From: Angeles Chapter Executive Committee

Subject: Upcoming Election of Executive Committee Members

The November issue of the Southern Sierran will feature pictures and biographical data of the candidates who are running for four of the nine positions on the Angeles Chapter Executive Committee. The winning candidates will serve for a two-year term from January, 1975 through December, 1976. Printed as part of the November issue will be a ballot, that when completed, must be cut out and sent to the Angeles Chapter office. Those households with more than one Sierra Club member will receive, in the mail, the required number of Southern Sierrans to provide each member with a ballot. Complete instructions on how to mail in the ballot will be included in the November issue.

The procedure of providing a ballot within the Chapter newsletter has worked successfully for other chapters. The Angeles Chapter is adopting the same policy because of the cost savings. The outlay for the last year's mailing of individual ballots was over $2200. The cost of sending out the extra copies of the Southern Sierran with the enclosed ballot will be under $l50.




Reflections on Navajo Mountain          Roy Magnuson


Having been there, I would like to retract my stand that Navajo Mtn. should be removed from the DPS list, but not for the reasons previously given. It involve a very tedious round trip drive of over 100 miles of dusty dirt road, some of which is very bad. (I lost the muffler on my Valiant.) The climb involves an uninspiring walk up a jeep road (unless you can get a ride in a 4 wheel drive vehicle,) with marginal view for the area. The summit is flat and tree covered with a microwave relay station. The views from the summit are once again poor, but there is a very distinct view of the Monument Valley from about 10 feet south of the summit register. Better views can be obtained by climbing the microwave towers.

What makes this trip worthwhile is an overgrown jeep trail, about 1/2 to 3/4 miles long leading to the north edge of the summit plateau where there is one of the finest vistas in the Southwest. This point provides an outstanding overlook of Glenn Canyon, Lake Powell, Rainbow Bridge, and miles and miles or surrounding red rock country. Future DPS trips to the area should incorporate this side trip in their schedules.
 
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