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If anybody is new to Meetup or nervous about attending trips with new people, many people are friendly and share your desire to enjoy life & nature, and make new friends.
If anyone feels shy or scared, if it would help, the following are our past trips, which show what our trips are like.
Believe it or not, some group members appear to have had a good time.
I deleted all the pics of people who grimaced and looked mad/unhappy. Kidding. ;)
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66 • Sequoia – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=32440133
65 • Yosemite – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=32468861
64b • Arches – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=32468802
64a • Zion – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=32468715
Phoenix – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=32041502
63 • Las Vegas – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=32041438
62 • Bishop –
61 • Tuolumne Meadows – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=32034232
60 • Yellowstone & Grand Teton 2 – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=32382027
59 • Joshua Tree – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=32028695
58 • Lake Tahoe – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31454647
57 • Big Pine Lakes & Tuolumne Meadows – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31504710
56b • Grand Teton 1 – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=32048691
56a • Yellowstone 1 – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=32045117
55 • Sequoia – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=32027511
54 • Yosemite – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31422870
53 • Sedona – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31399684
52 • San Francisco – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=32025363
51 • Channel Islands – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31342862
50 • Joshua Tree – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31332203
49 • Santa Barbara & Solvang – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31166562
48 • Sedona – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31111862
47 • Idyllwild – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31125808
Bishop – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31099666
46 • San Clemente – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31079781
45 • Mammoth – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31047973
44 • Little Lakes Valley – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31017377
43b • Yosemite – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31013153
43a • Sequoia – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=31002617
42 • Big Pine Lakes / Bishop / Mammoth – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=30958289
41 • Big Pine Lakes – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=30931693
40 • Anza Borrego – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=30811693
39 • Death Valley – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=30790919
38 • Las Vegas – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=30520123
37 • Zion – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=30472332
36 • Bishop / Eastern Sierra – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=30446485
35 • Calgary, Banff, & Jasper 2 – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=30372884
35 • Calgary, Banff, & Jasper 1 – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=30365865
34 • Sedona – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=30317795
33 • Mammoth – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=30215969
32 • Little Lakes Valley – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=30220790
31 • Big Pine Lakes – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=30140431
30 • Utah – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=30105009
29 • Carrizo Plain – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=29881460
28 • Malibu – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=29867472
27 • Channel Islands – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=29847882
26 • Death Valley – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=29789831
25 • Big Sur – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=29570550
24 • Mammoth – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=29359517
23 • Mammoth – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=29239175
22 • Joshua Tree – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=29170600
21 • Big Pine Lakes – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=29140240
20 • Kings Canyon & Sequoia – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=29007351
19 • Yosemite – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=29018865
18 • Malibu – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=28733343
17 • Joshua Tree – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=28671421
16 • Eastern Sierra – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=28229093
15 • Sedona – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=28139027
14 • Joshua Tree – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=28091507
13 • Eastern Sierra – https://www.meetup.com/OC_Camping/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=27989400
12 • Malibu – https://www.meetup.com/SoCalVolunteers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=27711010
11 • Anza Borrego – https://www.meetup.com/SoCalVolunteers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=27675029
10 • Santa Barbara & Solvang – https://www.meetup.com/SoCalVolunteers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=27409099
9 • Joshua Tree – https://www.meetup.com/SoCalVolunteers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=27318420
8 • Zion, Page, & Bryce Canyon – https://www.meetup.com/SoCalVolunteers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=27309289
7 • Big Sur – https://www.meetup.com/SoCalVolunteers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=27100474
6 • Yosemite & Sequoia – https://www.meetup.com/SoCalVolunteers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=27065536
5 • Anza Borrego – https://www.meetup.com/SoCalVolunteers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=26887330
4 • Joshua Tree – https://www.meetup.com/SoCalVolunteers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=26852212
3 • Death Valley – https://www.meetup.com/SoCalVolunteers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=26771873
2 • La Jolla & San Diego – https://www.meetup.com/SoCalVolunteers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=26731314
1 • Joshua Tree – https://www.meetup.com/SoCalVolunteers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=26629788
• Calgary & Banff – https://www.meetup.com/SoCalVolunteers/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=26443869
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Hi.
This group is intended to be open, inclusive, inviting, welcoming, and community-based.
Ideally, this should feel like it's your group and each member can offer ideas, share suggestions, and plan events.
Some of you are active in other groups (hiking, outdoor activities, etc.).
So you know some groups have one or a few organizers who plan, schedule, and host events.
Well, has anyone ever encountered?:
• you see a hike or other activity you want to join, but it's full (or crowded)
• you see something you want to do, but scheduling doesn't work out, and you can't attend
• you have a great idea for a hike/event, but since you're not an organizer, they won't let you post your idea
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Many of you are more experienced and knowledgeable than me, and have a myriad of fun ideas.
If anyone wants to lead a hike or other get-together, just lmk the relevant info & details (what, where, when, etc.) and if it seems appealing for the group, it can be set up.
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Introduction