SEPT 25 - 26, SAT-SUN

SAN DIEGO CHAPTER OUTING LEADER TRAINING

The Sierra Club Statement of Purpose begins, "To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the Earth…" In order to more effectively carry out this purpose, we need you as an outing leader. To become a Level I Chapter Outing Leader (lead on-trail dayhikes and car camps) you must:

  • Have been on at least four Sierra Club outings.
  • Be a Sierra Club member.
  • Be at least 18 years of age.
  • Attend all of both days of Level I Chapter Outing Leader training.
  • Obtain a Red Cross Standard First Aid card or equivalent before proceeding to step 6.
  • Plan, publish, and execute, before September 26, 2005, two outings on which experienced leaders evaluate you.

Level I Chapter Outing Leader Training involves completion of BOTH of the following sessions:

SESSION ONE: Saturday September 25, 9:15 AM to 4:00 PM in the Visitor Center at Mission Trails Regional Park. Bring a day-pack with the equipment you think a leader would carry on a dayhike. You must also bring a lunch that will fit in your daypack, note-taking materials, and a quart of water. We will spend part of the day outside. Persons arriving more than 15 minutes late will not be admitted.

Directions to the Visitor Center: From Interstate 8 - Take 8 to the Mission Gorge/Fairmount exit. Turn north onto Mission Gorge Road. Proceed down Mission Gorge Road for 4.2 miles. Just past the Jackson Drive intersection, look for the large wooden park sign on Mission Gorge Road. Turn left onto Father Junipero Serra Trail. From Route 52 - Take 52 east to the Mast Blvd. exit in Santee. Turn left on Mast Blvd., go under the freeway to the first traffic signal (West Hills Parkway) and turn right. Take West Hills Parkway to Mission Gorge Road and turn right. Proceed down Mission Gorge Road 2.4 miles (past the Father Junipero Serra Trail entrance to Old Mission Dam and Kumeyaay Lake and Campground). Look for the large wooden park sign on Mission Gorge Road. Turn right onto Father Junipero Serra Trail. Phone number of center is 619-668-3275. Father Junipero Serra Trail is between Golfcrest Drive and Jackson Drive. There is a map online at http://www.mtrp.org/scripts/mtrp/directions.asp.

SESSION TWO: Sunday September 26, 8:30 AM to about 3:00 PM at a Mission Bay or Balboa Park location to be announced during the Saturday class. Maps and directions will be handed out at that time.

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR COL TRAINING:  Send e-mail beginning July 1 to SDCOLtraining@yahoo.com. Include your full name, your home telephone number, and your Sierra Club member number (appears above your name on Hi Sierran mailing label) in your message. You will receive confirmation of your signup. If you do not have e-mail, you may sign up by calling between 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM beginning July 1. The training class will be limited to the first 35 qualified persons who sign up. Signups will be accepted beginning July 1 and will continue until the class is full or until 9:00 PM Saturday, September 19, whichever comes first. If you are not a Sierra Club member, or have not been one long enough to acquire a member number, you may not attend this training. Training is held twice a year. The next training will be in spring, 2005. Information on how to join the Sierra Club can be found in The Happenings or online at www.sierraclub.org. No late registrations or walk-ins will be accepted for this training.


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