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Sunday 20th, “Just Because” (12- ○ Thursday 24th, “Ash Creek” (fam- ○ Sunday 27th, “Desert Diversity’’
adult) - Why hike around White Rock? ○ ○ ily) - Discover how water has transformed ○ ○ (family) - Explore with Melissa the di-
Just because it’s there and we can. Join ○ ○ this piece of desert into mini-oasis, 2 mi ○ ○ versity of life in First Creek, 2.5 mi
Melissa on this moderate 6 mi hike.(+) ○ ○ moderate. (*) ○ ○ moderate. (+)
Monday 21st, “lcicles” (12-adult) - ○ ○ ○ ○ Tuesday 29th, “Bird Watching”
Check out Ice Box Canyon in January. ○ ○ Saturday 26th, “Play Jeopardy” ○ (family) - Bring your binoculars and join
Dress warmly and join Athena on this 3 ○ (family) - Test your knowledge on facts ○ ○ Athena to see how many birds we can find
mi moderate trail. Some rock ○ ○ about desert safety, Nevada state symbols, ○ ○ and identify at Wheeler Springs. Easy
scrambling. (*) ○ ○ and desert animals, 12-3 p.m; ○ ○ 1 mi; Meet at Fee Station. (*)
Tuesday 22nd, “Owls’’(family) - ○ ○ Ongoing. (#) ○ ○
Join Ranger Jim for ongoing presentations ○ ○ Sunday 27th, “Over the Calico ○ ○
about the owls at Red Rock Canyon. ○ ○ Hump” (12-adult) - Join “Cactus Jack” ○
1-3 p.m (#) ○ Ryan and learn how Native Americans ○ ○
Wednesday 23rd, “La Madre” (fam- ○ ○ tracked big horn sheep. Strenuous 6 mi ○ ○
ily) - Link up with Athena on this 3 mi ○ ○ ○
moderate trail and learn about the se- from Sandstone Quarry to Calico Basin
cluded riparian habitat at the end of the via the Gateway Trail. Meet at Sandstone
trail. (*) Quarry. (+) Answers to Quiz ish tint you would have been right. had said “Moro” horses have a blu- hotel in the Old West. (9) If you vanserai” was a fancy name for tribe from Washington. (8) “Cara- “Puyallup” is a Native American was the “Border Shift.” (5) tol from one hand to the other, that quickly passed or tossed your pis-

”False” answers explained:

ANSWERS; (1)-True; (2-
Eight to 10 correct translates kept in a pouch. (4) When you cowboy’s smoke, loose tobacco (2) Bull Durham was the False; (9)-False; (10)-True False; (6)-True; (7)-True; (8)- False; (3)-True; (4)-False; (5)-
to “Welcome, pardner!” You are
the stuff that won the West. With
5 to 7 right, you ain’t the trail boss,
but we need you on the next trail
drive. If you got 4 or less, do try
“The mission of Friends of Red Rock Canyon is to to understand that we want
support the Bureau of Land Management in the straight-shooters in the West; men
protection and enrichment of the Red Rock Canyon and women who tell the truth.
National Conservation Area.” You, however, are false. Go away!

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