GLS Photo Contest
It’s back! Submit your pictures from GLS hikes in the past year. We’ll all be looking at the pictures at the Holiday Party on Dec. 5 and voting for our favorites then. Any GLS subscriber may submit up to 10…
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Author Archive: Tammie Barta
Lightning Safety Tips
By Nancy Beverly Wednesday, October 14, started off like any of the other hundreds of Wednesdays we’ve hiked Griffith Park in the evening – nothing unusual whatsoever. And then when we were coming down from Mt. Hollywood, around 8:30 p.m.,…
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Safety Corner No. 11 – Flash Floods
By Marie Ammerman With a strong El Nino predicted for the coming winter, it’s important to review safety procedures for high water conditions. The most important things, of course, are preparation and awareness. No matter what area you are going…
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Ventura to Ojai by Bike
Story and photos by Kyla Hjerstedt Ready, set, pedal! If you ask me, there’s nothing like a good bike ride. And perhaps the only thing better than cycling with friends, is cycling, with friends, free of vehicles of the four…
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GLS Management Committee Meeting 10/22/15
The board discussions covered a number of subjects: nominees for the upcoming election; the project to paint over graffiti in Griffith Park on November 21; ongoing plans for a new technology that will take GLS into the future; the holiday…
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GLS Goes to Mount Williamson Instead
By Jeff Johnson The summer of 2015 was not good for hiking in the local mountains. It was hot, then hotter, then there was fire, and smoke, then storms, or at least the threat of storms, and then more storms….
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Tammie’s Provisional Hike to the M*A*S*H Site at Malibu Creek State Park
By Tammie Barta, photos by Nancy Beverly The weeks leading up to my provisional hike were filled with record highs, unheard of intermittent humidity (at least for So. Cal), and what felt like unending sun filled skies. I found myself…
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GLS Management Committee Meeting 9/30/15
All board members were present except Dawn. The board discussed GLS’ participation in a graffiti removal project at Griffith Park; Nancy is organizing this event and details will be forthcoming. GLS will need to buy supplies for this activity, S.K….
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Be Prepared! Plan Ahead For Fire Safety
Hiking and Camping Tips for Wildfire Safety by Marie Ammerman With this drought, the entire year is California’s new fire season. Some things to keep in mind: Always check with the ranger station for the district you plan to visit;…
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Message from the GLS Chair
As we all know, there is a huge drought going on, and massive wildfires all over the West. It’s a mess! All I can say is to please be careful out there, and if our leaders start requiring RSVPs and…
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