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The Sierra EchoVolume 64 ◭ Number 4 ◭ October-December 2020

Unnamed lake below Crown Point, near Bridgeport, on the Vagmarken list. Story on page 23 (Photo by Tina Bowman).

Kern Point and Picket Guard in a Day, Mokelumne, Olancha, Passages, New Members, LCWF Funding, John Muir

themthroughFebruary28,2021,duetothecontinuingissueswiththeCovid-19pandemic.So,itlookslikethisseasonwe

willhavenooutingsscheduled―darn!IwashopingtogetbacktotheSierratodosomegreatclimbsandworkonmySPS

Emblem(whichIhavebeendoingforoverfortyyears).Ihopewewillgetthroughthisunscathed,andwecanresumeour

normalactivitiesin2021.OurannualSPSBanquet,usuallyheldonthelastSundayofJanuary,isalsogoingtohavetobe

movedout,andwearecheckingtoseeifthatcanworkinMarch.Orperhapswecanhavethebanquetatanoutdoor

venuesomehow—dofolksthinkthatmightbeokay?Meanwhile,anotherpossibilityformeetingsistohostthemonZoom.

Itwouldbeawayforclimberstogettogether,sharetheiradventureswithothers,andatleastconnectinsomeway.Of

course,wearealwaysopentoideasandsuggestionsfromthemembership.Ifyouthinkofsomewayforustogettogether

withoutcompromisingourhealthandsafety,Iamopentohearingit!

Inthemeantime,besafe,wearamask,followsocialdistancing,andweallwillbereadytogowhenthetimecomes.

Jim,chair@sierrapeaks.org

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Elected

JimFleming Chairchair@sierrapeaks.orgPaulGarry Vice-chair/banquetvicechair@sierrapeaks.orgAlexanderSmirnoff Treasurertreasurer@sierrapeaks.orgJasonSeieroe Fifthofficer/outreachoutreach@sierrapeaks.orgTinaBowman Secretarytina@bowmanchange.com

Appointed

Archives DanRichterdan@danrichter.comConservationChair SharonMoorejustslm@earthlink.netEchoeditors TinaBowmantina@bowmanchange.com, BethEpsteinEchomailer TinaBowmanEmblemCommittee TinaBowman,KathyRich,DarynDodge, RonBartellITSupport GregMasonadmin@sierrapeaks.org, MattHengstmatthew.hengst@gmail.comKeeperoftheList TinaBowmanMerchandise PattyKlinepatriciakline@aol.comMountainRecords HarryLangenbacherregister@langenbacher.orgOutings PhilBatesphilipabates@gmail.comSafetyChair DougMantleWebmaster JoeWankumjbwankum@aol.comAsst.Webmaster HarryLagenbacherregister@summitregister.org

RegionalRepresentatives

SanDiego JoeWhiteCentralCalifornia DarynDodgeNorthernCalifornia LisaBarboza

2020 Sierra Peaks Section Management Committee

Hello,fellowSierraclimbingandexploringenthusiasts!IwishIcouldreportthattherestrictionsonourmeetingtogetherhavebeenlifted;however,theNationalofficeoftheSierraClubhasextended

Echoes from the Chair By Jim S. Fleming

In this issue:Chair’s Column 2Banquet 3Member News 4-7Awards Nominations 8Around the Web 9-10LWCF Passage 11Changes Then and Now 12-13Kelty Pack Available 14Kern Point and Picket Guard 15-17Mokelumne Peak 18-19Olancha Day Hike 20-21Dinner with Norman Clyde 22Life After the List 23-24Outings 25-26Treasurer’s Report 27Minutes 28-30Passages: Paul E. Harris 29Mystery Peak Challenge 30-31

RosterAnnouncementForfuturerosterssenttomembers,theSPS

managementcommitteehasdecidedtoomitthe

streetaddressesforprivacyissues.Ifyouneedto

sendsomethingtoafellowSPServiasnailmail,you

canalwaysusetherosterinformationtocontactthat

memberbyphoneoremailtogetthestreetaddress.

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Savethedate!

Mt.Vinson:ClimbingtotheTopoftheBottomoftheWorldIfthecoronavirusallows,the2021annualSPSbanquetwillbeheldonSunday,March21st,atAlmansorcourt,Alhambra.MemberPaulGarrywillgiveapresentationonhisclimbofVincentMassifinAntarctica.Bethereorbesquare!

2021 Sierra Peaks Section Annual

BANQUET

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Phil KohlmetzPhilhasbeenleadingbackpackingtripsandexploringart,

community,andnaturefortwentyyears,knownasPhilCo

Challenges,whichinvolve1.LNTatalltimes;2.Keepyour

teamclose;3.Nowhining(i.e.,youareresponsibleforyour

owngoodtime);4.Loveanadventure.Since2015,he’sled

localhikesfortheRedwoodChapter,butmovedtoLonePine

fromVallejotobeclosertothemountainsandishumbledto

bepartoftheimpressiveSPScommunity.Hethru-hikedthe

JMTin2009,didTyndallandWilliamsonback-to-back,has

beenanREIworkshoppresenterteachinglong-distancehiking

skills,andlikestousehismuseumresearchbackgroundto

learnaboutearlySierrahistoryandreadearlySierrawriters,

fromtheoverblownbutlovableClarenceKingtopoetKenneth

Rexroth.Whenhe’snotscrambling,he’sraisingmoneyfor

non-profitsandcanoftenbefoundstaringathighpeaks.

Mark RatzlaffMarktransplantedtoCaliforniafromtheflatlandsof

Missouriin2014withlittleknowledgeoftheSierra

Nevadabutquicklyfellinlove.HeclimbedMount

WhitneyforhisfirstsummerintheSierraandthen

wentontoobsessoveranythingrelatedtotheRange

ofLight.HemakesanefforttoclimbatleastoneSPS

peakayear,ifnotmore,butwithavastarrayof

interestsintheoutdoors,itbecomeshardtoprioritize

whichadventuretotacklenext.Whennot

backpacking,snowboarding,ormountaineering,he's

paintingpictures,readinghistory,andtryingto

identifytheSierra’sfloraandfauna.

Welcome New Members!

Matthew KraaiMatttooktheWildernessTravelCourseinOrange

Countyin2014andreturnedthenextyearasan

instructor.Hehashikedover200peaksontheHundred

PeakslistandisanI-ratedleader.Havingenjoyed

backpacksanddayhikesintheSierra,helooksforward

tomore.

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Welcome New Members!Romain WacziargRomainhasbeenclimbingintheSierrafor

twenty-oneyears,atimeduringwhichhis

appreciationfortherangehasgrownsteadily.

Atfirsthewasmoreofarockclimber,butlittle

bylittleheturnedintoapeakbagger.Sofarhe

hasclimbed132oftheSPSpeaks.Thelisthelps

himpickareasoftheSierrawherehe’snever

beenandthatheiseagertodiscoverand

explore.Outsideofclimbing,heisanacademic,

teachingeconomicsatUCLA.Marriedwith

threekids,hedivideshistimebetweenLAand

MammothLakes.

Catherine RossbachCatherinegrewupintheEastdoingfieldbotany

hikeswithherfather.SincemovingtoCalifornia,

shehascompletedtheHPSandLPClists,andshe

hassection-hikedalmostonethousandmilesof

thePCT.Duringthespringandsummerof2020,

shehasworkedoncompletingpathfindersinthe

SanJacintoRange.Sheiseagertoresumeher

pursuitoftheDPSandSPSlistsassoonaspublic

landsareopenagainandSierraClubgroupsare

abletogetbackOutThere.

Dave HalliganDaveclimbedhisfirstSPSpeak,Mt.Whitney,asawinter

ascentin1994,concludingathree-week,150-milecross-

countrybackpackthatstartedinDeathValley–“Atthat

time,Ididn’tevenknowtherewasanSPSlist!”Since

then,DavehasclimbedallfifteenCalifornia14,000’peaks,

includingStarlight,andthirtySPSPeaks,includingeight

emblempeaks,andaroundfiftyothersummitsthroughout

CaliforniaandthewesternUnitedStates.Daveislooking

forwardtomeetingfellowclimbersinSPSandspendingas

muchtimeoutdoorsaspossible!

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Congratulations!

Corinne LivingstonCorinneLivingstonfinishedthelistforthe

secondtimeSeptember5thonPt.Powell.We

hopetohearmoreforthenextissue!

Neal RobbinsNealearnedhismasteremblemonWest

VidetteonAugust8th.Congrats,Neal!

Will,seenaboveonHerlanPeakoverlookingSand

HarborStatePark,earnedhissecondSmatko

ExplorerEmblemonGoldStarPeakonAugust13th.

Will Whitney

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Tina BowmanTina,seenaboveattheSPSdedicationof

SmatkoPeak,earnedherAndySmatko

ExplorerEmblemonMt.Versteegon

September3(Seestorypage23.)

JD MorrisJDfinishedtheSPSlistonAugust15thon

University,havingclimbedeachpeakasaday

hike.SeehisstoryofKernPointandPicket

Guardonpage13.It’snotquiteofficialbecause

JDhasn’tbeenamemberfortwoyears.

Congratulations!

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Don’t forget that your subscription to the Echo expires December 31st unless you’ve renewed for more than one year. If you are unsure when your subscription (and thus SPS membership) expires, please contact either treasurer Alexander Smirnoff at alsmir1701@gmail.com or Tina Bowman at tina@bowmanchange.com. You can the download the renewal form from the SPS web site here: https://www.sierraclub.org/angeles/sierra-peaks/membership.

!!!!

It’sthattimeofyearformemberstonominateSPSleadersfortheSPSLeadershipAward.Establishedandfirstgivenin

1997,theawardhasbeendescribedthus:“CreatedbytheSPSMembershiptogiverecognitiontothoseindividualswho

haveshownoutstandingleadershipandservicetotheSPSovertheyearsandwhohavefosterednewleaders.”

Pleasesendyournominationandlistofqualificationstothechair,JimFleming,atjimf333@att.net.Formore

information,here’swhatthePoliciesandProceduressayabouttheaward:

FromtimetotimetheManagementCommitteemaychoosetohonoraleaderforextraordinaryservicetothe

SPS.TheawardshallbegivenattheannualbanquetwithanarticleinthebanquetissueofTheSierraEchotohonortheleader.Theawardmaybegivenposthumously.BysubmittingalettertotheManagementCommittee

indicatingwhytheleadershouldbesohonored,membersmaynominatepossiblerecipients.Management

Committeemembersmayalsonominaterecipientsandshoulddrawupalistofqualificationstobementionedin

anEchoarticlepublishedeachyearinamid-yearissuealongwithasolicitationfornominees.Factorsthatmay

contributetotheselectionofrecipientsshouldincludeleadershiponnumeroustripsoveraperiodofatleastten

years,fosteringnewmembersandleaders,achievementofatleastan“M”leadershiprating,andsettingthe

exampleofwell-plannedandsafetrips.TheManagementCommitteeshallvotewhethereachnomineeisto

receivetheaward.Morethanonepersonmayreceivetheawardeachyear,butitneednotbegiveneveryyear.

Pastrecipientsare

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Call for Award Nominations!

LifetimeAchievementAward

TheSPSnowhasaLifetimeAchievementAward,firstgivenin2016toBarbaraLilleyandGordonMacLeod,thentoJerry

Keatingin2017andDougMantlein2018.Pleasecontactthechairifyouwouldliketonominatesomeone.Here’sthe

descriptionoftheawardfromthePoliciesandProcedures:

FromtimetotimetheManagementCommitteemaychoosetohonoramemberforoutstandingservicetothe

SPSovermanyyears.Suchservicemayincludeleadingcopiousoutings,servinginvariouselectedorappointed

positionsontheManagementCommittee,contributingtotheEcho,andinspiringothersbytheirmountaineeringaccomplishments.MembersmaynominateapossiblerecipientbywritingtotheManagement

Committeeandindicatingwhythepersonshouldbesohonored.TheManagementCommitteeshallvote

whethereachnomineeistoreceivetheaward.Morethanonepersonmayreceivetheawardeachyear,butthe

awardneednotbegiveneveryyear.

SPSLeadershipAward

Your Turn! Can You Serve? TheSPSislookingformemberstorunfortheSPSmanagementcommitteeandtoserveonthenominatingandelectioncommittees.Areyouinterested?Knowsomeonewhomightbewillingtoserve?PleasecontactJimFleming,chair,tomakesuggestions.Hisemailisjimf333@att.net.

DaveDykemanandBillT.Russell(posthumously),1997

DougMantleandDuaneMcRuer,1998

DanRichter,1999

LarryTidball,2000

BarbeeTidball,2002

TinaBowman(Stough),2015

NealRobbins,2016

KathyRich,2017

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The2020BanffCentreMountainFilmandBookFestivalwillbe

virtualthisyear,runningfromOctober31toNovember8,with

ticketsgoingonsaleinSeptember.Formoreinformation

seehttps://www.banffcentre.ca/banff-mountain-film-book-

festival.

CanoneescapethecoronaviruspandemicontheJohnMuirTrail?

Seehttps://apple.news/A9cHzh2yoQoaAOWB759gARg.

ItlooksliketheChinasideofMountEverestwillhavebetter5Gcell

coveragethanmanypartsofLosAngeles:https://slate.com/

technology/2020/07/mount-everest-5g-china-tibet-nepal-

border.html.

FromBethEpsteinwehaveastoryaboutMammothLakes’Bear

Whisperer,SteveSearles:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/

science/bear-whisperer-steve-searles.html?

campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20200719&instance_id=20443&nl=t

he-

morning&regi_id=69350034&segment_id=33788&te=1&user_id=a

8ab7ca600bc022721fe5ab88e9f3139.

ThefilmAlpinistsatLarge:1981AttemptonMountSigunianginChinaisavailablehere:https://www.outsideonline.com/2415064/

mount-siguniang-china-1981-summit-attempt.

ReadaboutadescentonsnowonMountMorrison’sYcouloir

(https://www.patagonia.com/stories/trying-adds-up/

story-87417.html).OrcheckoutAndreaMason’sincredibleself-

poweredjourneyfromthesoutherncoastofEnglandtothetopof

MountBlancinfivedays,includingswimmingtheEnglishChannel

(https://rab.equipment/uk/basecamp/andrea-mason-sea-to-

summit-challenge/),orJennyTough’srunsinmountainranges

aroundtheworld(https://apple.news/

AhEt_YOcXQh6Nfdy20vUCgQ).

ASt.BernardwasrescuedonScafellPike:https://

www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-

cumbria-53543367.

Itwasonabicycleinsteadofonfoot,butit’sstilla

veryimpressiveverticalgainin24hours:https://

www.velonews.com/culture/a-french-math-

teacher-just-broke-the-world-record-for-vertical-

gain-in-24-hours/.

MoonwalkisashortfilmbyRenanOzturkand

TaylorReesfilmingslacklininginfrontofthe

moonatnight.Ifyoudon’tcareabouthowitwas

done,gotoaround5:30forthebeautifulpart

(butitisinterestingtoseetheimmenseeffortto

captureaminuteorsoofvideo):https://

www.youtube.com/watch?

v=2xKSOrHm8Zs&feature=emb_logo.

Beingagoodclimbingpartnersometimesmeans

beingapest:https://rockandice.com/opinion/

the-choss-pile-being-a-good-climbing-partner-

means-being-a-pest/?cn-reloaded=1.

ReadaboutTommyCaldwell’sandAlexHonnold’s

incrediblelinkupintheRockyMountainsthatleft

themhobbled(http://www.alpinist.com/doc/

web20c/newswire-honnold-caldwell-rmnp-

ultimate-linkup).

ShouldthenameoftheAlabamaHills,takenfrom

thenameofaConfederatewarship,be

changed(https://www.nationalgeographic.com/

travel/2020/07/california-eastern-sierras-reckon-

with-racist-history-renaming-alabama-hills/)?

Here’ssomethingtoconsiderasyoudrive

throughOlanchaon395drinkingyourbottleof

CrystalGeyserwater:https://

www.sierrawave.net/crystal-geyser-water-in-

around-the-web/By Dave Sholle

Editors’note:DaveSholleisourcorrespondentforthiscolumn,sharingweblinksthatSPSmembersmayfindinteresting.Ifyouseesomethingyouthinkwouldinterestothermembers,pleasesendittoDaveatdsholle@verizon.net.

olancha-to-pay-5-m-for-hazardous-waste-violations/.

Forrescue-relatedstories,seethese:ontheThirdPillar

ofDana(https://www.sierrawave.net/mono-county-

sars-rescue-climber-on-mt-dana/);afterasix-foot

boulderrollsontoaclimber(https://www.cnn.com/

2020/08/10/us/hiker-injured-by-boulder-rescued-trnd/

index.html);findingoftheremainsofahikergone

missinginearlyDecember2019onMountBaldy

(https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-29/

remains-of-missing-hiker-found-on-mt-baldy);deathof

BishopclimberRayWarburtononMount

Humphreys(https://rockandice.com/climbing-news/

ray-warburton-59-dies-on-mount-humphries-bishop/);

anotherdeathonMountHumphreys(https://

www.sierrawave.net/a-member-of-a-nevada-search-

and-rescue-team-fell-to-his-death-on-mt-humphreys/);

aclimbercriticallyinjuredinafallwhilefree-soloingat

StoneyPoint(https://rockandice.com/climbing-

accidents/longtime-socal-climber-critical-following-fall-

and-air-rescue-at-stoney-point/);andafalldueto

failureofanoldcordeletteontheEvolutiontraverse

(https://rockandice.com/climbing-accidents/old-tat-

breaks-on-evolution-traverse/).

GeofChildswritesaboutthe“fourbasicprinciplesthat

moldthewayweexperiencefate”in“Measureof

Luck”:https://rockandice.com/features/measure-of-

luck-ascent/.

Isoneofthenewsuperlightropesforyou?Getgood

informationaboutthemhere:https://rockandice.com/

climb-safe/climb-safe-the-skinny-on-super-light-ropes/.

TheabandonedbusfromthebookandfilmIntotheWildwasfinallyremovedinAlaskabecausesome

touristsweregettingintodangertryingtovisitit:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-

canada-53106441.

TheSierraClub’srecentstatementaboutJohnMuirand

racismisavailablehere:https://www.sierraclub.org/

michael-brune/2020/07/john-muir-early-history-sierra-

club.

TheSierraClubistryingtobemoreinclusive,sohereis

anarticle,althoughnotspecificallyabout

mountaineering,concerningsomeissuesabout

inclusionwhenrunningwhileblack:

https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/

a32883923/ahmaud-arbery-death-running-and-racism/.

Andhere’sarelatedstoryaboutworldclass

marathonerMebKeflezighirunningwhileblackand

somecommentsaboutrunningontrailsnearMammoth

Lakeswhenhetrainedthere:https://

www.outsideonline.com/2414514/meb-keflezighi-

racism-running.

InthelastEcho,thelinktoastoryaboutAnderlHeckmair,inthefirstpartytoclimbtheNorthFaceof

theEigerin1938,wasaccidentallyleftout:https://

rockandice.com/snowball/my-dinner-with-anderl-

ascent-2017/.

around-the-web / continued

Overtheyearsyouhaveprobablyheardstoriesfromfellowclimbersaboutnearmissesandmighthavea

fewofyourown:lightningstrikingtooclose,rockswhizzingbyclimbers’heads,ragingstreamswithwet

logstocrosson,ropesseeminglyimpossiblystuck,bearsrefusingtogiveupyourfood.Pleaseshareyour

truetales––oldandnew––abouttheseclosecallsandout-of-the-ordinarystories,includinga“lessons

learned”observationwhenapplicable.We’dliketomakethisaregularfeatureoftheEcho.––TheEditors

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Too Close for Comfort

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WhatisgreatabouttheGreatAmericanOutdoors

Actbeyonditsname?ThisbilllivesuptothenamecelebratingtheGreat

AmericanOutdoors.PassedbytheHouseof

RepresentativesonJuly22,310to107,thisbilliscalled"the

conservationlegislationofageneration."Andthatstrong

HousevotecameamonthaftertheSenatepassedit,73to

25,with25RepublicansaddingtheirYEAstoallDemocrats.

ThebillmandatesfullfundingfortheLandandWater

ConservationFund(LWCF).Thismeansthatthefull

authorizedannualamountof$900millionwillactuallybe

usedeveryyear.Untilnow,AppropriationsCommittees

havealmostneverallowedanywherenearthefull

authorizedamounttobeappropriated,andthusthe

LWCF,oftencalled"America’smostsuccessfulconservation

program,"hasnotliveduptoitspotential.Butfromnowon

theLWCFwillgetmaximumfunding.

ThebillalsoestablishesanewNationalParksandPublic

LandLegacyRestorationFundtoprovidefederalland

agencieswith$9.5billiontobegintoaddressthe$22billion

horrendousdeferredmaintenancebacklogonpublic

lands––principallyonnationalparks.

OftheLWCF'stwomainprograms,one,called"direct

federalacquisition,"allowsfederalagenciestopurchase

privatelandinholdingswithinnationalparks,forests,and

wildliferefuges––thussimplifyingandexpediting

management.Theotherprogram,"Stateandlocal

assistance,"grantsstatesfundsforlocalparksandother

publicoutdoorrecreationfacilities,likecommunity

swimmingpools,biketrails,tenniscourts,marinas,

campgrounds,etc.Bothprogramsstronglysupport

Americanconservationandoutdoorrecreation.

AsHouseSpeakerNancyPelosiwrotetoher

constituents,“SomeofCalifornia’smostcherishednatural

areashavebenefittedfromtheprotectionprovidedbythe

LWCF,includingJoshuaTree,LakeTahoe,theGoldenGate

NationalRecreationArea,andtheSanFranciscoMaritime

NationalHistoricalPark....TheLWCFalsoaddresses

environmentalinjusticebycreatinggreenspacesnearlow-

incomecommunitiesandcommunitiesofcoloracrossthe

country.PermanentlyfundingtheLWCFwillensurethatwe

preserveournaturalheritageinanequitablemannerto

ensurethatallcommunitiescanbenefit.”

TheGreatAmericanOutdoorsActbecomeslawOnAugust4,thePresidentsignedTheGreatAmerica

OutdoorsActintolaw—indoors,inaWhiteHousepublicity

eventattendedbyvariousRepublicanlawmakersandother

bureaucratswhoapplaudedthefortyminutesofoutrageous

claimsforRepublicanconservationleadershipbeforethe

tensecondsofsigning.

ThenewNationalParksLegacyRestorationFundwill

hugelybenefitthetwenty-sevenfinanciallystrappedNPS

sitesinCalifornia,themaintenancebacklogofwhich

totals$1,808,670,496.Individualunitshavebacklogs

rangingfrom$3,874inthePortChicagoNavalMagazine

NationalMemorialand$201,104fortheCésarEChávez

NationalMonumentto$176,564,468forSequoiaandKings

CanyonNationalParksandYosemite'sstaggeringtotalof

$582,670,827.

GreatAmericanOutdoorsActBackgroundSierraClubvolunteershavesteadilycalledforstrong

appropriationsfortheLWCFfordecades,andinthelastsix

years,whentheLWCFwasalmostconstantlythreatened

withexpiration,Clubmembersaroundthecountryleaned

ontheirmembersofCongresstogetitreauthorized––

permanently.InthepresentCongressSierraClubactivists'

callsandemailtoCongresshelpedachieve

theoverwhelmingbipartisanco-sponsorshipforthebillthat

finallypassedthissummer.

InearlyMarchofthisyear,Senatorsanxioustogetthe

LWCFbillpasseddevisedtheGreatAmericanOutdoorsAct

bycombiningtwopopularbills—the“LWCFfulland

permanentfunding”billandthe"RestoreOurParks"billfor

fundingparks’maintenancebacklogs.InearlyJune,when

theSenatescheduleditsvoteandastrongmajorityfor

passingbecameevident,thiscombinedformappearedalso

intheHouse.

Senateleadersforthebillemphasizedthat,whilethis

fundingmeasureforparkshasalways"beenagoodidea––it

isnowessential––withCOVID-19worriesandcurrentunrest

overracism,asmoreandmorepeopleseeksolacein

Nature––and,atthesametime,moreandmorepeople

needthenewjobsthisinfrastructurefundingmeasurewill

bring."

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Congress fully funds LWCF in the Great American Outdoors ActBy Vicky Hoover, Chair, Sierra Club LWCF Task Force

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By Tina Bowman

YoumayhaveseentheLosAngelesTimesarticleonJuly23rd,“SierraClubcallsouttheracismofJohn

Muir”(https://www.latimes.com/california/story/

2020-07-22/sierra-club-calls-out-the-racism-of-john-

muir)ortheJuly22ndSierraClubInsiderarticle,“PullingDownOurMonuments”byMichaelBrune,

theSierraClub’sexecutivedirector,thefirstarticleof

aseries(https://www.sierraclub.org/michael-brune/

2020/07/john-muir-early-history-sierra-club?

utm_source=insider&utm_medium=email&utm_camp

aign=newsletter).Brunenotes,“TheSierraClub

maintainedthatbasicorientation[“amountaineering

clubformiddle-andupper-classwhitepeoplewho

workedtopreservethewildernesstheyhiked

through”]untilatleastthe1960sbecause

membershipremainedexclusive.Membershipcould

onlybegrantedthroughsponsorshipfromexisting

members,someofwhomscreenedoutanyapplicants

ofcolor.”I’mindebted,onceagain,toJerryKeatingin

pointingoutimportantchapterandclubhistory.

ReferringtotheLATimesarticle,Jerrywrotethatthearticle“sadlydoesn'tmentiontheuproarinthe

AngelesChapterthatstartedinthelate1950sandled

theClubtoabolishmembershipscreeningandalso

nottorequirememberstosignaloyaltyoath.”Two

membersoftheSPS,JohnRobinsonandTomAmneus,

“wereprominentinthemoveforinclusiveness....

TomnotonlywasanSPSerbutservedasAngeles

Chapterchairman.John'sviewwasexpressedin

aSouthernSierran‘Inreply’totheJuly1961Chairman'sCornerpositionofOrvilleMiller

contendinga‘non-selectivemembershippolicyleads

toundesirables.’''[Seethesidebarforthescanned

“Chairman’sCorner”andJohn’s“InReply.”]

JerryalsowrotethatBobCates,Chapter

Historian,spokeatJohnRobinson’smemorialservice

ofJohn,TomAmneus,andNateClark“aschampions

ofopenmembership.Tom'spositionwasclearly

statedinaletterhe,asChapterchairman,wroteto

theClub'sBoardofDirectorsonFebruary19,1959.”

YoucanreadthatletterandBrower’sreplyinthe

appendixtothetranscriptofaninterviewofTom

AmneusaspartoftheSierraClubOralhistoryproject

(pp.32-33oftheAmneusinterview):https://

digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/roho/ucb/text/

southern_sierrans2.pdf.Theinterviewisquite

interestingandincludeshistoryofthemembership

policiesamonganumberofothertopics.“ABrief

History:1911-1986,”aboutthefirstseventy-fiveyears

oftheAngelesChapter,byJamesHarris,canberead

here:https://angeles.sierraclub.org/about/

chapter_history/brief_history_1911_1986.Amongthe

subjectsHarrisaddressedisthescreeningof

candidatesformembershipandthe“discriminatory

membershippolicy.”

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Changes Then and Now:Bending the Arc of Angeles Chapter History

John Muir circa 1893 (Photo courtesy National Park Service).

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Jerry Keating submitted this scan of the Angeles Chapter debate on inclusiveness published in the September, 1961, Southern Sierran.

Bending the Arc of Angeles Chapter History, continued

14 SierraEcho▴October-December2020

Clockwisefromtop:GordonMacLeodintheUintaMtns.,2005(PhotobyBarbaraLilley).BarbaraLilleyonMountLoganexpedition,YukonTerritory,Canada,1959(PhotofromBarbaraLilleyCollection,AngelesChapterArchives).GordonandBarbaraonaclimbofTowerPeak,September,1994(PhotocourtesyBarbaraLilley).

[Editor’snote:IncorrespondencewithBarbaraaboutthispackandherstoryaboutKeltypacks,Ithoughtotherswouldfindthestoryinterestingandamusing––Tina.]

IwouldliketopassonGordonMacLeod'straditional(externalframe)

Keltypacktosomeonewhomightbeabletouseit.Itislargesizewithan

unpartitionedpackbagjokinglyreferredtoas"thebottomlesspit”and

purchasedin1982toreplaceonethatwasstolen.It’sstillingoodshape.

MyexperiencewithKeltypacksissomewhatdifferent.Ipurchaseda

medium-sizecustom-madepackfromMr.Keltyinthemid1950'sandusedit

untilthebagworeout.IreplaceditwithaKelty-typepack,whichwasstolen

(alongwithGordon's)duringacarbreak-inatatrailheadontheeastsideof

theSierra.MynextKelty-typepacklasteduntil1984,whenGordonranover

itwithhisoldSuburban.Atthispoint,Idrilledacoupleholesinmyoriginal

Keltyframe,whichIstillhad,attachedthesurvivingpackbag,andIhave

usediteversince.

OnebigadvantageoftheKelty-stylepackisthatwithlongerstrapsand

alargestuffbag,onecanaccommodatenotonlythesleepingbagandpad,

butalsootheritemsaswellonthebottomportionoftheframe.Thisis

especiallyusefulifyouneedtousethemediumsize.

Incidentally,aKeltypackwascarriedtothesummitofMt.Everestbya

memberofthefirstAmericanexpedition.

AnyoneinterestedcancontactmeatP.O.Box128,SimiValley,CA

93062.Phone:805-527-7703.

Kelty Pack AvailableByBarbaraLilley

15SierraEcho▴October-December2020

AllafternoonI’dbeenlookingforwardtotheclimbon

thesmoothandhardpackedtrailupfromtheKernRiverto

theJMTthatformsastretchoftheHighSierraTrail.Running

downhillonitintheearlymorninghadgivenmean

unexpectedrunner’shighandalotofstokeIwasn’t

expectingwhenImappedoutmyadventurousrouteand

ponderedhowonEarthI’dfinishaloopwithover17,000’of

elevationgainandtonsofoff-trailclimbinginundertwenty-

fourhours.AsItrudgedupthehorseshoe-churnedtrailtothe

junctionanddiscoveredthebeautiful,packedtrailwas

turnedtopowderundercountlesshooves,therealityofhow

littletimeIhadlefttomakeitbacktothetrailheadhitme

likeablastofcoldwater.

WhenIfirstjoinedBobBurd’sSierraChallengein2010,

I’dneverevenheardoftheSPSlistanddidn’tevenknowthat

Bobwasabouttobethesecondtodayhikeit.However,asI

climbedaestheticpeaksandtaggedpopularsummits,I

regularlyfoundthatIwassigningintoSPSregisters.While

mostofmySierratripsthenweredayhikesoutof

convenience,atsomepointwithmorethanhalfoftheSPS

listcompleteIdecidedtotakeonthechallengetoclimbthe

wholelistwithoutexceedingtwenty-fourhoursinanyone

outing.Afteryearsoflongdaysandlatenights,I’dcoveredall

butthelasthandfulofpeaksandhadleftacruxofthelist

amongthelast––KernPoint,whichIhopedtocombinewith

PicketGuard,startingsolooutofWhitneyPortal.

I’veenjoyedcrossingCleaverColseveraltimesinthepast

anddon’tmindthelooseandsandychute,soitwasalogical

routeforescapingtheWhitneyZoneintheearlymorning.I’d

gottenagoodevening’srestandwassatisfiedtoarriveatthe

shoreofTulainyoLakeinabout3hours.Afterwanderingabit

lostbetweenTulainyoandWalesLakesIunexpectedly

stumbleduponthetrailfromWallaceLakesjustasthesun

illuminatedthetarnsthereaswellasthesummitsofthe

Kaweahrange.Aftertakingfartoolongtryingtophotograph

thegloryofbeinginsuchabeautifulplaceattherighttime,I

tookthetrail,losingandregainingitahandfuloftimes,until

wanderingintotheJMTandthendowntheJunctionMeadow

trailabitbeforesixhoursintothemorning.

Kern Point and Picket Guard as a Dayhike By JD Morris

Above: Sunrise on the Kaweahs (Photo by JD Morris).

The4000’climbofKernPointwasgoingtobewhat

madeorbrokethewholeday,andIwasabletostudythe

hugefaceduringthelastfewmilesofexcellentdownhill

runningtotheKernRiver.BythetimeIwascrossingthe

Kern––madeeasybymanytinybraidsinthecanyoninthis

low-snowyear––Iwasfeelinggoodaboutmychoices.After

somemildbrushdown

lowIenteredachute

surroundedbysteep

rockandstartedthe

steepclimbwithfairly

decentfootingandnice

scenery.Afterseveral

hoursofuphillprogress,

IfeltasthoughI’d

becomeonewiththe

mountain––initially

wanderingupsomeof

thesteeprockdividing

thechutes,thencrossing

asmallwoodedplain

highonthepeak’sflanks,

andeventuallyemerging

intothebrushyandthen

sandyuppermostslopes

wheretheanglerelaxed

andtheviewsstretched

outformiles.AsIwalked

upontothebroadsummitIwasalmostthirtyminutesahead

ofmyten-hourtargettime,confirmingmyplantocontinue

toPicketGuard.

Themeadows,waterfalls,andwellworntrailIsoon

foundintheKern-KaweahRivervalleybelowtothewestand

southwereagreatbreakaftermanyhoursofsandandrock.

16 SierraEcho▴October-December2020

Left: The view of the route up Kern Point right of center with Picket Guard lurking to the left, seen from the High Sierra Trail.

Below: The north (right) and east (left) ridges of Picket Guard, low center, as seen from Kern Point, with Black Kaweah towering directly above (Photos by JD Morris).

However,thenorthridgeofPicket

Guardthathadlookedsoaesthetic

fromhighaboveonKernPointnow

lookedmorelikesteepjumblesof

rockaboveforestandmarshfrommy

newperspective.Ieventuallyescaped

thevalleyandfoundmywayontothe

fairlywidebutdistinctridgethatled

uptowardsthesummit,occasionally

scramblingeasythirdclassand

admiringseasofcolumbines.The

summititselfwasashortbutfun

scramblewestfromwheremyridge

toppedout,andwhenIcheckedmy

watch,IsawthatIwasnowupover

anhourfrommyestimate.Thirteen

hoursdownand,Ihoped,fewerthan

eleventogo.

Thedescentdowntheeastridge

toabeautifullakeat10,600’wasfast

andeasyandIhadagreatbreak

belowwaterrushingdownslabson

theKern-Kaweahbeforejumping

ontotheColbyPasstrail.Thatbreak

wouldbethelastblissforthetrip––

aheadlaymilesofovergrowntrailand

thenfivemilesfollowingthehorse-

troddenHighSierraTrail,wearing

worn-outshoeswithbaldsolesupto

thegrazingmeadowsneartheJMT.

AftertheWallaceLakestrail

disappearedalmostsimultaneously

withthesun,myascentbackup

throughthecliffbandandontothe

highplateauofTulainyoLakewent

slowly.WhilescramblingoverRussell-

CarillonPassinthedarkofnightwent

smoothly,Iwasnonethelessalmost

twenty-twohoursintothehike.The

descentofthepopularsandslopesandfindingmywayacrosstheslabsandbrushof

LonePineCreektookfarlongerthanithadonmanyprevioustripswiththebenefit

ofdaylight,andtimewasrunningout.Iwasabletomaintainmytypical,slowjog

downthetrailandmostoftheE-ledges,butwhenIfinallyreachedthepavement

andhit“stop”onmywatch,Ihadpracticallynotimetospare.Trailheadtotrailhead

23:58––byfarmyclosestcallwithmyarbitrarydeadlinebutasuccessnonetheless.

Withthistripcomplete,finishingtheremainingsixpeaksduringtheweekofthe

2020SierraChallenge––Table,Charybdis,BlackGiant,McGee,NormanClyde,anda

finishonUniversity––seemedwellwithinreach.

17SierraEcho▴October-December2020

Top: Looking back up at Kern Point from Lake 10,600’ on the east ridge of Picket Guard. Right: Break Time at the Kern-Kaweah River before starting down the Colby Pass Trail (Photos by JD Morris).

Larryhadcompletelyhealedfrombacksurgeryearlythisyear,andinmid-Julyhegot

clearancefromhisdoctortoresumebackpacking.Soweplannedtodosomeeasy

backpackstotestthingsout.BarbeelookedatherSPSlist,andmostofthepeaksshe

neededwouldrequirestrenuousmulti-daybackpacks.Thenshespottedsheneeded

MokelumneandlookedontheSPSwebsitefortripreports.Nothingwasrecent.Larry

recalledthathehaddayhikedthispeakfromthenorthtwenty-eightyearsago,andin

lookingatthetopomap,wedecidedwecouldmakeaneasybackpackandpeakbagoutof

this.Giventhelackofrecentinformationonthispeak(andit’snorthoftheareacovered

bythetypicalpeakguides),wethoughtwewouldwriteupourexperiencesootherscould

benefit.

GiventheCOVIDrestrictions,wecouldnotcalltherangerstationstoverifytheroad

statusbutassumedthathighclearance4WDwouldberequirednowasitwasyearsago.

PermitsfortheMokelumnewildernessareself-issueontheEldoradoNationalForestweb

site.Ifyouarriveadayearly,thereamanygooddispersedcampingsitesalongtheroad

intothetrailhead.

DrivingDirections:alongHighway88westofSilverLakeistheTragedySpringsroad

(wellsignedonthenorthsideofthehighway).Onthesouthsideofthehighwaydirectly

oppositeisanunsignedpavedroadthatleadspastafewsummerhomes;thisroadquickly

turnsintoadirtroad(17E24)headingtowardsMudLake.Onemilefromthepavementis

anunsignedfork;takethistotheleft(17E32)(theroadtotherightcontinuestoMud

Lake).Onesectionofthisleftforkrequiredhighclearance4WD.At2.6milesfromthe

pavementisasignedjunction(aroadcomesinfromtherightfromMudLake);turnleft

heretowardsAllenRanch(2.0miles)on17E79and17E24.ApproachingAllenranch,the

roadhassomeimprovedsectionswithcrushedrockappliedtowhatareprobablyproblem

areaswhentheroadiswet.AtAllenRancharealargefencedmeadow,collapsedwooden

structure,andanewerhouse.Pasttheranchtheroadremainsingoodshapeforabout

anothermile.Atthispointthere

wasasteepstepintheroadup

overbouldersandrootsthat

lookedpossiblewiththe4

Runner,butproblematicifwe

cameofftherocksandgotstuck

inahole.Therewasa

convenientplacetoparkjust

belowthisobstacle,sowedid.

Fromthispointwe

backpackeduptheremaining0.3

milesoftheroadtoajunctionat

theridgecrestwithawell-used

ATVtrack(MokelumnePeak

visibletothesouth).Weturned

righthere,downhill0.2milesto

thePlasseTradingPostSite

(historicalmarker),and0.1miles

fartherontheATVtracktothe

trailheadatthewilderness

boundary.TheMunsonMeadow

TrailsignhereshowsLongLake

at3.5miles,MunsonMeadow5

miles.Forsomeonedayhiking

thepeakfromhere,itisabout

14milesRTtothesummit.This

traildoesnotappeartogetalot

ofuse,butiswellmarkedwith

branchesorrocksliningthetrail-

sidewerethetreadmight

otherwisegetlost.Newish

signpostswerelocatedatallthe

trailjunctions,andfallentrees

hadbeencuttoclearthetrail.

Someofthetrailsshownonboth

the15’and71/2'topomapsno

longerexist,sowewilldescribe

whatworks.

WefollowedtheMunson

Meadowtrailgentlydownhill,

passingtrailjunctionsforBlack

RockLakeandthenColeCreek

Lakes.Thetrailisforestedwith

occasionalopenmeadows.At

about3.25milesfromthetrail

head,weturnedeastontothe

spurtrailforLongLake.Thiswas

areliablesourceforwateras

therewerenoflowingstreamsin

thisareainAugust.Wetookour

choiceofverynicecampsites.

Thelakewasdammedin1964

butretainsmostofitswild

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Mokelumne Peak (9,334’), August 2020ByLarryandBarbeeTidball

Above: Long Lake near the campsite (Photo courtesy Barbee and Larry Tidball).

character,thatis,ifyouignoretheoccasionalcowsthatmightcomebythenorth

endofthelake;thecowswereeasytoscareaway.Wesawducks,deerprints,

squirrels,andavarietyofsmallbirds.BarbeewalkedaroundthelakewhileLarry

lookedforthetrailshownonthe15’topomapthatheadedsouthfromthelake

towardsthepeak.TheoldtrailwasnotlocatedeitheratLongLakeorlateratthe

MunsonMeadowend.

ThenextdaywereturnedtotheMunsonMeadowtrailandfollowedthis

south.(Notethattheformertrailshownonthetopomapsheadingwestandsouth

towardsShinerLakeisnolongerthere.)Fortunately,theMunsonMeadowtrailstill

givesgoodaccesstoourpeak.FollowingthistrailsouthfromtheLongLake

junction,wegraduallyclimbedasmallhilltoabout8250’andthendescended

towardsMunsonMeadowtotheeast.Thishikeisinanold-growthforestofmostly

largefirtrees.Justpastthecrestofthishill,MokelumnePeakisvisibleasthetrees

thinout.Weleftthetrailatthispointandheadednorththroughopenforestand

slabsdownhilldirectlytowardsthepeak.Eventuallywepickedupanoldtrail

headingourwayand

followedthistoapoint

wherethetrailturns

sharplywest;we

droppedoffthetrail

hereandworkedour

waydownabout100’

tothesaddlenorthof

thepeak.Anoldtrail

(nolongeronthe

maps)crossesthis

saddle,andthetrailwe

hadbeendescending

wouldhavemetthis

trailsomedistance

belowthesaddle.

Forgingstraightupthe

northridgeof

Mokelumnewaseasygoingwithonlya

fewtalusbouldersnearthesummit

(1350’ofgainfromthesaddle).Though

wedidnotfindaregisteronthe

summit,thetopaffordsniceviewsin

360degrees.

Returningtocampwedescended

tothesaddleandclimbedup100’to

regaintheoldtrail.Toseewherethis

went,wefollowedittothejunction

withtheMunsonMeadowtrailabout

100yardsbeyondwherewehadleft

theMunsonMeadowTrailonourway

tothepeak.(Thisoldtrailisshownon

the7½’topomap.Thetrailonthe15’

minutemapthatusedtoconnectthis

junctiontoLongLakeisnolonger

evidentontheground).Backatcamp

wesawourfirstpersonintwodays,a

bowhunter,whohadstoppedbytofill

hiswaterbottles.Makingaleisurely

tripoutofthis,westayedasecond

nightatLongLakebeforepackingout

ourthirdday.Onthewayout,itwas

nowSaturday,andwesawonefamily

offourheadingtoColeCreekLakes

andonesolohiker.

Returningtothetrailheadatthe

wildernessboundary,wedidnotsee

anyvehicles.PastthePlasseTrading

Postsiteandwalkingdownthedirt

roadtowardsourcar,wedidseeone

truckthathadmadeitpastthedifficult

partwherewehadstoppedonlyfor

thetrucktonottomakeitupasteep,

loosesectionofroad.Backatourcar

wesawthreeothertrucks/SUVs

parkednearourcar.Soitwasaneasy

backpackbutagoodtestforthe

surgicallyrepairedbackandanice

peakhikewithlotsofsolitude.

Showers(fourquarters)attheresortat

SilverLakemadeourday.

Stats:about14milesRTand2,800’

totalelevationgainfromthetrailhead.

Youonlyfeelthe1350’ofgainfrom

thesaddletothepeaksincetherestof

thegainisonthetrail(comingand

going)andissogentleit’shardly

noticed.Parkingwherewedid,added

about600’ofgainand1.2milestothe

RTtotals.

19SierraEcho▴October-December2020

Top: A view of the Mokelumne Wilderness. Below: Barbee and Larry Tidball with Mokelumne Peak behind (Photos courtesy Barbee and Larry Tidball).

20 SierraEcho▴October-December2020

Olancha as a Day Hike

ByCobyKing

ManytripreportshaveindicatedthatdoingOlancha

Peakasadayhikeishard.Thesetripreportsarecorrect.I

alsowanttonotethatit'simportantnottofollowGoogle

Mapstogettothetrailhead.Firstofall,GoogleMapshas

thetrailheadabouttwomilesshortofitsactuallocation.

Second,ifyouuseWalkerCreekRoad,youwillnotreach

thetrailhead.Itisverysimpletogettothetrailhead.From

northboundUS-395,makealeftonSageFlatRoad,and

drivetothetrailheadattheendoftheroad.Thelast

coupleofmilesisexcellentdirtroad,passablebyvirtually

anypassengervehicle.Plentyofparkingforcamping,but

notoilet,nowater,oranyfacilitieswhatsoever.Also,

rememberthatthetrailheadisat5800’,whichmeansin

thesummerit’sprettywarm.Isleptinmycarbeforemy

ascentofOlanchaonJuly19th,whichwasabitofa

mistake,asitwastoowarmwiththewindowsrolledup.I

wishedIhadmytent.

Astothehike,it'sstraightforward.Youcanfollowany

ofthemanytracksthatareonPeakbagger.Hikepastthe

saddleat8400feetandcontinueonuptoOlanchaPass,

continuepastbeautifulSummitMeadowtothePCT

connector,andthencontinueuptoasaddleat10,500’.It

tookmeaboutsevenhourstoreachthispoint.

Fromhere,youleavethetrailtoclimbthelastsix-

tenthsofamile,1600feetup.JustasIwasgettingready

tostarttheclimb,ayoungcouplewalkedupfromthe

north.Theyhadjustsummitedaftercampingnearbythe

nightbefore.Theyguytoldmethatoneofthereasonshe

wantedtovisitwastoseeaspeciesofbuckwheatthat

apparentlyexistsonlyonthepeak.Eriogonumwrightiivar.

olanchenseformslittledome-likematswithlittlepink

flowersstickingoutwheninbloom.Astheguysaid,it’s

everywhereonthewayup.

Oncetheydeparted,Ifinallystartedup,andIfound

thatitwasfairlyeasytoworkmywayupthefirstpartof

theverysteepslope,whichisforested,avoidingrocksand

brushandstayingondufftoabout700feetbelowthe

peak.Fromthereitwasamatterofworkingmywayinand

aroundthelargeboulders,mostlysecondclass,with

occasionallow3rdclasswhenIcouldn’tavoidit.Iwasable

togetprettyclosetothenotchjusttothesouthofthe

peak,but,findingtheridgealittletoomuchformytaste,I

workedbackaroundtothenorthandeventuallyreached

thesummit.Thereisasolar-poweredradiostationsitting

atthetop.(Youcanseethetopsoftheantennaefora

tantalizinglylongtimebeforeyougettothetop.)Undera

nearbyboulderisafairlynewSPSregisterboxand2020

registerbook[placedbyMichaelChamoun].Ittookmeabout

twoandahalfhoursfromtheturnofftoreachthesummit.

OlanchaisaP3K[3000-footprominence],andtheviewsdidnot

disappoint.Spectacular.

Aftertherequisitephotos,signingtheregister,anda

snack,itwasbackdown.Ittookmeaboutanhourandahalfto

getbacktothetrail.Fromthere,itwasalongwalkbacktothe

car.

From top: Sage Flat trailhead, the view back to it, and Eriogonum (Photos by Coby King).

Iwasverythankfultogetacoupleoflitersofcoolwaterfromthelittlecreekletthat

crossesthePCTatabout9700’.ItwasalongbutpleasantwalkfromtheretoOlanchaPassandthendowntothesaddleinthe

fadinglight.Atabout9:00p.m.Iranoutoflightandswitchedonmyheadlamp.However,whilethetrailisprettystraight

forwardinthelight,itssteepnesscausedmetoreallyslowdownandittookmeanhourandahalfofcarefulwalkingtoget

backtothetrailhead.Thelastlittlepartjustbeforethetrailheadcanbeveryconfusing,andIstronglysuggestthatyou

downloadanduseoneofthemanytracksthatmakesitclear.

AgreatdayinapartoftheSierrathatIhadnevervisited.Bytheway,theentireday,Isawexactlysixpeople.Very

COVID-19-friendly.

Totalelevationgain:6332’/1929m

Distance:24.3mi/39.1km

Trailheadelevation:5791’/1765m

21SierraEcho▴October-December2020

From top: Summit Meadow; peak comes into view, view from the summit into the Owens Valley, the author on the summit with radio station behind (Photos by Coby King).

Olancha as a Day Hike, continued

Thisarticlepreviouslyappearedinpeakbagger.com,editedhereforEchoformatting.Thoughwenormallydon’trunpreviouslypublishedarticles,weknowmanymembersusepeakbagger.com,summitpost.com,climber.org,andothersitesasresourcesforroutes,tologascents,andtopublishreportsandroutes.IfyouhaveatripreportpublishedelsewherethatyoumaywishtoelaborateonandsharewithEchoreaders,pleasesubmititforEchoconsideration.––TheEditors.

22 SierraEcho▴October-December2020

Iwantedtospendthesummeraftermyfreshmanyear

incollegeinthemountains,butmyparentswantedmeto

getajob.Icameupwithacompromise:getsomekindof

jobinthemountains.I’dseenadsintheSierraClubBulletinbyacoupleofcompaniesthatranguidedpacktripsinthe

Sierra,soIwrotetothemtoseeifthey’dgivemeajob.One

ofthemresponded:JoeWampler,ownerofWamplerTours,

offeredmeajobonhiscampcrewforoneofhissix-week

Sierratrips.

WamplerrantripsalongtheMuirTrailinthestyleof

theSierraClubHighTrips––mulescarriedallthegear,meals

wereprovided,andtheguestshikedfromcamptocamp

withdaypacks.Thepaywasn’tmuch,justmealsandtips,

butIgottobeinthemountains.Herantripsonthe

northernhalfoftheMuirTrailineven-numberedyearsand

thesouthernhalfinoddyears.Thesix-weektripswere

brokenupintoone-totwo-weeksegments,goingoutto

eastsidetrailheadstoresupplyandswapguests.Thiswas

1970,soitwasafour-segmenttriponthenorthernhalfof

theMuir:TuolumneMeadowstoRedsMeadow,Reds

MeadowtoMonoPass,MonoPasstoPiutePass,andPiute

PasstoBishopPass.

JoeWamplercontractedwiththeCottonwoodPack

Stationtoprovidetheanimalsandpackers.Joe’screw

consistedofacookandassistant(sous-chef?)andtwoor

threecollege-agekidsonthecampcrew.Wewasheddishes,

gatheredfirewood,dugthelatrine,andhelpedloadand

unloadthemules.Anotherchore,onceaweek,wastotake

abuckettothenearestsnowfield(oftenafewmilesaway)

togetsnowformintjuleps,whichJoemadeusing

pennyroyalleaveshegatheredinthearea.Whenthehappy

hourwasready,hecalledtheguestswitha“Wample”:his

versionofayodel.

Fortheresupply/guestswapoverMonoPass,thetrip

lefttheMuirTrailandwentupMonoCreek,campingnear

HopkinsCreektobewithinaday’shikeofthetrailheadin

LittleLakesValley.Joeandthepackerswentouttothe

trailheadwiththedepartingguests,pickedupsupplies,and

broughtthenewguestsbacktocamp.AnationalSierraClub

basecamptripwascampedatthemouthofThirdorFourth

Recess,onthewaytothetrailhead,soJoepaidthemavisit.

ItturnedoutthatNormanClydewasatthecampdoingthe

(probablyceremonial)jobofwoodgatheringsupervisor.Joe

knewNormanfromSierraClubHighTripsgoingbacktothe

1930sandinvitedNormantocomedowntoourcampa

coupleofmilesdownMonoCreekforanevening.

Thenextafternoon,Normanwalkedtoourcamp,

wherehewouldspendthenight.Hewaswearingaclassic

lumberjackplaidshirtandgenericworkpantsthathadseen

manydays(years?)inthemountains.Suspendersandthe

gnarliestpairofoldleatherworkbootsthatwentuptohis

kneescompletedtheensemble.Ididn’tseehispack,but

someonesaiditwasaboutfiftypounds.Theydidn’tsayif

therewasananvilorcast-ironskilletinthere.Notbadforan

eighty-five-year-old!IhadonlyclimbedtwoSierrapeaksat

thispointbuthadreadenoughtounderstandthatNorman

ClydewasthegreatestSierraclimberofalltime,soIknewI

wasprivilegedtomeethim.Herelaxedinourcamp,shared

dinnerwithus,andgaveanexcellentcampfiretalkon

severalofhisclimbsonNorthPalisade.Thenextmorninghe

returnedtotheSierraClubcamp.Apparently,thiswashis

lasttripintotheSierraashediedtwoyearslater.

Norman Clyde at Hopkins Creek campsite, August 16, 1970 (Photo by Ron Bartell).

My Dinner with Norman

ByRonBartell

23SierraEcho▴October-December2020

ByTinaBowman

What,thereareSierrapeaksotherthanthoseonthe

list?Well,yes,Ihadnoticed,thoughIhadn’tpaidmuch

attentiontothem.So,whattodonow?

Admittedly,Iamlistdriven.Yearsandyearsago

someone(DougMantle?DuaneMcRuer?)gavemeacopy

oftheVagmarkenSierraCrest100list,whichIlookedover,

notingthatthemajorityofthepeaksonthatlistarealso

ontheSPSlist,andfiledaway.Someday,Ithought.Well,

somedayarrived!MostoftheVagmarkenpeaksthataren’t

ontheSPSlistareatthenorthernendoftherangebut

southofSonoraPass,soI’vebeenputtingsomemileson

thePrius.Ofcourse,there’salsothedo-it-yourselfSPSlist:

theAndySmatkoExplorerEmblem.Thisemblemwas

createdwithlistfinishersinmind,thoughit’sbecome

popularwiththosewhohavenoplanstocompletethelist.

It’sfun,andonecanmakeiteasyorhardaslongasthe

peaksarelegit,meetingthevariousqualifications.Hey,

twobirdswithonestone,VagmarkenandSmatko!And

BarbaraLilleysendsmelotsofsuggestionsforpeakstoclimb

andhastoldmeaboutListsofJohn,allsortsoflistsofpeaks,

likestateandcountyhighpoints,nationalparksummits,

nationalparkhighpoints,nationalforesthighpoints.Yikes!I

don’tthinkI’lllookatthattooclosely.

BeforeIbecameapeakbagger,Ilovedbackpackingtrips,

firstalongtheJohnMuirTrailandthenbranchingoutallover

theplace.DoyouhaveoneofthoseAGuidetotheJohnMuirWildernessandSequoia-KingCanyonWildernessmaps,two

hugesheets?Ihavetwo,onepristine,theotherallmarkedup

withdifferentcolorsandsymbolsonthelinestoindicate

whereI’vehikedandwhatyear(yeah,ok,obsessive-

compulsive).NowI’mlookingatthemarked-upcopyto

considernewtrailstotakeandnewareastoexplore.This

summerIfinallywenttoPioneerBasin,neverhavingbeen

beyondMonoPassfromMosquitoFlat––it’sbeautiful.New

area,newtrail,andIclimbedfourpeaksontheVagmarken

thatqualifyfortheSmatko.Win-win-win!

Life after the List

View from Pioneer Basin toward Mt. Huntington, just left of center. The ridge to the left connects it to SPS peak Mt. Stanford(N) (Photo by Tina Bowman).

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Oncewecanlead

SierraCluboutingsagain

afterthepandemic,Ilook

forwardtoleadinganSPS

peakortwo,maybelead

some“intro”trips.Butin

themeantimeandeven

oncewereturnto

“normal,”I’mlooking

forwardtoclimbing

peaksnotonthelistand

checkingoutnewtrails

andareasoftheSierraI

haven’texplored.Hell-

for-SurePassIcome!

Becoming a Sierra Club outings leader starts with curiosity and a love of the outdoors. What better way to step up and lead than by taking advantage of the training opportunities that the Angeles Chapter's Leadership Training Committee provides each year?

As home to one of the largest outings programs on the planet, the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter's many groups, sections, and committees sponsor thousands of trips ranging from beach barbecues to mountaineering expeditions. You can take the first step toward becoming a leader by attending a class offered in October via Zoom (four to five hours max).

The seminar covers all the basics of leadership. Experienced leaders will tell you how to plan a trip, prevent problems on the trail and make sure that everyone—including you—has a great time. They’ll also explain good conservation and safety practices. And they’ll give you tips for getting your “O” rating quickly and then, if you choose, pursuing more advanced ratings.

The all-day class costs $25. The application is on-line with other information at https://www.sierraclub.org/angeles/leadership-outings/leadership-training-seminar. Check here also for updates for the date of the seminar. At this site, https://www.sierraclub.org/angeles/leadership-outings/angeles-chapter-leadership-training-program, you can learn more about the Leadership Training Program and view the LTC's upcoming offerings, which are also on the Schedule of Activities page. Scholarships are available for those with financial need. Apply to LTC Chair Anne Marie Richardson AMLeadership@gmail.com

!

Dare to Lead!Fall Leadership Training Seminar Set for October 2020

Life after the List, continued

Another view of Mt. Huntington from Pioneer Basin (Photo by Tina Bowman).

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OutingsWe’ve chosen the photo at left taken by Mat Kelliher showing climbers ascending Mt. Emerson on an SPS trip to represent the outings section. Do you have a photo you would like to see here? If so, please send your submission as an email attachment to tina@bowmanchange.com or via USPS to Tina Bowman.

PLEASENOTETheSierraClubhascancelledalloutingsandin-personclubgatheringsthroughFebruary28,2021.Dependingonthecoronaviruspandemic,thiscancellationperiodmaybeextendedagain,possiblyaffectingSPSoutingsandprobablyaffectingtheSPSbanquetdateandLeadershipTrainingProgramtrainingsessions.

We’ll be back!!

AlthoughinpersongatheringsarepostponeduntilatleastFebruary28th,whenpublishedagain,SPSoutingscanalwaysbeviewedonlineontheelectronicAngelesChapterScheduleofActivities:

http://angeles.sierraclub.org/activitieshttps://sierraclub.org/angeles/sierra-peaks/outings-schedule

When upcoming trips are scheduled again, you can visit the SPS website for an up-to-date listing at http://www.sierraclub.org/sps

26 SierraEcho▴October-December2020

Ibelievethatwecanallagreethatweliveina

challengingtime––atnearlyeverylevelwe

face.AnyonewhobelongstoSPSorisreadingthis

columnismostlikelyaloverofthegreatoutdoorsand

thereforeknowsthemanybenefitsofgettingoutand

hikingorclimbing.Forthesafetyofitsmembersand

tosetagoodexample,theSierraClub’sapproachto

dealingwithCOVID-19hasbeentocancelalloutings,

meetings,andotherin-persongatherings.Despitethe

lackofofficialSPSoutings,wewillmostcertainlyhave

atleastonelistfinisherthisseasonandlikelyoneto

twomorenextseason!Nonetheless,Iknowofmany

ofyouwhohavedoneandstillaredoingsomefunand

fantastichikingandclimbingthisseason.Woo

hoo!ClosefriendsandIhaveallbeengettingoutona

privatebasisinsmallgroupsandtakinggreatcarenot

toimpactthemountaincommunitieswevisitortravel

through.IbelievethatevenifwearenotonaSierra

Club-sponsoredouting,itisourresponsibilityto

protectandpreserveareaswevisit,includingthe

mountaincommunities.IhopethattheClubwillbe

abletosponsoroutingsbynextspringorsummer,soI

askyoualltostartthinkingaboutspringandearly

summerclimbsyoumaywanttohavesupported.Last,

itwouldbegreatifmanyofyoucanpostyour

experiencesonourSPSFacebookpage

(https://www.facebook.com/groups/

366711653441263/)sowecanbemoreinformedor

enjoyyouradventures.

From the Outings ChairByPhilBates

Are you getting out there? You can join the select ranks of those who have placed registers on behalf of the SPS! Check at summitregister.org to find out if you are needed to carry a register book, pencil, or container (personally crafted or not!) before you go on a climb. Michael Chamoun is seen here with his handiwork before hauling it up to Kern Peak’s summit.

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SPS Income Statement 08-24-2020SPS Income Statement 08-24-2020SPS Income Statement 08-24-2020SPS Income Statement 08-24-2020SPS Income Statement 08-24-2020SPS Income Statement 08-24-2020SPS Income Statement 08-24-2020SPS Income Statement 08-24-2020SPS Income Statement 08-24-2020SPS Income Statement 08-24-2020SPS Income Statement 08-24-2020SPS Income Statement 08-24-2020SPS Income Statement 08-24-2020

YTD YTD YTD YTD Final Final Final Final Final Final YTD YTD

2020 2021 2022 2023 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019INCOMEEcho Subscriptions 1,560 850 500 210 1,835 1,360 1,560 1,560 1,630 1,580 1,710 1,710

1st yr free subscriptions -10Banquet Income 3,025

-

-

- 2,800 2,905 4,645 4,110 3,760 2,795 2,650 3,165

Donations 736 295 135 60 340 440 560 666 888 655 798 911Merchandise Sales 306

-

-

- 39 27 276 395 262 112 157 112

- - - - - - - - - - - - Total Income 5,617 1,145 635 270 5,014 4,732 7,041 6,731 6,540 5,142 5,315 5,898

EXPENSESPostage 64

-

-

- 609 -4 14 938 522 314 292 364

Printing 74 -

-

-

578 898 640 706 433 418 315 364Merchandise 285

-

-

-

-

- 196 234 130

- 17 687

Raffle -

-

-

-

-

-

250 -

-

-

-

- Banquet Expenses 3,834

-

-

- 3,216 4,206 5,640 4,772 4,710 3,553 3,715 4,252

Bank Fees -80 -

-

-

18 2 10 6 18 12 -87 31Website

-

-

-

-

-

- 268 36 84 96 20

- Charitable contributions -

-

-

-

400 -

-

200 200 200 200 200Outreach

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 899 254 82

-

- Membership meetings/activities -

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,257 174 -

101 - Register Related

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 57

-

-

- Other -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Total Expenses 4,177

-

-

- 4,821 5,102 7,018 9,048 6,582 4,675 4,573 5,898

OVERALL TOTAL 1,440 1,145 635 270 193 -370 23 -2,317 -42 467 742 -

Cash In Bank 10,014

We Need Your Stories!We need YOU to submit reports of SPS and private climbs, Trail Tech articles, Mystery Peak challenges, and anything else you think would be of interest to Echo readers! Please send submissions to co-editor Tina Bowman at tina@bowmanchange.com.

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1. Calltoorderat7:12.PresentwereJimFleming,chair;PaulGarry,vice-chair/banquet;AlexanderSmirnoff,treasurer;TinaBowman,secretary.

2. Standardbusinessandreports.a. Approvalofminutes(April2020).Doneviae-mail.

b. Chair––noreport.c. ViceChair/Banquet––PaulwillcontactAlmansor

CourtrereservingaroomforJanuary31,2021.d. Outings––noreport(nooutingstobeheldatleast

throughAugust31stbecauseofCOVID-19).Thismaybeextended.

e. Treasurer’sreport––Currentbalanceis$9,588.BrownpaperTicketsstillowestheSPS$990fromthebanquettickets.Alexanderreceivesauto-repliesthatthey’reworkingonrefundswhenheemailsthem.

f. EmblemCommitteeReport––nonews.g. Outreach––noreport.h. Archives—noreport.

i. Echoi.Deadlinefornextissue––August25forOctober-Decemberissue.ii. Handovermoreissuestobescannedanduploadedtothewebsite?Lauraistheonewhoknowswhatelsesheneedsforscanning.Joefixedlinksonthelistofolderissuesonthewebsiteunder“Newsletters.”

iii.MovetoHTMLversion(update)––noreportj.MountainRecords––Harryisdowntohislastfour

registerbooks.He’slookingforsomeonetoprintsomebecausethepreviousvendorraisedhispricesubstantially.

k.IT––noreport.

l.Website––noreport.m.Conservation––noreport.n.SafetyChair––noreport.

3. Oldbusinessa.ScramblingRatings––therevisedratings

documentsandlistswithratingshavebeenpostedontheSPSwebsite,andanarticleabouttherevisionsappearedintheJuly-SeptemberEcho.

b.RevisionstoPeaksList––completedinApril2020withthreechangesinratingforRedKaweahfromclass2toclass2s3,BoltonBrownfromclass2toclass2s3,andHalfDomefromclass2to3.

4.Newbusinessa.NextmeetingdatewassetforMonday,August17,

7:00pmviaZoom.b.Anyother?

Meetingadjournedat7:35.

Respectfullysubmitted,

TinaBowmanSecretary

SPSManagementCommitteeMeetingMinutesMonday,June15,2020

7:00pmviaZoom

SPSManagementCommitteeMeetingMinutesMonday,August17,2020

7:00pmviaZoom

1. Calltoorderat7:11.PresentwereJimFleming,chair;PaulGarry,vice-chair/banquet;AlexanderSmirnoff,treasurer;JasonSeieroe,outreach;TinaBowman,secretary;JoeWankum,webmaster.

2. Standardbusinessandreports.a. Approvalofminutes(June2020).Doneviae-

mail.

b. Chair––noreport.c. ViceChair/Banquet––banquetvenue,flyer,

datechange:Paulhasacontract,unsigned,forAlmansorCourtforJanuary31st;hewillcontactAlmansortoswitchtoMarch21.We’rehopingtheclubdoesn’textendthebanonin-personmeetings,outings,etc.beyondFebruary28th.Paulwillalsoinquireaboutthecancellationpolicyandrefundofthedeposit(lastyearitwas$750).Wealsodiscussedthepossibilityofanoutdooreventincasethepandemicisstillanissue.

d. Outings––cancelledthroughFebruary2021.e. Treasurer’sreport––$9,715currentbalance.

Brownpaperticketsstillowesus$1000fromthisyear’sbanquetticketsales.

f. EmblemCommitteeReport––NealRobbinsearnedhismasteremblemonWestVidetteonAugust8th.JDMorrishopestofinishthelistonAugust22nd,havingclimbedeachpeakasadayhike(PaulreportedthathefinishedlastweekendonUniversityPeakduringBobBurd’sannualSierraChallenge).WillWhitneysubmittedhislistforasecondSmatkoExplorerEmblem,butit’spossiblenotenoughofthepeaksheclimbedarelistedassummitsintheGNISdatabase.

g. Outreach––JasonisgoingtocheckwithNealRobbinsandsomeothersabouthavingZoommeetings(orthelike)forpeopletotalkabouttheirtripsandothertopicsasawayofconnectingwithmembers.

h. Archives—noreport.

i. Echoi. Deadlinefornextissue––August25forOctober-Decemberissue

ii.Handovermoreissuestobescannedanduploadedtothewebsite?Lauraistheonewhoknowswhatelsesheneedsforscanning.

iii.MovetoHTMLversion(update)––noreport.

j. MountainRecords––noreport.k. IT––noreport.

l. Website––Thewebsitehasbeenprettystablelately.

m. Conservation––noreport.n. SafetyChair––noreport.(Cont.onpage30)

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P A S S A G E S

Editors’note:Thoughwedon’tbelievePaulwasamemberoftheSPS,atleastnotanSPSEmblemholder,anumberofSPSersknewhim.

PaulE.Harris,aretiredteacherwhoworkedat

TruckeeHighSchoolandNorthTahoeHighSchool,died

June11atageeighty-threeinLosAngelesafterseveral

monthsofdeclininghealth.HelivedinTruckeefor

manyyears,alsospendingtimeofteninSouthern

California.

Bornin1936andraisedinOntario,California,

whencitrusgrovesstretchedacrossthelandscape,

Paulwasatalentedartisteveninchildhood.Hecould

drawasailingship,completeineverydetail,atageten.

HewentthroughpublicschoolsduringandafterWorld

WarII,graduatingfromChaffeyHighSchooland

majoringinartatPomonaCollege.

TherehemetKathleenMcParland,whomhe

marriedsoonaftertheirgraduationin1958.Together

theyenrolledatIndianaUniversity,wherehestudied

paintingtoearnhisMasterofFineArtsdegreeandshe

tookaMasterofArtsinMathematics.Theyreturnedto

SouthernCaliforniatopursuetheircareers,Paulasa

fineartistandhiswifeasacomputerscientistatRAND.

Widowedsuddenlywhenhewasstillinhisthirties,

Paulgraduallyrefocusedhislifeoneducationandthe

outdoors.Heobtainedateachingcredentialandtaught

mathandothersubjectsintheSanFernandoValleyandin

theTahoe-TruckeeUnifiedSchoolDistrict.Atfamily

Thanksgivinggatheringshostedbyhissister,hespokeoften

abouthisstudentsandhowtheyinspiredhimwiththeir

intelligence,wit,andcreativity.

AskilledclimberandNordicskier,Paulwasactiveinthe

rockclimbingandskimountaineeringsectionsoftheSierra

Clubandtookmanytripsintothebackcountrywithfriends.

Healsotookupcycling,repairinghisownroadand

mountainbikesinbetweenlongrides.HestudiedJapanese

andSpanish,collectedclassicalmusicandoperarecordings,

andreadwidelyinliteratureandpopularscience,often

browsinginusedbookstoresuntiltheyclosed.Thesecond

halfofhislifewasspentweedingouthiscollectionstomake

roomfornewbooksandCDs.Inhisseventieshewasstill

racingineventssponsoredbytheFarWestNordicSki

EducationAssociation.

Hemightwishallwhoseliveshetouchedtoremember

himinsimpleways:byskiing,cycling,climbing,andhiking;

bylearningnewthingsandlaughingoften;byreadingpoetry

andeatingmoresalad;andbytreatingoneanotherwith

kindnessandrespect.

FromtheSierraSun,July3,2020

Above: Paul Harris and Gerry and Pat Holleman at the Hollywood Bowl (Photo courtesy Pat and Gerry Holleman).

July 18, 1936 - June 11, 2020

Paul E. Harris

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Mystery Peak Challenge Answer

RonBartellsentthispuzzlephoto.OnlyRalphWrightrosetothechallenge,whothoughtthephotowastakenfrom

PinionPicnicAreaalongtheBristleconePineScenicHighway,butitwasactuallytakenfromBlackMountainwhichhas

accessfromadirtroadgoingwestfromtheWhiteMountainroad.HecorrectlyidentifiedSplit,Birch,TheThumb,

MiddlePalisade,Sill,NorthPalisade,Thunderbolt,Winchell,Cloudripper,andDarwin.HemissedCardinal,EdLane(not

onthelist),Balcony(notonthelist),Disappointment,NormanClyde,PalisadeCrest,Jepson(notonthelist),

Polemonium(notonthelist),Agassiz,andMendel.RalphalsonotedBigPineandKlondikeLakeintheOwensValley.

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3.OldBusinessa. Anyother?

4.Newbusiness

a.SuggestionfromMatKellihertodropstreetaddressesfromtherosterthatgoestomembers,justlistthecityfortheaddress(orletmembersoptoutiftheywish,possiblyforotherinformationaswell).Wedecidedtoomitstreetaddressesinfuturerostersformembers.

b.WillWhitneyhasaTahoeFab50list(16ofthepeaksontheOglelist[of63]overlapwithhislist).DowewishtoputthisontheSPSwebsiteormentionitintheEcho?Nobecauseofthe

Ogullist,whichhasaSierraCluboriginandhistory.

c.Newbanquetdate––see2.cabove.d.ShouldweofferalifetimemembershipastheHPS

does($500forHPS)?Stillunderconsideration,though$500seemstoosteep.

e.NextmeetingdatewassetforMonday,October12,7:00pmviaZoomorsimilarplatform.

Meetingadjournedat7:56.

Respectfullysubmitted,TinaBowmanSecretary

August17ManagementCommitteeMinutescontinuedfrompage28

Palisade Crest

Cardinal Split BirchEd Lane

Thumb

DisappointmentBalcony

Middle Pal

Norman Clyde

Jepson

Polemonium

SillNorth Pal

Thunderbolt

WinchellAgassiz

Cloudripper DarwinMendel

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Thisoccasionaljust-for-funpuzzleisforyoutofigureoutwhichSierrapeakorpeaksarefeaturedintheimage.IfyouhaveafinemysterypeakpuzzletochallengeEchoreaders,pleasesendittotina@bowmanchange.com.Wewelcomeanymountainimages,includingthosefrompopularculture–imageryusedandabusedinfilmandprint!

Mystery Peak Challenge

Thisimagewillbefamiliartomanyofourmembers,eitherbecauseofhikingfromhereand/orfromowninga

Mac.ThiswastheMacOSXHighSierradefaultdesktopimage.Whereisthisview?

SendyouranswertoTinaBowmanattina@bowmanchange.com.

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