Name: Wildflowers & waterfalls, get wet in the Pines: Buckhorn and Silver Moccasin tr.
Start: 2022-05-15T12:30:00-07:00
End: 2022-05-15T18:00:00-07:00
Location: Closed Newcomb's Ranch Biker Bar

**TWO HIKES:**

Weather...
75 degrees

1:00PM, COOPER CANYON WATERFALLS

4:30PM, SILVER MOCCASIN TRAIL, ROCKS AND WILDFLOWERS ( a new hike for me!)

Both parking lots require an Adventure Pass to park there. They are available for $5 at the Shell gas station at the 2 and 210

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WHERE TO MEET AT 12:30PM?:
MEET AT THE CLOSED NEWCOMB'S RANCH RESTAURANT/BIKER BAR.
[https://goo.gl/maps/B4MiSFJHETskPCu76](https://goo.gl/maps/B4MiSFJHETskPCu76)
we will car-convoy 7 miles to the Buckhorn/Mt Waterman trails parking area.

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1:00 pm, COOPER FALLS HIKE STARTS, DISTANCE: 7 miles. DOWNHILL then UPHILL BACK.

DIFFICULTY: MODERATE, 1100 feet elevation loss getting there, then 1100 feet elevation gain on the way back

BRING SHOES YOU CAN GET WET!!!

THERE ARE LOTS OF ROCKS TO CLIMB AND MONKEY AROUND UPON!!!!
But the rock scrambling is optional

PHOTOS, MAPS AND OTHER DETAILS:
[http://rexhikes.blogspot.com/2015/08/buckhorn-falls-and-cooper-falls.html](http://rexhikes.blogspot.com/2015/08/buckhorn-falls-and-cooper-falls.html)
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4:30PM, MEET AT SANTA CLARA DIVIDE ROAD AND HIGHWAY 2 (5 miles back towards LA). THERE IS A PACIFIC CREST TRAIL PARKING LOT THERE. ADVENTURE PASS IS REQUIRED TO PARK HERE.
[https://goo.gl/maps/MErQSNLAMHXVbQbg7](https://goo.gl/maps/MErQSNLAMHXVbQbg7)

The Silver Moccasin trail is fairly level. We will play on rocks and smell lilac and lupine flowers. There are also Indian Paintbrush. We will walk about a two mile loop

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THERE IS NO CELL PHONE SERVICE HERE.

WATER AND RESTROOMS: THERE IS A STINKY NATIONAL FOREST TOILET BY THE PARKING LOT. ALSO, We will be hiking through a civilized campground that has drinking water and toilets, IF IT IS OPEN....

IF YOU PARK ALONG THE ROAD, YOU DO NOT NEED A $5 ADVENTURE PASS. IF YOU PARK IN THE DAY USE AREA PARKING LOT NEAR THE RESTROOMS, YOU DO NEED AN ADVENTURE PASS.

CARPOOL!! post in comments section below! MAYBE YOU'LL MEET SOMEONE NICE AND ...............!!??

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THE USUAL STUFF:

BRING ALL THE USUAL STUFF, I'M NOT YOUR MOM....

Bring lunch!, clothing (sorry, nude hikes are a different Meetup group), lots of water, a hat, comfy shoes, snacks, all your troubles..., guitar, camera, etc

LEGAL STUFF: by going on this hike, you agree to assume all risks of this hike, and that no one at Meetup including the organizer is responsible for your safety. See the Meetup terms of service especially paragraph 6.2:

[http://www.meetup.com/terms/](http://www.meetup.com/terms/)

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