Uncle took a video of what looks to be a brown bear and has another video of another bear which looks like a grizzly/Kodiak biggest head on a bear I've ever seen, I was researching and saw that brown bears in California are extinct but there's been sightings of brown bears/ grizzly bears around Angeles national forest again

I caught this shy guy on camera today up in Azusa. People said he/she was not alone, they were a couple & had pups with them. Just wondering if anyone else has seen them.

Cleaning San Gabriel River ( After the first bridge) Would you pick up other people 's trash?

I just booked a night at Grassy Hollow Campground, out near Wrightwood. Is anyone familiar with this campground? I can't seem to find much information on it outside of Recreation.gov. Can't find many reviews. Doesn't seem to show up on Google or GoogleMaps as a campground. I get plenty of info on Grassy Hollow Visitor's Center and picnic/day use area, which is temporarily closed, but nothing on Grassy Hollow campground. I know it's smaller with only 10 sites and that the PCT cuts through it. Just curious if anyone has camped there and how they liked it. Any info is appreciated :) Thanks!

Part 58: Champions of Angeles Crest Highway – Stories from the Racetrack in the San Gabriel Mountains

December 31, 2013

By Zachary Ellison, Independent Journalist

Where will I be on the last night of 2023? On Angeles Crest Highway of course, but I won’t be there alone, and the Highway I travel is both the source of consternation to many and as I discovered in interviewing three champions of ACH there are many questions about the future. Earlier this year, Fodor’s Travel magazine put the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument on their “No List 2024” citing “Trash Production” declaring that a “lack of oversight and environmental awareness has led to the deterioration of what should be a natural oasis for Los Angeles County.”

If you ask most people what they think of Angeles Crest, the 66 mile route built from 1929 to 1956 that forms the backbone of the Monument crossing its highest elevation, they will tell you that it is dangerous. The Monument was established in 2014 by President Barack Obama, and has been essentially overlaid over the Angeles National Forest to give additional protections and distinctions, but without any additional funding or transference. Proposals to further expand the designation have faltered, and yet life goes on at a daily basis with people of all types safely accessing its splendor. I’m not sure about an “oasis” but if you ask me it’s a true paradise.

Link: https://zacharyellison.substack.com/p/part-58-champions-of-angeles-crest

Has anyone here ever used / know much about the Forest Products Permit that is issued by Forest Service? I have an art project in mind that will utilize a large amount of tree branches. Nothing huge. Maybe 1” diameter at the most but I need a couple hundred of them. Does anyone happen to know if this permit would allow me to go collect and or cut that stuff in the forest?

Thanks!

Hoping to hike up to the Windy Gap area from Crystal Lake this week and wanted to ask if anyone has been up recently and has a report on snow and safety?

Anyone know what the hiking/car access conditions of the Mt Waterman trail are? I haven’t been since it burned.

Hey there, wondering if anyone knows if the fire ban is still in place. I know it said till February but we’ve got a couple week of rain upon us and wondering if that will change anything? Thanks.

Does anyone know if there are any road closures planned on highway 2? Specifically going to Wrightwood Canyon. Last year, the road was already closed on Nov. 20. But does anyone know anything about this year?

did anyone else notice some weird flashing lights behind the mountains? around 12am. it wasn’t like a pattern flash it was like random and sometimes it was really bright. Im curious to know what it is

Is there any place open in the Angeles National Forest for hike-in camping? Little Jimmy, Cooper Canyon Trail Camp, and Henninger were all closed for the season when I called recently. Any nearby alternatives? Thank you.

curious if anyone has any ideas on places anywhere near LA that one can get to by public transportation then a relatively short hike and camp? Henninger Flats was my spot for this, taking the train then bus from Hollywood to Eaton Canyonc then the 3 mile hike up, but it is now permanently closed (w/o explanation)...

Millard seems to be another possibility, except with the parking lot so close and so few camping spots, the likelihood of it having availability is brutal to have made that journey for (to have to turn around and return)...

Thanks y’all.

Given there are only 5 campsites and they're all FCFS, is this a place that's full every night?