Friends of the Inyo Second Annual Member Rendezvous

Join us for the second annual membership gathering. This year, we'll all meeting along the Headwaters of the Owens River for a day of exploration, good food, music and great friends.

Schedule
Show up anytime from Friday night and stay through Sunday--we'll be sleeping under the stars at Lower Deadman Creek Campground (2.8 miles west on Deadman Creek Road off of Hwy 395 - see Google Map or pdf below) all weekend. The main events happen on Saturday the 20th, with plenty of options for everyone. All activities start at the campsite unless otherwise noted.

8am--White Wing Climb. Board Member, James Wilson, and Exploration Director, Todd Vogel will
lead a moderate to strenuous hike up White Wing, a prominent granite buttress extending east off
the Sierra crest dividing the watersheds of Glass & Deadman Creeks.

9am--Glass Creek Meadow Hike. Board President Frank Stewart and Board Member Margy Verba lead a moderate hike to the largest subalpine meadow in the Eastern Sierra. Glass Creek Meadow is one of the highlights of the proposed Owens River Headwaters Wilderness.

9:30am--Join a 4wd tour of the world's largest Jeffrey Pine forest with short walks to exlpore the only uncut portion of this Forest and other ecological wonders like Big Springs along the Upper Owens.

2pm--With explorers trickling in, we'll begin a bbq and potluck, with music picking up as the sun goes down.

Coastal Cleanup Projects: For those who want to lend a hand to your public lands, FOI will also be hosting the annual Coastal Clean up - this year we'll be in the Mammoth Lakes Basin and along Rush Creek in Mono Basin. Check back for details of these two projects, or call us for more information.

What to Bring: Musical instruments, plates & utensils, a potluck dish to share. We'll provide bbqs, firewood, campsites, beer, wine and other drinks.

Who knows, maybe we'll even be celebrating on the boundary of some new Wilderness!

For more information or to find out how you can help, give us a call at 760-873-6500.