. The city and county of Los Angeles in southern California . CALIFORNIA PRODUCTS All things considered, there are few localities which offer suchattractions to the mountain climber as Los Angeles. Making- head-quarters at Los Angeles, a dozen or more interesting mountaintrips can be made with facility, each of them taking in an entirelynew section of country, with different scenery and surroundings,and none of them occupying necessarily more than three days, whileseveral of the most attractive can be made within twenty-four hours. Another great advantage which the mountain climber has inLos A
. The city and county of Los Angeles in southern California . CALIFORNIA PRODUCTS All things considered, there are few localities which offer suchattractions to the mountain climber as Los Angeles. Making- head-quarters at Los Angeles, a dozen or more interesting mountaintrips can be made with facility, each of them taking in an entirelynew section of country, with different scenery and surroundings,and none of them occupying necessarily more than three days, whileseveral of the most attractive can be made within twenty-four hours. Another great advantage which the mountain climber has inLos Angeles county is the favorable nature of the climate, whichenables him to altogether dispense with any anxiety in regard tothe weather. During the summer months he knows that the weather. will be uniformly fine, and it is at that time of year that the climateon the mountain ranges is at its best, the hot air from the valleysbeing tempered by a steady breeze during the day. The Sierra Madre, or Mother Mountain, the foothills of which areabout ten miles from Los Angeles city, is a most picturesque andinteresting range, which no tourist should fail to explore. Alongthis range are a number of interesting canons, which offer great at-tractions to the mountaineer, the painter, the lover of nature, andthe health-seeker, also fine sport to the fisherman and hunter. The two most popular peaks in the Sierra Madre range areMount Wilson and Mount Lowe. The former is reached by a com-fortable trail, either on foot or on horseback. Near the summit isa picturesque camp, where good accommodations are furnished tovisitors. The crest of the mountain is a park-like tract, shaded bygiant pines, from which the visitor looks across a tremendous gorgeinto the heart of the range. Mount Lowe i
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