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At 10:55am on September 14, 2009, Wes Hoskins said…: Wrong calendar, the "Wild Men" is put out by the Nevada Wilderness Project. We put out Wild Nevada--which showcases scenic shots of buttes, not butts.
We can still meet. If you're willing to put in some time, we can reimburse you for mileage at .505/mile and a 20$ Per Diem.

At 5:22pm on September 11, 2009, Billy Howard said…: Hey, I just saw your reply from way back in July. (That rhymes). I thought I'd get an email notice since I don't look at this site except to talk to you. I'm lovin' The Hub, too. Organic hot chocolate with soy milk over ice. Yum.

Hey, I don't buy paper anymore so I can't get that cool calendar. Did they get you to get buff and run in the snow? You guys should sell a screensaver version to those of us who don't want to kill the trees and pollute the streams.

Should we still try to meet?

At 10:09am on July 12, 2009, Billy Howard said…: Been up to Mt. Rose twice and plans for Ophir Creek, Flume/Tahoe Rim, Jones, Relay adventures. Meadows look soaked! Not too worried about travel expenses, but if there's something I can do to help or document please turn me on to it. Have camera, will hike.

At 3:11pm on April 20, 2009, Billy Howard said…: Well, that's great to hear, Wes, as I'm involved with so many things right now, I have trouble tearing myself away for the Friends' awesome events. Was looking forward to Table Mountain, but I'm a judge for the international student science fair in design that week and I have to meet with with my physically/mentally challenged brother's caregivers for our semi-annual pow-wow in Chico. Sad, really wanted to go.

But I do get up into the Carson Range regularly. Flume, Sand Harbor spur, Relay, Whites/Jones loop, Church Peak, Dry Pond, all over Slide. My favorite is Ophir Creek Trail and Rock and Upper Price Lakes. I've been trying to figure out a way I can go up trail from Davis Creek Park and get a ride back to town from Tahoe Meadows. A buddy and I tried to do it where we both drive to the meadows (17 miles), then one drives us both to Davis Creek (23 miles) and do it again when we are done for a total of 80 miles. No thanks. I'm all over the Virginias to from Jumbo Rd/Ophir Grade to Lockwood. Have you seen that amazing outcropping of iron just over the peaks from Hidden Valley? Looks like Mars. Let me know how I can help.

At 1:31am on February 6, 2009, Billy Howard said…: So Wes, how does this Walker River thing work? Sleeping bags?We bring some of our own food? We should meet down there or up here?

Looks like fresh snow up in the Carson Range...

At 2:36pm on February 2, 2009, Billy Howard said…: Ha! I've wanted to take board lessons up there for three years now, but each year it seems things are bad. I want to do backcountry but I figure I should learn the ropes at Mt. Rose. Guess I should just go up there and do their three day thing while I still have some time before the Master Gardener classes start. I have a dog I want to take with me in the snow, another good reason for back country...

At 11:31am on February 2, 2009, Billy Howard said…: Last year I lead 3 full moon snowshoes in Tahoe Meadows. We'd leave Starbucks at 3:30, get to TM at 4, suit up and start across the meadows into the western woods and get to the Lake view to watch sunset. Inevitably ppl would get anxious. "Shouldn't we be getting back?" but I knew they were in for the biggest treat yet: returning with the full moon above in near-daylight conditions. We'd go the first day or the day before the three day full moon cycyle so the moon would be well in the sky on our return. Great stuff. Here's a graphic I created for it. Hey! Come to think of it, Emily R was in one my hikes. SHE WORE JEANS! But she seemed perfectly warm. Hope the lig heals up.

As for the Virginny's, there's a great hike along the top above Sage Hill. You have to walk through absolute environmental devastation where the clay pigeons have been shot out of the sky for decades now and the stuff is over a foot deep across at least several acres. But once you get above that you are on Reno-Lovelock road and there is some amazing sites up there. Like this crazy outcropping of iron in the soil that makes you think your are on Mars. Beautiful meadows up there.

Two of the Huffaker Hills are being taken away right in front of our eyes. Being used for agragate and wetlands landfill. The company is taking the east side of them so you can't see how damaged they are from 395, but in another year they will be completely gone. In many places I have lived, even if you owned a hill, the natural hill would belong to the people and you couldn't just mow it down...

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My interestes in the environment:

Hooking people up with wild lands in Nevada.

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About me:

I am the Forest Project Coordinator for Friends of Nevada Wilderness, a local non-profit that is dedicated to preserving wild landscape in Nevada through grassroots legislation and stewardship activities. I have the most awesome job of organizing and leading trips, in conjuction with the Forest Service, to help wilderness recover from illegal trespass, noxious weeds, and other impacts. I am a part-time student as well, proudly nursing an eleven year baccalaureate career at UNR.

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http://www.nevadawilderness.org