AVG - Get Outdoors!

ANTELOPE VALLEY GROUP

of the Sierra Club

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Last Updated: 28 January 2012

2/5 Sun	Towsley Canyon Hike	Mike Wilmes
3/4 Sun	San Francisquito to Tule Ridge Road	Ruth Gravance
3/17 Sat	Hike to Save Saddleback Park	Kate Allen
4/14 Sat	Trail Restoration in the Angeles Forest	Kate Allen

Notes:
All participants on Sierra Club outings are required to sign a standard liability waiver. If you would like to read the Liability Waiver before you choose to participate on an outing, go to http://www.sierraclub.org/outings/chapter/forms, or contact the Outings Department at (415) 977-5528 for a printed version.
Activity details and contact information are available in our group's newsletter (the Creosote Chronicle), or send us an e-mail at avg@angeles.sierraclub.org.

(O) Provisional Hike - Sunday, February 5, 2012 -- Towsley Canyon Hike
Come join us as we hike across some of the Santa Susana mountains and descend into Towsley Canyon. About 7 miles with a 1000 foot elevation gain, we will be traveling at a moderate pace. No dogs, slow pokes, or speed demons. Leaving the Avenue S Park & Ride in Palmdale at 8:15am, start about 9:00am at Ed Davis Park entrance. Rain cancels. Bring water, lunch, hiking boots, and good spirits! Leader: Mike Wilmes, asst. Leader: Nate Krumm.

(O) Sunday, March 4, 2012 -- San Francisquito to Tule Ridge Road
Hike with us on a part of the PCT that we don't get to very often. We'll go west from San Francisquito Canyon toward Lake Hughes, hiking the 4 miles to Tule Ridge Road, have lunch, then return -- 8 miles round trip. The trail ascends for about 2 miles, then levels off, with a total elevation gain of about 1,000'. There will be views of Lake Elizabeth and various scenic canyons on the way. Bring hiking boots, water, lunch, & Forest Adventure Pass. Some of us may stop in at the Rock Inn in Lake Hughes after the hike for R & R. Meet at the Avenue S Park & Ride before 8:30am (we'll leave promptly at 8:30), or 9:00 at the trailhead. Leader: Ruth Gravance, Co-leader Kate Allen.

(O) Saturday, March 17, 2012 -- Hike to Save Saddleback Park
Hike to the top of the Butte from the horse staging area on the east side of the park. About 3 miles each way, 1000 ft of elevation gain. We will hike on the horse trail to the path up the Butte and then to the top from there. Return to the staging area for lunch. There will also be an equestrian event that day - a 10 mile, 3-hour ride in the park. A poker draw and a lunch are scheduled as part of that event, and hikers are welcome to participate in both. Lunch (BBQ pork sandwiches and side dishes) is $5. A poker hand is $5 + $1 for each extra card. There is a cash prize for the winning hand - half of the poker fees taken in. Registration/sign-in will start at 9:00 am, and the hike will depart at 9:30 (in hopes of staying ahead of the horses, which will leave at 10:00). Leaders: Kate Allen & Nate Krumm.

(O) Saturday, April 14, 2012 - Trails Restoration in Angeles National Forest (Co-sponsored with the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Forest Committee)
Join the Forest Committee's San Gabriels Trail Crew to help restore and maintain parts of the 500+ mile trail system in the Angeles National Forest (final location dependent on hillside conditions). Tools and instruction provided. Boots, gloves, long- sleeved shirts, and pants mandatory. Hiking distances vary. Events typically run 9 am to 3 pm. Bring lots of water, lunch, safety glasses if you have them, and enthusiasm to work as little or as much as you want. Contact leaders by e-mail at least a week before for destination, meeting time and location. Ldrs: Kate Allen, Nate Krumm.