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Bridge to Nowhere Hike (March 2018)

The Bridge to Nowhere hike is an 11 mile hike in the San Gabriel Mountains. It was about 34 degrees when we started out in the morning.
Cindy, Sharon, Nancy and Kyle are happy to be spending a Sunday morning out hiking.

The trail criss-crosses the East Fork of the San Gabriel River many times.
We crossed the river approximately 26 times!



The trail roughly follows the route of a road that attempted to provide a shortcut to Wrightwood. A flood in 1938 wiped out most of the portions of the road. The “Bridge to Nowhere” remains.

We stopped to have lunch and watched people bungee jump off the bridge. Even Nancy’s dog, Apollo thought, “CRAZY HUMANS!!”
Kathleen and Ed found a nice spot to eat and enjoy the sunshine.

A bungee jumper dangling off the bridge.
FRONT: Sharon, Su, Apollo, Julie, Monica M. MIDDLE: Lindsey, Kathleen, Cindy BACK: Ed, Kyle, Nancy

Ed and Sharon relaxing before making the trek back.
We had to traverse this precarious portion of the trail getting to and from our lunch spot.

The trail ended for several feet and we had to climb over the rocky incline to the other side.
Lindsey and Kyle making their way across.

This kind marine appeared out of nowhere to help Nancy as she was slipping on the rocky incline.
This hike has an elevation gain of a little over 2,000 feet.

Monica watching as Cindy creates a hoodoo rock sculpture.
Kathleen at work.

We were lucky enough to spot 4 Big Horn Sheep on our way back from the bridge. This portion of the trail is called Sheep Mountain Wilderness.
Heading back…

It was a beautiful day for a hike!
Apollo, the alpha dog with his pack

THANK YOU for planning this hike for us, ED!! It was a beautiful hike, which included a number of new experiences for many of us, such as water crossings and getting to watch bungee jumping.

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