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Trails OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of the CALIFORNIA ALPINE CLUB Volume 92 July/August 2016 No trails OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CALIFORNIA ALPINE CLUB Volume 92 July/August 2016 No. 6 FOURTH OF JULY BARBECUE AND POTLUCK US NATIONAL PARK SERVICE On Monday, July Fourth, come to the Alpine Lodge for a 1A “leaderless” hike or a 2B hike lead by Jordan CENTENNIAL Herrmann. The hikes will be followed by a festive Fourth PACKING THE PARKS, A CENTENNIAL of July celebration. If you don’t feel like hiking just come ADVENTURE and enjoy the festivities. We’ll prepare the chicken, veggie JULY 21 AND JULY 24, 2016 burgers and sausage. You prepare your favorite dish to serve 6-8 people. A donation bar will be open. We are looking for some additional volunteers to help with Choose what you want to bring: appetizer, casserole, these events and other National Parks Service Centennial activities. salad or dessert. Please call or email Eva Libien (415- Please contact me to participate. Activities will be to set up the 383-5184) or [email protected] to let her know what tables, serve refreshments, and answer questions about our Club you plan to bring. This is essential so that we don’t have and Foundation. too many of one dish. Then mail your check for $14 to: The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy are planning a Eva Libien, 2Eucalyptus Knoll St., Mill Valley, CA 94941. youth backpacking trip in the Bay Area. The event is called Packing Guest pay $16. the Parks. The northern group of ~50 hikers will begin at Stinson The 2B hike will start from the Lodge at 10:00am and Beach on Thursday, Jul 21 and camp at Camp Alice Eastwood. the 1A hike will begin at 11:00am. Happy Hour begins From there they will hike to Haypress Camp in Tennessee Valley. at 2:30pm followed by the Barbecue and Potluck at On Saturday they hike to Kirby Cove. Sunday, July 24, they cross 3:30pm. This should give the hikers time to freshen up. the Golden Gate Bridge to Crissy Field where they will meet the We already have some volunteers, but additional help southern team who started from Rancho Corral de Tierra. is needed with the barbecue, setup and cleanup. Please Pantoll July 21: The California Alpine Club will host a volunteer prior to the day of the event for these important refreshment table at Pantoll, where the northern group will have tasks and help make this event a success. lunch on July 21. We will stage this at Alpine Lodge, assemble the refreshments, tables, and chairs, then drive to Pantoll to set-up. Eva Libien, Event Committee Volunteers can hike with the group to Camp Alice Eastwood, then on to Alpine Lodge, or drive back after clean-up. Crissy Field July 24: We will have a booth at the Packing the Parks final event on Sunday, July 24. This will be a public event with other supporting organizations. We will use both of these activities to promote our club and foundation. Your help will be appreciated. Thanks, Bill Mayers, CAC Board Member. HAPPY [email protected] 415-302-4802. 4th of July JULY/AUGUST 2016 TRAILS 1 Monthly TRAILS Editor ~ Susan Patrick PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE California Alpine Club - The purpose of the Club is: To explore, enjoy and protect the Summer’s upon us and natural resources of our land, including wildlife, forests and plants, water and scenic values; to support and promote educational programs on these and related subjects; at all times, to protect and as far as the trails are filling with all we are able, to improve the environment in which we live; and to strengthen a sense of community sorts of hikers and outdoors among our members. folk. We’ll be out in numbers Officers: on the weekend of our half President Jay Gustafson ’17 415-381-7261 [email protected] yearly “New Member’s Vice President Mark Sapiro ’17 415-388-8910 [email protected] Secretary Margy Eller ’17 415-383-7307 [email protected] Welcome” Lunch at Alpine Treasurer Bill Mayers ’17 415-785-3516 [email protected] Lodge, July 16. Board Director Registrar Torie Beedle ’17 484-894-5230 [email protected] Candy Barnhill is organizing Past President Jim Nixon ’16 650-756-7771 [email protected] Board of Directors: this to acquaint new members Ann Meneguzzi ’17 209-931-3423 [email protected] with others in the club. So Greg Scoville ’16 916-801-0919 [email protected] bring your boots for a Tam Candy Barnhill ’16 319-631-9110 [email protected] Tim Warden ’18 415-453-6595 [email protected] hike, stay for a great lunch, Kathleen Fletcher ’18 415-454-1501 [email protected] and attend a Board and Quarterly Member’s meeting that Committee Chairpersons: Saturday afternoon. All newbies (defined as those who Finance Carroll Pearson 408-736-9403 [email protected] Historian (Acting) Bill Mayers 415-785-3516 [email protected] have joined in the last six months) and active members are Membership Bev Leve 707-539-2802 [email protected] invited to connect to the leadership team and meet our new Outings Ruth Tretbar 510-593-2115 [email protected] members. (See Members’ Mingle on page 3) Renee Hamilton 415-686-3966 [email protected] Website Margy Eller 415-383-7307 [email protected] We have another fabulous July event ahead, the Parliamentarian OPEN Centennial year of the U.S. National Parks Service. Treasurer Publications OPEN Bill Mayers is working with the Golden Gate National Parks Sunshine Valerie Nelson 831-688-1524 [email protected] Youth Activities Camille Smith-Balon 831-239-0730 [email protected] Conservancy in the production of a hiking event passing right Event Eva Libien 415-383-5184 [email protected] by Alpine lodge (22 July) and ending in the city (24 July). Committee Sue Karp 414-927-3221 [email protected] We’ve been invited to have a booth at the final destination site Edie Nelson 831-331-1754 [email protected] Mary Jane McKown 415-383-2774 [email protected] on Crissy Field on that Sunday. You’re invited to come along Carroll Pearson 408-736-9403 [email protected] to enjoy the scene and share your CAC experiences with Jordan Herrmann 510-520-9782 [email protected] others. Marguerite Murphy 415-595-6891 [email protected] Russ Toran 707-321-3845 [email protected] The outings are almost filled and there are more coming. Candy Barnhill 319-631-9110 [email protected] There are lots of opportunities to join hosted events at both Alpine Lodge Trustees: Alpine and Echo Lodges, so get those boots dusted off, find a Tom Coleman ’16 707-992-0650 [email protected] Barbara Hills ’17 530-756-4916 [email protected] friend or two and get up on the mountains. Sure it’s healthy, Garrett Hill ’19 707-792-2013 [email protected] and the scenery is exciting, but you know how friendships are Carl Duisberg ’17 415 388-1175 [email protected] deepened and new ones made when we’re outside. Donata Mikulik ’19 707-591-3129 [email protected] Alpine Lodge Support: Some of the ideas which members have brought forward Alpine Calendar Donata Mikulik 707-591-3129 [email protected] recently include more adventure through outings and events Alpine Treasurer Michael Vaggione 408-865-1781 [email protected] which the club might co-organize with others. For families Accommodations Reservations 707-591-3129 [email protected] Coordinators For Alpine Lodge: there is interest building in “exploration days” over at Slide Innkeepers Jana Shober 916-690-1828 [email protected] Ranch – the kind of fun kids and folks alike do to discover Hike Leaders Pauline MacDonald 415-381-2870 [email protected] nature and how to sustain our mountain and seashore. For Hikers Weekend Nuala Caulfield 415-922-6775 [email protected] Echo Summit Lodge Trustees: hikers and lovers of the Sierras there’s already a “pack-in five Chair Cindy Toran '19 707-321-3262 [email protected] day” being planned for next year with mules carrying the Nick Gregoratos ’18 415-206-9152 [email protected] load. Mary Larkin-Berlinski '17 831-345-6963 [email protected] Bob Henry ‘17 707-829-3728 [email protected] So what are your adventure ideas? Where do you want Richard Thornton '18 510-918-9001 [email protected] to play? Where can we be of service to the mountain? Let us CAC Foundation Directors: know. President Arlin Weinberger 415-444-0611 [email protected] Beryl Kay 415-922-6155 [email protected] Leadership listens and acts … it’s your turn. Allen Utterback 831-688-1524 [email protected] Jay Gustafson, President Mary Cosgrove 415-381-7261 [email protected] Ruth Tretbar 510-593-2115 [email protected] Bruce Friend 510-654-4218 [email protected] Correspondence: Please address correspondence concerning this TRAILS is the newsletter of the California Alpine Club. The editorial staff reserves publication to: Jay Gustafason 4024 Ash St., Mill Valley, CA 94941. the right to edit all submitted copy. Monthly Editors: Anita Cabrera, Susan Patrick, Heather Rand, Richard Thornton CAC Website: http://californiaalpineclub.org and Helena Troy. CAC Rosters and Privacy Protection Contributors this issue: Jay Gustafason, Bev Leve, Pauline McDonald, Jordon For CAC Roster, electronic copy either one time or on monthly Hermann, Cindy Toran, Jana Shober, Ruth Tretbar, Renee Hamilton, Eva Libien, Bill distribution, request via email from present registrar. CAC Rosters and email Mayer, Margy Eller, Ann Mezzini, Russ Toranski, Stanley Gorak and Susan Patrick. distribution lists should be protected from indiscriminate distribution to other than club members and should only be used for CAC club business or personal contact.
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