THE NEWSLETTER CHAPTER OUTINGS LEADERS, SAN DIEGO S U M M E R 2017

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under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching

1 S U M M E R 2017 THE NEWSLETTER CHAPTER OUTINGS LEADERS, SAN DIEGO Zion & Bryce Canyon Bus Trip, May 2017 PC: Pauline Jimenez INSIDE THIS ISSUE Quarterly Report Volunteer Awards Contributor s Corner Leader Resources Leader Training Outings Committee Meeting Minutes "Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time." John Lubbock, The Use Of Life

from the Outings Committee Bus Trips 2017 July 19-23 Mammoth/June Lake: Sold out and departing!

2 from the Outings Committee Bus Trips 2017 July Mammoth/June Lake: Sold out and departing! August Sequoia & King s Canyon National Parks: Five different options are planned for this bus trip with room left on four of them. John Muir referred to Sequoia National Park as the rival to Yosemite. October 5-9 Sedona, Arizona: Fall Colors Tour. QUARTERLY REPORT If you would like to be involved in the program, contact Mike Fry at mnfry@cox.net Breaking News! Sierra Club San Diego Wilderness Basics Course has been selected to receive the 2017 Special Achievement Award in honor of it s 60 th Anniversary. WBC Class, January 2017 PC: Stefanie Maio

VOLUNTEER AWARDS 2017 Chapter Volunteer Awards Congratulations to all our hard working Outings volunteers who were honored at this year s Chapter Gala held at the Hilton Harbor Island Hotel on June

Melody joined Sierra Club through the Social Section and served as Conservation, Outings, and Vice Chairs.

3 VOLUNTEER AWARDS 2017 Chapter Volunteer Awards Congratulations to all our hard working Outings volunteers who were honored at this year s Chapter Gala held at the Hilton Harbor Island Hotel on June 24, OUTINGS LEADER AWARD: Melody Eues Melody has been an active member in Sierra Club San Diego for over 10 years. Melody joined Sierra Club through the Social Section and served as Conservation, Outings, and Vice Chairs. She rekindled her love for the wilderness and found her passion for adventure, teaching and service on a bus trip home from snow camp with the Wilderness Basics Course, or WBC, in Already a Day Hike Leader, she quickly got certified for Outings Leader 2 and started assisting and leading backpacks for WBC and bus trips. She has been on the WBC staff ever since in various roles including, Overall Outings Coordinator and presenting First Aid lectures. As an RN and Red Cross Instructor, Melody contributes her skills as the Medical Training Coordinator for the Outings Committee and provides wilderness first aid training to the Sierra Club Outings Leaders and the public through her First Aid Gone Wild classes. PC: Deborah Gostin Photography LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Bob Stinton Bob became active in the San Diego chapter after taking the basic mountaineering course in Bob started leading BMC trips the following year and has been continuously active in what is now called The Wilderness Basics Course for the last 44 years in many capacities ranging from Staff, Leader, Lecturer, and Leader Trainer. Bob became a COL II Chapter Outing Leader in 1978 and in that same year co-led one of the backpacks on the first Chapter bus outing trip to Mason Lakes. PC: Deborah Gostin Photography

VOLUNTEER AWARDS Distinguished Achievement AWARD: Jim McCleary Jim has been a member of the Sierra Club since 1977 and an Outings leader from 1995-2003.

The project then grew to include a website for leaders to access the database directly and to publish their outings.

4 VOLUNTEER AWARDS Distinguished Achievement AWARD: Jim McCleary Jim has been a member of the Sierra Club since 1977 and an Outings leader from In 1999 Jim offered his computer skills to create a database to keep track of the leaders and outings. The project then grew to include a website for leaders to access the database directly and to publish their outings. Jim has served as a member of the Outings Committee as the Database Coordinator since PC: Deborah Gostin Photography PC: Deborah Gostin Photography Volunteer of the Year Award: Phil Birkhahn Phil has been active in the chapter since Fall 2013 when he became a COL I after retiring from civil engineering and geology. He has hiked and climbed with fellow Sierran Larry Klaasen since they were in graduate school. Phil became a Member at Large of the Outing Committee in the Summer of 2014 and in spring of 2015 he started the official Chapter Meetup site called Hike with San Diego Sierra Club. Using the Meetup software platform, Phil ensures the hikes are compliant with the National and Chapter outing s policies. The site now has over 4300 members. At the Spring 2016 Outings Committee Meeting, he accepted the Main Chapter Outings Coordinator Position and now assists Jim McCleary with the database and Jim Jafolla with the Leaders Training program. He became a COL II in April Phil also works with the local MyGen campaign on the Club s local Climate Action and Community Choice Energy Campaigns.

5 VOLUNTEER AWARDS More photos from the Gala PC: Deborah Gostin Photography

Another rousing good time was had at the Sierra Social Section weekend car camp during the last weekend of June.

the usual happy hours and potluck, as well as hikes into the surrounding areas.

We are all there to enjoy this beautiful earth of ours, to explore it, and to protect it.

We had two members, Bonnie and Craig, working on their COL certifications this weekend, and to fulfill one of the requirements, they led us on some very enjoyable hikes.

6 Another rousing good time was had at the Sierra Social Section weekend car camp during the last weekend of June. We met again at one of the area's nicest group campsites: El Prado in the Laguna Mountains. Although the weather was warmer than usual, we kept our cool under the shade and enjoyed. the usual happy hours and potluck, as well as hikes into the surrounding areas. It's always a pleasure to drive into camp to see both fresh and familiar faces, meet new friends and catch up with someone you may not have seen for a while. We are all there to enjoy this beautiful earth of ours, to explore it, and to protect it. Knowing that we have this singleness of purpose gives us a commonality from the beginning, making conversation easy and pleasant. We had two members, Bonnie and Craig, working on their COL certifications this weekend, and to fulfill one of the requirements, they led us on some very enjoyable hikes. Bonnie took us out by Laguna Lake in the late afternoon on Friday, where we admired the results of a rainy winter (as well as some distant bovine). The El Prado campsite is not far from Foster Lodge, and on Saturday morning we passed it on Craig's first official hike then continued on to the lookout at Foster Point. The view was spectacular, with the Anza Borrego desert stretching out in front of us, peaks all around, and the observatory at Palomar a speck in the distance. Craig led us back by the lake that afternoon with a different route back, and a more extensive view of the water. Sunday morning Bonnie took us on her second hike down to where the wild California orchids were in bloom. Hiking with the group during these get-togethers is optional, but certainly one of the best parts. CONTRIBUTOR S CORNER Besides hiking together to enjoy sites outside the camp, we always have a Saturday night potluck with all manner of goodies, including the occasional cold beer or glass of wine, often by a blazing (but well controlled) fire. Finally, if you've never tried backpacking Bocce Ball, Jen generally brings hers along to give us all a chance to display our amazing athleticism. The Sierra Social Section offers a wide variety of activities from volleyball to summer pops, talks, films, music and dancing something for just about everyone. Couples and singles are welcome, so if you are interested in getting together with like-minded folks for a good time, visit the website at (All 3 photos and article by Dina Campbell.)

7 COL FACEBOOK GROUP Restricted to COLs and trainees, this group page allows leaders to post requests, links, etc. related to leading outings. OUTINGS MEETUP Hike with San Diego Sierra Club LEADER RESOURCES FIRST AID GONE WILD Standard First Aid Class schedule out soon! for more information. Sign up at: Wilderness and Remote First Aid Class Schedule out soon! for more information. Sign up at: COL DATABASE sierraleaderssd.net BUS TRIPS CHAPTER WEBSITE CHAPTER CALENDAR ws/activites-calendar/ CHAPTER BLOG ws/scsd-blog/ Take a few minutes to check out Melody s YouTube Video, Wilderness First Aid Kit Basics for Backpacking! For more information, contact Melody Eues, COL II, Medical Training Coordinator, mellah222@cox.net For First Aid Reimbursement, please send your receipts to: Marty Stevens, sdbckpkr@gmail.com. WHERE TO SEND YOUR OUTING SIGN-IN SHEETS Your completed liability waivers need to be sent to your Section Outings Chair ideally within two weeks of the outing. San Diego Main Chapter outings: Send to Phil Birkhahn Main Chapter Outings Coordinator High Mesa Ct. San Diego, CA ed scans: pbirkhahn@outlook.com North County section: Send to Cheryl Knapp, knappfield@cox.net, or snail mail, 3162 Via Loma Vista, Escondido, CA 92029

LEADER TRAINING CONGRATULATIONS to our newest outings leaders!

those who trained, assisted and evaluated! Craig R. & Bonnie F.

additional information, contact Jim Jafolla at sd.col.training@gmail.

8 LEADER TRAINING CONGRATULATIONS to our newest outings leaders! Toni Castle, COL I Bonnie Ferri, COL I Sutton Gunning, COL I Craig Rubinoff, COL I Chris Shaw, COL I Phil Birkhahn, COL II Thanks to those who trained, assisted and evaluated! Craig R. & Bonnie F. at El Prado, June 2017 PC: Wendy GB COL TRAINING San Diego training dates: COL I and COL II October 14, 2017 To sign up or for additional information, contact Jim Jafolla at sd.col.training@gmail.com, North County: For additional information, contact Cheryl Knapp at knappfield@cox.net, GENERAL COL QUESTIONS Wilderness & Remote First Aid Class, April 2017 PC: Melody Eues, COL II Many of your questions can be answered by reading the FAQs on the COL website at The FAQ link is on the left hand side.

9 NEXT MEETING Wednesday, July 26, Carroll Centre Rd. #107 San Diego, CA Pizza and Socializing at 5:45pm Meeting at 6:30pm OUTINGS COMMITTEE All leaders and trainees are invited to attend and contribute! COMMITTEE MEMBERS Bicycle Section: Marty Hambright Bus Trips Coordinator: Mike Fry Chair, Outings Committee: Kevin Neal Database Coordinator/Master Calendar: Jim McCleary Executive Committee Liaison: Karenlee Robinson Family Section: Jennifer Douglas Main Chapter Outings Coordinator: Phil Birkhahn Inspiring Connections Outdoors: Bill Tayler Inspiring Connections Outdoors : Ed Barber Inspiring Connections Outdoors: Ellen Feeney Leader Review & Safety Committee Chair: Michael Taylor Training Coordinator, South County: Jim Jafolla Training Coordinator, North County: Cheryl Knapp Medical Training Coordinator: Melody Eues Member At Large: Newsletter Editor: Wendy Gray-Bois North County (Inland): Cheryl Knapp Pacific Crest Trail Section: Rob Langsdorf Outings Communication Secretary: Pauline Jimenez Social Section: Michael Taylor Ski Section: Mike Fry Technology Committee Chair: Byron Cook Treasurer: Marty Stevens Wilderness Basics Course, San Diego: Stefanie Maio Wilderness Basics Course, N. County: Lee Ledford Wednesday in the Mountains: Merrilyn Pope To ensure plenty of pizza, if you are not a member of the Committee, please sign up at: news/activites-calendar/ (858) , hammarty@hotmail.com (858) , mnfry@cox.net (619) , sd.outchair@gmail.com (760) , jim@jimmc.com (619) , klrobinson@cox.net (858) , jennifercdouglas@yahoo.com (858) , pbirkhahn@outlook.com (858) , btayler@taylerlaw.com (619) , rebsd@yahoo.com (858) , ellenf92126@yahoo.com (619) , sd.lrsc@gmail.com (619) , sd.col.training@gmail.com (760) , knappfield@cox.net (619) , mellah222@cox.net (619) , sierraclubnews@gmail.com (760) , knappfield@cox.net (858) , mctrob@yahoo.com (619) , hiknlady@cox.net (619) , single-hiker@cox.net (858) , mnfry@cox.net (619) , bdcster@gmail.com (858) , sdbckpkr@gmail.com (858) , stefanie.maio@gmail.com (858) , lledfor1@san.rr.com (858) , merrilynp@sbcglobal.net

10 MEETING MINUTES The subject of publishing the Meeting Minutes in the newsletter is currently under review and thereby suspended for now. Squirrel at Zion PC: Susan Ardigo

THE NEWSLETTER. Winter 2019

THE NEWSLETTER. Winter 2019 Winter 2019 THE NEWSLETTER CHAPTER OUTINGS LEADERS, SAN DIEGO Tahquitz Peak PC: Manny Antonio INSIDE THIS ISSUE Quarterly Report Contributor s Corner Leader Resources Leader News News Leader Training Outings