Nike base/ Viper up in smoke
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I'm planning to ride there Thursday, but now I'm not sure.
Anybody know if May canyon/ Wilson canyon up by Olive View Hospital is still open?ET_SoCal said:Haven't done the Los Pinetos loop since spring.
'been thinking about it a few weeks, but now....
I'm planning to ride there Thursday, but now I'm not sure.
Nice pics! I just rode the Los Pinetos trail last week (thrusday), it was awesome, hadn't ridden it in about 5-6 years too. How quick before you think they'll let people back up there? I want to do some trail work on Viper...anyone, anyone, um...bueller?
I was reading on CNN that one of these Socal fires was accidentally started by a bird who stuck a powerline.
I would curious to learn about this scenario. Was it a freak accident where all the wrong things happened or are powerlines generallly prone to such seemingly easy damage?
I would curious to learn about this scenario. Was it a freak accident where all the wrong things happened or are powerlines generallly prone to such seemingly easy damage?
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Bird stike..
i think maybe the torched bird lit the fire when he hit the ground.
as far as riding up from the Olive View side, the fire looks to be on that side of Nike Base now. In the second pic you can see the towers on the peak, now there is a huge smoke plume behind the towers. scott
i think maybe the torched bird lit the fire when he hit the ground.
as far as riding up from the Olive View side, the fire looks to be on that side of Nike Base now. In the second pic you can see the towers on the peak, now there is a huge smoke plume behind the towers. scott
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I live just a few miles from Pinetos / Placerita Cyn.. We packed up some stuff and evacuated last Sunday per the Sheriffs and firemen, and returned home late Monday night. I'm planning on riding up to Camp 9 this weekend (paved), then down to Pinetos if I can.
Placerita Cyn. road is toast. About 40% of the visible brush burned down to the street. The lower part of Pinetos seems burned in places but not all. That's about as far east as it went, on the south side of Placerita Cyn. The lower "Nature Center" trail is toast too. Looks like the firefighters saved the Nature Center itself, it's kind of an oasis of green now. The San Fernando Rd. fireroad climb to Viper is also being served up "blackened" now.
And yes, the word is a Red Tail Hawk flew into power lines, caught fire and dropped into dry brush. 6,000 acres later.... crazy.
HW
I live just a few miles from Pinetos / Placerita Cyn.. We packed up some stuff and evacuated last Sunday per the Sheriffs and firemen, and returned home late Monday night. I'm planning on riding up to Camp 9 this weekend (paved), then down to Pinetos if I can.
Placerita Cyn. road is toast. About 40% of the visible brush burned down to the street. The lower part of Pinetos seems burned in places but not all. That's about as far east as it went, on the south side of Placerita Cyn. The lower "Nature Center" trail is toast too. Looks like the firefighters saved the Nature Center itself, it's kind of an oasis of green now. The San Fernando Rd. fireroad climb to Viper is also being served up "blackened" now.
And yes, the word is a Red Tail Hawk flew into power lines, caught fire and dropped into dry brush. 6,000 acres later.... crazy.
HW
mtbski said:
The Crown fire further east in Acton burned over some great riding including some singletrack west of Aliso Cyn. and some jeep/forest roads along Mt. Emma rd. There was an article in today's Valley Press (our local rag) about the forest service thinking about closing access to all SoCal forests. If any of you guys ride any of those trails mentioned (Viper etc.) please let me know and I'll join you. I need some new places to ride.
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