| DECEMBER 1968 | NUMBER
98 |
| NEW EMBLEM
HOLDERS Kenneth L. Ferrell Ben Neffson Eric Nelson W.D. Rausch Les Stockton |
NEW
MEMBERS Bob Gendreau John B. Irwin H. Jules Markowitz Bob Mason Roy Magnuson |
TRIP REPORTS
November 23-24, 1968 ASSORTED DESERT PEAKS Andy Smatko
At 7:30 a.m., Saturday, 13 people met at the appointed place 5 miles SE of Essex. The caravan, composed of eight cars, then proceed on the good graded road to a point west of Pilot Peak, 3227 ft This is a sharp1y pointed symmetrical peak of volcanic origin. The ascent was class II up the west slopes. The view of the vast Homer Wash Basin and the surrounding desert ranges was most impressive. Among our group was Debbie Kazlowski, age 14, who is a "Gung Ho" hiker. She was accompanied by her dad. Also in the group was George Barnes who came all the way from Menlo Park (near Palo Alto). George must really love the desert to come all the, way down here.
Following the c1imb of Pilot Peak, we caravanned to the west side of the Little Piute Mountains, 3472 ft., to the north of Pilot Peak. Ascent was via the west slopes - essentially Class I. Since it was relatively early in the afternoon, we elected to