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by mjirving
June 23rd, 2022, 6:18 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Mt Eddy, CA
Replies: 4
Views: 1094

Re: Mt Eddy, CA

I summited there and camped at the lake a couple years ago on my PCT sobo section hike. Cool spot.
by mjirving
April 24th, 2022, 9:15 pm
Forum: Trail Q&A
Topic: Snowcat Ride up To Mt. Hood Summit?
Replies: 11
Views: 4368

Re: Snowcat Ride up To Mt. Hood Summit?

A few years back, for something different, I started at the yellow centerline of Hwy 26 in Government Camp. We hauled our skis to the top of the Hogsback and skied back to Govy. That was one long ski run!
by mjirving
December 23rd, 2021, 10:29 am
Forum: Hiking in the News
Topic: weight saving tip: carry map OR compass
Replies: 15
Views: 7786

Re: weight saving tip: carry map OR compass

I liked the tips about never hiking alone or off trail…no problem, right Chip? :D
by mjirving
September 30th, 2021, 11:52 am
Forum: Gear Discussion
Topic: Have a discover pass? get a free Subway sandwich
Replies: 4
Views: 24769

Re: Have a discover pass? get a free Subway sandwich

They are all privately owned I believe so I’d imagine it was a promo from one ownership group (1 store or maybe a few) that was done at one time years ago.
by mjirving
September 9th, 2021, 5:52 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Gnarl Ridge from Elk Meadows trail
Replies: 12
Views: 3070

Re: Gnarl Ridge from Elk Meadows trail

Hahaha…perfect.
by mjirving
September 9th, 2021, 5:21 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Gnarl Ridge from Elk Meadows trail
Replies: 12
Views: 3070

Re: Gnarl Ridge from Elk Meadows trail

Chip, it’s funny you say that about the rock/boulder as my friends that I hike with often play the childish game of moving the emphasis with “big ass”, so yes, in our game it would be big ass-rock. Somehow it’s not as funny as I type this, but I promise you that it’s hilarious when applied in the fi...
by mjirving
September 8th, 2021, 4:37 am
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: Gnarl Ridge from Elk Meadows trail
Replies: 12
Views: 3070

Re: Gnarl Ridge from Elk Meadows trail

Dang, I missed the party. I was up there with my daughters this weekend too. Started at Meadows and did the lower umbrella falls trail over to Elk Meadows (for the first time) and then went up above that meadow shown in this report to the cool “football field” above the meadow with “spaceship rock”,...
by mjirving
August 21st, 2021, 10:23 pm
Forum: General Hiking Topics
Topic: How specifically do you define a pass?
Replies: 22
Views: 6974

Re: How specifically do you define a pass?

Sorry…I probably channeled that in my response without remembering. The thread must be about done if we’ve circled back to the beginning. Haha.
by mjirving
August 21st, 2021, 6:47 pm
Forum: General Hiking Topics
Topic: How specifically do you define a pass?
Replies: 22
Views: 6974

Re: How specifically do you define a pass?

I just looked in Wikipedia and it uses the key word “navigable” which makes sense and is in line with my assumption above.
by mjirving
August 21st, 2021, 6:44 pm
Forum: General Hiking Topics
Topic: How specifically do you define a pass?
Replies: 22
Views: 6974

Re: How specifically do you define a pass?

I think of a pass fundamentally as a saddle…the lowest point to cross from one valley to the next…this the spirit of the name, it’s the “pass” or the passway to get from one to the other, which all things being equal (which they never are) would be the lowest point. But maybe it’s the lowest reasona...