Organizer
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Gerry Kleckner
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Phone
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Email
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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.
ROADRUNNER-CHUCKWALLA TRAIL
This hike is located above Rancho Mirage and Cathedral Canyon, in the rolling foothills of the Santa Rosa Mountains. We’ll start at the Rancho Mirage City Hall, walk through the Cancer Survivors’ Park, and then make a brief ascent along the Roadrunner Trail to the Bighorn Lookout. On the opposite side of Frank Sinatra Drive, we’ll join the Chuckwalla Trail which meanders through largely undisturbed desert hills with panoramic views of the western Coachella Valley. Near the end, we’ll pass by the Ritz Carlton Hotel and walk down a short section of roadway before re-entering the desert to finish our hike.
Anyone who is in good physical condition, and able to walk at a moderate pace for 2 hours, will enjoy this hike. The trails are hard-packed and easy to negotiate.
After the hike, you might wish to have a picnic lunch at the Bighorn Lookout gazebo which is on the hill above the parking lot. There are public washrooms in City Hall.
We’ll meet at the upper parking lot of the Rancho Mirage City Hall, located at the corner of Highway 111 and Frank Sinatra Drive.
PLEASE EMAIL GERRY TO SIGN UP FOR THIS WALK AND BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER.
CVHC HIKE LEADER: Gerry Kleckner
DISTANCE: 2.7 miles
ELEVATION GAIN: 534 feet
DIFFICULTY: Easy
PACE: Medium
EXPECTED DURATION: 1.5 hours
MEETUP LOCATION: Rancho Mirage City Hall, upper parking lot, 69825 CA-111, Rancho Mirage
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