The Long Way to Wrightwood

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

This spectacular drive never fails to bring a smile and a day full of memories. We’ll gather at 9:00 a.m. in the Moorpark Target parking lot (800 New Los Angeles Ave.) and blast off at 9:30, heading south and a short break in Sunland at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. From that point we start our ascent up Big Tujunga Canyon, where you’ll get a bird’s eye view of the Big Tujunga Reservoir. We’ll merge onto Angeles Forest Hwy and then onto Angeles Crest Hwy for a spirited 51-mile foray through the mountains to the alpine town of Wrightwood. There ,we’ll enjoy a cozy lunch at the Grizzly Café. The total distance from Moorpark is 102 miles.

After lunch we’ll zero out our odometers for our return jaunt. Backtracking four miles to Big Pine Hwy, we’ll start a spirited descent down to the Western Mojave Desert. Our drive through the Antelope Valley will take us to the little town of Valyrmo, where there still stands an old post office at an elevation of 3,721 ft. We’ll continue to course around the base of the mountains until we join up with the Pear Blossom Hwy 138. Our drive continues until we reach Hwy 14, at which point those headed north toward Ventura and beyond will take Hwy 14 to Hwy 126, and those heading South will take Hwy 14 to Hwy 5.

The cost for this event, not including lunch, is $10 per person. To register go to msreg.com/wrightwood. For questions about the trip, contact Lionel Neff at zuma13@msn.com. For questions about registration, contact Art Shinn at artshinn@gmail.com.

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