This is quick update to let everyone know that all volunteer work, including trail building and maintenance, is on pause in the Angeles National Forest again due to the current COVID situation in Los Angeles County. This policy was put […]
On November 8th, 2020, Lowelifes Respectable Citizens’ Club held our first COVID-safe and socially distanced work day on Condor Peak Trail. It had been eight months since our last work day, and in that time our forest and community experienced […]
As of November 2020, the Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest is extinguished. However, the fire has devastated sections of the San Gabriels that did not burn in the 2009 Station Fire. Some areas have no record of fire […]
Earlier this Spring, thanks to generous donations, Lowelifes picked up new electric trimmers for future trail work! Lightweight but powerful, these electric Stihl hedge trimmers are excellent for remote brushing. Electric tools have developed into fantastic assets for trail work. […]
UPDATE: As of May 25, 2020, all trails in the Angeles National Forest that were closed due to the below Forest Order are back open. Select trails may be hard to access due to LA County trailhead closures. The following […]
Hoping the snow had melted with the warmer weather, on Sunday Matt Baffert scouted 3N17 Mt. Gleason Rd to Lightning Point Campground for the Lowelifes’ upcoming February 2nd work on the Condor Peak Trail. Volunteers will work the lower trail […]
Lowelifes trail work commonly involves traveling by bicycle along remote single track. Getting tools out there can be a serious challenge. Using bicycle trailers has become essential to our volunteer work. Attaching our BOB Ibex trailers to modern thru axle […]
Lowelifes Respectable Citizens Club has chosen to formally support the new California Mountain Biking Coalition. The California Mountain Biking Coalition (CAMTB) is a pending 501c4 nonprofit organization, incorporated in 2019. CAMTB grew out of the recognized need for a California […]
Sunday, January 5th, a joint LRCC and MWBA chainsaw crew worked on the Gabrielino trail. We started down from Red Box while CORBA volunteers worked up from Switzers. The combination of heavy snow over the holidays and recent wind storms […]
On December 22nd, a group of Lowelifes RCC volunteers went up to Condor Peak. After reviewing with our USFS liaison, Bryce Hofmann, we had a straightforward plan for working the upper stretch of the Condor Peak Trail. The plan was […]
