH.
Hike South Ridge to Tahquitz Peak. There are 18 switchbacks. Visit with Darla. Warm day. 1 hour 50 minutes going up, 1 hour 25 minutes down.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 5 minutes.
Tollgate loop taking 48 minutes.
Downtown loop taking 43 minutes.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn.
Andreas Hills loop taking 53 minutes.
Hike Shannon to plaque.
Downtown loop taking 41 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 38 minutes.
Hike South Lykken trail.
Hike Ernie Maxwell trail from Humber Park back to Idyllwild Inn. Jon dropped me at Humber.
Hike Fuller Ridge to Castle Rocks. Nice hike. Saw no one on trail. There are 10 switchbacks. Tested signal mirror flashing with Black Mtn.
City loop taking 42 minutes.
Canyon Corridor loop taking 42 minutes.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn.
Hike abbreviated North Lykken. Pretty warm.
Hike Shannon trail to plaque.
Downtown loop taking 32 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 39 minutes.
Hike South Lykken trail.
Hike Devil's Slide and then loop through Skunk Cabbage meadow. Hike up part way with Wen before she heads down.
City loop taking 39 minutes.
Canyon Corridor laps (2) taking 47 minutes.
Hike Araby trail taking 1 hour 20 minutes.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 10 minutes.
Tollgate loop taking 37 minutes.
Hike Garstin lollipop taking 1 hour 20 minutes. Only one other person on trail.
City loop taking 52 minutes.
Tollgate/city loop taking 55 minutes.
Hike Shannon trail to plaque.
Hike South Lykken.
Tollgate loop taking 46 minutes.
City loop taking 52 minutes.
Hike Shannon to Smoketree Mtn checking fire damage. Photos here.
Andreas Hills loop taking 52 minutes. Fire crews stationed at corner Toledo and Murray Canyon. Trails seem to be open to hikers.
Brush fire up Smoketree Mtn. Looks like started in wash and burned to peak remaining mostly between Shannon and Garstin trails. Multiple aircraft dropping retardant. Seems pretty well contained by evening.
Hike Shannon trail to plaque.
City loop taking 38 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 43 minutes.
Hike North Lykken. Getting warm. Need to start earlier.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn.
City loop taking 45 minutes.
City loop taking 38 minutes.
Andreas Hills loop taking 50 minutes.
Hike South Lykken with Wen. A bee stung my ear!
Hike Shannon trail to plaque.
Las Palmas loop taking 48 minutes.
Andreas Hills loop taking 47 minutes.
Hike South Lykken.
City loop taking 42 minutes.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 20 minutes.
Tollgate/city loop taking 58 minutes.
Hike Shannon trail to plaque.
Canyon Corridor lap taking 41 minutes.
Hike Garstin/Thielemann loop taking 1 hour 25 minutes.
City taking 42 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 38 minutes.
Little Tuscany loop taking 1 hour 1 minute.
Hike Shannon to Smoketree Pt taking 1 hour 15 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 45 minutes.
Downtown loop taking 39 minutes.
Hike Araby trail taking 1 hour 35 minutes. Park at Jen's house.
Hike Middle Lykken to Meditation Pt taking 1 hour 5 minutes. Warming up.
Tollgate and Andreas Hills taking 1 hour.
City loops taking 1 hour.
Hike Garstin lollipop taking 1 hour 15 minutes. Everyone wearing masks.
Las Palmas loop taking 44 minutes.
Hike Shannon to plaque taking 1 hour.
City loop taking 59 minutes.
City loop checking trailheads taking 1 hour 7 minutes. Trailheads all have posted no-parking signs.
Canyon Corridor laps (2) taking 46 minutes.
Las Palmas loop taking 52 minutes.
City loop taking 39 minutes.
Hike Shannon to Smoketree Pt with Wen.
Tollgate/city loop taking 53 minutes.
City loop taking 46 minutes.
Hike Middle Lykken to Meditation Pt taking 1 hour 5 minutes. Lots of bighorn up from Mesquite trailhead.
Hike South Lykken taking 52 minutes.
Tollgate and Andreas Hills taking 54 minutes.
Downtown/city loop taking 55 minutes. City is a ghost town with the COVID-19 shutdown. Beautiful day otherwise.
Hike Garstin lollipop taking 1 hour 15 minutes. Chat with Andy and Cameron.
Hike Oswit Canyon to second stream crossing taking 1 hour.
Tollgate/city loop taking 51 minutes.
Downtown loop taking 42 minutes.
Hike Shannon to Smoketree Pt. Araby Drive closed at wash from recent rain.
Hike Middle Lykken to Meditation Pt taking 1 hour 5 minutes. Ran into Ellen and Marilyn.
City loop taking 38 minutes.
Andreas Hills out-and-back taking 45 minutes.
Hike North Lykken taking 1 hour 10 minutes.
Hike the North North Lykken trail from Little Tuscany neighborhood. First time i've hiked in this way as the trail is fairly new. Is more a scramble than a trail. Only did a 2 mile out and back taking under an hour.
Downtown loop taking 33 minutes.
Canyon Corridor lap taking 40 minutes.
Hike Palm Canyon, Wentworth, Vandeventer loop taking 2 hours 8 minutes. Beautiful clear bright day.
Hike South Lykken taking 48 minutes.
Little Tuscany loop taking 55 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 46 minutes.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 18 minutes.
Hike Shannon to Berns jnk. Hoping to see AF1 land but it didn't arrive until i was back home.
Downtown loop taking 42 minutes.
Andreas Hills out-and-back taking 46 minutes.
Hike North Lykken lollipop taking 1 hour 15 minutes.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn taking 1 hour 6 minutes. Lot of hikers today plus a meet-up group.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 41 minutes.
City loop taking 51 minutes.
Hike South Lykken taking 51 minutes.
Downtown loop taking 38 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 44 minutes.
Hike museum trail taking 50 minutes. Very windy. I still hate this trail.
Las Palmas loop taking 44 minutes.
Canyon Corridor lap taking 42 minutes.
Hike South Lykken taking 50 minutes.
Hike Middle Lykken to meditation point taking 1 hour 5 minutes.
Little Tuscany loop taking 56 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 44 minutes.
Hike Oswit Canyon trying to remove some yellow spray paint dots.
Hike Shannon to Smoketree Pt taking 1 hour 12 minutes.
Downtown loop taking 40 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 41 minutes. Bit chilly.
Hike North Lykken taking 1 hour 12 minutes.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn taking 1 hour 8 minutes. Pretty day.
Hike South Lykken taking 50 minutes.
Downtown loop taking 45 minutes.
Canyon Corridor lap taking 47 minutes.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 18 minutes. Pretty clear day with band of bighorn along middle trail.
Las Palmas loop taking 42 minutes.
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