Four friends & I hiked from Echo Mountain to Inspiration Point via the Mount Lowe Trailway (11.4 mile RT hike) on a Saturday May morning in 2010.
This was one of our early Whitney training hikes. I deem it a moderate hike, especially if you make it all of the way to Inspiration Point. It was pretty crowded as our group made it up to Echo Mt.
What awaits you: An echo phone you can yell (or yodel if you're JWo) through. A few yards away, lies the graffiti-riddled "gladiator/gangster pit." You can easily climb in & out. This is a great photo op!
Once you reach Inspiration Pt, there are numerous tubes you can look through which will shows you sights such as Santa Monica or Venice. The wind deterred my numb hands from checking those out. It was so cold & windy that the boys had to whip out the emergency blanket for JWo!
On the return route (it's a loop, not out & back), we were able to look out at the wildfire ravaged area & appreciate the beauty of the juxtaposition of the extinguished & damage area with the lush, vibrant greenery.
If you see orange silly string, that's dodder, a parasitic plant.
This was one of our early Whitney training hikes. I deem it a moderate hike, especially if you make it all of the way to Inspiration Point. It was pretty crowded as our group made it up to Echo Mt.
What awaits you: An echo phone you can yell (or yodel if you're JWo) through. A few yards away, lies the graffiti-riddled "gladiator/gangster pit." You can easily climb in & out. This is a great photo op!
Once you reach Inspiration Pt, there are numerous tubes you can look through which will shows you sights such as Santa Monica or Venice. The wind deterred my numb hands from checking those out. It was so cold & windy that the boys had to whip out the emergency blanket for JWo!
On the return route (it's a loop, not out & back), we were able to look out at the wildfire ravaged area & appreciate the beauty of the juxtaposition of the extinguished & damage area with the lush, vibrant greenery.
If you see orange silly string, that's dodder, a parasitic plant.
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