By Jeff Johnson, story and photos On July 18, a large group of GLS hikers took a walk through neighborhoods of north-western Long Beach to visit the Dominguez Gap Wetlands next to the Los Angeles River. This area used to…
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By Jeff Johnson, story and photos Twin Peaks is the prominent mountain in the heart of the San Gabriels surrounded by Mt. Waterman on the north and, on the west, south and east sides, by various tributaries of the West…
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By Laura Rainey, story and photos In late June, a number of us headed out by caravan to our GLS destination at Takoja Retreat in northern New Mexico. For some, traveling through the summer heat of the desert in this long…
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By Heather Sargeant, photos from Nancy Beverly except as noted Eight lucky GLS members met at Onion Valley Campground for a fabulous trip in June. We had walk-in camp sites at Onion Valley, situated at 9, 200 ft., above the…
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by Nancy Beverly, story and photos June gloom, hot sun, pine trees, vast vistas, wallflowers, and hail (yes, HAIL) were all part of our trek to Mt. Baldy on June 13. Dora got us on the trail early – 7:45…
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Gail and Nancy took us up Mt. Waterman on May 2, one of the staples of the GLS itinerary. We started near Buckhorn on the Angeles Crest Hwy., climbing to the ridge that separates the north and south sides of…
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by Nancy Beverly The wildflowers were still here! Co-leader Gina and I scouted the Liberty Canyon to Malibu Creek State Park hike several weeks before the GLS official event… and we got quite an eyeful of California poppies and lupine…
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Susan and Kyla led a GLS group on April 11 through Short Cut Canyon to the West Fork of the San Gabriel River and up to Red Box. Here are some pictures of the hike, taken by Susan.
On April 5, Barb and SK took a group for a walk around Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach to see the birds. Evidently they were bristling with cameras because they came back with lots of pictures. Here are…
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by Susan Campo On March 29 ten people showed up to hike to Mission Peak with Dora and Gina. It was a very clear day. The hills were green and promising. We did see Monkey Flowers, Phacelia, Lupines and the…
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