Author Archive: Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson
March 2, 2024
Led by Nancy Beverly and Gina Masequesmay By Jeff JohnsonBird pictures from Grace Wang For years I’ve been driving up route 2 between I-5 and I-210, looking up at the hills on the eastern side of the road and wondering…
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Jeff Johnson
March 2, 2024
Led by Jeff Johnson and Jen Dooley By Jeff Johnson The old Gerald Desmond Bridge in the Port of Long Beach has been replaced. The old bridge was not in good shape and was not high enough to allow the…
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Jeff Johnson
January 1, 2024
By Tom Molloy Microplastic Armageddon Microplastics formed from everything from outflow from our washing machines (polyester clothes) to plastic bottles and bags and other products have been flowing into our oceans mirroring the exponential growth of plastic production which is…
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Jeff Johnson
January 1, 2024
Led by Gail Wise and Nancy Beverly By Gail Wise and Lynne Kirste Sixteen of us did a nice little urban hike through my neighborhood and we learned a few things about Eagle Rock, old and new. It had been…
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Jeff Johnson
January 1, 2024
Led by Kevin Macvane and Nancy Beverly By Nancy Beverly We will soon have a new GLS leader! Kevin MacVane!! He led 12 of us on his provisional leadership hike from Lizzie’s Inn in Sierra Madre up to Orchard Camp…
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Jeff Johnson
December 22, 2023
Led by Jeff Johnson and Carol Jeffcoate Jeff Johnson The evening of the holiday lights walk in Naples in Long Beach was a little damp and sprinkly, which kept the crowds off the sidewalks, but it was still a pleasant…
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Jeff Johnson
December 16, 2023
By Jeff Johnson Our holiday party this year was at Nature Friends in Sierra Madre, a new place for us. Nature Friends is a social club with a lodge in a canyon in upper Sierra Madre. In October, a couple…
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Jeff Johnson
December 16, 2023
Led by Jen Dooley and Jeff Johnson By Jeff Johnson This hike took us from the Quail Hill Community Center in Irvine up into the hills, past the fancy-looking Shady Canyon neighborhood, south along the Serrano Ridge Trail, then down…
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Jeff Johnson
December 16, 2023
Led by Nancy Beverly and Elaine Eddinger Following the Griffith Park “Easy Hike” on October 28, Nancy and Elaine led this slightly more stressful “Moderate Hike” on December 2, 4.3 miles with some hills, but in moderation. Fifteen people showed…
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Jeff Johnson
November 15, 2023
Led by Nancy Beverly and Jeff Bates Photo above: Group shot on the trail in Griffith Park. Photo Nancy Beverly. By Nancy BeverlyWe did a 2.46 mile easy hike at Griffith Park on Sat. Oct. 28 and the only challenging…
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