August 10, 2005

Mt. Baden-Powell August 6 2005

Hi all you
happy hikers,

Well the heat
is still here and along with it some great hiking in the local mountains.
Thanks to Bob and his friend for coming to the hike Saturday at Mt. Baden-Powell.
Even though we arrived late I heard from Tisa you had a great hike and fun
getting down while the lighting was going on.

Amanda and Katie, and I started out
from the Vincent Gap parking area after checking out the very clean
restrooms. Just to let you know you can stop at the Ranger Station on Hwy 2 and
use the real restrooms there before driving to the parking lot as these ones were
very dirty.

So after a
picture at the trailhead it was off to the top of the mountain. We had only
hiked for about thirty minutes when Amanda starting feeling bad so we though it
was best to stop and come back down. Which as it turned out was good as the
Doctor told us later that day that she had Strep Throat and needed to go on
antibiotics and rest in bed. Wow seems she was so looking forward to hiking
that day that she didn’t even feel it tell we started hiking she said. So
I never met up with Bob or his friend at the top that day so hopefully they will
make it the next hike this Saturday August 13 2005 at Mt Baldy which is the
highest point in La County.

Next Hike:
Saturday August 13 2005

Location: Mt. Baldy,
Ca.

Meeting time
8:00 am at Manker Flats

Starting Hike
at 8:15am

Length of hike
7-10.6 miles depends on the group

Directions to
hike

Take the 210
to Upland and exit Mountain Avenue heading north into the Angeles National Forest. Follow Mountain Avenue to the
intersection with Shinn Road
- veer left. Continue to Mt. Baldy
Road, veer right onto Mt. Baldy Road and follow it for a few
miles to Manker Flats. Be careful of your speed after Baldy Village
- some of the turns are hairpin. Turn left at the sign for San Antonio Falls Road. Park here, but
don't block the gate, people live and work past this locked gate. The trailhead
is the road. Look for the group by the locked gate.

You really
need to bring a light windbreaker or shirt as it does get very cold at the top
once the wind starts blowing, also two liters of water, and some food to eat as
we will be out for 7 hours hiking. If you have time PLEASE go buy some hiking
poles or walking stick as you will need it both going up and coming down.
Sunscreen as it’s very hot and sunny and last a HAT to wear.

Ok now on to
the second part of this newsletter about the BBQ afterwards at Athena’s
House. As we always go eat after the hikes and have had a BBQ at my place once.
Athena wanted to have a BBQ at her place this Saturday after the hike around
6-7pm which would be perfect as we will be finishing the hike about 5pm. So
this is the deal to make sure she isn’t wasting her time planning one I
need everyone to RSVP Athena by email or call her letting her know you will be
coming to the BBQ after the hike. This includes you Lois as we know you are
training in the mornings it would be great to see you that night ( you can also
hit everyone up for a donation when we are all drinking) Ha-ha. So make sure
you leave either the whole day open for a hike and BBQ or if you can’t
make the hike at least come out for the get together afterwards. Athena’s
contact info is

10120
Stratton Ct

Rancho Cucamonga, Ca.  91737

(909) 989-5487

[email-masked]

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