LADDER HIKE (12-4)
Our favorite hike...out in the Mecca Hills...
heading up to start the hike. A little difficult at first.
A little chilly that day...here's Carolyn and me getting into the canyon.
I guess you can tell why we call it the Ladder Hike.
It's the only way up.
Allan scrambling up to the next slot canyon...no ladder to get him here.
...and a little scrambling for Janet, too.
Our group on top...
And the end to another Ladder Hike.
Here's Allan coming out of the canyon...a new technique...forward down.
COVE to LAKE CAHUILLA HIKE (12-11)
Started at the La Quinta Cove and ended at Lake Cahuilla....about a 3 miler.
Some "downs" as we're hiking in.
One never knows what to expect when hiking in the desert...
nothing like a beautifully groomed golf course right in the midst of it all.
Some of us took the upper path to the wild horse statue...
while others walked along the wash.
But we all ended at the same spot...Lake Cahuilla.
Where Allan grilled out...
...and we had our Christmas picnic....
...and Allan entertained with the poem, "The Cremation of Sam McGee".
Another great hike was enjoyed by all!
PIPES CANYON to STONE HOUSE (12-19)
Headed up to Yucca Valley for this hike to the Pioneer town Mountains Preserve....
just west of Palm Springs.
Here's Allan hiking in...not much up or down on this one.
This is the hiking he likes.
Our destination was the Stone House...the remains from an earlier settler.
We had a guide who gave us all the history of the Stone House and its owner.
Life was tough back then.
What a desert scape!
Then we headed to Pioneer Town for lunch.
Guess we couldn't go in the side door.
Quite an interesting establishment...lots of ambiance.
A real cowboy bar and restaurant.
A busy month of hiking!
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