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ANTELOPE VALLEY GROUP

of the Sierra Club

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Last Updated: 11 November 2009

The Ripley trail building work party is on again for December 12! See the description below.

12/6 Sun	Liebre Mountain Day Hike	Ruth Gravance
12/12 Sat	Trail Building at Ripley SP	Milt Stark
12/13 Sun	Holiday Potluck Brunch	--
1/22-24 Fri-Sun	Wilderness Restoration in Death Valley	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.

December 6 (Sunday) Liebre Mountain
(O) Join me for my provisional hike on Liebre Mountain, with beautiful views of the Tehachapis and the Antelope Valley. A steady climb, 1,700' elevation gain, about 7 miles round trip. Well-behaved dogs welcome. Social pace; no tigers, please. Meet at the Avenue K Park and Ride in Lancaster at 8:00am; we will need to carpool due to restricted parking. Bring water, lunch, lugsoled shoes, Adventure Pass. Rain or snow cancels. Leader: Ruth Gravance, co-leader: Vern Benhart.

Saturday, December 12, Ripley Trail Work
(O) We will meet at 10:00am at Ripley State Park, located on Lancaster Road between 205th St. West and 210th St. West. Bring lunches, water, gloves and hats. If you have them, bring "grubbing" tools (rakes, hoes, shovels, etc.), as we will be removing desert shrubs from the marked trail. Leader: Milt Stark, assistant leader: Vern Benhart.

December 13 (Sunday) Holiday Potluck Brunch (in lieu of December meeting)
Join us for a festive afternoon of cheer at our annual Holiday Potluck Brunch. Bring a potluck item to share with the party, and a new, unwrapped toy for a child or something for a teenager. Liz O’Brien will deliver the gifts to the Children’s Bureau store, where parents who are participating in one of the Bureau’s programs can select gifts for their children. The party is always a good time. We catch up with old friends we haven’t seen for a while and meet new ones. Party starts at 11:00 am at Nate and Kate’s house (see the Creosote Chronicle for details).

January 22-24 (Friday-Sunday) Wilderness Restoration in Death Valley
(O) Help protect Death Valley National Park from abuse by illegal off-road traffic. This wilderness restoration project along the park's scenic eastern boundary in the Amargosa Valley involves the installation of signs, raking out of vehicle tracks and moving rocks. Meet late Friday afternoon or early Saturday morning, work Saturday and part of the day on Sunday. Camping Friday and Saturday night will be in a Park Service camping area (portable toilets, but no water). Leader: Kate Allen, co-leader Nate Krumm. Co-sponsored by the CNRCC Desert Committee.