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o provide quality programs, we ○ Jr. Ranger, with badge and certificate; ○ creatures at Red Rock and view the con
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limit the number of participants. ○ Easy, 2 mi. May 24 - Hike the Lost Creek ○ stellations. There will be telescopes set
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T Program times vary. Please call ○ Discovery Trail and learn about the plants ○ up. RSVP. (#)
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363-1921 between 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ○ and animals of the Mojave Desert. Paint ○ Sunday, May 5, “First Creek” - Join
for times and reservations. If unable to ○ ○ a desert landscape; Easy, 0.7 mi. (*) ○ Elizabeth and search for reptiles; learn
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attend a program, your cancellation is ap- ○ Sundays, May 12 & 26, “Storytelling ○ about the desert tortoise; Easy-moderate,
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preciated. Meet at the Visitor Center un- ○ in the Canyon,” 10 a.m. - noon - Join ○ 2.5 mi. (*)
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less otherwise specified. You may access ○ Vicki at the Willow Springs Picnic Area ○ Sundays, May 5, & 19, “Easy Stroll-
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hike information on the Red Rock Can- ○ for American Indian folklore. Bring your ○ ing” - Take a nice, easy, short walk in
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yon Interpretive Assn. website at ○ ○ favorite story to share. RSVP. (*) ○ the canyon. Let’s explore, chat and have
www.redrockcanyonlv.org. ○ ○ ○ fun learning some of the canyon’s secrets.
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GROUP PROGRAMS - family/adult
○ ○ For the “young at heart” and those not
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Parents must accompany children on all ○ Tuesdays all month, “Cactus Jack” ○ up to the physical challenges of
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programs. For all hikes day and evening, ○ Ryan will give 15-20 min. programs on ○ hiking. (*)
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each participant should have adequate ○ a wide variety of topics related to Red ○ Wednesdays, May 8 & 22,
water. Programs conducted by RRCIA ○ Rock Canyon, 9:00 a.m. - noon. (+) ○ “Moenkopi Morning” - Join Janis on
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(*), Rangers (#), and volunteers (+). ○ Wednesday, May 1, “Tinajas” - The ○ this beautiful short trail right off the Visi-
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○ tank is as dry as a bone but we are going ○ tor Center and learn about the native
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KIDS’ PROGRAMS - with parent ○ anyway because it’s still a great hike; ○ plants and their many uses; Easy,
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Saturday, May 4, “Kid’s Climbing ○ Moderate, 2 mi. (*) ○ 1.5 mi. (*)
Clinic” (ages 10-18) - Climbing Ranger ○ ○ Thursday, May 2, “Exploring Pine Thursday, May 9, “Keystone
Jed will be teaching basic rock ○ Creek” - Join Janis as she seeks out the Thrust, plus” - This is a great hike where
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scrambling and repelling with gear. Space sounds and sights, looking for wildlife you’ll learn about our famous geological
limited to 15 students. (#) ○ in Pine Creek; Easy-moderate, 3 thrust. Moderately strenu-
Sunday, May 5, “Butterflies & ○ mi. (*) ○ ous. (*)
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Moths” (Ages 5 & up) - An afternoon ○ Friday, May 3, ○ Fridays, May 10 &
children’s butterfly hike in Pine Creek ○ ○ “Hike Leader’s ○ ○ 24, “Reptile Watch” -
that will teach the differences between ○ ○ Choice” (12 - ○ Follow that intrepid
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butterflies and moths and why they are ○ adult) - ○ path walker, Ranger
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important. Easy, 2 mi. (#) ○ ○ Another adventure ○ ○ Jim, as he hunts for
Tuesdays all month and Wednesday, ○ to a less traveled ○ ○ reptiles of Red Rock
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May 8, “Desert Babies,” (Visitor Cen- ○ trail where we will ○ Canyon; Easy,
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ter, 10 - 11 a.m.) - A program for 3 and 4 ○ find great rock art! ○ ○ 2 mi. (#)
year olds to come and discover stories, ○ Grapevine Springs; ○ Saturday,
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activities, crafts, a snack lots of fun. ○ Moderate, 3 mi ○ May 11;
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Space is limited. RSVP. (#) ○ ○ Friday, May 3, ○ Wednesday,
Saturdays all month, “Coyote Kids” ○ “Birding with a ○ ○ May 15; Thurs-
- Different themes every week hiking, ○ ○ Ranger at Wheeler ○ day, May 30, “A
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self-esteem enrichment, environmental ○ Springs” - Join Ranger Jim on a ○ ○ Desert Tortoise Live
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education through conservation, journals/ ○ fascinating tour into the world of bird ○ and in Person” (Ongoing at Visitor
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games/crafts. RSVP. (*) ○ watching. We’ll brave the primeval world ○ ○ Center, 10 a.m. - noon) - Meet a live
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Two Fridays (bring lunch), “Red ○ of Red Rock observing bird life. ○ tortoise and learn how this amazing rep-
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Rock Day Camp,” May 10 - Become ○ RSVP. (#) ○ tile is so uniquely adapted to its desert
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an official Jr. Ranger! Hike into Pine ○ ○ Saturday, May 4 & Sunday, May 26, ○ environment. (*)
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Creek, discover secrets about the Mojave ○ “Stargazing” (no hike) - Join Ranger ○ Saturdays, May 11 & 18, “Mindful
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Desert. We’ll complete the Jr.Ranger ○ Brian for a campfire program and star ○ Walking - Creative Canyon Series”
workbook and swear each child in as a gazing. Hear about some of the night (Adults) - Tune up your mind and body
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