well, by the looks of it at least a week or so.

I wonder how foul play wouldn’t play into it…. mmmm

Man, they always seem to find bodies around that area. Creepy

dustin easy someone goes on a hike or is campin out
gets ill and dies and is never found
NO FOUL PLAY

Wow. I’ve been going there recently. It’s a hell of a hike. I’d never go there alone.

It’s not like this body was found in some remote part of the mountains, it’s on one of the most popular trailheads in the area. Even though it’s a busy area, the geography is such that most people never wander more than 100 feet from the trail so things can stay hidden for a long time. Most likely a body dump, I’d bet foul play involved.

I used to do a lot of solo hiking a lot in the Angeles, but over the last decade I wouldn’t feel safe anywhere in that area that’s less than a day’s hike from the road. Nowadays, it’s almost a necessity to carry protection on many of those trails.

Outside had a very good article on it about a decade ago. It’s only gotten worse from what I’ve seen

http://outsideonline.com/magazine/0797/9707dark.html

[...] What not to wear? Clothing a security line issue LOS ANGELES — It was no crime of fashion, but Wendy Gigliotti’s bulky sweater and ankle-length skirt made her a target of airport screeners. A female Transportation Security Administration officer at Sacramento International Airport told her, “We can’t tell if there’s something under your skirt.” She was then frisked in a way she said felt more intrusive than a physical exam. Read more on Houston Chronicle tHuman Remains Found On Angeles National Forest Trail Hikers have found human remains on a forest trail in the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles, but authorities say no evidence of foul play was detected. Read more on CBS 2 Los Angeles [...]

It was probably at the hands of a chupacabra.

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Thanks for the link, Forest Hiker. I only wish I could have seen what the Angeles National Forest was like before the throngs of idiots and gang members descended upon the forest.