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March 2, 2008

13 to the Summit: Brand Ramblers Kickoff 2008 Season with Trek to Mt. Lee


The Brand Ramblers 2008 'season' kicked off with a pleasant Sunday 8 AM Griffith Park hike up Brush Canyon, across the Mulholland Trail to Mt. Lee and the Hollywood Sign. 13 brave ramblers made the 7-mile round trip that included a last minute leg to the Bronson Canyon 'Bat Cave.'


Not counting the Bat Cave excursion the trek slightly exceeded the original estimate of 5-miles roundtrip and 90+ minutes. All told, it was a moderate if leisurely 180 minute effort involving an approximately 1100 foot gain in elevation.

More photo documentation to come from Karthik, Enrique and Harvey.

Next hike will be announced shortly - we expect to start afterwork evening hikes in the Verdugos once daylight savings returns on Sunday March 9.

UPDATE: Mary contributed these stats: 6.36 miles from the parking lot to the 'summit' and back; elevation gain just over 1100 feet; averaged 2.5 miles/hour, not counting resting time for snacks and water on Mt. Lee.

Enrique's Flickr album of this hike.

Karthik's Picasa album of this hike.

1 comment:

Ken Sitz said...

Check out Enrique's Flickr gallery for this hike - nice shots of Bronson cave AKA The Bat Cave: http://flickr.com/photos/10511031@N00/