Mt. San Jacinto Outdoor Recreation

by **The Ghost** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:30 pm

After six attempts finally made it to Jack's Cabin last week.

Brutual day hike but well worth the effort as the creek was running and the flowers outstanding.

The log book gave some of the history of the cabin but not much. Can anyone explain why Jack built there and what happened to him?

Found the cabin to be in very good shape although someone left some food laying around, of course bringing out the rodents.

by **scottmac** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:18 pm

trip report, photos - please? thanks.

by **The Ghost** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:34 pm

Sorry but do not have a way to post pictures as of yet.

Trip Report will be coming sometime in the near future. Prefer not to get real detailed as Jack's Cabin is one of those special places that does not get many visitors. Think on average there were 3 enteries a year in the log book that dates back to 1990.

by **Hikin_Jim** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:55 pm

Supposedly, Jack Miller was a miner. I assume that the cabin was built where it is because of where the minerals were. Also, the location is near water.

HJ

by **scottmac** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:29 pm

Related story that appeared in PS Life magazine:

http://www.palmspringslife.com/Palm-Springs-Life/January-2011/The-Most-Brutal-Hike/

by **Florian** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:32 am

The PS Life article mentions the elephant trees. You can actually see them from the trailhead with binoculars about a mile up the canyon on the north side.

-Florian

by **Hikin_Jim** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:05 am

What are elephant trees?

HJ

by **bluerail** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:57 pm

berry, berry ware twee....shhhhh

by **Florian** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:45 pm

Here's a little info on elephant trees ► http://www.desertusa.com/dec96/du_elephant.html

And here's a photo i took in the Anza-Borrego desert ► http://www.flickr.com/photos/fboyd/5071758227/

I think the few in Martinez Canyon are the farthest north trees known to exist.

-Florian

by **Hikin_Jim** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:47 pm

Interesting. Thanks, Florian.

HJ

Mt. San Jacinto Outdoor Recreation

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