Bogart Park Camp Out hosted by the Palm Springs Chapter October 10-12th, 2008 Bogart Park Trip Notes This event is a Friday and/or Saturday overnight. Located 5 miles North of Beaumont at the North end of Cherry Valley, 26 sites available, No RV hook ups. 414-acre facility located at 9600 Cherry Avenue. Facilities include: Individual camping sites, for either tents or RV's, many sites have running water. There are toilets but no showers. Fire rings are available near some sites. Grocery stores are about 2 miles distance from the camp grounds. Bogart Park Campground, Oak Glen Nature Trail and Bogart Park Nature Trail hikes are all 6 foot leashed, dog friendly. Park is closed and locked for the night at 8 pm and re-opens again at 8 am. Check-out at 1 pm, Check-in at 2 pm. Sites for up to 6 people and 2 tents and 2 cars. Dogs are $1 each. No sites will be booked until we have a sufficient list of interested parties. We might even have a visitor - a small black bear that frequently visits the campground. Contact: Keith Norris at KeithCNorris@aol.com or 760-202-4936
Lake Silverwood Corporate Camp Out and Conference October 17-19th, 2008 Lake Silverwood Trip Notes Great Outdoors will be holding its end of season all chapter camp out at nearby Lake Silverwood, located 11 miles east of the 15 Freeway in the Cajon Pass. This fun filled weekend will include hiking on part of the scenic Pacific Crest Trail, and biking around the lake. There is also a variety of water sports at the nearby marina such as swimming at the beach, fishing, and skidoo and boat rentals.
Hole-in-the-Wall Campout and Mitchell Caverns Tour November 6th-9th, 2008 Hole in the Wall Trip Notes STALACTITES, STALAGMITES, HELICTITES, SHIELDS, and draperies are but a few of the formations inside Mitchell Caverns at Providence Mountains State Recreation Area in the western Mojave Desert. Mitchell Caverns has been developed for visitation. The cavern formed in limestone of Late Paleozoic age (Pennsylvanian- and Permian-age Bird Springs Formation). It formed long ago when the bedrock was constantly exposed to groundwater, allowing dissolution of the limestone to occur. Today, the cavern is high and dry; more than 500 meters above the valley floor and a constant supply of groundwater.
Travertine tapestries, flowstone, and other speleothems gradually form where groundwater enters the cavern and evaporates, leaving behind calcium carbonate. These features took many thousands of years to form. Guided tours of Mitchell Caverns require a 1.5 mile walk and last about 1.5 hours. The temperature inside the cave is a comfortable 65 degrees. Water and flush toilets are provided. The Mary Beale Nature Trail, near the Visitor Center, features desert plants and animals along a moderate walk. There are other short trails like the Crystal Springs Trail. Contact Trip Leader: Chris Fava at (805) 509-8240 for more information. Anza Borrego Desert Camp Outs hosted by The Long Beach Chapter November 27th-30th, 2008 Anza Borrego Trip Notes Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in California. Five -hundred miles of dirt roads, 12 wilderness areas and miles of hiking trails provide visitors with an unparalleled opportunity to experience the wonders of the Colorado Desert. The park is named after Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and the Spanish name Borrego, or bighorn sheep. The park features washes, wildflowers, palm groves, cacti and sweeping vistas. Visitors may also have the chance to see roadrunner, golden eagles, kit foxes, mule deer and bighorn sheep as well as iguanas, chuckwallas and the red diamond rattlesnake. Listening devices for the hearing impaired are available in the visitor center.
