What we’re about
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"
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Mt. Rose Wilderness - Galena Falls Loop HikeMt. Rose Summit, Incline Village, NV
Please Join us for a 9 AM morning hike in the Mt. Rose wilderness. We'll hike to the waterfall and return via Relay Peak road.
The hike is about 6.2 miles. We plan to take a 20 minute break by the waterfall. The total time for this hike will be approximately 3.5 to 4 hours roundtrip including the break. Elevation gain will be about 700 feet. This hike is considered Moderate to Moderately Strenuous.
For those who want to CAR POOL, we will meet at 8:15 AM in the parking area between the Starbucks and Shell gas station in the Galena Junction shopping center on the corner of Wedge Parkway and Mt. Rose Hwy.
Starting out on the Mt. Rose Summit Trail, we will immediately be rewarded with big views to the south of Tahoe Meadows and Lake Tahoe. The smooth trail continues into the open woods of pine trees and hemlock for a great hike to the panoramas of Mt. Rose and the waterfall itself. The Mt. Rose waterfall is formed by Galena Creek which cascades over a rocky slope. The water then spreads out to nourish wildflowers and other vegetation surrounding this part of the trail. We'll take the connector trail up through the lush meadow to meet up with Relay Peak road then back to the trailhead.
Hiking boots and poles are recommended - there may be some snow on the trail. Dress in layers as it will start off quite chilly. As always, bring water, snacks to keep yourself hydrated and energized. Well behaved dogs on a leash are welcome.
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/3zN1Jl0
We do ask that if you decide to not come on the hike please use the meetup website and change your attendance to no.
Membership in the Sierra Club is NOT a requirement to participate in any of our hikes. If you are interested in joining, please ask us for the documents that you may take home and consider. For more information about the Sierra Club, its mission, history, and other events, please see our website : http://www.sierraclub.org/toiyabe/great-basin
