An unnamed group of ladies pose below the American Flag at the base of the trail to the Mount Lowe Summit, right by Mount Lowe Tavern and stables. Dressed as they are, they are most likely day visitors and not planning on a hike up the trail any time soon! Unknown photographer and year. Michael …
Not too far from the Mount Lowe Tavern stables sits an unnamed group of folks mugging for the camera. From the signage, one can see Summit of Mount Lowe, Inspiration Point, Telescopes (viewing tubes at Inspiration Point). Note the plug to buy “cool drinks from the store!” Photographer and year unknown. Michael Patris Collection
On the trail from Alpine Tavern to the summit of Mount Lowe, there is a split which occurs allowing hikers to continue on to the summit of Mount Lowe, or make their way north east to the summit of Mount Wilson. This unnamed couple, decked out in their Sunday finery, find themselves at that point …
Taken in the spring of 1913, this group of guys is clowning around on the road between Alpine Tavern and Inspiration Point. The pipe-smoking friend looks on as the other two “put up their dukes” in anticipation of mugging for the camera. Photographer and subjects unknown. Michael Patris Collection
Back page advertisement from the Los Angeles Philharmonic 1923 – 1924 season program, depicting hikers and asking trolley patrons to discover “America’s Most Scenic Mountain Trolley Trip” to the Mount Lowe Resort via the Pacific Electric Railway. Note the fares listed at $2.50 from Los Angeles and $2.10 from Pasadena. Michael Patris Collection
Not too far from the former site of Alpine Tavern / Mount Lowe Tavern, is Inspiration Point. Between the old right-of-way of the One Man and a Mule line and Easter Rock is an old bent-over metal flag pole which once decreed the altitude of its location. Here is what it looked like when it …
En route to the summit of Mount Lowe, this well-dressed hiker pauses near a patch of snow with Mt. Markham in the background. She is almost to the summit and just might be aware that the peak behind her was named for California’s 18th Governor, Henry Harrison Markham, who resided in Pasadena following the Civil …
Well dressed folks make it to the summit of Mount Lowe in the mid-1920s Great Hiking Era. Photographer and subjects unknown. Michael Patris Collection
Our same hikers pausing for a rest, following a great refreshing drink from Rainbow Spring. Note they are fully dressed for the occasion! Image captured May 7, 1903. Michael Patris Collection
May 7, 1903, an unknown photographer catches some friends at Rainbow Spring during a hike. Michael Patris Collection
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