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| Hikin_Jim |
Station Fire -- Trails AffectedSo, I guess, I'm trying to tally up trails that may be affectHere's what I've come up with: Trail Canyon Long stretches of the PCT, possibly all the way from around Sulphur Springs to Hwy 14. Pacoima Canyon Condor Peak Trail Gold Creek Trail, might be another one around here that I'm missing, Mendenhall Ridge? Magic Mountain? Fall Creek Trail Grizzly Flats Trail, probably both trails (from Hwy 2 and from Big T) Stone Canyon Placerita Canyon, Oak of the Golden Dream -- there's a couple over there; haven't been over there for a while. Deukmejian Wilderness Park (multiple trails) Rim of the Valley Trail (kind of part of Deukmijian Wilderness Park Sister Elsie Trail Sam Merrill Trail Castle Canyon Trail Dawn Mine Trail Sunset Ridge Trail Dawn Mine to Mt. Lowe Railway (the upper connector) Dawn Mine to Sunset Ridge Trail (the lower connector) Tom Sloane Trail Parallel trail to Tom Sloane trail (on the other side of the ridge. Around 50% of the Gabrieleno National Recreation Trail. Switzer Falls Trail (to the base of the falls from Gabrieleno, or is that just the Bear Canyon Trail?) The mount Lowe "8." San Gabriel Peak Trail Mount Disappointment Trail Bear Canyon Trail Mt. Wilson Trail, upper section. Rim Trail. Possibly Mt. Zion Trail Sturdevant trail, upper section. Possibly Winter Creek Trail -- section to Mt. Wilson Trail. Mt. Wilson Toll Road, the portion used as part of the Mt. Wilson Trail Valley Forge Trail Kenyon Devore Trail (formerly Rattlesnake Trail) Idlehour Trail Gould Mesa Trail? Ken Burton Trail Any "unofficial" trails in the Arroyo Seco Agua Prieto Trail Possibly Vetter Mountain Trail Silver Moccasin Trail (from West Fork to Charlton/Chilao) Possibly Devils Canyon Trail Both Trails to Mt. Hillyer Strawberry Peak Trail Barley Flats Trail The Clear Creek Jct to Switzer's Trail Colby Canyon Trail North Strawberry Peak Trail (From Colby Ranch) That's just off the top of my head. What am I missing? HJ |
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| edenooch |
so if some one starts at lake ave. what the farthest they can go? | ||||
| AW |
Not very far. The area is open to residents only. Im not sure what street that starts from. Sierra Madre trails are all closed to the east. |
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| mattmaxon |
you can't |
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| Mike P |
Jim, Castle Canyon has not burned and doesn't look likes it going to, either. Yeah!! | ||||
| Mike P |
Dang it! All that hard work HikeUp and we did this spring on the Barley Flats trail was for naught. | ||||
| Hikin_Jim |
Speaking of Wilson, anyone got updates on that? I just listed trails I knew to be in the area covered by the fire. Obviously no first hand observations. |
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| Mike P |
From Lake and Loma Alta today, Sam Merrill APPEARS to be now shadeless (not that there was a lot of shade to begin with.) Mt Lowe also appears to be toast. |
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| Richard N. |
The trail to Echo and Inpiration Point is safe. The Middle Merrill on the backside near Lowe camp may be wiped out as may be the campground @ Lowe. Millard, Grand and Bear Canyon took a hard hit as did the entire Arroyo all the way through. Colby and the canyon to Red Box, gone. Red Box from what I heard got hit as did Valley Forge & West Fork. Chaleo and Charlton got burnt as did the Shortcut Fire Station and Monte Cristo Fire Station. Vetter Peak is in danger but we cleared a large area from around it last spring so it may be o.k. No word on Newcombs Ranch but there are reports it burnt as well.
Of course what's really there or gone will be known once people get back in there. I'm heading in on October 10th whether or not the forest is open to visitors. One of my perks. There is one report that no one will be allowed up the crest until spring because of all the damage along the highway. The only way to get to the high country will be coming in from Wrightwood but expect the highway to be closed near Eagles Roost. |
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| outwhere |
Any updates on Newcomb's? Not sure if this is the time or place for this [again] - but going back to the thread when the Station fire started - according to the LA Times link, between the hours of 4:30 - 6:30, the fire had only grown to 20 acres... [if that is indeed accurate information] I know, sitting here talking about this days later, in front of a computer is cheap talk - but damn, when I read 20 acres in two hours, it makes me wonder what happened - or didn't happen... Or am I just an idiot that doesn't know how hard or impossible it would have been to stop this thing, relatively right from the start. How much different was this fire compared to the Morris Dam fire - that one got controlled - is it not wise or correct to compare the two? This all just sucks... |
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| AlanK |
Newcomb's Ranch is gone. Very sad. http://www.sportbikers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=19165 http://www.1000rr.net/forums/showthread.php?t=66441 http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php?topic=43869.0 |
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| edenooch |
Closure zoneNo hiking herehttp://inciweb.org/incident/1856/ |
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| Hikin_Jim |
Good news of course is that they've rebuilt before. A lot of us can remember the older, much smaller Newcomb Ranch Inn. I loved how rustic it was, and I loved how they had stumps of large trees that they used as tables. I was really sad that it burned, but what came next albeit not so cozy and rustic was still a great place to go. Let us hope that history repeats itself. |
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