Urban Hike, Mt Washington Stairs, Moderate +

Join us AT 6:00 PM **
for an evening urban stair hike will take us thru hilly residential areas in MoWa including 3-4 staircases all going UP. Lots of hills and fast walking. We will also enjoy beautiful night time views of the city.
SAFETY NOTES: It will be DARK when we start so feel free to bring a flashlight or use your phone. Lights are helpful so that drivers can see us. Some of the streets have no sidewalks, so we will walk on the street. When a car approaches, we yell out CAR! That is our safety cue for EVERYONE to move to the side of the road and walk SINGLE FILE so that the car can pass through.

LEVEL: Moderate Plus for BRISK pace, hills and long staircases. Our pace is fast, to the point where we are out of breath. We have to keep the pace in order to finish by the posted end time. We will pause briefly at top of hills and stairs to regroup, and to pet doggies.
--This is not a beginner hike. You are welcome to join us and try if you are not sure. However, if you find that you are struggling to keep up with the group, you might have to explore or get back --on your own. You will need to be comfortable using a GPS to navigate back on your own. We keep a certain pace so that we can finish by the time posted. There is no "sweep" or volunteer to stay behind with folks who get separated.
LENGTH: appx 5 miles, 2 hours.
BRING: exercise clothes, workout shoes with good traction and tread. The majority of the hike is on asphalt and concrete. Seaview Trail is a flat, at times uneven dirt trail. Poles optional, sunscreen, flashlight, water, phone with GPS in case u want to leave early, bug repellant?
MEETUP SPOT: Aragon Avenue Elementary School, 1118 Aragon, Los Angeles 90065.
MEETUP TIME: 6:00 pm sharp. We have quick introductions and leave promptly at 6:05.
PARKING: Along Aragon, Loosmore, or Roseview
RESTROOMS--- ARRIVE EARLIER IF YOU NEED TO USE THE RESTROOMS-- Give yourself time to park, run to the restroom, and come back by 6:00 pm. They are at the Cypress Park Library located on Cypress Ave near Loosmore. Give yourself appx 20 minutes to park and walk to the library and be back by 6:00 pm. Or more time if you don't want to rush.
LIABILITY: The organizer is an uncompensated and untrained volunteer. By joining this event each member accepts full responsibility for knowing their limits, for all injuries, health issues, material losses, assessing all risks and for getting lost. Each member shall make their guests aware of these policies and releases the host from all liability.