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See Actual Itinerary General Lodge Daily Schedule: (see details by day below) | |
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7:00 am Setup for Breakfast (2-3 volunteers) 7:30 am Make lunches in Living Room 8:00 am Breakfast 8:30 am Kitchen cleanup (2-3 volunteers/day) 9:00 am Meet in parking lot for hikes (2 demerits if you're late) 9:15 am Leave for hikes |
3-3:30 pm Return 4:00 pm Happy Hour 5:30 pm Set up for dinner (2-3 volunteers) 6:00 pm Dinner (was 5 on Sunday but will change to 6 in '08) 6:30 pm Kitchen cleanup 7:00 pm Talk - Get together in Living Room |
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Day 1: Meet at Clair Tappaan Lodge (CTL) at 4 p.m. for orientation. Spend the night at CTL.
Day 2: Drive to a nearby trailhead after a visit to a local museum to learn about the history of the area. Day hike to a glacier-formed granite lake for lunch, where we'll have an opportunity to practice setting up tents. Spend the night at CTL. Possible visit to local petroglyphs.
Day 3: Drive to a nearby trailhead. Then backpack approximately 4 miles over a pass to another glorious lake where we will spend the night.
Day 5: After breakfast, drive to a trailhead and backpack about 3 miles to another beautiful lake, where we will spend another night. Optional class on introductory map, compass and GPS skills. Day 6: Layover day. Options include a day hike, swimming, fishing, reading, or just relaxing. We'll also have a class on introductory map, compass and GPS skills lesson.
Day 7: After breakfast, break camp and backpack back to the trailhead. Lunch on the trail on the way back. Return to CTL around 3 p.m. Opportunity to shower before heading home.
Contact Clair Tappaan Lodge (800) 679-6775 ctl@sierraclub.org to reserve a room if you will be arriving early . See donsnotes.com/ctl/index.html for directions. See Hikes/Trails for more details and links to topo maps. | |
