Led by Tom Molloy and Jen Dooley Photo above: Stopping to take pictures of the poppies and phacelia blooming by the trail. By Tom Molloy April 8th was an auspicious day as this same hike scheduled months earlier was cancelled…
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Led by Kirk Olsen and Jeff Johnson Photo above: The easternmost San Bernardino peaks under clouds, and the Whitewater River – the view from our lunch spot on Saturday. By Jeff Johnson, story and photos Mission Creek is the Wildlands…
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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 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 Nancy BeverlyPhoto above: Group shot where the trails meet and we headed west to the group camp. Photo Nancy Beverly. Ten years have gone by since the last GLS anniversary celebration and here are the opening lines from my…
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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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