The Newspaper of the San Francisco Bay Chapter




Sunrise at Yosemite © Dennis Sheridan

 

 

 

Sierra Club Yodeler
ISSN 8750-5681
Published bi-monthly by the
San Francisco Bay Chapter
Sierra Club

 

Calendar of Events

(The online Calendar may have updated events and activites)

Regional groups' events and activities

What is a group?
Bay Point Regional Shoreline. Photo by Janess Hansen
Delta Group
On Kala Pattar with Mt. Everest in the clouds in background
Mount Diablo Group
Northern Alameda Group

San Francisco Dinners

435 feet at a 45° angle
Thursday, January 15 "Half Dome in a Day - Anyone can do it!"
El Tatio Geyser in the Atacama Desert of Chile
Thursday, February 19 "Heading North: Journey to Atacama Desert, Chile"

East Bay Dinners

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Photo by Susanna Van Leuven
Thursday, January 22: "Northern Minnesota, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Where Everyone Paddles a Canoe"

Baltit Fort in the Hunza Valley. Photo by Sigrid Selle
Thursday, February 26: "Trekking Along the Wakhan Corridor in Pakistan"

First Aid class hand's-on practice
Take Wilderness First Aid classes at Sierra Club Bay Chapter
Come to a special all-day class in Wilderness First Aid sponsored by the Sierra Club Bay Chapter Activities Committee.

Beginner hikes
In March, Diane Smith of the Mount Diablo Group and Sierra Singles will lead a series of progressively more difficult hikes to introduce the beginning hiker to the rewards of hiking.

Island-hopping in Channel Islands National Park
The wild, windswept islands of Channel Islands National Park abound with wildlife - plants, animals, and birds - some known only here.

Backpack Beginners Course
Take a course addressed to people with little or no experience in backpacking but who want to explore backcountry trails and get away from the crowds.

See Alaska, Tibet and Southern China
The Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club is sponsoring two exciting trips to far parts of the world.

 

© 2009 San Francisco Sierra Club Yodeler