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January 13 2018
One area of the railway that has
not be well documented is their sewage treatment field about 3/4
mile below the tavern. Also in this area is the Chapman Falls
trail which was a popular destination for visitors to the
Tavern.
We are going to explore this on
the 13th. I haven't been there in 14 years. Hopefully this time
I can get enough data to make up a good map. We discovered these
underground tanks in 1994 while following a sewer pipe out of
the stables area.
Brian Marcroft
A most beautiful day on the mountain
Parked on road above underground tanks about 200 feet down the side of the mountain
One of the valves for controlling the flow
The site of one of the tanks. We dug a little deeper to find access.... Opened a corner of the tank so we could see in
Getting to our destination, however, required several stops to clear the road
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ February 25, 2017 Because of a lot of rain, we had to wait almost a month before going back up to continue our rock bashing. We were the Motley Crew
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January 28, 2017
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Work Party - May 24, 2014 Paint the Pavilion at Inspiration Point |
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A workday involving painting the Pavilion and benches and posts. Long
needed renovation. We also cleaned up the area doing weeding
and eliminating plant growth that had
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November 2, 2013
PROOF: This is what happens to men who work too long as volunteers....they get old and tired looking NONETHELESS WE HAD SOME ACTION THIS WORK PARTY While we were working on the Mt Lowe east trail the sheriff dept helicopter dropped off (repelled down on ropes) two paramedics near Inspiration Point. The helicopter then set down on the old Mt Lowe Alpine Tavern tennis courts. We were parked near there. We drove out to inspiration point to see if we could assist. There was a man there that they were treating. He was a hiker who apparently collapsed on the trail. We ended up driving the paramedics and patient back to the tennis court area for their flight to Huntington Memorial. This saved them the trouble of having to hoist the man in a liter basket and the rescue guys while the helicopter hovered overhead. At first the man appeared to be having heart problems but I think as we neared the helicopter the paramedics thought that it might be exhaustion. Brian
Patient being lead to Helicopter after exiting Brian's Van.
----------------------------- Rock Pounding on Service Road near Granite Gate The road has become
laden with many rocks and small boulders. This one we worked
on, August 3, 2013,
We used wedges to create cracks to allow splitting of the rock
The Wrecking Crew after about 3 hours of work
Bryant Bohorquez put together this video of our work day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6-TL54DaKc AND On our way back down the mountain on the way home we witnessed Water and Power fixing the lines on some of the large power poles - the most amazing thing happened when we saw one of the Copters drop down and pick up 2 workers, and fly off dragging them behind like a Disneyland ride.
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Inspiration Point Pavilion
September 17, 2011 Below - Original 1996 photo postcard Paul Ayers and Joel McCauley
The Pavilion or Ramada as some cal it, periodically needs maintenance. The portion of the roof we are attending here is the most exposed to weather and the sun's heat. The shingles are blown away by high winds which can be over 100 mph at times here.
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Boy Scouts working on week removal
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Work Crew - December 5, 2009 At the
Mt. Lowe Campground Photos provided by Brian Marcroft , Kevin Singleton, Robert Winters and Paul Ayers |
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/Driving up the Service Road to our destination....Cape of Good Hope from above |
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Several stops required to clear the road for passage....looking at some of the devastation |
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Getting tools at the Cape |
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The project begins near the Campground |
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The dam fencing after construction - Project completed Notice that we purposely stacked large rocks at the base of the up side of the fencing so as to reinforce its strength against oncoming mud and debris |
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Time for chow |
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See our Debris Dam one week later after the rains. It worked !! |
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Below, the dam we constructed the year before....still holds |
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Awesome views on a cold day |
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The
area west of the Campground where the water flows through the |
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Looking south over the Phantom Sea |
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The Tom Sloan Saddle with Josephine Peak in the distance The Tom Sloan Trail enters the devastation at the right center of the photo, the Mount Lowe Truck Trail can be seen faintly above it |