A New Adventure... and what a surprise at the top! Tahquitz Peak Lookout is both an important fire detection facility and a hiking destination with expansive views of the Sonoran Desert to the east, and the Los Angeles basin to the west. It is an enclosed timber tower with a wooden cab. Built in 1937, it was the last active lookout on the San Bernardino National Forest. Tahquitz. It is staffed seven days a week by Lookout Host volunteers. Tahquitz Peak lookout was the second highest lookout in California at 8828. It is also the forest’s longest continuously operated station, serving some 77 years, and is the only lookout located inside a Wilderness area. Gene (87yrs) & Greta (82yrs) hike from Idyllwild, packing in their food every Monday and hike home on Friday. They Volunteer... They say never stop hiking in the mountains. We split my rations of Dark Chocolate celebrated a toast to the day! Spectacular and inspiring.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 22:04:25 +0000
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