Trip Announcement
A Day Hike to Orchard Camp                                                  
   Sunday, 4 December 1983

Come join us on our last scheduled hike of the year and the first club hike 
on this particular trail.  If Saturday's hike to Monrovia Peak looks a bit 
too strenuous, this one may be just right.  Of course, some of you 
die-hards may do both.

This hike departs from the north edge of the small town of Sierra Madre and 
follows a good trail up Little Santa Anita Canyon to the site of an old 
resort (now gone) called Orchard Camp.  Prior to the resort, some 
homesteaders had planted a small orchard; hence, the name.  Another 
interesting bit of history (from Robinson's "Trails of the Angeles", Trip 
#39) is that the telescope for the first observatory on Mt. Wilson was 
hauled, piece by piece, up this trail.

Hike Details:
Rating - Moderate.  Distance - 9 mi RT.  Elevation gain - 2000 ft.
Map - Mt. Wilson topo

Bring your 10-Essentials, lunch & water, etc.  Tennis shoes are OK.  A 
poncho or other rainwear is a good idea this time of year unless Dr. George 
says no rain (and you're willing to get wet anyhow)!  But be sure to have a 
windbreaker & warm clothing.  We will cancel if it looks like bad weather.

Meeting details:  Park near the junction of Mira Monte Ave. & Mt. Wilson 
Trail Drive in Sierra Madre, but not above that intersection since the 
Drive is a private road.  (Sierra Madre is east of Pasadena & Altadena.)  
The plan is to start the hike at 9:30 am sharp, so please get there earlier 
to get boots on, etc.

For further information or car pooling assistance, please call Jack Cook, 
ext. 35214 (536-5214) or 371-2706 at home.  (I may be on vacation beween 
now & then.)

See you there,
Jack