Friday, November 26, 2010
La Coca Falls, Caribbean Nat. Forest, Puerto Rico
WOW I have not posted since I broke my ankle. But here it is .. Trevin and I went to Puerto Rico Aug 2010, Spent my birthday on the 2nd most beautiful beach in the world... and went on a great hike in the Rain Forest! It was awesome. And it rained too... a bonus. Here are the photos from La Coca Falls hike.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Broken Ankle - July 8 2010
Night Hiking - Echo Cyn.
I broke it 1 mi. from the end. It was a long night.
I broke it 1 mi. from the end. It was a long night.
Night Hike - Lake Ave, Echo Mtn. Not Broken Leg Hike
Echo Mountain -
I say "not the broken leg hike" because the next time I went on this hike at night I broke my ankle. I was carried 1 mi. to the entrance. So beware of the uneven potholes along the trail.
Echo Mountain
Sam Merrill Trail - Altadena
Angeles National Forest / Southern California
I say "not the broken leg hike" because the next time I went on this hike at night I broke my ankle. I was carried 1 mi. to the entrance. So beware of the uneven potholes along the trail.
Sam Merrill Trail - Altadena
Angeles National Forest / Southern California
The start is from the very top of Lake Ave in Pasadena. From the 210 take the Lake Av off ramp and go north toward the mountains til you cant go any farther (at Loma Alta Dr,). Park on Lake Av. or Loma Alta. Thomas Map 536-A3-4. If you plan to run this trail on the weekend, parking can be sparce and if the case, consider parking at Farnsworth Park.
The trailhead is at the NE corner of Lake and Loma Alta. Run east about 100 yards along the fence until you come to the trail sign and a drinking fountain. From there you will go NE down into a little valley and up the other side to the start of the switchbacks. 2.7 miles from Lake Ave up the Sam Merrill Trail, you will come to the top and a trail junction. From there you will go south on the old Mt. Lowe Railway bed about 100 yards, past the upper Sam Merrill Trail and Castle Canyon trail junction and you should see the large cable car gear at the ruins. If you head back down this is a little over 5 mi. or From Echo, you can extend the hike to Inspiration Point Sight for a total round trip of just under 10 miles from the Top of Lake. The shortest trail from Echo to the Sight is via the Castle Canyon trail. However, it gets very steep after a mile with many switchbacks. Best to make a loop of it going up the Castle Canyon trail and returning back down the Sam Merrill Trail.
Brand Park Hike
This hike follows a wide fire road that climbs 800 feet from the base of Brand Park in Glendale to the ridge of the Verdugo Mountains. Or you can take the trail from the statue. Your reward is a lookout with sweeping views of the Los Angeles Basin and the San Fernando Valley. In the winter and spring, a detour along a stream to the base of a waterfall adds another easy half-mile to the hike. Brand Park, at the base of the Verdugo Mountains in Glendale, is on the grounds of an estate known as El Mirador. Today, it’s a meticulously kept neighborhood park, with a baseball field, basketball courts, picnic areas, library, and Japanese tea garden. It gets crowded on weekends with families, Little League teams, and exercise hounds, but I have never had a problem finding a parking space in the lot.
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