Galapagos Explored at Squaw Valley Institute Sept 17
Posted on August 29, 2009
Filed Under North Tahoe Events
Curtis Gray and Sarah Null from Truckee will discuss “Ecuador to the Galapagos” on September 17 at a Squaw Valley Institute presentation that takes place at Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley.
Gray and Null spent one month climbing high elevation volcanoes, exploring the high páramo, visiting villages, the coast, the Islands of the Galapagos, and finally the jungles of the Amazon. The program begins at 7:00 PM, and a reception with no-host bar begins at 6:30 PM.
Curtis Gray is a GIS Analyst/Ecologist for California State Parks based out of Tahoe City. He is an avid climber, skier, and kayaker who likes to expand his love for the outdoors in other countries and through the lens of other cultures. He has been a member on climbing teams in the Himalaya of Nepal, Aconcagua in Argentina, the Andes of Peru, Denali in Alaska, Orizaba and Popocatepetl in Mexico, the Canadian Rockies, Thailand, California and the Western United states.
Null is a post-doctorate scholar at University of California, Davis, and a resident of Truckee. She is also an avid explorer, climber and skier.
A $10 donation is requested. Children and students with ID are free. For tickets call 530.581.4138. Memberships are also available.
Upcoming Squaw Valley Institute events:
A Snowball’s Chance – The Story of the 1960 Winter Olympics, with a guided tour of the Olympic site with Dave Antonucci on September 19
Hetch Hetchy on September 24
Fire and Ice: The Story of Tahoe’s Ancient Volcanoes, a lecture and hike at Northstar led by professor Frank DeCourten on September 27
Squaw Valley Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to presenting programs having artistic, cultural and educational values. The Institute presents lectures, performances, forums, exhibitions and classes in the unique mountain environment of Squaw Valley, North Lake Tahoe, Truckee and surrounding communities.
