Finishing the series on the names of the peaks above CV, we turn towards the mountains around Mount Wilson. As you turn off Angeles Crest Highway onto Mount Wilson Road, you cross Red Box Saddle and drive past the Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center. The mountain immediately above you is Mount Disappointment. It was named […]
Trudging Through A Turkey Coma So how are you feeling? Guys, can you button your pants yet? Ladies, are you still defaulting to sweat pants whenever possible? Is that Ziploc bag of turkey still in your family’s fridge? If so, it’s likely that most of your family members jet out the front door at the […]
Greetings from CVDAPC Our project officer, Ivette Ruiz, is coming to California for site visits; our review is on Friday. In preparation, I must gather voluminous documents generated from before my time through today. We’ll look at our organization’s structure, our projects, our finances and our partnerships. We’ll discuss sustainability. Since we are in year […]
710 Petition Gaining Momentum The SR-710 North Extension draft EIR/EIS report is due to be released by Caltrans in the spring of 2014. There are five alternatives currently being studied to address traffic congestion from El Sereno to Pasadena. The selected alternative will affect traffic patterns for the entire northeast region of Los Angeles County. […]
A Face Full of Thankfulness A trend on Facebook is to post something you’re thankful for every day throughout November. There’s another November Facebook phenomenon alternately called “No Shave November” or “Movember,” in which male participants pledge not to shave for the entire month. Having sported a mustache, goatee or full frontal beard since the […]
Name Origins for the Peaks Around Us – Part 4 On our next name discovery tour of the San Gabriel Mountains we move onto the front range, just to the east of the Crescenta Valley. Brown Mountain and Mt. Lowe are quite historic and have great stories behind them. They’re just west of Mount Wilson. […]
To all of the students returning home for the holiday, welcome back! Since you’ve been away, the Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coalition has changed. We have a new name: CV Alliance! It’s more user-friendly, and we hope people won’t avoid our booth at community events! When you were last here, we didn’t have […]
Name Origins for the Peaks Around Us – Part 3 Last week I mentioned that I had no info on the naming of Hoyt Mountain. Avid hiker Bob Gregg emailed and reminded me that there are several books on the San Gabriel Mountains. In John Robinson’s, “The San Gabriels” I found the origin of Hoyt. […]
Fall Wonders Everywhere I go lately, more people (myself included) are commenting on how fast time seems to be going by – this year more than any other. For example, how could it already be almost six months since I “wondered” in this space? Better fix that right now. Ready? I wonder … how many […]
Do you think you might need treatment for alcohol? Take the CAGE test to see: • Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking? • Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? • Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking? • Have you ever had a drink first […]