For the past 15 or more years our congregation from church hikes up Mt. Rubidoux on Memorial Day. The children and I have made the hike many times. I remember many years ago when Jacob was in a backpack on my back for the hike. He is now 17. I remember the hike last year with Emily when she was pregnant with Elizabeth. She was some 5 to 6 months pregnant and ran much of the way down the mountain because her bladder was getting pressure from both sides. This year it was just Stevie and myself. We are picture on a rock west of the cross that sits on top of the mountain as seen by the shadow on the rock we are standing on.
Mt Rubidoux is a city park, except for the land that sits under the cross. This past year the city auctioned the land off because they were being sued because there was a religious symbol on public property. The cross has been saved and it should stand for many more years to come. The cross can be seen in the picture below from a walk up the mountain I took with Elizabeth in November of last year. At that time, it was unknown if the cross would be saved.
