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A Visit To Alpine Tavern
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| ..Summer ...1997 |
Echo Mtn. Echoes | Volume 2.. Number 2.. |
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A Visit To Alpine Tavern
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Off of the souvenir stands of Ye Alpine Tavern thousands of postcards were bought and mailed all across the country, making them one of the most easily collectable items of the Mt. Lowe Railroad. One of the more elusive items sold from the glass cases were souvenir spoons. I have no idea what they would have sold for back in those days but in California over the last six years prices average at around $60.00. |
Flora and Fauna. |
An
Ethno-Botanical Tour of Mt. Lowe Because of my proximity to the front country of the Angeles National Forest, the first place my brother and I regularly hiked to was Echo Mountain. Gradually, we’d extend the length of our hikes and get up to the Mount Lowe Camp area via the old electric train route, or the Sam Merril Trail, or via Castle Canyon. I’ve always enjoyed the peaceful solitude when camping at the site of Ye Alpine Tavern. There is a unique atmosphere there, where a small trickle of a stream babbles by, where an assortment of mountain birds provide music, and where you can examine numerous foundations and walls from the Great Hiking Era. It is also a wonderful place to study those unique plants which provided food and medicine to past generations of Native Americans. |
Echoes From Nearby Places. |
Echoes From Heninger Flats
In 1892 Heninger was visited by T. P. Lukens and R. J. Busch who started the very first experimental reforestation in California at Heninger Flats. Echoes From
The Past
Reading the letters immediately propelled me back to the 1890’s, as the writers’ descriptions were observant, colorful and humorous. I enjoyed them immensely and asked Mrs. Herr for permission to reprint excerpts in Echo Mtn. Echoes. |
News of our readers
Land-Sea Discovery Group has joined the Magic Lantern Society of the United States and Canada. An article by Jake Brouwer about the Mt. Lowe searchlight was reprinted in their magazine along with a request for magic lantern slides depicting Mt. Lowe. One so far was found and purchased for the sum of $20.00. |
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| Boy, oh
boy, the weeks really flew by between issues this time. My computer was down for three
weeks, I had three grandchildren born, we set up two displays of Mt Lowe material for the
public to see, and I’m still around to tell all about it. All this and a sixty-hour a
week job!
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A visit to Alpine Tavern is nothing like it used to be
‘cept for the feeling you get when you arrive. By foot it’s a long haul from the
metropolis below and a welcome place to rest your weary bones in the shade of the grand
old oaks and pines that surround the vicinity. If you arrive via the upper trails
it’s a three-mile hike to the tavern site and it still warmly receives any fatigued
visitor. The Mt. Lowe Trail Campground now occupies the site of the famous Alpine Tavern,
a fine spot to camp or rest as you traverse the trails by foot or mountain bike.
Collectors Corner 
William K Heninger around 1880 settled this small hanging basin
above 
While on the
wonderful day trip at Heninger flats I had a few moments to speak with Betty Herr about
letters written by a woman in the years 1892-1897. Mrs. Herr said I could view them at the
Altadena Historical Society archives at the Great Western Bank on Lake Street. I was
unable to do so however and Mrs. Herr was gracious enough to mail me copies of the
letters.
Our first and foremost news is
that Eric Sauppe was the winner of our subscription campaign contest
started back in November. Eric was one of 18 entries thrown into a hat. Eric won a weekend
at Lake Gregory in Land-Sea Discovery Group’s Vacation Home. CONGRATULATIONS!
How and why do I do it? It’s because I
love Mt. Lowe. I love the times, and experiences of the people of this era. I love the
feeling I get being on Echo Mt. or in Rubio Canyon. I love the glow watching others talk
about their Mt. Lowe experiences or a souvenir they just bought. I love that I can share
with you some of the history of the San Gabriel Mountains and hope that you will share
with me for the enlightenment of all.