Our route went southeasterly from the roadhead, and up the canyon in front of us - also south easterly, making our way over, through, and around large boulders, and some cat-claw acacia. The leader got much assistance in the interesting route finding from several competent participants who regularly demonstrated their prowess with map and compass. At 12 pm we could still not see the peak, but about a half-hour later a summit loomed right above us with a propped up surveyor's stick marker. Another 30 minutes and our hope turned to joy for there was the summit register attesting the true summit. All participants made it to the summit, having taken all the class 3 scrambling in good style. We were uneasy not to find George on the summit awaiting us, since we had not passed him on the way up. However, he soon arrived, after understandably navigating a slightly different route. The absence of the great view usually seen from the summit was willingly accepted for the great climbing weather that the overcast provided, especially since the 100f weather in the L.A. basin a week before had been forboding. The route down was led by George Toby, whose route-finding was flawless. We reached our cars by 4:30 pm where Martha served good guacomole salsa and chips to go with our soft drinks and beer. The slower-paced day allowed for an enjoyable and sociable climb in which several slower climbers were able to keep up. The participants were: Al and Lois Banda, Joe Douglass, Kay Machen, Dick Farrar, Martha Flores, Tom Haworth, Delores Holladay, George Pfeiffer, Dennis Richards, Bill Stevens, George Toby, Minor White, and Bob Wyka. To all these, much appreciation for an enjoyable climb.

Waucoba/Nelson 8,9 June 1990 Dave Jurasevich

Waucoba Mtn by a seldom used route was the objective for Saturday. Les Hill, Marcia Pengruber, En Lee Lin and I met that morning along the Waucoba-Saline Road to explore the possibilities. We were successful in doing the peak from Squaw Flats, a broad, brushy valley lying to the west of Waucoba. The approach required a high-clearance 4WD vehicle. The details are as follows. Drive/Approach: From Hwy 395 at Big Pine, CA., turn right(east) on paved SR-168 heading for Westgard Pass. At fork in 2.2 mi., bear right on the narrow, paved Waucoba-Saline Road and go 11.1 ml. to where you

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