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TRAVEL DIARYBefore Nepal’s devastating quakes, Sierra Club members brought this gift to villagers. PAGE 7.

OUR FIRST BOOK!Southern California Mountain Country pairs John Muir’s words with original nature photographs. PAGE 6.

SOUTHERN SIERRANJULY-SEPTEMBER 2015 Volume 70 No. 3

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES: Hundreds of hikes and events inside. PAGE 8.

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SOUTHERN SIERRAN

July-September 2015Volume 70 No. 3

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StaffGeorge Watland Senior Director

Jane MacFarlane Chapter CoordinatorAngélica González Conservation Program Manager

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the artists. Opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the Angeles Chapter.

The Sierra Club is open to all people who believe in preserving the environment for future generations. Club policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or native language.

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In this issue Chapter News 3

Leadership Training 3

Living Legacy Library 5

Travel Advenutre 6

Nepal Travel Diary 7

Schedule of Activities 8

On the front cover: John Muir is third from left in the second row.

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John Muir: A man full of wonder and joy

By Bruce HamiltonDEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE SIERRA CLUB

Bruce Hamilton was the keynote speaker at the Angeles Chapter Awards Banquet on May 3. The subject: John Muir, and his connection to us all. Here’s a transcript of the speech he gave that places the Club found-er in perspective.

Thank you for inviting me. It is always great to escape Sierra Club head-quarters and meet

with the grassroots lifeblood of the Sierra Club. While I have worked for the Club for 38 years, and supposedly know what is going on all around the Club, I am always pleased and amazed to travel of learn of your local successes and innovative work.

In this year when your Chapter is celebrating John Muir, I have been asked to talk about Muir. First, no, despite my white beard and Scottish heritage, I did not know John Muir personally. This year marks the 100th anniversary of his death in Los Angeles, and I dare say I am not that old.

But I can say that John Muir has shaped my life, and I hope that by learning a little bit more about this remarkable man he will shape your lives, too. Muir’s California legacy

Here in California, we seem surrounded by reminders of John Muir. I live up by Martinez where there is the John Muir National Historic Site. His image graces the California quarter as a symbol of our state. Of course, we all know Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County. When we go to Yosemite National Park we learn the story of when he first developed the theory of how glaciers formed Yosemite Valley and how he organized the campaign to expand and defend the park from loggers, miners, overgrazing and water developers.

If you travel to Glacier Bay in Alaska, you can stand in awe of Muir Glacier. In his native Scotland they have just dedicated a major hiking trail as the John Muir Way. Here in the Sierra Nevada, the John Muir Trail runs along the crest from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney and it passes through the John Muir Wilderness. We have hospitals, schools, roads, and a brand of fine California wine named for him and bottled by his descendants. An astronomer in 2006 even named a minor planet after him (Planet Johnmuir is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter).

John Muir is probably best known for founding the Sierra Club;

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Andrew Jones’ passion for the planet drives generous bequest to Sierra Club

Andrew W. Jones was passion-ate about social justice and pro-tecting the environment. Now a new Angeles Chapter Sierra Club scholarship, the Andrew W. Jones Young Activist Scholarship, will be awarded to five students in the L.A. area to provide them with education in social and environ-mental activism.

Andrew, who died of cancer in April, gave the Chapter a generous gift to continue its work on environmental preservation.

The Sierra Club member who grew up in Los Angeles enjoyed hik-ing in the San Gabriel Mountains and camping in the Sierra Nevada. Millard Canyon above Altadena was among his favorite places.

He started backpacking with his brothers before he reached his teens, as soon as he could carry a pack. He became active in the Sierra Club in high school.

Andrew earned a PhD in Sociology from the University of Arizona and taught at the University of Vermont (Burlington) and at St. Lawrence University in upstate New York. He taught courses on corpo-rations and the environment, environmental sociology and ecologically sustainable societies.

In 2013 after he was diagnosed with cancer, he moved back to Los Angeles. Andrew enjoyed 18 months of very active living, his family says, thanks to excellent care from Huntington Hospital Cancer Center and UCLA Medical Center. He visited family and friends on the West Coast and in Hawaii and Texas. He traveled to Japan and organized a family reunion on Mt. Hood in Oregon.

He also became active in 2014 with the successful campaign to create the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. At one L.A. County Board of Supervisors meeting he said: “What making the San Gabriel Mountains a national monument would do, it would give it recogni-tion and, along with that recognition would come more money.”

Andrew’s gift will send five students to SPROG, the Club’s grass-roots summer training program outside L.A. from July 12 to 19. Students learn about campaign planning, leadership development, anti-oppression campaigns for social justice and the effective use of media.

The Chapter thanks Andrew for his donation that will pass on Sierra Club environmental values to the next generation.

Sign up for Leadership Training Seminar on Oct. 24Becoming a Sierra Club outings leader starts with curiosity and a

love of the outdoors. As home to one of the largest outings programs on the planet, the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter’s many groups, sections and committees sponsor thousands of outings.

The Leadership Training Committee one-day session covers all the basics of leadership. Register by Oct. 10 to attend the Oct. 24 event that will be held in the Pasadena area. The all-day class costs $25.

Download the online application here: http://bit.ly/1JIP3tT. Questions? Contact Steve Botan, LTC Registrar, at [email protected] or call (714) 321-1296.

Chapter NewsSierra Club elects first African-American president

In mid-May, the Sierra Club elected Aaron Mair of Schenectady, New York, as its new president. An epidemiological-spatial analyst with the New York State Department of Health, Mair brings more than three decades of environmental activism and more than 25 years as a Sierra Club volunteer leader to his position as the Sierra Club’s first African American president.

Mair became a Sierra Club member in 1999, following a decade-long battle that he led to shut down a polluting solid waste incinera-tor in an inner-city community in Albany, New York. His efforts ulti-mately led to a commitment by the state to shut down the facility and a $1.6 million settlement award to that community.

He was elected to the national Sierra Club’s Board of Directors in 2014 and now is the Club’s 57th president.

Other newly announced officers are Robin Mann of Pennsylvania (vice president), Susana Reyes of California (secretary), Loren Blackford of New York (returning treasurer) and Liz Walsh of Texas (fifth officer), making up the execu-tive committee of the national board of directors. New or re-elected directors are Spencer Black of Wisconsin, Liz Walsh, Allison Chin of Virginia, Steve Ma of California, and Margrete Strand Rangnes of Washington, D.C.

—From Sierra Club reports

How can the Chapter attract and engage new leaders?Join us for a one-day workshop on Aug. 29 that’s focused on recruit-

ing and retaining Angeles Chapter leaders. Many entities say they are struggling to bring in new leaders to take over as their current leaders age or burn out.

This workshop will be an opportunity to learn new ideas and share what’s working and what’s not in our efforts to inspire new leaders.

The Sierra Club offers so many opportunities for people to flex their volunteer muscles, and the Chapter knows there are plenty of people who are interested in doing that. It’s a great way to build a resume with leadership responsibilities that you may not get on your job or to fill the long days of retirement and continue to use the skills that seem to no longer have a home.

The workshop will take place 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 29 at Unitarian Universalist Church Long Beach, 5450 Atherton St. For more infor-mation, contact Senior Chapter Director George Watland at [email protected] or call (213) 387-4287, Ext. 210.

Coastal Commission delays decision on proposed Malibu mansion plan

In mid-May, the California Coastal Commission put off a vote on the plan by U2 guitarist the Edge’s plan to built a mansion on a pris-tine ridge in Malibu. The Sierra Club has opposed the plan that would forever change the profile of ridgelines and impact environmentally sensitive areas in the Santa Monica Mountains.

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The development goes up against California Coastal Act rules and violates portions of L.A. County’s recently certified Local Coastal Draft Plan. The project would rip through desig-nated sensitive habitat land and heavily grade massive areas of the hillsides.

The proposal calls for five mansions, pools, driveways and associated out-buildings locat-ed along 3,000 feet of what’s designated as a “significant ridgeline.” The land also is well-documented as an area with earthquake faults and high fire danger locations.

Come toast politicians who made an environmental difference

“This Land Is Our Land” is the theme of the 2015 Political Leadership Awards on Aug. 16 sponsored by the Angeles Chapter’s Political Action Committee.

The Chapter sets an evening aside to say thank you to our elected friends who have helped us carry the promise of John Muir forward — from the newly-designated San Gabriel Mountains National Monument to more than 27 national

parks, 270 state parks and reserves, and uncount-ed county, city, and pocket parks.

Tickets start at $50 per person for the event at the Chino Hills State Park Discovery Center, 4500 Carbon Canyon Road, Brea. It runs from 3 to 5 p.m. on Aug. 16.

For information, e-mail Sharon Koch at [email protected] your calendar for Chapter’s Outings Assembly on Nov. 1

Leaders and outings folks can join us for a Chapter Outings Assembly on Nov. 1 at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in L.A. “Communication: Social Media” is the theme of this year’s assembly. Outings chairs, leaders, participants and others are invited to bring their ideas to the assembly.

Contact Outings Management Committee Chair Jane Simpson at [email protected]. Got some free time? Come volunteer at Chapter’s front desk

The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter office in the mid-Wilshire area of L.A. needs front desk volunteers to answer the telephone and answer questions about membership and activities.

Volunteers also assist the staff with general office duties, mailings, copying, etc. No expe-rience is necessary; training and supervision are provided.

The Chapter Office Volunteer position requires a four-month commitment to a four hour shift, at least once a week. The follow-ing shifts are open: Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays from 10am-2pm. Contact Chapter Coordinator Jane MacFarlane or call her at (213) 387-4287 ext. 205.

—From Chapter reports

Wanted: Solutions to the droughtThink you have a good idea on how to save

water and help curb the effects of the crippling drought? Here’s your chance to share your idea and get help implementing it too.

The Sierra Club Angeles Chapter has joined forces with Northern Rift Inc. to launch a public outreach project about saving water. It’s called the Innovation Games: Water. It’s free to participate and open to all.

Next round of the games starts soon. Check it out here: https://www.northernrift.com/water

Fall in love with Southern California’s mountains and John Muir, the man who put words to the wonder of all natural places, in the new photo book “Southern California Mountain Country.” It’s an extraordinary pairing of Muir’s thoughts and the scenery that inspired him.

The book costs $24.99 (without the discount) and includes:• 80originalphotographstakeninthelocalmountains• someofMuir’smostmemorableandinspirationalthoughts• anintroductionthatremindsusallofhowwordsandpicturescreatean

environ mental path to preserving and exploring the planet.Southern California Mountain Country reflects a collaboration by members and staff of

the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter.Writer, photographer and activist Glenn Pascall acted to lead this collaboration by

selecting photographs from his own extensive collection and selecting appropriate excerpts from the writings of Muir. Glenn sought advice from John Muir biographers and scholars to match the best of Muir’s writings with each photograph.

This year has been tagged as the “Year of Muir” by the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter to commemorate the 100 years that Muir has inspired the modern environmental and outdoor adventure movements since his life’s walk through nature’s wonders ended in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve, 1914.

Through outdoor activities, conservation action, and political advocacy, the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club engages its members, the public, and local, state, and national policy makers in environmental issues that affect Los Angeles and Orange Counties while exploring, enjoying and protecting the planet.

Net proceeds of the book’s sales will be used by the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter to support its popular outdoor outings program, effective citizen-based advocacy and lob-bying efforts.

—From Chapter Reports

Order your own copy of Southern California Mountain Country now. Use the discount code W94TTNN5 to get 20% off the price! Go to: www.createspace.com/5131116

New photo book is a love letter to John Muir and Southern California’s mountains

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By Glenn Pascall

Fred Winch had a problem. The 96-year-old Santa Monica resident and Angeles Chapter Sierra Club member was downsizing the contents of his apartment for more convenient living. But he couldn’t bring himself to let go of a complete collection of American West magazines, beautiful and scholarly quarterlies that were published from 1964 to 1976. Fred wanted to be sure these classics had a good home, so he thought of us and called. Now the American West file is part of our Chapter library.

In his late 70s, Ernie Elmore of Anaheim realized his backpacking days were probably more of a memory than a future reality. So, what to do with a beautifully organized set of guidebooks and maps? Ernie called the Angeles Chapter and made a donation that filled some important gaps in our collection.

Paul Carlton of San Clemente has been an active Sierra Club mem-ber for decades. In his mid 80s, Paul focused on clearing the shelves of books collected from travels around the world. He invited us to take our pick, and the library became a bit more complete.Adding to the Chapter’s collection

These unsolicited gifts made us realize we should offer long-time Chapter members the option of donating fine books and maps they no longer needed, especially if their children in this digital age showed little interest in print classics. We contacted a roster of folks by e-mail and U.S. mail for those not on the Internet.

We felt a sense of urgency. For many fine collections this could be a “last call” of material that might otherwise be lost. In response, many long-time members told us they shared our concern and thanked us for providing a home where treasured parts of their library would find use and be well protected.

In the last three months, the Chapter has been making home visits and have met a wonderful group of wilderness-loving folks, many in their mid-80s, who have made generous donations that are moving our library toward a world-class level.The donations just keep on coming

Cherlyn Meese Mentes of San Clemente was a close friend of Robert Wenkam, first president of Sierra Club Hawaii and author-photogra-pher of large format books published by the Sierra Club covering each island in the Hawaiian chain. Wenkam gave Cherlyn autographed cop-ies, and she passed them on to us.

David Harrah of Studio City was part of the 1950 first ascent of Yerupaja, a famously difficult peak in the Peruvian Andes. That ascent opened a new era in Andean climbing and was celebrated in a number of books and articles, which Harrah autographed and donated to the Chapter along with a first-rate library on the entire Andes.

Eleanor Carter of Glendora proudly pointed to the Angeles Chapter 100 Peaks certificate on her wall as she donated books by and about John Muir, including Yosemite:, The Sierra Club and John Muir and

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Do you have a donation you want to make to the Chapter’s Living Legacy Library? Contact Glenn Pascall at [email protected].

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Thank you donors who brought valuable material to our

Living Legacy Library


Travel Adventures for 2015-16

Everyone is invited on these trips led by the Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter. These trips help support our work to improve the environment.

Bali Island and Komodo DragonsSeptember 9-24Come with us to experience this fast-growing travelers paradise with its rich history, Hindu temple culture and traditions. Our land package takes us around the famous island of Bali and to the island of Flores. $1795 per person. Contact: John B Lajeuness, 818-248-5763; [email protected] and Andrea Lim 818-249-8584; [email protected]

New England Extravaganza IIOctober 3-11Take a trip through history, from Paul Revere’s house in Boston to Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. $1395 per person. Contact: Michael Sappingfield 949-768-3610 [email protected] and Patty Sappingfield 949-768-3610 [email protected]

China Panda Yunnan Shangri La AdventureOctober 8-21See seldom visited sights in Yunnan, see China’s ambassador, the Panda, Shangri La, several UNESCO world heritage sites & scenic areas and ethnic peoples of Southern China. $3,899 per person. Contact: Bruce Hale 818-957-1936 [email protected] and Fred Dong 818-545-3878 [email protected]

Patagonia AdventureJanuary 10-23, 2016 Join us for an active 14 day adventure to explore the wilds of southern

Chile and Argentina known as Patagonia. $4,350 per person. Contact: Kath Giel 415-720-4430 [email protected] and Shlomo Waser 408-483-7716 [email protected]

Wild Borneo AdventureMarch 27-April 12, 2016 Experience the beauty and wildlife of Borneo on this 17-day adventure. Orangutans, silver leaf monkeys, macaques and other birds will be seen on this trip. $2,925 per person. Contact: Fred Dong, (818) 545-3878, [email protected]

Migratory Birds and Mammals of Northeast MongoliaJune 10-23, 2016Come to see the wildlife of Mongolia, the Serengeti of Asia. The 14-day trip visits sparsely populated areas with national parks and lots of wildlife too. $2,795 per person. Contact: Fred Dong, (818) 545-3878, [email protected]; Bruce Hale, (818) 957-1936, [email protected]

Canadian Rockies National ParksJuly 25-31, 2016Take a grand tour of three national parks in the Canadian Rockies: Banff, Jasper and Yoho. You’ll see wildlife as well as spectacular moun-tains, glacial lakes and glaciers. $1,625 per person. Contact: Fred Dong, (818) 545-3878, [email protected]; Clifford Caplan, (310) 376-9105, [email protected]

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Before Nepal’s devastating quakes, Chapter members brought solar-powered lanterns to villagers in need

PHOTOS BY MAEW SUCHIN

Top: Udas Tufan, the trips hiking guide, shows how the lanterns are inflated.

Bottom: Trip leader Fred Dong, left, gives away a solar-powered lantern.

From Chapter reports

When leader Fred Dong thought about what gifts he could bring to the guides and porters he had engaged for a Sierra Club trip to Nepal last winter, he thought big. Dong, a recipient of the Chapter’s top Chester Versteeg Outings Award in 2014, has organized and led many trips to Mongolia, China, Nepal, Borneo and other parts of Asia. When he trav-els far, particularly on trips he organizes for the Chapter, he likes to go to out-of-the-way places to become immersed in the culture, the people, the land.But back to those gifts.

“I wanted to help the people in Nepal in some way other than just the tourism money our travel brings to the economy for workers wages, hotels, restaurants, souvenir purchases, airlines, and buses, etc.,” Dong says after he returned. “The tourism money is certainly helpful to benefit the people through the jobs that are created and the small merchants or craftspeople that sell things to us.”

That’s when he thought of Luci Lanterns. If you haven’t seen one, they are a wonder: an inflatable lantern that runs on an embedded solar panel. No batteries, no bulky weight, and they’re waterproof. Dong bought 60 of the compact lights (they fold down) to give away.Good for kids’ homework

“The idea was to give the lanterns to fami-lies that had school-age children who could use them in the evening instead of kerosene lanterns,” Dong says. “For about every hour of charging in the sun, the lantern is able to emit about one hour of light. So the lantern could allow a child to work all night on a project. Besides allowing the family to have better light for reading and other work that the family may be doing, the family uses one less kerosene lantern.”

Dong points out that it’s a little less pollu-tion and less expensive for families who live at subsistence level.

Since he was leading two different itin-eraries during last year’s trip — an 11-day sightseeing trip and a 20-day hiking trip to Everest Base camp and Langtang National Park — Dong brought along the entire case of lanterns to give away. Plans went a little awry when more than 20 were seized by Chinese customs officials. However, he and his group did manage to hand out 39 of the light-bearing lanterns.

On the trekking trip, Dong sought out his guides’ help in finding families and individuals who would most benefit from

the portable light source. He notes that he gave away most of the lights as the group trekked along the trail. Though thousands of tourists march through every year, many of these areas are not on an electrical grid and rely on solar or other means of power generation. Electricity reserved for businesses

In many of the trekking areas, only the more prosperous people such as the innkeep-ers or restaurant owners have solar power of their own. For others, it’s an expensive proposition to use fuel — natural gas, kero-sene, wood, or dried animal dung — to cre-ate light.

With the sightseeing group, members gave away a few lights to poor villagers identified by our guide Sanga Rai. Our hiking guide,

Udas Tufan, found poor Nepalese people along the trail, some workers at the hotels or restaurants.

Dong also found one poor village where he and the group gave away lights to 15 fami-lies. One thing that struck him: Most of the porters who carried the group’s luggage on the hiking trip came from poor areas that did not have electricity. These porters came from vil-lages that were one to two days’ of a long walk from the Mt. Everest base camp trail, one of the most popular trekking places in Nepal.

But, there are no paved roads, and the country is too poor to hook up electricity from hydroelectric or other generation means to those villages. That’s why Udas recom-mended that Dong and his group give some of the lights to the trip’s porters, and they did.

Where’s Fred Dong going next? To little-visited sight’s in China’s Yunnan region, and you can join him. The Angeles Chapter trip runs from Oct. 8 to 21, and there are still spaces available. For price and more information, check out the trip description on page 6.

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Ac t i v i t i e sschedule of

Great Outdoor Adventures in Los Angeles and Orange Counties

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Everyone is invited to join us.Follow us, we know the way.

The Angeles Chapter leads these outdoor activities as a public service to everyone interested in coming along. We offer diverse physical activities — walks, hikes, kayaking, bicycling, backpacking, outdoor photography and more— all covered in these pages.

Activities range from short to long, easy to hard, day walks to overnight backpacks, nearby hikes in the city to hikes in our local mountains and wilderness areas. Some events are tailored for families and beginners. Others aim to suit tigers who want a vigorous workout. Weekly conditioning hikes can help get and keep you fit. Wilderness hikes can help you experience the best of scenic Southern California.

So, step away from that sedentary lifestyle and join us. Learn firsthand about the thousands of miles of trails that surround the city from people who know the way. And see the wonders of Southern California’s wild side.

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Repeating EventsThese repeating events include an ample selection of conditioning hikes, many of meet weekly throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties.

Monday Repeating Events

7:00 pm - Conditioning Beach Walk (every Monday)Long Beach Group OutingO: 4-5 mi of brisk, fast-paced walking. Meet every Monday at 7 p.m. Hikes start at Belmont Pier parking lot, So. of Ocean Blvd. at end of Termino St., near Belmont Pool side. Free Parking after 6 p.m. Flashlight optional.Dates: Jul 6, 2015; Jul 13, 2015; Jul 20, 2015; Jul 27, 2015Leaders: Jeffrey Kenyon, [email protected], 714-842-2055; Todd Williams, [email protected]

7:30 pm - Bi-Monthly MeetingAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom Club Support Event Learn status & issues, help formulate & implement actions involving land use in the Santa Monica Mtns. Keep current on issues and meeting agenda via SMMTF monthly newsletter. Refreshments. 7:30 pm. For further infor-mation and meeting site please call M. A. WebsterDates: Jul 13, 2015; Sep 14, 2015Leaders: Mary Ann Webster, [email protected], 310-559-3126; Ronald Webster, [email protected], 310-559-3126

Tuesday Repeating Events

6:30 pm - Irvine Conditioning HikesAngeles Chp Orange Cty Singles OutingO: Easy/Moderate/Tiger paced hikes, 4-7 mi rt on hilly trails. Bring water, light hiking boots. 405 Fwy, exit S at University/Jeffrey, L on Ridgeline, L on Turtle Rock, pass Sunnyhill, L into parking lot of Turtle Rock Community Park. Arrive about 15 minutes early to get a parking spot and sign in. Regular Tues/Thur Night conditioning HikesDates: Jul 7, 2015; Jul 14, 2015; Jul 21, 2015; Jul 28, 2015; Aug 4, 2015; Aug 11, 2015; Aug 18, 2015; Aug 25, 2015Leaders: John C LaRue, [email protected], 951-659-2258; Jim Palmer, [email protected], 949-551-8912; Donna Specht, [email protected], 714-963-6345; Maura Van Strien, [email protected]

In this schedule Ratings codes 9Repeating events 9July 13August 23September 32Advance notice 37Rideshare locations 39 Leaders 39

7:00 pm - Conditioning Hikes on Signal Hill (every Tue and Thur)Long Beach Group OutingO: 3 hikes. Fast group, 5 mi, 800’ gain; Fast-intermediate group, 4 mi, 700’ gain; Moderate group, 3 ½ mi, 600’ gain. Well behaved K9s welcome. Meet every Tue & Thu 7 pm at Industry Drive & Redondo Ave. Bring water, lugsoles, flashlight with red lens optional.Dates: Jul 7, 2015; Jul 14, 2015; Jul 21, 2015; Jul 28, 2015Leaders: Todd Williams, http://angeles.sierraclub.org/longbch/Navigation/people_leader_contacts.html; Sharon Moore, http://angeles.sierraclub.org/longbch/Navigation/people_leader_contacts.html; Bob Yinger, http://angeles.sierraclub.org/longbch/Navigation/people_leader_contacts.html; Joaquin Valadez, http://angeles.sierraclub.org/longbch/Navigation/people_leader_contacts.html; Richard Boothe, http://angeles.sierraclub.org/long-bch/Navigation/people_leader_contacts.html; Lawrence Stern, http://ange-les.sierraclub.org/longbch/Navigation/people_leader_contacts.html; John H Leader, 562-429-0809

7:00 pm - Griffith Park Night Conditioning HikesAngeles Chp Griffith Park Sctn Outing Evening conditioning hikes range from moderate to very strenuous over hilly, sometimes steep terrain with uneven footing. Hikes are intended only for hikers capable of maintaining the pace as set by leaders. Leashed, well-behaved dogs welcome at the discretion of each leader. Hikes last from 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours. Meet at the Griffith Park upper merry-go-round parking lot #2. The hikes start at 7pm sharp. Come early to complete waiver form. (Participants must sign the waiver and must have waiver card with them on hikes.) Sturdy hiking shoes or boots strongly encouraged. Flashlights are optional; a colored filter is recommended to avoid blinding other participants. The Tuesday/Thursday hikes typically have a wider range of levels than the Wednesday hikes, which are not recommended for newcom-ers. Tuesday/Thursday coordinators Mike Johnstone and Louis Alvarado. Wednesday coordinators Joe Young and Sue Schohan. For more informa-tion, see http://www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-Griffith-Park-Hikes/Dates: Jul 7, 2015; Jul 14, 2015; Jul 28, 2015; Aug 4, 2015; Aug 11, 2015; Aug 18, 2015; Aug 25, 2015; Sep 1, 2015; Sep 8, 2015; Sep 15, 2015; Sep

Activities and Outings Skill Level Rating CodesThe Angeles Chapter Safety Committee has established the

following classifications for all chapter-sponsored outings to differentiate the levels of skill required of participants and event leaders. Classifications do not relate to outing strenuousness.C Events conducted by a non-Sierra Club entity (e.g., conces-

sionaire).O Uncomplicated outings such as city walks, bike rides, trail

hikes, backpacking. May involve simple off-trail hiking not requiring navigation skills. Climbing level: Class 1 terrain.

I Outings that involve cross-country travel where navigation is necessary. Rougher ground than O outings may be traversed, and the use of hands for balance may be necessary. Includes outings that have snow travel or skiing on easy terrain. Climbing level: Class 2 terrain.

M Moderate-level climbing: Class 3 terrain. On rock, the hands are used for climbing. Some participants may want a safety belay. On snow, safety dictates the use of ice axes and the abil-ity to self-arrest.

E More exposed than M outings. Climbing on Class 4 terrain. Rock climbs will use a rope for all in the party. On snow, steeper terrain than M outings is permissible, and safety dic-tates the use of crampons.

T Technical outings requiring specialized skills as identified in the sponsoring group’s safety policy.


29, 2015Leaders: Sue Schohan, [email protected], 818-648-9170; Joseph Young, [email protected], 310-822-9676; Emmy Goldknopf, [email protected], 213-804-0967; Mike Johnstone, [email protected], 323-663-1318; Louis D Alvarado, [email protected], 818-352-3632

6:30 pm - Fullerton Beginners HikeRio Hondo Group OutingO: E 6:30 pm OCSS, RIO HONDO O: Fullerton Beginners Hike: Hike with our social group on this regular weekly beginner’s hike of 4-5 miles in the gentle hills of Fullerton. Slow to medium pace is great for beginners. Each week we rotate through numerous trails in the area to provide new experiences. Optional dinner afterwards. Last Tue. of each month we have a Potluck dinner. Hike scheduled during daylight savings time, i.e. March through Oct. Meet at the east end of Laguna Lake in Fullerton (from Harbor Blvd, W on Hermosa Dr, L on Lakeside Dr for ½ block and park on the street). Look for hikers on east side of Lakeside Dr. Wear sturdy boots, bring water, flashlight.Sanford OppermanDates: Jul 7, 2015; Jul 14, 2015; Jul 21, 2015; Jul 28, 2015; Aug 4, 2015; Aug 11, 2015; Aug 18, 2015; Aug 25, 2015; Sep 1, 2015; Sep 8, 2015; Sep 15, 2015; Sep 22, 2015; Sep 29, 2015; Oct 6, 2015; Oct 13, 2015; Oct 20, 2015; Oct 27, 2015Leaders: Margee K Hills, [email protected], 714-256-0807; Houria Hall, [email protected], 714-767-5327; Joel Lester Ortmann, 562-806-1057; Martin Kluck, [email protected], 562-677-4740; Alan Daniels, [email protected], 714-882-0031; Ed Khatch, [email protected], 714-671-1977; Sanford Opperman, HOST, [email protected], 714-993-0651

6:30 pm - Fullerton Beginners HikeAngeles Chp Orange Cty Singles OutingO: E 6:30 pm OCSS, RIO HONDO O: Fullerton Beginners Hike: Hike with our social group on this regular weekly beginner’s hike of 4-5 miles in the gentle hills of Fullerton. Slow to medium pace is great for beginners. Each week we rotate through numerous trails in the area to provide new experiences. Optional dinner afterwards. Last Tue. of each month we have a Potluck dinner. Hike scheduled during daylight savings time, i.e. March through Oct. Meet at the east end of Laguna Lake in Fullerton (from Harbor Blvd, W on Hermosa Dr, L on Lakeside Dr for ½ block and park on the street). Look for hikers on east side of Lakeside Dr. Wear sturdy boots, bring water, flashlight.Sanford OppermanDates: Jul 7, 2015; Aug 4, 2015Leaders: Margee K Hills, [email protected], 714-256-0807; Houria Hall, [email protected], 714-767-5327; Joel Lester Ortmann, 562-806-1057; Martin Kluck, [email protected], 562-677-4740; Alan Daniels, [email protected], 714-882-0031; Ed Khatch, [email protected], 714-671-1977; Sanford Opperman, HOST, [email protected], 714-993-0651

6:30 pm - San Pedro/RPV Conditioning HikePalos Verdes Group OutingO: Strenuous 2 hr, 5-8 mi conditioning hikes on flat/hilly streets/trails to explore fauna/terrain in San Pedro & RPV. Not for beginners. Arrive early. Leaves 6:30 pm every Tue from 8th and Averill, San Pedro. Wear lug sole boots and bring red lens flashlight. If you anticipate rain, wear rain gear.Dates: Jul 7, 2015; Jul 14, 2015; Jul 21, 2015; Jul 28, 2015; Aug 4, 2015; Aug 11, 2015; Aug 18, 2015; Aug 25, 2015Leaders: Barry Bonnickson, [email protected], 310-519-0778; Jacques Monier, [email protected], 310-320-1249; Joyce White, 310-383-5247; Dorothy Boynton Chadwick, [email protected], 310-544-0600; James Brooks Chadwick, [email protected], 310-544-0600

6:45 pm - Tue Tiger HikersAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: 2 hr, 5-8 mi fast-paced strenuous hikes in Santa Monica Mountains with some bushwhacking. Rideshare to local trailheads. Meet 6:30 pm; leave 6:45 pm sharp each Tues 1 block W of Topanga Cyn Bl on Clarendon St (1 stoplight S of Ventura Fwy, next to Post Office). No dogs. Tue Fast Hike

Comm: Bill Crane (chair), Joan Weaver.Dates: Jul 7, 2015; Jul 28, 2015; Aug 4, 2015; Aug 18, 2015; Sep 15, 2015; Oct 6, 2015; Oct 27, 2015Leaders: Bill Crane, [email protected], 818-773-4601; Joan Weaver, [email protected], 818-717-1946

8:15 am - Tue Conditioned Hikers - Coastal Santa Monica MtnsAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Energetically Paced 11-15 mi, 2000’-3500’ gain hikes on coastal trails in the Santa Monica Mtns. Ldrs/weather conditions decide destination. Email or call leader the day before the hike to learn meeting place and time. Bring water, lunch, lugsoles, sun protection. Rain or red flag alert cancels.Dates: Jul 14, 2015; Jul 21, 2015; Jul 28, 2015; Aug 4, 2015; Aug 18, 2015; Aug 25, 2015; Sep 1, 2015; Sep 8, 2015; Sep 15, 2015; Sep 22, 2015; Sep 29, 2015; Oct 6, 2015; Oct 13, 2015; Oct 20, 2015; Oct 27, 2015Leaders: Jeri Segal, [email protected], 310-391-3439; Ernest M Scheuer, [email protected], 310-274-7987

6:30 pm - HPS Management Committee MeetingAngeles Chp Hundred Peaks Club Support Event All are welcome to attend our bi-monthly management committee meeting to discuss the business side of the section and upcoming activities. All are welcome to join us and opportunities to become involved are available. The meeting begins at 6:30 pm via conference call. To receive access information to join in on the conference call, to have items added to the agenda, or to volunteer, please contact the HPS Chair: Coby KingDates: Jul 14, 2015; Nov 10, 2015; Jan 5, 2016Leader: Coby King, [email protected], 818-313-8533

6:45 pm - Tue Tiger Hikers:Angeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: 2 hr, 5-8 mi fast-paced strenuous hikes in Santa Monica Mountains with some bushwhacking. Rideshare to local trailheads. Meet 6:30 pm; leave 6:45 pm sharp each Tues 1 block W of Topanga Cyn Bl on Clarendon St (1 stoplight S of Ventura Fwy, next to Post Office). No dogs. Tue Fast Hike Comm: Bill Crane (chair), Joan Weaver.Dates: Jul 14, 2015; Jul 21, 2015Leaders: Bill Crane, [email protected], 818-773-4601; Joan Weaver, [email protected], 818-717-1946

7:00 pm - Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes & PotluckAngeles Chp Griffith Park Sctn Outing Evening conditioning hikes range from moderate to very strenuous over hilly, sometimes steep terrain with uneven footing. Hikes are intended only for hikers capable of maintaining the pace as set by leaders. Leashed, well-behaved dogs welcome at the discretion of each leader. Hikes last from 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours. Meet at the Griffith Park upper merry-go-round parking lot #2. The hikes start at 7pm sharp. Come early to complete waiver form. (Participants must sign the waiver and must have waiver card with them on hikes.) Sturdy hiking shoes or boots strongly encouraged. Flashlights are optional; a colored filter is recommended to avoid blinding other participants. The Tuesday/Thursday hikes typically have a wider range of levels than the Wednesday hikes, which are not recommended for newcom-ers. Tuesday/Thursday coordinators Mike Johnstone and Louis Alvarado. Wednesday coordinators Joe Young and Sue Schohan. For more informa-tion, see http://www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-Griffith-Park-Hikes/Dates: Jul 21, 2015; Sep 22, 2015Leaders: Sue Schohan, [email protected], 818-648-9170; Joseph Young, [email protected], 310-822-9676; Emmy Goldknopf, [email protected], 213-804-0967; Mike Johnstone, [email protected], 323-663-1318; Louis D Alvarado, [email protected], 818-352-3632

8:00 pm - Irvine Conditioning Hikes BBQAngeles Chp Orange Cty Singles Social Event Potluck: Newcomers welcome. Join us for potluck and BBQ immediately following the hikes. $4 donation to support OCSS and for utensils, drinks, burgers, hot dogs, charcoal. Meet 8 pm at the picnic area of Turtle Rock Community Park. (405 Fwy, exit S at University/Jeffrey, L on Ridgeline,


L on Turtle Rock, pass Sunnyhill, L into parking lot). Bring a potluck dish for six to share and a beverage. Hosted by Turtle Rock Leaders and OCSS Management Committee.Dates: Jul 28, 2015; Aug 25, 2015; Sep 29, 2015Leaders: Donna Specht, [email protected], 714-963-6345; Joel Kenyon, [email protected], 949-951-5470

6:45 pm - Tue Tiger HikersAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: 2 hr, 5-8 mi fast-paced strenuous hikes in Santa Monica Mountains with some bushwhacking. Rideshare to local trailheads. Meet 6:30 pm; leave 6:45 pm sharp each Tues 1 block W of Topanga Cyn Bl on Clarendon St (1 stoplight S of Ventura Fwy, next to Post Office). No dogs. Tue Fast Hike Comm: Bill Crane (chair), Joan WeaverDates: Aug 11, 2015; Aug 25, 2015; Sep 1, 2015; Sep 8, 2015; Sep 22, 2015; Sep 29, 2015; Oct 13, 2015; Oct 20, 2015Leaders: Bill Crane, [email protected], 818-773-4601; Joan Weaver, [email protected], 818-717-1946

Wednesday Repeating Events

6:30 pm - Steve Feld Punete Hills conditioning hikeAngeles Chp 20s & 30s Singles OutingO: This weekly Wednesday evening conditioning hike has been going on for more than 20 years, come out and be part of the continuing tradition. Moderately paced 5-6-mile hike in the lush canyons of the Puente/Whittier Hills. Enjoy this Emerald City Hike as the sun sets in the west. You will get a spectacular 360 view of LA and Orange County lights. 700’ gain up along switchbacks and trails with varying routes. Wear hiking boots and bring water. This group loves to snack, so bring some to share. Meet at south end of 7th Avenue where street ends and turn right on Orange Grove to park on street. Use 7th Ave. exit off (60 Fwy) Pomona Fwy, go south to Orange Grove. Leaders: Lisa Lee, Marty Kluck, Alan Daniels, Sandy Viernes. Rain cancelsDates: Jul 1, 2015; Jul 8, 2015; Jul 15, 2015; Jul 22, 2015; Jul 29, 2015Leaders: Lisa Lee, [email protected], 626-286-2443; Martin Kluck, [email protected], 562-677-4740; Alan Daniels, [email protected], 714-882-0031; Sandy Viernes, [email protected], 562-941-4917

7:00 pm - Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes and 1st Wednesday of the month CookoutAngeles Chp Griffith Park Sctn Outing Slightly shorter hikes followed by optional Potluck. Evening conditioning hikes range from moderate to very strenuous over hilly, sometimes steep terrain with uneven footing. Hikes are intended only for hikers capable of maintaining the pace as set by leaders. Leashed, well-behaved dogs welcome at the discretion of each leader. Hikes last from 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours. Meet at the Griffith Park upper merry-go-round parking lot #2. The hikes start at 7pm sharp. Come early to complete waiver form. (Participants must sign the waiver and must have waiver card with them on hikes.) Sturdy hiking shoes or boots strongly encouraged. Flashlights are optional; a colored filter is recommended to avoid blinding other participants. The Tuesday/Thursday hikes typically have a wider range of levels than the Wednesday hikes, which are not recommended for newcomers. Tuesday/Thursday coordinators Mike Johnstone and Louis Alvarado. Wednesday coordinators Joe Young and Sue Schohan. For more information, see http://www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-Griffith-Park-Hikes/Dates: Jul 1, 2015; Aug 5, 2015Leaders: Sue Schohan, [email protected], 818-648-9170; Joseph Young, [email protected], 310-822-9676; Emmy Goldknopf, [email protected], 213-804-0967

7:00 pm - Griffith Park Night Conditioning HikesAngeles Chp Griffith Park Sctn Outing Evening conditioning hikes range from moderate to very strenuous over hilly, sometimes steep terrain with uneven footing. Hikes are intended only for hikers capable of maintaining the pace as set by leaders. Leashed, well-behaved dogs welcome at the discretion of each leader. Hikes last from 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours. Meet at the Griffith Park upper merry-go-round parking lot #2. The hikes start at 7pm sharp. Come early to complete waiver form. (Participants must sign the waiver and must have waiver card with them on hikes.) Sturdy hiking shoes or boots strongly encouraged. Flashlights are optional; a colored filter is recommended to avoid blinding other participants. The Tuesday/Thursday hikes typically have a wider range of levels than the Wednesday hikes, which are not recommended for newcom-ers. Tuesday/Thursday coordinators Mike Johnstone and Louis Alvarado. Wednesday coordinators Joe Young and Sue Schohan. For more informa-tion, see http://www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-Griffith-Park-Hikes/Dates: Jul 8, 2015; Jul 15, 2015; Jul 22, 2015; Jul 29, 2015; Aug 12, 2015; Aug 19, 2015; Aug 26, 2015; Sep 9, 2015; Sep 16, 2015; Sep 23, 2015; Sep 30, 2015Leaders: Sue Schohan, [email protected], 818-648-9170; Joseph Young, [email protected], 310-822-9676; Emmy Goldknopf, [email protected], 213-804-0967

7:00 pm - Pasadena Group Monthly ProgramPasadena Group Club Support Event Illustrated conservation/outing program. Information on Group’s hikes, outings, and conservation activities. Newcomers always welcome! 7 pm doors open, 7:30 PM program at Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N Altadena Dr in NE Pasadena. For information contact Group Membership Chair, Elizabeth Pomeroy.Dates: Aug 5, 2015; Sep 2, 2015Leader: Liz Pomeroy, [email protected], 626-791-7660

Thursday Repeating Events

6:30 pm - Irvine Conditioning HikesAngeles Chp Orange Cty Singles OutingO: Easy/Moderate/Tiger paced hikes, 4-7 mi rt on hilly trails. Bring water, light hiking boots. 405 Fwy, exit S at University/Jeffrey, L on Ridgeline, L on Turtle Rock, pass Sunnyhill, L into parking lot of Turtle Rock Community Park. Arrive about 15 minutes early to get a parking spot and sign in. Regular Tues/Thur Night conditioning HikesDates: Jul 2, 2015; Jul 9, 2015; Jul 16, 2015; Jul 23, 2015; Jul 30, 2015; Aug 6, 2015; Aug 13, 2015; Aug 20, 2015; Aug 27, 2015Leaders: John C LaRue, [email protected], 951-659-2258; Jim Palmer, [email protected], 949-551-8912; Donna Specht, [email protected], 714-963-6345; Maura Van Strien, [email protected]

7:00 pm - Conditioning Hikes on Signal Hill (every Tue and Thur)Long Beach Group OutingO: 3 hikes. Fast group, 5 mi, 800’ gain; Fast-intermediate group, 4 mi, 700’ gain; Moderate group, 3 ½ mi, 600’ gain. Well behaved K9s welcome. Meet every Tue & Thu 7 pm at Industry Drive & Redondo Ave. Bring water, lugsoles, flashlight with red lens optional.Dates: Jul 2, 2015; Jul 9, 2015; Jul 16, 2015; Jul 23, 2015; Jul 30, 2015Leaders: Todd Williams, http://angeles.sierraclub.org/longbch/Navigation/people_leader_contacts.html; Sharon Moore, http://angeles.sierraclub.org/longbch/Navigation/people_leader_contacts.html; Bob Yinger, http://angeles.sierraclub.org/longbch/Navigation/people_leader_contacts.html; Joaquin Valadez, http://angeles.sierraclub.org/longbch/Navigation/people_leader_contacts.html; Richard Boothe, http://angeles.sierraclub.org/long-bch/Navigation/people_leader_contacts.html; Lawrence Stern, http://ange-les.sierraclub.org/longbch/Navigation/people_leader_contacts.html; John H Leader, 562-429-0809


7:00 pm - Griffith Park Night Conditioning HikesAngeles Chp Griffith Park Sctn Outing Evening conditioning hikes range from moderate to very strenuous over hilly, sometimes steep terrain with uneven footing. Hikes are intended only for hikers capable of maintaining the pace as set by leaders. Leashed, well-behaved dogs welcome at the discretion of each leader. Hikes last from 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours. Meet at the Griffith Park upper merry-go-round parking lot #2. The hikes start at 7pm sharp. Come early to complete waiver form. (Participants must sign the waiver and must have waiver card with them on hikes.) Sturdy hiking shoes or boots strongly encouraged. Flashlights are optional; a colored filter is recommended to avoid blinding other participants. The Tuesday/Thursday hikes typically have a wider range of levels than the Wednesday hikes, which are not recommended for newcom-ers. Tuesday/Thursday coordinators Mike Johnstone and Louis Alvarado. Wednesday coordinators Joe Young and Sue Schohan. For more informa-tion, see http://www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-Griffith-Park-Hikes/Dates: Jul 2, 2015; Jul 9, 2015; Jul 16, 2015; Jul 23, 2015; Jul 30, 2015; Aug 6, 2015; Aug 13, 2015; Aug 27, 2015; Sep 3, 2015; Sep 10, 2015; Sep 17, 2015; Sep 24, 2015; Oct 1, 2015Leaders: Sue Schohan, [email protected], 818-648-9170; Joseph Young, [email protected], 310-822-9676; Emmy Goldknopf, [email protected], 213-804-0967

7:00 pm - Rio Hondo Group monthly meeting - Executive committee mtgRio Hondo Group Club Support Event Rio Hondo Executive Committee (Excom) meeting - all are invited. Join us for dinner or a snack at 7:00 pm followed by the meeting at 7:30. WHERE: Coco’s Restaurant, 1250 East Imperial Highway, Brea, CA (West of the 57 Freeway, near SE corner of State College Blvd.)Dates: Jul 9, 2015; Sep 10, 2015; Nov 12, 2015Leaders: Gary Sjogren, [email protected], 562-941-8485; Margee K Hills, [email protected]

7:00 pm - Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes & PotluckAngeles Chp Griffith Park Sctn Outing Evening conditioning hikes range from moderate to very strenuous over hilly, sometimes steep terrain with uneven footing. Hikes are intended only for hikers capable of maintaining the pace as set by leaders. Leashed, well-behaved dogs welcome at the discretion of each leader. Hikes last from 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours. Meet at the Griffith Park upper merry-go-round parking lot #2. The hikes start at 7pm sharp. Come early to complete waiver form. (Participants must sign the waiver and must have waiver card with them on hikes.) Sturdy hiking shoes or boots strongly encouraged. Flashlights are optional; a colored filter is recommended to avoid blinding other participants. The Tuesday/Thursday hikes typically have a wider range of levels than the Wednesday hikes, which are not recommended for newcom-ers. Tuesday/Thursday coordinators Mike Johnstone and Louis Alvarado. Wednesday coordinators Joe Young and Sue Schohan. For more informa-tion, see http://www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-Griffith-Park-Hikes/Dates: Aug 20, 2015Leaders: Sue Schohan, [email protected], 818-648-9170; Joseph Young, [email protected], 310-822-9676; Emmy Goldknopf, [email protected], 213-804-0967; Mike Johnstone, [email protected], 323-663-1318; Louis D Alvarado, [email protected], 818-352-3632

7:00 pm - Rio Hondo Group monthly mtg:Rio Hondo Group Club Support Event rogram: TBD. Join us for conversation and dinner or snack at 7:00 followed by meeting around 7:30. Meeting location: CoCo’s, 1250 East Imperial Highway, Brea, CA, southeast corner of State College and Imperial Hwy in Brea near Imperial Hwy and the 57 freeway.Dates: Aug 13, 2015; Oct 8, 2015Leaders: Gary Sjogren, [email protected], 562-941-8485; Margee K Hills, [email protected]

Friday Repeating Events

6:45 pm - Pacific Palisades Hike in Topanga State Park to Parker Mesa OverlookWest Los Angeles Group OutingO: Spectacular view of Santa Monica Bay and LA Basin. Moderately strenu-ous conditioning hike for fit hikers. 2 hr, 5 mile round trip, 1100’ total gain on fire road. Meet and sign in at 6:45 pm every Friday, Los Liones Drive at Sunset Blvd (0.3 mi from PCH). Carpool (recommended) 1.5 miles to trailhead. (NOTE: Carpooling is optional, is a private arrangement & is not covered by Sierra Club insurance.) Bring optional red-lens flashlight. Optional dinner at restaurant after. Beach Walk when there is a Red Flag Warning. Palisades Highlands sidewalk when it rains.Dates: Jul 3, 2015; Jul 10, 2015; Jul 17, 2015; Jul 24, 2015; Jul 31, 2015; Aug 7, 2015; Aug 14, 2015; Aug 21, 2015; Aug 28, 2015; Sep 4, 2015; Sep 11, 2015; Sep 18, 2015; Sep 25, 2015; Oct 2, 2015; Oct 9, 2015; Oct 16, 2015; Oct 23, 2015; Oct 30, 2015; Nov 6, 2015; Nov 13, 2015; Nov 20, 2015; Nov 27, 2015; Dec 4, 2015; Dec 11, 2015; Dec 18, 2015; Dec 25, 2015Leaders: Ed Lubin, [email protected], 310-826-2750; Marshall Ratinoff, [email protected], 310-446-1806; David Haake, [email protected], 310-237-3447; Joe Phillips, [email protected], 818-348-8884

7:00 pm - Griffith Park Monthly Full Moon Hike with Potluck on topAngeles Chp Griffith Park Sctn OutingO: Meet by 6:45 p.m. in the Upper Merry-Go-Round parking lot (see map below). We will be ‘snacking’ at the top, so bring whatever goodies you want for sharing at the Potluck at the vista during the hike. Hike starts at 7pm. The hikes are approximately 2 and a half hours long. Come early to com-plete waiver form. (Participants must sign the waiver and must have waiver card with them on hikes.) Sturdy hiking shoes or boots strongly encouraged. Flashlights are optional; a colored filter is recommended to avoid blinding other participants.Dates: Jul 31, 2015; Aug 28, 2015; Sep 25, 2015Leaders: Kathy Faulds, [email protected], 818-681-7947; Judy Rosenberg, [email protected], 323-954-1522

Saturday Repeating Events

8:00 am - Peters Canyon Regional Park Conditioning HikeAngeles Chp Orange Cty Singles OutingO: Fast paced conditioning hike, 6 mi RT, 700’ gain. No beginners or Tigers! From 5 Fwy, N on Jamboree, or from 55 Fwy E on Chapman. Take Canyon View into parking area. Bring water, hiking boots, $3 for parking or have permit. Rain cancels. (Important Note: If park is closed, meet in Taco Bell parking lot, corner Chapman/Jamboree).Conditioning Hike every Saturday. Arrive a few minutes early to sign in.Dates: Jul 4, 2015; Jul 11, 2015; Jul 18, 2015; Jul 25, 2015; Aug 1, 2015; Aug 8, 2015; Aug 15, 2015; Aug 22, 2015; Aug 29, 2015; Sep 5, 2015; Sep 12, 2015; Sep 19, 2015; Sep 26, 2015Leaders: Sharry Puraty, [email protected], 714-761-8761; Donna Meade, [email protected], 714-846-3969; Norman O Montgomery, 714-557-0794; Shilo Bartlett, [email protected], 714-968-5099

0:00 am - Island Hopping in Channel Islands National ParkAngeles Chapter OutingC/O: Join us for a 3-day, 3-island, live-aboard tour of the enchanting Channel Islands! Hike wild, windswept trails bordered with blazing wild-flowers. Kayak rugged coastlines. Marvel at pristine waters teeming with frokicking seals and sea lions. Train your binoculars on unusual sea and land birds—and an occasional whale. Watch for the highly endangered island fox. Look for reminders of the Chumash people who lived on these islands for thousands of years. Or, just relax at sea. All cruises depart from Santa Barbara, California. The cost, $615, includes an assigned bunk, all meals,


snacks, and beverages plus the services of a ranger/naturalist who will travel with us to help lead hikes, point out items of interest and give evening programs. Kayaking will be overseen by concessionaire; all hikes will be on trails/Class 1 terrain. This is a fundraiser for the Angeles Chapter Political Action Committee. To reserve space, send a $100 check, written to Sierra Club, to leader Joan Jones Holtz, 11826 The Wye St., El Monte, CA 91732. For more information contact leader: 626-443-0706; [email protected]: Jul 18, 2015; Sep 26, 2015Leaders: Joan Jones Holtz, [email protected], 626-443-0706, 626-443-8021; Don Holtz, [email protected], 626-443-8021

8:30 am - Santa Monica Mountains Trail WorkAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Volunteers (males and female) help build and maintain trails in the Santa Monica Mountains. 8:30 am – 2 pm (usually) each Sat in Oct thru June. (No trail work in July, Aug., Sept). Tools and instructions provided. For meeting time/place call Ldrs Ron Webster, John Russell Marshall.Dates: Oct 3, 2015; Oct 10, 2015Leaders: Ronald Webster, [email protected], 310-559-3126; John Russell Marshall, [email protected], 951-898-4632

8:30 am - Santa Monica Mountains Trail Work:Angeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Volunteers (males and female) help build and maintain trails in the Santa Monica Mountains. 8:30 am – 2 pm (usually) each Sat in Oct thru June. (No trail work in July, Aug., Sept). Tools and instructions provided. For meeting time/place call Ldrs Ron Webster, John Russell Marshall.Dates: Oct 17, 2015; Oct 24, 2015; Oct 31, 2015Leaders: Ronald Webster, [email protected], 310-559-3126; John Russell Marshall, [email protected], 951-898-4632

Harwood Lodge ScheduleThese events are at Harwood Lodge, the Chapter’s beautiful 1930s moun-tain retreat located at 6000’ feet elevation near several trailheads on the edge of Mt. Baldy. Harwood is open to Sierra Club members most weekends from Sat at 10am to Sun at 3pm. For specific dates listed here, check the Daily Schedule by date. Or visit Harwoods website for more information: http://angeles.sierraclub.org/lodges/harwoodlodge.html.

Fri Jul 3 to 5, 2015: Harwood-OPEN WEEKEND (4th of July Camp Harwood)

Sat Jul 11 to 12, 2015: Harwood-CLOSED WEEKENDSat Jul 18 to 19, 2015: Harwood-CLOSED WEEKENDSat Jul 25 to 26, 2015: Harwood-Summer Work PartySat Aug 1 to 2, 2015: Harwood-Summer Work PartySat Aug 8 to 9, 2015: Harwood-CLOSED WEEKENDSat Aug 15 to 16, 2015: Harwood-OPEN WEEKENDSat Aug 22 to 23, 2015: Harwood-OPEN WEEKENDSat Aug 29 to 30, 2015: Harwood-CLOSED WEEKENDSat Sep 5 to 7, 2015: Harwood-OPEN WEEKEND (Labor Day Holiday)Fri s 170252 to 30, 0001: Wilderness First Aid Course at Harwood Lodge

Daily ScheduleEvents from Tuesday July 1st through September 30, 2015, with selected advance listings into next year. Please see our online schedule of events for more events, trips and updates, including possible cancellations at:

http://angeles2.sierraclub.org/activities.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015Repeating Events

6:30 pm Steve Feld Punete Hills conditioning hike7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes and 1st Wednesday of

the month Cookout

5:00 pm - Summer Benefit Night at Canoe HousePasadena Group Club Support EventO: Join us for an evening of good food, casual conversation, and learn about our group’s summer and autumn outings and conservation activities. A percentage of proceeds from your meal order will benefit Pasadena Group conservation and outreach activities. Dinner 5 pm - 8 PM (come any time) Canoe House, 805 Fair Oaks Ave; South Pasadena. Coordinators: David Czamanske, Elizabeth Pomeroy.Leaders: David Czamanske, [email protected], 626-458-8646; Liz Pomeroy, [email protected], 626-791-7660

7:00 pm - Mission Peak Moonlight Conditioning HikeSanta Clarita Valley Group OutingO: Moderate 5 mile, 1200’ gain to view San Fernando Valley. Meet 7 pm at Neon Way trailhead. Exit on Balboa Ave off 118 Freeway N 2 miles to Sesnon, W 1 mi to Neon Way, R to end of street. Bring water, lugsoles, flashlight.Leaders: David Morrow, [email protected], 661-254-5245; Kate Okamoto, [email protected], 661-288-7931; Gaylon S Rodin, [email protected], 661-263-0568; Ken Kerner, 661-259-8800; Mary Ellen Dittemore, [email protected], 661-254-8543

7:00 pm - July - NO Monthly Meeting/PresentationLong Beach Group Club Support EventO: The Sierra Club will “go dark” in July since so many of our members are out traveling. Don’t forget to bring your photos to our Potluck in September, or better yet, make a presentation about the wild place you’ve visited! Contact Coby Skye, [email protected], to get on our program schedule.Leader: Coby Skye, [email protected], 562-252-4196

Thursday, July 2, 2015Repeating Events

6:30 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes7:00 pm Conditioning Hikes on Signal Hill (every Tue and Thur)7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes

Thursday, July 02, 2015 to Sunday, July 05, 2015

Yosemite Backpacking Bus Trip Young Lakes, Mt. Conness (12,590’)Angeles Chp Backpacking Comm OutingI: Yosemite Backpacking Bus Trip Young Lakes, Mt. Conness (12,590’) Join us for a 4-day adventure in Yosemite’s high country on this bus backpacking trip for the 4th of July holiday. We will depart the LA area on the 2nd of July on our luxury bus and return on the 5th. We’ll leave from Tuolumne Meadows and hike 5 miles with 1200 ft of elevation gain to Young Lakes, set up camp, and enjoy the scenery. The following day, hike cross country, 7 miles round trip, 3000’ gain to the southern flank of Mt. Conness for an exciting class 2 scramble up to the summit. Head back to camp at Young Lakes for Happy Hour and a good night’s rest, then pack out Sunday. This


trip is suitable for conditioned WTC students, and will count as an experi-ence trip. No beginners. Group size is limited due to permit. Make check payable to Sierra Club for $250 if you are a current Sierra Club member (include your SC Number) or $275 for non-members; please include recent conditioning and hiking info, e-mail and contact info. Leader: Sharon Moore Co-Ldrs: Tohru Ohnuki; David Meltzer-Reservationist David Meltzer, 611 E Pine Ave, El Segundo, CA 90245 Phone 310-913-1230Leaders: Sharon Moore, [email protected], 310-754-9640; Tohru Ohnuki, [email protected]; David Meltzer, [email protected], 310-913-1230


Eastern Yosemite North Rim Bus Backpacking TripAngeles Chp Backpacking Comm OutingO: Leave Thursday morning for a moderate 3 day trip from Porcupine Flat to see some of the most magnificent vistas from the North Rim of Yosemite National Park. View Half Dome, Clouds Rest, Glacier Point, Yosemite Falls and many more important Yosemite Viewpoints from vantages not seen from roads at such points as North Dome, Yosemite Pt, and the top of Yosemite Falls. over 3000’ above the valley floor. The backpack is 15 miles with a 1,700’ gain, 5,800’ loss from Porcupine Flat to Yosemite Lodge. NO BEGINNERS. Cost includes bus, all fees, Sunday dinner. Send 2 large SASE’s, H&W Phones, SC#, Recent Backpack Experience/Conditioning, Check to Sierra Club $250 member, $275 non-member to leader. Leader: Fred Dong, PO Box 423, Montrose, CA 91021 818-545-3878Leaders: Fred Dong, [email protected], 818-545-3878; Stephanie Gross, [email protected], 818-545-3878


Yosemite High Country Bus Backpack to MayLake and Mt. HoffmannAngeles Chp Backpacking Comm OutingI: Join us this July 4thweekend on a fun-filled backpack to May Lake, Mt. Hoffmann (class 2 approach) andpoints nearby in the Yosemite high country. Enjoy the sights and splendor of Yosemitewhile hiking, climbing and swimming in alpine lakes. Expect a mileage of around15 miles and an elevation gain of about 2500 ft. Optional side trips will involve additionald-istance and gain. Hiking pace will be WTC moderate. John Muir speaks of theviews from Mt. Hoffmann in “MyFirst Summer in the Sierra”“…what glorious landscapes are about me, newplants, new animals, new crystals, and multitudes of new mountains far higherthan Hoffmann, towering in glorious array along the axis of the range, serene,majestic, snow-laden, sundrenched, vast domes and ridges shining below them,forests, lakes, and meadows in the hollows…” With luck,we should also have a wildflower bonanza-Penstemons, Groundsel, Columbine,Monkey flowers and more. Depart the LA area onthe 2nd of July aboard our luxury bus (comple-mentary snacks and beveragesprovided) and return on the 5th. This trip is especially suited for WTCstudents (will count as an experience trip) as well as fit graduates of the Sierra Club’s Beginning Backpacking Class. Make check payable to “Backpacking Committee”for $250 if you are a current Sierra Club member (include your SC number) or$275 for non-members. Please include recent conditioning and hiking info,contact e-mail & cell number along with the city you live in, to LeaderSRIDHAR GULLAPALLI ([email protected]) Co-Leader: SHERRY ROSS. Mail Checks and other info to Sridhar, 8410 Gulana Ave Apt 6. Playa Del Rey CA 90293Leaders: Sridhar Gullapalli, [email protected], 310-821-3900; Sherry Ross, [email protected], 562-429-6953

7:30 am - Thu Moderate Hikers / Summer Schedule - Top of ResedaAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Moderately paced 5-8 mile hike, depending on weather, in northern Topanga State Park. Meet 7:30 am at top of Reseda Blvd in Tarzana (from 101 Ventura Fwy take Reseda Blvd, exit 23, turn south and go 3 miles to Mulholland Gateway Park, and park along street below the yellow line, just outside fee area). Bring plenty of water, snacks, lugsoles, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Mimi Knights, 661-253-3414; Diane De Marco, 310-645-9492

6:30 pm - Conditioning Hike on Palos Verdes PeninsulaPalos Verdes Group OutingO: Not for beginners. 5-8 mi in 2 hours with many hills through various areas on the Peninsula. Multiple speed groups. Start in the slowest group and work your way up. (The faster groups may not be able to wait for anyone who cannot keep up.) Please come early so that everyone can sign the Waiver by 6:30. Meet in the Peninsula Center parking lot near the SW corner of Hawthorne and Silver Spur (click “Get Directions” for map).Leaders: William Lavoie, [email protected], 310-378-8723; Jacques Monier, [email protected], 310-320-1249; James Brooks Chadwick, [email protected], 310-544-0600; Joyce White, 310-383-5247; Zoltan Stroll, [email protected], 310-378-8975

Friday, July 3, 2015Repeating Events

6:45 pm Pacific Palisades Hike in Topanga State Park to Parker Mesa Overlook

Friday, July 03, 2015 to Sunday, July 05, 2015

Moose Lake (10,550 ft) and Alta Peak (11,207 ft)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Spend July 4th backpacking with us in Sequoia National Park! We’ll leave Friday from the Wolverton Trailhead (7283 ft.) to camp among the wildflowers at beautiful Alta Meadow (6.5 miles, 2200 ft. gain). Saturday we’ll hike cross-country to Moose Lake (7 mi r.t., 2000 ft. gain) to enjoy some spectacular views of the Great Western Divide, and return to our camp at Alta Meadow for a relaxing happy hour. Sunday morning we’ll pack up camp and venture up to to Alta Peak (5 mi. r.t., 1,900 ft. gain) for a memo-rable 360 degree view before returning to cars. Moderately paced backpack. Wilderness Travel Course or similar experience is encouraged. Our permit limits group size, so please send an email to the Leader with your contact info, conditioning, and experience to request a spot on this trip.Leaders: Gillian Bailey, [email protected], 310-415-4950; Will McWhinney, [email protected]


Harwood-OPEN WEEKEND (4th of July Camp Harwood)Angeles Chp Harwood Lodge Social EventO: Open Weekend: Relax, hike and enjoy the local mountains at your beau-tiful stone lodge nestled among a pine forest. Open to all members ($15/per night) and their guests ($20/per night-limit 2). No reservations required. Bring SC CARD.Leader: Monalisa Ward, [email protected], 657-400-9039

Saturday, July 4, 2015Repeating Events

8:00 am Peters Canyon Regional Park Conditioning Hike

8:00 am - Abalone Cove HikePalos Verdes Group OutingO: Moderate 6 mi, 1000’ gain, 3 hours. Take Palos Verdes DR South to Forrestal DR, north to gate. Meet at gate at 8:00 am. Klondike Cyn, across Portuguese Cyn, Portuguese Pt., Abalone Cove. Wear lug sole boots, bring a snack & water. If you anticipate rain, wear rain gear.Leaders: Stephen Bradford, [email protected], 310-831-5826; Steven Morris, [email protected], 310-530-8708


Sunday, July 5, 2015

3:45 pm - 20s30s40s CRYSTAL COVE State Park FROM THE TOPAngeles Chp Orange Cty Singles OutingO: 20s30s40s Crystal Cove from the Top: Easy-moderate paced, 6-8 mile r/t, about 1000 ft gain. Enjoy sunset views of Catalina and the Pacific coast as we descend and ascend ridges. Meet in front of restrooms at Coastal Peak Park near Corner of East Coastal Peak and Ridge Park Road, Newport Coast. Bring snacks, flashlight, sturdy shoes, 2 quarts water, and $$ for optional dinner,20403 East Coastal Peak, Newport Beach, CA.Charles G. Geller ([email protected]) Basic directions: take Newport Coast DR., to Ridge Park RD., follow it to Coastal Peak Park, turn right on to E. Coastal Peak, park in the parking lot or on the street. Optional dinner after the hike @ Newport Bluffs shopping center: 1370 Bison Ave. Newport Beach, CA.Leaders: Scott Closson, [email protected], 714-457-6820; Charles G Geller, [email protected], 714-292-2352

Monday, July 6, 2015Repeating Events

7:00 pm Conditioning Beach Walk (every Monday)

Tuesday, July 7, 2015Repeating Events

6:30 pm Fullerton Beginners Hike6:30 pm Fullerton Beginners Hike6:30 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes6:30 pm San Pedro/RPV Conditioning Hike6:45 pm Tue Tiger Hikers7:00 pm Conditioning Hikes on Signal Hill (every Tue and Thur)7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes

8:00 am - Tue Moderate easy pace Hikers / Malibu Beach WalkAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Low tide Beach Walk from Dan Blocker State Beach to Malibu Lagoon. Moderately paced 6 mile, no gain walk along beach (bare feet OK) past tide pools and sea creatures. Meet at the beach at 8:30 am. From 101 Ventura Fwy take Las Virgenes Rd/Malibu Canyon exit, go south to Pacific Coast Hwy. From Malibu Canyon Rd intersection, turn right and go west on Pacific Coast Hwy appx. 2 miles. Park on PCH near the lifeguard station at bottom of hill. (You’ll need to turn around and park on the beach side. (The 76 station at Corral Canyon Rd is handy for this.) Bring water, snack, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Pixie Klemic, [email protected], 818-787-5420; Marcia Harris, 310-828-6670

8:15 am - Tue Conditioned Hikers - Coastal Santa Monica MtnsAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Energetically Paced 11-15 mi, 2000’-3500’ gain hikes on coastal trails in the Santa Monica Mtns. Ldrs/weather conditions decide destination. Email or call leader the day before the hike to learn meeting place and time. Bring water, lunch, lugsoles, sun protection. Rain or red flag alert cancels. This is a provisional hike for Michelle Gomes.Leaders: Michelle Gomes, [email protected], 310-597-0993; Mike Louis, 310-395-8432

8:30 am - Tue Moderate Hikers - Paradise Cove Beach WalkAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: 7 mi rt. Meet 8:00 am Pacific Palisades rideshare pt or 8:30 am at beach parking lot (PCH 7 mi W of Malibu Cyn Rd, take Westward Beach Rd to the end. Free parking with LA County Senior Pass).Leaders: Margaret C Fields, 310-839-8235; Robert Cody, [email protected], 310-410-9172


6:30 pm Steve Feld Punete Hills conditioning hike7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes

Wednesday, July 08, 2015 to Sunday, July 12, 2015

Wishon Resevoir BackcountryAngeles Chp Backpacking Comm OutingO: Moderate 23 mile, 3000’ gain backpack through the forested and lake filled area of the High Sierras in the Glacial Divide section adjacent to Kings Canyon National Park. We’ll enter at the Rancheria trailhead and stay at another lake every day on this relaxing loop trip. We’ll visit the Chain Lakes, Geraldine Lake and the Spanish Lakes. With only a moderate amount of mileage each day, there should be plenty of time for rest and relaxation at these sparkling lakes in the western Sierra high country. A beautiful and little traveled area of the Sierra’s, off the main beaten path; this trip should be both exciting and restful, yet providing enough physical exertion to provide the satisfaction of accomplishment. Send check for $50 (refundable at trailhead) payable to the Sierra Club Backpacking Section, 2 SASE, H & W phones and recent backpacking experience/conditioning and carpool info to leader.Phone 310-271-9989 Co-leader: TIM LUZZILeaders: Mark Jacobs, [email protected], 310-271-9989; Timothy Luzzi, [email protected], 626-447-5300

9:30 am - Andy Beall Memorial HikeOrange County Group OutingO: July 8 Wednesday Orange County/Sierra Sage O: Andy Beall Memorial Hike/ Buck Gully: 5 mi, 100’ gain. Join us for a lovely hike in this sylvan wilderness along a stream with elegant bridges in Corona del Mar.We will pause along the way for refreshments and to share memories of this great leader. Meet 9:30 am at the corner of Poppy and 5th Ave, E of PCH on Poppy in Corona del Mar. Park on street. Bring water, walking shoes, snack. Ldrs: Mike Sappingfield 949-768-3610 [email protected] and Pete HeightLeaders: Michael Sappingfield, [email protected], 949-768-3610; Peter R Height, [email protected], 949-713-4569


6:30 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes7:00 pm Conditioning Hikes on Signal Hill (every Tue and Thur)7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes7:00 pm Rio Hondo Group monthly meeting - Executive committee mtg

7:30 am - Thu Moderate Hikers / Summer Schedule – Malibu Beach WalkAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Moderately paced 7 mile walk at Surfrider Beach in Malibu. Meet 7:30 am at Surfrider Beach parking lot (from 101 Ventura Fwy take Las Virgenes/Malibu Canyon Rd, exit 32, to Pacific Coast Hwy, turn left (east), go 1 1/4 mile and after crossing bridge either park on right (beach) side of PCH between Adamson House & the pier, or enter parking lot at Adamson House & pay to park in lot. Bring water, snacks, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Nancy Krupa, [email protected], 818-981-4799; Pixie Klemic, [email protected], 818-787-5420


10:00 am - Ballona Wetlands and Playa VistaVerdugo Hills Group OutingO: : Ballona Wetlands and Playa Vista: Enjoy an easy paced hike as we explore Ballona Discovery Park, the freshwater Marsh and the new planned community of Playa Vista. Appreciate the beautifully restored wetland that was created by volunteers within the last 20 years from a dry field. See the community that was created in the heart of “Silicon Beach”. Wear com-fortable shoes. Bring $ for lunch. Heavy rain cancels. Meet at 8:30 at the Verdugo Hills rideshare point or 10:00 at Discovery Park 13110 Bluff Creek Drive, Playa Vista. Take Lincoln Blvd to Bluff Creek Dr. Turn east, the park is located next to Playa Vista Elementary School. Parking is available along Bluff Creek Dr and on nearby streets.Leaders: Evelyn Alexander, [email protected], 818-843-0920; Charlotte Wells Feitshans, [email protected], 818-501-1225; Delphine Trowbridge, [email protected], 661-888-1204; Carol Henning, [email protected], 323-465-3797




University Peak (13589’), Mt Rixford (12887’)Angeles Chp Sierra Peaks OutingI: University Peak (13589’), Mt Rixford (12887’): Friday we will hike in from Onion Valley over Kearsarge Pass, and set up camp near the Kearsarge Lakes (5.5 miles, 3100’ gain). Saturday we will climb University Peak via its northwest side (2.5 miles, 3100’ gain). Sunday we will climb up Mt. Rixford’s south slopes to its summit, for beautiful views of the Rae Lakes Basin and many deep Sierra peaks (2.5 miles, 2300’ gain), before packing up camp and hiking out. Total for the trip is 16 miles, 9800’ gain. Send email with recent experience and conditioning to Leaders: Jen Blackie ( [email protected]),Leaders: Jennifer Blackie, [email protected], 949-309-0783; Jim Fleming, [email protected], 805-405-1726



12:00 am - Eagle Crag (5078’)Angeles Chp Hundred Peaks OutingI: Eagle Crag (5078’) - A strenuous hike on occasionally steep and loose trail for 18 miles round trip with 3500 ft of gain to a peak near Aguanga. Other peaks in the area possible. Slow to moderate pace. Bring food, water, 10 essentials. High clearance 4WD advised. Contact leaders for status and details.Leaders: David Comerzan, 909-482-0173; Patricia Arredondo, [email protected], 562-618-4391; Bruce Craig, [email protected], 213-746-3563

Saturday, July 11, 2015 to Sunday, July 12, 2015

Mt Gould (13,005’), Mt Rixford (12,890’)Angeles Chp Sierra Peaks OutingM: Mt Gould (13,005’), Mt Rixford (12,890’):SPS intro climb; preference given to recent WTC students. Join us to get two of first six peaks you need for SPS membership. Sat backpack 3.5 mi, 2200 ft gain to Big Pothole Lake; fabled evening Potluck. Sun climb 5 mi, 3100 ft over Kearsarge Pas and then up south slope to Rixford, contour to Gould via cl3 summit block and drop back to camp and pack out. Send recent conditioning, carpool info, $5 for permit payable to leader.Leaders: Ron Campbell, [email protected], 714-962-8521; Tom

McDonnell, [email protected], 949-422-2661


Kennedy Mtn (11,433’), Mt Harrington (11,009’)Angeles Chp Sierra Peaks OutingM: Kennedy Mtn (11,433’), Mt Harrington (11,009’): Join us for two peaks in Kings Cyn NP. Sat backpack up the Lewis Creek Trail to Frypan Mdw (6 mi, 3300’ gain), set up camp, and head to cl 1-2 Kennedy (4.5 mi, 3600’+ gain), then back to camp. Sun we’ll try to follow the old trail to Grizzly Lks and go cross-country from there to cl 3 Harrington (4.5 mi, 3200’ gain), retrace our steps, and backpack out. Send email, class 3 experience, and cur-rent conditioning to leader.Leaders: Tina Bowman, [email protected], 562-438-3809; Gary Schenk, [email protected], 714-596-6196


University Peak (13,589)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingMR: Two day mountaineering outing on the Eastern Sierras. Saturday backpack from Onion Valley to our campsite (3 mi, 1400’). We will have a leisurely afternoon camped next to a lake followed by a happy hour in the evening. Sunday we will have an early start as we travel cross-country pass-ing alpine lakes to the start of our climb. We will be climbing class 3 terrain on the north face of University Peak (4 mi r/t, 3000’). After our successful climb, we will pack out that same day. Participants must be comfortable on third class terrain and have excellent conditioning. Helmet, harness, and medical form required. Please bring cash for permit fees @ the trail head. Send e-mail with resume containing recent mountaineering experience, contact, and rideshare infoLeaders: Jeffrey Atijera, [email protected], 714-724-0515; Matthew Hengst, [email protected], 714-478-3933

8:30 am - Cooper Canyon to BuckhornPasadena Group OutingO: Cooper Canyon to Buckhorn: Moderate 5 mile loop hike, 1000’ loss down Cooper Canyon on the north side of the San Gabriel Mountains, 900’ gain up Buckhorn Creek. We’ll see mid-summer wildflowers, including lemon lilies, at seeps along trail and possibly a dip in the stream, if condi-tions permit. Adventurous newcomers welcome! Short car shuttle. Meet 8:30 AM, La Cañada rideshare point. Bring water, lunch, hat, sunscreen, and hiking boots.Leaders: David Czamanske, [email protected], 626-458-8646; Liz Pomeroy, [email protected], 626-791-7660

8:30 am - Newport Back Bay Nature WalkRio Hondo Group OutingO: Newport Back Bay Nature Walk: This hike will be an easy paced walk along a flat paved road, with great views of upper Newport Bay, in a very popular area for bird watching. Approx. 5 miles, 2-3 hour hike. Discussion will include value of estuaries (wetlands) as very productive ecosystems and as habitat to a tremendous variety of animals and plants. Bring comfort-able shoes (tennis shoes are fine), sunscreen, water and your camera and binoculars. Optional lunch/brunch afterwards. Directions: From Jamboree turn north onto Back Bay Drive. Park on the street (Back Bay Drive) near entrance to Back Bay Science Center.Leaders: Houria Hall, [email protected], 714-525-7400; Margee K Hills, [email protected], 714-356-4031

10:00 am - Nicholas Flat Trail to Nicholas PondAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Beat the summer heat while enjoying terrific coastal views at & above Leo Carrillo State Beach! Moderately paced 7 mi, 1700’ gain loop hike with optional tide pooling after the hike. Meet 10 am at the Malibu rideshare point (PCH at Malibu Civic Center). Red flag warning cancels.Leaders: Robert Baldwin, [email protected], 818-510-1274; Ron Rosien, [email protected], 310-474-0349



Harwood-CLOSED WEEKENDAngeles Chp Harwood Lodge Social EventO: (Reserved for SPROG)Leader: Linda Robinson, [email protected], 657-227-7524


8:00 am - San Jacinto Wilderness LoopsSierra Sage of SOC Group OutingO: Enjoy the cool 75 degree temperatures in mid-summer, walking through the pine forests on the upper slopes of Mt. San Jacinto. Two hikes from the top of the Palm Spring Tramway (8420’) to Round Valley (9060’) will be offered concurrently. Both hikes include the Round Valley loop. Longer route (8 miles round trip, 1750’ gain) will include a hike to Wellmans Divide (9720’) and back. Shorter route will be a more casual pace (6 miles round trip, 950’ gain). Meet 7:00 AM at the south entrance of parking garage of the Irvine Transportation Center (Irvine Train Station, Ada & Barranca), or 9:00 AM at the tramway entrance. Bring money for tramway fee, lunch, water, hat, light jacket, sunglasses, sunscreen, lugsole boots. Rain cancels. Leaders: Mike Sappingfield, John Kaiser, Todd Clark, Sylvie Cote, Sylvia Stevenson, Russ Brown, Rich Maxey.Leaders: Michael Sappingfield, [email protected], 949-768-3610; John Kaiser, [email protected], 714-968-4677; Todd Clark, [email protected], 714-803-0195; Sylvie Cote, [email protected], 949-547-2998; Sylvia Stevenson, [email protected], 949-616-2765; Russ Brown, [email protected], 949-481-5295; Rich Maxey, [email protected], 949-310-5134


7:00 pm Conditioning Beach Walk (every Monday)7:30 pm Bi-Monthly Meeting

7:30 pm - Monthly Meeting — Photographer Gabriel ThorburnAngeles Chp Camera Comm. Social EventO: Join us as photographer Gabriel Thorburn presents “Many Names Have Never Been Spoken Here” a presentation about creating the photography and poetry exhibit with the same name that was on display in 2013 at the National Parks Service’s, Desert Light Gallery in the Mojave National Preserve. Gabriel Thorburn is a Los Angeles based film editor, artist, nature photographer, and is a native of the U.P of Michigan. He is active in the Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter.Leaders: Stephen P Anderson, [email protected], 714-962-2054; Joan Schipper, [email protected], 323-939-1706; John Boyle, [email protected], 310-842-8384


8:15 am Tue Conditioned Hikers - Coastal Santa Monica Mtns6:30 pm Fullerton Beginners Hike6:30 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes6:30 pm San Pedro/RPV Conditioning Hike6:30 pm HPS Management Committee Meeting6:45 pm Tue Tiger Hikers:7:00 pm Conditioning Hikes on Signal Hill (every Tue and Thur)7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 to Sunday, July 19, 2015

Humphreys Basin Mule PackAngeles Chp Mule Section OutingO: Humphreys Basin Mule Pack: Join us as hired packers carry gear of 50 lbs per person while we hike separately with only our daypacks. Tues am hike from North Lake Trailhead 9 miles, 2,078’ gain over Paiute Pass (11,423’) to camp along the outlet stream from Lower Golden Trout Lake. Wed-Sat hike, photo, fish, or relax. Enjoy happy hour followed by a hearty soup every night with wine provided. Sun we hike out. Trip cost: $395. Note reserve/cancel policy under the additional information link where you can find other info about mule packs. To apply, email with recent high altitude and distance conditioning and health to Co-leader: Cathie Miller.Leaders: Catherine Miller, [email protected], 310-326-8495; Douglas Farr, [email protected], 818-957-0845

7:30 am - Tue Moderate easy pace Hikers / Las Virgenes Canyon into AhmansonAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Moderately paced 6 mile, 600’ gain hike from Las Virgenes Canyon and into the eastern Ahmanson Ranchlands. Visit the riparian, grasslands, and oak woodlands communities in the beautiful Agoura Hills. Meet 7:30 am at trailhead kiosk. From 101 Ventura Fwy take Las Virgenes Rd exit north 1+ mile to end, street parking. Bring water, snack, lugsoles, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Rita Okowitz, [email protected], 818-889-9924; Laura Lee-Stewart, [email protected], 818-366-4034

8:30 am - Tue Moderate Hikers/ Westridge to Nike SiteAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Moderate 8 mi rt, 1200’ gain hike above Sullivan Cyn to abandoned Nike Site on Mulholland Rd. Meet 8:30 am at end of Westridge Rd (Sunset Bl to Mandeville Cyn Rd, N ¼ mi to Westridge Rd, L to end). If Red Flag Alert, meet below at north side of Santa Monica Pier @8:30 am.Leaders: Catherine Froloff, [email protected], 310-821-4123; Fran Denny, [email protected], 818-488-9669

7:30 pm - Fracking=Earthquakes? Come and find outOrange County Group Club Support EventProgram: Monthly Meeting: The continuing scarcity of water in California will complicate the use of water in the process of “fracking” for energy extraction. More and more evidence implicates “fracking” as a cause of earthquakes. Joanna Clark, a local activist, will present the importance of these issues. We meet at 7:30 pm at REI in Tustin Marketplace, 2962 El Camino Real, Tustin, CA. 92782. Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend.Leaders: Patricia Barnes, [email protected], 714-827-9744; Bob Siebert, [email protected], 714-997-0190





7:30 am - Thu Moderate Hikers / Orange and Red Lines, Ed’s DowntownAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Ed Rosenthal will show us around his territory in downtown Los Angeles, visiting historic places as well as new developments. Meet before 7:30am at the Sepulveda Orange Line ticket vending machines in time to


board bus at 7:30 AM. Entrance to large free parking lot is on Erwin St, west of Sepulveda Blvd and north of Oxnard St. Bring water, hat, sunscreen, TAP card (or purchase for $1) and money for bus/Metro (check www.mta.net/around/fares for latest info) and a cafe lunch. Contact a leader if you prefer to board elsewhere.Leaders: Margaret Vernallis, [email protected], 818-360-4414; Nancy Krupa, [email protected], 818-981-4799




Mount Stanford N (12,838), Mount Morgan N (13,005)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Starting from Rock Creek on Friday, we’ll pack in 4.2 miles (825’ gain, 700’ loss) on trail at a comfortable pace to our camp at Lake 9852, and then spend a leisurely afternoon acclimatizing and enjoying a low key evening Happy Hour. Saturday we’ll head out from camp to the south and ascend a series of terraced lakes before turning northwest to travel cross country up the steep, sandy, loose talus, eastern slope of Mt Stanford to its summit, and then return to camp for a day’s total of about 7.8 miles and 3,000’ of gain. Saturday evening we’ll enjoy a festive Happy Hour under a moonless, starry night sky. Sunday we’ll head north from camp and ascend the steep, sandy, and loose SE Ridge of Mt Morgan to its summit and then return to camp for a total of about 4.4 miles and 3,200’ of gain. At camp we’ll pack up and head out the 4.2 miles (700’ gain, 825’ loss) back to our cars. Priority given to current WTC students. Permit limits group size and permit fee ($51) will be split among the group. This is a WTC Outing co-sponsored by SPS. Email recent conditioning and experience, including high altitude experience, along with contact and vehicle/rideshare information, to [email protected] for trip status and detailsLeaders: Mat Kelliher, [email protected], 818-667-2490; James Hagar, [email protected], 818-243-6574


Pilot Knob (12,245)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: WTC experience trip, Eastern Sierra out of North Lake Trailhead. Moderately strenuous trip, good conditioning and high altitude experience a must. Fri Backpack from North Lake Trailhead over Piute Pass @ 7 mi, 2,300’ gain to camp near Lower Desolation Lake, Fri. evening happy hour. Sat early start hike to Pilot Knob, @7 mi rt cross country. Must be comfort-able with class 2 rock. Return to camp for some r&r. Sun backpack out to cars. $5 permit fee required. Send resume, experience and WTC leader name/groupLeaders: Kristen Lindbergh, [email protected]; Cheryl McMurray, [email protected], 714-606-5456


Foerster Peak (12,057)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Explore a seldom visited area of the Ansel Adams Wilderness on this mod-erate climb to Foerster Peak. Fri. backpack on trail 8.5 mi., 2,300’ gain from Isberg trailhead at Granite Creek Campground to Long Creek. Sat. class 2 climb to Foerster Peak 7.2 mi. round trip, 3,000’ gain on trail and cross-country. Sunday pack out to cars 8.5 miles on trail. Send email (preferred) or SASE with conditioning/experience to leader.Sponsored by WTC, SPS.Leaders: Paul Garry, [email protected]; Anne Mullins, [email protected]


Mt. Tom (13,652)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Climb the most prominent mountain visible from Bishop and the upper Owens Valley. Friday backpack from Pine Creek 4 miles and 3100’ gain to Gable Lake. Saturday ascend 7 miles RT and 3250’ gain to summit Mt Tom. Late season snow may divert peak to Four Gables (12,720’). Sunday pack out. Send e-mail or SASE, $5 permit fee, recent experience and condition-ing, and contact info to leader.Co-Ldr Mike DillenbackLeaders: Stephanie Smith, [email protected]; Michael D Dillenback, [email protected]


Cloudripper (13,525)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Great experience trip WTC students. Based out of the South Lake area, this moderately paced hike will require good conditioning as the elevation gain makes for a strenuous trip. Friday backpack from South Lake (3 miles, 1750’) to Green Lake area. Set up camp and relax for the evening. Saturday early start to climb Cloudripper (7 miles rt, 2500’) and may include an addi-tional nearby peak. Return to camp for Happy Hour. Relaxed Sun morning hike out (3 miles and 1750’ loss). Please send e-mail, recent experience/conditioning, H&W phones, and ride-share info along with WTC Group (if any) & leaders names toLeaders: Josh Hibbard, [email protected], 646-493-5617; Saveria Tilden, [email protected], 310-980-9314


Cliff Lake - Three Sisters (10,612)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Three day/two night backpack in the Dinky Lakes Wilderness area of the Sierra National Forest. Friday backpack (5 miles/1,200’ gain) and set up camp at Cliff Lake (9,440’). Sat hike xc to Three Sisters (10,612) and Island Lake, and then return on trail to Cliff Lake (5 miles, 1,700’ total gain.) Sunday mid-day, pack up camp and backpack out (5 miles/300’ gain). Priority will be given to 2015 WTC students. $5 permit fee will be collected. Send email with recent experience and contact information to [email protected] Yoo.Leaders: Suzanne Dwyer, [email protected]; Bernard Yoo, [email protected]


8:00 am Peters Canyon Regional Park Conditioning Hike0:00 pm Island Hopping in Channel Islands National Park


Mt Starr (12,835’), Peak 11,902’Angeles Chp Sierra Peaks OutingI: Mt Starr (12,835’), Peak 11,902: Gourmet Backpack! Step up your game for Decadent Wilderness Weekend XII. We’ll trek 2 mi, 1,000 ft through the howling wilderness to Box Lake. A hardy few will brave the northeast ridge of Peak 11,902 (Lookout Peak). Then the decadent many will break out appetizers, salads, entrees, desserts and wines along with the traditional brass candlesticks, tablecloths and pink flamingos for dinner. After breakfast Sunday, climb Mt. Starr, pack out and look for something delicious to tide us over the long drive home. Send your most outrageous culinary idea and $5 permit fee to leader.Leaders: Ron Campbell, [email protected], 714-962-8521; Ed Cottone, [email protected], 949-679-1636; Georgette Rieck, [email protected], 310-396-6397; Lisa Buckley, [email protected], 720-238-2581


8:00 am - Marina to West end of Pt. Fermin ParkPalos Verdes Group OutingO: Moderate 6 mi, 500’ gain. Meet at 8:00 am in the parking lot at the Northeast corner of 22nd St. and Miner Street in San Pedro (At the end of Harbor Blvd). We will walk on surface streets to the west end of Pt. Fermin park and maybe down to the beach. Wear footwear with good support, bring a snack & water. If you anticipate rain, wear rain gear. Well behaved dogs on leash are welcome.Leaders: Stephen Bradford, [email protected], 310-993-5501; Terri Straub, [email protected], 310-544-5017


Mt. Stanford North (12383)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Two day backpacking trip out of Rock Creek. Our trek begins Saturday at the Davis Lakes trailhead where we’ll hike up to Hilton Lakes (5 mi, 1500’). We’ll set-up camp near the lake, chill for the rest of the day, and have an awesome happy hour. Sunday, we will be traveling cross-country to summit Stanford (5 mi r/t, 2500’). Once we return to camp, we’ll pack up and pack out that same day. Please bring cash @ trailhead for permit fees. Email leaders with most recent conditioning, backpacking experience, and phone number.Leaders: Katherine Yi, [email protected]; Jeffrey Atijera, [email protected]

9:00 am - Beach bike rideSierra Sage of SOC Group OutingO: 30 mile bike ride starting at the south orange county ride share point. We will ride the river bike path to Dana Point habor and on to down the coast to San Clemente. Riding on Ola Vista Ave. to Trestles Natural Preserve. We will return by the same route and stop at Ellies Table at North Beach for lunch. Bring bike helmet, water, and lunch money.Leaders: Russ Brown, [email protected], 949-481-5295; Sylvia Stevenson, [email protected], 949-616-2765


Harwood-CLOSED WEEKENDAngeles Chp Harwood Lodge Social EventO: (Reserved for SPROG)Leader: Linda Robinson, [email protected], 657-227-7524


8:30 am - Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve Newcomer HikeAngeles Chp Orange Cty Singles OutingO: Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve Newcomer Hike: Easy paced, reasonably flat, 5 mile hike, approx 3 hrs. Newcomers Welcome. Enjoy the natural beauty of Bolsa Chica, one of the last remaining wetland ecosystems in Southern California. Meet 8:30 am. From Warner Avenue in Huntington Beach turn south on Bolsa Chica Street to the end of the street and trailhead (Brightwater). Park on the street. Bring camera, water, sun protection, hat, light hiking boots, rain does not cancel.Leaders: Donna Specht, [email protected], 714-963-6345; Barbara Creighton, 714-960-3949; Dorothy Gutierrez, [email protected], 562-400-8297; Julie Garner, [email protected], 714-335-1579




8:15 am Tue Conditioned Hikers - Coastal Santa Monica Mtns6:30 pm Fullerton Beginners Hike6:30 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes6:30 pm San Pedro/RPV Conditioning Hike6:45 pm Tue Tiger Hikers:7:00 pm Conditioning Hikes on Signal Hill (every Tue and Thur)7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes & Potluck

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 to Saturday, July 25, 2015

CANCELLED O: Sunrise Lakes Mule PackAngeles Chp Mule Section OutingO: : Sunrise Lakes Mule Pack: Hired packers carry gear of 45 lbs per person while we hike separately with only our daypacks. Tuesday morning hike from Sunrise Lake Trailhead (8,150), 6 mi, 1,000’ gain. We will take a small detour at the Clouds Rest junction to see Half Dome and the Yosemite Valley. We will camp just south of the first Sunrise Lake (9,166’) with beautiful views of the local peaks, including Cloud’s Rest, Colombia, Finger, Tresidder Peak, Tenaya Peak, Echo Peaks, Matthes Crest, and Cathedral Peak. Day hikes include Cloud’s Rest, Matthes Lake, and Echo Lake, and over Cathedral Pass to explore the Cathedral Lakes. Wednesday-Friday hike, photo, fish, or relax in camp. Evenings will be filled with happy hour followed by a delicious dinner provided by the leaders. Sat hike out. $425 includes the dinner food. Note reserve/ cancel policy on the website. To apply, email or phone with recent high altitude and distance conditioning and general health to Co-leader Fran Penn.Leaders: Frances Penn, [email protected], 714-747-1019; John C LaRue, [email protected], 951-659-2258

7:30 am - Tue Moderate easy pace Hikers / Point Dume to Paradise Cove Beach WalkAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Moderately paced 5-6 mile, 200’ gain, low tide Beach Walk over the bluff at Pt. Dume to Paradise Cove. Beautiful cliffs, sparkling surf, soft sands and tide pools. Meet 7:30 am at entrance to Westward Beach parking lot. From PCH and Kanan Rd., go north appx. 3/4 mile and turn left into Westward Beach Rd (just before Zuma Beach), go 1/2 mile and park on side of road or pay to park in lot at end of road. Bring water, snack, sandals or tennis shoes OK, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Marcia Harris, 310-828-6670; Laura Lee-Stewart, [email protected], 818-366-4034

8:30 am - Tue Moderate Hiker Zuma Ridge Trail to Buzzard’s Roost (2507’)Angeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Moderate 8 mile 2000’ gain loop hike, taking the Zuma Ridge Motorway to Buzzard’s Roost Ranch from the Zuma Ridge Trailhead. Meet 8:00 am at Pacific Palisades rideshare point or 8:30 AM at the Zuma Ridge Trailhead (from PCH turn on Busch Drive about a mile west of Kanan Dune Road and then go north on Busch Drive to the trailhead parking lot at the end of the road). If Red Flag Alert meet below Santa Monica Pier @ 8:30 am.Leaders: Robert Cody, [email protected], 310-410-9172; Hannelore Suddeth, [email protected], 310-370-3008




6:00 pm - Monthly MeetingVerdugo Hills Group Social EventO: July 22 Wed Verdugo Hills Monthly Meeting: Enjoy our annual Stough Canyon Nature Center event in place of regular the monthly meeting [oth-erwise held in Montrose Citibank Jan-May and Aug-Oct]. Join the Verdugo Hills Group for an easy hike followed by a Potluck supper. Come at 4:30 for the hike or 6:00 for supper. The center is located at 2300 Walnut Ave. Burbank [from Glenoaks Blvd. take Olive Ave. N, L onto Sunset Canyon, R onto Walnut Rd, continue on Walnut to the end]. Bring a dish to share.Leaders: Delphine Trowbridge, [email protected], 818-482-6146; Evelyn Alexander, [email protected], 818-843-0920



7:30 am - Thu Moderate Hikers / Summer Schedule – Paradise Cove Beach WalkAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Moderately paced 7 mile walk on the beach & the bluff to Paradise Cove and back. Meet 7:30 am at entrance to Westward Beach Rd parking lot in Malibu (from Kanan Dume Rd intersection go west on Pacific Coast Hwy 3/4 mile, turn left on Westward Beach Rd (just before Zuma Beach), go about 1/2 mile and park on side of road or pay to park in lot at end of road). Bring water, snacks, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Mimi Knights, 661-253-3414; Nancy Krupa, [email protected], 818-981-4799




Mt. San Gorgonio (11,503’), Jepson Peak (11,205’), Charlton Peak (10,806’), Little Charlton Peak (10,696’)Long Beach Group OutingM: Especially planned for WTC students who enjoyed climbing the rock at J-Tree and want to gain more experience on class 3 rock. Fri: comfort-ably paced trail hike from South Fork to base camp, 6.5 mi, 2600’ gain while enjoying our local San Gorgonio Wilderness. Sat: ascend 1600’ on Charlton’s north side by the mountaineers’ route, half the gain by class 3. Then go on to summit a bonus peak and the two highest peaks in Southern California by 3 miles of cross-country and some trail, 2700’ total gain for the day. Hike back to camp, 5 miles on trail. Sun morning: return to cars, allowing you to rest up and be ready for your regular activities on Monday morning. WTC or equivalent required. You must provide 2 SASE, contact info, $1 for materials, and name of Sierra Club leader as reference. Also include whether you need or can provide a ride, and if so, for how many others, and if you have a preference of going out Thursday night to sleep at the trailhead, or of arriving there by 6:30 on Friday morning. If you indi-cate that you possess a Forest Adventure Pass, that info will be put on the participant list, too. Callfor more info, including mailing address if needed.Leaders: John H, 562-429-0809; Michael Adams, [email protected], 562-987-0669



Saturday, July 25, 2015 to Monday, July 27, 2015

Tower Peak (11,755’), Ehrnbeck Peak (11,240’), Hawksbeak Peak(11,341’)Angeles Chp Sierra Peaks OutingMR: Tower Peak (11,755’), Ehrnbeck Peak (11,240’), Hawksbeak Peak(11,341’): Join us for an exploratory outing on the northern border of Yosemite NP as we climb two unlisted peaks and the most northerly Mountaineer’s Peak on the SPS list, Tower Peak. Friday we’ll backpack on trail from Buckeye Creek TH up Kirkwood Pass (11.5 miles & 3200’ gain), and then go XC over Hawksbeak Peak and down to camp in the head lakes of Rainbow Canyon, 14 miles and 4300’ gain. Saturday we’ll go ~direct at the east side of the north ridge of Tower Peak to access the standard 3rd class NW chute route. Bob Burd calls this variant that he pioneered “2nd class”, we’ll do our best to find that. From the summit of Tower Peak we’ll traverse the 2nd class ridge from Tower to Ehrnbeck Peak (cl 3) before descending the east slope and looping back to camp, 6 miles and 3500’ gain. On Sunday we’ll reverse our backpack 14 miles and 1400’ gain to soak in natural hot springs at the trailhead. This is a strenuous trip (34 miles RT, 9200’ gain) restricted to Sierra Club members in excellent condition and with comfort on 3rd class rock and lose talus. Send e-mail with climbing resume, sierra club number, and recent experience & conditioning to leader.Matt HengstLeaders: Neal Robbins, [email protected], 310-540-5089; Matthew Hengst, [email protected], 714-478-3933

7:00 am - Waterman Mountain (8,038’), Waterman BM (7,910’)Angeles Chp Hundred Peaks OutingI: Waterman Mountain (8,038’), Waterman BM (7,910’) - Join us as we make our way cross country from Cloudburst Summit up the steep and beautifully forested north ridge of Waterman Mtn to its summit where we’ll meet and party it up with our HPS friends as part of the 2015 Waterman Rendezvous! On our descent, we’ll head east to check out the Waterman benchmark before joining the traditional HPS route 1 to come out at the trailhead near Buckhorn Flat for a scenic loop hike. Expect to put in 3.0 miles with about 1,350’ of gain (and 1,675’ loss) for the loop. The first 1.25 miles up the ridge will be strenuous with a gain of about 1,000’, but we’ll do it at a slow pace. Be sure to bring along something tasty to share at the Rendezvous. Car shuttle will be required for the loop hike. Email [email protected] for trip status and details.Leaders: Mat Kelliher, [email protected], 818-667-2490; Patricia Arredondo, [email protected], 562-618-4391; Winnette Butler, [email protected], 818-749-5777

7:00 am - SoCal Summits #6 - San Jacinto (10,804’)Angeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Join us on training hike #6 of the Seven SoCal Summits to Mt San Jacinto (10,804’), 17 miles round trip with 5000’ of gain on the Devil’s Slide Trail in the San Jacinto Wilderness, starting in the town of Idyllwild. Contact Leader (Bob or Mary) for trip requirements, and meeting time and location.Leaders: Robert Cody, [email protected], 310-410-9172; Mary Forgione, [email protected], 562-618-1129; Mandy Horak, [email protected], 909-596-8824; Ernest M Scheuer, [email protected], 310-274-7987


Lone Warrior Pt (8440), Allison FallsAngeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Waterfalls, old-growth forests, and adventure just two hours from Los Angeles. Saturday, starting from Forest Falls, we’ll take the Momyer/Alger Creek Trail, a quiet, mostly shaded route in the San Gorgonio Wilderness, 2900’+ and 6 miles to Dobbs Cabin, 7240’, a deeply forested campsite with year-round water. Optional exploratory side trip down to the Devils Navel. Sunday we’ll climb 1200’, 1 mile challenging off-trail to Lone Warrior Point, 8440’+, overlooking the rarely visited Allison Falls. Send resume of experi-ence and conditioning toLeaders: Will McWhinney, [email protected]; Garen Yegparian, yegh-


[email protected]

8:00 am - Waterman Mountain (8038’)Angeles Chp Hundred Peaks OutingO: Waterman Mountain (8038’): Stretch your legs and breathe the fresh air, as we start at Three Points and ascend the beautiful West Ridge Trail to this wonderful mountain. Trade the heat of the city for the warmth of fellow hikers and tasty eats awaiting us at the summit. Mt Waterman’s name is a tribute to Liz Waterman’s 1889 complete range traverse, going from the LA Basin to the desert and back. This hike will only be about 6 miles round trip with 2200’ of gain. Please bring liquids, lugsoles, layers, hat and treat for the picnic Potluck. Contact [email protected] for trip details.Leaders: Peter H Doggett, [email protected], 818-840-8748; Ignacia Doggett, [email protected], 818-840-8748


Mount Stanford (N) (12,832)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Join us for slow/moderate pace backpack (15 mi. rt., 4,500’ gain) from Rock Creek on Hilton Lakes trail to set up camp at Hilton Lake(10,356) 4 mi 1,475’ gain. Sunday morning XC to Mt. Stanford (12,832) 6.5 mi rt.’ 2700’gain), and return to camp, pack up to hike 4 mi 525’ gain back to the cars. Wilderness Permit $5.00 deposit required for this WTC outing. Send email with contact information, experience, recent conditioning and WTC group leader info to Ldr.Leaders: Garry McCoppin, [email protected], 714-269-5078; Wayne Vollaire, 909-327-6825

9:30 am - Waterman Mt (8038’)Angeles Chp Hundred Peaks OutingO: Waterman Mt (8038’) - Enjoy the company of friends as we hike the scenic, shaded trail, 7 miles round trip, 1300’ gain to mingle & enjoy food on the summit. Meet in La Canada at 9:30 am with water, suitable clothing layers, eating utensils and a pot luck item to share.Leaders: Rosemary Campbell, [email protected], 818-344-6869; Bruce Craig, [email protected], 213-746-3563

10:00 am - Fracking: Oil and Gas CommitteeAngeles Chapter Club Support EventO: The next meeting of the Angeles Chapter’s Fracking: Oil & Gas commit-tee will take place 10am-1pm, Saturday, July 25th.Leader: David Haake, [email protected], 310-237-3447


Harwood-Summer Work PartyAngeles Chp Harwood Lodge Social EventO: Summer Work Party: Come have fun, meet new people, all while work-ing on Lodge repairs/maintenance. Receive lodging, food and drink, and pass to come back for a free weekend. Wear old clothes, bring favorite tools or just a can-do attitude.Leader: Graeme Whitaker, [email protected], 909-861-2931

12:30 pm - 2015 Waterman RendezvousAngeles Chp Hundred Peaks Social EventO: 2015 Waterman Rendezvous - Join with your old and new hiking friends as HPS conducts its Annual summit party among the pines on one of the prettiest peaks in the San Gabriel Mountains High Country. Several differ-ent HPS hikes will make their way to the summit, converging there in the early afternoon to create the biggest Potluck in the Angeles National Forest (if we do say so ourselves!). Check OARS often to find out about specific hikes and sign up directly for the hike you’re interested in as indicated. Be sure to bring along a treat to share for the potluck, your sense of fun, and appropriate hiking gear.Leader: Mat Kelliher, [email protected], 818-667-2490

6:00 pm - Open House Palos Verdes South BayPalos Verdes Group Club Support EventO: Ever wondered what the Sierra Club is all about? Join us at an open house! Grab some refreshments, and talk to our local leaders who work to preserve and restore the few remaining natural places in our communities. Or chat with our outing leaders to get info on local hikes, backpack trips in the Sierras, and treks in distant lands. Find out how you can become part of the Sierra Club’s mission to explore, enjoy and protect the planet�. Join us from 6 pm to 9 PM Saturday Night July 25, 423 via Mesa Grande, Redondo Beach, 90277. Bill Lavoie at 310-378-8723Leaders: William Lavoie, [email protected], 310-378-8723; Joyce White, 310-383-5247; Herchel E Kelley, [email protected], 310-832-0013; Donna Specht, [email protected], 714-963-6345


Sunday, July 26, 2015 to Saturday, August 01, 2015

The Wonders of OregonAngeles Chapter OutingO: Wonders of Oregon: Wikipedia describes Oregon as: “…diverse, with a windswept Pacific beaches, volcano studded Cascade Mountains, abundant waterfalls, dense evergreen forests,… and high desert sprawling across much of its east all the way to the Great Basin”. Come join us on our 7 day, 6 night fly-drive trip from as we explore this fascinating and interesting State. You will start by enjoying the beaches, lighthouses, and historical sites of the Oregon Coast before moving inland along the magnificent Columbia River Gorge to explore the incredible waterfalls, fun hiking and even tour-ing Bonneville Dam and Fish Ladder. The last part of the trip will include Mt. Hood, Newberry Crater and its amazing obsidian flows, Lava River Cave, and last, but not least, Crater Lake. Trip includes all transportation in Oregon, 6 nights lodging, all admissions to scheduled places, and tours and most breakfasts and some picnic lunches. Trip does not include air fare to and from Portland, Oregon and most lunches and all dinners, nor does it include optional items. Trip cost is $1295 for Sierra Club Members ($1395 for non-members) A $500 deposit will hold your place on the trip with the remainder due by April 1, 2015. For information and to apply, contact Mike Sappingfield at [email protected] 949-768-3610) or write to him at 26352 Via Juanita, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. Leaders: Mike Sappingfield, Patty Sappingfield, Mary MoralesLeaders: Michael Sappingfield, [email protected], 949-768-3610; Patty Sappingfield, [email protected], 949-768-3610; Mary L Morales, [email protected], 949-636-2981

8:00 am - Mt Baden-Powell (9399’) from Dawson Saddle (7903’)Pasadena Group OutingO: Mt Baden-Powell (9399’) from Dawson Saddle (7903’): Join us for this classic high-country hike to a peak named after the founder of the Boy Scouts. We’ll start at Dawson Saddle, hike up the ridge to meet the Pacific Crest Trail, continue east on the PCT to the top of Baden-Powell, and then descend to Vincent Gap (car shuttle required). The elevation gain is about 2000’; loss about 2800’; total distance about 10 miles. Meet at the La Canada rideshare point at 8 AM with water, lunch, hiking boots, hat and sun block.Leaders: William Joyce, [email protected], 909-596-6280; Ginny Heringer, [email protected], 626-793-4727





8:15 am Tue Conditioned Hikers - Coastal Santa Monica Mtns6:30 pm Fullerton Beginners Hike6:30 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes6:30 pm San Pedro/RPV Conditioning Hike6:45 pm Tue Tiger Hikers7:00 pm Conditioning Hikes on Signal Hill (every Tue and Thur)7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes8:00 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes BBQ

8:00 am - Tue Moderate easy pace Hikers / Trippet Ranch, Dead Horse TrailAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Moderately paced 5 mile, 600’ gain hike in Topanga State Park including the Nature trail. Deer sightings common. Meet 8:00 am at Trippet Ranch fee parking lot. From 101 Ventura Fwy take Topanga Canyon Blvd 7 1/2 mi south to Entrada Rd, turn left (east), and go about a mile to fee lot. Bring water, snack, lugsoles, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Rita Okowitz, [email protected], 818-889-9924; Virve Leps, [email protected], 310-477-9664

8:30 am - Tue Moderate Hikers/ Will Rogers State ParkAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: 7 mi rt, 1500’ gain loop hike to Temescal Gateway Park and Temescal Canyon waterfall. Meet 8:30 am Will Rogers State Park (end of Will Rogers State Park Rd, pay fee or park outside on Villa Woods Dr. – watch parking restrictions). If Red Flag Alert meet below Santa Monica Pier @ 8:30 am.Leaders: Carol Leacock, 310-454-4188; George Denny, 818-488-9669





Thursday, July 30, 2015 to Sunday, August 02, 2015

Mule packing In the Shadow of the MinaretsAngeles Chp Mule Section OutingO: Join us as hired packers carry gear of 45 lbs. per person while we hike with only our daypacks. Thursday am, hike 5 miles from Agnew Meadows (8,300 ft.) with 1000’ gain to a base camp along Shadow Creek (9,000 ft.). The Shadow Creek trail is a moderate trail that affords the hiker the oppor-tunity to stand among peaks of the spectacular and rugged Ritter Range. From this Ansel Adams Wilderness trail, there are incredible views of Mt. Ritter, Banner Peak, and the Minarets. The Ritter Range is among the finest mountain landscapes in the Sierra Nevada and our hikes offer views of these peaks at a variety of angles. In a region of exceptionally stunning, sparkling lakes, Shadow and Ediza are two of the loveliest. We will pass Shadow Lake on the way to our base camp at Shadow Creek. We will also have two full lay-over days to hike, fish or relax. There is easy access to Ediza, Iceberg, and Garnet Lakes from the base camp; for stronger hikers, both Cecile and Minaret Lakes can be reached from Iceberg and the magnificent Thousand Island Lake lies beyond Garnet. These lakes also offer the opportunity for fishing (with a license), where you can catch a variety of trout including Rainbow, Brook, Brown and perhaps, even a Golden! Organized hikes daily and group activities nightly. The cost for the trip, including a pre-trip group

campsite, is $300. Note reservation/cancellation policy under the additional information link where you can find other info about mule packs. To apply, email or phone with recent high altitude and distance conditioning and general health toLeaders: Christine Gutierrez, [email protected], 310-549-1405; David Cross, [email protected], 310-531-6019

7:30 am - Thu Moderate Hikers/ Summer Schedule – Parker Mesa OverlookAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Moderately paced 6 mile hike, 1300’ gain, in western Topanga State Park. Meet 7:30 am at trailhead (from 101 Ventura Fwy take Topanga Canyon Blvd south to Entrada Rd, turn left (east) and continue to fork with Colina Drive (do not turn right on Colina Road), continue straight on Colina Drive until it meets with Waveview Drive and Entrada Rd, and park on street). Bring plenty of water, snacks, lugsoles, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Ted Mattock, [email protected], 818-222-5581; Nancy Krupa, [email protected], 818-981-4799



7:00 pm Griffith Park Monthly Full Moon Hike with Potluck on top

Friday, July 31, 2015 to Tuesday, August 11, 2015

AT CAPACITY C: Panama Exploration and Panama Canal CruiseAngeles Chapter OutingO: Join us on land and cruise tour of Panama. This is small ship/small group tour. You will spend a few days on a 24 passenger catamaran cruising through the Panama Canal and stopping at various ports in and around the canal area. From the ship, you will visit Taboga Island, known as the “Island of Flowers,” a title it lives up to with birds of paradise, orchids, and other tropical species. You’ll pass through the Miraflores Locks and the Pedro Miguel Locks, experiencing for yourself the thrill of these engineering mar-vels, then through the Gaillard Cut and later staying in Gatun Lake. We will leave the ship to enjoy a nature walk at San Lorenzo National Park to view its diverse flora and fauna, some of its twelve miles of picturesque coastline, and have opportunities to spot some of the park’s several hundred bird species. The Land tour will include a city tour of old Panama City and other sites. We will also explore the Anton Valley, where we will visit a conservation cen-ter, hot springs, and other attractions. We will go to the Gamboa area where you will visit Soberania National Park known for its variety of bird life and you will learn about the indigenous culture and meet some of members in a small village. Price includes hotel, bus transportation, most meals, airport transfers, most hikes or walks, and more. International Airfare is extra, group air available. Sierra Club members $2,226 before August 12th (full payment must be received on or before that date). After August 12th, $2,695. Non-members $100 more. Send 2 SASE, H&W Phones, SC#, e-mail, Check for full amount (Sierra Club) to Stephanie Gross, PO Box 423, Montrose, CA 91021phone 818-545-3878,Leaders: Fred Dong, [email protected], 818-545-3878; Stephanie Gross, [email protected], 818-545-3878

Friday, July 31, 2015 to Sunday, August 02, 2015

Mount Bago (11,870), Mount Rixford (12,887)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Mount Bago (11,870’), Mount Rixford (12,887’) - Starting from Onion Valley on Friday, we’ll pack in on trail about 4.5 miles (2,775’ gain, 1,000’ loss) at a moderate pace alongside and up past a series of scenic alpine lakes to cross over Kearsarge Pass and make camp near one of the Kearsarge Lakes. Saturday we’ll continue on trail to the west across spectacularly scenic for-ested terrain and then head off cross country to ascend the Class 2 eastern


slopes of Mt Bago to its summit and then return to camp for a day’s total of about 7.0 RT miles with 1,800’ of gain; back at camp we’ll enjoy a fes-tive Happy Hour under a night sky made bright by the full moon. Sunday we’ll put in about 3.5 RT cross country miles with 2,200’ of gain to ascend Mt Rixford via its Class 2 southern slopes and then return to camp. Back at camp we’ll pack up and head out the way we came in. Priority given to current WTC students. Permit severely limits group size and permit fee ($41) will be split among the group. This is a WTC Outing co-sponsored by SPS. Email recent conditioning and experience, including high altitude experience, along with contact and vehicle/rideshare information, to [email protected] for trip status and detailsLeaders: Mat Kelliher, [email protected], 818-667-2490; Alexander Smirnoff, [email protected], 626-818-5724


Humphrey Basin-Pilot Knob (12245)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Fri relaxed pace backpack 5 mi 2050’ gain over Piute Pass to Muriel Lake. Saturday we will hike 10 miles 1700’ gain/loss off-trail exploring Humphrey Basin’s several lakes and Pilot Knob Peak (12245’). Return to camp for happy hour and good conversation. Sunday morning will break camp and hike out. Trip size is limited. WTC or equivalent required; priority given to 2015 WTC students. $5 for wilderness permit. Please send an email or sase including name, address, phone number, and recent experience and conditioning to leader.Leaders: Karen Buehler, [email protected]; Homer Tom, [email protected]


Mt Julius Caesar (13,220)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Join us for this backpacking trip in the John Muir Wilderness to climb a remote peak. Friday we’ll hike in from Pine Creek trailhead passing an abandoned Tungsten mine and Pine Creek Lake along the way. We will establish camp once we reach Honeymoon Lake (6 mi, 3200’). Leisurely lake side camping and happy hour shall ensue. Saturday, we’ll travel cross-country to climb Mt Julius Caesar to be rewarded by views of alpine lakes and granite basins. After successfully reaching the summit, we will return to camp (7 mi r/t, 3100’) for another round of happy hour. We will pack up and head out Sunday morning. Please bring cash @ trailhead for permit fees. Email leaders with most recent conditioning, backpacking experience, phone number, and SC #.Leaders: Jeffrey Atijera, [email protected], 714-724-0515; Katherine Yi, [email protected], 310-600-7110

Saturday, August 1, 2015Repeating Events


Saturday, August 01, 2015 to Sunday, August 02, 2015

Cloudripper (13,525)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Join us on this challenging and beautiful experience trip. Backpack from Glacier Lodge to Big Pine Lakes for happy hour and camping (6 mi, 3200 ft). Early rise Sunday to climb xc to Cloudripper, the highest peak in the Inconsolable Range, for amazing views (3 mi, 3000 ft). Return to camp and pack out to cars. Send experience and conditioning info to Ldr Niels Quist. Co-ldr Sarah QuistLeaders: Niels Quist, [email protected], 202-436-5014; Sarah Schuh Quist, [email protected], 608-334-1033

8:00 am - Mile-high Birding and BotanyPasadena Group OutingO: Mile-high Birding and Botany: Spend a morning at Chilao Campground (5280’) learning about some common plants and birds. This is easy stroll of about three miles through the campground, with an opportunity to visit Chilao Visitor Center and have lunch together after the walk. Meet at the La Canada rideshare point at 8 AM or at the Chilao Visitor Center parking lot at 8:45 AM, with water, sturdy shoes, binoculars, and optional picnic lunch. This hike is brought to you by Pasadena Group and Natural Science Section.Leaders: Gary Kinsley, [email protected], 626-289-2921; Ginny Heringer, [email protected], 626-793-4727

8:00 am - Central Peninsula Hike #1Palos Verdes Group OutingO: Central Peninsula Hike #1. Moderate 7 mi, 600’ gain, 2.5 hr. Meet at Rolling Hills Estates City Hall, NW corner of Crenshaw & Palos Verdes DR North, at 8:00 am.. Trails: Moccasin, Howlett, Valmonte Canyon, Via Palomino. Wear lug sole boots, bring snack & water. If you anticipate rain, wear rain gear.Leaders: Barry Bonnickson, [email protected], 310-519-0778; Emile Fiesler, [email protected], 720-834-2878

8:00 am - Eagles Roost to Buckhorn Flat HikeAngeles Chp Orange Cty Singles OutingO: Stroll through mature forest down and up a couple stream canyons whose creeks should splashing through the woods. Possible brief off-trail scramble to a small waterfall. Hike will be one-way moderate-paced, 5&1/2 miles with 1,100 feet loss and 900 gain using a car shuttle. Wear sturdy shoes or lug-sole boots and bring the usuals for a day hike,including lunch and at least two quarts of water.Meet by 8:00 AM at La Canada Ride Share - Angeles Crest Highway (Hwy 2), Just N of Foothill Fwy (I-210). Cars parked in Angeles National Forest will need to display Adventure Passes.Leaders: Mark Alan Mitchell, [email protected], 818-753-9328; Dean Wallraff, [email protected], 818-679-3141

8:00 am - Eagles Roost to Buckhorn Flat HikeAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Stroll through mature forest down and up a couple stream canyons whose creeks should be splashing through the woods. Possible brief off-trail scram-ble to a small waterfall. Hike will be one-way moderate-paced, 5 1/2 miles with 1100’ loss and 900’ gain using a car shuttle. Wear sturdy shoes or lug-sole boots and bring the usuals for a dayhike, including lunch and at least two quarts of water.Meet by 8:00 AM at La Canada Ride Share - Angeles Crest Highway (Hwy 2), Just N of Foothill Fwy (I-210). Cars parked in Angeles National Forest will need to display Adventure Passes.Leaders: Mark Alan Mitchell, [email protected], 818-753-9328; Dean Wallraff, [email protected], 818-679-3141

8:45 am - Mile-high Birding and BotanyAngeles Chp Natural Science OutingO: Mile-high Birding and Botany: Spend a morning at Chilao Campground (5280’) learning about some common plants and birds. This is easy stroll of about three miles through the campground, with an opportunity to visit Chilao Visitor Center and have lunch together after the walk. Meet at the La Canada rideshare point at 8 AM or at the Chilao Visitor Center parking lot at 8:45 AM, with water, sturdy shoes, binoculars, and optional picnic lunch. This hike is brought to you by Natural Science Section and Pasadena Group.Leaders: Gary Kinsley, [email protected], 626-289-2921; Ginny Heringer, [email protected], 626-793-4727


Harwood-Summer Work PartyAngeles Chp Harwood Lodge Social EventO: Summer Work Party: Come have fun, meet new people, all while work-ing on Lodge repairs/maintenance. Receive lodging, food and drink, and pass to come back for a free weekend. Wear old clothes, bring favorite tools or just a can-do attitude.Leader: Graeme Whitaker, [email protected], 909-861-2931


Sunday, August 2, 20157:00 am - Navigation: Mt. Pinos Navigation NoodleAngeles Ch Leadership Training OutingI: Navigation: Mt. Pinos Navigation Noodle: Navigation noodle in Los Padres National Forest for either checkout or practice to satisfy Basic (I/M) or Advanced (E) level navigation requirements. Send email or sase, naviga-tion experience/training, rideshare info, contact info, any WTC, leader rating to leader.Leaders: Robert M Myers, [email protected], 310-829-3177; Phil Wheeler, [email protected], 310-214-1873

Sunday, August 02, 2015 to Friday, August 07, 2015

Saddlerock Lake Mule PackAngeles Chp Mule Section OutingO: Saddlerock Lake Mule Pack: Sunday morning wranglers will lead mules carrying 55 pounds of gear/food per person to our base camp while we hike separately with only our daypacks, from the South Lake trailhead (9,800’) 4 miles with 1,325’ gain to Saddlerock Lake (11,125’), enjoying beautiful alpine views of lakes and mountains in the Bishop Creek drainage. Monday through Thursday, you’ll be able to hike, take photos, fish, or relax in camp. Agassiz, Chocolate, and Mt. Goode peaks, as well as Dusy Basin, Bishop Pass (11,972’), and various lakes and interesting ridges are nearby. Enjoy planned Potluck dinners every night with wine provided. On Friday, the mules pick up our gear and we hike out. Trip cost: $325. Note reservation/cancellation policy under the additional information link where you can find other info about mule packs. To apply, email or phone with recent high-altitude and distance conditioning and general health toLeaders: Laura Joseph, [email protected], 626-356-4158; Leslie Wilson, [email protected], 805-522-2642

Tuesday, August 4, 2015Repeating Events

8:15 am Tue Conditioned Hikers - Coastal Santa Monica Mtns6:30 pm Fullerton Beginners Hike6:30 pm Fullerton Beginners Hike6:30 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes6:30 pm San Pedro/RPV Conditioning Hike6:45 pm Tue Tiger Hikers7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes

7:30 am - Tue Moderate easy pace Hikers / Malibu Beach WalkAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Low tide Beach Walk at Surfrider Beach and past Malibu Lagoon into the Colony. Moderately paced 4 mile, no gain walk along beach (bare feet OK) Lots of birds. We’ll see how the Lagoon is recovering from all the recent work. Meet 7:30 am at Surfrider Beach parking lot - From 101 Ventura Fwy take Las Virgenes Rd/Malibu Canyon exit, go south to Pacific Coast Hwy. Turn left (E) and go 1 1/4 mile; after crossing bridge, either park on beach side of PCH between Adamson House and Pier or enter fee lot by Adamson house. Bring water, snack, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Pixie Klemic, [email protected], 818-787-5420; Marcia Harris, 310-828-6670

8:30 am - Tue Moderate Hikers/Backbone Trail - Piuma Rd to Saddle PeakAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: 10 mi rt, 2200’ gain hike to flower covered Saddle Peak. Shorter 4-6 mi option. Meet 8:00 am Pacific Palisades rideshare pt or 8:30 am at trailhead on Piuma Rd (PCH 8½ mi W of Sunset Blvd. to Las Virgenes/Malibu Cyn Rd. R 4 mi from PCH - 1 mi N of tunnel, to Piuma Rd traffic light, R 1 mi to shoulder parking at intersection with trail; or S 6 mi from Ventura Fwy to Piuma Rd, L & follow above directions). If Red Flag Alert, meet below at

north side of Santa Monica Pier @8:30 am.Leaders: Ernest M Scheuer, [email protected], 310-274-7987; Margaret C Fields, 310-839-8235

Wednesday, August 5, 2015Repeating Events

7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes and 1st Wednesday of the month Cookout

7:00 pm Pasadena Group Monthly Program

7:30 pm - August Presentation: Local and Native Medicinal PlantsLong Beach Group Club Support EventO: Herbalist and Director of Green Wisdom Herbal Studies Julie James will open up a whole new world of information about the beauty and power of local and native plants. Few people today know as much about the myriad medicinal uses of plants.Leader: Coby Skye, [email protected], 562-252-4196

Thursday, August 6, 2015Repeating Events

6:30 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes

Friday, August 7, 2015Repeating Events





The Best of the Yosemite High CountryAngeles Chp Backpacking Comm OutingO: Join us on this “Yosemite’s Greatest Hits” backpack through prime Yosemite high country grandeur. Challenging 52 mile shuttle trip, 4000’ gain backpack through the heart of the Yosemite high country that is unparalleled in it’s natural beauty. We’ll head east from the Mono Meadow Trailhead, traversing under the Clark Range, cross through Red Peak Pass and head back north to Washburn Lake, Merced Lake, Half Dome and Clouds Rest to Tenaya Lake. We’ll camp at Lower Ottoway Lake, Washburn Lake, Merced Lake, do a layover day hike up Half Dome, see the best view in the entire Sierras at the top of Clouds Rest. Camping is promised along flowing streams, verdant meadows and deep alpine lakes. This is a trip that will provide you with years of memories of both the beautiful grandeur of the Sierras and the challenge of the adventure. A long shuttle between trailheads is part of this trip and a shuttle service is being arranged. The estimated approximate cost of this shuttle will be $100 per person. More specific information will be provided subsequent to signing up. Send check for $50 (this does not include the shuttle…refundable at trailhead) payable to the Sierra Club Backpacking Section, 2 SASE, H & W phones and recent backpacking experience/conditioning and carpool info to leader.Phone 310-271-9989 Co-leader: TIM LUZZILeaders: Mark Jacobs, [email protected], 310-271-9989; Timothy Luzzi, [email protected], 626-447-5300



Mt. Gould (13005) and Mt. Rixford (12887)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Join us for a challenging cross-country backpack trip in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Saturday morning we will begin at Onion Valley and hike 3.2 miles to below Kearsarge Pass (2000 ft. gain). There we will rest and bask in the beauty of the land. Early Sunday morning we will depart camp and climb over Kearsarge Pass to summit Mt. Rixford, then on to Mt. Gould (but not 3rd class summit block). We plan on returning to the trailhead by sundown the same day. 13 miles total roundtrip with 5700 ft. total eleva-tion gain. Participants must be comfortable with strenuous Class 2 hiking at elevation. Bring 10 essentials and a pleasant demeanor. Nat’l Forest Service Wilderness Permit limits participant number to six participants plus two leaders, so do not delay in expressing your interest to participate. Please send current Hiking Resume with Conditioning and Contact Information to tripLeaders: Benjamin Bowes, [email protected]; Bob Dryden, [email protected]

Saturday, August 08, 2015 to Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Evolution Valley, Humphreys Basin, Pilot Knob (12245), Mount Lamarck (13417)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Join us on an unforgettable five day trek through the spectacular backcountry that mountaineering legend R.J. Secor called the Sierra’s “Destination Resort”. Day 1, depart North Lake and climb over Piute Pass for our first view of the magnificent Humphreys Basin, then descend along Piute Creek to camp at Upper Golden Trout Lake (6.6 mi, 2200’ gain). Day 2, hike cross country to climb Pilot Knob for spectacular views of the basin and the peaks of the Glacier Divide, returning to camp for a swim and happy hour (6.6mi, 2400’ gain/loss). Day 3, continue descending gradually down Piute Canyon through meadows and pine forest to join the John Muir Trail and then head up the San Joaquin River past John Muir Rock to camp near Aspen Meadow (11 mi, 3300’ loss). Day 4, ascend to subalpine Evolution Valley, ringed by rugged peaks named for the pioneers in evolutionary biol-ogy. We’ll pass through McClure Meadow, then depart from the Muir Trail to camp at Darwin Bench (9.3 miles, 3300’ gain). Day 5, climb rocky cross country up Lamarck Col, taking a side trip to bag Mount Lamarck, then a long descent past the Lamarck Lakes to cars (8.5 miles, 2500’ gain, 4300’ loss). Swim and/or fish every day and enjoy the best the Sierras have to offer, climb some rocks to bag 2 SPS peaks, learn some natural history and get tips on gearing up for lighter and ultralight backpacking from your leaders. Qualifies as WTC experience trip. Totals for the trip, 42 miles, 10400’ gain/loss.Leaders: James Hagar, [email protected], 818-468-6451; Sharon Moore, [email protected], 562-896-3081


Mt. Silliman (11,188’) and Navigation!Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Enjoy two moderately paced days backpacking and navigating in Sequoia National Park totaling 10 miles of mixed trail and cross country travel with an elevation gain of 4,403 feet. Starting early Saturday morning we will backpack 4 miles to Lake Silliman with the last mile including 1,300 ft of gain on granite slab. We will set up camp and then hike the last mile and 1,200 ft to the summit. After summiting, we will drop back to camp for a great happy hour with a beautiful sunset. Sunday we will break camp and hike out the 4 miles to our cars for an early departure to LA. Perfect for a WTC experience trip. Please plan to drive (car pool if possible) to the trail head on Friday evening. I have 2 camp sites reserved. Send resume of experi-ence, conditioning toLeaders: Paul Warren, [email protected], 810-5283493-8377; Garry McCoppin, [email protected], 714-269-5078


Bristlecone Pines Car CampAngeles Chp Camera Comm. OutingO: Join us to photograph the oldest living trees on earth by day, and the Milky Way at night. Some of the trees are over 4,000 years old. Located high in the White Mountains (east of Bishop, CA) they have been sculpted by the elements over the centuries into very interesting shapes. August is one of the best months to see the Milky Way at this latitude. So we will do some astrophotography when the sky is dark. The camping is primitive, and we will be driving on dirt roads. To reserve a space send a $30 check (payable to Sierra Club Camera Committee) it will be returned to you at the start of the trip, an email address or sase, phone numbers, and car pool info to Grant.Leaders: Grant Rigby Ocean View Ave, Los Angeles, CA., [email protected], 310-390-9374-3653; Peter Mason, [email protected], 310-839-4811


Harwood-CLOSED WEEKENDAngeles Chp Harwood Lodge Social EventO: (Reserved for Cerritos Dance Group)Leader: Robert & Chris Brooks, [email protected], 310-545-8060

Sunday, August 9, 2015Sunday, August 09, 2015 to Friday, August 14, 2015

Clark Lakes Mule PackAngeles Chp Mule Section OutingO: Clark Lakes Mule Pack: Hired packers carry gear of 50 lbs per person while we hike separately with only our daypacks. Sunday morning hike at a leisurely pace from the Frontier Pack Station in the June Lakes Loop, 6 miles, about 3000’ gain, to lovely campsites along Clark Lake # 2 in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. Once we set up base camp, we will have four layover days to explore this scenic area. Day hikes will be available to desti-nations such as Thousand Island, Badger, Summit, and Garnet Lakes, Island Pass, Spooky Meadow, Carson Peak, and possibly San Joaquin Mountain.

The nearby section of the PCT High Trail usually has an excellent display of wildflowers. Or hang out in camp to photo, fish, or relax. Enjoy happy hours every evening, wine provided, and a couple of planned group dinners. Friday hike out. $285. Note the reservation/ cancel policy under the addi-tional information link where you can find other info about mule packs. To apply, email or phone with recent high altitude and distance conditioning and general health toLeaders: John Kaiser, [email protected], 714-968-4677; Yvonne Tsai, [email protected], 626-297-7906

8:30 am - Crystal Cove Brunch WalkSierra Sage of SOC Group OutingO: A “Mike’s Hike”. 5 miles round trip. Enjoy the cool morning air in a walk along the entire length of the Crystal Cove Beach, break for a Potluck brunch, then return to parking lot. Meet 8:30 am at south end of Reef Point parking lot (ocean side of PCH) in Crystal Cove Park. Bring money for park fee and brunch items to carry on the hike to the end of the beach to share with others. Wear comfortable shoes, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Michael Sappingfield, [email protected], 949-768-3610; Russ Brown, [email protected], 949-481-5295

TOM POLITEO

The appearance of La Jolla Grass Valley in Point Mugu State Park changes year-to-year based on the amount of rain and a successional growth cycle tied to fire. The grasses are moderately high in this 1990s photo. The valley is among the best places to see California native grasses and oak savan-nas in Southern California.


10:00 am - Tour South Coast Botanic GardensVerdugo Hills Group OutingO: Sun August 9 Verdugo Hills O: Tour South Coast Botanic Gardens: Easy paced, docent led tour of South Coast Botanic Gardens. Frank Atkin will be our docent. See and learn about the beautiful gardens which were built on a land fill. If time allows we will visit nearby Point Vicente Interpretive Center after lunch. Send $9 for adults, $6 for seniors to Evelyn Alexander by Aug 3, space is limited. Bring $ for optional lunch. Wear comfortable shoes. Heavy rain cancels. Ldrs. Evelyn Alexander, Stephani Lopez, Delphine TrowbridgeLeaders: Evelyn Alexander, [email protected], 818-843-0920; Stephani Lopez, [email protected], 818-389-8986; Delphine Trowbridge, [email protected], 818-482-6146

Monday, August 10, 20156:30 am - Angeles Chapter Newcomer/Member Special EventOrange County Group Social EventO: Angeles Chapter Membership Committee, Orange County Sierra Singles Newcomer/Member Event: Come and discover the Sierra Club with the Orange County Group, Sierra Sage, Hundred Peak Section, Wilderness Travel Course, Mule Packs and many other Sierra Club representatives. Learn all about the Sierra Club and the many activities and adventure out-ings available. Table displays, exhibits, refreshments, free drawing. Join Sierra Club $15 Special Offer, free gift. Bring a Friend! Meet 6:30-8:30 pm, Elks Lodge, 7711 Talbert Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA. Follow the balloons to the East Entrance. Contact Chapter Membership Chair: Donna SpechtLeaders: Donna Specht, [email protected], 714-963-6345; Charles G Geller, [email protected], 714-292-2352; Scott Closson, [email protected], 714-457-6820

6:30 pm - Angeles Chapter Newcomer/Member Special EventAngeles Chp Orange Cty Singles Social EventO: Angeles Chapter Membership Committee, Orange County Sierra Singles Newcomer/Member Event: Come and discover the Sierra Club with the Orange County Group, Sierra Sage, Hundred Peak Section, Wilderness Travel Course, Mule Packs and many other Sierra Club representatives. Learn all about the Sierra Club and the many activities and adventure out-ings available. Table displays, exhibits, refreshments, free drawing. Join Sierra Club $15 Special Offer, free gift. Bring a Friend! Meet 6:30-8:30 pm, Elks Lodge, 7711 Talbert Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA. Follow the balloons to the East Entrance. Contact Chapter Membership Chair: Donna SpechtLeaders: Donna Specht, [email protected], 714-963-6345; Charles G Geller, [email protected], 714-292-2352; Scott Closson, [email protected], 714-457-6820


6:30 pm Fullerton Beginners Hike6:30 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes6:30 pm San Pedro/RPV Conditioning Hike6:45 pm Tue Tiger Hikers7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes

7:30 am - Tue Moderate easy pace Hikers / Caballero Canyon and Bent Arrow TrailAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Moderately paced 5 mile loop hike with 900’ elevation gain up a typical SM Mtn canyon onto old dirt Mulholland, then briefly into Topanga State Park. Chaparral and valley views. Meet at 7:30 am at the Caballero trailhead. From 101 Ventura Fwy take Reseda Blvd exit, turn south and go 2 miles, street parking. Trailhead is on east side across from Braemar Country Club entrance. Bring water, snack, lugsoles, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Virve Leps, [email protected], 310-477-9664; Reaven Gately, [email protected], 805-255-2350

8:15 am - Tue Conditioned Hikers: Bienveneda-Leacock Trails to Will RogersAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Strenuous 14 mi, 2800’ gain loop hike starting on the Leacock Trail, down Temescal Ridge Trail to Temescal Gateway Park, across Rivas Cyn Trail to Will Rogers State Park, up Rogers Rd, across the Temescal Pk Trail to Temescal Ridge Trail, and back down the Leacock Trail. Meet at Bienveneda Av and Via FlorestaTrailhead (Sunset Bl ½ mi W of Temescal Cyn Rd, N 1.1 mi on Bienveneda). Park on street, watch signs. Bring water, lunch, lugsoles. Rain or Red Flag alert cancels. This is a provisional hike for Dana Swartz.Leaders: Dana Swartz, [email protected]; Ernest M Scheuer, [email protected], 310-274-7987

9:00 am - Tue Moderate Hikers / Balance RockAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Moderately paced 8 mile loop, 1500’ gain hike in the Boney Mountains on the Backbone and Mishe Mokwa scenic trails. We will take a short ramble of f the beaten path to take an up close personal look at Balance Rock with lunch at Split Rock. Meet 8:00 am at the Pacific Palisades rideshare point (Los Liones off Sunset Boulevard) or 9:00 am at the Mishe Mokwa trailhead (PCH 24 miles W of Malibu Canyon Road; 7 miles on winding Yerba Buena Road to right side parking area - 2 miles past the Circle X Ranger Station). If Red Flag Alert, meet below at north side of Santa Monica Pier @8:30 am.Leaders: Robert Cody, [email protected], 310-410-9172; Catherine Froloff, [email protected], 310-821-4123


7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes


6:30 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes7:00 pm Rio Hondo Group monthly mtg:

Thursday, August 13, 2015 to Sunday, August 16, 2015

Mammoth, Yosemite, Bristlecone Pine Forest Bus TripPalos Verdes Group OutingO: Would you like to hike through grassy meadows under towering pines, soak your feet in pristine alpine lakes, and feast your eyes on vistas of snow-capped granite peaks? Join us August 13-16, 2015, for an adventurous four days of glorious hiking on some of the most spectacular trails in the high Sierras. The grand finale will be a visit to the ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest to hike among the oldest living things on the planet. Participants must be fit enough to hike 5-7 miles in hilly terrain at high altitudes (over 10,000’). We stay all three nights in Mammoth Lakes’ Quality Inn. Price includes bus, shared motel room, driver’s gratuity, and snacks. Depart early Thurs. from Redondo Beach and return Sun. night. There is a $40 cancellation fee. If you cancel less than 30 days before departure, you will receive a refund only if the trip is full and we find a suitable replacement for you. Send 2 business-size self-addressed stamped envelopes, H&W phones, gender (M or F), email address, and check to PVSB Sierra Club for $360 to reservationist Bob Baldwin, 7500 Wystone Ave., Reseda, CA 91335.Leaders: Judy Shane, [email protected], 310-379-1111; Robert Baldwin, [email protected], 818-510-1274; Emile Fiesler, [email protected], 720-834-2878; Zoltan Stroll, [email protected], 310-378-8975




Friday, August 14, 2015 to Sunday, August 16, 2015

Matterhorn Peak (12,279’), Whorl (12,033’), Twin Peaks (12,323’)Angeles Chp Sierra Peaks OutingM: Matterhorn Peak (12,279’), Whorl (12,033’), Twin Peaks (12,323’): Join us on this strenuous grand circle tour of Sawtooth Ridge. Fri backpack 12 mi, 3500’ gain via Robinson Creek Trail to camp in Piute Canyon. Sat climb Matterhorn (Emblem Peak) 2 mi, 2600’ gain by southwest slope, then descend 1 mi by southeast slope to camp in Spiller Creek basin. Optional climb of Twin Peaks 1 mi, 1700’ gain. Sun climb Whorl 2 mi, 1400’ gain via southeast chute and out 5 mi, 3600’ loss via Horse Creek Trail. Recent 3rd class rock experience required. Send email or sase (email preferred) with H&W phones, recent conditioning, climbing resume, rideshare info and $3 check for permit to leader.Leaders: Ron Campbell, [email protected], 714-962-8521; Phil Bates, [email protected], 949-786-8475


Koip Peak (12,962), Kuna Peak (13,002)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Friday pack in 5.5 miles with 1,600’ gain on trail and make camp. Saturday will be a strenuous day involving Class 2 cross country travel to climb Koip and Kuna Peaks, and if time and group energy permit, we’ll traverse the ridgeline to the east to pick up a couple of non-listed peaks. Return to camp Saturday for a day’s total of about 8.0 RT miles and 2,250’ of gain (11.2 RT miles and 3,400’ if we get the peaks to the east). Pack out Sunday the way we came in. Priority given to current WTC students. Permit limits group size and permit fee ($50) will be split among the group. This is a WTC Outing co-sponsored by SPS. Email recent conditioning and experience, including high altitude experience, along with contact and vehicle/rideshare informa-tion, to [email protected] for trip status and detailsLeaders: Mat Kelliher, [email protected], 818-667-2490; Patricia Arredondo, [email protected], 562-618-4391


Four Gables (12,720)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Glory in a weekend at high altitude surrounded by high peaks and alpine lakes. Hiking on-trail 7.4 miles from North Lake (9,255’) and climbing over Piute Pass (11,423’), we will set up camp in Humphreys Basin. Second day will feature a short 4 mile scramble to the summit of Four Gables (class 2) and some exploring with navigation practice on the way back to camp. A nice late start before the 7 mile hike out on the Sunday. Send email with contact info and recent experienceLeaders: Paul Warren, [email protected], 562-493-8377; Melody Anderson, [email protected], 310-738-0841




Cirque Peak (12,900)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: In a lush basin in the High Sierra surrounded by countless alpine lakes and some of the Sierra’s tallest peaks sits our worthy objective: Cirque Peak. Experience the quintessential Sierra without the pain and suffering of a

long-haul. We will leave Saturday morning from Horseshoe Meadows back-packing a modest 5 miles and 1200 ft gain to Cirque Lake. With our peak towering over us we’ll relax lakeside and judge our sure-to-be-epic happy hour competition. Sunday we will embark cross-country to our summit returning over New Army Pass (5 miles 1800 ft gain) and heading out to the cars 5 miles and 100 ft gain. Big group! Slow pace! Plenty of room!Leaders: Kristen Lindbergh, [email protected]; Matthew Hengst, [email protected], 714-478-3933

Saturday, August 15, 2015 to Monday, August 17, 2015

Hilton Lakes (10,353)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Become one with the Sierra Nevada as we trek through the John Muir Wilderness around Hilton Lakes. In this car shuttle trip we start at the Hilton Lakes trailhead (9400’) for five miles to a Hilton Lake (10,353’). Day two will be spent wandering cross country to dip our toes in higher lakes. Day three we say farewell and hike eight miles to Hilton Creek trailhead (7175’). Send email with contact info and recent experience to Ldr Homer Tom.Leaders: Homer Tom, [email protected]; Dave Scobie, [email protected]


North Peak (12,242)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Do you dream of waking up surrounded by the majestic peaks of our Sierra Nevada? If you answered yes, please join us for a weekend backpack and peak climb! Our adventure begins at Saddlebag Lake (10,087’) where we’ll begin with a hike (approx 2+ mi) to Greenstone Lake (10,167’) and set up camp. We’ll have a chance to explore the area and practice nav before having a shared happy hour & dinner under the stars. Two prizes will be awarded for the most creative happy hour treats! Sunday morning we’ll navigate to North Peak (2.5 mi, 2,075’ gain) return to camp and pack out. Please send a resume of recent conditioning toLeaders: Georgette Rieck, [email protected]; Sherry Ross, [email protected]; Kent Schwitkis, [email protected]


Harwood-OPEN WEEKENDAngeles Chp Harwood Lodge Social EventO: Open Weekend: Relax, hike and enjoy the local mountains at your beau-tiful stone lodge nestled among a pine forest. Open to all members ($15/per night) and their guests ($20/per night-limit 2). No reservations required. Bring SC CARD.Leader: Daniel Dickerson, [email protected], 909-393-0595

Sunday, August 16, 2015

8:30 am - Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve Newcomer HikeAngeles Chp Orange Cty Singles OutingO: Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve Newcomer Hike: Easy paced, reasonably flat, 5 mile hike, approx 3 hrs. Newcomers Welcome. Enjoy the natural beauty of Bolsa Chica, one of the last remaining wetland ecosystems in Southern California. Meet 8:30 am. From Warner Avenue in Huntington Beach turn south on Bolsa Chica Street to the end of the street and trailhead (Brightwater). Park on the street. Bring camera, water, sun protection, hat, light hiking boots, rain does not cancel.Steve BradfordLeaders: Donna Specht, [email protected], 714-963-6345; Barbara Creighton, 714-960-3949; Dorothy Gutierrez, [email protected], 562-400-8297; Houria Hall, [email protected], 714-525-7400; Stephen Bradford, [email protected], 310-831-5826



8:15 am Tue Conditioned Hikers - Coastal Santa Monica Mtns6:30 pm Fullerton Beginners Hike6:30 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes6:30 pm San Pedro/RPV Conditioning Hike6:45 pm Tue Tiger Hikers7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes

7:30 am - Tue Moderate easy pace Hikers / Malibu Creek State Park / Grasslands TrailAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Moderately paced 4 mile, 300’ gain hike over Grasslands Trail to the Rock Pool and Century Lake. See the sites where many movies were shot. Meet 7:30 am at Trailhead on Mulholland Hwy just west of Malibu Canyon and over bridge. Park along road. From 101 Ventura Fwy take Las Virgenes Rd/Malibu Canyon exit, go south 5 3/4 miles to Mulholland Hwy. Turn right, go over bridge and park. Bring water, snack, lugsoles, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Rita Okowitz, [email protected], 818-889-9924; Laura Lee-Stewart, [email protected], 818-366-4034

8:30 am - Tue Moderate Hikers/Solstice CanyonAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Moderate 7 mi rt, 2000’ gain hike to Roberts Ranch continuing into Deer Valley and onto high ground with ocean views. Meet 8:00 am Pacific Palisades rideshare pt or 8:30 am at Solstice Cyn parking lot (PCH 2½ mi W of Malibu Cyn Rd, take Corral Cyn Rd, L at gate to 2nd parking area). Red Flag Alert cancels.Leaders: Peter Ireland, [email protected], 310-457-9783; Ken Star, [email protected], 323-931-6343




6:30 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes & Potluck


Mt Stewart (12,205’), Lion Rock (12,320+’):Angeles Chp Sierra Peaks OutingM: Mt Stewart (12,205’), Lion Rock (12,320+’): Join us on the High Sierra Trail to Nine Lakes Basin to climb two peaks in Sequoia National Park. Thu leave Crescent Meadow on the HST to camp at the upper Hamilton Lk (16.75 mi, 3500’ gain). Fri we backpack over Kaweah Gap to set up camp in Nine Lk Basin (4.5 mi, 2500’ gain), then continue to cl 2 Mt. Stewart and back to camp (2+ mi, 1800’ gain). Sat we head to the S ridge of Lion Rock and to the cl. 2-3 SSW slope to Lion Rock (4 mi, 3000’gain rt), retrace our route, pack up, and head back to Hamilton Lk (4.5 mi, 300’ gain). Sun we’ll hike back to Crescent Mdw on the HST (16.75 mi, 1000’ gain). Send conditioning, 3rd cl rock experience, carpool and contact info to leader.Leaders: Tina Bowman, [email protected], 562-438-3809; Paul Garry, [email protected], 310-399-2334


Hilton Lakes/ Rock Creek Mule PackAngeles Chp Mule Section OutingO : Hilton Lakes/Rock Creek Mule Pack: August 20-23, 2015 Hired packers carry 45 lbs. of gear while we hike with only our daypacks. Thursday am hike from Rock Creek Pack Station (9,690 ft. ) to Lake 2 or 3 in the Hilton Lakes area at approx 10,200 ft. The hike is 5 miles one way, with 500’ of net gain, and 1200 feet of accumulated gain. The camp is in a lovely sub-alpine area and boasts excellent fishing for brown, rainbow, and brook trout. Two full lay-over days to hike, fish, or relax. Access to many of the other nine Hilton Lakes. Enjoy group salad night, happy hours with wine provided and fun evening activities. Hike out on Sunday. Individual camp sites available Wed, Aug 19 at Rock Creek Lake, or stay in nearby cabins at Tom’s Place (9 miles), in Mammoth (28 miles), or in Bishop (33 miles). Pre-trip camp site also possible at Rock Creek Packer’s lower corral area. $310. Note reserva-tion/cancellation policy under the additional information link where you can find other info about mule packs. To apply, email or phone with recent high altitude and distance conditioning and general health toLeaders: Francine Oschin, [email protected], 818-907-1130; David Cross, [email protected], 310-531-6019




Mt. Julius Caesar (13,220’)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Join us for this backpacking trip in the Mono Divide area of the John Muir Wilderness to climb a remote SPS peak. Friday we’ll hike in from Pine Creek trailhead passing an abandoned Tungsten mine and the two Pine Creek Lake along the way. We will establish camp at Honeymoon Lake at elevation 10,400’. (6.5 mi, 3200’ gain). Friday afternoon enjoy a relaxing afternoon in camp or an optional cross-country exploration of a few area lakes followed by happy hour. Saturday, we’ll travel cross-country to climb Mt Julius Caesar and will be rewarded by views of alpine lakes and granite basins. After successfully reaching the summit, we will return to camp (7 mi r/t, 3100’) for another round of happy hour. We will pack up and head out Sunday morning. Please bring cash @ trailhead for permit fees ($51 split among 9 participants). Email leaders with most recent conditioning, backpacking experience and phone number.Leaders: Jon Stinzel, [email protected]; Dave Scobie, [email protected]


Thousand Island Lake, Peak 10344Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Friday backpack 8 miles, 2000’ gain to camp at picturesque Thousand Island Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness near Mammoth. Saturday climb cross country, class 2 route to Peak 10344, 6 mi rt, 800’ gain. Sunday pack out. Shuttle fee of $7 from Mammoth Mountain to Agnew Meadows trail-head required. Send email (preferred) or sase, with contact info & recent conditioning to leader.Leaders: Robert M Myers, [email protected], 310-829-3177; Dwain Roque, [email protected], 310-701-7922


Mount Gould (13,012)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingM: Experience trip for leaders and WTC students. Fri backpack from Onion Valley, Kearsarge pass trailhead to camp at Flower Lake, 2.4 mi, 1,372’ gain. Sat climb Mount Gould, 6.2 mi rt, 2,459’ gain, then fish. Sun pack out. Send email, recent experience and conditioning, H&W phones, and ride-


share info. $5 permit fee due at trailhead.Leaders: Stephanie Smith, [email protected], 310-376-7631; David Chapman, [email protected], 562-795-0456



8:00 am - Three Sisters Area Hike #3Palos Verdes Group OutingO: Moderate, 3 hours, 1500’ gain. Meet 8:00 am Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall, 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. Trails include Barkentine, McBride, Zote’s Cutacross, Kelvin Canyon. Wear lug soles, bring snack and water. If you anticipate rain, bring rain gear.Leaders: Terri Straub, [email protected], 310-544-5017; Steven Morris, [email protected], 310-530-8708


Mt. Bago (11,871)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Join us for slow/moderate pace backpack over the Kearsarge Pass (11,811’) trail to set up camp at Charlotte Lake(10,630) 7.25 mi 2,900 ’ gain. Sunday morning xc to Mt. Bago (11,868) 2.25 mi rt. 1,500 ’ gain), and return to camp, pack up to hike back 7.25 mi 1,600’ gain to the cars. Wilderness Permit $5.00 deposit required for this WTC outing. Send email with con-tact information, experience, recent conditioning and WTC group leader infoLeaders: Garry McCoppin, [email protected], 714-269-5078; Lisa Buckley, [email protected], 949-644-9886


Muah Mountain (11,016)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Starting from our trailhead at Horseshoe Meadow, we’ll pack in Saturday over Mulkey Pass via the PCT and set up camp in the Golden Trout Wilderness, and enjoy a nice Happy Hour under the night sky. Sunday will be a moderately challenging day involving navigation practice as we work our way cross-country up Muah’s class 2 northwestern aspect. After additional navigation practice on the way back to camp - taking a different route than the approach - we will break camp and head back to the trailhead. Totals for the trip should come in around 15 miles and 2,800’ gain. Permit limits group size and permit fee will be split among the group. The permit limits us to 8 persons There is some class 2 so this is an I rated trip.This is a WTC Outing co-sponsored by SPS, and an emphasis will be placed on route-finding and navigation skills and practice. Email recent conditioning and experience, including high altitude experience, along with contact and vehicle/rideshare information, to leader.Leaders: Gary C Maxwell, [email protected]; Joan Rosenburg, [email protected]

9:00 am - Santa Ynez Trail to Trippet RanchAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Moderately paced 5 mi, 2000’ gain up-and-back hike along this initially shady, lovely trail. If it’s not too hot that day, option to add 3 miles to Eagle Rock. Meet 9 am at the trail head at the end of Vereda de la Montura, 2.4 miles north of Sunset off Palisades Dr. in Pacific Palisades. Red flag warning cancels.Leaders: Robert Baldwin, [email protected], 818-510-1274; Ron Rosien, [email protected], 310-474-0349

10:00 am - Fracking: Oil and Gas CommitteeAngeles Chapter Club Support EventO: The next meeting of the Angeles Chapter’s Fracking: Oil & Gas commit-tee will take place 10am-1pm, Saturday, August 22nd.Leader: David Haake, [email protected], 310-237-3447


Harwood-OPEN WEEKENDAngeles Chp Harwood Lodge Social EventO: Open Weekend: Relax, hike and enjoy the local mountains at your beau-tiful stone lodge nestled among a pine forest. Open to all members ($15/per night) and their guests ($20/per night-limit 2). No reservations required. Bring SC CARD.Leader: Cia Kirchner, [email protected], 949-675-0313

4:00 pm - Neil Diamond Hot August Night Beach Walk and PotluckAngeles Chp Orange Cty Singles OutingO: Beach Walk and Potluck: Burn calories and work up an appetite on an easy to moderately paced walk along the ‘boardwalk’ in Surf City. Enjoy cool breezes and ocean views. Stay and socialize afterward with an optional potluck. We will head for the Huntington Beach pier, or 2 hours round trip whichever comes first. Bring sunscreen, sunglasses, and a potluck item and drink to share Wear comfortable walking shoes. Meet corner of Watch Harbor and Wood Island Lane, Huntington Beach. Park on the street. Leaders: Jan Nemmert, Donna Specht, Ana Juarez, Bart and Shilo Bartlett, Houria HallLeaders: Donna Specht, [email protected], 714-963-6345; Jan Nemmert, 714-962-4136; Bart Bartlett, [email protected]; Shilo Bartlett, [email protected]; Houria Hall, [email protected]; Ana Juarez, [email protected], 714-323-3627


8:15 am Tue Conditioned Hikers - Coastal Santa Monica Mtns6:30 pm Fullerton Beginners Hike6:30 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes6:30 pm San Pedro/RPV Conditioning Hike6:45 pm Tue Tiger Hikers7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes8:00 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes BBQ

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 to Sunday, August 30, 2015

High Sierra Pacific Crest Trail Backpack from Horseshoe Meadow to Onion ValleyAngeles Chp Hundred Peaks OutingO: High Sierra Pacific Crest Trail Backpack from Horseshoe Meadow to Onion Valley. We will begin this trip at Horseshoe Meadow, go over Cottonwood Pass (11, 145’), enter Sequoia National Park, have a layover day at Guitar Lake to dayhike Mt. Whitney (14, 505’), go over Forester Pass (13,200’) and Kearsarge Pass (11,771’), and end at Onion Valley. Strenuous, but moderately paced, 6 days, 65 miles, one-way. Group size limited. Participants will need to share in expense of a rental van. This is a Widerness Adventures Section (WAS) Outing co-sponsored by HPS. Send email with H & C phones, city, recent conditioning and backpack experi-ence to [email protected]: Ted Lubeshkoff, [email protected], 626-447-5690; Patricia Arredondo, [email protected], 562-618-4391

8:00 am - Tue Moderate easy pace Hikers / Malibu Nature Preserve from Nicholas FlatAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Rare opportunity to hike from Nicholas Flat in Leo Carrillo State Park and descend through a private nature preserve in Nicholas Cyn with stun-ning ocean views. 4-6 mile, 200’ gain / 1600’ loss. Learn how this land came to be protected and the history of this area. Enjoy snack in the beau-tiful Sycamore Grove picnic grounds and enjoy historic Sierra Club and local landscape art work in lodge. Meet at 8:00 AM at the Malibu Nature Preserve. Take 101 Fwy W to Kanan Rd, Kanan S to PCH, then PCH West 7 1/2 miles to Malibu Nature Preserve, 33905 West PCH, Malibu. Free


parking. Short car shuttle. Bring water, snack, lug sole boots. Rain cancels.Leaders: Pixie Klemic, [email protected], 818-787-5420; Rita Okowitz, [email protected], 818-889-9924

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 to Sunday, August 30, 2015

High Sierra Pacific Crest Trail Backpack from Horseshoe Meadow to Onion ValleyAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: We will begin this trip at Horseshoe Meadow, go over Cottonwood Pass (11,145’) enter Sequoia NP, have a layover day at Guitar Lake to dayhike Mt Whitney (14,505’), go over Forester Pass (13,200’) and Kearsarge Pass (11,771’) and end at Onion Valley. Strenuous, but moderately paced, 6 days, 65 miles, one-way. Group size limited. Participants will need to share in expense of a rental van. Send email with H & C phones, city, recent conditioning and backpack experience to leader.Sponsored by Wilderness Adventures & HPSLeaders: Ted Lubeshkoff, [email protected], 626-447-5690; Patricia Arredondo, [email protected], 562-618-4391

8:30 am - Tue Moderate Hikers/ Santa Monica’s Hidden StaircasesAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Moderate 7 mi, 1000’ gain hike. Join us to count the stairs (about 500 up and 500 down) on this hike from Will Rogers Beach to Will Rogers State Park. Includes 9 hidden staircases and historic Upper Rustic Cyn. Optional hike to Inspiration Point. Meet at 8:30 am on Adelaide Dr and 4th St. in Santa Monica (1 block N of San Vicente Blvd).Leaders: Carol Leacock, 310-454-4188; Peter Ireland, [email protected], 310-457-9783



Wednesday, August 26, 2015 to Sunday, August 30, 2015

Thunder Mtn (13,517’), Milestone Mtn (13,638’), Midway Mtn (13,665’), Table Mtn (13,632’)Angeles Chp Sierra Peaks OutingER: Thunder Mtn (13,517’), Milestone Mtn (13,638’), Midway Mtn (13,665’), Table Mtn (13,632’): Brutal >50 mile and >20K’ gain sojourn to clear out a very remote and beautiful section of the Great Western Divide including three Mountaineers Peaks. Wednesday backpack over Shepherd Pass and across the Kern Plateau to camp in the Thunder Mtn drainage, 18 miles & 8000’ gain. Thursday climb Thunder Mtn, 7 miles and 2700’ gain, then break camp and move to Milestone Lake, 4 miles & 1200’ gain. Friday climb Milestone, Midway & Table Mtns, 7 miles & 5100’ gain. Saturday pick up Table Mtn if needed and / or move camp towards our exit. Sunday pack out, 19 miles and 3200’ gain (less any distance and gain from Saturday’s backpack). Participants must be Sierra Club members, in excellent condition, have alpine 4th class roped climbing experience, and be comfortable on exposed 3rd class and loose talus. Send e-mail with climbing resume and recent conditioning & experience to leader.Leaders: Neal Robbins, [email protected], 310-540-5089; John L. Kieffer, [email protected], 714-522-1376


6:30 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes




Friday, August 28, 2015 to Monday, August 31, 2015

Arrow Peak (12,959’), Mt. Ruskin (12,920’)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingMR: Arrow Peak (12,959’), Mt. Ruskin (12,920’) - Join us on this very strenuous 4-day backpack into Kings Canyon National Park in quest of a couple of classic SPS Mountaineer’s Peaks. Friday we’ll pack in over the dreaded Taboose Pass (6.3 miles, 6,000’ gain) and descend (2.8 miles, 780’ loss) to our camp at 10,850’ for a days total of 9.2 miles with 6,300’ of gain and 780’ loss. Saturday we’ll travel west, passing along the north shore of the lovely Bench Lake, and follow the Northeast Spur route to the summit of Arrow Peak. Arrow’s NE Spur involves solid class 3 climbing along an airy and exposed ridge with breathtaking drop-offs, and includes narrow knife edges near its top. We’ll return to camp for a festive Happy Hour via the same route we came in, for a day’s total of 8.2 miles and 3,400’ gain (includes 700’ on return). Sunday we’ll travel north along the John Muir Trail for a couple of miles and then head off to the west to gain the East Ridge of Mt Ruskin via its southeast flank. Expect more solid class 3 climbing with lots of exposure and outstanding scenery; be prepared for absolutely exquisite views once we reach the summit! From the summit we’ll return to camp for another festive Happy Hour via the same route we came in. The day’s total will be 8.4 miles and 3,500’ gain (includes 800’ on return). Monday we’ll pack out the way we came in. This is a Restricted Mountaineering outing requiring current Sierra Club membership and submittal of the Sierra Club “Medical Form”. Participants must be in excel-lent condition and be comfortable at high elevation on exposed 3rd class rock. Helmet, harness, belay device, and experience with their use required. Permit severely restricts group size and permit fee ($36) will be split among the group. This is a WTC Outing co-sponsored by SPS. Email Sierra Club number, contact info, climbing resume, recent experience and conditioning, and carpool info to Mat Kelliher for trip status and details.Leaders: Mat Kelliher, [email protected], 818-667-2490; Beth Epstein, [email protected], 562-439-0646



12:00 am - White Mtn (12,057’) and Vagmarken Sierra Crest List FinishAngeles Chp Sierra Peaks OutingI: Sat Aug 29 SPS I: White Mtn (12,057’) and Vagmarken Sierra Crest List Finish: Join us to celebrate as Greg Gerlach and Daryn Dodge complete the 100 peaks on the Vagmarken Sierra Crest List. These 100 named peaks on the crest of the Sierra Nevada stretch from Olancha Pass in the south to Sonora Pass in the north. The Vagmarken, a Swedish term for trail marker or cairn, were the climbing club of Rockwell International. Long-time SPS member and 2x SPS List Finisher, Greg Vernon (the Lone Yeti) was a member. The list, which was developed in the late 60s, contains 73 peaks on the SPS list and 27 additional named peaks. From camp at Saddlebag Lake, we will head xc to the Conness-White Mtn Saddle via Alpine Lake, then traverse south on the crest to ascend the class 2 south slope of White Mtn (~7 mi r/t, 2500’). Car camp and Potluck Sat night at Saddlebag Lake campground; opportunities to climb other peaks nearby on Sunday. No space limit, all are welcome! Contactfor trip details and more information.Leaders: Kathy Rich, [email protected], 323-256-3776; Daryn Dodge, [email protected], 530-753-1095


2:00 am - SoCal Summits #7 - Mt. BaldyAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Join us on training hike #7 (the last) of the 2015 Seven SoCal Summits: 19 miles and with 7000’ gain. We will finish the series with a steep hike up to Mt Baldy (10,064’) from Baldy Village and then across the backbone to the notch restaurant. We will then tackle the three T’s returning via Ice House Canyon. Car shuttle required.Leaders: Robert Cody, [email protected], 310-410-9172; Mary Forgione, [email protected], 562-618-1129; Mandy Horak, [email protected], 909-596-8824; Ernest M Scheuer, [email protected], 310-274-7987

8:00 am - Central Peninsula Hike #2Palos Verdes Group OutingO: Central Peninsula Hike #2. Moderate 7 mi, 1000’ gain, 3.0 hr. Meet at Rolling Hills Estates City Hall, NW corner of Crenshaw & Palos Verdes DR North, at 8:00 am.. Trails: Landfill Loop, Chadwick Cyn, & more. Wear lug sole boots, bring snack & water. If you anticipate rain, wear rain gear.Leaders: Barry Bonnickson, [email protected], 310-519-0778; Steven Morris, [email protected], 310-530-8708


Baboon Lakes (10,976)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Visit the aptly-named Baboon Lakes. Starting Saturday from Lake Sabrina ( 9,128’) we travel on trail and cross country 4.5 miles to the lakes. Afternoon spent exploring the lakes and pondering the name before settling in for happy hour. Sunday morning cross-country constitutional to explore further before hiking out. Send email with contact info and recent experi-ence to Ldr Homer Tom.Leaders: Homer Tom, [email protected]; Niels Quist, [email protected], 202-436-5014


Mt. BagoAngeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Two day backpacking trip out of Onion Valley. On Saturday we will hike up and over Kearsarge Pass (11,709’) and set up camp at scenic Charlotte Lake (7.25 mi, 2,900’ gain). Early Sunday, we will traverse xc to summit SPS peak Mt Bago (2.25 mi r/t) and enjoy the excellent views of Kings Canyon and surrounding dozen 13,000’ peaks. We will return to camp and pack out the same day. Please bring $5 cash at trailhead for permit. Optional Friday night campsite; cost would be shared among campers. Email leaders with most recent conditioning, backpacking experience and phone number.Leaders: Katherine Yi, [email protected]; Shobhan Bhatt, [email protected]

8:30 am - Dana Point Harbor to Strands BeachSierra Sage of SOC Group OutingO: Moderately paced 6.7 mile partial loop walk with 600’ gain. Walk begins up stairs to the Bluff trail where we have views of beautiful Dana Point Harbor. Proceed onto dirt path around the headlands and down stairs to the strands beach where birds abound. Meet at 8:30 am at the parking lot at the NW corner of Golden Lantern and Dana Point Harbor Drive. Bring 1 quart water, snacks, and good walking shoes. Water refills and bathrooms available. Possible lunch in harbor following walk.Leaders: Sylvie Cote, [email protected], 949-547-2998; Linda Ledger, [email protected], 949-496-8029


Harwood-CLOSED WEEKENDAngeles Chp Harwood Lodge Social EventO: (Reserved for Royal Scottish Dance Group)Leader: Robert & Chris Brooks, [email protected], 310-545-8060

5:45 pm - Full moon hike & dinner in Verdugo MtsPasadena Group OutingO: Dinner at Chez Concrete Dining Slab with Moonrise (7:24 pm), Sunset (7:23 PM), on full moon hike of the Beaudry Loop in the Verdugo Mts: Join us on this moderately paced 6 mile, 1500’ gain/loss hike with great views of the rising moon, setting sun and city lights as we enjoy dinner at Chez Concrete Dining Slab. Meet 5:45 PM at intersection of Beaudry Blvd and Beaudry Terrace in Glendale, (from Canada Blvd go west on Country Club Drive, left on Beaudry and park on residential street; or check your favorite mapping program for directions from you starting location). Bring gourmet dinner item to share with 5-6 people, water, plate, utensils, flashlight, warm sweater/jacket, hiking boots or study walking shoes. Rain/fire cancels.Leaders: Pam Allen, 626-296-6911; Ginny Heringer, [email protected], 626-793-4727

Sunday, August 30, 2015Sunday, August 30, 2015 to Friday, September 04, 2015

Garnet Lake Mule PackAngeles Chp Mule Section OutingO: Garnet Lake Mule Pack: Join us as hired packers carry gear of 50 lbs per person while we hike separately with only our daypacks. Sun am hike from Agnew Meadows (8340’), approx.7 mi, 2500’ gain, to camp at Garnet Lake (9680’) with beautiful views of Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak. Mon-Thurs hike, photo, fish, or relax. Possible day hike destinations include Thousand Island Lake, Lake Ediza and Clark Lakes. Enjoy happy hour followed by a hearty soup every night with wine provided. Fri we hike out. Trip cost: $375. Note reserve/cancel policy under the additional information link where you can find other info about mule packs. To apply, email with recent high altitude and distance conditioning and health to Co-leader: Cathie Miller.Leaders: Catherine Miller, [email protected], 310-326-8495; Douglas Farr, [email protected], 818-957-0845

Sunday, August 30, 2015 to Saturday, September 05, 2015

Mule Pack, Sierra Peaks, and WTC. O/I/M: Charlotte Creek campsite, Mt Rixford (12,887’), Mt Bago (11,870’), Mt Gould (13,005’), Mt Cotter (12,713’), Black Mtn (13,291’), Diamond Peak (13,127’), East VidetteAngeles Chp Mule Section OutingO: Mule Pack, Sierra Peaks, and WTC. O/I/M: Charlotte Creek campsite, Mt Rixford (12,887’), Mt Bago (11,870’), Mt Gould (13,005’), Mt Cotter (12,713’), Black Mtn (13,291’), Diamond Peak (13,127’), East Vidette (12,356’): August 30 – September 5, Sunday – Saturday . Use Charlotte Creek (over Kearsarge Pass) as your base camp to climb peaks in the area. This trip is designed for strong hikers who want to do mainly cross-country routes and peakbagging, so we are co-listing the trip with the Sierra Peaks Section and Wilderness Travel Course. We will start at Onion Valley (9,200’). On Sunday morning we will hike 8 mi, 3000’ gain, with our day-packs over Kearsarge Pass (11,709’) past Charlotte Lake to Charlotte Creek (10,300’). This will be a superior peak-bagging opportunity with many SPS peaks in close proximity, and also other peaks in the area. We will lead as many peaks as time and weather allow. There are many streams, lakes, a few trails, and many cross-country options. Monday - Friday you can hike, climb peaks, take photos, fish, or relax in camp. We will have organized gourmet dinners each night. While the higher elevation means we can’t have campfires, mosquitoes and other pests should be minimal. Saturday we will hike out. Weight limit for the mules is 45 lbs and cost is $410 per person including dinner and wine. Note reserve/cancel policy under the Additional Information link. Accepted participants will need to complete Participant Medical Form. To apply,email recent high altitude tolerance, conditioning, and experience toLeaders: Sandy Lara, [email protected], 562-421-8143; Peter Lara, [email protected], 562-421-8143


Tuesday, September 1, 2015Repeating Events

8:15 am Tue Conditioned Hikers - Coastal Santa Monica Mtns6:30 pm Fullerton Beginners Hike6:45 pm Tue Tiger Hikers7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes

8:00 am - Tue Moderate easy pace Hikers / King Gillette RanchAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Moderately paced 5 mile, 400’ elevation gain hike around our newest acquisition to the Santa Monica Parklands, most recently owned by SOKA University. Beautiful valley and coast live oak savannah, grasslands, coastal sage scrub, etc, as well as manicured grounds around the original Gillette Mansion. Meet 8:00 am in fee parking lot of Ranch. From 101 Ventura Fwy take Las Virgenes Rd/Malibu Canyon exit, go south approx. 5 3/4 miles to Mulholland Hwy. Turn left on Mulholland and then right to enter the long eucalyptus alleé driveway for Ranch. Bring water, snack, lugsoles, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Rita Okowitz, [email protected], 818-889-9924; Dottie Sandford, [email protected], 805-532-2485

8:30 am - Tue Moderate Hikers - Bienveneda/Leacock Tr to Howard’s Peak:Angeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Moderate 9 mi rt, 1800’ gain hike to rediscover Howard’s Peak, rumored site of Will Rogers Mtn Cabin. Meet 8:30 am at end of Bienveneda Av (½ mi W of Temescal Cyn Rd on Sunset Blvd, 1 mi N on Bienveneda). If Red Flag Alert, meet below Santa Monica Pier @ 8:30 amLeaders: Wlodek Proskurowski, [email protected], 310-202-0331; Ken Star, [email protected], 323-931-6343

Wednesday, September 2, 2015Repeating Events

7:00 pm Pasadena Group Monthly Program

6:30 pm - Sept. Annual PotluckLong Beach Group Club Support EventO: On Wednesday September 2nd at 6:30 pm, bring your favorite dish and no more than 15 digital photos of a recent trip to share with your fellow Sierra Club members. $5 suggested donation, $1 if you bring food to share. Although some plates, cups, napkins and drinks will be available, please bring your own durable picnicware (plate, cup and utensils) to reduce your impact on the earth. Guests are always welcome, the Potluck is at our usual location - Environmental Services Bureau, 2929 East Willow, near Temple in Long Beach.Leader: Coby Skye, [email protected], 562-252-4196

7:00 pm - Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes and 1st Weds of the month CookoutAngeles Chp Griffith Park Sctn OutingO: Slightly shorter hikes followed by optional Potluck. Evening condition-ing hikes range from moderate to very strenuous over hilly, sometimes steep terrain with uneven footing. Hikes are intended only for hikers capable of maintaining the pace as set by leaders. Leashed, well-behaved dogs welcome at the discretion of each leader. Hikes last from 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours. Meet at the Griffith Park upper merry-go-round parking lot #2. The hikes start at 7pm sharp. Come early to complete waiver form. (Participants must sign the waiver and must have waiver card with them on hikes.) Sturdy hiking shoes or boots strongly encouraged. Flashlights are optional; a colored filter is recommended to avoid blinding other participants. The Tuesday/Thursday hikes typically have a wider range of levels than the Wednesday hikes, which are not recommended for newcomers. Tuesday/Thursday coordinators Mike Johnstone and Louis Alvarado. Wednesday coordinators Joe Young and Sue Schohan. For more information, see http://www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-

Griffith-Park-Hikes/Leaders: Sue Schohan, [email protected], 818-648-9170; Joseph Young, [email protected], 310-822-9676; Emmy Goldknopf, [email protected], 213-804-0967

Thursday, September 3, 2015Repeating Events


Friday, September 4, 2015Repeating Events


Friday, September 04, 2015 to Monday, September 07, 2015

Palisade Crest (13,553’), Mt Gayley (13,510’), Temple Crag (12,976’):Angeles Chp Sierra Peaks OutingER: Palisade Crest (13,553’), Mt Gayley (13,510), Temple Crag (12,976’): Enjoy the Labor Day weekend on some peaks in the Palisades. Fri we’ll back-pack up the South Fork of Big Pine Creek trail to near Willow Lake, going cross-country from there to Elinore Lk (6 mi, 3600’ gain). Sat it’s Palisade Crest, cl 4, (4 mi, 3000’ gain). Sun we’ll move camp south of Temple Crag and climb Gayley (3.5 mi, 3000’ gain). Mon we’ll climb Temple Crag prob-ably from Contact Pass (30’ of cl 4, also rated 5.2) and out via the North Fork trail (8+ mi, 2250 gain). Helmet and harness required. Participants must be Sierra Club members with roped climbing experience on 4th cl rock. Send SC#, email, H and W/cell phone, climbing resume and Sierra Club participant medical form to leader.Leaders: Tina Bowman, [email protected], 562-438-3809; Nile Sorenson, [email protected], 714-203-1405

Friday, September 04, 2015 to Monday, September 07, 2015

Thousand Island Lake BackpackAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Sierra Backpack from Agnew Meadows to Silver Lake Resort, 29 miles, 4000’ gain over four days. Fri backpack from Agnew Meadows to Shadow Creek, 5 miles, 1000’ gain. Sat dayhike to Cecile Lake and back, 9.5 miles, 1300’ gain. Sun backpack to Thousand Island Lake, 5.5 miles, 1500’ gain. Mon out to Silver Lake Resort, 2600’ loss, 9.3 miles. Exact route subject to permit availability. Requires car shuttle. Send experience and conditioning, with email or 2 SASE, carpool info, check for $20 payable to “Wilderness Adventures” (refunded at trailhead) to leader.Leaders: Dean Wallraff, [email protected], 818-679-3141; Mark Alan Mitchell, [email protected], 818-753-9328

Saturday, September 5, 2015Repeating Events


Saturday, September 05, 2015 to Monday, September 07, 2015

Mt Williamson (14,375) BackpackAngeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Mt Williamson (14,375’) The 2nd highest peak in the Sierra’s, a SPS Emblem Peak. Saturday drive to George Creek road to the end. Strenuous backpack to camp 4 mi, 4500’ gain via George Creek. Sunday climb Williamson along the SE ridge, 6 mi rt, 4,800’ gain. Happy hour Sat/Sun nights. Monday pack-up and hike out. $5 permit fee. Send email with recent high altitude conditioning/experience, and contact info to leader. Leader:


Phil Bates. Asst. Ldr KC Reid, Jason SeieroeLeaders: Phil Bates, [email protected]; K C Reid, [email protected]; Jason Seieroe, [email protected]

9:00 am - Caballero Canyon to Cathedral RockAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Moderately paced 6 mi, 1600’ loop hike via the seldom used DWP trail above Caballero Canyon to Cathedral Rock; return via the lovely Woodland Trail. Meet 9 am at the Caballero Canyon trailhead, 2.2 miles north of Ventura Blvd on Reseda Blvd (across from the Braemar Country Club). Red flag warning cancels.Leaders: Robert Baldwin, [email protected], 818-510-1274; Jacques Monier, [email protected], 310-320-1249


Harwood-OPEN WEEKEND (Labor Day Holiday)Angeles Chp Harwood Lodge Social EventO: Spend your long weekend where the sky is blue and the air is clean. Sleep outside under the stars or inside. Entertainment, Potlucks, hikes. Open to all members ($12/per night) and their guests ($15/per night-limit 2). No reservation required (except for family rooms). For potluck dinners (6 p.m.), bring serving for 8. For happy hours (5 p.m.) bring beverage and appetizer to share. If you play the guitar, bring it. Bring SC card.Leader: Bob Dean, [email protected], 310-539-9561

Sunday, September 6, 2015Sunday, September 06, 2015 to Monday, September 07, 2015

King Lear Peak (8923’) and Duffer Peak (9397’)Angeles Chp Desert Peaks OutingM: Sun-Mon Sept 6-7, DPS & Great Basin Peaks Section (Toiyabe Chapter) M: King Lear Peak (8923’) and Duffer Peak (9397’) – Join us for one or both of these Great Basin desert peaks located in northwestern Nevada near the Black Rock Desert. On Sunday, we will approach King Lear Peak by driving from the east via Hwy 140 and Trout Creek Rd. From there, we will climb the slopes and cliffs of King Lear Pk to just north of the summit ridge, and then head south to the summit (~ 6 mi r/t and 3400’ gain, cl 2-3). We’ll then drive north roughly 70 miles to Onion Valley Reservoir and camp near the trailhead for Duffer Peak. On Monday (Labor Day) we’ll hike south towards Bare Pass where we’ll first climb the higher cl 3 south summit of Duffer Peak, then run the easy cl 3 ridge to the named north summit. ~6-7 mi r/t, 1800’ gain, and some bushwhacking around lakes below Bare Pass. Helmets required. Send conditioning, 3rd class rock experience, carpool and contact information to leader. Leader: Daryn Dodge at [email protected]. Co-Ldr Kathy Rich.Leaders: Daryn Dodge, [email protected], 530-601-1023; Kathy Rich, [email protected], 323-309-1850



8:00 am - Tue Moderate easy pace Hikers / Top of Reseda to Nike SiteAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Moderately paced 6 mile, 600’ gain hike along old dirt Mulholland to cold war Nike missile site. Great views of SF Valley and Encino Reservoir. Meet 8:00 am at top of Reseda Blvd in Tarzana. From 101 Ventura Fwy take Reseda Blvd exit, turn south and go 3 miles to Mulholland Gateway Park. Choice to park along street below the white line at beginning of fee area or

pay fee and park above. Meet at trailhead at the top. Bring water, snacks, lugsoles, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Laura Lee-Stewart, [email protected], 818-366-4034; Reaven Gately, [email protected], 805-255-2350

8:30 am - Tue Moderate Hikers/Backbone Trail - Hondo Cyn-Fossil RidgeAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Moderate 8 mi rt, 2000’ gain hike on Backbone Trail to lunch on Fossil Ridge. Meet 8:15 am Pacific Palisades rideshare pt or 8:30 am at trailhead (take Old Topanga Cyn Rd ½ mi from Topanga Cyn Blvd; very limited parking on street). If Red Flag Alert meet below Santa Monica Pier @ 8:30 am.Leaders: David Finch, [email protected], 310-450-4102; Ernest M Scheuer, [email protected], 310-274-7987

6:30 pm - HPS Annual Business Meeting and Bi-Monthly Management Committee MeetingAngeles Chp Hundred Peaks Club Support EventO: All are welcome to attend our annual business meeting and bi-monthly management committee meeting to discuss the business side of the section and upcoming activities. All are welcome to join us and opportunities to become involved are available. The meeting begins at 6:30 pm at Ranger House in Griffith Park. To have items added to the agenda, or to volunteer, please contact the HPS Chair: Coby KingLeader: Coby King, [email protected], 818-313-8533



Wednesday, September 09, 2015 to Thursday, September 24, 2015

Bali Island and Komodo DragonsAngeles Chapter OutingO: Join Angeles Chapter on our fourth adventure to peaceful Hindu Bali and Flores Island, home to the famous Komodo Dragons. Come with us to experience this fast growing travelers paradise with its rich history, Hindu temple culture and traditions. Our land package takes us around the famous island of Bali and to the island of Flores, spending varying number of days in each location. This 16-day trip includes several modes of transportation, planes, boats, and air-conditioned 17-passenger coaches. Also included are deluxe accommodations (dbl. ocup./hotels), $695 extra for single supple-ment, 26 meals/happy hours, most park/museum entrance fees, guides, tours, misc. Price is $1795 plus discounted group international and domes-tic airfares. For itinerary and application, send email to [email protected] Please insert subject line “Bali”. Applications accepted on first-come first-served basis, as previous trips have sold out.Leaders: John B Lajeuness, [email protected], 818-248-5763; Andrea Lim, [email protected], 818-249-8584

9:00 am - Crystal Cove Beach WalkOrange County Group OutingO: Sept 9 Wed Orange County/Sierra Sage 6 mi, 200’ gain. This is an easy walk along the beach & bluff top in this beautiful State Park in Newport Beach. Optional stop at Ruby’s Date Shack for lunch. Meet 9:00 am at the SW corner of PCH & Cameo Shores, Corona del Mar. Park along the frontage road just inside entrance to Cameo Shores, or park on Cameo Highlands. Bring water, snack, walking shoes.Leaders: Peter R Height, [email protected], 949-412-8954; Sylvia Stevenson, [email protected], [email protected], 949-310-5134, 949-616-2765



7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes7:00 pm Rio Hondo Group monthly meeting - Executive committee mtg





Saturday, September 12, 2015 to Sunday, September 13, 2015

Cirque Peak (12906)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Join us a moderately paced overnight backpack with spectacular views of the Sierras. 14 miles RT/ 3600’ gain. From Horseshoe Meadows we’ll have an easy 4.5 mile/1000’gain x/c hike to camp at Cirque Lake where we’ll enjoy a happy hour together. Sunday we’ll get an early start for a class 2 route to the summit of Cirque Peak (2.5 miles/1900’) then return to camp and pack out. Qualifies as a WTC experience trip. Must be comfortable with xc travel. Send e-mail with recent experience, high altitude tolerance, contact and rideshare info to Justin Bruno.Leaders: Justin Bruno, [email protected], 909-731-2313; Homer Tom, [email protected]


Florence Pk (12,432’), Vandever Mtn (11,947’)Angeles Chp Sierra Peaks OutingI: Florence Pk (12,432’), Vandever Mtn (11,947’): Enjoy an intro trip in beautiful Mineral King. Sat backpack on there Farewell Gap and Franklin Pass Trails to Franlin Lks, where we’ll make camp (4.25 mi, 1500’ gain). Then we’ll continue on trail to Franklin Pass, leave the trail, climb cl 2 Fklorence (2.5 mi, 2000’ gain), and return to camp (2.5 mi). Sun after packing up, we’ll retrace our steps to the Farewell Gap Trail, leave backpacks, and continue with daypacks to Farewell Gap and on up cl 1 Vandever (5+ mi, 2500’ gain), then return to the cars. Send email, recent experience and conditioning to leader.Leaders: Tina Bowman, [email protected], 562-438-3809; Gary Schenk, [email protected], 714-596-6196

Monday, September 14, 2015Repeating Events

7:30 pm Bi-Monthly Meeting



8:00 am - Tue Moderate easy pace Hikers / Malibu Creek State Park – Cornell to MASH SiteAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Moderately paced 6 mile, 600’ gain hike including Lookout Trail with great views, Century Lake, M*A*S*H site, and Reagan picnic area. Meet 8:00 am at Cornell & Mulholland dirt parking area. From 101 Ventura Fwy take Kanan Rd exit, go south on Kanan Rd 1/2 mile, turn left on Cornell Way and veer to right continuing south 3 miles (past Paramount Ranch) to paved entrance for dirt parking area on east side of street just south of Mulholland Hwy. (Entrance on Lake Vista Rd.) Bring water, snack, lugsoles, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Ken Broomfield PROVISIONAL, [email protected], 818-273-9339; Rita Okowitz, [email protected], 818-889-9924

8:45 am - Tue Moderate Hikers – Malibu Creek SP / King Gillette RanchAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Moderately paced 7-8 mi, 1000’ gain hike beginning in Malibu Creek SP and continuing under Las Virgenes Road into King Gillette Ranch. This is a recently acquired beautiful Conservancy property (where TV show “The Biggest Loser” is recorded). The King Gillette Ranch has only been open to the public since June 2007. A $9.5 Million visitor centor opened in June 2012. Meet 8:00 am Pacific Palisades rideshare pt or 8:45 am at SW corner of Mulholland Hwy & Las Virgenes/Malibu Cyn Rd. (PCH W 8 1/2 mi from Sunset Blvd to Las Virgenes/Malibu Cyn Rd; Mulholland Hwy is 5 1/2 mi from PCH or 4 mi from 101/Ventura Fwy). Red Flag Alert cancels.Leaders: George Denny, [email protected], 818-488-9669; Fran Denny, [email protected], 818-488-9669



9:00 am - Back to the BayOrange County Group OutingO: Join us on a 5 mi, minimal gain hike from the east side of Newport Back Bay to the Muth Center. This is an interesting hike with lots of flora and fauna to explore as we walk along East Bluff Drive over the bridge at Jamboree and on to the Muth Center; involves a short car shuttle. Meet 9:00 am at the Muth Center at Irvine and University in Newport Beach. Bring good hiking or walking shoes, hat, water and a snack.Leaders: Ron Schrantz, [email protected], [email protected], 714-995-8240; Garry McCoppin, [email protected], 714-269-5078



6:55 pm - Henninger Flats Conditioning HikePasadena Group OutingO: Henninger Flats Conditioning Hike: Sponsored by Pasadena Group and Wilderness Adventures Section. Start the fall out right with a 6 mile, 1400’ gain aerobic conditioning hike up the Mt Wilson road to Henninger Flats. Great views of LA Basin and the night sky. Meet 6:55 pm (we start promptly at 7 PM) every Thursday at gate at Pinecrest (from Pasadena, exit east bound I-210 at Altadena Dr, N 2½ mile to Crescent Dr, R to 2260 Pinecrest Dr; Altadena). Remember the neighbors, keep your voices down as we gather. Bring water, flashlight, sturdy shoes. Rain/landslides cancel. For additional information contact Ldr/Coord.: Pam Allen.Leaders: Pam Allen, [email protected], 626-296-6911; Ginny Heringer, [email protected], 626-793-4727; Beth Powis Martin, [email protected], 626-396-9701; Patricia Pipkin, [email protected]; Keith Martin, [email protected], 626-396-9701




Friday, September 18, 2015 to Sunday, September 20, 2015

Palisade Glacier (12,250)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Join us on this trip to visit the largest glacier in the Sierra Nevada, the Palisade Glacier. After hiking in 6 miles and 3000’ gain we’ll set up our camp for the weekend in the Big Pine Lakes Basin. We’ll spend our second day exploring the bottom reaches of the Palisade Glacier in the shadows of 14,000’ peaks and if time permits, more of the turquoise colored lakes in the basin. Monday we’ll hike out and head home. Weekend totals, 18 miles and 5000’ gain/loss. Preference will be given to WTC students. Send email and hiking/backpacking resume to leader.KC ReidLeaders: Jason Seieroe, [email protected], 626-641-5828; Phil Bates, [email protected], 949-786-8475; K C Reid, [email protected], 562-697-6198




Lamarck Lakes (10,918)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Spend a weekend at scenic Lamarck Lakes. These two lakes are seldom visited due to the steep climb. Saturday start from North Lake (9,255’) and climb 1700’ in 2.7 miles to declare Upper Lamarck Lake home. After get-ting our second wind we will tour cross-country over Class 2 terrain before settling down for happy hour. Hike out Sunday after an exploratory morn-ing hike. Send email with contact info and recent experience to Ldr Homer Tom. Co-leader: Taka OhyamaLeaders: Homer Tom, [email protected]; Takahiro Ohyama, [email protected], 626-578-0556

Sunday, September 20, 20157:00 am - Navigation: Grinnell Ridge Navigation NoodleAngeles Ch Leadership Training OutingI: Navigation: Grinnell Ridge Navigation Noodle: Navigation Noodle in San Bernardino National Forest for either checkout or practice to satisfy Basic (I/M) or Advanced (E) level navigation requirements. Send email/sase, contact info, navigation experience/training, any WTC, leader rating, rideshare, to leader.Leaders: Robert M Myers, [email protected], 310-829-3177; Phil Wheeler, [email protected], 310-214-1873

8:30 am - Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve Newcomer HikeAngeles Chp Orange Cty Singles OutingO: Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve Newcomer Hike: Easy paced, reasonably flat, 5 mile hike, approx 3 hrs. Newcomers Welcome. Enjoy the natural beauty of Bolsa Chica, one of the last remaining wetland ecosystems in Southern California. Meet 8:30 am. From Warner Avenue in Huntington Beach turn south on Bolsa Chica Street to the end of the street and trailhead (Brightwater). Park on the street. Bring camera, water, sun protection, hat, light hiking boots, rain does not cancel.Leaders: Donna Specht, [email protected], 714-963-6345; Dorothy Gutierrez, [email protected], 562-400-8297; Houria Hall, [email protected], 714-525-7400; Ron Schrantz, [email protected], 714-995-8240; Julie Garner, [email protected], 714-335-1579


8:15 am Tue Conditioned Hikers - Coastal Santa Monica Mtns6:30 pm Fullerton Beginners Hike6:45 pm Tue Tiger Hikers7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes & Potluck

8:00 am - Tue Moderate easy pace Hikers / Red Rock Canyon from Stunt RdAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Moderately paced 4 mile, 800’ gain hike up a fire road and then down into hidden Red Rock Canyon with bright brick red rock formations. Seasonal streams, good views, chaparral and sage habitats. Meet 8:00 AM at Stunt Road trailhead. From 101 Ventura Fwy take Valley Circle/Mulholland Dr exit south, turn right on Valmar Rd (becomes Old Topanga Cyn Rd), right on Mulholland Hwy for 3 1/2 miles, left on Stunt Rd for 1 mile, park on dirt shoulder on right. Bring water, snack, lugsoles, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Pixie Klemic, [email protected], 818-787-5420; Laura Lee-Stewart, [email protected], 818-366-4034

9:00 am - Tue Moderate Hikers/ Sycamore/Serrano CynsAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: 9 mi rt, 1200’ gain hike to the saddle above Serrano Cyn. Meet 8 am Pacific Palisades rideshare pt or 9 am at Sycamore Cyn fee parking lot (PCH W 19 mi from Malibu Cyn Rd - pay fee or park outside). If Red Flag Alert, meet below Santa Monica Pier @ 8:30 am.Leaders: Ernest M Scheuer, [email protected], 310-274-7987; Mary Ann Webster, [email protected], 310-559-3126



9:00 am - Salt Creek, aka “The Bagel HikeOrange County Group OutingO: Sept 23 Wed Orange County 7.5 mi, 200’ gain, moderate. Scenic walk from Chapparosa Park to the beach, then up over the Headlands to Dana Point Harbor. Return by bus after lunch (optional) at the bagel place. Meet 9:00 am at Chapparosa Park. From I-5 go W on Crown Valley, L on Golden Lantern, R on Chapparosa and through park to the very end. Those arriv-ing by 8:45 may wish to take the first R after turning onto Chapparosa and parking there. Bring water, walking shoes, bus fare ($0.75 seniors, $2 oth-ers). Newcomers welcome.Leaders: Ed Maurer, [email protected], 949-768-0417; Helen Maurer, [email protected], 949-768-0417

7:30 pm - Monthly MeetingVerdugo Hills Group Social EventO: Sept. 23 Wed Verdugo Hills Monthly Meeting: The Verdugo Hills Group is pleased to present a program entitled “Sex and Mischief at the Los Angeles Zoo” presented by zoo docent and Verdugo Hills friend, Muriel Horacek. Learn about what really goes on behind the scenes when the public isn’t watching and sometimes when they are. Everyone is welcome at 7:00 for social time and refreshments. The meeting begins at 7:30 in the community room of Montrose Citibank [2350 Honolulu Ave-Montrose]. There’s plenty of parking, enter in the back.Leaders: Delphine Trowbridge, [email protected], 818-482-6146; Evelyn Alexander, [email protected], 818-843-0920




6:55 pm - Henninger Flats Conditioning HikePasadena Group OutingO: Henninger Flats Conditioning Hike: Sponsored by Pasadena Group and Wilderness Adventures Section. Join us on this 6 mile, 1400’ gain aerobic conditioning hike up the Mt Wilson road to Henninger Flats. Great views of LA Basin and the night sky. Meet 6:55 pm (we start promptly at 7 PM) every Thursday at gate at Pinecrest (from Pasadena, exit east bound I-210 at Altadena Dr, N 2½ mile to Crescent Dr, R to 2260 Pinecrest Dr; Altadena). Remember the neighbors, keep your voices down as we gather. Bring water, flashlight, sturdy shoes. Rain/landslides cancel. For additional information contact Ldr/Coord.: Pam Allen.Leaders: Pam Allen, [email protected], 626-296-6911; Ginny Heringer, [email protected], 626-793-4727; Beth Powis Martin, [email protected], 626-396-9701; Patricia Pipkin, [email protected]; Keith Martin, [email protected], 626-396-9701





Tehipite Dome (7708’) and Sugarpine Hill (7021’)Angeles Chp Sierra Peaks OutingMR/I: Tehipite Dome (7708’) and Sugarpine Hill (7021’): Sierra Peaks & Smatko Explorer Emblem List Finish: Join Shane Smith as he completes both the Sierra Peaks List and Smatko Explorer Emblem (along with and Laura Newman) east of Fresno. Fri Sept 25th: Meet at Wishon Village RV Park (www.wishonvillage.com), hike to base of Tehipite Dome (11 mi, 2000’). Sat Sept 26th: Climb Tehipite Dome (short exposed move on sum-mit) and hike out (13 mi, 1000’) by Sunday morning with optional side-trip to climb Spanish Mtn (10,051’). Limited permit space for Tehipite Dome with climbing resumes, Sierra Club membership and medical form required. If Tehipite Dome is a bit lengthy for your idea of a celebration, opt to join in the double celebration on Sunday with an easy hike to Sugarpine Hill (1 mile r/t, 350’). Meet up with Shane and the leaders after they return from Tehipte Dome at 11am on Sunday at Wishon Village RV Park. Many easy qualifying Explorer Emblem peaks (Hall, Hoffman, Patterson, Lost) sur-round the area for those who would like to make a full weekend of climb-ing and skip lengthy Tehipite Dome. For Tehipite Dome, please reserve by emailing [email protected]. For Sugarpine Hill, no reservation is required & there is no space limit - all are welcome! TripLeaders: Daryn Dodge, [email protected], 530-601-1023; Paul Garry, [email protected], 310-399-2334; Kathy Rich, [email protected], 323-309-1850; Steve Smith, [email protected], 760-382-0764


Mt. Pickering (13,485), Joe Devel Peak (13,325)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Join us for a trip to Miter Basin and ascend Mount Pickering and Joe Devel Peak. Day 1 Hike in from Horseshoe Meadows over Cottonwood Pass and along section of PCT with views of Kern Canyon and Kaweah’s to camp for evening happy hour near Soldier Lake, 9.5 mi 1600’ gain. Day 2 Hike up into Miter Basin and ascend Pickering and traverse around to Joe Devel, returning to camp 8mi 3500’ gain. Day 3 Hike out over New Army Pass 11.5 mi. 1,800‘gain back to the cars. Wilderness Permit $5.00 deposit required for this WTC outing. Send email with contact information, experi-ence, recent conditioning and WTC group leader info to Ldr.Leaders: Garry McCoppin, [email protected], 714-269-5078; William Payne, [email protected], 951-674-1246


8:00 am Peters Canyon Regional Park Conditioning Hike0:00 pm Island Hopping in Channel Islands National Park


Mount Florence (N) (12,561’)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Join us for 3 days climbing a rarely led peak from a tightly controlled trailhead south of Tuolumne. We’re head up south along Rafferty Creek and hike 13 miles and 3000’ over Tuolumne and Vogelsang Passes to reach Florence Lake where we’ll set up our camp (and probably go swimming!) After a lakeside happy hour we’ll pass out and be up early climbing 5 miles and 3000’ past alpine lakes and up the western ridge returning to camp for even more lakeside celebration. Monday we hike out (13 miles, 3000’) and head for home. Suitable for fit WTC students who have already done other experience trips at altitude and would enjoy a challenge. Spectacular views guaranteed.Leaders: Matthew Hengst, [email protected], 714-478-3933; Paul Warren, [email protected], 562-810-5283

8:00 am - Big Pines to Vincent Gap via Blue Ridge Trail, PCTPasadena Group OutingO: Big Pines to Vincent Gap via Blue Ridge Trail, PCT. Climb the scenic Blue Ridge Trail from Big Pines east of Wrightwood, then hike along the PCT west to Vincent Gap. This high country hike features cool temps and a long, general decent after the initial climb of about 1,200’ with distance of 9 miles. Bring 2-3 qts of water, lunch, snacks, hiking boots, and layered cloth-ing. Meet 8 am at La Canada rideshare point. We’ll rideshare from there to Vincent Gap. Alternatively, you can choose to meet the La Canada group at approximately. 9:15 AM at Vincent Gap on Hwy 2.Leaders: William Joyce, [email protected], 909-596-6280; Pam Allen, [email protected], 626-296-6911; Patricia Pipkin, [email protected]


Mammoth Crest Loop (11,250)Angeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Spend a long relaxing weekend circumnavigating the Mammoth Crest as we explore on/off-trail some of the fantastic back country lakes. This time of the year is usually great for fishing and relaxing in the back-country as the bugs are gone and fish are hungry. Each day we’ll have time to fish, explore nearby high points, or just sit back and enjoy the gorgeous views around the lakes. Happy hour and big fish stories nightly. Weekend totals, 14 miles and 3000’ gain/loss. Preference will be given to WTC students. Send email and hiking/backpacking resume to leader.Leaders: Jason Seieroe, [email protected], 626-641-5828; Linda Robb, [email protected], 714-478-0755; Phil Bates, [email protected], 949-786-8475

10:00 am - Fracking: Oil and Gas CommitteeAngeles Chapter Club Support EventO: The next meeting of the Angeles Chapter’s Fracking: Oil & Gas commit-tee will take place 10am-1pm, Saturday, September 26th.Leader: David Haake, [email protected], 310-237-3447

3:00 pm - Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary Fall FestivalAngeles Chp Orange Cty Singles Social EventO: Join us from 3-6 pm for wine, cheese, hors-doeuvres, festive lunch and music in this sanctuary deep in Modjeska Canyon. Our guide will lead a nature walk through the winding pathways and gardens to look for the resident tortoise, Henry, and many other birds and animals. Live music will feature Patti Barnes, vocalist/keyboards, among others. Proceeds to support the Sanctuary and conservation. Space is limited due to parking require-


ments in the Canyon. Reservations are required by Sept 20. Send ONE sase OR e mail address for directions, $25 with Sierra Club #/ $35 nonmembers (Ck payable OC Group, Sierra Club) to Reservationist: Gabriele Rau, 12 Columbia, Irvine 92612-2632 ([email protected]) Ldrs: Patti Barnes, Bernie Lipman, Jay Matchett, Bob Siebert, Donna Specht, Chuck Buck, Suzanne CecconiLeaders: Patricia Barnes, [email protected], 714-827-9744; Gabriele Rau, [email protected], 949-725-7905; Donna Specht, [email protected], 714-963-6345

5:00 pm - 2015 HPS Fall FestivalAngeles Chp Hundred Peaks Social EventO: 2015 HPS Fall Festival - Come out to the beautiful Lockwood Valley area for 2015’s Fall Festival to bag peaks, mingle with friends, and have a great time. Saturday night, we’ve reserved a group site at the McGill Campground (near Mt Pinos). We’ll have a Potluck smorgasbord and lots of laughs. Contact leaders of specific hikes for details on their outings. Reservations at the campground are first come, first served—please contact Mat Kelliher ([email protected]) to secure your spot.Leader: Mat Kelliher, [email protected], 818-667-2490


8:15 am Tue Conditioned Hikers - Coastal Santa Monica Mtns6:30 pm Fullerton Beginners Hike6:45 pm Tue Tiger Hikers7:00 pm Griffith Park Night Conditioning Hikes8:00 pm Irvine Conditioning Hikes BBQ

8:00 am - Tue Moderate easy pace Hikers / Newton Canyon (E) / Backbone TrailAngeles Chp Wilderness Advntr OutingO: Moderately paced 5 mile, 800’ gain, hike into Zuma Canyon on a scenic trail through oak woodlands and chaparral. Meet 8:00 am Newton Canyon Trailhead. From 101 Ventura Fwy take Kanan Rd exit, go south on Kanan Rd appx. 8 mi. to paved trailhead parking area on west side just north of Tunnel 1 (3rd tunnel from 101 about 1 3/4 miles past Mulholland Hwy; 4 1/2 mi. north of PCH). Bring water, snack, lugsoles, hat, sunscreen. Rain cancels.Leaders: Rita Okowitz, [email protected], 818-889-9924; Marcia Harris, 310-828-6670

8:30 am - Tue Moderate Hikers/ Pacific Palisades Marlen‘s FavoriteAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: Moderate 6 mile 1200’ gain loop hike into Sullivan and Rustic Cyns, including an unusual 511 step staircase climb. See Josepho’s Barn and Huntington Hartford’s Art Colony. Some steep ascents and descents. Shorter 4-6 mile option into Sullivan Cyn. Meet 8:30 am Queensferry and Bayliss Rds (take Sunset Bl to Mandeville Cyn Rd, N ¼ mi to Westridge Rd, L 1¼ mi to Bayliss Rd, L ¼ mi to Queensferry Rd; watch parking restric-tions). If Red Flag Alert, meet below Santa Monica Pier @ 8:30 amLeaders: Margaret C Fields, 310-839-8235; Robert Cody, [email protected], 310-410-9172



9:00 am - Dripping CaveOrange County Group OutingO: 6 mi, 100’ gain/loss. This is a woodsy hike down Wood Canyon to Dripping Cave, where water drips when it rains. At one time, the rock shel-ter was used by robbers and thieves. Return by the same route or another

scenic trail. Bring water, snack/lunch, lugsoles. Rain, 3 days after rain, cancels. Meet 9:00 am at Canyon View Park. From El Toro Rd in Laguna Woods, turn S on Moulton about 1 mi, then R on Glenwood and up the hill, over the toll road, R on Canyon Vistas Dr. Park at bottom of hill on the street. Canyon View Park is on the L.Leaders: Sylvia Stevenson, [email protected], 949-616-2765; Linda Ledger, [email protected], 949-496-8029

6:00 pm - Advanced Mountaineering Program (AMP12): Basic Safety SystemAngeles Ch Leadership Training OutingM/E-R: Advanced Mountaineering Program (AMP12): Basic Safety System: First of four climbing workshops open to Sierra Club members with prior roped climbing experience. Today’s indoor evening workshop of four hours reviewing ropes, harnesses, helmets and basic climbing gear will take place in Pasadena. As space is limited, priority will be given to participants who com-mit to all four workshops. Send email or sase, phones, Sierra Club number, resume to leader. Leader: Dan Richter.Leaders: Daniel Richter, [email protected], 818-970-6737; Patrick Mckusky, [email protected], 626-794-7321

Thursday, October 1, 2015Repeating Events


Friday, October 2, 2015Repeating Events


Saturday, October 3, 2015Repeating Events

8:30 am Santa Monica Mountains Trail Work

Saturday, October 03, 2015 to Sunday, October 11, 2015

New England Extravaganza IIAngeles Chapter OutingO: New England Extravaganza II: Join us for this 9 day, 8 night fly-drive excursion to the wonders of New England in the fall. Highlights will be exploring the Freedom Trail in Boston, including visits to Paul Revere’s house, Bunker Hill, and visiting key historical sites such as Concord, Lexington, Walden Pond, and Plimoth Plantation. In following days, we will explore the fall colors of New Hampshire and Vermont. Highlights will be covered bridges, walks along wilderness streams, Ben and Jerry’s Factory, Mt. Washington via the cog rail, and others. We will finish the trip with a visit to Maine with stops in Freeport to visit the 24 hour flagship LL Bean store, lighthouses and Acadia National Park. Trip includes all transportation in New England, 8 nights lodging, all admissions to scheduled places, and most breakfasts. Trip does not include air fare to and from New England and lunches and dinners. Trip cost is $1395 for Sierra Club Members ($1495 for non-members) EARLY BIRD SPECIAL — MEMBER FEE IS $1350 FOR MEMBERS WHO REGISTER AND PAY THE $500 DEPOSIT BETWEEN AUGUST 1, 2014 AND NOVEMBER 1, 2014. A $500 deposit will hold your place on the trip with the remainder due by July 1, 2015. For information and to apply, contact Mike Sappingfield at [email protected] 949-768-3610) or write to him at 26352 Via Juanita, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. Leaders: Mike Sappingfield, Patty SappingfieldLeaders: Michael Sappingfield, [email protected], 949-768-3610; Patty Sappingfield, [email protected], 949-768-3610


7:30 am - Advanced Mountaineering Program (AMP12): BelayingAngeles Ch Leadership Training OutingM/E-R: Advanced Mountaineering Program (AMP12): Belaying: Second of four climbing workshops open to Sierra Club members with prior roped climbing experience. Today, at Stoney Point in Chatsworth, focus is on belaying and principles of anchor building. As space is limited, priority will be given to participants who commit to all four workshops. Send email or sase, phones, resume to leader. Leader: Dan Richter.Leaders: Daniel Richter, [email protected], 818-970-6737; Patrick Mckusky, [email protected], 626-794-7321

Tuesday, October 6, 2015Repeating Events

8:15 am Tue Conditioned Hikers - Coastal Santa Monica Mtns6:30 pm Fullerton Beginners Hike6:45 pm Tue Tiger Hikers

9:00 am - Tue Moderate Hikers/ Chumash Trail-La Jolla CanyonAngeles Chp SMMTF Subcom OutingO: 8 mi rt 1500’gain hike that starts with very steep 900’climb. Meet 8:00 am Pacific Palisades rideshare pt or 9:00 at Chumash Trailhead (PCH 22 mi W of Malibu Cyn Rd to lot on N opposite Point Mugu Rifle Range). Red Flag Alert and rain cancels.Leaders: Peter Ireland, [email protected], 310-457-9783; Fran Denny, [email protected], 818-488-9669

Wednesday, October 7, 20159:00 am - Colinas Bluffs TrailOrange County Group OutingO: 8 mi rt, 400’ gain, moderate. Short steep tail sections with good views as we hike South along Colinas Ridge bodering Laguna Niguel and San Juan Cap0istrano, to Camino del Avion. Return same way or take bus back to starting point ($0.75 seniors, $2 others). Meet 9:00 am at McDonald’s on Golden Lantern & Marina Hills Dr in Laguna Niguel. Bring water, lugsoles, hat.Leaders: Rich Maxey, [email protected], 949-310-5134; Peter R Height, [email protected], 949-412-8954

7:30 pm - Oct. Presentation: Protecting Red Rock WildernessLong Beach Group Club Support EventO: Mike Painter, Coordinator of Californians for Western Wilderness, is building support for america’s Red Rock Wilderness Act. Protecting the wild redrock country of Utah has been the goal of many people for many years, but has been a challenge. This presentation will introduce you to red rock country and let you know how you can support America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act to permanently protect this amazing natural treasure.Leader: Coby Skye, [email protected], 562-252-4196

Thursday, October 8, 2015Repeating Events

7:00 pm Rio Hondo Group monthly mtg:

Thursday, October 08, 2015 to Wednesday, October 21, 2015

China Panda Yunnan Shangri La AdventureAngeles Chapter OutingO: October 8-21: See seldom visited sights in Yunnan, see China’s ambas-sador, the Panda, Shangri La, several UNESCO world heritage sites & scenic areas and ethnic peoples of Southern China. You will visit the Great Stone Forest, a massive collection of gray limestone pillars, split by rainwater and

eroded to their present fanciful shapes. You will see the beautiful old town of Dali, subject of Chinese painting and home to the Bai minority people. Next, visit the ancient city of Lijiang with its 700 year old cobblestone streets, a UNESCO world heritage site. We will visit some of the villages of the Naxi minority people. We will see the beautiful Tiger Leap Gorge, then to Shangri La described in James Hilton’s Lost Horizon. This is home to many Tibetan people where we will visit some of the beautiful temples or monasteries. We will also see some of the beautiful high mountains and scenic areas of this region. We’ll fly to Chengdu to visit the Pandas. We will visit the Panda Breeding center where you can literally see dozens of Pandas in this park-like setting. Last time we saw almost a dozen baby Pandas. You can have your photo taken with a Panda for an extra fee. See the Giant carved Buddha of Mt Leshan and the nearby temples. We will also visit the Mt. E’mei scenic area and then Jiuzhaigou National Park, a World Heritage area, famed for its peculiar karsts landscape and multihued ponds that are set off picturesquely by snow-top mountains, vertical ravines, and vast forests. Cost: $3,799 until February 28, (March 1st & later $3,899) includes RT air (LAX-Beijing), all transportation, 4star hotels, nearly all meals, admissions, CTS guides. Taxes & Visa Fees extra. Send H&W Phones, SC#, e-mail or 2 SASE, deposit check $400 (Sierra Club) toLeaders: Bruce Hale, [email protected], 818-957-1936; Fred Dong, [email protected], 818-545-3878

Friday, October 9, 2015Repeating Events


Saturday, October 10, 2015Repeating Events

8:30 am Santa Monica Mountains Trail Work

Saturday, October 10, 2015 to Sunday, October 11, 2015

‘Really Last Chance’ Graduation TripAngeles Chp Wilderness Trainin OutingI: Easy paced backpacking trip in scenic California desert. We will take exploratory cross-country routes in the Queen Valley area, taking in a peak along the way. Satisfy WTC requirements on this “really last chance” gradu-ation trip. 9 mile rt, 1000’ gain. Send email (preferred) or sase, with contact info & recent conditioning to leader.Leaders: Robert M Myers, [email protected], 310-829-3177; Ann Pedreschi Shields, [email protected]

7:30 am - Advanced Mountaineering Program (AMP12): RappellingAngeles Ch Leadership Training OutingM/E-R: Advanced Mountaineering Program (AMP12): Rappelling: Third of four climbing workshops open to Sierra Club members with prior roped climbing experience. Today, at Stoney Point in Chatsworth, focus is on rap-pelling. As space is limited priority will be given to participants who com-mit to all four workshops. Send email or sase, phones, Sierra Club number, resume to leader. Leader: Dan Richter.Leaders: Daniel Richter, [email protected], 818-970-6737; Patrick Mckusky, [email protected], 626-794-7321


Rideshare Meeting Places

Airport-Marina: US Bank parking lot, SE corner Lincoln and Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey.

Antelope Valley-Lancaster: Park-and-Ride lot on N side of Avenue K, just W of Antelope Valley Fwy (CA 14). Turn into Park-and-Ride at Avenue S traffic light, meet at back fence east of bus stop.

Antelope Valley-Palmdale: Avenue S exit, Park-and-Ride lot E of Antelope Valley Fwy (CA 14) as near as possible to Avenue S traffic light entrance.

Azusa: On Santa Fe St. just E of Azusa Ave, one block N of Foothill, just before the railroad tracks.

Canyon Country: Vons parking lot next to Soledad Cyn Rd. Sand Cyn Rd exit from Hwy 14.

Corona: Park-and-Ride on Main St N exit from 91 Fwy. Diamond Bar: Park-and-Ride lot, Diamond Bar Blvd, N of

Pomona Fwy (Hwy 60).East San Gabriel Valley: Albertsons W parking lot, Westfield West

Covina Shopping Center, W Covina; N on Citrus St 0.2 mi from San Bernardino Fwy (I-10) to Workman Ave.

Fairplex: Park-and-Ride N of San Bernardino Fwy N (I-10) in Pomona, exit Fairplex Dr., go N, turn right on Gillette Rd.

La Cañada: Angeles Crest Hwy (Hwy 2), Just N of Foothill Fwy (I-210). Park on Angeles Crest Hwy only.

Long Beach: North side of E Atherton St (across from the CSULB Recycling Center) between N Britton Dr and Fanwood Ave in Long Beach.

Malibu: Malibu Civic Center. If lot not available, park on street. From Pacific Coast Hwy, N on Webb Way, R on Civic Center Way.

Mount Baldy: Park-and-Ride, NE corner of Mills Ave and Mt Baldy Rd. Baseline exit from I-210 Fwy, 0.6 mi W on Baseline, 1.1 mi N on Mills Ave, Claremont.

Orange County, North: Park-and-Ride, E side of Tustin Ave just S of Lincoln Ave, Orange.

Orange County, South: Ortega Plaza parking lot SE corner, Ortega Hwy/Rancho Viejo, San Juan Capistrano.

Pacific Palisades: Los Liones Dr at Sunset Blvd, 1/4 mi from PCH.

San Fernando Valley: West side of Balboa Blvd, north of Burbank Blvd, Encino.

Santa Clarita: Entrance to Ed Davis/Towsley Cyn Park. I-5 exit Calgrove, W to the Old Road, S to park entrance.

South Bay: East side of Vermont Ave, north of Artesia Blvd; use Artesia West exit from Harbor Fwy, Gardena.

Sylmar: Encinitas Ave, S of Roxford St; Roxford exit from Golden St Fwy (I-5).

Tustin: Redhill Ave on N side (fwy side) of Stater Bros Market, just SW of Redhill Ave exit from Santa Ana Fwy.

Verdugo Hills: Joslyn Adult Center, 1301 W Olive, Burbank. Park in rear lot next to Clark St.

West LA: Federal Building parking lot 11000 Wilshire Blvd, visi-tors section, Veteran S of Wilshire.

Woodland Hills: Taft High School parking lot, SW corner of Ventura Blvd and Winnetka Ave.

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writing over a dozen books on parks, wild places, and natural history; and his fight to save Yosemite. So, if you think you are incapable of founding a powerful conservation organization, saving a national park, or writing a best-selling nature appreciation book, maybe you think you have nothing to learn from John Muir. But you would be wrong.Lessons for us and future generations

I believe the lessons John Muir has for present and future generations are not about inspiring others to match his major accomplishments. Instead, the lesson John Muir holds for us every day is to enjoy, explore, and protect the Earth in our daily lives. And when you look into the life of John Muir it is hard to find anyone else in history who excelled more at enjoying, exploring and protecting this beautiful planet.

So here are the qualities of John Muir that I think we need to emu-late and remember him for:

Muir had contagious enthusiasm for the natural world. He was personally excited by witnessing a fairy orchid or a water ouzel, but he then felt compelled to share that enthusiasm with everyone he met and all his readers. His magazine articles, books, public speeches, hikes, and meetings with influential decision-makers were magical and transformative.

It is no wonder that when President Theodore Roosevelt decided to visit Yosemite, he insisted that John Muir accompany him and be his guide. He was not a scold or a preachy doomsayer of an environmental-ist, I imagine that he was fun to be around.

Muir was always full of wonder. He was trained as a scientist and he was a renowned inventor, but Muir was not made to be a cold lab-bound government scientist. In fact, after he nearly went blind from an industrial accident he decided to abandon toying with the inven-tions of man and instead chose to dedicate himself to studying and reveling in the wonders of nature. His laboratory became the world and he was full of endless questions about the wonders and glories of the natural world.

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The parlor of John Muir’s house in Martinez, Calif. It’s now a national historic site and anyone may visit.

He would see a glacier in Alaska and wonder how fast it was moving. He would see a tall pine tree whip-ping around in a strong wind and wonder what it would feel like to be in that tree top swaying in the gale force winds. He would see a waterfall and wonder what it would look like to see the moon from behind the falls at night. He would then follow his curi-osity to its logical conclusion and then recount his adventures and findings in a way that filled all he met and all who read him with that same sense of wonder and discovery.

Muir was joyful, not a sourpuss. You can’t read Muir today without sensing his almost boundless energy and rap-ture: “Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars. This is true freedom, a good practical sort of immortality.”

He felt divine beauty everywhere: “God never made an ugly landscape. All that the sun shines on is beautiful, so long as it is wild.” He overflowed with emotion: ”Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the

tongue.” A ‘humble man’

Despite the fact that he would occasionally hobnob with presidents, governors, captains of industry, and the elite, he was also a humble man who saw himself as a tiny speck in the broader universe and someone who was at ease hanging out with laborers, Native Americans in an Alaskan village, or the crew on a boat trip. When he set out on his famous 1,000 mile walk to the Gulf of Mexico he scrawled in the front of his journal, “John Muir, Earth-Planet, Universe” as his address, demonstrating his humble sense of place. “The universe would be incomplete without man; but it would also be incomplete without the smallest transmicroscopic creature that dwells beyond our conceitful eyes and knowledge,” he wrote. “From the dust of the earth, from the common elementary fund, the Creator has made Homo sapiens. From the same material he has made every other creature, however noxious and insignificant to us. They are earth-born companions and our fel-low mortals.... “

John Muir was a storyteller, but one who would tell stories to teach a lesson or inspire the reader rather than to draw attention to himself or try to impress his audience. The wonderful part of Muir’s writings that allows them to stand the test of time and still inspire readers 100 years after his death is that he knew how to draw people into the experience he was conveying and keep the reader engaged as the story unfolds. So you can read about him riding an avalanche, almost falling off a Sierra peak, crossing a glacier with his dog Stickeen, or witnessing the glories of a water ouzel and just get enthralled in the shared experience.

Muir was a risk taker. He was not one to think small and settle for easy victories because they would take less effort. All his life he had taken on big challenges and as a result he managed to achieve big victories. He was perfectly willing to take on the biggest and most powerful forces in the United States in the cause of protecting wildness and beauty. The loggers, dam builders, ranchers and miners had more money and influence at the outset of every conservation campaign, but


that did not stop John Muir from taking them on and waging the good fight. Yosemite would just be a state park only protecting Yosemite Valley floor and the Mariposa Grove of sequoias, except John Muir had the courage and conviction and guts to fight for the bigger park that we know and love today. He was a visionary in the best sense of the word – he dreamed big dreams but not impractical dreams and then dedicated himself to making those dreams come true.

So put this all together, and what I am proposing is that to be a mod-ern day John Muir you need to be joyful, full of wonder, enthusiastic, humble, willing to take risks, and able to tell a good story. Is that too much to ask of any of us?

So once we’ve marshaled these essential qualities of our character, what is it we can do with them to help protect the natural world? People of Faith regularly ask themselves: What would Jesus do? I think we should all ask ourselves: What would John Muir do? That might not make such a bad bumper sticker. Today’s Sierra Club

I can tell you one thing John Muir did not do. John Muir didn’t send $39 off to the Sierra Club and urge its staff to go save Yosemite for him. He assembled his friends, family and colleagues and asked them to join with him to explore, enjoy and protect the Sierra Nevada by joining the Sierra Club. Together they would make a difference by taking personal responsibility for protecting the earth. So, first I would suggest that each of you make a pledge to take personal responsibility for protecting some part of the natural world that you care about the most. It may be in your neighborhood, in the surrounding mountains, out in the spectacular California Desert, on the coast, in the Sierra, or in Alaska. The important thing is that you are passionate about protecting that place and its beauty.

Some people think the Sierra Club has lost its roots, because we no longer focus exclusively on national parks and wilderness and now devote so much time and energy to combatting climate change. But I will tell you that one of John Muir’s greatest loves were glaciers, and the biggest threat to glaciers is climate change. Muir Glacier, named for the explorer after his first visits (beginning in 1879) to what is now Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska, terminates 35 miles farther north than it did in Muir’s time. Muir was the first to recognize that Yosemite was carved by glaciers, and he then went on and discovered the Yosemite glaciers that had retreated to the highest peaks to prove his point. But now glaciers from California to Montana to Alaska are rapidly disappearing and most glaciers in the Lower 48 states may soon only be a memory.

Muir was a bird-lover and a botanist, but he reserved his greatest ardor for the “blue ice rivers” that helped shape the entire planet. Awe was Muir’s daily pursuit. With friends once on a hike in the High Sierras, he scoffed at their elaborate picnic as he nibbled on a piece of crust. “To dine with a glacier on a sunny day is a glorious thing and makes common feasts of meat and wine ridiculous,” he wrote to his sister. “A glacier eats hills and drinks sunbeams.”

Over time, the mighty glaciers have been forced to retreat. Muir even speculated about global warming and climate change over 100 years ago. While he was clearly a man ahead of his time and a visionary when it came to glaciers and climate change, even he could not foresee just how destructive the planet’s exploiters could become. In “Steep Trails” he wrote: “Fortunately, Nature has a few big places beyond man’s power to spoil — the ocean, the two icy ends of the globe, and the Grand Canyon.”

Today we see massive ice loss at both icy ends of the globe, the oceans being threatened by acidification from fossil fuel pollution and climate change, and the Grand Canyon at risk from drought, dams, and proposed uranium development. Luckily, we still have John Muir’s Sierra Club around to take action on these global assaults to the wildest places on earth.

But the Sierra Club doesn’t save the Earth without you. Since its founding by John Muir and his friends 122 years ago, the secret of

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John Muir with wife (Louisa Wanda Strentzel) and children Wanda and Helen.

our success has been the power of common citizens to rise up and take action to defend the Earth.

Our mission since John Muir set us on our path over a century ago to explore, enjoy and protect the planet. So please take John Muir’s advice this week and “Climb the mountains and get their good tid-ings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” But when you climb that mountain, remember that you need to return the favor and find some way to make sure that mountain is safe from harm. When Muir decided to start the Sierra Club he told his friend, “Let us do something to make the mountains glad.”

I know that there was a very passionate debate in the Los Angeles media about whether or not John Muir had any relevance today and if people should dismiss him as an irrelevant and outdated historic figure. That argument brought out of the woodwork an entire army of mod-ern day Muirs who rose to his defense, myself included.

Yes, we need new heros and heroines and role models. But we would be foolish to cast aside some of the most inspirational leaders who ever lived. The qualities that John Muir brought to the fight for protection of our planet that I detailed earlier not only inspired me and the people in this room, but he is revered and read all around the world.

A simple farm boy, an immigrant, a tramp by his own admission. But he rose to dine and camp with presidents, travel with the leading scientists and scholars of his day, and inspire a world-wide movement to protect parks and wilderness areas. On this 100th anniversary of his death, there is no better time than now to celebrate his life and give his message and mission new life.


Dear Papa – letters between Muir and his daughter Wendy.Jack Klippensteen of Cheviot Hills had just one book in mind for

us – and it is a gem: Mountain Dreamers, a history of Sierra Nevada skiing centers by Robert Frolich, autographed by Olympic skiing great Jill Kinmont.

Harrison Starr lives in Marina Del Rey but his first love is the desert, and with his wife he spends two months each year at Borrego. Harrison donated his extensive desert library, including a rare multi-volume limited edition of recollections and experiences by “desert rats” along the Mojave Road.

Hank Warzybok told us we wouldn’t have any trouble finding his home in Lakewood because the yard was planted in a “different kind” of vegetation. Halfway down the block we saw desert succulents and cacti of unbelievable size and beauty. Before handing over a well-kept set of guidebooks, Hank invited us into his equally stunning back yard where we were not surprised to learn he maintains a desert plant nursery.Sierra Club publications about Muir

Had our invitation to donate to the Chapter’s Living Legacy Library produced only a single response, it would have been worthwhile if that response was the one from Peter Mann. The Pacific Palisades resident donated early editions of John Muir, a complete file of large format books published by the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth in the 1960s and 1970s, and seemingly every mountaineering book reviewed by the American Alpine Journal in the last 40 years.

The honor roll would be incomplete without naming donors Frank Meyers of Chatsworth (a Chapter member since 1949), Joan Alexander of the Fairfax District, and upcoming visits with Jeanne Allen, Fay Ardon, Kay Paletta and Paula Poll.

Thanks to all of these Chapter members, our library is getting better and better.

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Chapter’s stance on California’s high-speed rail projectFrom Sierra Club Reports

The high-speed rail project that will link L.A. to San Francisco in a 2.5 hour trip recently drew protests in Southern California over a proposed route between Palmdale and Burbank. But that doesn’t mean that California isn’t ready for a railway rather than a roadway for the growing traffic up and down the state.

The Sierra Club eagerly supports California High Speed Rail as an alternative to fossil fuel use arising from intrastate jet flights and long car drives, plus highway and airport expansion.

The recent Supplemental Alternatives Analysis for the local section offers four additional alternative routes for evaluation. The Club has no position on these and is awaiting the draft environmental study due in late 2016. The Chapter’s final decision will follow national and state Club policies on high speed rail and on National Forests and Monuments. Meanwhile, our Chapter will continue to host discus-sions on the project and invites member input on selecting a route that minimizes the environmental impact and maximizes the opportunity for success.

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It was 1914, a memorable evening for Angeles Chapter members: Sierra Club founder John Muir joined their campfire gathering in Griffith Park. Muir sits stiffly amid a sea of happy hikers, many wearing bonnets and fedoras. (Can you find Muir on the front cover? Answer on page 2.) I love this photo because it connects me -- as a Chapter member and avid Griffith Park hiker -- to those who loved the park and nature as much as I do. Sometimes I think, if I wish hard enough, I’ll find my smiling face in this group. Muir died in Los Angeles not long after this photo was taken.

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