Official Official Brochure . Trip #: 10103a
Start: 4 PM, Sunday, June 27, 2010
End:   3 PM, Saturday, July 3, 2010

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Contacts:
Clair Tappaan Lodge Norden, CA (800) 679-6775 or (530) 426-3632 ctl@sierraclub.org
Cal Lodge Norden, CA (530) 426-9900 staff@callodge.org
Nevada Co. Sheriff Truckee, CA 530 265-7880
Leaders: Phone Mobile Email
Don McBride Martinsville, NJ (732) 560-0369 (848) 203-4814 mcbride.don@gmail.com
Francy Rubin Lynchburg, VA   (434) 258-1750 tomtroyfrancy@yahoo.com

Tentative Itinerary
Actual Itinerary New

Correspondence:
Welcome message.
Bulletin 1 (Equipment list )
Bulletin 2 (Trip Roster, Conditioning)
Bulletin 3 (Equipment Rental and stores in the area, 4 Major Pieces of Equipment)
Food (Questionnaire)
Snow is stil 5 feet deep - REI Sale 5/21-31
Bulletin 4 - Snow - Alternate room Sun
  - Bulletin 4 - Follow up
Bulletin 5 - Snow melt - Cal Lodge Sunday
Questions and Answers (FAQ)
Bulletin 6 - hiking/ski poles with baskets
Followup 1 - Recipes New
Followup 2 - Thanks - Journal - Evaluations New
Followup 3 - Updated itinerary with maps

Recipes New
Journal New [Intro | Day1 | Day2 | Day3 | Day4 | Day5 | Day6 | Day7 ]
You may have to click on the journal entries or use some other key combination to enlarge it.

Reference:
Maps: New
North Tahoe - Donner - Truckee
Summit Lake Topo Map.
Watson Lake Topo Map.

Clair Tappaan Lodge information and directions
  Sleeping Accommodations
  Transportation from Reno
  Transportation from San Francisco

Area Activities (In case you come a day early or stay a few extra days)

Other Backpacking Information:

REI Expert Advice:
   Backpacking for Beginners 
   Camping & Hiking
 Don's Hiking and Camping advice web page
  Winter Hiking 
Useful Information from the Sierra Club Knapsack committee (www.knapsack.org) 
     (Wilderness medical techniques, Water treatment, Getting in shape, ...)
 Equipment List at SierraWild.gov

Weather: The average high for this time of year is 75° and
   the average low is 36°.  The record low for June is 18° and July is 24°,
   Coldest low in the last week of June 2004-2009 was 29°
   Dressing in layers is the best way to prepare for the 40° swing.
   See weather on the donner page.
  
Historic Snow Depth
New
Books:
The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills by Rick Curtis
Joy of Backpacking: Your Complete Guide to Attaining Pure Happiness in the Outdoors, Brian Beffort
Backpacker & Hiker's Handbook, by WIlliam Kemsley Jr.

The following links to useful information on the Sierra Club Web site was included in the approval form page.


Don McBride 732 560-0369

last updated 11 July 2010