Organizer
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Gerry Kleckner
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Phone
612-963-2045 -
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.
Location
- 29200 Thousand Palms Canyon Rd, Thousand Palms, CA 92276
THOUSAND PALMS TO MOON COUNTRY — FULL
*** This hike is full. Please consider other hikes on the calendar. ***
This loop hike starts in the Thousand Palms oasis which is north of Highway 10 in the Coachella Valley Preserve. From the trailhead, we’ll enter a level, sandy path surrounded by lush vegetation that is fed by underground springs. In the last century, this path bordered a large lake. After passing Simone Pond, we’ll ascend to a plateau with magnificent views of the oasis and the Little San Bernardino Mountains. We’ll return to the parking lot along a broad wash below Herman’s Peak.
Anyone in good physical condition and able to walk at a moderate pace for 2 hours should enjoy this hike. We’ll meet the Coachella Valley Preserve – Thousand Palms Oasis. To reach it, go east over Highway 10 on Ramon or Washington and turn at Thousand Palms Canyon Drive. Follow that road until you go around a long curve and see the large parking lot on your left. Park on the main road across from the gate which will be locked but accessible on foot.
DISTANCE: 4 miles
ELEVATION GAIN: 300 feet
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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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