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| April 1, 2
Providence Mtns. Leador Willard Dean, Bob Bear, and their respective
wives, explored this rugged range for us last weekend. Upon gaining the highest
point of the range, they found no registers or cairns, but found several stones
which looked like they had been disturbed by man, A cairn was constructed and
register placed. Bob describes the peak as a very intriguing climb with its
fine summit, the green and red rock, and the abundance of pinyon pine. It is certainly regrettable that more people did not take advantage of this trip. It seems the main reason more people didn't turn out was that they were on the Easter trip. Also 4 or 5 persons were unable to get transportation. For all of you who are members of the Auto Club of Southern California, the new county maps for San Bernardino County and Riverside County published by the Auto Club, which to my knowledge are the best source of information on automobile roads, are printed with latitude and longitude lines every 15'. Their previous maps failed to show these. Also the new Corp of Engineers maps now being published which cover these same counties, use as the boundaries of each map these same 15' latitude and longitude lines. Thus, the area between the 15' latitude and longitude lines on the Auto Club maps show precisely the area covered by each topographical maps. Then as an index, one can write in each of these boxes formed by the 15' lines on the Auto Club maps the corresponding topographical map for that area. This can be quite an aid in comparing for instance the position of roads in reference to topographical features. Bob Bear and the Mountains Committee have worked up for this summer, what I believe will be one of our most ambitious and interesting schedules. Here's the line-up: |
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| Another trip is
being planned for the middle of September. The section is conducting one more trip this month, and in my opinion it will be quite an unusual and education one. April 22, 23 Volcano Peak and Red Rock Canyon. I was on Volcano Peak last summer, and was greatly impressed by it, much more so than by Ubehebe Crater for example. Going up Volcano Peak, one walks beside or on top of, as he so chooses, the most jagged and scraggly rock you will ever see. This is the lava flow itself. Upon reaching the summit he looks down on huge lava flows which stretch for miles in huge fans and fingers. I know of no finer example of past volcanic activity in So. Calif. This hike is fairly easy, and Parker Sevorson, the leader, tells me there will be a Geologist along to answer your questions. Good thick soles are needed, for the lava can be treacherously sharp. The group will leave Red Rock Canyon promptly at 8:00 A.M. Saturday morning and drive to the start of the Volcano climb. Red Rock Canyon will then be excplored on Sunday. This might be a good climb to bring DPS new-comers. And now before I give this rough draft to Margie to criticize, type and mimeograph (she does most of the work. If it weren't for her untiring efforts, it would be impossible for me to send out these letter. (Gee thanks... Typesetter))I would like to mention several nice letters received since the first letter. Randall Henderson wrote, enthusiastically describing a peak in the Muggins Mtns. of Ariz. Its name is Clothos or Klothos Temple, and possesses the precipitious profile of Picacho. He says that when he gets more dope on it, he would like to get some Desert Peakers to accompany him. I was also pleased to hear from John Cross in Santa Barbara. John says he will try to join us this summer on some trips. Also be has a new address: 612-A east Sola, Street, P.O. Box 284, Santa Barbara, Calif., so change your records. Chester Versteeg wrote some good ideas, which will be immediately adopted. Particularly, he suggested sending copies to the various chapters. |
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| Sincerely yours, Bill Henderson, Chairman Desert Peaks Section |
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