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MEET AT 10:15 AM AT NEWCOMB'S RANCH RESTAURANT PARKING LOT, ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF LA CANADA ON THE ANGELES CREST HIGHWAY (HIGHWAY 2)

10:30 am: HIKE STARTS: rock scrambling on ridge above the Angeles Crest Highway to the 4 collections of granite rock formations that tower above the road. 200 feet elevation gain and about 2 miles. NO ROPES ARE NEEDED, WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING TOO WILD HERE!

Eat lunch on top of the rocks

(trivia: JohnHenge is either named after the national forest restroom you park next to, or that John guy, who discovered them)

PHOTOS OF THE HIKE:

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MORE PHOTOS: https://www.meetup.com/santamonicahikingclub/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=1045755

https://www.meetup.com/hiking-196/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=9009402

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2 pm: move cars to Buckhorn Day Use area parking for 6 mile loop hike up Mount Waterman--1250 feet elevation gain, combination of single track trail on the way up and a wide fire road on the way down. Lots of pine trees

BUCKHORN DAY USE AREA GPS COORDINATES: N 34.34581 W 117.92064

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TRAILHEAD FOR MOUNT WATERMAN HIKE:

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FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT NEWCOMB'S RANCH

ALL CARS NEED A NATIONAL FOREST ADVENTURE PASS, WHICH CAN BE HAD FOR $5 AT RANGER STATIONS AND NEWCOMB'S RANCH

DIFFICULTY: MODERATE

PRINTABLE BUCKHORN DAY USE PARKING--MOUNT WATERMAN TRAILS MAP:

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PRINTABLE TOPO MAP: http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/f/3/4/highres_128564852.jpeg

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MAP LINK TO THE MEETUP SPOTS:

http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=34.34933,-117.96295&z=13&t=M&marker0=34.33025%2C-118.00200%2CNewcomb%27s%20ranch&marker1=34.34641%2C-117.92029%2CBuckhorn%20Day%20Use%20area%20parking&marker2=34.34933%2C-117.96295%2CJohnHenge%20parking

"A IS NEWCOMB'S RANCH--FOR LUNCH, GPS: N 34.33025 W 118.00192

"C IS JOHNHENGE ROCKS, GPS: N 34.34939 W 117.96295

"B": IS THE BUCKHORN DAY USE PARKING AREA, GPS: N 34.34641 W 117.92021

MAP LINK TO ROCK FORMATIONS ON JOHNHENGE: : "E" IS THE PARKING AREA

http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=34.35091,-117.96681&z=15&t=T&marker0=34.35156%2C-117.97019%2C7.6%20km%20NW%20of%20San%20Gabriel%20Mountains%20CA&marker1=34.35012%2C-117.97058%2C7.5%20km%20NW%20of%20San%20Gabriel%20Mountains%20CA&marker2=34.35044%2C-117.96880%2C7.4%20km%20NW%20of%20San%20Gabriel%20Mountains%20CA&marker3=34.34757%2C-117.97235%2C7.4%20km%20NW%20of%20San%20Gabriel%20Mountains%20CA&marker4=34.34933%2C-117.96289%2C6.9%20km%20NW%20of%20San%20Gabriel%20Mountains%20CA

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