Coachella Valley Hiking Club Schedule
June to September 2008
How to register for a hike:
1. Reserve your place on the hike only during the week of the hike.
2. Cancel if you are not going at least the day before the hike.
3. The hike leaders set number limits. Follow their instructions. Wear proper
gear and bring at least 2 quarts of liquid (64 ounces). A hat and sunscreen are
recommended and hiking boots are required.
4. Call the hike leader to register and find out meeting place and any other
instructions.
5. Call to register for a hike between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 PM.
6. Easy hikes = (0 - 500 feet, 4-7 miles)
Moderate hikes = (500 – 1,800 feet, 6 – 10 miles)
Strenuous hikes – (1,800 – 5,000 feet, 8 – 10 miles)
If you are a passenger carpooling to a hike starting point, please pay the
driver $.10 per mile, to cover gas, etc. Thank you and HAPPY HIKING!
NFAP = National Forest Adventure Pass required ($5.00 daily per car or $35.00
per year)
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Weather information from Carl Garzynski (760) 398-7211 or (760) 345-3711
Thur June 19 Monthly Club Social! “Third Thursday of the Month Happy Hour” at The Yard House at The River in Rancho Mirage. Fabulous appetizers, half-price! 4:30-6:00 PM.
Sat June 21 Round Valley Loop: Palm Springs Tram. Moderate 5 miles. Elevation gain 700 ft. Tram fee. 9:00 AM. Paulette (760) 771-1256.
Sat June 28 Vivian Creek to Mt. San Gorgonio. Very strenuous 14 miles. Elevation gain 5200 ft. Hike to 11,500 ft, the highest mountain in So. Calif. Hopefully creeks and waterfalls flowing well. Kerry (760) 564-7810 or Kleav6@msn.com. NFAP.
Sun June 29 San Jacinto Peak: Palm Springs Tram. Strenuous 11 miles. Elevation gain 2300 ft. Tram fee. 8:00 AM. Chuck (760) 323-9432.
Wed July 2 Araby-Shannon Loop: Palm Springs. Moderate 6 miles. Elevation gain 800 ft. Sunrise hike. Eric (760) 329-8824.
Sat July 5 John’s Meadow: San Gorgonio Wilderness. Easy/Moderate 5 miles. Elevation gain 800 ft. Eric (760) 329-8824.
Wed July 9 Lykken Trail: Palm Springs. Strenuous 4 miles. Total elevation gain 850 ft. Sunrise Hike. Eric (760) 329-8824.
Thurs July 10 Monthly Club Social! “Second Thursday of the Month Happy Hour” at Piero’s Acqua Pazza California Bistro at The River in Rancho Mirage. Fabulous appetizers, half-price! 4:30-6:00 PM.
Sat July 12. Idyllwild Nature Center. Easy/Moderate 5 miles, with a few steep inclines. Elevation gain 500 ft. Hike traverses a hillside on Marion Ridge above Strawberry Valley where chaparral merges with forest and includes pictographs, bedrock mortars, Lily Creek, a meadow and views of Strawberry Valley. Picnic lunch. $2 County Park day use fee, includes Nature Center. 9AM in Idyllwild. Helen and Ken, (760)322-4015.
Sun July 13 Devils slide to Taquitz meadow to summit of Red Taquitz and Taquitz Peaks to S. Ridge trail: Idyllwild. Unique forest hike. Shuttle required. Elevation gain 2,700 ft. Eat after? Strenuous. 7:00 A.M. NFAP. Well mannered dogs and people welcome! Kerry 564-7810 or kleav6@msn.com
Wed July 16 Wellman's Divide: San Jacinto Wilderness. Moderate 6 miles. Elevation gain 1,200 ft. Tram Fee. 9:45 A.M. Chuck (760)-323-9432.
Fri July 18 thru 21st. San Gorgonio wilderness backpack. See the rugged and beautiful wilderness on a 4 day/3 night trip of 35 to 40 miles. Glacial cirques, snowfields above timberline, lakes and streams. I have equipment for those lacking. Dogs welcome. Strenuous. NFAP. RSVP by July 13th. Kerry 564-7810 or kleav6@msn.com
Sat July 19 South Fork Meadows: San Gorgonio Wilderness. Moderate 8.4 miles. Elevation gain 1,300 ft. Eric (760) 329-8824.
Wed July 23 Cornell Peak: San Jacinto Wilderness. Moderate 6 miles. Elevation gain 1,200 ft. Tram fee. 9:45 A.M. Chuck (760) 323-9432.
Sat July 26 Beat the heat on Old Baldy: San Gabriel Mountains. Climb the highest peak in the San Gabriel’s at 10, 064 ft. We don’t do this one often. Strenuous 11.5 miles. Elevation gain 3800 ft. 6:00 A.M. Dogs welcome. Kerry 564-7810 or kleav6@msn.com
Wed July 30 Desert Museum Trail: Palm Springs. Strenuous 2 Miles. Elevation 1,000 ft. Sunrise hike. Eric (760) 329-8824.
Fri Aug 1 White Mountain: Barcroft Research Station. Once a year open house at station. Trail to White Mountain Open, Elevation at station 12,500 ft. - Elevation a White Mountain 14,246 ft. Leave Friday afternoon and camp overnight at Fossil Falls. Dinner stop along the way. Drive up to Bristlecone Pine Forest to set up camp and do short hike to acclimate to elevation. Visit research station and or hike White Mountain Peak on Sunday and return home. Just 245 ft. less than Mt. Whitney. Ten essentials please....climate subject to change very rapidly. Ron 760-671-4785.
Sat Aug 9 Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail: Idyllwild. Easy/Moderate, 5 to 6 miles, Elevation gain 700 ft. A relatively cool summer trail: up a gradual incline on a forested hillside to a creek at Humber Park and back. Picnic after hike at Idyllwild Nature Center. $2 County Park day use fee, includes Nature Center. 8:30 A.M. in Idyllwild. Helen and Ken, (760)322-4015.
Thurs Aug 14 Monthly Club Social! “Second Thursday of the Month Happy Hour” at Piero’s Acqua Pazza California Bistro at The River in Rancho Mirage. Fabulous appetizers, half-price! 4:30-6:00 PM.
Fri Aug 15 thru 17 Beat the heat in this car camp in the High Sierra’s up by Bishop. Day hike to glacial lakes, glaciers, jagged peaks or sit and nap. Couch potato to strenuous. Kerry 564-7810 or kleav6@msn.com.
Sat Aug 23 Humber Park to Deer Springs: Idyllwild. Strenuous 11 miles. Elevation gain 2,700 ft. 8:00 A.M. Late lunch at Aroma an option. Larry & Robin 760-322-6324.
Sat Aug 30 Pool Party and picnic! BYOB and a dish to share, barbeque available. Time to be determined based on weather. Larry and Robin's house, Palm Springs. (760) 322-6324.
Wed Sep 3 Round Valley Loop: San Jacinto Wilderness. Moderate/easy 6 miles. Elevation gain 500 ft. 8:30 A.M. Tram pass required. Elize (760) 347-2440.
Sat Sep 6 Skunk Cabbage Meadow: Idyllwild. Moderately strenuous, 7 miles. Elevation gain 1900 ft. Up the Devil Slide Trail 1700 feet in 2.5 miles to Saddle Junction (alt. 8100.) Then, down Willow Creek Trail and Crossover Trail through ferns to Skunk Cabbage Meadow, picnic near Candi's Creek, then back to Saddle Junction on the Caramba Trail (about 200 ft. elevation gain,) and back down the Devil Slide Trail. $5 Adventure Pass may be required. 8:30AM in Idyllwild. Helen and Ken (760)322-4015.
Mon Sep 8 Tram closed for maintenance
Wed Sep 10 South Ridge Trail to Taquitz Peak Overlook/Saddle Junction/Devil’s Slide/Ernie Maxwell: San Jacinto Wilderness. Strenuous 10 miles. Elevation gain 2,000 ft. Shuttle Required. 8:00 A.M. Chuck (760) 323-9432 or (760) 567-1408.
Sat Sep 13 Devil’s Slide/Saddle Junction/ Wellman’s/Willow Creek/Saddle Junction/Devil’s Slide Loop: San Jacinto Wilderness. Strenuous 14 miles. Elevation gain 2,000 ft. 8:00 A.M. Chuck (760) 323-9432 or (760) 567-1408.
Mon Sep 15 Full moon hike, Sawmill Road: Near Pinion Flat. Wide open spaces for spectacular view of the moon! Easy, 3-5 miles. Elevation gain 500-1000 ft. Larry and Robin. 322-6324.
Sat Sept 20 Last day tram closed or first day reopen
Wed Sept 24 Zen Center to Red Taquitz Overlook: Garner Valley. Strenuous 12 miles on the PCT beginning with a 1200 ft. climb on the Zen trail in 1.2miles. Spectacular vistas both east & west as you hike past Antsell Rock and South Peak. Lunch with a view at the overlook east of Red Taquitz. Elevation 2500 ft. 8: 00 A.M. Larry & Robin 760- 322-6324.
Sat Sep 27 Cornell Saddle: San Jacinto Wilderness. Moderate 7 miles. Elevation gain 1,000 ft Tram fee. Eric (760) 329-8824.
Sun Sep 28 Palms Springs Aerial Tramway to San Jacinto Peak. Strenuous 12 miles. Elevation gain 2,300 ft. Tram Fee. 8:00 A.M. Chuck (760) 323- 9432.