"…and in a dark brown voice She said Lola, L-O-L-A, Lola"
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 1:35 pm
No, this isn’t a report on a peak named after a Kinks tune. But I did have the song stuck in my head all day long.
This peak was named after Lola Montez. She was quite a woman!
“Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld[ (17 February 1821 – 17 January 1861), better known by the stage name Lola Montez, was an Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a "Spanish dancer", courtesan, mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her Countess of Landsfeld. She used her influence to institute liberal reforms. At the start of the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states, she was forced to flee. She proceeded to the United States via Switzerland, France and London, returning to her work as an entertainer and lecturer.”
“From 1851 to 1853, she performed as a dancer and actress in the western United States, one of her offerings being a play called Lola Montez in Bavaria. In May 1853, she arrived at San Francisco. Her performances there created a sensation, but soon inspired a popular satire, Who's Got the Countess?. She married Patrick Hull, a local newspaperman, in July and moved to Grass Valley, California, in August. This marriage soon failed; a doctor named as correspondent in the divorce suit brought against her was shortly after murdered. Montez remained in Grass Valley at her little house for nearly two years. The restored Home of Lola Montez went on to become California Historical Landmark No. 292.”
Mount Lola is the highest peak in the Sierra north of I-80. It is the highest point in Nevada County.
Most of the reports I’ve read about climbing approach from the north. There is a much shorter hike to the summit if you start at White Rock Lake south of the summit. The hard part is being able to determine which road to take to get to White Rock.
“I met her in a club down in old Soho
where you drink champagne
it tastes just like Cherry Cola, C-O-L-A cola”
The trail is pretty straight forward up a sparsely forested slope.
After a short climb you find yourself at the summit.
“She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice
She said Lola, L-O-L-A, Lola, L-L-Lola”
“Well, I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola, L-L-Lola”
“Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man
Oh my Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola”
“Well, we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said, "Dear boy, won't you come home with me?"
This peak had the busiest register I have ever seen!!
We then proceeded a short distance to the north to tag “Lola North”.
There we found a plaque to Chad Burroughs…
…and a benchmark.
“Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up muddled up, shook up world
Except for Lola, L-L-Lola”
Thanks for reading our report!
-Russ
This peak was named after Lola Montez. She was quite a woman!
“Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld[ (17 February 1821 – 17 January 1861), better known by the stage name Lola Montez, was an Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a "Spanish dancer", courtesan, mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her Countess of Landsfeld. She used her influence to institute liberal reforms. At the start of the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states, she was forced to flee. She proceeded to the United States via Switzerland, France and London, returning to her work as an entertainer and lecturer.”
“From 1851 to 1853, she performed as a dancer and actress in the western United States, one of her offerings being a play called Lola Montez in Bavaria. In May 1853, she arrived at San Francisco. Her performances there created a sensation, but soon inspired a popular satire, Who's Got the Countess?. She married Patrick Hull, a local newspaperman, in July and moved to Grass Valley, California, in August. This marriage soon failed; a doctor named as correspondent in the divorce suit brought against her was shortly after murdered. Montez remained in Grass Valley at her little house for nearly two years. The restored Home of Lola Montez went on to become California Historical Landmark No. 292.”
Mount Lola is the highest peak in the Sierra north of I-80. It is the highest point in Nevada County.
Most of the reports I’ve read about climbing approach from the north. There is a much shorter hike to the summit if you start at White Rock Lake south of the summit. The hard part is being able to determine which road to take to get to White Rock.
“I met her in a club down in old Soho
where you drink champagne
it tastes just like Cherry Cola, C-O-L-A cola”
The trail is pretty straight forward up a sparsely forested slope.
After a short climb you find yourself at the summit.
“She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice
She said Lola, L-O-L-A, Lola, L-L-Lola”
“Well, I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola, L-L-Lola”
“Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man
Oh my Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola”
“Well, we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said, "Dear boy, won't you come home with me?"
This peak had the busiest register I have ever seen!!
We then proceeded a short distance to the north to tag “Lola North”.
There we found a plaque to Chad Burroughs…
…and a benchmark.
“Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up muddled up, shook up world
Except for Lola, L-L-Lola”
Thanks for reading our report!
-Russ