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Friends and members of the Sierra Club,
Thank you for choosing to join us on one of our outings - a 100+ year tradition of the Sierra Club! For many decades, volunteers of our local group, the Great Basin Group, have lead outings throughout the region. Areas of the region include the greater Reno area, the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the vast interior of the state of Nevada.
We are not "just another Meetup group." The Sierra Club has been in existence for more than 125 years. Our mission is to "Explore, enjoy, and protect the planet." Our volunteer outings leaders will, at a minimum, have basic first aid training and complete a mentoring process with veteran outings leaders before becoming leaders themselves. That is the minimum that you can expect. Many of our outings leaders will have decades of experience leading outings in our region and have many wonderful outdoor secrets to share with you!
Almost all trips posted on this website are Sierra Club outings - all participants must sign a Sierra Club Sign-in Sheet and Liability Waiver at the trailhead before we begin each outing. If you have any question about the difficulty of the outing and whether you have the appropriate fitness, and/or equipment to participate, contact the outing leader before the day of the outing. During the outing, expect to remain with the outings leader during the entire outing, unless there is a co-leader (this is for safety and liability reasons). If you plan on bringing a dog, please ask the outing leader of the trip for permission and special instructions before the day of the outing.
You do not have to be a Sierra Club member to participate in our outings.
All participants will be given the opportunity to donate $1 to the Sierra Club Great Basin Group each time they join us for an outing. This will help to fund our outings leader training programs.
Obviously our and the National Club's priority is your and your family's safety, as well as fulfilling our mission to get people outdoors!
Join us on facebook here:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/scgbg/
Learn more about the Great Basin Group here:
http://www.sierraclub.org/toiyabe/great-basin
Join the Sierra Club here (when you see the opportunity, enter our group code "1401"):
http://www.sierraclub.org/
If you are interested in becoming an outings leader for the Great Basin Group, contact me at:
renovno@gmail.com
Hopefully, we will meet out on the trail soon!
Bernard Vienneau
Outings Chair - Great Basin Group
"We Get You Outdoors"
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Taylor Creek
Starbucks, 18250 Wedge Pkwy, Reno, NV, USTaylor Creek is on the southwest shore of Lake Tahoe. Walk around the marsh looking for running and spawning Kokanee Salmon. Hiking 3 miles between elevations of 6225-6250'.
Bring a lunch for a noon picnic at the picnic tables there, and plenty of water.
Wear sturdy walking shoes, and sandals or flip-flops are recommended for the beach and wading across Taylor Creek. Moderately Easy. ND (No Dogs, local regulations).Since this is a Sierra Club hike, we ask you to sign our liability waiver at the trailhead and donate $1 to help cover First Aid Training for all our leaders.
If you want to review the Sierra Club Sign-Up and Participant Agreement in advance, see pages 3-4 at: https://bit.ly/3zN1Jl0Carpooling
From Reno, it is a 1.5-hour drive each way, so we will meet for carpooling near the Starbucks in the Galena Junction Shopping Center, 18250 Wedge Pkwy, Reno.
If you share a ride, be sure to help the driver out with gas money.Leader: Ridge Walker
Co-Leader: Cris G.12 attendees
Evan's Creek loop starting with Arboretum and Dragon Lights
Wilbur May Museum @ Rancho San Rafael Park, Reno, 1595 N Sierra St, Reno, NV, USWe'll start off from in front of the Wilbur May museum and wind our way through the Arboretum and Dragon Lights display. We'll then follow the trail under McCarran and up to the end of Evans Creek. From there we'll climb up the switchbacks to the upper trail which will take us to trails above the "N". From there we'll make our way down back to the parking at San Rafael park. Elevation gain will be about 600 feet with a distance of about 7 miles. This hike is considered moderately difficult. Unfortunately, no dogs are allowed in the Arboretum.
We will meet at the parking lot in front of the Wilbur May Museum at 8:15 AM. It may be chilly starting off but will warm up. Best to bring layers.
Since this is a Sierra Club hike, we ask you to sign our liability waiver at the trailhead and donate $1 to help cover First Aid Training for all our leaders.
If you want to review the Sierra Club Sign-Up and Participant Agreement in advance, see pages 3-4 at: https://bit.ly/3zN1Jl07 attendees
November Program Meeting
Innevation Center, 450 Sinclair Street, Reno, NV, USThe November program meeting of the Sierra Club Great Basin Group will be on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at UNR’s Innevation Center In Reno. The topic: "The Mission of the Nevada Department of Wildlife," presented by Rory Lamp.
The doors will open at 6:30 for socializing, and the hour-long program will begin at 7 PM. The Innevation Center is located at 450 Sinclair St, Reno, NV 89501.
NOTE: for this month only, our program will be on Wednesday, not on Thursday.
Can't make the meeting in person? Watch via Zoom at 7 PM:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81637134300?pwd=vRcuYPUwJQvMwEwQ3nFUd2InnXJTmG.1Rory will introduce us to the work of the Nevada Department of Wildlife. Since he worked in three of the Divisions within the agency—Fisheries, Habitat and Biodiversity—he is well suited to provide a comprehensive look at the NDOW mission, and its Wildlife Action Plan.
After his long career at NDOW, Rory now sits on the Executive Committee of the Toiyabe Chapter of the Sierra Club.
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