Events
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2009 Schedule -
July 11, Saturday. McGee Creek. Leaders: Cathy Rose, Steve McLaughlin. We’ll wander up the flowery McGee Creek trail below colorful metamorphic mountains with no particular destination in mind. Besides abundant plant life, we should see birds of sagebrush, streamside, meadow, and coniferous forest. Bring lunch and water. About 4 miles round trip. Meet at 9:00 at the McGee Creek trailhead, a left turn from 395 north of Tom’s Place and south of Convict Lake. For more information contact Steve at 760 938-3140.
July 17-19. Sojourn, Crooked Creek Research Station. Elevational transect in the Whites, butterflies, bristlecones, alpine ecology, and more. See separate Sojourn information.
July 24, Friday. Rock Creek – Mosquito Flat to Ruby Lake. Leaders: Cathy Rose, Steve McLaughlin. This walk proceeds gradually uphill to beautiful Ruby Lake, situated below granite cliffs. The pace will be leisurely as we stop often to look down on Little Lakes Valley and enjoy the plants. Plant and bird list supplied. Bring lunch, water, and camera. About 4 miles round trip. Meet promptly at 8:30 at the old kiosk on the right side of the Rock Creek Road just above Tom’s Place for MANDATORY CARPOOLING due to crowding at the trailhead. For more information contact Steve at 760 938-3140.
July 31, Friday. Rock Creek – Mosquito Flat to Long Lake. Leaders: Cathy Rose, Steve McLaughlin. Rock Creek is famous for flowers and scenic beauty. We’ll take a walk past five of the many lakes on this easy botanical ramble. Plant list supplied. Bring lunch, water, and camera. About 4 miles round trip. Meet promptly at 8:30 at the old kiosk on the right side of the Rock Creek Road just above Tom’s Place for MANDATORY CARPOOLING due to crowding at the trailhead. For more information contact Steve at 760 938-3140.
Mid to late Sept - Kern River south of the Kennedy Meadows bridge. Leader: Judy Breitenstein. If there are summer thunderstorms, this area can have a surprising number of late season flowers in bloom. More details in future newsletters.
October 18, Sunday. Highway clean-up. Leader: Scott Hetzler. Meet at the intersection of Highway 395 and Pine Creek Rd., west of 395, at 9.00 AM. We will try to be done by 1:00 PM. For more information contact Scott at 873-8392.
Every year the Bristlecone Chapter plans a variety of excursions to interesting and floriferous places. Our trips usually begin in late March to points in the low desert of our region, such as Death Valley or the Mojave Desert, where the flower display begins in early spring. We generally follow the flowers up in elevation as spring and summer progress, ending our quest for blooms in the highest regions of our awesome surrounding mountains in mid-summer. Our explorations usually finish with an appreciation of fall colors displayed in the extensive aspen groves found in the Eastern Sierra. We also schedule seed collecting or cleaning trips and work parties at the Mary DeDecker Native Plant Garden in Independence.
Everyone is welcome on our field trips whether or not you are a member of CNPS and whether or not you know a turnip from a scarlet monkeyflower.
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