Los Angeles Hiking Group

Organizer: Mike Cheng
Reservation: Please make your own reservation for 2 nights, arriving Friday, 6/2 and departing Sunday, 6/4. We will meet at Curry Village shuttle stop on Saturday and Sunday morning 7:30 am to commence our activities for the day.

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Itinerary:
Friday: Depart separately to arrive at where you plan to spend your night at or near Yosemite National Park by 6 pm and check in.
Saturday : We plan to visit Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls. We will meet at Curry Village shuttle bus stop at 7:30am to take the shuttle to the trailhead.
Sunday: We will meet at Curry Village shuttle stop and hike to Mist Falls and Nevada Fall. We plan to wrap up our hike by 2 pm and head home.

4 Mile trail to Glacier Point is likely still closed by this time.

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Hike Details:
Hike Difficulty: Level 7 -8 /10
Distance: We will hike around 11 miles per day.
Elevation Gain: 3500' elevation gain per day
Time: 7 hours per day
Trail condition: single file trail
Water: Minimum 3 liter
Dog: No dog
Guest: Absolutely No
Toilette: At the trail head
Parking: At Curry Village
Weather forecast: Yosemite Weather Report (http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-119.60798&lat=37.73271)

Our Policy:
Profile photo: Anyone interested in joining this event must have a profile photo showing his/her face. This is a requirement of L.A. Hiking. Without it, you will not be allowed to sign up for an event.

Waiting list priority: People who hike with with L.A. Hiking regularly will be given priority when they are on the waiting list.

Advanced hikes: Anyone interested in participating in advanced hikes (>3,000' elevation gain or distance > 10 miles or Difficulty Level > = 7) will be subject to prescreening before his/her name will be added to the list. Therefore, interested hiker must share with the event host his/her recent hiking background to establish proficiency before his/her name will be added to the list. Guests are not allowed on advanced hikes.

Early departure: If a hiker needs to be separated from the group for any reason, he/she must inform the event host. Not knowing a hiker's where about may prompt the event host to report a hiker's missing to proper authority for further actions.

No show: If you sign up for an event but did not show up, you will be removed from the next event you sign up.

No minor: Meetup user agreement and our liability waiver can not be agreed to by a minor. Therefore, you and your guest must be over 18 to participate in our events.

No drug: Zero tolerance for all illegal drug use.
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Warning:
If you have prior medical condition or a family history of illnesses pertaining to heart, lungs, brain, etc. that can be aggravated by heat and physical exertion, this is not the hike for you.

If you have never done a hike of this distance or difficulty before, this hike will be very difficult for you. It may well be your death march. The mountain is not going anywhere. We will schedule this event again in the future. Do it when your mind and body are ready. Hiking is a recreation, not a suicide mission.

Release of Liability:
The organizer (me) of this trip is a volunteer and is not a professional guide. The function of the organizer is only to organize this trip. Each person who signs up for a trip/hike/or outing is responsible for his or her own safety and the safety of his or her guests.

By signing up for this trip, or any other event organized by me, you are acknowledging that you are aware and have made your guests aware of the risks, dangers and hazards associated with any outdoor activity and freely accept and fully assume all such risks, dangers and hazards, and further agree to release and discharge the organizer (me) of this hike from and against any and all liability arising from your and your guest's participation in the group activities.

L.A. Hiking, its organizer, assistant organizers, event organizers are not responsible for any injuries or accidents that may occur carpooling to and from this event, or for any injuries or accidents incurred before, during, and after this event. If you sign up or participate in an event you acknowledge that you freely and voluntarily agree to assume all risks of injuries and damages arising from, as a result of and associated with this event.

Hike Leader: Austin Williams
Location: Frazier Park, CA
Hike Difficulty: Level 8/10
Distance: 15.5 miles
Elevation Gain: 3,400 feet
Time: 7 - 7.5 hours (Moderately Fast pace)
Trail condition: Out & Back, Single file, dirt forest road, Mixed shade
Water: 3 Liters.
Guest: No
Toilette: none.
Adventure Pass: Not required.

What to bring: hat, sunscreen, hiking poles, energy bar, lunch, snacks, water, and the usual stuff.

Direction: Use link. Do not block or drive past the Boy Scout camp gate.

Trail description:

We'll be hiking to Sawmill Mountain (elev. 8,818 ft), the second highest peak in the Los Padres National Forest. This hike takes the bottom-up approach to Sawmill Moutain and offers views of the San Emigdio Messa, Pine Mountain Club and the Southern Central Valley. The hike starts on the BSA road which turns into the North for Trail. Then we'll connect to the Vincent Tumamait Trail, which will take us to the peak of Sawmill Mountain. We'll return the same way we came up. The majority of our hike will be on the light/moderately trafficked North Fork trail, hiking through the beautiful Chumash wilderness.

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Our Policy:
Profile photo: Anyone interested in joining this event must have a profile photo showing his/her face. This is a requirement of L.A. Hiking. Without it, you will not be allowed to sign up for an event.
Waiting list priority: People who hike with L.A. Hiking regularly will be given priority when they are on the waiting list.
Advanced hikes: Anyone interested in participating in advanced hikes (>3,000' elevation gain or distance > 10 miles or Difficulty Level > = 7) will be subject to prescreening before his/her name will be added to the list. Therefore, interested hiker must share with the event host his/her recent hiking background to establish proficiency before his/her name will be added to the list. Guests are not allowed on advanced hikes.
Early departure: If a hiker needs to be separated from the group for any reason, they must inform the event host. Not knowing a hiker's where about may prompt the event host to report a hiker's missing to proper authority for further actions.
No show: If you sign up for an event but did not show up, you will be removed from the next event you sign up.
No minor: Meetup user agreement and our liability waiver can not be agreed to by a minor. Therefore, you and your guest must be over 18 to participate in our events.
No drug: Zero tolerance for all illegal drug use.
***
Warning:
If you have prior medical condition or a family history of illnesses pertaining to heart, lungs, brain, etc. that can be aggravated by heat and physical exertion, this is not the hike for you.
If you have never done a hike of this distance or difficulty before, this hike will be very difficult for you. It may well be your death march. The mountain is not going anywhere. We will schedule this event again in the future. Do it when your mind and body are ready. Hiking is a recreation, not a suicide mission.
Release of Liability:
The organizer (me) of this trip is a volunteer and is not a professional guide. The function of the organizer is only to organize this trip. Each person who signs up for a trip/hike/or outing is responsible for his or her own safety and the safety of his or her guests.
By signing up for this trip, or any other event organized by me, you are acknowledging that you are aware and have made your guests aware of the risks, dangers and hazards associated with any outdoor activity and freely accept and fully assume all such risks, dangers and hazards, and further agree to release and discharge the organizer (me) of this hike from and against any and all liability arising from your and your guest's participation in the group activities.
L.A. Hiking, its organizer, assistant organizers, event organizers are not responsible for any injuries or accidents that may occur carpooling to and from this event, or for any injuries or accidents incurred before, during, and after this event. If you sign up or participate in an event you acknowledge that you freely and voluntarily agree to assume all risks of injuries and damages arising from, as a result of and associated with this event.

Let's hike Jones Peak once more before the summer heat starts! We will get to enjoy some streams, wildflowers, still-lush greenery and great views on this challenging local hike!

LEVEL: Advanced-Intermediate. The route is a steady steep climb, but not extreme. The last 0.7 miles going up is the harder part. The wide single track trail is in good condition; only the last 0.1 mile hill is slippery and very steep, but no hands are needed. Our pace will be moderate/moderate+ with several quick breaks, especially towards the end. THERE WILL BE NO SWEEP. This time I will not wait for slower hikers and I'll stay with the main group.

IF YOU ARE SLOWER: Go at your own pace and enjoy! The chances of getting lost are minimal and you should feel safe seeing other hikers frequently. The two turns are well marked; one is barely a turn and the other one is at the peak. See map attached. Offline navigation app is always a good idea. You can catch up to us at the top or go as far as you like and join us on our way back.

LENGTH: 6.4 miles out and back. 2300 ft elevation gain. Probably 3 1/4h - 3 1/2h.

SPEED: We'll start at c. 25-26 min/mile and slow down towards the end. Given the incline this is, IMO, moderate/moderate+ pace. We'll stay at the top for 10min and come down a bit faster. I hope most people will stay with me as a group, but you are free to go at your own pace :)

BRING: Exercise outfit (shorts are OK), hiking shoes, water, snack and sunscreen. Poles are very useful for the last hill and useful in some sections coming down, but IMO, not a must.

RESTROOMS: Near parking area.

LOCATION: We are starting from Bailey Canyon. We'll meet at the West end of the small parking lot by the trail sign at 8am for introductions and take off sharply at 8.05 am. If you are late walk W. Carter Ave North from the West side of parking and try to catch us, there is only one way to the top, see posted map.

PARKING: The parking lot is likely to be pretty full, but there is street parking next to it on North Grove St. or N. Lima St. Allow 5 min for parking as you may need to walk a block.

WEATHER: Even a small possibility of rain would lock us out of the park.

LIABILITY: The organizer is an uncompensated and untrained volunteer. By joining this event each member accepts full responsibility for knowing their limits, for all injuries, medical issues, assessing safety concerns, material losses and for getting lost. Each member shall release the organizer from all liability and have their guests accept these policies, also.

We can finally hike Sullivan Canyon without getting our feet wet ! We'll walk under a shady canopy of Trees until we walk up to the Sullivan Road Ridge at the top, with lots of nice views to the west.
Intermediate level, About 900 ft elevation gain. This is a loop, about 6 miles. If it turns out to be hot we can skip the Ridge and stay in the shady canyon, but the forecast is for about 70 this Sunday, so we probably won't need to.
Afterwards we will meet for dinner at A Votre Sante, and very nice healthy, gourmet restaurant in the area.
Questions:
Call Jeff[masked] the day of the hike.