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BACK COUNTRY HUT
WORK PARTIES
 
Prepare our huts for the winter
 
 
BENSON June 20-21
contact: Jim Gannon
707-525-1052
jgannon99@sbcglobal.net
 
 
 
PETER GRUBB
June 20-21
contact: Dick Simpson
650-494-9272
rsimpson@magellan.stanford.edu
 
 
 
BENSON June 27-28
contact: Jim Gannon
707-525-1052
jgannon99@sbcglobal.net
 
 
BENSON
September 12 - 13
contact: Jim Gannon
707-525-1052
jgannon99@sbcglobal.net
 
 
LUDLOW
September 19-20
contact: Joan Marshall
650-364-8603
marshall_joan1234@yahoo.net
 
 
 
BRADLEY
September 26-27
contact: Dick Simpson
650-494-9272
rsimpson@magellan.stanford.edu
 
 
 
PETER GRUBB
October 17-18
contact: Joel Brody
510-531-6566
jrbrody@sbcglobal.net
 
 
PETER GRUBB
October 24-25
contact: Harvey Ceaser
925-937-1406
ceasar3@juno.com
 
 
back country hut contingency weekend
October 31 - November 1
 
 
THANKSGIVING
 
 
 
NEW YEAR'S PARTY
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sierra Club Outings
Clair Tappaan Lodge

Contact the Lodge

  • June 21 - 26 SIERRA SERENITY - Clair Tappaan Lodge has hosted this program for nearly 20 years and is happy to invite past program participants as well as new. Twelve-step meetings are held each morning followed by group hikes in the Truckee-Tahoe area. For more information contact: Mark F. - 562-420-8121, res049@gte.net or Lois P. - 310-378-3859, lois6pip@socal.rr.com


  • June 26-28. Donner Summit Hiking Highlights: Details the same as for August 21-23. Dates - June 26-28, July 24-26, August 21-23


  • June 26-28. Weekend Lodge Work Parties: Details are the same as for September 25-27 Dates - June 26-28, September 25-27


  • June 26 - 28, Finding your Way -- Land Navigation Workshop Learn or polish navigational skills using map, compass, GPS and altimeters. Bring any tools you may have and learn how to use them from a pro. Beautiful hikes. Instruction led by Bill Straka. more details


  • June 28-July 4, Sierra Nevada Adventures for Families with Teens, Tahoe National Forest, CA. A Sierra Club National Outing. DETAILS


  • July 4th BBQ Bash: Enjoy High Summer in the High Sierra for this holiday weekend. A guided hike from Clair Tappaan to a secluded lake will get the day started. Once back at the Lodge guests will enjoy classic barbeque fare, spirited games of volleyball and an organized horseshoe tournament. Once the sun sets, guests can make their way to the top of Donner Pass to watch fireworks over Donner Lake. Price: This event is free to overnight guests of Clair Tappaan Lodge. For those only interested in coming for the day. $25/adults, $10/children (13 and younger).


  • July 5-10, Make the Mountains Glad: an Intergenerational Adventure in California’s High Sierra. An Elderhostel Trip. DETAILS


  • July 6-12, All in the Family: A Multigenerational Adventure in Tahoe National Forest, CA. A Sierra Club National Outing. DETAILS


  • July 12-18, Family Adventures in the High Sierra, Tahoe National Forest, CA. A Sierra Club National Outing. DETAILS


  • July 12-17, Just for Grandparents and Grandkids, Tahoe National Forest, CA. A Sierra Club National Outing. DETAILS


  • July 19-26, Donner Lake Rim Trailbuilding, Tahoe National Forest, CA. A Sierra Club National Outing. DETAILS


  • July 19-25, Introduction to Backpacking, Tahoe National Forest, CA. A Sierra Club National Outing. DETAILS


  • July 24-26. Donner Summit Hiking Highlights: Details the same as August 21-23. Dates - June 26-28, July 24-26, August 21-23


  • July 26-31, Make the Mountains Glad: an Intergenerational Adventure in California's High Sierra. An Elderhostel Trip. DETAILS


  • July 26 (Sun) - 31 (Fri), Donner Summit Climbing Camp For youths ages 11-17. Enjoy the exhilarating adventure of rock comibing on the spectacular Donner Pass granite. Learn the fundamentals of the climbing safety system - including rope use, belaying, anchoring, and rappelling. Master the techniques needed to conquer cracks, slabs, and steep faces. More details.


  • July 26-August 1, Work and Play at Clair Tappaan Lodge, Tahoe National Forest, CA. A Sierra Club National Outing. DETAILS


  • August 2-9, 50+ Donner Lake Rim Trailbuilding, Tahoe National Forest, CA. A Sierra Club National Outing. DETAILS


  • August 8-14, Forestry, the Sierra Club Way, Tahoe National Forest, CA. A Sierra Club National Outing. DETAILS


  • August 9-14, Make the Mountains Glad: an Intergenerational Adventure in California's High Sierra. An Elderhostel Trip. DETAILS


August 14 - 16, 2009
Gala 75th Anniversary Celebration of Clair Tappaan Lodge
85th Anniversary Celebration of Hutchinson Lodge

rev. June 10, 2009. E.M.