Traveling on Hwy 62, you turn North on a dirt road which is .5 mi East of the RR crossing. Cross the aqueduct and follow the road along the levee for 1.6 mi until you come to an intersection. Turn right going through the levee and continuing straight. After some distance (1 mi) the road will start meandering. Drive 5.0 mi from the levee and you will be at a faint intersection marked by a small cairn on the right. Turn right, turning almost in the opposite direction, follow the road for about 1/4 mi until it crosses a wash. From here the road will turn in the right direction. (If you miss the intersection with the cairn, you will come to an old car on your left...Go back about a mile, and you should be by the cairn.) Drive approx 5.0 mi to the end of the road. Half a mile before the end, there will be a road leading to Castle Rock, don't turn, continue straight. From the parking area enter the wash and go upstream until you cross the divide. From here select any route you like and go for it. On the summit we found Dale Van Dalsem, Debbie Paxton, Steve Smith, and another BLM Ranger Named John, waiting for us. The whole group made the summit. On our way back, some of us stopped at a *** star restaurant "Wheel Inn" of the dinosaur fame in Cabazon. Although Bob Watson did not like it (and I certainly respect his opinion), I still think that the service and food are good. The participants were:

Anna Leong Lew Amack Bob Watson Jim Farkas Bob Thompson Bob Michael Ian Vorley Alice Rushdy Dick Agnos Barbara Raab Harold McFadden Terry Moore Susan Carter Paul Nelson Dah Nelson Glen Bernard Don Weiss Judy Ware Mary Sue Miller Diane Rosentreter Tanya Mamedalin Dorothy Callison Owen Maloy Terry Rivera Randy Bernard Al Harmon Suzanne Thomas Igor Mamedalin Steve Wagner Howard Frantz Bob Emerick

My thanks to Sherry Harsh for assisting and the many drivers of high clearance cars for giving rides to others.

Oct 26-27 UPCOMING TRIP SAT-SUN DPS

Glass Mtn (ll,123); Mt. Patterson (11,673): Join gimpy old timers in lovely fall rambles north of Mammoth. Gourmet party Sat. PM. BMTC welcomed. Send SASE to LEADERS: Bob Hicks, Duane McRuer, Doug Mantle.

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