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DECEMBER PROGRAMS

o provide quality programs, we limit the ○ ○ Mon. 2, “To Red Springs and Back” - We ○ know you’ll see awesome petroglyphs in mul-
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number of participants. Program times ○ will leave from the Visitor Center and travel to ○ tiple panels. Mod., 2 mi. (*)
Tvary. Please call 363-1922 between 8:30 ○ ○ Red Springs to do some excellent birding, have ○ ○ Fri. 13, “Freaky Friday” - OOOH . . . Friday
a.m. - 4:30 p.m. for times and reservations. If ○ ○ a snack and return the way we came. Mod/ ○ the 13th! Don’t be scared. Join Melissa for a
unable to attend a program, your cancellation ○ Stren., 4 mi. (*) ○ ○ night of superstitious talk. Mod., 3 mi. (*)
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is appreciated. Unless otherwise indicated, ○ Tues. 3, 10, & 17, “Cactus Jack” Ryan (9 ○ Thurs. 19, “Ancient Ponderosas” - One
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all programs meet at the Visitor Center front ○ a.m. - noon) will give 15-20 minute programs ○ of the very best trails in Red Rock! Hike with
door. Parents must accompany children on all ○ on a wide variety of topics related to Red Rock ○ ○ Janis to Pine Creek and explore the frozen
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programs. You may access hike ○ Canyon. (+) ○ creek around the old homestead. Easy, 3 mi. (*)
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information on the RRCIA website at ○ Wed. 4, “The Rattler” (Ongoing, 11 a.m.- ○ Sat. 21, “Winter Story Time” - Enjoy a
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www.redrockcanyonlv.org. Please Note: the ○ 1 p.m.) - The rattlesnake is misunderstood and ○ “warm” winter day with stories read by the Red
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Conservation Area is a Federal Fee Area. All ○ feared by many. Educate your fears away by ○ Rock staff and Clark County librarians. Cider,
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entry or recreation fees apply. ○ learning the ecology of this awesome desert ○ cocoa, and cookies to be provided. Craft and
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Programs conducted by RRCIA (*), Rang- ○ ○ dweller.(*) ○ puppet stories included. (#)
ers (#), and Friends volunteers (+). ○ ○ Wed. 4 & 18, “Moenkopi Morning” - Join ○ ○ Mon. 23, “A Chill and a Thrill” - Rock
Janis and hike along this wonderful trail that has ○ scramble into Ice Box Canyon and watch for
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MOSTLY KIDS ○ ○ fantastic views and a peaceful breeze. Easy, ○ swallows and seek out the icicles. Mod., 3 mi. (*)
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Wed. 4 & 18, & Tues. 10, Desert Babies ○ 2 mi. (*) ○ Fri. 27, “Ash Meadows National Wildlife
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(Ages 3-4) Visitor Center - Storytelling, crafts, ○ ○ Thurs. 5, “Skull Rock” - Dale’s Trail from ○ Refuge Adventure” - Join us for our next trip
activities and a snack, lots of fun. Space is ○ ○ Pine Creek to Ice Box and back gives a chance ○ in the Southern Nevada Day Trip Travel Series.
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limited!(#) ○ to look for winter wildlife. Mod., 4 mi. (*) ○ Ninety miles NW of Las Vegas, Ash Meadows
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Red Rock Day Camp - Come to the out- ○ Mon. 9, “The Backside” - Hike to the back-
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door classroom at Red Rock Canyon: (*) ○ side of the Calico Hills and beyond to a great ○ kaline desert uplands that provide habitat for
Fri. 6, Learn about the Great Horned Owl. view overlooking Red Springs. Mod., 2 mi. (*) ○ ○ 24 plants and animals found nowhere else in
Hike and project; Easy, 1 mi. ○ Wed. 11, “Tort Talks” (Ongoing, 9 a.m.- ○ the world. Bring an inspiration piece from you
noon) - At the Visitor Center, learn about the favorite author to share at
Fri. 20, Make your own Indian petroglyphs. ○
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○ desert tortoise and its amazing adapta- lunch. (*)
Coyote Kids - A different program each
○ tion to the Mojave Desert. (*) Sat. 28, “Winter Flicks at
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week: (*)
Wed. 11, “Oak Creek” - Let’s the Rock”- Snowball Express;
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Sat. 7, “Red Springs Adventure” (Ages ○
○ hike this loop and discover a beau- Enjoy a warm winter movie on
4-12) - Share an afternoon with us as we search ○
○ tiful canyon that is home for so a big screen at the Visitor Cen-
out the “hidden cave” and explore nature’s ○ much wildlife at Red Rock. ter, with great views. Cider,
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creation.
○ Mod., 3 mi. (*) cocoa, cookies, and craft after
Sun. 8, “Holidays Around the Canyon” ○
○ Thurs. 12, “Six the movie. (*)
(ages 4-12) - Bring the kids and join Vicki for ○ and Eight-legged Sun. 29, “Pace it Slow” -
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southwest arts and crafts . . . all materials pro- ○
○ Creatures” (Ongo- Hmm . . . think you’re not in
vided. ○ ing, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.) - shape?? OR . . . maybe just the
Sun. 22, “Ancient Times and Yesterdays” ○ ○ Insects and spiders ol’ joints need to take it a bit
(ages 6 and up) - Join Vicki on a journey ○ play a vital role in the easier? Come on, it’s okay!!
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through the “Time Machine” as we travel to Fos- ○ web of life. See pre- We’re going to Pace it Slow!
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sil Ridge; Easy. ○ served specimens and Easy, 2 mi. (*)
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learn about some unique char- Mon. 30, “Pine Creek +” -
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FAMILY PROGRAMS ○ ○ acteristics. (*) You’ve seen the homestead
Sun. 1, “Strolling in the Canyon” - Take ○ Thurs. 12, “The Ancient Past” - Pre-his- ○ and picnicked in the meadow . . . but have you
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a nice, easy, short walk in a canyon . . .explore, ○ toric kitchens, pictographs, petroglyphs, a ○ rock scrambled up the south fork? Mod/Stren.,
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chat and have fun learning some of the canyon’s ○ spring, a seasonal waterfall . . . Lost Creek is a ○ 4-5 mi. (*)
secrets as we travel into her ancient past. For ○ Red Rock oasis. Easy, 2 mi. (*) ○ ○
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the “young at heart,” and those not up to the ○ Fri. 13, “Hike Leader’s Choice”- 4X4 to ○ ○ ADULT PROGRAMS
challenge of difficult hiking; Easy (*) Brownstone Canyon and hope to see bighorn, ○ Sun. 1, “Feeling Loopy I” - Join Melissa
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