发信人: Kerwin (紫竹), 信区: LosAngeles
标 题: 本周六(11/22)hiking计划——Mt. Lowe Railway Loop
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Nov 18 19:45:06 2008)

尊重大多数人的意见，这周六安排的是老牛列举的2＃路线，带领大家参观这条在20、30年代曾经非常著名的铁路线，据说沿途会有很多历史景观。
1、Highlights:
Fascinating historic railway, great views, pine trees, deep canyons
Near: Altadena, CA
Scenery:
Distance: 11 miles round trip
Elevation Gain: 2600 ft
Hike Time: 6 hours
Difficulty: Strenuous
Trail Condition: OK, but a few difficult spots
HikeType: Loop
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Summary: I really enjoyed this hike along the ruins of the Mt Lowe railway,
Echo Mountain, and the Alpine Tavern. These locations were the most popular
in Southern California in the late 1800's, before being destroyed by floods
and fire. More than a dozen historical markers along the way tell the
fascinating story of this railway. To top it off, the hike includes stunning
views, pine forests, deep canyons, and lots of hiking.

The first half of the hike, up to Alpine Tavern (now Mt Lowe Camp) and
Inspiration Point, follows the Sunset Ridge Fire road to the top. The return
leg is a bit more convoluted, but quite fun. A quarter mile down hill from
Inspiration point, take the Sam Merrill Trail to Echo Mountain and visit the
ruins of the former Inn at this location. Next head right on Echo Mountain
Trail back to the Sunset Ridge Fire road. A hundred yards down the fire road
on the right, take the unmarked trailhead for Sunset Ridge Trail, which
parallels the fire road, and will get you home.
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Trailhead: From Loma Alta Drive in Altadena, drive up the Chaney Trail (past
a locked gate that opens at 6am) to the top of sunset ridge, where there's
parking by the roadside. The trail starts east on the gated paved sunset
Ridge fire road. (Lat:34.2148 Lon:-118.1477)

2、地图请看这个链接：
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=I-210+W&daddr=34.201971,-118.151508+to:Chaney+Trail+to:34.2148,+-118.1477&hl=en&geocode=FSdSCQIdLw31-A%3B%3BFWDzCQIdOjL1-A%3BFZATCgIdjDX1-A&mra=dme&mrcr=0,1&mrsp=1&sz=19&sll=34.202058,-118.151471&sspn=0.001655,0.002422&ie=UTF8&ll=34.194127,-118.149805&spn=0.052961,0.077505&z=14
（注意A、C仅是辅助路点，没有任何意义）

3、集合时间：周六早9:30am在山下B点集合，安排carpool（山上停车位置比较少，尽量让咱们每辆车都坐满）。最多等到9:45am。然后上山到D点/Trialhead。10:15am从trialhead出发。

4、注意事项/更新通知：（请保持关注这里，特别是周五晚上请再看一下有无最新通知）
4.1、难度：以标准Echo Mt trial（终点是Hotel废墟）为1.0，以Mt.Baldy登顶为5.0（最高），则此次hiking难度约相当于2.0，与上周末的Greenhouse总体基本相同。这次的路线虽长，但有部分是平坦的防火路，走起来并无困难。
4.2、天气情况：
Nov 22
Details Cloudy
Hi: 27° Lo: 13°
Day: Cloudy skies. High 27C, humidity 15%. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Air Quality: NA, UV Index: 4 0%
Night: Clear skies. Low 13C. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

4.3、要求早晨提前吃好早饭，七分饱。每人带午餐若干，有Energy Bar更好，2.5升以上饮水。容易抽筋的同学请记得早餐吃苹果和香蕉，且至少带上1升运动饮料，或者在水中添加盐分和糖。建议穿长袖衣裤，戴遮阳帽、太阳镜，防晒霜、登山杖、对讲机、头灯（以防万一）。我老人家带西瓜和刀。

5、报名请跟贴，注明住址，方便各人自行联系carpool。按惯例，搭车的通宵需帮助司机share油钱。

已报名的通宵：
Vegebeef @ west LA
Sketch @ West LA
mouselovecat
Truffles @ West Covina
Lostatlantis @ Arcadia
brianxia @ Monterey Park
xianghuihui @ Azusa
byebyetou @ downtown LA
Fancyeye @ Rowland Heights
emirates @ West LA
happydad @ monterey park
laosanzhang
rfimor @ Palms
leprechuan @ downtown
bluelover @ West LA
yuehua @ Bellflower
oceanpark
victorH
NKVD @ west la
sanny @ Torrance
blueflash @ diamond bar
motif
hhbao @ West LA，寻Carpool
victorH @ Alhambra/San Griebel
dee
ethan @ Riverside, 寻Carpool
missbear 2P
phwang2000 @ WestLA, looing for Carpool
Kerwin @ Claremont （俺爪机626.927.8083）
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※ 修改:·Kerwin 於 Nov 22 01:42:41 2008 修改本文·[FROM: 71.110.]