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Wrightwood Public Library

Wrightwood Public LibrarySan Bernadino County Library Systemhttp://www.sbclib.org/ Demographics—Wrightwood: Population: 3984Median Household Income $64,841Median Age 38.6Median Property Value $342,600 The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wrightwood are: White (Non-Hispanic) (75%):White (Hispanic) (20.00%)Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4%)Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1%)Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0).Native (0) 10% of the 0-17 population in Wrightwood, CA speak a non-English language at homeContinue reading “Wrightwood Public Library”

WEEK FOUR: DAYS TWENTY SIX THROUGH THIRTY FOUR (May 24 through June 1st)

Slightly more than a month on the trail! Here’s the numbers: Lizards: more than a billionHorny Toads: manyRattlesnakes: 4Other snakes (including an outstanding pink and grey specimen): about 100.Coyotes: 1Fox: 1Miles: slightly more than 400Pairs of shoes: all still working on our first pairs of Altras!Average miles per day: 16 (includes first week of lowContinue reading “WEEK FOUR: DAYS TWENTY SIX THROUGH THIRTY FOUR (May 24 through June 1st)”

WEEK THREE: DAYS SEVENTEEN THROUGH TWENTY FIVE (May 17 through May 23)*

*ish. Apparently I can’t hike and count at the same time. Monday, May 17th: Going down, down, down and yet more down hill from Fuller Ridge. The first 3-4 miles were lovely–we looked down on the clouds coming in to the mountain valley. And then, long, hot, low grade switchbacks (practically wheelchair accessible grades, saidContinue reading “WEEK THREE: DAYS SEVENTEEN THROUGH TWENTY FIVE (May 17 through May 23)*”

WEEK TWO*: DAYS EIGHT THROUGH SIXTEEN (May 6th through May 16th)

*WEEK-ISH Thursday, May 6th: We started from Sunrise Trailhead about 9am–late–and already getting warm. Got to Rodriquez Road and took an extra mile to get down to the spring–a beautiful little trickle from a pipe under an oak tree, surrounded by lupine. We took refuge from the heat there for about 90 minutes, only toContinue reading “WEEK TWO*: DAYS EIGHT THROUGH SIXTEEN (May 6th through May 16th)”

Quaker on the Trail

As befitting my usual multi-layered approach to life, in addition to hiking the PCT and sabbatical research I am also beginning a term as ‘Knitting Us Together Traveling Friend” as designated the North Pacific Yearly Meeting’s Outreach and Visitation Committee. I am intended to visit Meetings in Montana in 2021-2022, but thought I’d incorporate myContinue reading “Quaker on the Trail”

Julian Public Library

Julian, CAhttps://datausa.io/profile/geo/julian-ca Demographics: 930 populationMedian household income $61,071Median property price $377,500Median age 64.790.1% White6.77% White and Hispanic3.12% two+non-Hispanic0% Black/African american Questions—Julian Branch Libraryhttps://www.sdcl.org/ How do they describe the community of Julian?Stats relate to town. Branch serves zipcode—about 4000—has different stats. Branch and community assessment in zipcode—about 35% latino. Demographics of local elementary school—about 40% Latino. Continue reading “Julian Public Library”