Photo Journal Assignment by Pablo Arechvaleta Mount San
Antonio, commonly known as Mount Baldy.
Road to Mt Baldy
Mount San Antonio, commonly known as Mount Baldy, is the
highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, and the highest point in
Los Angeles County. The summit has two peaks: the main peak,
elevation 10,068 feet (3,069 m), and a sub-peak, West Baldy, at
9,988 feet (3,044 m). The main peak marks the boundary between San
Bernardino County and Los Angeles County
Pictures of San Antonio Creek San Antonio Creek descends
through a deep canyon which has several waterfalls.
History of the Local Area
Before exploration of the area by the Spanish, our valley was
inhabited by a people who call themselves the Tongva [Tong-vay]
(though there has been some dispute recently about the correct
endonym). The Tongva are also known as the Gabrieleo, Fernandeo,
and Nicoleo[a] Europeanized names that were assigned to the Tongva
after Spanish colonization. Along with the neighboring Chumash, the
Tongva were the most powerful indigenous people to inhabit Southern
California. At the time of European contact, they may have numbered
5,000 to
From the Past History Trail
A Tongva Settlement at Cahuenga Pass
Gold mining did not begin in the area until decades after the
California Gold Rush, with the earliest historical record being of
the death of miner Jacob Skinner in 1879 in his mine at the Hog
Back slide.
Water from the creek was used, and hand made mining equipment
were made to clean and separate the gold.
There is a ski resort, the closest one to Los Angeles. South of
the resort, and connected to its ski lift by an asphalt road, lies
Mt Baldy Village. There are no roads or maintained trails
connecting the mountain to the less populated region to its
north
WILD LIFE Mountain lions, coyotes, gray foxes, bighorn sheep,
black bear, mule deer, owls, eagles, ravens, rattlesnakes,
squirrels, birds, amphibians and reptiles are found in the Mount
Baldy area. As you can see the road signs are indications of active
animal activities are present.
Bears are often searching for food around the villages, camping
ground areas, rest stops, and places were humans normally leave
food or trash. Dumpsters with designed with secure lids, to prevent
bears from removing trash and food from dumpsters.
WORLDS APART Core, Power, Affluent, Employmemt, Education.
Peripheral, primitive, poor, no technology at all.
TERRITORIAL MARKERS
TERRITORIAL MARKERS Graffiti as territorial markers used by
outsiders or neighborhood gangs to established and proclaim their
identity.
DISTURBING ENVIRONMENT
My Favorite Picture Outstanding view, no stress, no worries,
just nature. We humans are exhausting our natural resources,
impacting our wild life, and destroying our own living planet.