42 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JUNE 2015
The weatherman promised April showers, but the Take a
Hikers ignored the promise and motored down to south Hemet
for a stroll along Diamond Valley Lake. It was an easy hike, level
all the way on a well maintained dirt road that circumnavigates
the receding lake. The dozen hikers exerted little effort as they
stopped often to marvel at the lake on the south side of the trail
and the city of Hemet to the north. The dry landscape early in
the year reinforced the warnings of continued drought.
After hiking 1.5 miles the group reached an overlook offering
a view of the lake from the dam on the east shore to the one on
the west. Our hiking chaplin remarked that one "could see the
whole damn thing."
Following the hike the group joined dozens of school children
at the Western Science Center. This museum hosts artifacts
unearthed when the valley was scoured to develop Diamond
Lake. Skeletons, tools and jewelry from the earliest inhabitants
of this area are on display. A movie depicting the care taken
by archeologists, paleontologists and construction crews to
preserve this history is shown hourly in the museum. It was
nice for a change to not be the only dinosaurs in the room.
To find out where else we are hiking, call or email Lynette
at (951) 377-0392 or lynette.simonson@gmail.com. ~ Len
Tavernetti
Take a Hike
Dinosaurs inside the museum.
Take a Hikers receive a briefing at
the start of the hike.
Tony Ramu, Phil Harris, Lynette Simonson, Len
Tavernetti, Mary Baer, Jean Sandoval, David Kershaw,
Jim Sein and Gary Campanella.
