Among the things I’m working on improving for 2015 is to better communicate what pages get added and updated on this blog/website due to the fact that I publish far more pages than posts. The blogging aspect is handled pretty well as every time I add a post, those that choose to follow the blog get alerted to that new content by their chosen source for following. However, when I add a page or update a page (the more website nature of this endeavor), there’s no automatic way to inform people. So, I’ve decided to write a monthly post that outlines what pages are new or updated to make it easier for returning readers to find what is more recent. What follows is the my first “New Additions” monthly post.

Hiking up San Gabriel Canyon, following the San Gabriel River to the Bridge to Nowhere, and seeing a bighorn was my favorite Angeles Forest hike this month–#6 of the year.

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Hiking Journal

• New journal started for 2015 and accessed from the 2015 Hikes tab. New in 2015 is a map included with each hike described. I went on eight hikes in January.

New Peaks:

• ABDSP Peak 2152: Elevation 2152′–Anza Borrego Desert State Park. (Note: this peak is unofficial but a great extension to the Rock Tanks Loop).
• Josephine Peak: Elevation 5558′–Angeles National Forest

Updated Peaks:

• Strawberry Peak
• Winston Ridge
• Winston Peak

New hikes with step by step instructions:

• Red Box to Strawberry Peak: 7 miles, 1845′ gain and loss.
• Red Box to Strawberry Meadow: 9 miles, 1500′ gain and loss.
• Colby Canyon Trail to Josephine Saddle, 4.4 miles, 1400′ gain and loss.
• Colby Canyon Trail to Josephine Peak, 8.4 miles, 2150′ gain and loss.
• Bridge to Nowhere via Lower San Gabriel Canyon: 10.2 miles, 1200′ gain and loss.

New trailhead pages

• Colby Canyon Trailhead
• East Fork Trailhead

Updated trailhead pages

• Red Box Trailhead

New trail segment information pages:

• Trail segments from trails accessed from Red Box Trailhead
  • Barley Road: Red Box to JCT South Strawberry Saddle Trail [s]
  • North Strawberry Saddle Trail [s]
  • South Strawberry Saddle Trail [s]
  • Strawberry Peak Trail [s]
• Trail segments from trails accessed from Colby Canyon Trailhead
  • Josephine Saddle Trail [s] 
  • South Colby Canyon Trail [s]
  • Upper Josephine Peak Road [s]
• Trail segments from trails accessed from East Fork Trailhead
  • Lower San Gabriel Canyon [s]
  • Heaton Road [s]

New  trail photo galleries:

• Trail photos from trails accessed from Red Box Trailhead
  • Barley Road: Red Box to JCT South Strawberry Saddle Trail [p]
  • North Strawberry Saddle Trail [p]
  • South Strawberry Saddle Trail [p]
  • Strawberry Peak Trail [p]
• Trail photos from trails accessed from Colby Canyon Trailhead
  • Josephine Saddle Trail [p]
  • South Colby Canyon Trail [p]
  • Upper Josephine Peak Road [p]
• Trail photos from trails accessed from East Fork Trailhead
  • Lower San Gabriel Canyon Trail [p]

New points of interest pages:

• Josephine Saddle
• Strawberry Meadow
• Bridge to Nowhere

New Photo galleries for areas outside Angeles National Forest:

• Trip 1: Lower Willows (See Afoot & Afield:SD, Chapter 26):
  • Lower Willows Trail
  • Palm Grove within Santa Catarina Spring area (not described in Afoot & Afield:SD, but a short, obvious, and worthwhile extension to this trip. The palms are seen clearly from the end of the Lower Willows Trail. From there, a narrow break in the vegetation leads to the palms)
  • Road into Coyote Canyon between 2nd and 3rd stream crossings
  • Santa Catarina Spring Monument area
  • Valley Road back to 3rd stream crossing
• Trip 5: Rock Tanks Loop (see Afoot & Afield: SD, Chapter 29):
  • American Indian Trail connecting Palo Verde Wash and Smoke Tree Canyon
  • Palo Verde Wash
  • Smoke Tree Canyon
• Other areas from my trip to the Anza-Borrego Desert
  • Culp Valley Campground
  • Culp Valley Trail

New book reference page:

• Afoot & Afield: San Diego County