Two Sunday's ago marked our first real hike of our training period. You might call this a warm up hike. We were doing an in and back hike, up Echo Mt. to the old Mt. Lowe Railroad Station where sits the ruins of a classic hotel get away for the rich and famous during the early 1900's. this old hotel was dubbed the "White City".
Our day started at 9 am, as Elizabeth and I meet Jen, her brother Dave, and his brother in law Jason, at the front gates of the old Cobb Estate. This old historical site is where we began our hike towards the White City.
We made quick pace up the trail, using the time to catch up with the details of everyone's lives. I think the most fun topic we talked about was Dave's son's obsession with trash trucks and the department of waste management. :-)
We stopped about half way up the trail to take a break and enjoy the view. We then continued on and pushed to out goal.
There were about 25 people sitting around the Old Mt. Lowe Railroad station, eating lunch and swaping hiking stories. We took a few snap shots and grabbed a quick snack. We all took our turns at shouting as loud as we could toward the north end of the Peak, listening for our echo's.
After 20 mins of exploring the old ruins, we decided to make our way back down the trail. We made good time. As we approached the end of the regular trail, we spotted something moving on the nearby hillside. It was 3 dear. 2 Adults and a baby. Unaware of the hikers nearby, the slowly grazed under a shady tree.
On the way down, we spotted what looked like an old tin building on the other side of the canyon. We made our way down to the main road then back up to this odd building. It was some kind of water reserve tank.
We headed back to the car. Now it was the most important decision of the day; Where to go eat lunch? We decided to try our hand at the local Rosco's Chicken And Waffles, on Lake Ave, in Pasadena.
We waited for about 20 mins before we were let in to a packed Rosco's. We all orders the Sco's Combo of some nature of another, and chowed down on some delectable chicken and the best waffles I have ever tasted.
After lunch we all said our goodbye's, all looking forward to our next trip.
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