Some persons take their Newsletter seriously. A recent rebuttal came in directed towards Abe Siemens' April Chairman's Column. Abe wrote: "I have often felt poorly directed on our local conservation issues which directly affect desert areas known to us."
Now the answer-"There is one good way to keep fully informed on these matters and that is membership in the Desert Protective Council. Membership is $ 1 a year plus $ 1 subscription to their quarterly publication El Paisano. This newsy publication covers the desert conservation front. The address: PO Box 33, Banning, Calif 92220." The author: Parker Severson.
Well said, Parker!

The Hunts are still in Guatemala. They have put in almost a year working with the AID MISSION in Guatemala City. Trudie's May report states:
"We now have three active volcanoes in Guatemala, two visible from our city, now that the clouds and smoke have been dissipated by the rains. We've climbed only one, and that one not to the top since it was erupting! (Do we get a point or don't we?) There is a mountain climbing group here-but have not made contact-too old and lazy these days and busy with other things.
But there are some good climbs, and gorgeous scenery which you may want to come and see for yourself some day. Some people are afraid to come here, so tourist business is off, which makes it nicer really. We had an exchange teacher who was terrified the whole time she was here. She got back to Memphis just in time for the assassination!
There is only one other Sierra Clubber in Guatemala but there is a trekker's group which goes to festivals, and Mayan ruins. With the coming of the rains even their activities will cease, for the roads and airstrips become impassable. We have had 3 Sierrans visit us, DPSer Louise Werner being one of them."

We have a new desert road. The old Truckhaven Trail, from Borrego to Salton Sea, is now a scenic highway and was dedicated in May. Its name is unique: The Borrego Salton Seaway.

The California Division of Highways has given up the idea of a nuclear blast for cutting a trench through the Bristol Mtns north of Amboy in their realignment of Highway 66. Nuclear fallout is their fear should such agent be employed.

A Desert Lily and Wildflower Preserve was dedicated Easter Sunday in Chuckawalla Valley. It is on the MWD Aqueduct road eight miles northeast of Desert Center. Ajo is the Spanish name for the lily. Only disappointment of the affair was the lack of any 1ilies. They need ample rainfall and this year was a slack one. Better luck next year! Happily the area is fenced. Tasker & Beala Edmiston of the Ange1es Chapter were instrumental in its creation.

The annual membership roster has been completed and is attached. Note the very high percentage of Emblem Holders- these are dedicated climbers.

TRIP REPORTS-
Keynot and Inyo       May 4-5     -Paul Nelson

The Keynot & Inyo climb was one of those super-enjoyable weekends where everything went right! Though rain fell on Friday, Saturday morning broke clear and. warm. This not-to-hot, not-too-cold reading lasted the entire weekend. We got an early start up the long scree slope. This way we missed most of the heat of the lower desert. The main part of the group reached Bed Springs Camp, our base, before noon. We were all able to reach Inyo and return with lots of daylight around to enjoy our supper. There were some snow drifts still lying about just above our camp. One cannot depend on snow this time of year, but when found it certainly helps matters.
The Asst. Ldr climbed Keynot on Sat and was available to lead, the slower hikers to Inyo on Sun. In this way all 27 of our bunch were able to capture
 
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