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Hiking Club The June hike into the San Bernardino Mountains followed To find out where we are hiking call Lynette Simonson, early inhabitants along the Metate Trail. Near the end of the Hike Central, at (951) 377-0392 or email Lynette at lynette. pavement on Highway 189 is the shuttered Forestry Station simonson@gmail.com. ~ Leonard Tavernetti named Rock Camp (see photo) and the trailhead. At 5,000 pines and oaks intermingle. A slight breeze rustles needles and pines and rattles the flagpole rope tattooing a Morse code message "Where are the Rangers?" The trail (see photo) snakes around the trees to a monument of the desert Indians who arrived every fall to harvest acorns and grind them into meal. Since the raw food had to be transported down to the valley floors and tribal lodges it was necessary to reduce the burden. Scattered among the pines are large boulders pock marked with metate holes worn 8-10" deep by years of grinding (see photo). No boulder has only one metate probably because hours of grinding were accompanied by hours of conversation. In June the nearby stream is dry indicating the autumn ritual did not commence before arrival of the rainy season. All Seasons RV Club Happy August! Recently, some members went to Pismo while others went to wine country. Nothing we do is cast in stone. We mix and match all of our trips. The RV park was very nice, but not as centrally located as others, but was very roomy and clean. It was a laid back trip, no wagon master, just do what we want and enjoy the great air. We went to a theater house called Melodrama and the entertainment was great. It was not very expensive, but a fun place, nonetheless. We went to Avila Beach and there is a special section that allows our dogs to run freely. That was one of the best parts for me. The dogs ran freely, got into the water, and it was so much fun to watch them play. We had the honor of helping Jill and Richard celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary at the Madonna Inn. The lunch was very good, the company was excellent, and the cake afterwards was the best! For our members who are going to attend the Huntington Beach run, please get your reservations into http:// sunsetvistacamping.huntingtonbeach.gov, by Aug. 1, at 8 am. If you have any questions please call our wagon masters Tim and Jane Jacobson. The date for this event is Nov. 3 to Nov. 10. Ask for middle spaces of the second row between #26-38. Now listen up! We have fabulous trips planned for 2014. We will be in Quartzite in January, Death Valley in February, Calico in March, Scottsdale-West World (my personal favorite) in March or April. In case some of you are not familiar with Scottsdale-West World, it is where we can watch Spring Training. We will also have a Pismo Beach and Buellton run. So many places, and so much time to do it all. For all the "newbies" in Four Seasons, we welcome you all to our meetings so please come join us. Even if you don't have an RV, come on down and we will convince you why you need to get one. We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 6 pm in the first section of the Ballroom. Please come and join in. Our leader is George Johnson and you can reach him at Gjohnson23@dc.rr. com. Happy birthday to our August babies. Happy anniversary to our August brides and grooms. ~ Maddie Meyer SPORTS & Outdoor ACTIVITIES | FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | AUGUST 2013 43