Post by red on Dec 28, 2006 16:01:18 GMT -8
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST - The United States Forest Service will have its monthly naturalist-led tour on Saturday.
This month, the tour will explore the colorful history of the San Gabriel Canyon.
Visitors will learn about the Gabrielino/Tongva, Native Americans who lived in the mountains, the great rancheros of the early 1800 and the sometimes-rowdy gold-mining history of Eldoradoville on the East Fork.
Some of the stops include the location of the Forks Dam fiasco, the San Gabriel Canyon Railroad and the Navy torpedo test site.
The tour will start at 9 a.m. and last until 1 p.m. Meet at the San Gabriel Canyon Environmental Education Center, 0.7 miles past the East Fork Bridge on Highway 39 above Azusa.
Cost is $5 per person.
Visitors should bring water, lunch, sturdy walking shoes, sun screen, insect repellent, cameras, binoculars and dress in layers for the weather.
Hiking will not be strenuous but will be over uneven and rocky terrain.
Vehicles must be in good working order and have a full tank of gas.
For more information, call Steve Segreto at (909)982-2879.
www.cnps-sgm.org/usfs/saturdaysintheforest.html
www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_4909639
This month, the tour will explore the colorful history of the San Gabriel Canyon.
Visitors will learn about the Gabrielino/Tongva, Native Americans who lived in the mountains, the great rancheros of the early 1800 and the sometimes-rowdy gold-mining history of Eldoradoville on the East Fork.
Some of the stops include the location of the Forks Dam fiasco, the San Gabriel Canyon Railroad and the Navy torpedo test site.
The tour will start at 9 a.m. and last until 1 p.m. Meet at the San Gabriel Canyon Environmental Education Center, 0.7 miles past the East Fork Bridge on Highway 39 above Azusa.
Cost is $5 per person.
Visitors should bring water, lunch, sturdy walking shoes, sun screen, insect repellent, cameras, binoculars and dress in layers for the weather.
Hiking will not be strenuous but will be over uneven and rocky terrain.
Vehicles must be in good working order and have a full tank of gas.
For more information, call Steve Segreto at (909)982-2879.
www.cnps-sgm.org/usfs/saturdaysintheforest.html
www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_4909639