East Fork San Gabriel River Through Hike

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This was a 3-day 2-night backpacking trip from Vincent Gap to Heaton Flats along the East Fork of the San Gabriel river. There were 13 of us, and with so much snow on Mt Baldy this year the river crossings were treacherous. We saw big horn sheep, snakes, trout, water falls, the bridge to nowhere, and gold mines! What a wild place! The date of this trip was from July 21st to 23rd, 2023.
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@manuelagarrett8450 11 месяцев назад

Looking beautiful

@michaelchaney6118 Год назад

The plane crash was a Schweizer SGS 2-32 glider that crashed in 1974, thankfully the two souls onboard survived.

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

That is correct. Here is some more info on it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ESWNd7zugQI.htmlsi=YzdTzYj1NITqC-8l

@SynDC6 2 месяца назад

Yeah, but they left their trash behind!

@MichalOlender 9 месяцев назад

Great job guys! I've literally been thinking about hiking that part as we just went to Stanley Miller and spent a night up there, looking down on where the river runs. David do you happen to have a recording of the route?

@davidfeiler1279 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Michal. Send me an email and I will try to send you the gpx file for the route. However, you may not need it because one just follows the river.

@MichalOlender 9 месяцев назад

@@davidfeiler1279 thanks brother, I've just sent you an email!

@pm1338 Год назад

Is Heaton flats where you started? Not sure where you started from

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

Heaton flats is where we ended the hike, but we started at Vincent Gap which means you need to do a car shuttle.

@pm1338 Год назад

@@davidfeiler1279 thanks for the info. Safe hiking

@earthhorse5127 Год назад

Great video David! The water looks so blue right now. Defenitly some good insight for anyone planning on a EFTH. Thanks for all the efforts putting the Ol sign back together again 🙌 Not to mention nurturing the apple tree . What a great adventure and group.

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

Thanks Steven! Yeah, the color of the water was awesome. The others did the heavy lifting on the sign. I just carried a bag of cement and a fertilizer stick for the apple tree. Hope you can join us on the next one. Cheers!

@kenogster3059 Год назад

One of my favorite places when I lived in SoCal. I'll be back someday.

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

Definitely a gem of the San Gabriel's

@humbertovazquez3733 Год назад

This is what LA has to offer, Saturday at the beach and Sunday a hike in the mountains.

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

Exactly!

@raymondkyruana118 10 месяцев назад

I'm excited to move there soon! Do you feel safe though? My family is a little worried from everything they see in the news haha but I figure it's like most cities: Just stick to the good parts, and keep your head on a swivel and you should be fine. Would be interesting to hear from you perspective though

@humbertovazquez3733 10 месяцев назад

@@raymondkyruana118 Honestly, it is extremely safe, I have live here all my life and never had an issue with crime. I stay away from unsafe places. Mass shooting have happen in small cities too.

@raymondkyruana118 10 месяцев назад

thank you!!!@@humbertovazquez3733

@EricUnderwood-v2x 2 месяца назад

@@raymondkyruana118keep your head on swivel just don't stare nobody down... I grew up in Downey right in the middle of Azusa Canyon and The Beach the half way mark on the San Gabriel River...it's just a river bed in Downey. There are great places to swim in the San Gabriel River and cliff jumping too! If you like fishing I suggest Huntington Beach pier...catch your own sardines and throw them under the pier! That's where most of the fish are.✌️ Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High School Downey California

@katiapearson9541 Год назад

What a Paradise🤗💞🦈….. it’s my dream some day…. That’s real 🏕 camping, real fishing🐟, real hiking 🥾 and, lots of stamina. The Creation of God 🙏is perfect !

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

I hope you are able to make it out there one day. It is even more beautiful in person!

@redwhiteblue7831 Год назад

Clicked your video right when I was notified... 3d later??? Great video, it was nice meeting you. I had a blast on this trip, great group. It was brutal and fun at the same time. Awesome video again, enjoyed watching. Thank you for sharing, take care David. 🇺🇲

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

Thanks Jason. It was great meeting you as well. Hope to see you on more adventures. Cheers!

@HuckOutdoors Год назад

That trail has changed a lot since we hiked it a few years back. It looks like not as many miners are back there anymore.

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

This is the third time I've done it and it always seems different somehow. I think you are right about the miners. I only saw one well established miner camp.

@rosaarroyo3050 Год назад

Cuanta belleza nos ofrece la naturaleza gracias por compartir

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

Es verdad y es un placer compartirlo contigo.

@cindyland6273 2 месяца назад

Great video! Did you run across any poison oak? At 14: minutes; what was your bait or lure of choice? ❤

@davidfeiler1279 2 месяца назад

Thanks! Yes, there is a lot of poison oak that we came across, but you can mostly avoid it if you know what it looks like. We used panther martin spinning lures which the trout seem to go after.

@Ramb0ba Год назад

Is this past the bridge to nowhere? Would love to do this hike one day 😊

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

The thumbnail is right next to the bridge to nowhere. From Heaton Flats it's 5 miles one way to the bridge to nowhere.

@Moondoggy1941 2 месяца назад

This place is semi local to me and I have never been there, looks like a nice place to visit. Do you need a 4 wheel drive to get there or any car will do?

@davidfeiler1279 2 месяца назад

Any car will do except in winter because of the snow.

@luvtoyscollector3373 2 месяца назад

Wow such a beautiful place 🫶

@davidfeiler1279 2 месяца назад

It really is!

@arizjones 4 месяца назад

I used to backpack that canyon in the 1980s. Crazy to see all the people near the bridge to nowhere. In the 80s you wouldn't see anyone.

@davidfeiler1279 4 месяца назад

That must have been pretty cool to be there back then. Fortunately not many people get past the bridge because there isn't much of a trail.

@flyfisher1649 2 месяца назад

Agreed….I moved away from So Cal in 1990….way too many people

@danieldelgadot9867 2 месяца назад

Hello, a question at minute 11 and 15 seconds. That is where the river is being born.

@davidfeiler1279 2 месяца назад

It kind of looks like that is where the river is being born, but it is actually much further up the mountain.

@victorgutierrez5826 Год назад

I see you guys get a lot of fun ..question?? what brand of camera do you use to take the video..i like it looks very wide the lent.

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

Yes it was a lot of fun, and work at the same time. I used the iPhone14 Pro as my camera and really like it.

@20robertang Год назад

Great video, David. That place is gem in this range, I think most part will remain wild for years to come. Tagay!

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

Thanks Robert. I totally agree, and now we know where all that snow on top of Baldy has gone, in to the East Fork 😉Until the next one. Tagay!!!

@detarver Год назад

Nice!!! is this trail available on Alltrails or any other backpacking app? I'd like to do it.

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

This is a point to point hike that requires a car shuttle. We started at Vincent Gap and ended at Heaton Flats. Except for the beginning and end there is no real trail, instead you just follow the east fork river. There is a lot of bush whacking and river crossings though. Hope that helps.

@detarver Год назад

@@davidfeiler1279awesome! thanks

@cahayacinta-wg8qe Год назад

thank you for good the video bos

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

You are welcome and thanks for watching

@teejay3272 Год назад

A lot of water this year. That's for sure. And not to be 'that guy' but a thru hike is a little different. Those are on long trails. Good clip. Hope it was a good one.

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

Yeah with so much snow this past winter, we knew there was going to be way more water than usual and we were not disappointed.

@jlomeli07 2 месяца назад

I go at least 5 times a year

@MichaelJones-hm9of 6 месяцев назад

Beautiful mini adventure. I think three days is perfect for that region. Thanks for sharing!

@davidfeiler1279 6 месяцев назад

You are welcome and thanks for watching!

@gordonchase8708 Год назад

Thanks for sharing. I had no idea you found another Gopher snake. And that Bighorn was just posing for you! See you on the next adventure.

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

With such a big group it’s good to have multiple camera people to get all the sights. Thanks for cutting that tree going down to Mine Gulch. And yes, see you on the next adventure! Cheers!

@davidstewart6485 Месяц назад

do you have a gpx file for this hike?

@davidfeiler1279 Месяц назад

No, but we started at Vincent Gap and followed the river all the way to Heaton Flats. In some sections there is no trail so you just have to bush whack your way along the river.

@EricUnderwood-v2x 2 месяца назад

Hi David...back in the 70s thru the 90s we used to catch really beautiful Native Rainbow trout...the Native are not big but have profound colors and definition. A 5 inch male would already have a very profound lower hooked jaw ... Amazing fish...if you come across any please release them.... they'd appreciate it. I grew up in Downey and spent countless hours in the Canyons... Try Fish Canyon sometime in the winter qhen it's not crowded... Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High School Downey California

@davidfeiler1279 2 месяца назад

Hi Eric, I'm happy to say that the rainbow trout are still swimming in those waters and they are doing well. I prefer to use single barbless hooks for catch and release. Cheers!

@JesseStLouis Год назад

Looks like a fun trip

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

It was fun. Thanks for watching

@marlon8597 Месяц назад

Where is the fish spot? I only went 3/4 to bridge of nowhere and went back

@davidfeiler1279 Месяц назад

The fish spot we were at was about a mile or two upstream from the bridge.

@marlon8597 Месяц назад

@@davidfeiler1279 nice, ill check it out when i make it that far, it took a while even to get 3/4 to bridge of nowhere. Did the fish taste any good?

@davidfeiler1279 Месяц назад

@@marlon8597 Yeah, it's not an easy hike, but the fish did taste good. Good luck.

@susanguerrero9133 4 месяца назад

My stomping grounds. My family and I use to hike these mountains

@luperamos7307 8 месяцев назад

Super cool what you did. I wouldn't do it alone, but in a large group it's much safer. Snakes would still worry me though. Not sure what you can do about that.

@davidfeiler1279 8 месяцев назад

Thanks. My friend is not afraid of the snakes and on this trip he even caught and ate a rattlesnake!

@fighton5417 Год назад

GOOD STUFF!

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

Thanks!

@jimerhard4239 Год назад

The San Gabriel River can officially be called a River at this point. If there is a sure way to lower one's core temperature it should intail emersion in that icy water. No danger of heat stroke there and that's the damn truth. Peace!!

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

Without the river this hike wouldn’t be possible in the summer. It kept us nice and cool. Cheers!

@raymondkyruana118 10 месяцев назад

Wow what kind of snake is that? Did he just catch it? This is blowing my mind haha didn't know you could do that TBH

@davidfeiler1279 10 месяцев назад

Yes, Alan caught and ate the rattle snake. He likes to live off the land 😂

@SEATTLE4KWalking Год назад

It's beautiful river and water falls, like to visit similar place like this!

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

You should!

@nubiasista9709 5 месяцев назад

Do you have to hike just to get there. Or how close can you get by car before you have to go on foot to get to that river or area that was shown around 7:40: to 12:00 time marker

@davidfeiler1279 5 месяцев назад

All sections of the river require a substantial hike to get there. Your best bet is to do the "bridge to nowhere" hike that starts at Heaton Flats. But be careful as the water levels can get quite high and fast depending on the time of year.

@panatypical Год назад

And we're lied to and told that it needs to rain so that water can gather and become rivers on their way to the ocean. The water is coming right out of the ground there. It also does that here on the flat but they build a fence around it so you can't see it and then sink wells.

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

Yeah, with so much snow on Mt Baldy this past winter there is a lot of water flowing in the river.

@raymondkyruana118 10 месяцев назад

Wow I'm moving to LA soon, this makes me so excited!!!! Do you guys live near the city? Wondering if all these places you film are accessible and doable for weekend trips. Coming from the East coast it blows my mind how far away everything is haha.

@davidfeiler1279 10 месяцев назад

It's about a 30 minute drive from LA

@fishingparadisecalifornia7764 8 месяцев назад

Why oh why would you want to live in LA 😅

@raymondkyruana118 8 месяцев назад

Well first, my engineering job lol but also there's just nowhere else in the US that even comes close to the beauty! Mountains, beaches, deserts, off roading, rivers, islands, cities literally everything is within driving distance. But you're right, a lot of the people are just out of their minds and the politics are ridiculous. We'll see how long I last I guess.@@fishingparadisecalifornia7764

@puas2011versa 4 месяца назад

my CITY

@robertshy761 Год назад

What’s the Lat Long for this area or where’s the trail head

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

The trail head for the bridge to nowhere starts at Heaton Flats and it is 5 miles one way to the bridge. Hope that helps!

@TreesVitaminD Год назад

beautiful trail. That water was super blue

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

Yeah, I loved the color of the water too!

@jusontask Год назад

How do you get to the mine with the waterfall?

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

It's difficult to explain, but it is between the bridge to nowhere and Heaton flats.

@saramillan90 Год назад

Where is That Place please Let Me know.

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

This is the east fork of the San Gabriel river in Los Angeles county. Look up the bridge to nowhere and you will find it.

@loudawgs Год назад

What plane crash is that? Thank you

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

February 6, 1974 in a Schweitzer SGS-2-32. Here is a link with more info: www.tapatalk.com/groups/sangabrielmnts/vincent-gap-to-the-site-of-the-glider-crash-and-th-t8440.html

@danpayan9468 3 месяца назад

The apple tree is looking good

@davidfeiler1279 3 месяца назад

Yes, and the apples are ready for picking too!

@mk-gc4fj Месяц назад

awesome video.

@davidfeiler1279 Месяц назад

Thanks!

@shusakuendo5150 Год назад

Hi there Great video! How many miles to trout area from the parking lot??

@davidfeiler1279 Год назад

Thanks. It is about 7 miles from the Heaton Flats parking lot to where we caught the trout in the video. However, I'm sure you could catch trout much closer to the parking lot than that since the river flows all the way down there. Have fun!

@shusakuendo5150 Год назад

@@davidfeiler1279 Thank you very much for details! Very exciting to get back to there for next hike fishing ! And Looking forward to see next up video ! Thanks David!