Record of Outdoor Trips, 1970 -2008

2008

Lost Coast: Mattole River almost to Shelter Cove and back,

Pacific Crest Trail, AMTRAK to Klamath Falls OR, 700 miles to Stevens Pass, WA

Also visit Vashon and Portland

2007

Tucson, La Mesa de Abajo, Pinacate Biosphere Reserve, Colorado River delta, Baja to Mulege

2006

La Mesa de Abajo, Copper Canyon/ Batopilas/  Hermosillo/ Kino Bay/ Puerto Penasco, Pinacate, FCA &KDB

John Muir Trail, Yosemite – Whitney, 200 miles, 3 weeks, FCA & KDB

Bristlecone, both loop hikes and camp at Grandview again, FCA & KDB

Lost Coast/ Mattole River, Yolla Bollys, redwoods, FCA & KDB

Mt. Lassen, FCA & KDB

2004 (48 years old) 

Appalachian Trail, PA to GA, 1000 miles,  trails names: Zombie & La Contessa

2003 

Yellowstone/ Thorofare Valley, WY co-leader: Rachel Letray, coordinators: Steve Sarles/ Bill Hopkins       

Merck Forest and Farmland Center, VT Ken Smith/ coordinator

Crew: Louis Ahn, Jacob, Nick, Stephanie

- overall with SCA I had about 106 students. There were a lot of good times, lots of good trips, good work done

2002 

Yellowstone/ Thorofare Valley, WY  co-leader: Indi McCasey, coordinators: Sarles/ Hopkins

Crew: Eric Repp, Molly Anderson, Jeff plus 2 more forgotten

Alaska/ Deshka River co-leader: Indi, coordinator: Pat Owens, Jeff  & Wade

Crew: Tony Halpin, Jordan Lilienstein, Todd Rabkin-Golden, Tricia Hicken,                                                  Amanda “Blake” Blake, Laura

2001

Yellowstone/ Pelican Valley, WY co-leader Laura Girard, coordinators: Sarles/ Hopkins

Crew: Emily Nakashima, Paul Salomon, Brett Moriuchi, Meg Cantrell, one forgotten “Hispanic”

George Washington/ Jefferson National Forests, VA coordinators: Jamie Schwarz, Yvonne McAllister

Crew: Michael Asmussen, Will, John, Melissa, Brooke

2000

Frank Church River of No return Wilderness, ID co-leader: Erin Witter, coordinator: Jim Upchurch

Crew: Eric Repp, Lee Gray Boze, Chelsey Robison, Aaron Honig, Brandon, Mandy

Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, ID co-leader: Indi, coordinator: Jim Upchurch

Crew: Molly Anderson, Pete McGuire, John McGuire, Jessica, two forgotten: Capt. Unconscious, flute girl

1999

Rocky Mountain National Park, CO co-leader: Nehalem Brighter, coordinator: Steve ?

Crew: Corey Kliebert, Gabe, Beverly Chen, John, Jonah Stinson, Jennifer, maybe two forgotten: Little Red and ?

1997

Year in Mexico, Hermosillo, Sonora/ 2 semesters University of Sonora, Sierra Madre/ Chihuahua/ La Mesa de Abajo, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora

1996

Selway-Bitteroot Wilderness, ID coordinators: Cheri Jones, Dennis plus “Shade Tree” etc

Crew: Mellow DeTray, Hannah Soltow, Natasha Mitchell, Gabe Fertman, Sean Connelly, Rafi Bratman

Boise Front, BLM, coordinator Bill Hagdorn

Crew: Julio Ramirez, Ofelia “Filly” Espinoza, Rasheen “Bubba”, Tiffany

Wichita Falls, TX  with Harold Confer and Quaker Workcamps International, on-site coordinator for 4 months to rebuild arson burned church

1995

Yolla Bolly- Middle Eel Wilderness, Shasta-Trinity N.F. CA coordinator: Ken Graves

Crew: Joe Green, Laurel Kinney, Rich, B, Naomi, Mr. Peabody ?

1994

Trinity Alps Wilderness, Shasta-T N.F., CA coordinator: Jon Sandstrom

Crew: Seth Wood, Sean Bell-Thomson, Chad Niehaus, Tasha Scholl, Cyra Doss, Kim Phillipi

Everglades National Park, FL co-leader Betsy Banks, coordinators: Andy Anderson, Jaques ?, Steve Holscher

Crew: Aaron Tcshetter, Zack Holm, Gabe Ortman, Joe Rocchio (“Johnny Rockin’”), Robrecht cardyn, Jason, Shane Cantrell, Ron Rioux, Chad, plus many forgotten out of 16

AFSC-IMYM Joint Service Project: began to participate in what turned out to be many, many trips to the Sierra Madre with Mike Gray et al

1993

Yolla Bolly- Middle Eel Wilderness, CA coordinator: Ken Graves

Crew: Richard Kirk, Nate, Jason Robertson, Tracy Dubas, Jessica Lopez, Amy Schafer

1992

Pusch Ridge Wilderness, Coronado N.F., AZ coordinators: Jon ?, Michael White

Crew: Josh Young, Shawn Edmondson, David Frankel, Regina Mylan, Sarah, Laura

1991

Zion National Park, UT coordinator: Scooter Jones

Crew: Chris Togneri, Brian Nevius, Boris Kizelshteyn, Daphne Maxon, Jennifer Shipman, Sasha Klevytska

1990

Zion National Park, UT coordinator: Preston Lamar Shakepeare, Scooter Jones

Crew: Aris Etheridge, Jake Hanselman, Stephanie Brackin, Grady Lee, Todd, Shannon

1989

Saguaro National Monument, AZ coordinator: Patty Haddad

Crew: Steve Smith, Todd Gearman, Isela Lopez, Margaret Flores

1988

first trip to Bay Area to see George Thompson

1987

Farm and Wilderness, VT, Flying Cloud, Food Coordinator

-canoe trip to Adirondack Park

1986

Farm and Wilderness, VT, Flying Cloud, Food Coordinator

1983

Graduate University of Illinois at Chicago with BA in Anthropology

1982

-climbed Popocatepetl volcano outside Mexico City, nearly 18,000’, 4 month foreign study in Mexico City at Universidad Ibero-Americana

1976

White Plains YMCA Day Camp, Director of Indian Lore

1975

Farm and Wilderness, VT Flying Cloud

Campers: Pipe Feather, Bright Day Pony, Fox Crow, one other ?

1974

Farm and Wilderness, VT, Flying Cloud

1973

Farm and Wildernss, VT, Tamarack Farm, counselor: Tom Barrup

White Mountains, presidential range

1972

Farm and Wilderness, VT, Saltash Mountain, counselor: John MacDonald

-Connecticut River canoe trip, White River Jct

-canoe trip in Verendrye National Park, Quebec

1971 (14 years old)

Farm and Wilderness, VT, Saltash Mountain, counselor: John MacDonald

-hikes on the Long Trail

-Aziscoos Lake, ME canoe trip, 

1970 (13 years old)

Camp Sloane, CN, July, Camp Dark Waters, NJ  August

1965-69

White PlainsYMCA Day Camp, Greenwich, CN