Hiking - "The Other Side
of the Mountain" - Saturday, November 13, 8:30 AM
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The Hike to Forbush
Flat
For a change, this hike starts
at the top of the mountain and heads down the other side! 
We will be hiking down toward
the Santa Ynez river, but will stop after a little over two miles at
Forbush Flat - a camping spot
which looks like it could be an old homestead.
See below for a more complete
description.
When: Meet the group
at 8:30 AM, Saturday, November 13, 2004
Where:Meet at the parking
area in front of the Mission. (We will carpool, since parking at the top
is very limited.)
Helpful hints: Be sure
to bring drinking water. Shoes with good tread are recommended. A sun-hat
is a good thing.
Friends: Bring 'em
all!
Cost: None, unless
you join us for brunch on-your-own afterward.
Reservations: None
-- Rain cancels
Questions: Elden Dellanina or Bob Lilley The hike to Forbush
Flat begins on Camino Cielo Rd across the road from the cement water tank.
There is a rusty metal sign marking the trail that says "Forbush Flat".
The trail is actually the Cold Springs Trail which begins in Montecito
and goes all the way over the mountains, down into the Forbush Flat area,
and down into the deeper back country to Mono Campground and Little Caliente
Hot Springs. But this hike is the Forbush Flat hike, and all we are doing
is hiking downhill to the meadow where the camp is located.
At about 1/2 mile down there
is a bench and a square concrete water trough for horses.
At about the 1 mile mark you
find yourself on a ridge with sweeping views into Blue Canyon to the right.
In the distance you can make out Jameson Resevoir which provides water
for Montecito.
At the bottom of the canyon
you reach a rusty metal sign and a trail junction. This is actually under
2 miles, but close enough. The sign marks the junction to the Blue Canyon
trial.
If you continue straight up
and over the ridge you will continue the descent and in about 2 more miles
reach the Santa Ynez River. This hike is just to Forbush Flat, which we
have already reached at the 2 mile mark and the rusty metal sign.
Just turn left at the rusty
metal sign marking Blue Canyon and Mono and head into the meadow. You'll
find some picnic tables, fire circles, and apple trees.
Look above Forbush Flats to
the north and see the rocky cliff just above. A little exploration of that
cliff may yield the discovery of an unnamed trail that traverses the ridge
of that cliff. That trail is not described here. It is left for you to
discover.
To return to your car, turn
back and head uphill the way you came.
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Photos by Bob Lilley | |
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Hikers included: Elden Dellanina, Bob Lilley, Linda Wahl, Barb Kane, Laura McCormick, David and Betsy Kain, Karl and Mary Stork.
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The Graduates – 2004
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