June 13: Hiking Club on Echo Mtn

Hiking Club had a group of 12 to climb Echo Mountain above Altadena, but the marine layer was thick enough to cover even the summit! No matter, we had fun anyway.

Ruins of Echo Mtn House

Our group by the old bullwheel that drove the cable incline railway

Photo in the drizzle

Upon sumitting, I recognized Ric and Jen Serena, two of the filmmakers who made the outstanding JMT film, Mile...Mile & A Half.  They and their artist companions busted their humps hauling high-def recording gear down the entire length of the John Muir Trail in the heavy snow year of 2011. While hikers like me count ounces, these guys hauled really heavy packs loaded with cameras, audio equipment, mikes, batteries and dollies, recording for 25 days. They did it in hi-def first, did it all, did it best, and after spending two years in postproduction, released their highly anticipated (by people like me anyway) film in October 2013. And there they were, on the summit, for me to get to express my full appreciation.
MMAAH is now on Netflix, iTunes, or you can watch the entire film on YouTube for a few dollars.