[pct-l] Info for 2010 Hikers

[dsaufley]

In case you have difficulty finding the information on the Amgen Tour here
are details from their site.  This is “The largest cycling event in America,
the 2010 Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road
race, presented by AEG, that challenges the world’s top professional cycling
teams to compete along a demanding course from May 16-23”.  While the race
takes place throughout California, Stage 6 actually crosses the PCT:

 

STAGE 6 ROUTE DETAILS

Day: Fri, May 21
Start: Palmdale
Finish: Big Bear Lake
Start Time: 9:30 AM
Miles: 135.3
KM: 217.7
End ETA: 2:54 - 3:52 PM

 

Palmdale City Hall will serve as the backdrop for the most difficult stage
in the five-year history of the Amgen Tour of California. After a five-mile
neutral section heading south on Sierra Rd., the route makes a left turn
onto Angeles Forest Highway. Facing the riders is the imposing San Gabriel
mountain range, and within a few miles the first of seven KOMs will be
crested. After a blistering descent from Mill Creek Summit, the route turns
to Upper Big Tujunga and then onto Angeles Crest Highway. From there, the
riders continue on a 135-mile odyssey with more than 12,000 feet of
climbing. The race will climb to a high point of nearly 8,000 feet as it
rolls along the Angeles Crest Highway. Then, there is a brief respite as
they descend to Wrightwood and over to Highway 138. The route again ascends
as it passes through Crestline and Lake Arrowhead, as the cyclists take to
the "Rim of the World" highway. Entering the Big Bear area, the riders will
take the northern route around Big Bear Lake and then tackle the last rise
to the finish at a more than 7,000-foot elevation at the Snow Summit ski
area for the Amgen Tour of California’s first-ever alpine finish.

 

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I know there will be many folks gathered, talking about the trail in the
upcoming days.  Thought this might be of interest to hikers who also cycle.
The Amgen Tour of California is getting to be a pretty big race on the
cycling tour. On May 21, the Tour will be crossing areas where hikers may be
between Palmdale and Big Bear.  Cowbells optional:

 

www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/#6

 

In addition, our local L.A. County Fire Station No. 81 has been putting on
an annual event called “St. Baldrick’s Day”, but it typically doesn’t take
place when the hikers are going through.  This year the date coincides with
hiker season:

 

Who:                     Everyone, including PCT hikers

What:                    St. Baldrick’s Day food, drink, and entertainment
(as in live bands)

When:                  Sunday, May 23 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Where:                 Sweetwater Café/Hardware Store/Bullwinkle’s Gift shop
parking lot on Agua Dulce Canyon Road (right on the trail through town)

Why:                     Head-shaving for kids with cancer

How Much:         Free!

 

To learn more about what this event and St. Baldrick’s is about, go to:
www.stbaldricks.org .  If hikers want to do something like shave their heads
for their hike, they may want to attend this event and give their hair for a
good cause.  Spread the word . . . 

 

L-Rod