Organizer
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Julie Lawson Timmer
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Phone
(734) 218-2917 -
Email
[email protected] -
Julie grew up in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, and moved to the United States after undergrad. She spent the last 25+ years in Ann Arbor, Michigan, practicing law and raising four children, alongside her husband, Dan. While spending the pandemic working remotely from their vacation home in La Quinta, Julie and Dan fell in love with hiking in and around the Coachella Valley and JTNP (and with the constant sunshine), and decided to retire and make La Quinta their permanent home. Julie is an avid hiker, tennis player, and CrossFitter, and a community volunteer and instructor. She is a published novelist and is always on the lookout for ideas for her next book or screenplay.
Location
YUCCA PEAK
Starts at the Whitewater Ranger station in the Whitewater Preserve. This trail follows the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) south toward the windmills. Great views, hopefully some flowers and PCT northbound through hikers (who will love donations of fresh fruit if you can fit some in your pack). This hike will be canceled if there’s a wind advisory.
Plan to meet a few minutes before 8:00 AM at the Ranger Station gate — note we may change the meeting/start location depending on the condition of the bridges in the preserve.
This will be a FAST paced hike totaling about 9 Miles, with an elevation gain of about 1800 ft.
IF YOU’VE HIKED WITH JULIE BEFORE, PLEASE EMAIL HER TO JOIN THIS HIKE (and include your phone number in your email); IF YOU HAVEN’T, PLEASE CALL HER.
HIKE LEADER: Julie Lawson Timmer
HIKE LOCATOR: Whitewater Preserve
HIKE DIFFICULTY: Strenuous, based on both mileage and the FAST pace.
Note: You must be a current CVHC member to hike with the club! Join Now!