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Posted: Oct. 27 2006,10:04 pm |
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This might be cool to see....!!  Â 
Cupcake tradition comes to end
BY TONY RAAP
Friday, October 27, 2006 10:52 PM MDT
Havasu Herald On-Line
A 20-year tradition will come to an end this weekend.
The Leaping Lizard Tribe, a group of Lake Havasu City hiking enthusiasts, on Saturday will light about 100 road flares in the shape of a gigantic cupcake on top of Cupcake Mountain for the last time.
The event has become too expensive, said Tim O'Connor, Leaping Lizard Tribe president. In all, it costs about $500, he said.
The group may do it again if a private party wanted to mark a special event and offered to foot the bill. But Saturday will be the last time the expense comes out of the tribe's pocket, O'Connor said.
Around 7 p.m., the group will begin climbing Cupcake, which is part of the Whipple Mountains on the city's south side. It is called Cupcake Mountain because its top resembles a cupcake. It is a 1,700-foot climb to the top, or roughly two and a half miles.
Around 9 p.m., the group lights the flares, which can be seen as far away as Laughlin, O'Connor said. The flares usually burn out by 10 p.m.
“It's like the moon. Anybody who goes outside can see it,†he said.
The tradition began in 1986 during one the tribe's nature hikes. The group wanted people to know where they were, but this was before the advent of cell phones so they lit about six road flares.
“Everybody that looked up there said, ‘Man, we could really see that really good,' †O'Connor said.
A few months later, the group decided to hike up Cupcake again. That time, the tribe lit up the entire mountain. Over the years, it became a tradition. The group does the event in late October to coincide with London Bridge Days. That way, more people see it, O'Connor said.
We need pix..... 
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