Trip Date: July 2009
East Blue Ridge Road
Our July trip takes you into the cooler regions of the San Gabriel Mountains of the Los Angeles area. This entire trip can be done in a single day and is broken into two sections. The first section explores a dirt road that runs along Blue Ridge above Mountain High and Wrightwood. The second section is a hike to an old gold mining structure built in 1905 located on the slopes of Mt. Baden-Powell.
If you live in the Los Angeles area, more specifically the Inland Empire including the cities of San Bernardino, Ontario, Riverside and Pomona or the High Desert region including the cities of Apple Valley, Hesperia or Victorville, then you are probably looking for ways to escape the heat. And this trip is perfect for doing just that because much of the trip will be at altitudes above 6,000 feet.
Located north of Ballarat in the Panamint Mountains, Jail Canyon is a colorful, scenic drive with a well-preserved mining camp and mill to explore at the end.