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Public Forums => Outdoors => Topic started by: Surfer_Dude on Dec 20, 08, 01:24:10 AM
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A friend on a photography forum asked if they have plowed out to Vincent Gap yet...Any knowledge on this?
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Toolman just posted that it is open. See his post: http://www.wrightwoodcalif.com/forum/index.php/topic,2997.350.html (http://www.wrightwoodcalif.com/forum/index.php/topic,2997.350.html) (it's the very last post).
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Does anyone know if there are hiking trail maps someplace in addition to the one at the hardware store?
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Pinetrees, there are two books with their own hiking maps that I would recommend (if they're still in print): 1) 100 Hikes in the Angeles (Nat'l Forest) and 2) 100 Hikes in the San Bernardino (Nat'l Forest). I hope I have the titles right, but they do have their own maps and a succinct explanation of each hike.
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thanks Domingo, I will check those out - especially the first one sounds great - I plan to do some local hiking as soon as weather warms up some.
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Pinetrees, there are two books with their own hiking maps that I would recommend (if they're still in print): 1) 100 Hikes in the Angeles (Nat'l Forest) and 2) 100 Hikes in the San Bernardino (Nat'l Forest). I hope I have the titles right, but they do have their own maps and a succinct explanation of each hike.
Do you mean John Robinson's two classics? Trails of the Angeles; 100 hikes in the San Gabriels (http://books.google.com/books?id=22d7z6CJf3IC&dq=trails+of+the+angeles&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=-uiiSZGrFZGYsAOyi8TQCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result) and Trails of the San Bernardinos; 100 hikes in Southern California (http://books.google.com/books?id=AbY0eu4hGGQC&pg=PA26&dq=trails+of+the+%22san+Bernardinos%22#PPP1,M1)? Those are really good.
Some good large area maps that I like are Tom Harrisons (http://www.TomHarrisonMaps.com) maps. Sport Chalet and REI carry them. I don't know of a place in Wrightwood that carries them. Anyone know a place that carries them in Wrightwood? They mark mileages, which many maps don't, so I find them useful for planning. They're on waterproof paper which is a plus.
If you want detailed USGS maps, you can download them for free in high res pdf format at http://store.usgs.gov look for the link that says "map locator." Really handy. And free. :)
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I found the books you have referred to on amazon.com and am looking forward to receiving my copy. I also posted on the "hiking" thread. Thanks so much!