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Wilderness Press is a publisher of outdoor guidebooks and maps that was founded in Berkeley, California in 1967. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its first publication was Sierra North (1967/2005). [ 3 ] Reissued in 2005, this is considered the authoritative guidebook for hikers and backpackers in the Northern Sierra Nevada .
Fog flows over the Berkeley Hills during a summer sunset, as seen from Las Trampas Peak (June 13th, 2023). Due to its location within a protected wilderness area, Las Trampas Regional Wilderness, Las Trampas Peak and its surrounding hills are home to many species of wildlife including Columbian black-tail deer, Coyotes, Bobcats and numerous species of birds.
WTC logo. The Wilderness Travel Course (also known as WTC) is a Sierra Club program that teaches basic mountaineering skills to students.. The class is a 10-week introduction to all-around outdoor proficiency, gives participants a taste of backpacking, equipment, snow travel, field navigation, wilderness ethics, basic rock climbing, mountaineering medicine, winter camping, general safety and ...
He was an associate editor for PC World magazine from 1986 to 1989, then the managing editor of California Monthly (U.C. Berkeley's alumni magazine) until 1999. [ 12 ] [ 17 ] [ 5 ] [ 18 ] [ 2 ] During this time he wrote on a broad array of subjects, ranging from computers to medicine, [ 3 ] but with a frequent focus on law. [ 3 ]
On the eve of the start of the trip, club co-founder and University of California, Berkeley geology professor Joseph LeConte died of a sudden heart attack in Yosemite Valley at age 78. Other than this sad event, the trip was a success, and the Sierra Club then began a successful fundraising drive to build LeConte Memorial Lodge in Yosemite ...
Born in Cardiff, Wales, on 14 March 1922, Fletcher was educated in England and served six years in the Royal Marine Commandos during World War II.He married Sonia Mary Ash in 1945 and they lived in St. Ives, Cornwall, for a year where he was an instructor at the Mountain Warfare Training Centre.
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The grant allowed construction on the Wildcat Canyon Road to commence, which was a 7 mile scenic road connecting Berkeley and Orinda. [8] Works Progress Administration (WPA) crews built the Lake Anza dam and stone buildings including restrooms, the original Lake Anza beach house, and the exterior of the Brazilian Room.