| any policy approved by
the Angeles Chapter Executive Committee. On the other side of the coin, it's very important that trip leaders and participants follow the policy. Everyone needs to realize that some people don't want to be on trips with horses or dogs, and as David Eisenberg said, "Please do not impose upon the goodwill of the leaders (or participants) by showing up on a regular hike with dogs." The policy is there, please respect it. - Wynne Benti-Zdon. For the last few years I've often brought my dog to the car camp on Saturday night. I've dealt with the problem of dogs being excluded from the hike itself by a) leaving the dog in the truck during the hike, b) having someone not hiking look after the dog, or c) the dog and I would bag the peak by a different route than the main group. Thus I have an intense interest in the Safety Committee's view on whether dogs are excluded from a car camp (unless mentioned in the original announcement) and rang Bob Hicks on Sept 8. Bob says that as far as he is concerned that unless stated otherwise the car camp is not part of the outing. It appears to me that the safety committee concerns itself with the safety of the hikes, not what people do in their time between the hikes. A guy with an allergy and a guy with a dog should sort their differences out among themselves. The Safety Committee has plenty of other issues to deal with -Editor. More on Ruby Dome Rescue Today I reconfirmed with Whitey that he encourages anyone interested in the key, having him act as a contact person or just needing local information to get in touch with him. Whitey reports that Jeremiah was helicoptered out at 9 pm that night. (Recall we saw the |
chopper go when we were
having dinner at DiGrazio's The sheriff was able to obtain helicopter
evacuation services from the Failon Naval Air Station. (We drove by there on
July 4th.) The Navy team was quite skilled and professional. Whitey and
Jeremiah had concluded that even with the sheriffs litter they would not be
able to get out that night and would have had to stay in until morning. Whitey
already had a fire going by the time
the rescue team got there. Whitey Nelson Box 28-1414 Lamoille, NV 89828 [702] 753-5702 |
