Author Archive: Jeff Johnson
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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Jeff Johnson
November 15, 2023
Some of the earliest conservation articles that appeared in GLS TRACKS. Many are to do with the California Desert Protection Act and GLS involvement to try to get it passed in Congress. Others are samples of Conservation Notes that have…
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Jeff Johnson
November 14, 2023
By Tom Molloy Arctic National Wildlife Refuge In September, President Biden and Secretary Deb Haaland announced plans to cancel all existing oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Next, they are pushing for protecting an additional 13…
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Jeff Johnson
November 14, 2023
Sierra Club Members in Attendance: Tammie Barta, Jeff Johnson, Jen Dooley, Nancy Beverly, Jeff Bates, Laura Rainey Item 1 – Holiday Party Jeff J. suggested Crescenta Valley Community Park as a possible location. Nancy will try to scout it this…
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Jeff Johnson
November 13, 2023
Jeff Johnson GLS has been publishing a newsletter since 1987. This is the last issue of GLS TRACKS in a printable format. Upcoming outings, trip reports, and other GLS content will appear online at GLSTRACKS.ORG. Why “TRACKS”? The first GLS…
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Jeff Johnson
November 13, 2023
Some outing announcements and trip reports from the earliest days of GLS. == == == Two enthusiastically-described GLS outings in 1987 == == == The first GLS Grand Canyon trip, Thanksgiving 1987 == == == The first GLS mule pack…
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