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Public Forums => Outdoors => Topic started by: skysmom on Jan 25, 04, 01:07:12 PM
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I am sure that a lot of long time locals have been to the Devils Punchbowl, but I was wondering if anyone new to the community has been? It is awesome! Anytime I have relatives or friends come to visit I make a point to take them there. They are always amazed by it and are glad we went, even though it is about a 40 minute drive
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It's a beautiful place. There's a trail worth taking to get to a great view at the Devil's Chair. You can also hike from there to Vincent Gap.
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It's been years since I've been. Refresh my old memory about how to get there.
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You take hwy 138 until you pass get to the city of Pearblossom(approximately). Right around that area you will see some small businesses on the left side of the road and then a gas station. There is a sign on the right side of the road that says Devils Punchbowl next left. The turn is right before the gas station. Then just follow the signs and you are there. If you want a more scenic drive, take hwy 2 pass Mt. High and go towards Jackson Lake. You will be going for a while and then you come to N4,which you turn right on(it is right before a small,family owned cafe on the right). That road,N4,which I believe is also called Largo Vista? dead ends onto 138,then go left. :) :) :) :) :) :)
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I went to the punchbowl for the first time this past fall. I loved it! I hiked down with a sandwich, a bottle of water, my camera, and my watercolors. I'm still working on a series of paintings from the trip! The only downfall was that on the way up from the bottom there were places in the trail where I was climbing nearly straight up. I kept thinking, "Wow, families hike this? Then I realized that I'd missed a turn in the trail and had followed the macho maverick route. Duh. It was still fun.
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My daughters class took a field trip there, several years ago, and I went along. It was great! They had waterslides, and that was pretty fun, it was in May, so warm enough to get in the water! I didn't know you could hike there, from here!
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I can't wait until the next meteor shower! just watching from here is amazing(if you can stay awake) The rangers at the Punchbowl host group hikes on the night of the shower,can you image how awesome it would look like out there??
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I didn't know they did that! Sounds like a field trip to me. :)
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OHHH!!! Where can you get a schedule??? I'd love to do that.
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The phone number is (661) 944-2743. The ranger told me that the next scheduled meteor hike was going to be August 12, 2004 at 9:00 pm. It is the Perseid shower. The next one after that is the Geminid on Monday, December 13 @ 9:00 pm. The cost is free. Just so you know also the visitors center is open from 9am-4pm.
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It is a beautiful place to hike and take a picnic basket. You can find private waterfalls for those who are looking for a romantic getaway together. I encourage anyone who has not visited the punchbowl to go!!
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The name of the street is Longview Rd. at Pearblossom. If you pass the Town & Country store you have passed it. You can also take the back roads all the way there if you want to take guests on a scenic drive. I am lucky enough to have my in-laws live at the end of Longview Road and they have horses up there. The trails and sights in and around Pearblossom can't be beat, especially around Easter when the wildflowers are in bloom. Devils Punchbowl used to charge $5 for parking, it was free last time I was there.
It is a great place for fellow teachers to take a field trip because it is a good school age trail and has a large picnic area, as well as a Ranger Station with a few local birds.
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Don't forget water......water......and more water!!!!!!!!! ;D
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Isn't that the truth!! Don't forget to wear good hiking shoes. I made that mistake once... ;D
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Okay I must be missing something. I just went to the Devils punchbowl and I didn't see water falls or water slides or really have the need for good hiking shoes. Tell ya what I did...after walking to the Devils Chair and back, looking for the punch bowl, I finally saw the little marker for the punchbowl and walked a one mile loop down to the water and back. Did I miss something more down there? It was such a beautiful place I want to go back, but I don't want to miss anything again.
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The amount of water is seasonal. Try going in the spring.
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just wanted to remind anyone that is interested that there will be a meteor shower hike August 12, at 9:00 pm at the Devil's Punchbowl :)
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This sounds great since my neighbors have turned our block into a landing strip with their stupid lights on all night now.
How challenging a hike is this?
On a scale of 1 to 5...
1 being a piece of cake and 5 being an X-Game level event.
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And the answer is........... ???
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Thanks Surfer_Dude!
I once gave my brother a birthday card that said:
"You are like a fine wine...."
and you opened it up and it continued with...
"You are old, dusty and your cork is about ready to fall off!"
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Now the punchbowl looks somewhat like the Mormon Rocks at Lone Pine and 138. I've heard that the punchbowl and the mormon rocks were once together and the San Andreas Fault split up these rocks to where they are today. Can anybody confirm this?
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Actually, according to a co-worker who studied geology in college, Mormon Rocks and Vasquez county park in Aqua Dulce were once the same formation many eons ago. Because of the fault movement, Vasquez Rocks was moved north and Mormon Rocks stayed where it is currently.
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We hired a geologist to conduct a geological survey in Wrightwood and he basically stated the same theory.
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Phoenixgirl,
There are some nice, easy hikes in this area.
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Phoenixgirl,
There are some nice, easy hikes in this area.
How easy is "easy?" I love to take nature walks but my feet think walking the Mall is torture. I don't give in to them but I do have to be realistic.
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Try the "Devil's Punchbowl" hike down to the creek and back. I think you'll like it.
Take a snack, and take your time. It's very pretty!
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Does anyone know if leashed dogs are allowed on the trail?
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Took the family and dnrfuller's family and went there yesterday. It is beautiful. Perfect weather lots of sun and water to cool off in. We didn't get there till noon and only stayed a couple of hours but thoroughly enjoyed it. We want to go again when we can go for the whole day. Will take a picnic and hike up stream to the falls. Definately a must if you havn't been there before. Have fun!
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Does anyone know if leashed dogs are allowed on the trail?
I went there a couple of weekends ago and there were several people there with leashed dogs.
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I saw one dog there on our visit.....it was leashed. We had a blast there, although its not a place I personally would visit in July....it was pretty warm there already!
P.S~ make sure to bring good walking shoes as the trail in some areas was really erroded, making it hard to pass. I will for sure return again though! (It wasnt that bad even for me AKA weinie hiker) ;D
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Thanks! I did find a place online that said leashed dogs were allowed, but I just wasn't sure. I'm looking forward to going.
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After living here for 20 years, we finally made the drive over to Devil's Punchbowl today. What a nice surprise. Such a beautiful place. We did not have time to get in some serious hiking and/or picnicking time. We did the 1 mile loop. I'd like to see it after a snow and definitely in the spring. We have visited St. Andrews Abbey and Big Rock Creek in the past and I had no idea it was pretty much in that area.