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May 2008 Outings
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IMPORTANT NOTE: All participants on Sierra Club outings are required to sign a standard liability waiver. If you would like to read the liability waiver before you decide whether to participate in an outing, please go to: http://www.sierraclub.org/outings/chapter/forms/, or contact the Outings Department at (415) 977-5528 for a hardcopy.
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Backpacks |
| DATES: | May 23-26, 2008 (Friday through Monday) |
| NAME: | Black Canyon Memorial Weekend Backpack |
| PLACE: | Aldo Leopold Wilderness, north of Mimbres, New Mexico |
| TYPE: | Backpack |
| CLASS: | Strenuous |
| APPROXIMATE LENGTH: | 23 miles |
| ELEVATION GAIN: | 2,000 feet |
| LEADER: | Rollin Wickenden: (915) 855-6705 (H); rwickgila@aol.com |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Leaving El Paso Friday evening, we’ll carcamp near the trailhead on the North Star Road at Upper Black Canyon Campground. The hike will begin on Trail 72, the Black Canyon Trail. Saturday night, we’ll camp somewhere near Black Canyon Box after a 7 to 8-mile day of hiking. Sunday will feature an exploration of Reed’s Meadow, after which we’ll return to our campsite and break camp. We’ll relocate a few miles back toward the North Star Road for our Sunday night camp. On Monday, we’ll hike back to our vehicles and return to “civilization.” We’ll get our water from Black Canyon, which runs year-round but will have to be treated, as usual. Black Canyon Trail sees little use, so we may have it to ourselves. Nighttime temperatures should be above freezing, and days will be quite warm. |
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Car Camps |
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Dayhikes and Other One-Day Excursions |
| DATES: | May 3, 2008 (Saturday) |
| NAME: | Franklin Mountains Dayhike |
| PLACE: | Franklin Mountains State Park, El Paso, Texas |
| TYPE: | Dayhike |
| CLASS: | Moderate |
| APPROXIMATE LENGTH: | 6 miles |
| ELEVATION GAIN: | 500 feet |
| LEADER: | Jim Bell: (915) 581-8864 |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Join Jim for one of his renowned morning walks in the nation’s largest urban wilderness park. This is a great time of year to hike in the Franklins. |
| DATES: | May 11, 2008 (Sunday) |
| NAME: | Evening Doggie Riverwalk |
| PLACE: | Rio Grande Levee near Borderland, El Paso, Texas |
| TYPE: | Dayhike/Doggie Walk |
| CLASS: | Easy |
| APPROXIMATE LENGTH: | 2 hours |
| ELEVATION GAIN: | None |
| LEADER: | Liz Walsh: (915) 744-5421 (W); ewalsh@utep.edu |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Join Liz and Jamie along with Biggie and Bridget for a leisurely evening stroll along the Rio Grande levee. There should be plenty of wildlife to go along with the fresh air and good conversation. |
| DATES: | May 24, 2008 (Saturday) |
| NAME: | Dripping Springs Dayhike |
| PLACE: | Organ Mountains, east of Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| TYPE: | Dayhike |
| CLASS: | Easy |
| APPROXIMATE LENGTH: | 3 miles |
| ELEVATION GAIN: | 100 feet |
| LEADER: | Gil Piñon: (915) 755-7026 (H) |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Join Coach Piñon for an early morning hike in the scenic Organ Mountains of southern New Mexico. Dripping Springs is one of the Las Cruces area’s well-kept secrets. This hike, up Ice Canyon to some ruins and the Springs themselves, will be easy, incredibly scenic and surprisingly uncrowded. Access to this Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Recreation Area carries a $3.00 per vehicle admission fee. |
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