Angeles National Forest
![Professor Lowe had a dream to make the beautiful Mountains overlooking the cities of Altadena / Pasadena accessible to average citizens. After much planning, many exploratory trips on horseback, he and Engineer Thomas McPherson located a series of routes that could be built upon with a series of rail cars to reach miles back into the forest and eventually all the way to the top of Mount Wilson. Financing the project himself, Professor Lowe proceeded to build his dream which eventually reached all the way to the base of Mount Lowe (named after Professor Lowe, previously known as Oak Mountain). At its peak, it was the top honeymoon destination in America. Beginning with the famous red car lines in California, Professor Lowe extended the line up through the rolling hills in Rubio Canyon where a small hotel was built at the base of new incline rail systems that would take a visitor up a mile along a ridge overlooking the LA Basin to the top of Echo Mountain.
The top of Echo Mountain became a little city of its own with places to eat, order picnic lunches, shop at stores, dormitories for employees, power generating station to power Echo Mountain facilities. There was also a trolley repair building and pit, observation decks at various spots, trails that could be taken by hikers both up and down the mountain and into the Alpine regions, tennis courts, stables and a now little known zoo. The entire assembly of buildings were painted white and because of the view from far below, became known as "The White City in the sky". The âopera boxâ great incline cars were also white and could be seen from afar ferrying up and down the hill. On a ridge behind the Echo Mountain ridge was an observatory building with a working 16 inch telescope housed in a round domed building. The foundations can still be found at the site as well as the cement stand which is what the telescope was mounted upon. It was Professor Lowe's intention to build the rail system all the way to the top of Mount Wilson along with additional hotels and facilities on the top of Mount Wilson. Later, much of the path of the large 100" telescope and observatory built on Mount Wilson was used to transport the delicate 100" mirror to the top of Mount Wilson.
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Mt. Waterman Ski Resort
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Wilderness Park
Lors de votre sĂ©jour Ă Arcadia, ne manquez pas de vous dĂ©tendre lors dâactivitĂ©s en plein air au cĆur des superbes espaces verts que cache Wilderness Park. Profitez de votre sĂ©jour dans la rĂ©gion pour dĂ©couvrir ses restaurants ou simplement assister Ă ses Ă©vĂšnements sportifs.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
AprĂšs avoir visitĂ© Jet Propulsion Laboratory, pensez Ă jeter un Ćil aux autres curiositĂ©s et activitĂ©s Ă La Canada Flintridge. Profitez de votre sĂ©jour dans la rĂ©gion pour dĂ©couvrir ses restaurants ou simplement assister Ă ses Ă©vĂšnements sportifs.
Josephine Saddle
Prenez le temps de visiter Josephine Saddle durant votre séjour à Palmdale. Profitez de votre séjour dans la région pour découvrir ses restaurants ou simplement assister à ses évÚnements sportifs.
Mount Lowe Railway trail
Prenez le temps de visiter Mount Lowe Railway trail durant votre séjour à Altadena. Profitez de votre séjour dans la région pour découvrir ses restaurants ou simplement assister à ses évÚnements sportifs.
Eaton Canyon Natural Area
Prenez le temps de visiter Eaton Canyon Natural Area durant votre séjour à Pasadena. Profitez de votre séjour dans la région pour découvrir ses restaurants ou simplement assister à ses évÚnements sportifs.
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