Skyline Rescue

[Hikin_Jim]

There used to be one, but it was removed for reasons unknown. The old sign used to say something about beware of loose rocks and dirt (which occur on any and all trails) which tended to invalidate the entireity of the sign.

HJ

[Ed]

Are there any warning signs at the bottom? That wouldn't be hard to do.

There was one not far above the junction between the Desert Art Museum and Ramon Road trails, at the rock pile on the left. You can probably find pictures of it on the web. It was official-looking and fairly sternly worded, I thought of it as the 'Turn around or die sign.' But nothing compared to what Halhiker or Cynthia could compose. I don't know who put it up or why it was taken down.

[cynthia23]

Guest knows the history of who put it up, but it was not an government agency, though it might appear so. The BLM took it and the lambing sign down shortly after they began their campaign to rid themselves of the SKyline and other local trails and give them to the ACBCI, a couple of years ago (see the posts on this ongoing issue.) They want to disassociate themselves from any 'ownership' of the trail. That's why no signs are posted, even though there are increasing rescues--they are trying to get rid of Skyline and deny that it's their responsibility or a public trail. Their goal is to privatize Skyline and jettison it.

If it really was a woman and a ten year old child who were rescued?? Then CPS should be called. But it wouldn't be the first act of child abuse perpetuated via Skyline. There is a story I've heard that one winter, a Dad dropped his tween-age son off at the bottom of Skyline (the kid was 10 to 12 ish, I believe) and the kid labored his way up the trail and somehow made it most of the way but eventually had to be rescued from the ice, where luckily, some other hikers had found him stuck.

I'm all for family hiking and I've dragged my kids through numerous outdoor escapades. But there's a line beyond which reasonable parents do not go.

[Hikin_Jim]

yeah, I would never take my Joycie out when it's icy on Skyline. I wait until it's 120F in the shade. No ice then, so it's safe.

HJ