FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND
Ron Jones
Five Years Ago in the DPS |
| On October 7,1979, Cuno
Ranschau completed his triple list finishing 24 hour day with 15,000 ft of gain
by climbing Mt Corcoran (13,760') in the Sierra CSPS), New York Butte (11,107')
in the Inyos (DPS), and Red Mtn (5,261') in the Rand Mtns (HPS]. Doug Mantle
and Don Sparks accompanied and provided support. Gordon MacLeod and Dick Akawie
led Moapa, Virgin and Mormon. Later only Moapa was approved for list inclusion.
I led Waucoba and White Mtn where we were led the usual baloney about the laser
beam resurvey proving White to be the 2nd highest summit in California. Mantle
and Cuno led 9 on climbs of Mopah, Umpah and an exploratory of Carson. Marlin
Clark and I led an exploratory with 11 of Silver Mtn, where we saw several
herds of wild horses, and Nelson Pk. Campy and Joe McCosker led 9 on Red Mtn.
Mike Manchester and Vi Grasso led one on climbs of Brown and Stewart. The DPS
had 196 members in December 1979. |
| Ten Years Ago |
| The following finished the
DPS list this period in 1974: Paul Lipsohn on South Guardian Angel on 10/13
(co-led by George Hubbard and with 30 participants), Steve Smith on Stepladder
on 10/14, Roy and Barbara Magnuson on Indian Head 11/3 becoming list finishers
#10-11-12-13. Hans Carla earned DPS emblem #331 on Kofa in October. The DPS
scheduled a conservation weekend at Darwin Falls 11/9-10. Thirty people removed
3 1/2 tons of debris and constructed vehicle barriers with the BLM. Al Campbell
and Elliot Snyder led a DPS scheduled work party for the DFG building a guzzler
in the Argus Range. Gordon MacLeod proposed a desert canyon traverse award
submitting an initial list of nine canyons. Dick and Shirley Akawie led Spirit
and Tipton. Lipsohn and Hubbard led an exploratory climb of Needle Pk. Bill and
Pat Russell led 11 on climbs of Sheephole and Old Woman. |
| Twenty Years
Ago |
Sid Davis, Jim Powers and
Paul Nelson became DPS emblem holders #124-126 this period in 1964. Gordon
MacLeod, Abe Siemens, Lothar Kolbig and Ralph Marten led a group of 16 on a
Thanksgiving climb of Baboquivari. Ernie Spiehler led a group of 12 (including
Bob Michaels and Gordon MacLeod) on a climb of Big Maria and Little
Chuckwalla.
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WANT TO HAVE FUN IN
THE DESERT?
A Notice |
Maris Valkass and I will
be running a series of desert study trips together in 1985. We invite you to
join us on all or some of these trips. You can study us, we can study you, and
together we can study the desert we love through out the year starting with Big
Maria and Palen in January.
Watch for our trips in 1985. We will lead at
least one trip into the desert each and every month of 1985. Taking notice of
the advice offered by "Arturo" in the first issue of the DESERT RAGE the
"climax" of our season will be our summer trips when the rain don't rain and
the wind don't blow. Consider Tin and Ubehebe in June, Dubois in July, A car
camp at Furnace Creek with a yet unselected peak in August, White Mtn and
Waucoba in September, Tucki in September etc.
We invite you to support the
DPS and show your dedication to our CAUSE. -- Ron Jones |