Organizer
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Gerry Kleckner
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Phone
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Email
gerrykleckner@comcast.net -
Gerry retired from his advertising agency career at age 55 and hasn’t looked back. His top priorities: staying active and staying outdoors. In addition to hiking, he and wife Joyce enjoy concerts in the park, patio dining with friends, gardening, and frequent road trips (ideally with the convertible top down). The Kleckners hail from Minnesota but spend half the year at their home in Rancho Mirage.
FERN CANYON
This is an out-and-back hike in the Indian Canyons of Palm Springs.
Although somewhat remote, Fern Canyon Trail is by some considered a hidden jewel of the desert—especially if we’ve had recent rain. There’s an uphill start along cactus-lined rocky ridges, some soft sandy sections and then we’ll come to an oasis with palms, maiden hair ferns and other water-loving plants.
Enter the Indian Canyons at 38520 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs. There is a $7 admission charge for seniors.
We’ll meet up around 8:20AM at the Indian Canyon Trading Post. Go though the toll gate, drive 3 miles south (veer left at the Y at mile 1) and the Trading Post is at the very end of the road.
DISTANCE: 4.2 miles
ELEVATION GAIN: 680′ elevation
DURATION: 2.5 hours
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
PACE: Medium
HIKE LEADER: Gerry Kleckner, gerrykleckner@comcast.net, 612-963-2045
Please email Gerry to sign up for this hike and be sure to include your phone number.
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