For better or for worse we are sometimes subjected to changes set into motion by others, quite often without warning or fore thought. For some these changes are a mere pinhead of information to be noted and cast aside without consequence while for others it becomes an outrage and a platform for social and political wrangling. The Echo Mtn. Echoes is deeply saddened by the events in Rubio Canyon this past year and can only say at this juncture that it is yet another unwelcome change to our beloved Scenic Mt. Lowe Railway that has been besieged by one disaster after another for over a hundred years.

In spite of all this, great memories of Rubio Canyon and the Scenic Mt. Lowe Railway survive, thanks to all of you who care. Thanks to those who clear, and hike the trails, those who write and film of its heydays, young and eager scouts exploring for the first time, and those who take up the fight for causes for those of us that can’t.

Changes will forever be present in our lives, but it is up to all of us in our own way to keep the memories alive, and pass them on to our younger generations. This issue is dedicated to remembering Rubio Canyon.

Jake Brouwer