Organizer
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Sandy Sladen
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Phone
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Email
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Sandy first discovered the mountains as a young girl spending summers in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The mountains have called her ever since and she has been fortunate to have the opportunity to hike and backpack in the White Mountains, the Sierra Nevada, the Andes, the Annapurna region of Nepal, and in various Southern California ranges. She really got going after she turned 60 and completed all the 48, 4000 foot peaks in the White Mountains between the ages of 60-65 and then between 70-71 she hiked the PCT from Mexico to Idyllwild. When hiking, Sandy likes to be in the moment enjoying all the sights, sounds and smells of nature. She also enjoys nature writing and poetry. Sandy moved to Palm Springs in 2019 and joined the CVHC in 2024. She has enjoyed learning about new trails and meeting some great fellow hikers. Sandy looks forward to leading moderate hikes in some of her favorite places and sharing her love of nature and nature writing.
Category
Pipes Canyon – Warm -Up Hike #2
Get Your Trail Legs Back in Shape!
I have planned a series of four relatively easy 3-4 mile hikes designed to get us back in shape for the desert hiking season. If you have been lying on the beach, hiking in other climates, avoiding the summer heat, traveling or just hanging out, these hikes will be a good way to get back into desert hiking. And if you are new to the club these will be a good place to start meeting people and getting to know some local trails.
Each hike will be listed on the calendar individually and include Warm-Up Hike 1, 2 3, 4 in the title so you will know it is part of this series. Of course, you can join as many or as few in the series as you like. Please contact me at sandysladen@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Pipes Canyon – Warm -Up Hike #2
Monday, October 12, 8:30am
This trail is located within the largest nonprofit Wilderness in California, 20,000 acres known as the Pipes Canyon Wilderness in the Pioneertown Mountains Preserve. There are ruins of an old cabin about 1.7 miles out for a round trip of about 3.5 miles. It has year-round riparian corridors and lots of shade. This is an easy trail, mostly flat with a few small inclines, some sandy sections and other muddy ones. There may be some small water crossing depending on water flow. Along the way we will see some petroglyphs and the trail will end at the Olsen Ruins where we will stop for a snack and story about the ruins.
Distance: 3.5 Miles
Elevation Gain: 300 ft
Pace: 2 mph
Group size: 15 hikers maximum
Meeting Place:
Pioneertown Mountain Preserve
51010 Pipes Canyon Road, Pioneertown, CA 92268
Park in lower parking lot where there is plenty of parking. Bathroom available.
Please email Sandy (sandysladen@gmail.com) with any questions and to request participation in the hike. Include your phone number. If you haven’t hiked with Sandy before, she may ask about your hiking experience.
HIKE LEADERS: Sandy Sladen
HIKE LOCATOR: Pioneertown Nature Preserve
HIKE DIFFICULTY: Easy
HIKE PACE: Medium
Note: You must be a current CVHC member to participate in this event! Join Now!
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