NOVEMBER 1971

Official publication of THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN CLUB , with the leader. Adequate equip­ ment is an absolute must. You cannot participate in these events if you have not shown your ability lub on other hiking activities and if you do not have adequate and well broken in boots with good Vibram act· type soles and suitable protective clothing. Special equipment like an ice axe etc. may also be speci­ fied and you are required to be able to handle such equipment. Re­ member that these restrictions are set for your own safety and that of your fellow members. For rules re­ garding participation of children consult the May Rambler. · Register for bus trips with the leader only by sending a deposit to the address REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Regis­ listed. Leaders cannot register tration is generally not required anyone without a deposit. for members participating in easy or intermediate hiking (Rating For bus trip cancellations less below 7.0). Unless specifically than a week prior to the trip, the stated, advanced hikes (Rating Club must retain a $5.00 registra­ above 7.0) require registration tion fee,

Nov. 4 ICE SKATING. Strengthen those ankles for skiing by taking Thurs. a few turns on the ice at Hygeia, 1224 E. 21st South. Skating is from 8 to 10 (if you can last that long) and then it's only a short jump to the Hacienda for beer. If 12 people show, we get a discount admission rate bringing it to 75¢. So meet just inside the door before 8:00 p.m. and count noses. If there are 12 or more, simply identify yourselves as W.M.C. members as you go through the line and get the discount. If there are fewer than 12, the admission is $1.00. In either case, skate rental is 50¢. Dress warmly as the rink is open on two sides. (No leader necessary.)

Nov. 5 YEAR-END RIVER RATS PARTY - River Rats you have one last Friday chance to relive this years float trips before getting out your skiis! We will have slides of each of the trips this year. Come out and see the rivers that you did not run this year so that you can plan for next years trips. At the Lodge (50¢) at 8:00 p.m. and don't let a little snow stop you. Beer (25¢) and snacks.

GRAND CANYON HIKERS ! ! - Please come to the lodge on Friday November 19th. It is impossible for the leader to answer all your questions regarding this trip over the phone. We will discuss any questions you might have after the movies.

1 MID-WEEK HIKERS - ?lease come to the "Grand Canyon Movie Night" at the lodge on November 19th. We will try to work out plans for the continuation of easy hikes during the cold weather season. This is done on request of a number of club members. If you are interested, please come. Time: 7:30.

Nov. 10 MOUNTAINEERS JAM SESSION - LToin with your fellow climbers Wed. for an evenir.g of fun and fellowship. We will review pa.st season's accomplishments as well as entertain discussion on next years mountain-eering program. Also, an excellent slide show is planned including George Lowe's slides of the Cordillerablanca in Peru and Don Black's slides of Mt. Mc':

Nov. 13 WINE-TASTING PARTY - Come join the Keirs, Saturday night, Nov. Sat. 13th at 8:00 p.m. at the WMC Lodge for a fun wine-tasting party. Bring your favoirite liquer__or wine to share with others. Special Added Attraction will be the showing of the film on Glen Canyon, "The Place No One Knew."

Nov. 14 WASATCH MOUNTAIN CLUB LODGE TO LAKE MARY OR CATHERINE PASS oun.(' BEGINNERS TOUR - This is an easy tour running through the wooded slopes of the Broghton Bowl. The length of t:,e tour wil:._ be determined by the enthusiasm of the pa:..~ty, All be­ ginners, Nordic skiers, and snowshoers are welcome. Meet at th~ mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon.

Nov. 17 G::NERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING -· Come one, come all, to the Wed. Gene1~a1 Member:c,hip meeting, Wednescay, Nov. 17th at 7:30 p.m. at the Lodge. Dr. Burt Janis, recently returned from the Cordillerablanca in Peru. will ahow his much acclaimed 35mm color slides. lt is important for every member to support Lodge usage, so come up early and barbeque, snow or not!

Nov. 18 ICE SKATING - same arrangement as on November 4th. Thurs. Nov. 19 MOVIE EVENING AT THE LODGE - This evening is especially Friday designed for all prospective Thanksgiving Grand Canyon hikers. We will show some pictures of previous hikes in areas contemplated for this year. If there is time avail­ able, other Grand Canyon pictures may also be shown. De­ tails for the hikes will be discussed. So, if you plan to come along, be sure to be at the lodge this evening. If you don't want to come along, or you can't go, take a vi­ carious Grand Canyon trip at the movies. There will be a 50¢ charge for the lodge. Bring your own refreshments! Time 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 21 ALBION HUT FROM ALTA VIA CATHERINE PASS - Beginner-Inter­ Sun. mediate. This is an easy tour, especially if the Albion lift is in operation. The scenery is wonderful and the

2 Canyon - photo by Evelyn Bruenger 3 downhill skiing pleasant. The length and route will be determined by the enthusiasm of the party, Meet at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon at 9:00 a.m. Leader: David George 364-7025

Nov. 22 SIERRA CLUB CHAPTER MEETING - 8:00 p.m., 569 South 13th East. Mon. Snowbird will make a presentation on their ski area develop­ ment in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The main pur~ose of the meeting will be to describe the current activities and to provide an accurate and official description of the plans and rationale for future development. There will be ample opportunity for questions so that a constructive dialogue may be established between the developers and conservation­ ists.

Nov. 2 5 GRAND CANYON - This year's annual Grand Canyon Hike will be Thanks­ different. If you have built up some strength and endurance giving (you don't have to be a +10 hiker), you are invited to come along, The main trails at this week-end are usually over populated and look like Main Street. Not for you! We are planning a relatively easy trip down the Grandview Trail, then across Horseshoe Mesa, where you can explore some old mines or some caves in the Redwall Formation. The evening should find you in the cottonwood area which has good water. The next day can be spent leisurely or exploring and you can walk around Horsehoe Mesa and back out Saturday. This is a truly fine trip and you should take advantage of this opportunity A second group will take an advanced hike down the Hance Trail, cross the Tonto Plateau (hopefully without any major confrontation with wild burros) and meet the Grandview Group on Horseshoe Mesa. The Hance Trail is only and without any exception for the endurant and experienced hlker, No non-members and no teenagers on this route. To give you an idea what the Hance Trail is, I would like to quote a paragraph from the booklet on "Inner Canyon Hiking."

"The Hance Route (Red Canyon) is only 7 or 8 miles to the river but requires more time and effort than the Tanner's twelve. This is no doubt the most perverse of all South Rim trails due to repeated efforts necessary to relocate the route. If nothing else, the Hance is a fine exercise in close use of a topographic map. The trail, or what remains of it, is characterized by a total inability to see what lies ahead, total disappearance of the way every few hundred feet, and a seemingly illogical route of travel. The trail veers to the right, doubles around corners, and plunges abruptly downward in the most unexpected places."

Nov. 28 GAD VALLEY - A REQUIEM - Advanced - Snowbird should not be Sun. in operation at this time but the slopes hould be well­ groomed for the downhill run. We will tour up the Peruvian-

4 Gad Valley Ridge, g~tting a complete full of the tram, restaurant, chairlifts, and of course, the multi-story "village" Descent will be via Gad Valley, snow and Snowbird permitting. Meet at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon at 8:00 a.m. Leader: David George 364-7025.

Dec. 4 SKI-TOURING AND SKI-WAXING PARTY - Beginners and Experts are Sat. all welcome. A discussion of ski-touring equipment and techniques will be held qlong with a slide show and much merriment. Those owning Nordic equi_P.ment should show up for an authentic base-waxing orgy. B.Y.ct".B., snacks provided. Admission 50¢, your host, David George. Call 364-7025 for more details. Dec. 5 LAKE SOLITUDE - Beginners Ski-Tour - A pleasant jaunt along Sun. wooded gentle slopes, snowshoers welcome. Meet at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon at 9:00 a.m. Leader: ? ? See December RAMBLER or call David George, 364-7025.

BABY-SITTING

Once again we are attempting to organize a weekend (daytime and/ or overnight) BABY-SITTING CO-OP for those who have small children and who like to get out. Inter­ ested Mountain Club members may call Liz Choules, 582-0383 (evenings, for best results) or Greta Reed, 485-9587.

THANKS

to Kay Berger and Rose Morri­ son for typing this months issue, "THE PLACE NO ONE KNEW" to Linda and George Rathburn The 16mm sound film on Glen Canyon and helpers for mailing the Octo­ "The Place No ONe Knew" is avail­ ber RAMBLER. able for loan. Please contact Denna Wright if you would like to use it. 272-1177. DEADLINE for the December RAMBLER is Novem­ RECORDER PLAYERS ber 15th. Please have your arti­ cles and schedules TYPED and Recorder players--beginning to ex­ mailed or delivered to Ruta pert! Meet Sunday evenings. Dreijmanis, 1941 Woodside Drive, Phone Bob Wright 272-1177 for in­ Apt. A, Salt Lake City, Utah formation. 84117 -- 272-1412

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~~·· October 10th Some 20 hikers assembled at the •~ovie' on a perfect fall morn­ ing for the final club assault WMC MEMBERS of the year on Mt. Olympus. The sky was clear, the temperature Albion Basin is threatened with cool, and the autumn colors condominiums. Must this br~~ht. The more adventurous favorite picnic and walking ~ 1 irr.bed aboard the leader's b·ip area be blighted by the de~elop­ fnr a short ride up the hill to ment of a few acres of private the start of the North rout 0 land? Not necessarily. There f~~~ his backyard. The rest of is somethinF you can do; the gr:u; ~-Jve to the start Senator- Moss has introduced of the South route at Tolcats a bill, S. 1144, which would Canyon. provide funds for the Wasatch Both groups started up National Forest to acquire the trail at 8:JO a.m, and J,000 acres of critical land, planned to meet at the South presently in private ownership. summit at 12:JO p.m .. But the write to: groups were comprised of too rrany well conditioned and eager Senator Frank E, Moss hikers. The South hikers reach­ United States Senate ed the South summit at 11:20 Washington, D.c.20510 a.m .. The North hikers, urged on by 12 year old Dixon Smith, Jr., who kept calling for more expressing your support of speed, reached the North summit s. 1144. at 10:40 a.m .. The North groups, after doing all 4 peaks of the North, joined the others at the South summit at ll,50, After a well deserved rest enjoying the clear (upper) atmosphere of the valley we left the summit at 12:JO p.m. and most reached the cars on Wasatch Blvd. by J:00 p.m .. PAKTICIPANTS: North Route- Dixon Smith(leader); Dixon Smith, Jr,; Charles Keller; Carl Schwenk; Jack Spear; Alan Fritzberg; Dale Gardner. South Route- Marge Yerbury (leader); Dwight Nicholson; Joan Nicholson; · Gus Hanniball; Peter Goss; Stan Rowland; Rosemary Rowland; VirFinia Hilliard; Nancy Scofield; Tom Gallagher; Tom Johnson; Mike Treshow; (little) Mike Treshow,

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1 ------THE MHL FORKS Fork, and Big Cottonwood Creek. Mill C was purchased by the com­ ~any from John W. Cooley for The Wasatch Mountains, with its $4,ooo in July 1856. It was abundant stands of timber and located near the present Storm the many, steep streams to Mountain reservoir. provide water power, became the Mill D was built in late primary source of lumber within 1855 on the stream now known as a short time after the Salt Lake Mill D North Fork, while Mill E Valley was settled, Many small farth~r up the canyon, was built sawmills were built and operated during the summer of 1856, By in the canyons, but their prod­ this time laborers were receiv­ uction was minimal, often pro­ ing as much as $J,50 a day. viding little more than what Two additional mills were was needed by the owner or built and named according to operator himself. In order to this lettering scheme. Mill F provide greater 1uantities of was built on the large flat lumber for building purposes, below Silver Lake, while Mill G the Big Cottonwoodfumber Company was built at the mouth of the was formed in the early 1850's, South Fork of Big Cottonwood Its organizers included many Canyon, later known as Mill G of the prominent pioneers: South Fork, or Cardiff Fork. Brigham Young, Feramorz Little, The mills were operated A. 0. Smoot and Daniel Nells. by the company as late as the Wells, together with Bishop early 1860's before they were Kesler is credited as being one sold, dismantled or replaced, of the early explorers of Big It is interesting to note that Cottonwood Canyon, probably in Frederick Kesler superintended an early search for timber the construction and repair of supplies and mill sites. the first 5 mills and probably The first mill built by the all 7 of them, receiving 10% company was begun in 1854, of the cost of the mills as his Establishing a procedure follow­ pay. ed for all of the company's These mills were by no mills, it was given an alpha­ means the only ones in the betic designation, and named canyons; many others were built Mill A. It was located at the before, during and after the fork known today as Mill A period of the Big Cottonwood Gulch. The going rate for Lumber Company's 0per;:,tion. labor on Mill A was $2 per day. There a~e no ~;:,terial remains The mill was operating the to be seen of any of them, following spring when it pro­ but t"ese 7 snntributeJ. heaviJy vided lumber for Mill B, then to 0 11r ''as;:,t1;h heritage by leav­ under construction father down ina thejr names be11ind ta rnr:iir:d the canyon. Mill B was at or us. ~ill A, Vill B, Mill D, very near the confluence of Mill F, ... each one a Leaf from Mill B South Fork, or Borek the Old Wasatch.

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' The Red Sentinel guards the Teton Glacier in the late afternoon - photo ty Larry Swanson

0, closer investigation. But alas the trail marker turned out to be sleeping Milt Hollander who had hiked up to join us. After traversing over into Red Pine and ar~und to White Pine, we joined Cathy and Carolyn descending from Red Pine Lake. September 25th PARTICIPANTS: Dixon Smith tleader); June Zongker; Lauren Williams; Marge Yerbury; Gerhard Henschel; Don Carlton; r, Cathy Wood; Carolyn Humphrey; by Dixon Smith Fran Flowers and Milt Hollander. a group of 9 hikers met at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon at 7:30 a.m. for the pleasant walk to Red Pine Lake and the more strenuous scramble to the top of 11,326 foot Pfeifferhorn. After the leader lodge unwisely chose to p~rk below the usual White Pinetrail by Phil Berger starting point because of Snowbird sewer construction, Our annual WOOD GATHERING PARTY the group bushwhacked up to which was erroneously billed the Nhi te Pine Lake jeep trail. as a work party, had a fair (My apologies to Don Carlton turn out under the circumstances. who was wearing shorts). Once again we beat the snow Some of the more eager by a week. We were able to hikers rapidly pushed on to fill the wood bins to capacity. Red Pine Lake while Gerhard I want to give a special thanks Henschel, the perfect gentle­ to the HOVINGHS' for the loan of man as always, escorten Cathy their pick up, since no one Wood and Carolyn Humphrey to showed up with a truck I don't upper Red Pine Lake, know what I'd have dnne if Pete Upon gaining the ridge we hadn't offered the use of his all wondered if we were not truck for the day, (he had to assualting ~verest instead work). of an 11,000 ft. peak in Utah. THANK YOU - Dave Hanscom, Winds of 40-50 mph numbed us our man with the chain saw; to the bone. A qiick dash to Wolf Snyder; the Daurell family; the summit, with no dallying, Dotty and Jim Byrne; Dan Thomas; was followed by lunch nestled The Hollander family; Dan & in the saddle away from the Maria Snively (cousins of the "breeze". Hollanders); Andy Schoenberg; The return was via Maybird Margaret Strickland; Barbara Gulch. During the descent, Lovejoy; Ron Zee; Bill Smith; when just off the saddle, Ruth Henson; Don Carlton and there appeared in the distance my usuals - Mike, Robin, Kay a trail marker. In the middle and Jennifer - and anyone else of nowhere rhis called for I may have missed!

10 Mountains, Uintahs, Tetons and other ranges of interest. The club interest in such trips will determine the nature.and Bxter:"t of our tourin:e:, I am 0Den to any sugP.estions for :1ovel ~vurs and cf course, leaciers are always ir, demand. One of the more novel aspects of ski-touring that we plan to engage in this year is Nordic touring. This, for those uninitiated in the jargon, is ski-touring using very light­ weight skis, light boots with non-release bindings, and waxes instead of Alpine touring equip­ ment, (normal full-size skis, heavy ski boots, release bind­ ings and climting skins,) in that the· energy. expended to travel with the light skis is much less than with regular skis, and the skill necessary to travel on these skis is minimal, However, Nordic skis are not well-suited for most of our normal Wasatch Mountain tours for several reasons. First, it is rather difficult to ski downhill with them. They $.eme­ tirnes cannot be or are not waxed properly, making the steep uphill climbs of the Wasatch difficult, if not im­ possible and most importantly it is more enjoyable to use them on terrain that one would normally not ski-tour because of a lack of downhill runs or the lon,e; distances involved. The foothills of the Wasatch, the Uintahs, Yellowstone and some areas of the Tetons offer the rolling terrain suit­ ed to Nordic skiing. Several waxing sessions will be scheduled during the winter to learn ·the rudiments of the sport, and all interested members are invited to attend, by Dave Geor,e;e The ski-tourin~-ski-working The ski-touring season is fast sea:son's ..treats. This year party scheduled for December 4th approaching and it has become plans are being made to schedule will have more information on ski-touring71,time to start preparing for this more tours to the Oquirrh both Alpine and Nordic skiing. 12 13 lot of the sweet scented Mountain Mahagony along the trail.,. Also in our travels we scared up a surprisingly large number of Grouse and also saw a Water Ousel and Rock Wren and small hawk. After reaching Big Black Mountain, we could see our destination, Grandview Peak, which seemed only an hour away. We hustled along the ridge and found that the peak was dec­ eivingly far away; hence, it took us 2 hours to reach the top and that last 200 yard climb was something elsel We finally arrived on top at 3 p.m .. Grandview is the high­ September 19th est point between Twin Peaks and Ogden, and we could see by ~arily Bateman the Uintas far to the East, a profile of the Brighton-Alta After waiting 45 minutes in the area, great Salt Lake and beyond brisk coolness of the greater the Salt Flats, the Morgan at Pete's Valley, and an unfortunate Shop, the hike leader, Carl view of Kennecott ... Bauer, and one hearty hiker made Carl came supplied with a their way to Mueller Park in bag of sour balls that were Bountiful where they met 3 other distributed often among the hikers. We started our hike at hikers to keep our energy up 8:15 a.m. and almost immediately as we climbed some near vertical we were bushwacking our way up hillsides, hopped back and forth a very steen hillside and try­ across the stream, bushwacked, ing to,keep track of the well­ ridge climbed, and rock scrambled concealed and overgrown trail. we ascended approximately 6,000 Stewart's new hiking boots were feet and the round-trip hike cached one-half mile up the was about 16 miles. trail for a pair of trusty The hikers finally return­ tenny runners. Our leader, ed to home base at 7 p.m. just Carl, enlightened us as he as the darkness of evenhg was pointed out various flora along setting in. In conclusion, the trail including service the f~mished and slightly berries, elder berries, and weaker hikers made their way choke cherries, which were to Lee's Cafe in Bountiful samnled. Other bushes brought where they dined and helped to ;ur attention were the r~d compose this write up. Nothing of the Mountain Ash and the like a good hike, in good blue berries of the Dogwood, company, concluded with a good Carl also pointed out the meall differences between the Douglas PARTICIPANTS: Carl Bauer; Firs, spruce trees, and the Stewart Roberts; Clark Layton; easy-bending branches of the Virginia Hilliard; and Marilyn limber pines., There was a .. , Bateman, 14

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f--' (J1 ~canyon The Doll House - photo by Bob Everson "Fun, fun, fun," said Bob bottom as he dissappeared for Everson, swayinP- amid ranks of JO secondsin the water. Every­ almost empty seats as the WMC thing had gone well up to this bus negotiated central Salt point, but it seemed that the Lake's most challenging maze of last ranid of the day; Bit Drop avenues. We were heading toward was hungry for victims and Price, Utah for the last supper following Tom's plunge, with an before the last trip of the vear. attitude of healthy competition, Price proved n~t only i Bo~uie tried to outdo him by place for an all American meal breaking her glasses. Pat show­ of P-reasy top quality, but a ed the Frenchman's true colors chance for Arie Hindbo to witness by_managing to keep his hands one of the town's motel guests on his wife in a time of crisis. indulgin~ in her evening bath. This was very effective as Of course this was not inten­ Isabelle only remained out of tional; Arie merelv thought the the raft for a grand total of motel was the rest;nrant.and 4 seconds. · wanted to see if the res~ of Saturday made its demise the club was there. on an isolated strip of beach After these worthwhile after about half an hour's events, the bus bored on into floating time from "Big Drop". the gloom of a moonlit, though This was after the swimmers had partly cloudy night, toward had time to dry out by a roaring Potash. Here amid a terrestrial fire fartherup. After dinner, air drop of sleeping bags, life the evening's monotony was dis­ preservers, and ammo boxes, the· rupted by fun-loving Bob who rafts were inflated in prepara­ treated those who insisted on tion for tomorrow's 70 mile motor 'early-to-bed, early-to-rise' trip to the first of Cataract by a 10 o'clock serenade of Canyon's formidable rapids. Christmas carols. This was Thursday was a day of rest accompanied by the visual de­ when club members could regain light of sparklers and the lost hours of sleen. That e;en­ treble talents of Ruth, Ruta, ing a cold front made its lusty Bob, Joan and Dick. debut at 4 a.m. miraculous]y Sunday morning's emulation transforming tents alternately of the North Pole was so into balloon and vacum cleaners. successful that people mistook Friday was grey and cold, the sound of a passing jet for and still lashed together, the the preseason warm up.of the boats ran the first rapid slid­ Alta Lodge chair liftl Sunday's ing in with great finesse to the final rapids, however, were by enticinly named "Skinny Beach". far the most beautiful d' the trip Here, after a lunch of pudding being faintly reminiscent of and crackers P-uaranteed to in­ home conceniences. They looked fect even the iron-stomached with like soap bubbles in the icy either botulism, ulcers or both, dawn. After the last rapid, Lloyd lead a hike unto the Lake Powell lay ahead, excluding Doll House. Less energetic its carpet of silvery gas to people covered themselves with remind people that it was slowly sand in an aitempt to thaw out filling up with decaying mud. after the previous evenings Here, after the machinations of intimacy with the elements. boat rearrangement, it was dis­ Saturday, colder than covered that there was not enough ever, provided biologist Tom gas to complete the_ trip out. Juleson with the unique oppor­ This was soon remedied by a tunity to study the river passing power boat. Our special 16

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tnanks to Corydon and Cecile Environmental Protection Agency. PieDer, and Dr. and Mrs. ,J. D. The workshop will be held Leggett for saving us from a November 19th in the Salt Palace. lorn,: paddle out. Its main purpose is to educate The rest of the journey citizens on proposed imple­ passed uneventfully ... that is mentation plans required by the until the bus broke down about 1970 Clean Air Act Amendments 100 miles from homel This, like and to encourage knowledge able the gas, seemed to be a minor participation in public hearings problem. It was soon repaired on the plans to be held November by a group of fun-loving mechanics. 29th. Back at the Ice Plant people Noreen Ogden, UEC Resource succumbed to a few mome'nts of Coordinator, says the agenda fatigue and drifting thoughts for the event is firming up and Monday morning's marathon in that the discussion on Utah's their various places of employ­ air quality standards should be ment. George was hapny despite of considerable importance to all, though, saying "Things laymen and technicians alike. couldn't be better, I mean after Although this B not an official all, I'm already dressed for work". Wasatch Mountain Club function Arie thought it was a we are urging all environmentally fitting ending to a good season cnncerned persons and organiza­ of boating, "Nocht en wille tions thrnup-hout the state to ken alles tille" she said. In clan to attend. the language she used - long Some tonics to be discussed distance skating under frozen include the 1970 Clean Air windmills in her home country, Amendments, Elements of an this means; if you really have Implementation Plan, the State FUN at something - then every­ Plan, and a nanel which will thing else is bearable. evaluate and contrast the two. RI1ER RATS: Dick (leader) and The Citizen's Role in such pla~s Joan Snyder; Bob Everson; Mike and activities will be an impor- Gallager; Ruth Henson; Lloyd iant Dart of the workshop. McMahan; J. Dewell; Alice Question and answer periods will ~assinter; George Rathbun; Arie follow each of the discussions. Hindbo; Tom andCarol Juelscn; The workshop will be£in Bonnie Barr: Jack Campbell; Pat at 9 a.m. and proceed through and Isabella Baudelaire; Susan the day. A condensed version of Chavlin: Dan Sternberg; and the nroP-ram will be held in the ~u ta Dre i .lmani s. evening for those who find it imnossible to attend the day sessions. Amonp- speakers now committed for the prop-ram are Dr. Noel deNevers, currently serving with ~PA at Chanel Hill~ North NEWS FROM THE UTAH ENVIRONMENT Carolina, and a speaker from CENT~R by Malin Foster the ~PA Regional Office in Denver, Colorado. 1vnn The utah ~nvironment Center Thatcher, Director oi the State's is nrogressing ranidlv with Bureau of Environmental Health, nlans for Air uialogu~s, a work and his staff will present shon on air quality in Utah Utah's Plan. These presentations co-sDonsored by UEC and the will be evaluated by a panel of

17 five, representing multi­ The cast of characters in disciplines, and coordinated by this drama resembles a Gifford Price, Salt Lake Attor~ Shakespearean historical play, ney. Professor Owen Olpin of comprising the categories of the 's Law officials, merchants, recreation­ School will discuss the citizen's ists, and----- conservationists, role. Program Moderators will all of which, like most Shak­ include Nes Bowan of Radio sperian characters, have their Station KSL and Sandy Gilmour e;ood and bad sides: of KCPX-TV. It is to be emphasized that the worksho~ is one of the most important envir­ I. Officials onmental events ever to bn r.cld A. Forest Service in Utah and that thosn wr.c wish 1. Intermountain tc he'.'o'~" ;fropcrly informed Re~ional Headquarters participants in the Novemb9r ?; a. Wasatch National hearing should definitely plan Forest to attend. b, Uinta National I~ ~ny feel they can be of Forest assistance in program planning B. State Government or desire further information 1. Governor's Office about the workshop, they should 2. Utah State Parks contact Noreen Ogden at the and Recreation UEC, 1247 Wilmington Avenue, C. Local Government Salt Lake City, 467-0433. 1. Salt Lake County Planning Commission 2. Utah County Planning Commission J. Salt Lake City Water Department D. National and State Legislators II. Merchants A. Recreational 1. Subdivisions and condominiums 2. Ski areas ]. Restaurants and by Dennis Caldwell lodges B. Nonrec~eational For the benefit of those who 1. Minim,: are wondering about the current 2. Grazing environmental status of the III. Recreationists Wasatch and what, if anythin~, A. Private Home Owners you can do about it this brief B. Mechanized status report has been prepared. 1. Automobiles The divergent requirements of 2. Off-road vehicles federal, state, and local 3. Snowmobiles governments, along with private 4. Helicopters land ownership present a C. Unmechanized complex situation. For this 1. Hiking reason no single course of 2. Climbing action can be exnected to anply J. Ski-touring to every situation. D. Downhill skiing

18 IV. Conservationists There will no doubt be a gen­ A. Warriors erous assortment of netitioners 1. Phalanx seeking nermissive excentions. 2. Guerrill::i It has been rumored that the B. Dinlom::its Snowbird Corporation is in favor C. Environmental of stringent zoning laws; scarecrows however, ~the only communication We have chosen to concen­ from this quarter was a letter trate our efforts on what may be read at the conclusion of called the alnine Wasatch, ex­ the hearing requesting confirm­ tending from ~Hll Creek Canyon ation of the county's assurances to Provo Canyon, which includes that they would themselves most of the imnortant recreation­ be exemnt from any such restrict­ al land in the Salt Lake area. ions. The Gad Valley-Peruvian In this resume it will not be Gulch scene is one of burgeon­ possible to give a comnlete ing activity---a bit behind synonsis of all the lo~al envi­ schedule according to renorts. ronmental issues; the most press­ '11he future plans of this enter­ ing ones at the present seem nrise has provided considerable to be: anxiety, and should be the focal 1. Land develonment point for public criticism of a. subdivisions their operations. It is diffi­ b. ski areas cult to say what the final 2, Mechanized recreation boundaries of Snowbird will be; a. motorcycles and at one time or another they have snowmobiles set their sights on most of the h. helicopters developable territory in American Fork Canyon as far There have been several West as Silver Lake Flat, as prrmosals for extensive sub­ well as White Pine and a divisions, snecifically in tramwav to American Fork Twins A·lbior. Basin. '11he Salt Lake if not' Red Baldy. The Forest County Planning Commission has Service is currently trying to ~mnorarily halted these develop­ discour::ige the latter two nro­ ments bv i~posinrr an interim )ects, which to date have been 50 acre' zonino: restrict:i:n until the onlv nlans resembling an they can formulate a detailed officiai ~ronosal. zoni:-is,: plan for all the canyons. 'I'he cornoration i.s bu:rin.g Las~ ~onth a hearing w::is held up consi.derable amo11nts of land to determine whether the tem­ in American ~ork Canyon. At porary zoning should be extend­ this writing th~ Uinta Forest ed for another 6 months. Var­ seems to be winning a lerral ious local arrencies and orl"an­ battle for a key tract of land izations including the WMC ~ast nf ~ary ~llen Gulch. This nresented testimony favorin2: looks like an onnortunitv for ~he measure. The ~ore of the us to encoural'"e the Forest onposition consisted of develop­ Service to forestall extensive ers with vested inte~ests. develonment in American Fork The most important nhase Canyon and White Pine. of the Commission's wnrk will Last summer the "Rorest be undertaken in the corninq Service announced its resolve months, as they deliberate to exclude motor vehicles from over 1:',errnanent znnj nrr statutes. most of' the 1rndRVRloned areas

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in the alpine Wasatch, excePt shed from deterioratf6n due to for existing dirt roads and a overuse of the canyons by urg­ Dart of the Desolation trail ing the '•iater Department to svstem between Mill Creek and exercise its extraterrritorial Rig Cottonwood Canyons. They rights in a more vigorous are to be commended on this manner. program; unfortunately no 4. The acquisition of funds federal or loca} government for federal and state purchase agency currently can snare the of private nroperty by contact­ necessary personnel to effectively ing feoeral and state legis­ enforce the measure. lators. The state's recently OPPOSJ:<: enacted recreation vehicle bill 1. Further appropriation of ~hile a step in the right dir­ federal land by private develop­ ection, feli considerably short ers by expressing our views to of nroviding the public with the Forest Service, senators and adequate protection from the conR:ressmen. abuses of this Pastime. Due 2. Unwarranted public works to the differenl conditions projects that would imPair the under which they operate snow­ scenic and recreational value mobiles have not been subject of the Wasatch, such as the to the same criticism as motor­ widening of the Little cycles, although their effect Cottonwood and r,0ill Creek Canyon on bystanders is precisely roads by workinR: with the the same. Perhaps the rumored Governor's office. plans of Grand Teton Park to 1. The incornoration of eliminate oversnow vehicles ;necial inter~st grouns into if ski-tourirnr continues to in­ districts exempt from county crease at its present rate is a zonina laws bv expressing our good omen for eventual relief on views to the Salt Lake and this front. Utah County Commissions. Nith the above consider­ Oninions the most effect­ ations in mind, we would propose ive me them for implementin,o­ the following guidelines for these measures will run the the Wasatch Mo'mtain Club: full nmi:re of the list of SJ)P.J20Wl' conservationists. It will be worth while to cultivate a 1. £nvironmentally enlightened modicum of tolerance and flex­ zoninF,: regulations in the canyons ibility; extended disputes and which will discourage high nersonal conflicts amona our­ density subdivisions and in­ selves can only benefit the trusive apartment buildings by opponents of our cause. expressing our views to the A group such as ours with Salt Lake County Planning limited personnel and financial CommEsion. resources would be well advised 2. Increased protection of to avoid a martial posture; National Forest land under the while such forceful 'Tlethods Nilderness Act. In Particular, have been decisive in waging express our desire for a Lone conservation at a natioral Peak Wilderness Area to the level, they have achieved success Forest Service and to our only when backed by lar~e or~an­ national legislators. izations with sizeable bank J. Measures to protect the acco'Jnts. Our greatest asset city's 185 square miles of water- will be our ability to dis-

20 seminate information and advice both to administrators and to the public through the media of: SIERRA DESIGNQ\I 1. Letters 2. Newsnaner articles and brochures NORTH FACE· LOWA J. Public Annearances 4. Hearirn:rs 5, Personal contact with CAUBIIR·\DAGEUR administrators and le1dslators. DIOUINARD ·KELTY Sporadic testimony at occasional hearin~s is not near­ ly so effective unless it is ID.T followed by continued personal contact with those we are try­ ing to influence. For this Specialists in lightweight l:xxk reason it i ~. proposed that a diplornati0 r0rps be formed for packing, mountaineering ard the purpose of maintaining ski touring equipment. liaison with administrat:c::" ,~d leFislators. Dependinp on the nu~ber of peor10 available regular emissaries could be sent to:

1. Wasatch & Uinta ?orests 2. Salt Lake & Utah County Commissions J. The Four National Senators & ConQressmen 4, The Governor's offlce on environmental affairs 'I'h"' formation of a sneakers bureau ta disseminate the en­ vir0nmental viewnoint through­ our; -t;11e community is pronosed. rnitial attempts in this area have nroved encouraQin~. Ni th a we 11 b:ci.lanc ed pro2-ram of slides there is a notentjal­ ly great market for an entertain­ ing presentation of the Wasatch story. These are but some of the ideas a few of us have been ,discussin?; needless to TIMBERLINE SPORIS say, without your active par­ 2959 Highland Dr. 466-2101 ticipation they can remain little more than ideas, Ask HOURS: Monday-Thursday 12:00-8:00 pm not what the Wasatch can do for Friday 12:00-9:00 pm/ Saturday 10:00- you, but rather what you can 6:00 pm do for the Wasatch.

21 Wasatch Mountain Club business is conducted only on the first and thi'rd Wednesdays of each month. At that time, and only at that time, is the mail opened, new mem•• bership applications voted on, dues payments recorded, address changes made, and all other busi­ ne~s requiring board action con­ ducted. All•board members cannot attend all board meetings and al­ though an effort is made to fill in during a member's absence, some business is held for action until the next meeting.

WASATCH MOUNTAIN CLUB 2959 Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 Phone: 363-7150

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

To the Board of Directors:

I hereby apply for membership in the Wasatch Mountain Club. I enclose the $4.00 entrance fee and $3.00 dues (spouse $1,50). I have attended 2 outings (hikes, ski tours, cave trips, camping trips, rock-hound trips, work parties) and am genuinely interested in the out-of-doors. (Please note that social even-ts (lodge parties, ski socials, et,c.) are not included in the definition of outings.) I agree to abide by all the rules and regulations of the Club as specified in the Constitution and By-laws and as determined by the Board of Directors.

Name (print)~------Outings attended,: Date 1,------Signature ______2 ·------(If spouse membership please print name Recommended by: of spouse) ______Member: ______

Address ______Director: ______(Please note:you must nave CitY------State _____ above signatures before your application can be presented to Zip ______Phone ______the Board of Directors.) (Effective September 1 to January 1, 1972)

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BULK RATE WASATCH MOUNTAIN CLUB, INC. U. S. POSTAGE 2959 Highland Drive I Salt Lake City I Utah 84106 PAID SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH PERMIT NO. 2001

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DENNIS CALDWELL, President 278-2100 DENNA WRIGHT, Secretary 272-1177 CHARLEY SWIFT, Treasurer 277-22~7 JIM BYRNE, Boating 582-5d31 ·' SHEP BLOOM, Conservation 277-3079 DIANA SCHOENBERG, Entertainment 278-4896 FRED BRUENGER, Hiking 485-2639 PHIL BERGER Lodge 322-1873 JUNE ZONGKER, Membership 262-7092 DA VE SM I TH, Mountaineering 266-5229 RUTA DRE/JMANIS, Publications 272-1412 DA VE GEORGE, Ski- Touring 364-7025 DAN THOMAS, Transportation 484-3873