Author Archive: Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson
March 1, 2026
By Tom Molloy The continued relentless attack on the environment continues under the Trump regime. What can you do? Get out the vote and support organizations filing legal actions, of which there are many. Glyphosate (Roundup) production to be ramped…
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Jeff Johnson
March 1, 2026
Led by Tom Molloy and Jeff Johnson By Jeff Johnson If you have been a local L.A. hiker, you have probably been to Solstice Canyon in Malibu several times. You probably remember the road/trail from the parking lot to the…
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Jeff Johnson
March 1, 2026
By Jeff Johnson We have had some heavy weather in the local mountains this winter. For comparison, here are trip reports from GLS TRACKS for two GLS visits to Keller Ski Hut in the San Bernardinos in the mid 2000s,…
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Jeff Johnson
January 8, 2026
By Tom Molloy This year now ended is sadly another one for the climate disaster record books. Such disasters include, to name a few: Given these events and that 2023, 2024 and 2025 were the warmest years on record, one…
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Jeff Johnson
January 8, 2026
Here are the photos that partygoers at the 2025 GLS holiday party voted as their favorites, along with all the other entries in the photo contest. Thanks to all the photographers who sent us their photos. Categories Favorites On the…
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Jeff Johnson
January 8, 2026
By Jeff Johnson GLS had three Los Angeles County holiday lights walks in 2025 — central, northwest, and southeast. Here are some pictures of what we saw. Larchmont, Windsor Square, and Hancock Park, Saturday Dec. 6 We headed out after…
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Jeff Johnson
January 8, 2026
By Jeff Johnson, story and photos For our 2025 holiday party, Ted and Phil kindly offered us their house in the Larchmont neighborhood of Los Angeles. It was a great spot for it. GLS friends we haven’t seen in years…
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Jeff Johnson
January 7, 2026
Led by Gail Wise and Jennifer Dooley Jeff Johnson Gail and Jen led a group of hardy GLS hikers to Pacifico Mountain, one of the San Gabriel peaks that: has a good trail; is not right off the Angeles Crest…
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Jeff Johnson
January 7, 2026
From GLS TRACKS 20 years ago, about the 2005 holiday party.
Jeff Johnson
November 2, 2025
The rapidly-growing demand for electric power By Tom Molloy With the continued avalanche of bad news about the environment and climate coming from policies of the Trump regime, I write today about something not directly related to the regime: data…
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