User:Bobworcester

 Sierra Hiking Seniors

The Sierra Hiking Seniors (SHS) was started by Harold Young. After retiring in Fresno, California, Hariod Moved to Oakhurst. While in Fresno, he was a Sierra Club outings leader. He organized the club based on a format he had used in a hiking club in New Hampshire.

The SHS are a loosely formed group -no formal officers are selected. On a volunteer basis, members agree to organize pot luck meetings and make out a schedule of hikes for the next quarter. Generally, two hikes are organized each week. Friday's hike/s is normally a shorter hike of 4 to 6 miles while Monday hikes are normaly longer from 6-10 miles (ocasionally longer). When more than one hike is scheduled for a Monday, one is 'easy/moderat' while the other is 'moderate/strenuous'

Hikes are organized on a volunteer basis. Initially Harold "managed" the hikes by selecting and leading each hike. Presently club members volunteer to select and lead hikes. Each quarter the club gathers for a pot luck dinner to socialize and sign up for hikes.