June 1 (Sunday) 9:00AM MODIFIED
The "Pond" on Old Mt Rose Trail Hike. We'll hike (with just boots - NO snowshoes!) most of the way on a foot or so of soft, wet snow to reach "The Pond" following the OLD Mt Rose Trail. It's about 2.5 miles each way to get there, with a slow, easy ascent about 500 ft total. Great view of Relay Peak (to left) and Mt Rose (to right) from our lunch spot at the junction with the Tahoe Rim Trail near the Pond. Leaders: Gary Hanneman (775-425-3742), Charlotte Cox (775-322-7567). "Moderately easy". DOK. Leaders: Gary Hanneman (775-425-3742, gphanneman@charter.net), Charlotte Cox (775-322-7567, ccox@tmcc.edu).
June 1 (Sunday) 9:00 AM
Sage Hen Creek Day Hike. Join us for this mostly easy, 6-mile roundtrip hike along Sage Hen Creek to Stampede Reservoir. We should have a great wildflower display this year, and we'll hike at a pace that will allow us to enjoy, photograph, and try to identify the flowers we see. Learn about local wild flowers. Outing will be about 5-6 hours, including driving time. ND. Leaders: Yvonne Jerome (851-3043), Karen Todd (425-1543), or Gracie Caudill (626-7873) Easy
June 3 (Tuesday) 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday Evening Conditioning Hikes. We will be leading slow-paced conditioning hikes on Tuesdays throughout the summer. Hikes are about 3-4 miles, with minimal to moderate gain of 800 feet, in the parks and foothills of the Reno-Sparks area. We hike apx. two hours. Learn about local vegetation. DOL Okay. Call the Hotline for detailed directions and descriptions each week. Leaders: Yvonne, Karen, or Kim. Call (473-1445). Easy
June 4 (Wednesday) 5:45 PM – 8:00 PM
Fast-Paced Conditioning Hikes. Join us on an after work hike for approximately 2 hours, 4 miles, and 1,000+ elevation gain. Pace is brisk. Learn about places to hike and the flora or fauna of the area we visit. Bring water and trail shoes are recommended. DOK. Leader: Holly Coughlin and Vesna Koracin. Call hike hotline for details (473-1445). Moderate
June 5 (Thursday) 5:30 PM
Thursday Evening Conditioning Hike. Brisk hike off into the twilight in the foothills surrounding Reno-Sparks. 2-4 miles, 1000 feet elevation gain. Expect to see lots of birds and learn about new plants and trees. DL. Leaders: Gracie Caudill. Call the Hike Hot line @ 473-1445 for details. Moderately Easy
June 7 (Saturday) 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Rubicon Trail Day Hike. Hike along Lake Tahoe shore from D.L. Bliss Park to Emerald Bay, about 9 mi. r.t., very little elevation gain. Swimming and lunch at Emerald Bay. Learn about the lighthouse, osprey nests, and Vikingsholm. Leader: Craig Mastos (786-7742 x106, maquis@softcom.net). Moderate
June 7 (Saturday) 9:00 AM
White's Creek Easy Day Hike. Join us on this short, easy and slow walk at White's Creek. Observe and learn about wildflowers and birds. Children and Well-behaved dogs welcome. Leaders: Vicki (826-0932), Marge Sill (322-2867). Easy.
June 7 (Saturday) 8:00 AM
Kings Canyon near Carson City to Spooner Summit Day Hike. About 2,000 ft gain on an in and out on the old stage route. 18 miles, R/T. Learn some history of the area and enjoy some views. Side trips at the summit toview sites associated with the logging railroad. ND. Leader T A Taro (775-530-2935.) Strenuous
June 8 (Sunday) 8:00 AM
Lagomarsino Canyon. Join us as we explore a side canyon in the Lagomarsino area, where we will have great valley and mountain views and, hopefully, see many wild horses. This will be a moderate hike of about 7 miles roundtrip. Enjoy the re-rock beauty of this canyon, and see how overuse is affecting it. DOK if on leash. Leaders: Yvonne Jerome (851-3043) or Karen Todd (225-2805). Moderate
June 8 (Sunday) 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Horse Thief Canyon. Hike begins near Hope Valley, CA. Trip winds up apx. 2,000 feet, 7 miles, fairly steep, partially along a creek that feeds into the N. Fork of the Carson River. Observe a variety of pine and fir trees, aspen groves, and unusual rock formations. Trip limit 14. DOK. Leaders: Holly Coughlin (331-7488), Vesna Koracin (324-4092), Shane Murray (691-2335). Moderately Strenuous
June 10 (Tuesday) 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday Evening Conditioning Hikes. We will be leading slow-paced conditioning hikes on Tuesdays throughout the summer. Hikes are about 3-4 miles, with minimal to moderate gain of 800 feet, in the parks and foothills of the Reno-Sparks area. We hike apx. two hours. Learn about local plants and trees. DOL Okay. Call the Hotline for detailed directions and descriptions each week. Leaders: Yvonne, Karen, or Kim. Call (473-1445). Easy.
June 11 (Wednesday) 5:45 PM – 8:00 PM
Fast-Paced Conditioning Hikes. Join us on an after work hike for approximately 2 hours, 4 miles, and 1,000+ elevation gain. Pace is brisk. Learn about places to hike and the flora or fauna of the area we visit. Bring water and trail shoes are recommended. DOK. Leader: Holly Coughlin and Vesna Koracin. Call hike hotline for details (473-1445). Moderate
June 12 (Thursday) 7 - 9 p.m.
Sierra Club Great Basin Group Summer Mixer
Although the Group doesn't normally meet during the summmer, we thought we'd mix things up with a social event on Thursday, June 12. We'll start at 7pm (our usual time) but meet at a DIFFERENT place, the newly opened Buckbean Brewing Company (http://buckbeanbeer.com). They will be opening up this evening just for us. It will be a great opportunity to talk about the issues, get to know each other, and have fun. The Buckbean will also give us tours and samples of their beer. Since they don't serve food, the Great Basin Group will provide chips & salsa and a few additional appetizers (members have the option of bringing finger food if they like, but it's not essential). Be warned: They don't serve anything but their beer here. We'll have water and iced tea available for non-beer drinkers. Buckbean Brewing Company is located on East McCarran Blvd (just south of the intersection of S. Rock Blvd. and McCarran - on the west side of the road). For more information, contact: Valerie Andersen 828-0302.
June 12 (Thursday) 5:30 PM
Thursday Evening Conditioning Hike. Brisk hike off into the twilight in the foothills surrounding Reno-Sparks. 2-4 miles, 1000 feet elevation gain. Expect to see lots of birds and learn about new plants and trees. DL. Leaders: Gracie Caudill and Ridge Walker. Call the Hike Hot line @ 473-1445 for details. Moderately Easy
June 13 - 15 (Friday - Sunday)
Sheldon Wildlife Service Trip. Visit the beautiful and remote Sheldon Wildlife Refuge in NW Nevada and help improve
the wildlife range on this service trip. The work day will be Saturday, June 14. We will remove fence around Catnip Reservoir where we will also camp there. Sunday will be a tour with the Sheldon NWR Manager, a chance to learn about the entire refuge and the problems it faces. ND. Trip leader: Tina Nappe 775-786-1178 tnappe@nvbell.net
June 14 (Saturday) 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Humbug Trail. Short hike to North Fork of Yuba River from North Bloomfield on Malakoff Diggins Homecoming Day. Six miles round trip, 1000 foot gain, swimming and lunch at the river. Return around 6 pm as this is a fairly long drive. Learn about the gold mining of the late nineteenth-century. Leader: Craig Mastos (786-7742 x106, maquis@softcom.net). Moderate
June 15 (Sunday)
Break through the manzanita to Mt. Adams near Frenchman Lake. This seldom-visited peak offers a Sierra Nevada experience though it’s on its easternmost edge. Learn about the Sierra Nevada to Great Basin geologic boundary. Potluck picnic at the lake to follow hike. 8 mi. RT, 2500' gain. DL. Leaders: David von Seggern (775-303-8461), Cathy Schmidt (cathsch256@aol.com). Moderate
June 15 (Sunday) Postponed until July 6th due to snow on the trail.
Weber Lake to Paradise Lake on The Pacific Crest Trail. A seldom hiked section of the Pacific Crest Trail. Very interesting rock formations and remote meadows not often seen. Lunch at beautiful Paradise Lake. Learn about birds on that section of trails. 1500’ elevation gain and about 12 miles. DOK. Leader: Glenn Polochko (530-587-5906, gpolochko@yahoo.com). Strenuous
June 17 (Tuesday) 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday Evening Conditioning Hikes. We will be leading slow-paced conditioning hikes on Tuesdays throughout the summer. Hikes are about 3-4 miles, with minimal to moderate gain of 800 feet, in the parks and foothills of the Reno-Sparks area. We hike apx. two hours. Learn about local plant life. DOL Okay. Call the Hotline for detailed directions and descriptions each week. Leaders: Yvonne, Karen, or Kim. Call (473-1445). Easy
June 18 (Wednesday) 5:45 PM – 8:00 PM
Fast-Paced Conditioning Hikes. Join us on an after work hike for approximately 2 hours, 4 miles, and 1,000+ elevation gain. Pace is brisk. Learn about places to hike and the flora or fauna of the area we visit. Bring water and trail shoes are recommended. DOK. Leader: Holly Coughlin and Doug Cardwell. Call hike hotline for details (473-1445). Moderate
June 19 (Thursday) 5:30 PM
Thursday Evening Conditioning Hike. Brisk hike off into the twilight in the foothills surrounding Reno-Sparks. 2-4 miles, 1000 feet elevation gain. Expect to see lots of birds and learn about new plants and trees. DL. Leaders: Gracie Caudill. Call the Hike Hot line @ 473-1445 for details. Moderately Easy
June 20-22 (Friday - Sunday)
Stampede Lake Kayak/Bike Campout. We plan to car camp at Stampede Lake to get in morning kayaks on the lake. In the afternoon we'll take a moderate mountain bike ride in the surrounding area. Learn about birds that can be observed. Must have own kayak or canoe and mountain bike to do either. Cost for camp sites will be divided equally. BBQ and potluck dinner on Saturday evening. Meet at campground, directions will be given when you sign up. Trip limit 12. DL. Leaders: Holly Coughlin (331-7488). Moderate
June 22 (Sunday) 8:30 AM
West Wing of Relay Peak. After 3 miles on rising jeep road, we'll peek over Relay Peak's ridgeline to see "half way to China". We'll then follow the Tahoe Rim Trl over the 10,330 ft summit & down 1/2 mile for off-trail lunch stop on rocky knob. 8 miles, 1800 ft total ascent. Learn about local plant life. DOK. Leaders: Gary Hanneman (775-425-3742, gphanneman@charter.net), Doug Cardwell (775-331-7814, doug4377@sbcglobal.net). Moderate
June 23 (Monday) 6:30 PM
Outings Meeting. All members welcome to join us as we plan the Outings Schedule for August and September. Learn about the requirements for leading Sierra Club Outings. Meet around 6:30 PM at Holly's home. Bring a dish to share. All beverages provided. Hike write-ups are due at the outings meeting. Call Holly at 331-7488 for details. Fun
June 24 (Tuesday) 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday Evening Conditioning Hikes. We will be leading slow-paced conditioning hikes on Tuesdays throughout the summer. Hikes are about 3-4 miles, with minimal to moderate gain of 800 feet, in the parks and foothills of the Reno-Sparks area. We hike apx. two hours. Learn how to protect our environment. DOL Okay. Call the Hotline for detailed directions and descriptions each week. Leaders: Yvonne, Karen, or Kim. Call (473-1445). Easy
June 25 (Wednesday) 5:45 PM – 8:00 PM
Fast-Paced Conditioning Hikes. Join us on an after work hike for approximately 2 hours, 4 miles, and 1,000+ elevation gain. Pace is brisk. Learn about places to hike and the flora or fauna of the area we visit. Bring water and trail shoes are recommended. DOK. Leader: Holly Coughlin and Vesna Koracin. Call hike hotline for details (473-1445). Moderate
June 26 (Thursday) 5:30 PM
Longest Day Evening Hike. Hike to the top of "Road to Nowhere" peak, the highest one on the skyline east of Reno. 6 miles RT, and 1500-ft elevation gain. Brisk pace, not for beginning hikers. Learn about the stars. We will take advantage of the latest sunset and the longest twilight of the year, to march until sunset. DL. Leader: Ridge Walker (853-8055; edc@unr.edu). Co-Leaders: Pete Gaspers (742-3114), Grace Caudill (626-7873) Moderate
June 28 (Saturday) 9:00 AM
Mt. Rose Day Hike. Early summer hike to the highest peak near Reno. Learn about flora and fauna of the Mt. Rose Wilderness area. Hike will be faster-paced and geared for experienced participants. Ten miles round-trip and 2,600 feet of gain. Leaders: Holly Coughlin (331-7488), Vesna Koracin (324-4092). Moderately Strenuous
June 28 (Saturday ) 8:00 AM (replacement hike)
Snow Valley Peak from Spooner Summit / Hwy 50 day hike. 12 miles R/T, with 2,000 feet of gain for the day. Fast paced. Views at times of Lake Tahoe, the Sierra crest, Marlette Lake, & parts of Carson Valley. Learn some history of the area. Call before noon on Friday 6-27. ND. Leader: T A Taro 775-530-2935
June 28 (Saturday) 9:30 AM
Tahoe Wildflower Hike. Join me for an early season hike at Barker Pass on the west side of Lake Tahoe. This hike has a great flowers and wonderful views of both Lake Tahoe and the Desolation Wilderness. Learn about wildflowers. This moderately difficult hike covers about 4 miles round trip with an elevation gain of less than 1000 feet. Bring sunscreen, water, and lunch. To register go to the website www.wildflowerhikes.com. You will also find driving directions by clicking on “Hikes by Difficulty” and then on “Barker Pass”. Moderate
June 28 (Saturday)
Dardanelles Lake from Big Meadow Day Hike. Meiss (pronounced "Mice") Country, located between Luther Pass (Highway 89) and Carson Pass (Highway 88)--Big Meadow Trailhead is located on Hwy. 89 at Luther Pass, 5 1/2 miles south of the junction of Hwy. 50, Meyers (5 miles from South Lake Tahoe, CA)--7 mi r.t.--official elevation gain about 600 feet--when the trail forks approximately 1-1/2 miles past Big Meadow, take the right fork. In less than a 1/4 mile, take the unmarked trail to your left which crosses the creek. The trail winds through rolling hills and past willows before crossing two more streams. Look for the giant seven-foot-diameter juniper along the way. A short climb up a small hill leads to Dardanelles Lake, surrounded by picturesque granite cliffs on one side and flat granite shelves on the other. Learn about the geography of the area. Leaders: Craig Mastos (786-7742 x106, maquis@softcom.net), Valerie Andersen (828-0302). Moderate
June 29 (Sunday) 7:30 AM
On Top of Mount Tallac We're going way up (3,300 ft ascent) onto Mt Tallac in Desolation Wilderness, on a 5 mile (each way) trail. Passing beautiful Cathedral Lake, it gets a bit steep with switchbacks, crossing the cirque (moonscape). Views,views,views at top! .Learn how to protect Desolation wilderness. DOK Leaders: Gary Hanneman (775-425-3742, gphanneman@charter.net), Peter Faber (775-786-0489, tallwolf@prodigy.net). ModeratelyStrenuous
June 29 (Sunday)
Wind Energy Tour. What's up with wind energy in Washoe County? We'll get an idea
by touring the BLM site of a wind farm application in the Pahrah Range NE of Sparks.
We will also visit off-the-grid homeowners near this site who are powering their needs
with wind and solar. This is an afternoon event only, in the spirit of increasing our
awareness of wind energy potential in our area. Some walking. Easy. DL. Leader:
David von Seggern (775-303-8461).
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