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June 29th-July 4th Thursday-Tuesday
Yosemite/Sierra National Forest Bus Trip
Coordinator: Rob Baum robbaum@sbcglobal.net
Our trips this year will take us to the southern end of the park and beyond. We should find less crowds and more solitude in this infrequently visited area. Expect spectacular wildflowers and stunning scenery. The bus will leave the park and ride Thursday afternoon, returning the following Tuesday.
To reserve a space, send your trip preferences and a $25 deposit, or payment in full of $199.00, to: Rob Baum, 808 Maria Ave, Spring Valley, CA 91977. Make checks payable to the Sierra Club. Please include your email address. (If no email, include your evening phone number and 3 SASE's.)
Trip 1: FOERSTER PEAK (H13E)
Leader: Fred Gabbard FredGabbard@hotmail.com, 619-297-6471 Asst: Steve Fausset
From Granite Creek, we'll travel on-trail and cross-country to establish a camp near Harriet Lake, among the remote headwaters of the Merced River, with optional climbs of some of the class 2 and 3 peaks in the area, possibly including Foerster Peak, Mount Ansel Adams, and Electra Peak (12,442').
Trip 2: GRANITE CREEK TO CLOVER MEADOW (H12D)
Leader: Mike Fry, Asst: Marty Stevens
This will be a grand tour (44 miles total) Through two mountain ranges of Yosemite . We will cross over the Clark Range, and the Merced/San Juaquin divide. Three passes will provide us with the stunning views we deserve. We shall keep a watchfull eye out for the numerous wild flowers that we are sure to enjoy along the way.
Trip 3: CHIQUITO PASS TO CLOVER MEADOW (M6C)
Leader:Pauline Jimenez hiknlady@cox.net ,(619) 660-9898 Asst: Needed
Join us on a scenic, 24-mile rollercoaster ride! We’ll climb from the trailhead (7,240’) to Chiquito Pass (8,000’), and on to Chain Lakes Creek (9,000’). Then, it’s then down to Moraine Meadow (8,800’) and up to the Breeze Lake Chain (9,560’) in the shadow of Gale Peak. After clambering over and down Fernandez Pass (10,175’), we’ll have good views of the Ritter Range as we cross Fernandez (9,000’) and Madera (8,600’) Creeks. Then, we’ll head down the Walton Trail to Clover Meadow (7,000’) with smiles a mile wide.
Trip 4: MADERA CREEK BASE CAMP (M5B)
Leader: Mark Eckel, Asst: Needed
We will hike about 3 miles from the trailhead (7,600 ft) on the first day up to about (8,400 ft) then back down to our base camp on Madera Creek (7,800 ft). From there we do daily explorations of the area which may include Lillian Lake (8,871 ft), Timber Creek (9,000 ft), Stanford Lakes (8,711), or an interesting Peak (8,050 ft) or two nearby. On the last day we will backpack about 5 miles mostly downhill to Clover Meadow (7,022 ft).
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