Adventure Cycling Association for maps

In this a previous post (http://2raising4.blogspot.com/2009/07/pbs-show-walking-great-divide-and.html) I described a PBS show that showed how you can walk the continental divide.

In a recent Men's Health Issue, which I am receiving free (disclaimer), there was a short blurb about how you can ride your bike on part of the trail.  You can get maps here:  http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/index.cfm.  For the section from Butte to Jackson Hole, it required two maps for $15 each.

Visit? Saddleback Butte State Park

In looking for things to do in the higher desert, I found a possible hike in Lancaster.  It is at the Saddleback Butte State Park.  They list a short 2.5 to 3 mile hike to the peak, and at the top you have a 360-degree view over the Lancaster valley as well as the Mojave desert. 

For the state park website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=618