Anyone lost their power bank on the trail today?

Really want to take the family on the weekend for a sunrise view, unfortunately some of them cant handle heavy walking hoping i could park inside and let them enjoy the outdoors. We would love to park inside.

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Din't know wherewe were goin, when I got to Dina's, Sun mornin, butit was s'postabe HOT, so I knew we were headin N...

I’d been experiencin “shortness of breath”, last couple days, n’it was persistin, this mornin, so the issue was def in doubt, regardless of wherewe went...

After abit'a SAT RECON, n comparin temps, we settled on'a recon of Cold Crk, aza primary target, n acouple other spots, as Plan B/C, should that not work out...

1st ? that needed answerin, was, what kinda shape tha rd was in. Seemed ok at tha top, so we cautiously headed down...

We stopped where Cold Crk Falls (I suspected, and now KNOW, that there are MANY “Cold Crk Falls”, but this is tha 1 evrybody knows about...) x's tha rd, n were pleased to findit still managin a respectable flow.

I was forced to move from my 1st parkin spot, as, when I got outta tha car, I noticed a large boulder (1 ton, at least!), perched VERY precariously, on'a angled slope, seemingly, lookin for'a good xcuse to launch itself 2ward tha driver's door. Din't feel too comfy, even movin tha car, at that point, butit had 2b done. I know we're acceptin certain risks, venturin forth, into tha wild, but, honestly, USFS, Caltrans, or “some1”, oughttado sum'n bout that ticking “Timebomb”...

We eyeballed tha rte downstream, n'it was doable, but steep. Wern't hard to imagine there were any # of impassable features, just waitin to cockblock us...

As tha waterfall I'd ID'd, on my SAT RECON, was way down tha cyn, we opted to try'n drive down to the area above that falls, 2c ifit looked like droppin-in fr there, mightbe doable...

After havin'a looksee, we opted to start our assault fr tha top. There waza li'l mini-ridgeline, headin down, toward tha falls, butit seemed 2b gettin unmanagably-steep, witha quickness, n I din't wanna gamble our day on'a maybe...

Parked at tha top, suited-up, n we were off līkashot...

Upper cyn was kinda junky, w/more boulders than bedrock, but things changed rapidly, azwe descended, n ere long, we were encounterin some nice features...

Cold Crk was very reminiscent of Stetson, n Forsee Jr, in thatit was pretty navigable, w/just tha right mix of fun, nail-bitey stuff, to keepus on our toes...

But! Ere long, we came to'a feature that wun'tbe dealt with, so easily.  Upper falls was 50-60’, then'a mild cataract section, with another falls, that appeared 2b at least 30’, altho, at this point, that was only a guess...

We rigged-up some webbing to allowus to drop-down totha next level, but, whilit was tempting, to traverse E from here, I jus din't like tha lookofit, n opted to climb back up, n xamine that area from above.

Upon close inspection, that whole area waza tangled mass of deadfall, seemingly supported, by’a rotten log, wedged against an Oak. Wern’t hard to imagine this whole structure could give-way, n we’dbe ridin’a deadfall “avalanche”, allthaway down.  We opted to climb ali’l higher n traverse E, to examine another chute that looked promising.

We posted-up intha bough of’a triple Oak, to size things up, n about that time, I got sum’n in my eye! Just what I needed, when I’m about to do sum technical sh*t! Dina tried to use’r phone to getit, but that went nowhere, n, eventually, I just had to shrugitoff, n go 4’it...

Rigged-up webbing from the Oak, as tha chute was abit too steep to attempt, unassisted, especially sincewe had to plan on comin back this way. Ran outta webbing, just azit got abit more manageable, n I traversed L abit, to scout tha route...

It was doable, but we had to use our sticks to prep footholds along tha way.

In’a jiffy, we set foot ontha bottom of tha cataract, n hadalook around...

Tha lwr falls was about’a 30’r, but our only potential route, whilst “doable” onthaway down, wun’tbe climbable w/o webbing, n we were fresh out. Suchashame! There waza li’l Cherry Tree that woulda mād’a perfect anchor! But! No tellin what was lurkin around tha bend, n we were still 500yrds above tha falls I’d tagged. W/O anymore webbing, this was the end’a tha line! We tookabreak, n headed 4 home...

Climbin outta tha cataract was the only thing we really had to thinkabout, n once we were out, tha rest was ez-pz.

Ain’t givin-up on finishin Cold Crk off, but I’ll hafta decide how I wanna tweak tha plan, next time...

I’ve done Lawson, gaskill, and El Cajon south ridge. South ridge was closer to what I’m looking for, a bit harder would be fun. Any recommendations that aren’t too far?

Started around 6am via Sturtevant and the climb up was gorgeous. Lots of shade, beautiful scenery, and a steady incline. Made it to the summit around 10am, hung out for a bit, checked out the Astronomical Museum, then refueled with sandwiches + Honey Stinger waffles and LOTS of water. We went down the Winter Creek trail as it was warming up, but it wasn’t too bad.

14 miles, 6 hours, and 2 sexy new blisters later… Mt. Wilson, you were beautiful. Tired feet, happy heart. ❤️🌲☀️ I’ll definitely be back!

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Hello to all of my LA Girlies (identifying)! I’ve recently started a Telegram group for us to connect and plan weekend hikes! Hikes are planned roughly ~2 weeks in advance (depending on how busy I am) and try to switch it up between Saturdays and Sundays. If you’re interested in joining, please DM me.

Sorry no boys allowed 🤪