The Fiftieth Day
"...Eat your veggies, you'll need 'em..."
Lee Bergthold
Present:
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Professor of Photography/Documentary/Photojournalism, Antelope Valley College
Founder/Director of the Center for Wilderness Studies (CWS) Outdoor Photographer Lecturer Presenter
Past:
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U.S. Marine Corps; survival instructor, Korean Conflict
Cross-country bicycle trek, 1963: six western states, 2700 miles, 31 days Six-year exploratory trek in the Panamint Mountains and Death Valley 1989 Cross-country survival trek from Badwater in Death Valley to Mt. Whitney -
Winter 1996-1997, 350 mile, 35 day, cross-country trek, Battle Mountain., NV to California's Death Valley, with companion, Christine (Tina) Bowers
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Winter 1999-2000, 365 mile, 34 day, cross-country trek, from Death Valley to the Salton Sea, with companion, Christine (Tina) Bowers and Al Caler
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Spring 2006, 340 mile, 32 day, cross-country trek, from Donner Springs, UT, to Battle Mountain, NV, with companion, Christine (Tina) Bowers, Al Caler and Connie Simpkins
Exploration into the Argus Range, due west of Death Valley US Forest Service: 'Hot shot' firefighter, 'blister rust' crew, 'rock buster' crew (blasting), G-3/black powder
Activities:
Outdoor trekking (average 80-100 days/year in field) Photography (mixed genre), on permanent display, various locations.
Range:
Publication Credits:
Newspapers: hundreds of features/photos including:
L.A. Times USA Today AP UPI Gamma Liaison
Magazines:
Sunset Street Chopper Backpacker U.S. Physician Petersen's Photographic American Photo Fur-Fish-Game American Health Time-Life Publication
Books:
Age: 86 as of March 2021
Education:
UC Santa Barbara, MA degree, Ergonomics (pre-med) Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, MS degree, Psychology Visual Communications
Residence:
Edge of Mojave Desert ... 2.5 acres ...
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