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Unhoused veterans won a pair of legal victories in their effort to increase housing at West L.A.'s VA campus. Univision veteran Alejandra Santamaria will lead LAist as its new CEO. Much of Mt. Baldy remains closed until October due to fire damage. Plus, more. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com.  Support the show: https://laist.com

What we know about some of the people killed in Friday's Mojave Desert Crash. San Bernardino County officials send strong warning amid snowy mountain conditions. Did the recent rains help California's snowpack? Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com. Support the show: https://laist.com

Caltrans wants to ban storage of flammable materials under CA's freeways. LA has gotten 1,180 reports of potholes since the storms; how to get reimbursed for your cars' damages. A search is underway around Mt. Baldy for 22-year-old missing hiker. Plus, more.  Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com. Support the show: https://laist.com

We're switching things up a bit and sharing about our experience earlier this month hiking Mt. Baldy (Mt. San Antonio), which is located in San Bernardino County, CA. Although we both had done it before, this year was the first time just the two of us did it together, and we have plenty to share about what made the experience both incredible and challenging. October 18, 2023

More shoplifters get stopped! Liberal sympathy for Arab girls. Parents blame bullies, schools, "stigma" for 14yo daughters who "died by suicide." The Hake Report, Tuesday, September 26, 2023 AD TIME STAMPS * (0:00:00) 3rd Start/Topics: Shoplifters, Sympathy, Suicide* (0:02:55) Hey, guys! Mt Baldy tee* (0:04:16) JAIME, MN: Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, sacrifices* (0:09:45) CJ, TX: Eat only meat, human "evolution"* (0:21:25) Spotify: AI replicate podcaster voices, translated* (0:22:46) Trump can't buy handgun, federally indicted* (0:24:15) Thieves stopped from shoplifting (Canada)* (0:31:36) Arab girls: "My dream" at Mexican girl running outside (TikTok, X)* (0:44:18) "Superman" - Mary Rice Hopkins* (0:47:54) Supers: Gummy worms at night, illegals resent illegals* (0:51:31) Supers: Evil Is Real vs chat* (0:53:25) "Died by suicide": Mother of 14yo blames others* (1:02:18) Mother spouts off, blames school and bullying* (1:09:24) Father complains: Late daughter beaten* (1:13:46) 14yo wanted mental health resources* (1:18:02) WOW HASSAN: parents, Rebel Flag* (1:22:30) JOHN, KY: whites committing suicide, not blacks* (1:28:34) MIKE, MO: The parents don't have love* (1:30:49) MIKE: Rapture may be spiritual* (1:35:47) Supers: Cotton picking? * (1:37:26) Chats: Reaction on suicide, bad words naivety * (1:39:13) "Oh" - Okay (2005, Low Road)BLOG https://www.thehakereport.com/blog/2023/9/26/so-many-14-year-old-girls-died-by-suicide-tue-9-26-23 PODCAST by HAKE SubstackLive M-F 9-11 AM PT (11-1 CT / 12-2 ET) Call-in 1-888-775-3773 – thehakereport.com  VIDEO  YouTube  |  Rumble*  |  Facebook  |  X  |  BitChute  |  Odysee*  PODCAST  Apple  |  Spotify  |  Castbox  |  Substack  (RSS)  *SUPER CHAT on asterisked above, or  BuyMeACoffee  |  Streamlabs  |  Ko-fi  SUPPORT HAKE  Substack  |  SubscribeStar  |  Locals  ||  SHOP  Teespring  ALSO SEE  Hake News on The JLP Show  |  Appearances (other shows, etc.)  JLP Network:  JLP  |  Church  |  TFS  |  Hake  |  Nick  |  Joel  |  Hassan  Get full access to HAKE at thehakereport.substack.com/subscribe

One family's regular day of exploring some sand dunes at the edge of Lake Michigan turned into a wild tale of a little boy being sucked into a sinkhole, and the discovery of underground tunnels.READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mysterious-sinkholes-of-mt-baldy

Today we have a very special guest - Ralph Coltrin Boy Scout Survivor of Mount Baldy On November 15, 1958, three Boy Scouts were lost in the Santa Rita Mountains. They were unprepared for the sub-freezing weather brought on by a snowstorm. Three other boys made it out of the mountains, but the search for the missing boys lasted until their bodies were found Dec. 4, 1958. After a massive but fruitless search for the lost Scouts by 700 volunteers, a rancher finally found the three bodies east of Josephine Saddle on Dec. 4. Soldiers from Fort Huachuca stacked rocks and erected crosses where the boys were discovered. Then they carried Mike Early, Michael LaNoue and David Greenberg off the mountain. In August 1959, Ralph Coltrin Jr., who was just 12 on the day of the hike, returned to the site with John Early, Mike's father. They carried three small markers fashioned by a Southern Pacific Railroad metalworker. They found the three stone piles and wooden crosses and wired the metal markers with each boy's name to the memorials. Thirty years later, in 1988, Coltrin returned and found two of the markers deteriorating. The third, Michael LaNoue's, was missing. He decided to take the markers off the mountain. Greenberg went to his family, but by then the Early family was gone and the metal marker was placed in the Otis H. Chidester Scout Museum in Tucson. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damon-ellison4/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damon-ellison4/support

Body found near Mt Baldy 9yr old signs NIL deal Amber Alert: Man accused of abducting 2month old Squishmallows: New toy trend

Human remains were found near a mountain area where actor Julia Sands went missing. Local reproductive health care providers have seen an influx in those seeking care one year after the Dobbs decision. A preview at Aquarium of the Pacific's redesigned gallery.  Support The L.A. Report by donating now at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com.  Support the show: https://laist.com

This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on May 23. It dropped for free subscribers on May 26. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe for free below:WhoRobby Ellingson, General Manager of Mt. Baldy, CaliforniaRecorded onMay 8, 2023About Mt. BaldyClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Mt. Baldy Ski Lifts, which is majority owned by Ron EllingsonLocated in: Mt. Baldy, CaliforniaYear founded: 1952Pass affiliations: NoneClosest neighboring ski areas: Mountain High (1 hour, 12 minutes), Snow Valley (1 hour, 19 minutes), Snow Summit (1 hour, 52 minutes), Bear Mountain (1 hour, 56 minutes) – travel times vary considerably pending time of day and weather conditionsBase elevation: 6,500 feetSummit elevation: 8,600 feetVertical drop: 2,100 feetSkiable Acres: 800-plusAverage annual snowfall: 170 inchesTrail count: 26 (54% advanced/expert, 31% intermediate, 15% beginner)Lift count: 4 double chairs – view Lift Blog's inventory of Mt. Baldy's lift fleetWhy I interviewed himIf you have children under the age of 15 or so, you have likely seen Zootopia. If not, imagine this: anthropomorphic animals (it's Disney), traumatized by eons of predator-eat-prey brutalism, build a city in which they can all coexist after the lions and wolves are given the equivalent of cartoon Beyond burgers or something. This city is divided into realms: desert, jungle, arctic, water, etc. Which is about as believable as thousands of species of walking, talking animals living in non-murderous harmony until you realize, oh yeah, that's basically Los Angeles.The monster, pulsing city, its various terras stacked skyward like realms in Tolkein: ocean then beach then jungle then mountain then desert beyond. Most American cities sprawl outward in concentric rings of Wal-Marts and Applebee's and Autozones. LA gives you whole different worlds every five freeway exits.It's still incongruous, to drive up into the sky and find Mt. Baldy. Not just to find a ski area, because there are plenty of those perched along the city walls, but to find this ski area, pinched in a deep ravine at the end of a narrow highway switchbacking up from the flats. Foot-loading the lattice-towered double chair is like boarding a slow-motion time machine into the sky. And indeed you may think you have. At the top, cellphone service blinks out. The chairlifts are museum pieces from the pre-digital era of industrial design. The trailmap un-scrolled across the baselodge wall teases the Stockton Flats expansion, which will be new… in 1991 (it's still not there).Los Angeles, with its vast wealth and enormous population, could support almost any kind of ski area. Knit the entirety of the mountains above the city together with high-speed lifts, and you would have no issue filling them with skiers. And yet, the closest ski area to Fancy Town is this throwback. Soaring, glorious, gorgeous, but a relic, as though someone turned the lights on in 1952 and forgot about it. There's some grooming but not a lot. Some snowmaking but not a lot. Some services but just enough. A few other skiers but basically none. Meaning not enough for liftlines, at least once you get up Lift 1. It's just you and endless inventive lines through the trees.If I found Baldy staked out in the remote Sierras, a token of another time, I'd be awestruck and amazed. If I found it tucked off some pass in Idaho or Wyoming, I'd understand its end-of-civilization vibe. But so positioned, directly and conspicuously over America's West Coast glitter, the place is puzzling and fascinating. I had to know more.What we talked aboutThat amazing 2022-23 California ski season; why it's almost impossible to get accurate snow measurements at Baldy; why Baldy isn't reliant on CalTrans like the other SoCal ski areas; avy mitigation in SoCal; why Baldy pushes the season so deep into spring; embracing social media; growing up in the mountains above LA; the Ellingson family legacy on the mountain; why bombing the mountain as a kid doesn't prepare you to run it as an adult; loving the mountain and the rush of it all; who owns Mt. Baldy Ski Lifts; building Baldy above Los Angeles starting in 1952; thoughts on the consolidation of Southern California skiing; competing with the Ikon Pass; what happened when Baldy introduced a $49 season pass, and why that product eventually went away; whether Vail has ever driven up from the 210 with an open checkbook; why Baldy never became the “Disneyland of the mountains”; Baldy's Holy Grail expansion and whether it will ever happen; Baldy's throwback vibe; updating the masterplan (from 1993!); priorities for new lifts, including one that could change the texture of the entire resort; the incredible journey of the used lift that will replace Chair 2; upgrades happening to Chair 3 this summer; Baldy's unique follow-the-sun lift operations; how Mt. Baldy's snowmaking system exists in an area facing chronic water shortages; snowmaking priorities; Club Baldy; whether Baldy could ever join the Indy Pass; and Baldy's parking restrictions and whether they could ever build more parking spots.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewI've been aware of Mt. Baldy for decades, in the way that I've been aware of every mid-sized-for-its-region ski area, but I never thought much about the place until April 2020.As we all remember, the entire North American ski industry had shut down over the course of a week that March. As most of us have forgotten, a handful re-opened starting in late April. The first of those was Mt. Baldy. On April 22, operating under a tee-time social-distancing structure that permitted small groups of skiers up the mountain in intervals, Baldy turned the lifts back on for the first time in weeks. I lobbed an email into the ether and, much to my surprise, connected with Ellingson for a short podcast conversation.The clever operating scheme that Ellingson patched together told a far larger story than one ski area hacking the Covid shutdowns. It was that, of course, but it also distilled the rowdy spirit of independent ski areas into one tangible act: a simple, creative, rapidly conceived and executed set of operating procedures that flexed to both the complexities of a global pandemic and the nuances of a single ski area. Vail and Alterra can do a lot of things, but that sort of nimble adaptation is harder for them (though Crystal, Washington was one of the half-dozen or so ski areas to re-open that spring). Baldy's scheme was brash without being reckless - Ellingson did not ask the local or state authorities' permission to re-open the bump, but he did so with 10 percent capacity restrictions that seem conservative in hindsight. The plan showcased the vitality of independent ski areas, and also their necessity. Remember that, in those first weeks after the Covid shutdowns, there was some doubt as to whether the 2020-21 ski season would happen at all (and, indeed, in many European nations, it basically didn't), but Baldy showed, early and decisively, that some version of skiing could co-exist with Covid, and the industry's focus quickly swiveled from “if” to “how.”That sense of quirky, raw independence animates everything about Mt. Baldy. There is nothing else like it in America. And not in the way that there's nothing else like Alta or Vail Mountain or Killington or Whiteface, which each have unique terrain and snowfall patterns and cultures, but similar ways of being. Baldy just feels like a different way of being a ski area, like when you go to Europe and all of the cars and buildings look different and you're like, OK, this is a different way of being a civilization. Or I guess like skiing in Europe, which really feels nothing at all like America.It's hard to understand without experiencing it for yourself. In March, I finally stopped in and skied the place. And I had to ask what in the world I'd just experienced.What I got wrongFor some reason, I'd thought that the Mueller lift company had gone the way of the Riblet (meaning, out of business). I said so during our interview, when Ellingson noted that he had ordered new chairs for Chair 3, a 1978 Mueller double. He pointed out that the company is still in business, in Canada.Why you should ski Mt. BaldyIn the podcast, I ask Ellingson if Vail Resorts has ever brought its big fat checkbook up the access road. He said they haven't, which is both surprising and not surprising. Surprising because Vail has purchased a ski area within the orbit of pretty much every cold-weather or mountain-adjacent city in the United States, with the exception of Los Angeles. Not surprising because Vail tends to buy renovated houses, rather than repair jobs. Not that there's anything broken about Baldy, but four double chairlifts is not exactly Vail's brand.I asked about Vail's interest for this reason: as a fully permitted ski area with secure water rights standing above the nation's second-most-populous city, Baldy is an irreplaceable asset. There are only a handful of ski areas in the National Forests above Los Angeles. Alterra owns three of them: Bear Mountain, Snow Summit, and Snow Valley. Mountain High is itself in acquisition mode, purchasing Dodge Ridge in 2021 and China Peak last year. Mt. Waterman has no snowmaking and has not turned the lifts on for public skiing in more than three years. A few other Forest Service permits remain active, though the ski areas have long closed: Cedar Pass, Green Valley, Kratka Ridge. That makes Baldy the only viable LA-area independent ski area that would make sense as a megapass acquisition.It's unlikely, but not impossible. It would cost tens of millions to upgrade the resort's lift and snowmaking infrastructure to handle Epic Pass volumes. Eventually, however, Vail may conclude that their only way to compete with Alterra for LA is to buy their way in. And, as Ellingson says in the podcast, “everything is for sale” - for the right price.My point here is this: if you want to experience the funky, idiosyncratic Mt. Baldy that I'm describing here, don't wait to do it. This is not Mad River Glen, shielded from over-development by co-op bylaws. This is a locally owned and operated ski area that has done what they could with what they've had for decades. That it's quaint and wild is a function of circumstance rather than destiny. Someone could buy this. Someone could change this. Someone could make this Big Bear 2. I'm not going to tell you whether that would be a good thing or a bad thing, but I will tell you that it would be a different thing. And that different thing could happen tomorrow or it could happen 30 years from now or it could happen never. Don't bet against it. Go ski Baldy the next chance you get.Podcast NotesOn SoCal summit elevationsWe briefly discussed the top altitude of the various SoCal ski areas. Bear Mountain checks in with the highest, topping out at 8,805 feet at the top of Bear Peak. Baldy is right behind, at 8,600 at the tops of both lifts 3 and 4. Baldy is the king of SoCal vert, however – when you can ski all the way to the bottom of Lift 1. Some seasons, this doesn't happen at all, but this year, Ellingson said one of his employees skied to the base more than 50 days.Just for fun, here's an inventory of all California ski areas' headline stats, with SoCal ski areas highlighted in blue:On reading recommendations                          Ellingson mentions a book by Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard: Let My People Surf. Here's a link if you want to check it out.On the bells clanging in the backgroundYou may notice bells clanging in the background during a good portion of the podcast. While you may conclude that I recorded this episode in a Christmas village, this was just our family's eight-week-old kittens batting their cat toys around in the background. Eventually I called in reinforcements to shut this illicit operation down, but in the meantime, chaos reigned.On Mt. Waterman not being a real ski areaMt. Waterman is, technically, still a functioning ski area. Their Forest Service permit is active. Someone regularly updates their Facebook page and website. However. The lifts haven't actually spun for the public since early 2020, pre-Covid shutdowns. There is always some excuse: not enough workers, no power, no snow, the road is closed. The place has no snowmaking, which, in Southern California in 2023, is as absurd as it sounds. But they failed to open even after this year's massive storm, which brought as much as 10 feet to the other ski areas in the region.It's fair to suspect something shady is going on here. I'm not making any accusations, but the Forest Service ought to investigate (if they're even equipped to do that) why the ski area so infrequently opens. I am usually allergic to online mob violence, but the ruthless shaming by disappointed would-be Waterman skiers to the ski area's every Facebook post is consistent, disgusted, and hilarious:The whole “you're just running the lifts for your friends and family” accusation is fairly common. I have no idea if it's true. If so, this place needs to be liberated for the people.On Stockton FlatsSki straight off Chair 4 and angle slightly right, sidestep a few feet up, and you'll see a vast kingdom stretching off into the wilderness. Straight down, marvelous untracked pow. This is Stockton Flats, the long-teased but never actualized expansion off Baldy's backside. This circa 2006 trailmap shows up to six lifts spread over 2,200 vertical feet on the expansion:The potential expansion is so built into Baldy's lore that the large trailmap stretched across the baselodge still teases it:So, why hasn't the expansion happened? Will it ever? We discuss that extensively in the podcast.On the Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement ActEllingson refers to the “Summertime Enhancement Act” that Congress passed several years ago. This was a 2010 law that allowed ski areas operating on Forest Service land to expand operations into the summer. Thus: all the mountain coasters, ziplines, disc golf, mountain biking, and other stuff you see happening around ski areas in the offseason. In other words, this law allowed ski areas to evolve into year-round businesses, as their non-Forest Service counterparts had been doing for decades. It was, by all accounts, a huge boost to the viability of the nation's ski industry.On our last Mt. Baldy podcastEllingson and I recorded a podcast episode previously, on April 22, 2020. Heads up: the energy here is way different than what you're accustomed to from The Storm. In summary, when Covid hit, no one cared about anything else but Covid for like three months. So I halted my regular podcast series (which at the time consisted of just 14 episodes), and pivoted to a “Covid-19 & Skiing” series. These were short – generally about 30 minutes – and explored the impact of Covid on skiing in the most sober possible terms. There is no music and no sponsors, and barely an introduction. Plus I hope I've gotten better at this. Anyway just setting expectations here.On “Disneyland of the Mountains”I referenced this 1987 Los Angeles Times article that envisioned a future Mt. Baldy that looked a lot like, well, Big Bear. That never happened, obviously, and Ellingson and I discuss why not at length. But it's fascinating to put yourself back in the late ‘80s and see a whole different world than the one that actually happened.On InstapostEllingson talked a bit about his experience as reluctant owner of the Mt. Baldy Instagram account. Frankly I think he does an awesome job. The feed is interesting, raw, quirky, and fun. Give them a follow.On the Mt. Baldy ski experienceIn my recent article recapping the highlights of my 2022-23 ski season, I laid out a day at Mt. Baldy in detail:There is a basic acceptance and understanding among New York City-based skiers that any hill within a three-hour orbit of Manhattan will be maximally oversold and intolerable at all peak times. Unless you go to Plattekill – a family-owned 1,100-footer tucked deep into the Catskills, with a double and a triple and ferocious double-blacks stacked along the frontside. Maybe because it lacks high-speed lifts, maybe because it sits down a tangle of poorly marked backroads, maybe because people just go where the buses go, maybe because parking is limited and that controls liftlines – but the place is never overwhelmed, even during peak season with peak snow.LA's version of Plattekill is Mt. Baldy. The crowds swarm Big Bear and Mountain High. But not Baldy, even though it's right. Freaking. There. Fourteen miles and half an hour off the 210 freeway. An hour from downtown LA. And what a surreal, unbelievable, indescribable experience this place is.The arrival likely puts the masses off. You foot-load a double chair that looks as though it was assembled from repurposed Noah's Ark scrap and ride 20 minutes to where the ski area, essentially, begins (though in deep years you can ski all the way back to the parking lot – this was a deep year).…Here, more double chairs. Your choices, in the morning, are Chair 2 – for beginners, or southeast-facing Chair 4, looker's left. This is all marked as blue terrain, but if the trees are live, it is a mad bazaar of gladed lines, nicely pitched for fast, wild turns through the widely spaced SoCal forest. There are no lift lines, even on a bluebird Saturday.At around 1 or 1:30 – whenever the sun softens the northwest-facing terrain, or whenever they feel like it – Baldy Patrol shuts down Chair 4 and opens Chair 3. Here, vastly more vert, vastly more terrain, and vastly steeper pitch. This is big-mountain stuff, steep, wild, exposed, scary. Again, there are no liftlines. Fastlaps on this caliber of terrain – especially in California – are rare. But here you go. Feast.And at the end of the day, venture onto The Face, the enormous steeps leading back to the bottom of Chair 1.The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 45/100 in 2023, and number 431 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. Want to send feedback? Reply to this email and I will answer (unless you sound insane, or, more likely, I just get busy). You can also email skiing@substack.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

Leonard Cohen goes on the record about:How he saw himself as a writerWomenLoveHis time on Mt Baldy, living as a monkHis comeback, andAgeing — or "The Third Act" as he referred to it

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #PacificWatch: Mt. Baldy could get up to 8 feet of snow amid rare blizzard warning -  @JCBliss https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-22/mt-baldy-could-get-up-to-8-feet-of-snow-this-week

“…when you're totally beaten up and you don't know what to do, that's the moment of truth - when suddenly all those Buddhist teachings you've read about are no longer just something you read in a book….” - Gyokei Yokoyama On day two of our Mt Baldy retreat, Gyokei opens himself up for Daisan - a revelatory round of public practice discussion where he fields all of the sangha's burning questions such as: How do we find meaning in our worldly work? How is North American Zen developing differently from its Japanese roots? How do we raise kids as Zennies without them growing up to hate us and Zen in the process? And can we get Gyokei to spill the beans on his own spiritual awakening? Find out here!

In this episode, I interview @cindyhikes. Cindy is an endurance athlete with a backpacking, mountaineering, & ultra running experience. In this IG Live she shares her ultra running experience, lessons learned, a near death experience, journey to recovery and how she was able to run her first official 100 miler, #riodellago, after coming back from an injury. Follow @cindyhikes to continue to see her journey as she trains for her next 100 miler. She is also a @humagel ambassador. Check out her IG to get a 10% discount code. #humabeing

"I love the idea of worlds creating and worlds destroying. Each moment being new makes the good times sweeter. And being aware of how much you love something when it's happening makes harder times bearable. It's that awareness that everything is being made up and torn down constantly." - Sara Campbell   Live from Mt Baldy, Sara brings us a personal exploration of this year's retreat theme, "World's Created, World's Destroyed," including everyone's favorite koan on the end of the world and what to do about it, plus a lovely reading from Charlotte Joko Beck on the great coal furnace of zazen.

"When I stopped being scared of other people, a funny thing happened. I realized I like people. You were like these static things that knew right from wrong and could judge me, and then one day you stopped being that. I realized that you don't know who you are or what you're supposed to be doing either, and that meant I don't have to know what I am or what I'm supposed to be doing. And now we can all just hang out. It's a way different relationship, a funny relationship, and I like it a whole lot better."   Recorded live from Mt Baldy, Dave Cuomo reads Dogen's “Space!” and talks emptiness, anxiety, and boundless love, while the sangha debates the best and worst poems to bum out a wedding. 

Shpritz of the Flonase. Kick Randy in the Testicle. Boy Am I Glad I'm Not Allergic to Vibrations. David Cop a Feel. I Don't Like Allergieeeeeees. Sir, This is a Wendy's Hotel and Casino. Jalapeno Jiccups. Three Johnsons And You're Out! The Tolkien Broccoli Estate. Just Jam those Pores with Aluminum. Texting Elizabeth Montgomery. It's Half Pre-Apocalyptic! Mt Baldy, just south of Toupee Hill. I like a good Honk. Reccamentals! Upgrading servers to PHP 7.4 with Tom and more on this episode of The Morning Stream.

Shpritz of the Flonase. Kick Randy in the Testicle. Boy Am I Glad I'm Not Allergic to Vibrations. David Cop a Feel. I Don't Like Allergieeeeeees. Sir, This is a Wendy's Hotel and Casino. Jalapeno Jiccups. Three Johnsons And You're Out! The Tolkien Broccoli Estate. Just Jam those Pores with Aluminum. Texting Elizabeth Montgomery. It's Half Pre-Apocalyptic! Mt Baldy, just south of Toupee Hill. I like a good Honk. Reccamentals! Upgrading servers to PHP 7.4 with Tom and more on this episode of The Morning Stream.

The Fungi Involved with Devil's Stovepipes at Mt. Baldy, Indiana Dunes National Park Peter Avis, PhD from University of Maine In 2013, a young boy fell in a hole at Mt. Baldy. Fortunately, he survived and the pursuit to understand the formation of these holes (aka Devil's Stovepipes) ensued. This presentation will cover an overview of the research colleagues and I have conducted to understand the role of fungi in the formation of these holes. The whole story is about the decomposition of wood conducted by fungi! Peter Avis, PhD recently moved to accept a position at the University of Maine. He formerly was at Indiana University Northwestfrom 2007 until 2020 and prior to that he had a post doctoral position with Greg Mueller at the Field Museum. His PhD is from Minnesota where he worked with Dave McLauglin, Ris Charvat and Trice Morrow. His research falls into three general categories: Fungal ecology and evolution, molecular methodology for the study of fungi, and ecological restoration monitoring. Recorded via Zoom on May 3, 2021 IllinoisMyco.org

This is a guided prayer for the ladies hiking Mt. Baldy for our California Regional Freedom Challenge, but really we want you all joining us as we raise our battle cry for the end of Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery. "You may have stories and know statistics that have broken your heart, or maybe you just need somewhere to start. I say let’s do it together, cry out for your city streets, cry out for those enslaved around the world. Let’s just all lift our voices and cry out NO MORE. It is ENOUGH. My God knows when to say it is ENOUGH and I am joining Him in this cry." - Ruth WillettListen along with those tackling a challenge in California in prayer and worship!Worship with us here: Youtube Playlist Want to learn more? Visit our websites:The Freedom Challenge US: thefreedomchallenge.comOperation Mobilization USA: omusa.orgInstagram: @thefcusaSupport the show (https://give.omusa.org/om/freedom-challenge)

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Two Martha Stewarts of matrimony, Anna Seibert and Caroline Kidwell, talk other dads, anagrams, and jumprope challenges. Anna does the first Actor Spotlight!

Today we talk about the fabulous minerals that can be collected at Mount Baldy in the Saint Gabriel Mountains San Bernardino County California. We also talk about the rainbow gemstones of Maine and how you can hold a piece of the moon. We’ve got some great fossil news on the rainforest in Australia flying reptile & the Mona Lisa of the fossil world and much more. Come see us at radicalrocksusa.blogspot.com thank you and remember rockhounds don’t die they petrified.

On this episode I have LA based runner, explorer, peak bagger, DJ & musician, and culture + brand marketer, Mark Faicol, join me on the show. We talk about running and training with boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, our beginning peak bagging journey together, summiting LA's toughest mountains (Iron Mt, Mt Baldy, Strawberry Peak), running & hiking tips, and his experience completing the LA marathon 3 times. Mark is a renaissance man who always continues to inspire, motivate, and elevate those around him while living life to the fullest. Follow Mark Faicol on Instagram @sharkfaicol. View photos from the discussed hikes on https://www.justtrek.net/ Want to send me a message? Email me at justin@justtrek.net or DM on Instagram @just.trek. Like the show? Leave a 5 star rating, review, and follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Consider supporting the podcast by donating on anchor.fm/justtrek/support or Venmo @justroc. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/justtrek/message

On this episode I have California based peak bagger, nature lover, rock climber, and national park explorer, Francis Ngo (@sicnarfone), join me on the show. We talk about his love for national parks (Yosemite, Zion, Crater Lake, etc) , tips for long day hikes, his Eastern Sierras getaway trip, and our journey tackling the Six Pack of Peaks challenge last year together. We reminisce about treks like Strawberry Peak (Mountaineer's Route), Cucamonga peak during a storm, Mt. Wilson, and his Mt. Baldy birthday hike. I dig deeper into Francis' journey and learn more about how hiking has enriched his overall life. Francis is part of the #JustTrekCrew and we call him "Ranger Francois" because of his park ranger like style and demeanor. Follow Francis Ngo on Instagram @sicnarfone. View photos from the discussed hikes on https://www.justtrek.net/ Want to send me a message? Email me at justin@justtrek.net or DM on Instagram @just.trek. Like the show? Leave a 5 star rating, review, and follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Consider supporting the podcast by donating on anchor.fm/justtrek/support or Venmo @justroc. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/justtrek/message

On this episode I have LA based peak bagger, dog lover, mechanic, trail boss, and the founder of MidWeekHikers, Jess Fernandez, join me on the show. We talk about the backstory behind creating MidWeekHikers, tips for long day hikes, Iron Mountain to Mount Baldy (aka San Antonio Ridge Traverse), and must do outdoor experiences in the Southern California mountains. Jesse is a beloved person in the outdoor community who has brought many people together through his infectious energy and humor. This is part 1 of Jesse's story so make sure to stay tuned for part 2 in the future. Follow MidWeekHikers on Instagram @midweekhikers View photos from the discussed hikes on https://www.justtrek.net/ Want to send me a message? Email me at justin@justtrek.net or DM on Instagram @just.trek. Like the show? Leave a 5 star rating, review, and follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Consider supporting the podcast by donating on anchor.fm/justtrek/support or Venmo @justroc. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/justtrek/message

On this episode I have California based peak bagger, explorer, nurse, and international trekker, Kaye Treso (@the_petite_trekker),  join me on the show. We talk about our epic journey conquering Mt. Whitney - the tallest mountain in the continental United States @ 14,508 feet. We did this as a 22 mile day hike in July 2019 and it was an adventure for the books that we will never forget - one of our group members got injured and was helicoptered off the mountain by Search and Rescue. Kaye and I were on the mountain for 22.5 hours and even led another hiker safely down. We talk about her training for Mt Whitney, tips on how to prevent altitude sickness, and how she uses hiking as a powerful tool to fight anxiety and depression. We also reminisce about our first hike Mt Baldy and how we survived an intense lightning storm on San Gorgonio which is the tallest mountain in Southern California @ 11,500 feet. Kaye may be "The Petite Trekker" but she is an absolute beast on the trails.  Follow Kaye Treso on Instagram @the_petite_trekker View photos from the discussed hikes on https://www.justtrek.net/ Want to send me a message? Email me at justin@justtrek.net or DM on Instagram @just.trek. Like the show? Leave a 5 star rating, review, and follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Consider supporting the podcast by donating on anchor.fm/justtrek/support or Venmo @justroc. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/justtrek/message

Download this episode on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, and Pocket Casts | Read the full overview at skiing.substack.com.What this is: This is the eighth in a series of short conversations exploring the ski industry fallout from the COVID-19-forced closure of nearly every ski area on the continent in March 2020. Click through to listen to the first seven: author Chris Diamond, Boyne Resorts CEO Stephen Kircher, Magic Mountain President Geoff Hatheway, NSAA CEO Kelly Pawlak, Berkshire East/Catamount Owner & Goggles for Docs founder Jon Schaefer, Shaggy’s Copper Country Skis Cofounder Jeff Thompson, Doppelmayr USA President Katharina SchmitzWho: Robby Ellingson, General Manager of Mt. Baldy, CaliforniaWhy I interviewed him: Because Ellingson figured it out. After Lookout Pass, Idaho, became the last ski area on the continent to freeze its lifts on March 25 to help stop the spread of COVID-19, I figured the season was done. Even if Mammoth or Arapahoe Basin or Snowbird or Killington did have enough base and enough staff left hanging around to open up again when the curve flattened on the coronavirus outbreak, it seemed unlikely that they would have the will to do so. They’d lost weeks of fat March and early-April spring break revenue, and many of them don’t make much or any money on late spring skiing. Why bother? Mt. Baldy bothered. In a limited, careful manner, with pre-registrations and parking lot check-ins and metered access throughout the day, the mountain is conducting a micro-experiment on behalf of the entire North American ski industry to see if there’s a way to make skiing work in a socially distant world. When the lifts stopped at most of the nation’s largest ski resorts on a frantic Saturday-into-Sunday jumble of panic and confusion in mid-March, no one really understood yet what was going on, how bad it was going to get, and how severe and widespread a shutdown needed to be in order to arrest the disease’s spread. We don’t necessarily have a good long-term understanding of those things just yet, but the ski industry’s doers and managers have had a good long stretch to think through some approaches that may allow lift-served skiing to survive until the scientists can put a stake through coronavirus’ heart. I wanted to see how that experiment was going, if it was sustainable or practical, and what it could mean for the 2020-21 ski season.   What we talked about: The story of Mt. Baldy’s March shutdown amid a storm cycle; how the mountain’s pre-shutdown social distancing plan informed its April re-opening; how they knew it was time to fire the lifts up again; the issues caused by cityfolk flooding the mountains throughout the closure; aiming for a low-key re-opening in a high-key world; what California has and has not closed and what that means for ski areas; when the government isn’t clear on their guidelines, are there even guidelines Bro?; applying the golf course model to skiing; if Costco and Best Buy can stay open, why not an 800-acre ski area operating at 10 percent capacity?; Baldy’s social distancing protocol, from buying the lift ticket to entering the parking lot to going up and away on the lifts; skiing in the age of mandatory facemasks; how employees feel about returning to work after weeks of shelter-in-place; yeah it makes no sense because it’s pushing 90 degrees in Los Angeles but Mt. Baldy’s been getting hammered with snow and they’re aiming for Memorial Day or later; there’s avy control in Southern California; the plan for Ski Patrol; the community reaction; how opening helped take pressure off the end-of-the-road crowds that had been congregating outside the mountain’s gates; whether this is a sustainable model for a COVID-bombed 2020-21 ski season Further reading:Mt. Baldy’s we’re open/social distancing protocol page.Additional coverage of Mt. Baldy’s reopening: Powder, MSN, LA Times, Gear Junkie, KTLA, KCALThis Mt. Baldy trip report from the March 1994 issue of Powder will give you a good sense of the place. It doesn’t seem to have changed much since. An overview of Mt. Baldy’s lifts and a trailmap.Recorded on: April 22, 2020The Storm Skiing Podcast is on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, and Pocket Casts. The Storm Skiing Journal publishes podcasts and other editorial content throughout the ski season. To receive new posts as soon as they are published, sign up for The Storm Skiing Journal Newsletter at skiing.substack.com. Follow The Storm Skiing Journal on Facebook and Twitter.COVID-19 & Skiing Podcasts: Author and Industry Veteran Chris Diamond | Boyne Resorts CEO Stephen Kircher | Magic Mountain President Geoff Hatheway | NSAA CEO Kelly Pawlak| Berkshire East/Catamount Owner & Goggles for Docs founder Jon Schaefer | Shaggy’s Copper Country Skis Cofounder Jeff Thompson | Doppelmayr USA President Katharina SchmitzThe Storm Skiing Podcasts: Killington & Pico GM Mike Solimano | Plattekill owners Danielle and Laszlo Vajtay | New England Lost Ski Areas Project Founder Jeremy Davis | Magic Mountain President Geoff Hatheway | Lift Blog Founder Peter Landsman | Boyne Resorts CEO Stephen Kircher | Burke Mountain GM Kevin Mack | Liftopia CEO Evan Reece | Berkshire East & Catamount Owner & GM Jon Schaefer| Vermont Ski + Ride and Vermont Sports Co-Publisher & Editor Lisa Lynn| Sugarbush President & COO Win Smith| Loon President & GM Jay Scambio| Sunday River President & GM Dana Bullen| Big Snow & Mountain Creek VP of Sales & Marketing Hugh Reynolds Get on the email list at www.stormskiing.com

In its thirteenth, and arguably hardest edition, the 2019 Tour of California, was conquered by Slovenian climber Tadej Pogačar of UAE, ahead of Neo pro Sergio Higuita, in his first race with US Based EF Education First, and Flanders Runner Up Danish Kasper Asgreen of Deceuninck–Quick-Step. The race was won on the Queen Stage to Mt Baldy, where the diminutive climbers dropped the field in a slo-mo battle up the steep climbs. Dutch Superstar Anna Van Der Breggen took the win on the first stage and the overall, matching the pace of team-mate and overall runner up Katie Hall on the stage to Mt Baldy. South African Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio came third after a strong performance. Matt and Danny discuss their week and get started talking about diet, protein, and easy healthy. Finally, with another Slovenian Primož Roglič in a commanding lead in the GC competition, things are starting to look pretty certain. The sprinting competition is wide open with wins by Ackermann, Gaviria, Demare, and Ewan. Only Elia Viviani, the Italian champion, is lacking a win. He has one more chance in tomorrow's sprint stage.

Between 2 Wheels Podcast: Cycling News, Commentary, and Analysis from NorCal; Host Tyler Janke, Curt Mills and Chris Flower. EP 119 Tyler goes over the Amgen Tour of California through stage 6 and gives his take on the fiasco from stage 4 with the 3+ km rule.  We also discuss some behind the scenes takes along with the Giro d'Italia and how Nibali demanding respect is a joke.   Subscribe to our Podcast YouTube Channel.  Give us a rating and comment on iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast.fm, GooglePlay or Podbean and now also on TuneinSubscribe on Android Follow and share us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/between2wheels/Find us on twitter @b2w_podcast or Email: admin@between2wheels.comWebsite: www.between2wheels.com

Part 2 of Brad’s talks from the Mt Baldy retreat on Dogen’s Zenki. He reads Nishijima’s translation, as well as portions of Okumura’s “The Mountains and Rivers Sutra," the sangha discusses the differences between Soto and Rinzai, kensho and satori, near death experiences, the miracle of sitting on your couch watching a godzilla movie, and the divine light that is eating a pizza.

This week Wes & Drew discuss their April results, total weight loss, Mt Baldy hike, and talk about the May activity... a 5k plus! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ian Boswell (Team Sky) is now in his third year as a professional cyclist. His maturation from rookie to veteran has been inspiring to watch. Ian joins us to talk about life as a pro racer, his career goals, his great performance on the Mt Baldy stage at Tour of California and finally, being named to the "10 Most Eligible Bachelors/Bachelorettes in Cycling" list! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

United Health Care Cycling Team's Kiel Reijnen checks in following Stage 7 of the 2015 Amgen Tour of California. The Mt Baldy finish caused a shake up with results and exhausted legs in the field! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Team Sky's Ian Boswell took a well earned 3rd place during today's Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California. Boswell has truly matured as a professional cyclist during this, his third year with Team Sky, season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Really excited about this second episode with one of my mentors in the big XC game, Matt Beechinor, aka "Farmer". When he flew 193 miles in 2012 from Mt Baldy in Sun Valley I decided my choice to move to the Wood River Valley later that summer was about the best decision I ever made. Matt has been flying for almost 20 years, is the best tandem pilot I know, is an amazing instructor, guide, and a Jedi in the air. In this episode we hear about a couple of amazing saves, what the "alien world" is, how Matt approaches risk, how to thermal better and how he has become one of the best gliders in the business. Enjoy!

Chunk of Chocolate. Raven, Elijah and The Cheeks hit up Baldy.