Led by Gail Wise and Mary Pickert By Gail Wise What a strong group of hikers we got for our hike up the Beaudry Loop! We were strong in number (12) and strong in fitness. The latter was a particularly…
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Led by Carol Jeffcoate and Jeff Johnson By Jeff Johnson, story and photos This was the first regular GLS outing of the year after a rough start to 2025, with so many places that we hike further to the north…
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Led by Nancy Beverly and Gail Wise By Nancy Beverly GLS started off 2025 in a wonderful way — we hiked up from the Stough Canyon Nature Center in the Verdugo Mountains on the afternoon of January 1st. Nineteen hikers…
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No blowing rain this year as we walked through Naples to see the extravagant holiday lights decorating the expensive houses on the canals. The weeknight crowd was in a good mood and seemed to include more cheerful and organized groups…
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Led by Gail Wise and Nancy Beverly By Nancy Beverly Two outings in a row we had 18 people — the Dec. 8 pre-holiday party hike and then Dec. 14 for our walk through the south end of the Arroyo…
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by Jeff Johnson Again this year, GLS had its holiday party at the Nature Friends clubhouse in Sierra Madre. Before the party, many GLSers started the day with a hike led by Jim Angus up the Mt. Wilson Trail, beginning…
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Led by Jim Angus and Nancy Beverly By Nancy Beverly We had an amazing turn-out of 18 hikers on the December 8th late morning Mt. Wilson Trail hike. Jim A. led us up the trail to “First Water” and down…
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Led by Jen Dooley and Nancy Beverly By Nancy Beverly Earlier in the week before our hike to San Gabriel Peak and Mt. Disappointment, the weather forecast said there was a chance of rain. But as each day passed, the…
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Led by Nancy Beverly and Jeff Bates Santa Monica and beach communities to the south had marine layer all day on Oct. 26, but our group of eight happy hikers enjoyed sunshine as we climbed up and up the Los…
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Led by Nancy Beverly and Elaine Eddinger Kathy Brizzard was a GLS friend and leader years ago and one of the regular GLS Griffith Park Wednesday night hike leaders. After Kathy died in a hiking accident, GLS friends memorialized her…
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