Author Archive: Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson
January 1, 2025
by Jeff Johnson Again this year, GLS had its holiday party at the Nature Friends clubhouse in Sierra Madre. Before the party, many GLSers started the day with a hike led by Jim Angus up the Mt. Wilson Trail, beginning…
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Jeff Johnson
January 1, 2025
Led by Jim Angus and Nancy Beverly By Nancy Beverly We had an amazing turn-out of 18 hikers on the December 8th late morning Mt. Wilson Trail hike. Jim A. led us up the trail to “First Water” and down…
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Jeff Johnson
January 1, 2025
Led by Jen Dooley and Nancy Beverly By Nancy Beverly Earlier in the week before our hike to San Gabriel Peak and Mt. Disappointment, the weather forecast said there was a chance of rain. But as each day passed, the…
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Jeff Johnson
October 31, 2024
Led by Nancy Beverly and Jeff Bates Santa Monica and beach communities to the south had marine layer all day on Oct. 26, but our group of eight happy hikers enjoyed sunshine as we climbed up and up the Los…
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Jeff Johnson
October 31, 2024
Led by Nancy Beverly and Elaine Eddinger Kathy Brizzard was a GLS friend and leader years ago and one of the regular GLS Griffith Park Wednesday night hike leaders. After Kathy died in a hiking accident, GLS friends memorialized her…
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Jeff Johnson
October 31, 2024
By Tan Nguyen I was excited to go on my first Mule Pack trip with GLS. I’d seen stunning photos from previous outings featuring breathtaking views and gourmet meals, and the best part: I’d get to go backpacking without the…
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Jeff Johnson
October 31, 2024
Led by Alan Schimpff, Anna Baum, and Jeff Bates By Alan Schimpff Friday, armed with an excellent weather forecast for the trip and the need to acclimate to the high elevation of the eastern Sierra Nevada alpine terrain, my co-leader…
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Jeff Johnson
October 31, 2024
by Tom Molloy The most consequential election in our lifetime Not only is democracy and rule of law at great risk if Trump gets back in, but the survival of our planet hinges on it. Bloomberg, in February, wrote that…
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Jeff Johnson
October 27, 2024
It’s back again this year…submit your photos! We will get to look at all the pictures at the holiday party on December 8 and vote for our favorites then. Any questions will be resolved by GLS management committee members at…
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Jeff Johnson
September 1, 2024
From the March/April 2022 issue of GLS TRACKS By Jeff Johnson Editor’s note Sept. 1, 2024: This article is being republished to accompany a new Conservation Notes article on tree-boring insects in southern California. The information in this article was…
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