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tracks along the way! Moderate, 2.5 ○ chose it as the place for their once-beau- ○ BLM day use. Park there, grab your hat,
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mi. (*) ○ tiful home! Easy-moderate, 3 mi. (*) ○ water and camera and hike up the hill
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Saturday, Sept. 14, “Astronomy - ○ Tuesday, Sept. 24, “Art Hike” - Burn ○ toward the horse stables. The trail turns
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Meteors” - Join the Las Vegas Astro- ○ off some calories while “feasting” on the ○ into a dirt road as you approach the horses
nomical Society for a slide presentation ○ beauty of Red Rock Canyon. Bring pen- ○ ○ and you can follow the road to tip your
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and telescope viewing. Gates open at 6:30 ○ cil, sketch pad, journal, and a sense of ○ ○ hat to the cowboys, or drop down into
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p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Slide presentation at 8 ○ humor. Martha will help you see the lines ○ the wash and go around the stable if you
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and 9 p.m. These programs fill up fast. ○ that draw nature’s landscapes. Easy. ○ prefer. As you continue over the culvert
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Bring your scopes, binoculars and pa- ○ RSVP (+) ○ and along the hill, you’ll notice a distinct
tience. (+) ○ ○ Wednesday, Sept. 25, “Grapevine” ○ ○ black mountain directly ahead of you.
Saturdays, Sept, 14, 21, “Mindful ○ - Rock art galore on this hike from Ar- ○ ○ This is an important landmark so be sure
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Walking” (Creative Canyon Series) - ○ chaic to Early American. Easy-moderate, ○ to make a mental note of it. You might
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Tune up your mind, body and spirit with ○ 3.5 mi. (*) ○ see a (faux) cave entrance high on your
a certified Yoga instructor. You will be ○ ○ Thursday, Sept. 26, “Calico Loop” - ○ ○ left crowned with colorful graffiti, and
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warming up, walking, learning yoga ○ Start out at the Moenkopi trail head and ○ ○ you may be tempted to climb up there to
breathing exercises and basic postures. ○ follow the “Calico Loop” back to the ○ ○ check it out. Don’t. Except for some bro-
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The course is $25 a session or $40 for ○ Visitor Center. Moderate-easy, 2.5 mi. (*) ○ ken middens, it’s not worth it; save your
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two. (*) ○ Saturday, Sept. 28, “Creepy Crawl- ○ energy for better things.
Sunday, Sept. 15, “Autumn Colors” ○ ○ ers” - On-going talks at the Visitor ○ About a half-mile from the parking
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- It isn’t Vermont, but Jack will show ○ Center. Join Ranger Gina and explore the ○ lot, you will come to a rough staircase.
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you that our aspens put on a pretty good ○ world of venomous creatures found in the ○ ○ Put your legs in four-wheel drive and start
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show. Moderate, 6 mi. (+) ○ Mojave Desert.(#) ○ climbing . . . there are 102 wooden steps.
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Monday, Sept. 16, “Walk on Water” ○ Sunday, Sept 29, “The Pinyons” - ○ There used to be 103 but for a recent
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- Learn why Red Rock harbors so many ○ ○ Join Jack on this circuitous trail on the ○ “campfire”. Once you get to the top, turn
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beautiful springs and “Tinajas” that ○ lower slopes of Mt. Charleston and learn ○ around and enjoy the unique view of Red
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support all the wildlife in the area. Mod- ○ how the trees contributed to the valley’s ○ ○ Rock while you catch your breath (Kodak
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erate, 2.5 mi. (*) ○ development. Moderate, 6 mi. (+) ○ moment). Just beyond this point is a large
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Thursday, Sept. 19, “Wild Horses Monday, Sept. 30, “Journey to the ○ grouping of rocks, which used to have a
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and Burros” (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.) - On-go- ○ Bottom of the Sea” - Take a trek voyage ○ terrific pictograph of Bart Simpson until
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ing talks about the Wild Horses and ○ to see an ancient seabed full of ○ some energetic volunteers attempted to
Burros that live right here in Red Rock ○ fossils . . . everywhere you look. Moder- ○ clean this place up. The main cave en-
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Canyon. (*) ○ ate, 3 mi. (*) ○ trance is near the base of these rocks.
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Thursday, Sept. 19, “Lost Creek” - ○ ○ Native Americans were not spelunkers
Join us on this short, easy trail. We will ○ ○ ○ ○ because they didn’t see any reason to go
enjoy some pictographs as well. Moder- ○ ○ ○ down into the underworld. I personally
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ate-easy, 3/4 mi. (*) ○ BOOT TRACKS ○ tend to agree. But if you’re determined
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Friday, Sept. 20, “Hike Leader’s ○ ○ by Tom Pfaendler ○ to explore this cave (and there are sev-
Choice” - We are just getting warmed up ○ ○ ○ eral levels down there), you’ll need to
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as it is about to cool down. Join us for “3 ○ ○ crawl in with flashlights. BLM officials
Saturday, Sept. 21, “Karaoke w/ H ○
in 1” . . . Arnight, Dale’s and SMYC ○ ○ ave you ever wished that you ○ ○ have told me that this cave has been com-
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trails. Strenuous, 6 mi. (*) ○ could go back in time and hike ○ pletely destroyed by vandals at every
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○ ○ a beautiful trail at Red Rock ○ level.
Coyotes” - We can’t guarantee that the ○ ○ before anyone else found out about it? ○ A little farther up the trail is the
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singing dog will perform, but Jack will ○ largest “cave” opening (and the scene of
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provide fables and facts about the ulti- ○ ○ ○ the campfire) as well as more graffiti and
a “secret” trail. But first we must explore
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mate survivor. Moderate, 4.5 mi. (+) ○ ○ numerous beer bottles. Be sure to look
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Monday, Sept. 23, “Homestead” - ○ ○ the famous “Caves Trail.” One mile past ○
Pine Creek is rich with flora and fauna. ○ the Red Rock entrance on Hwy 159 is a ○ ○
It is no wonder Mr. and Mrs. Wilson small parking lot for horseback riding and
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