(left to right) Danny Ihara (DS64, TASP factotum), Jan Vleck DS69, Karen Davidson (faculty spouse), and Denis Clark DS69 at Trail Crest on the Mt Whitney Trail. Cold snow weather prevented going on to the summit, and instead we descended to Crabtree…
(front to back) Jan Vleck DS69, Danny Ihara DS64 (TASP factotum), Karen Davidson (faculty spouse), and Mike Davidson (TASP faculty) hike along Crabtree Creek west of Mt Whitney
Danny Ihara DS64 (TASP factotum), Karen Davidson (faculty spouse) and Jan Vleck DS69 prepare breakfast in camp at Crabtree Meadows. The weather getting here, over the pass from Whotney Portal, had been quite cold.
Hiking to the Druid goes back to the origins, an occasion for fond memories and good conversations, though actually climbing it is best left for younger bodies than these particular alumni. 3 photos of the Druid, the ranch below, and David Welle in…
The approach to Deep Springs from the east has its own scenic beauty, the moreso when the weather is stormy, as it was on this trip in late May 2015. The snowy peak in the Toiyabe Range, seen from the Great Smoky Valley, and the intense double…
One morning, Jack Newell DS56, Abigail Breiseth (faculty family, early 1980s), and Denis Clark DS69 took a walk out to the area where there were some Paiute houses, though time has erased most evidence