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Crescenta Valley View
Chair Fred Dong
Vice Vice Chair Jeffrey Wilson
Secretary Marlene Plummer
Treasurer Jerry Burnham
ExCom Representative John Lajeuness
Webmaster Chuck Gooley
Programs Pat Kramer
Membership & Outings Silvia Darie
Conservation & Newsletter Bettie Pearson
VOLUME IV, ISSUE IV
Management Committee In This Issue
• Backpacking 1
• Programs & Outings 2
• Ecuador 3
• Outings pics 4
April 2017 Crescenta Valley Sierra Club Monthly Newsletter
The Crescenta Valley Sierra Club Group will present, Karen Buehler's, California Backpacking, Tuesday, April 11, at 7:30 pm, at the Los Angeles County Public Library, 2809 Foothill Boulevard, La Crescenta, CA 91214.
Karen, a member of the Sierra Club Backpacking Group and WTC, (Wilderness Travel Course), instructor, has been
California Backpacking by Karen Buehler
–April 11th, 7:30 p.m. Learn how to Backpack in
Three Sunday Courses: April
30, May 7, and May 21
leading hikes for the Sierra Club for the last five years. Her quest, is to work toward her " I " rating which allows leaders to travel off-trail and in the snow. To accomplish this, she took an off-trail hike to Whale Peak, a bus trip and backpacking in Yosemite, and a 50-mile backpacking trip with her son, from Onion Valley to Horseshoe Meadows in the Eastern Sierras. Karen brings us along to share some of the high points from her experi-ences, including the view from the top of Forester Pass at ele-vation, 13,153.
Our program begins following news of Conservation and Outings. This a free program and everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served. Please contact Pat Kramer, at 818 468-7278 for further program information.
Have you ever wanted to learn to
backpack and get away from the crowds of
people? Learn how to backpack in three
Sunday courses (April 30, May 7, and May
21) culminating in a trip to a Redwood
Forest grove in Sierra Nevada June 3-4.
Course times are 6:00-9:30 PM (April 30
and May 21) and 1:00-4:30 PM (5/7) Learn
the latest in equipment, what items to
bring, and what to do before leaving. The
classes will include backpacking equip-
ment demonstrations, giveaways, and re-
freshments.
To participate in the June trip, you
must attend the April 30th class. In fact,
attendance is mandatory.
Send contact information, which in-
cludes phone number and e-mail address,
and $50 payable to the Sierra Club to: Da-
vid Meltzer, 611 E Pine Ave, El Segundo,
CA 90245. Your check secures your reser-
vation. This class fills up every year so
please be sure to sign up early by sending
(See Backpack, Page 4)
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Activity
Date and Time
Karen Buehler, WTC and backpacking In-structor She will share about her experience back-packing with her son in the Sierras. LA Coun-ty Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta, CA
Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter's Leadership Training Eaton Canyon Nature Center, Altadena, CA. Apply by April 1st to guarantee a spot and learn all about the best leadership practices of our outings program. This all-day event co-vers group management, our ratings system, rules of conduct, safety and much more, from presentations, breakout groups and scenarios
Saturday, April 15, 2017 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
http://angeles.sierraclub.org/ltc_leadership_seminar
Annual Chapter Awards Banquet Brookside Country Club, 1133 N. Rosemont Avenue, Pasadena
Sunday, May 7, 2017 Silent auction – 5:00 p.m. Dinner – 6:00 p.m.
Gabriela Reynolds She will host a program on the Country of Panama. LA County Library, 2809 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta, CA
Tuesday May 9, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Tibet, Yangtze River Cruise, Panda Adventure
Fred Dong - 818-545-3878, made-
Stephanie Gross - 818-409-0015, made-
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 to Friday, May 26, 2017
Total Eclipse 2017: Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Craters of the Moon
Fred Dong - 818-545-3878, made-
Stephanie Gross - 818-409-0015, made-
Thursday, August 17, 2017 to Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Nepal Sightseeing and Mountain Hiking Ad-venture Fred Dong - 818-545-3878, [email protected]
Friday, October 27, 2017 to Wednesday, November 15, 2017
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Little Hik-ers hiked and camped at Vasquez rocks. CV and Santa Clarita partici-pants joined them. March 18-19th
Moonlight hike on Earl Canyon Motor Way, led by Joe Philips and Jeff Wilson, March 12th.
Activities…
…Activities
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She was set to go to Guate-
mala to study Spanish, she trav-
eled to Ecuador instead, after
Americans were attacked in Gua-
temala.
Kariné Armen is a Glendale
kindergarten teacher, photogra-
pher, traveled to this costal South
American country during her
spring break last year and again
in the summer.
She spent three weeks in the
summer studying Spanish in
Cuenca at San Pedro Language
institute, which also helped ar-
range housing with a family for
$20 per night.
She gave a pictorial tour of
in your check. Upon receipt of
the check, you will receive a
confirmation e-mail or letter.
Questions about the class
can be addressed to David at
[email protected]. Note: To
participate in the backpacking
class, you must send in the
registration fee. Walk ups the
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day of class will not be ac-
cepted due to the limited size
of the class and it fills up
early.
Cancellation Policy: No
refunds once your spot in the
course is confirmed.
Backpack, from page 1
her spring and summer visits to
Ecuador, aptly named as it sits on
the equator.
Someone from the audience
whispered how brave she was to
travel places alone. Kariné said,
however, that she prepared to
make her trip solo. She noted her
surroundings, asked permission to
take pictures, even discarded her
camera bag in favor of a purse
that didn’t peg her as a photogra-
pher
In the Capital city of Qui-
to, she stayed at the Marriott hotel
rather cheaply, at $20.00 per
night. She witnessed the daily rit-
ual in which the President speaks
from the balcony of presidential palace.
Taxis were quite cheap at about $2.00 a
trip (incidentally, the U.S. dollar is currently
the country’s monetary unit).
She bought shawls, to give away as
Christmas presents, and other items. And
wore an outfit she purchased in Ecuador to
her presentation.
In Quito, she took pictures of the color-
ful Good Friday parade, with several shots
of parade participants carrying crosses and
looking as if they had undergone a flogging.
She also took some photos of folk,
mostly children, being sprinkled with green
leafy substance which, according to Karine
was a medicinal ritual.
Kariné Armen wears one of her Ecuadorian purchases
She Visited a South American Country with the Goal of Studying Spanish
Pat Kramer gives a shoulder pat to Karine. Pat is han-dling the programs for the Crescenta Valley Group.