Echo Summit honored as 1968 Olympic training site on Eldorado National Forest Pacific Southwest Region Public Affairs Pacific Southwest Regional Forester Randy Moore poses for a photograph, June 27, 2014, with some of the 1968 Olympians who originally trained at Echo Summit. Pictured left to right: R5 Regional Forester Randy Moore and 1968 Olympians: Norm Tate, Ron Whitney, Mel Pender, John Carlos, Reynaldo Brown and Ed Caruther. Eldorado National Forest hosted a ceremony to honor the Echo Summit training site as a California Historical Landmark. Around a dozen of the 1968 Olympians who trained at the high-altitude camp returned for the celebration. The plaque, which is set in a large granite boulder that marks Echo Summit as a California Historical Landmark, reads: “In 1968, Echo Summit served as a high-altitude training center and site of the U.S. Olympic Men’s Track and field trials. Four world records were shattered here on the track carved out of the Eldorado National Forest. The U.S. Team selected for the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City was celebrated worldwide for its athletic dominance and deep commitment to racial equality.”
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:18:33 +0000