Monthly Archive for October, 2007

Water in the Desert

Published
by
Modern Hiker
on October 14, 2007
in Excursions and Web Sites and Apps
. 1 Comment

The Gambolin’ Man is a blog that’s been criminally off my Google Reader for far too long. Now he’s done gone and posted pictures of his time in the early summer near Moab, along with a great write up about water and its role in the desert ecosystems — and those urban landscape that draw on them.

Definitely worth a read. Man, I still have to get out to Utah sometime soon.

Hiking Echo Mountain and Inspiration Point

Published
by
Modern Hiker
on October 2, 2007
in Angeles National Forest, Trail Write-Ups and hiking
. 5 Comments

A great hike in the lower San Gabriels to incredible vistas, forested mountain canyons, and the ruins of a turn-of-the-century mountaintop resort. Bonus enjoyment for history buffs, in the form of plaques and markers placed along the ruins and the route of an old railroad through the mountains.

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