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tacular Mt. Charleston view point and hear ○ ○ Sun. 20, The Historic Sawmill Trail - Boot Tracks, continued from p.3
some moon lore from Jack; Mod., 3 mi. (+) ○ Follow little-known trails up Deer Creek and
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Sat. 12 & 26, Willow Walks and Talks ○ circle back on a rocky ridge with Jack telling midway you will have reached a high
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- Enjoy a beautiful summer morning with a natu- ○ ○ anecdotes about Mt. Charleston; Mod. 5 mi. (+) point with some unique views of Ice Box
ralist as we walk and talk about Red Rock ○ Sun. 20, Intro to Red Rock Canyon Canyon. This would be a good spot to
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Canyon; Easy, 2 mi. (*) ○ (Ongoing) - Join Ranger Gina in a 20 min. pro- stretch out and enjoy that backpack
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Mon. 14, The Calico Loop - A wash off ○ gram as she explores Red Rock Canyons lunch you brought along.
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the beaten track provides a wonderful look at ○ desert life and beauty through slides and vari-
Red Rocks beautiful ecological niches; Mod., ○ ○ ous interpretive materials. Get details on
3 mi. (*) ○ ○ upcoming Photo Contest. (#)
Tues. 15, The Ancient Ones - Join ○ ○ Mon. 21, The Backside - Travel to the
Pepe on yet another wonderful day of explora- ○ backside of the Calicos and hike along the base
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tion within the Spring Mountain Range; ○ of Turtlehead to a vista view of Calico Basin;
○ Easy-Mod., 2 mi. (*)
Mod-Stren, 6 mi. (+) ○ ○ Tues. 22, The Great Escape - Desert
Thurs. 17, Night Wings - Ranger Jim ○ heat got you down? Join Pepe on an awesome
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is exploring the evening aerial activities of Red ○ challenge and a cool get-away; Stren.++ (+)
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Rock. Come with us into the shadow world of ○ Wed. 23 & 30, Creative Canyon Series:
the unique winged hunters of the nignt; Easy, ○ ○ Sunrise Yoga - More incredible Yoga under
1 mi. (#) ○ the Big Sky with Melanie Paulk-Abderrahman.
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Thurs. 17, Chill Out - Incredible geo- ○ Experience a reflective connection to Red Rock
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logical forces carved the stone in this canyon ○ Canyon. Course fills up quickly. (*)
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creating a stairway of water pools and a cool ○ Thurs. 24, Watch n Wildlife - Follow
○ After negotiating several sandstone
intermountain ecosystem; Mod. 3 mi. (*) ○ ○ that intrepid path walker, Ranger Jim, as he staircases (say that real fast), youll find
Fri. 18, Fletcher Canyon - Take a break ○ hunts for the critters of Red Rock; Mod. 4 mi. yourself in a vast meadow near the Ice
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from the heat! Hike on the Mountain and ex- ○ (#)
○ Thurs. 24, Lost Creek and Beyond - Box Canyon trailhead. SMYC is only 1.1
plore the landscape up and out of the desert; ○ Hike this cool loop and see pictographs, miles long, but its a workout. And its
Mod. 3-4 mi. (*) ○ ○ petroglyphs and more; Easy, 2 mi. (*) just wonderful enough to make you want
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Early Bird/Night Owl - One trail, two hikes, ○ Fri. 25, Hike Leaders Choice: Red to turn right around and go back over it
two different times. Which do you prefer, the ○ ○ Rock Summit - Share a 4X4 ride to the Red again. Well, you have to, your cars
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coolness of the early morning or the splendor ○ Rock Summit and hike one of the most popu- parked back there. OK so SMYC is re-
of a summer night. Which animals do you pre- ○ ○ lar trails to an expansive sandstone plateau, ally 2.2 miles long. Santas Making Yule
fer? Try to join both hikes to solve these and ○ peer straight down into Pine Creek and enjoy Crafts? Steep Menacing Yonder Cliffs?
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many other questions. (#) ○ lunch at the base of Bridge. Mt. Bring a poem, SMYC really stands for Spring Moun-
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_ Fri. 18, (Morning) - Mod-Stren., 6 mi. ○ ○ quote, or short essay to share at lunch; Mod.- tain Youth Camp, which is credited for
_ Sat. 19 ,(Night) - Mod. Stren., 6 mi. ○ ○ Stren., 6 mi. (*) the construction of this trail. If you ask
Sat. 19, An Evening Under the Stars - ○ Mon. 28, Erosion Caves - A steep hike me, they did a darn good job. I was sim-
The Las Vegas Astronomical Society will ○ and some adventurous rock scrambling will ply blown away by the SMYC Trail. I
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present a slide presentation and share their ○ ○ lead us to several caves carved by a millen- guess because I expected a quick little
telescopes. Come and view the night sky! No ○ ○ nium of erosion; Mod.-Stren., 2 mi. (*) interconnect route, and got handcrafted
Thurs. 31, Birding with a Ranger - Join
sign-up; gate closes at 8:30 p.m. (#+) ○ ○ Ranger Jim on a fascination excursion into the staircases and cobblestone paths instead.
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Sun. 20 & 27, Creative Canyon Series: ○ Six boots out of ten on the ole bootmeter!
Big Sky Yoga and Walking Program with ○ real-life world of birds. (#) Next month, well continue our hike
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Melanie Paulk Abderraham - Breath awareness ○ along the Escarpment Base by explor-
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exercises, developmental warm-ups, a com- ○ ing Dales Trail. Until then, Ill see you
bined yoga practice and walk. Learn to be ○ on the trails! ;
present in the moment, experience meditation
in movement. Course fills up quickly. (*)
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