that's awesome. first time i went was in either '73 or '74, and it was just like that. i didn't go for many years, then went for the first ime about 5 years ago. what a change! just about everyone in clothes and grafitti on the rocks. last time i went some asshat put a floresent green dye in the stream and someone else had a boom box playing techno at full blast. as with many things, the internetby ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
which day of the week has the least amount of off the leash pit bulls? i'd like to take my dog there, but don't want him eaten, or me.by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
WOW, you must have made good time! still wet when you got to your truck.by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
that reminds me of an old joke: a couple of friends are out camping when one is bitten on his pecker (must be nudests) by a rattler. His friend tells him not to move around too much, and heads to town for help. He finds a Dr. and tells him what happened. The Dr tells him he can save his friends life if he sucks out the venom. He heads back to camp and he's friend asks "what did the Dr sayby ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Quotemohave I personally use an older version of this one and love it. It folds down into virtually nothing. Well worth the price. Camping tech has changed so much over the last two decades. I still recall packing a canoe full of canned food, heavy sleeping bag and a less than perfect tent. Glad those days are over. http://www.rei.com/product/830342/msr-whisperlite-universal-backpacking-stoveby ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
bring a Pocket Rocket backpacking stove and a small cannister of fuel. easily fits in a small day pack. or in a pinch an Esbit stove with fuel pellets. and do the cooking out in the open, not under a tree/bush. that's what i'd do.by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Quotecoyote I totally agree with Wizard on where they sprayed. If you are heading down from Bowen, you may see some rocks with a 69 on it in brown just before the jeep trail at the parking lot below the MoFo part of the goat trail to the ranch. The color was originally red for the 69 but when it was sprayed over to try to cover it, the numbers turned to the color of the spray over paint and withby ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
my friend, a full time RVer wants to check out DCHS on his way north. his rig is way too big to get past the ranch in order to get to the camping area. is there any place to camp for a night within reasonable driving distance?by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
back before they closed Cucamonga Canyon to car traffic, there was a turn out the kids called "party rocks" and it was also where people threw cars over the edge, about 200 feet straight down. they'd end up in the stream below the first falls. once i went up to the falls and there were 4-5 cars littering the area, really added texture to the graffiti. looking at those pics, it's worby ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
there's a really cool spot up in Cucamonga Canyon, with a waterfall and swimming hole. it's been a popular party spot for years. there's so much grafitti you can't see the rocks. now that all the same quality people go to DCHS, i expect this to happen here too. it's only a matter of time before this spot is closed, just like all the other places we used to be able to go. then the little pricks wiby ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
you're right. it's the same kind of people like the ones you see coming out of a 7-11 with a candy bar. they are standing next to a trash can, but throw the wrapper on the ground.by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
what will we find if we research you?by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
smoking weed may be illegal federally but does very little harm to the environment. about 2-3 years ago, when hiking down the trail from Bowens Ranch, just past the lower parking area, some ass munch had ridden up a pristeen hillside. there was one set of tracks. so i guess it just happened. now when you pass that area there's a huge washed out groove where everyone else has done the same, and waby ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
it really sucks! it really seems like most of the people going there have no clue about outdoor etiquette/safety.by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
that green water matches all the new green graffiti all over the rocks on the way down from BR.by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
I was there Sunday, and saw all the tags. you only see a few on the way down and a bunch more on the way up. It really makes it hard to have a mellow hike when just as you start to enjoy the walk you see another tag, and feel like strangleing someone. I've been down 3 times in the last 2 months. At first I was hopping to feel the same mellow vibe as there was in the '70s. I finally realized iby ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
looks like they cancelled. i was there sunday and there was one nude guy and about 50 clothed people. you've gotta be VERY self confident the get nakid with those odds, or an exeditionist.by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
QuoteAlexJr Enjoy the camaraderie and campfire. S'mores anyone? campfire??? is that OK there, i'd be surprised.by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
sooo much drama at the springs, pretty much explains the vibe.by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
...to the springs either this week or next. anyone been down lately, how's the stream crossing since the weekends snow? is it doable now?by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
the only suggestion that comes to mind at this time is, buy "hooked on phonics"by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
from what you're saying here, it does seem like there has been a misjustice. i looked it up, and you're right! there is no law on the books that makes being a fraidy cat of snakes illegal. on the other hand if you were charged with driving around in a motor vehicle, in possession of a loaded weapon, well.... that's illegal! i'm a gun owner too! and even though i don't agree with some of the gunby ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
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the hair was the best part, i actually had some!Rick wrote: > sycamorelaughing wrote: > > > Nothing against the 70's > > Not even the hair?by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
well all i can say is, guys look at naked women. as for me, i'd look too if you're worth lookin' at! but that's about it. i have a hard enough time trying to figure out what to say to a woman, even when fully clothed. with all my junk hangin' out there, whitty pickup lines are the last thing i can come up with! and "wanna F##K" hasn't worked since i quit drinkin', so you're safe with meby ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
nope not me, i haven't bee to the hot springs for a long time, since the early '70s in fact. back then the mind altering refreshments didn't come in liquid form. i've been wanting to make a trip down there soon, but after reading some posts concerning single guys only coming down there to pick up women, i'm not too sure i'll make it. i'd hate to show up there and cause anyone discomfort, and wby ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
just a little warning to Naked man. better bring your own woman, lest Celtfire labels you some kind of single guy weirdo, hoping to steal his.by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
if i bring my own woman next time i come there, then can we all do some "intimate behavior"?by ezzpete - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
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