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Robinson, John W. Trails of the Angeles (Wilderness Press, 1971) pp. 87–89. McKinney, John (May 18, 2003). "History and great views near Altadena". Los Angeles Times. "Scenic sites to hike" USA Today, October 18, 1996, p. 10D; Roster of Sierra Club Directors at ; Honor Roll of Great Leaders of the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club at
For six short years, visitors came to Echo Mountain to vacation like kings. You can hike there and imagine its charm.
Echo has a mean elevation of 3,207 feet (977 m). It is most visible as a short mountain extension whose ridge protrudes below the peak of Inspiration Point. [citation needed] Echo Mountain's name is derived from the number of repetitions one's voice [4] could emit into Castle Canyon. Boy Scout projects were made to find the "sweet spot" where ...
The Railway opened on July 4, 1893, and consisted of nearly seven miles (11 km) of track starting in Altadena, California, at a station called Mountain Junction. Atop Echo Mountain was a 70-room Victorian hotel, the Echo Mountain House. A short distance away stood the 40-room Echo Chalet, which was ready for opening day.
Hike Cummins Ridge Trail in the Siuslaw National Forest on the Oregon Coast to avoid smoke this wildfire season.
For the hike up Battle Ax, walk back from Elk Lake on the campground entrance road for 0.4 mile and turn left on an undrivable, closed road for another 0.4 mile to a post on the right marking ...
Mount Lowe is a mountain on the southern fold of the San Gabriel Mountains.Originally named Oak Mountain, it was renamed for Professor Thaddeus S.C. Lowe, who is credited for being the first person to set foot on and plant the American flag at its peak, and who built the Mount Lowe Railway to its foot in 1896.
Jason Deach and Mike Griswold — two handymen at the Zorthian Ranch, an artists colony in Altadena — had escaped the flames hours earlier, racing into the smoke, wind howling, buildings burning ...