Page Updated on June 1, 2009
Outings Trip Schedule
Our Tehipite Chapter Outings Co-Chairs are Dave Wallace (559) 434-2158, email: wagga@comcast.net; and Steve Cosner (559) 281-5983, email: stevec@sfsu.edu. Please contact them with any questions concerning our outings program. Contact the trip leader directly if you are interested in one of the listed trips.
Tehipite Chapter outings are free and open to the public. All leaders are unpaid volunteers assuming responsibility for a good trip, and your cooperation is mandatory. For your safety, participation on a trip is at the sole discretion of the outings leader. Please call the leader well in advance for details, reservations, or if you plan to cancel. Outings officially start at the trailhead. Travel responsibility rests on each participant. Carpooling is encouraged, but leaders can not be responsible for the organization of carpools. The Sierra Club does not provide insurance for transportation. Drivers are normally reimbursed eight cents per mile by passengers. No guns, pets, or radios are permitted on trips.
Additional outings polices along with information on becoming a trip leader are available on the Outings Policies page.
Outings Articles and Trip Reports
The Tehipite Topics and the Tehipite Chapter Web Site need your articles on outings and trip reports. If you go on a chapter or group outing consider writing a trip report. How to articles, equipment reviews, trail descriptions and conditions, and any other articles related to outings and enjoying the outdoors will be greatly appreciated. Send your articles and pictures to Topics@BigBaldy.com
Outings
June 6th - Saturday
Dayhike, Moderate
Grant Grove hike to Panoramic Point
Don Redmond (559) 268-1537
June 6-14 - National River Cleanup
Daily cleanups by canoe on the San Joaquin River sponsored by RiverTree Volunteers. Cleanups on all three stretches from Lost Lake to Highway 41, Hwy 41 Bridge to Highway 99 Bridge, Highway 99 to Skaggs Bridge County Park. Call leaders to reserve a free canoe seat. June 6 and 9 are already booked.
Richard Sloan (559) 696-2971 or Chuck Kroeger (559) 284-5476
June 13th - Saturday
Fun Day in Yosemite, 2C hike, moderately strenuous.
Climb the 4 mile trail from the valley to Glacier Peak. Possible visit to LeConte Memorial Lodge, home of the Sierrra Club in YNP, before or after hike. Finish the day with a 5 p.m. barbecue on the lawn of the historic Wawona Hotel. (Bring your swim togs just in case!)
Karen Hammer (559) 298-5272
June 20th - Saturday
Glacier Point day hike, moderate
Hike to Taft Point and Sentinel Dome in Yosemite.
Walt Taguchi (559) 435-2818
June 27th - Saturday
Weaver Lake day hike, moderate
Hike to Weaver Lake from Big Meadows, Sequoia National Park. Part of hike is off trail.
Walt Taguchi (559) 435-2818
July 5th - Sunday
Ostrander Lake day hike - moderate
Follow the XC ski route to the lake (no hiking trail) to the Ostrander hut in Yosemite. Return via the hiking trail.
Walt Taguchi (559) 435-2818
July 12th - Sunday (with July 11 option)
Hike to Cliff Lake, 2A or 3A (about 10 miles)
Option to travel on Saturday and have a pot luck dinner Saturday evening at our campsite near the trailhead at Courtwright Reservoir. Share your favorite wilderness experiences, scout stories and conservation ideas. Call the leader early on this one.
Karen Hammer (559) 298-5272
July 18th - Saturday.
Day Hike - Three Peaks. (3B)
Weather permitting, we will climb Mt. Givens, Mt. Ian Campbell and Kings Castle in one day. This hike is about twelve miles, almost all cross country. We will need an early start, so if there is interest we will car-camp at White Bark.
Gerald Vinnard (559) 431-5780, gvinnard@cvip.net Call or email for details.
Date open... (Four-day trip)
Inyo Mountain car camp and day hikes (2C, 3D)
Car Camp at 9,000 elevation.
The 2C hike will be to a historic cabin near the Salt Tram. The possible 3D hike will be to an old lumber mill located in bristlecome pine forest. Email Richard Sloan at riverrich1509@aol.com for details.
Richard Sloan (559) 696-2971
If you are interested in this trip, please contact Richard to schedule a date. He is NOT able to go on these dates in July: 7, 14, 20, 28, 30.
August 8-9, Saturday - Sunday.
Half Dome by Moonlight hike. (4E)
We will climb Half Dome at night, under a full moon. We meet at the Happy Isles Bridge at 9:30 p.m., and reach the top of Half Dome before dawn. This hike is very strenuous.
Gerald Vinnard (559) 431-5780, gvinnard@cvip.net Call or email for details.
August 13th - Thursday
Tuoluomne river day hike (1A)
We have a nice level stroll along the river near Tuoluomne Meadows. Bring a swimsuit.
John Flaherty (408) 464-5141
August 15th - Saturday
Gaylor Lake and Bennetville ghost town. (3C)
This beautiful climb reaches 11,000 feet and ends at the ruins of a silver mine near the Tioga Pass entrance station.
John Flaherty (408) 464-5141
September 11-12 - Friday & Saturday
Various hikes in Sequoia Park (3C )
We will decide routes depending on interest and conditions. Come for either day or both. You should be experienced and in shape for these.
John Flaherty (408) 464-5141
October 4th - Sunday
Annual hike to Twin Lakes and George Lake, 2A
Last two years we've enjoyed fall colors among the aspens, light dusting of snow on the trail, and spectacular mountain vistas.
Karen Hammer (559) 298-5272
Trip leaders, please email Steve Cosner or call (559) 281-5983 to request changes or corrections to this schedule.
