By Tom Molloy How Disney’s Proposed Sierra Nevada ski resort changed environmentalism forever For those of you that didn’t see this great write up in the L.A. Times on January 5th, I’ll summarize this fantastic story to make us proud…
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By Jeff JohnsonPhoto above: At Mt. Lee, looking southeast past the Hollywood sign toward Los Angeles. Photo Jeff Johnson. Like many GLS hikers, I have hiked in the eastern part of Griffith Park many times, to Mt. Hollywood and to…
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By Jeff BatesPhoto above: GLS hikers in Malibu Creek State Park. Photo Nancy Beverly. Jeff Bates’s and Gail Wise’s February 4 hike in Malibu Creek State Park took place on a beautiful and sunny day. The original plan was to…
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By Jeff Johnson Again this year we had an outdoor holiday party, this time at Nicholas Canyon State Beach in Malibu. It was a really good location, though a little far for some people. We also hit the a good…
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Sixteen hikers showed up for our walk up to Amir’s Garden in Griffith Park on December 17. We climbed up the steep trail that starts just north of Camp Road, off Griffith Park Drive. The trail isn’t in great shape…
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By Jeff Johnson, story and photosWe had another low-stress holiday walk on December 21, the last Wednesday before Christmas, to see the holiday lights along the canals of Naples. It was a fun stroll, and there were lots of other…
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Don’t Move Firewood, Buy It Where You Burn It By Tom MolloyFirewood can carry invasive insects and diseases that can kill native trees. New infestations of these insects and diseases can destroy our forests, lessen property values, and cost a…
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Members present Jeff Johnson, Jennifer Dooley, Carol Jeffcoate, Tammie Barta, Tom Molloy, Alan Schimpff Sierran of the Year Award Management Committee confirmed Sierran of the Year choice. Final picnic planning Update on subscriptions Per Jeff, the numbers are staying steady…
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Edited by Jeff JohnsonPhotos from Tan Nguyen, except as noted Many people in GLS have met Tan Nguyen on GLS hikes. This year, he hiked six months on the Pacific Crest Trail, starting at the Mexican border on March 22…
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Here are the photos voted at the GLS holiday party as favorites of the entries in the 2022 GLS photo contest. The categories of favorites were a little different from previous years. All-Around Favorites Remember This? Fauna Flora Humor Landscape…
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