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Rubio Canyoneering Trip - 7/8/2006

This was a fantastically fun, first canyoneering trip with Sarah. Echo Mountain is near Altadena, CA (close to Pasadena) and is a fairly well used trail up to the ruins of a Echo Mountain Resort at the top of the mountain. Most people hike this mountain the easy way, up and down on the trail. Being that we are known not to be "normal", we increased the level of difficulty 10 fold by hiking up carrying backpacks with all the necessary Canyoneering gear (basically climbing gear minus all the nuts, other assorted hardware and using a static rope for repelling rather than the dynamic rope used in climbing). Once at the top, we explored the resort ruins and then bushwhacked our way into Rubio canyon. Almost had to use a rope to repel into the canyon. The canyon was mostly dry at the top, however running water started to appear as we made our way downhill. Repelling down a wall covered with moss is a hoot. This trip was tons of funs and I hope to do canyoneering again on a different canyon.

Date: 07/26/2006
Owner: Jeff Wilkinson
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An old trolley car

Date: 07/08/2006
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Sarah and her friend David in front of the main trolley gear

Date: 07/08/2006
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A close-up of the trolley line and gear

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1893-1938, although I don't think the resort lasted that long

Date: 07/08/2006
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Sarah, of course climing, on one of the gears

Date: 07/08/2006
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A view of the railroad tracks

Date: 07/08/2006
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Historic marker of the Echo Mountain Resort. Someones great idea of conquering the mountain that failed after a fire.

Date: 07/08/2006
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A panorama view of Altadena and the LA area

Date: 07/20/2006
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Remains of the Echo Mountain Resort. Not much left...

Date: 07/08/2006
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Sarah contemplating life

Date: 07/08/2006
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A web engulfed flower.

Date: 07/08/2006
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The view of our bushwhacking

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Another spider web

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In the canyon in search of the first repel

Date: 07/08/2006
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Some water pipes that run down to the base of this mountain. Probably filtered, bottled and sold as fresh mountain spring water. Notice the water shotting from the pipe!!

Date: 07/08/2006
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Sarah getting ready for the first repel

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David on the first repel

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Yeah, I look great in a helmet

Date: 07/08/2006
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Sarah making a splashdown in some questionable water after first repel

Date: 07/08/2006
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Some really interesting water insects just walking on water

Date: 07/08/2006
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Sarah trudging through a water hole.

Date: 07/08/2006
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A neat repel into a water hole. All those alge pods made this a slimy proposition for the first one down.... not it!!

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David having fun on a repel

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David on the second section of this repel

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Here I am looking like a repelling pro!

Date: 07/08/2006
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Repelling down the second section

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WOW!! Now that is a long way down. Fantastic fun with this ~80+ ft. repel

Date: 07/08/2006
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Another view of the deep canyon repel

Date: 07/20/2006
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Sarah going over the edge

Date: 07/08/2006
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David keeping track of the rope as Sarah repels

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Sarah and a view of most of this cool repel

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Pulling the rope down

Date: 07/08/2006
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David trying his hardest not to get wet and slimy

Date: 07/08/2006
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Ok, we had to have at least one butt shot in climbing, so here it is. A view of me from the back side.

Date: 07/08/2006
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Me just kind of hanging out

Date: 07/08/2006
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A nice little waterfall

Date: 07/08/2006
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David and Sarah packing the rope after a repel

Date: 07/08/2006
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Some old sections of pipe

Date: 07/26/2006
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Sarah repelling down a slippery section

Date: 07/08/2006
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