Author Archive: Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson
March 2, 2025
Gay and Lesbian Sierrans held its December holiday party at Nature Friends LA’s wonderful old lodge building in Sierra Madre in 2023 and 2024, and were planning to return there in December 2025. Jim Angus, the current President of Nature…
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Jeff Johnson
March 2, 2025
Led by Gail Wise and Mary Pickert By Gail Wise What a strong group of hikers we got for our hike up the Beaudry Loop! We were strong in number (12) and strong in fitness. The latter was a particularly…
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Jeff Johnson
March 2, 2025
By Tom Molloy On February 5th, the New York Times reported that Earth as a whole had its warmest January on record. It was a surprise to scientists. It occurred during La Niña conditions which tend to lower temporarily the…
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Jeff Johnson
March 2, 2025
Led by Carol Jeffcoate and Jeff Johnson By Jeff Johnson, story and photos This was the first regular GLS outing of the year after a rough start to 2025, with so many places that we hike further to the north…
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Jeff Johnson
March 2, 2025
Sierra Club Members in Attendance: Tammie Barta, Jeff Johnson, Jen Dooley, Nancy Beverly, Jeff Bates, Tom Molloy, Tan Nguyen Item 1 – Financials Credits included mule pack trip fees. The cost of the equipment that GLS purchased in 2022 has…
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Jeff Johnson
January 2, 2025
Led by Nancy Beverly and Gail Wise By Nancy Beverly GLS started off 2025 in a wonderful way — we hiked up from the Stough Canyon Nature Center in the Verdugo Mountains on the afternoon of January 1st. Nineteen hikers…
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Jeff Johnson
January 1, 2025
By Tom Molloy As we prepare for the environmental and climate chaos coming towards us on January 20th, here is some good and bad news about our seas to ponder. The U.S. gets a new national marine sanctuary, the first…
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Jeff Johnson
January 1, 2025
No blowing rain this year as we walked through Naples to see the extravagant holiday lights decorating the expensive houses on the canals. The weeknight crowd was in a good mood and seemed to include more cheerful and organized groups…
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Jeff Johnson
January 1, 2025
Led by Gail Wise and Nancy Beverly By Nancy Beverly Two outings in a row we had 18 people — the Dec. 8 pre-holiday party hike and then Dec. 14 for our walk through the south end of the Arroyo…
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Jeff Johnson
January 1, 2025
Here are the photos that partygoers at the 2024 GLS holiday party voted as their favorites, along with all the other entries in the photo contest. Categories Favorites On the trail with GLS (photos taken on a 2024 GLS outing)…
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