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| Hiking | 8.28 Miles |
1,834 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.28 Miles | 3 Hrs 47 Mns | | 2.29 mph |
| 1,834 ft AEG | 10 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | Denny finally ran out of excuses to avoid hiking with me. We met at 0800 and got started up Telegraph. Cool to start, and cloudier than expected. Headed west on National at the pass, then opted to continue to Goat Hill.
Down Ranger, then east on Las Lomitas. Stopped at the ramadas on the closed road, where the parking area was filled with vehicles. From a distance, I decided they were all firefighters and made a beeline for the parking area. Confirmed the vehicles were indeed all belonging to firefighters, but they were nowhere in sight.
As we approached Kiwanis, we could finally see where they were training, up on the ridge and lookout on the east side of Kiwanis, which had also been an option for today’s hike if we had decided to skip Ranger/Goat Hill. I was slightly saddened at the missed opportunity, but we enjoyed watching them training on the rocks above us.
The sun made a brief appearance as we ascended Kiwanis. Telegraph was quite busy as we finished. Good hike, good workout, and fun to hike and chat with Denny again! |
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Wildflowers Observation Light
Mostly lupine. Also fiddleneck, scorpionweed, and poppies, among others. |
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We had clouds most of the morning which was great for the shade and views! A few flowers here and there with Lupine being the top producer. The Burseras looked good and the mountain sides were a nice green. Over to Goat hill then down Ranger and across Las Lomitas. As we approached Kiwanis for our last climb Linda hit the ground. I rushed over to help and she screamed get away I need a professional! 
. Turns out she had spotted the firefighters up on the hill above Kiwanis and wanted them to use their expertise to help her!! 
Ok, I may have made that last part up. 
