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Feb 28 (Sun) Why no outings?
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Group and Chapter outings of the Sierra Club have been suspended through at least February 28. The Dallas Group shares conviction that exposre to people outside an immediate household circle is generally unwise at this time. We will resume outings when we determine we can offer outings with an acceptable level of public health risk. Contact: Mark Stein Send Email 214-526-3733
May 27-30 (Thu-Sun) Bandelier National Monument (New Mexico)
Dallas Sierra Club has reserved one of two group campsites at Bandeleier National Monument (one hour north of Santa Fe) for Memorial Day weekend. There's no certainty yet about this outing, but we've secured dates for an outing that defies our traditional labels. It'l be like our bus trips, but without a bus, relying on personal vehicles instead. We anticipate an option for a three-day hike into the backcountry and multiple options for day hikes on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Participants may arrive Thursday afternoon or evening (or possibly Friday if hiking only two days). We'll camp at Bandelier Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights (May 27, 28, and 29), then leave Bandelier Sunday afternoon, May 30, for arrival in Dallas sometime on Monday, May 31, Memorial Day. Block those dates on your calendar if interested.
Trip rated: Moderately Strenuous. Organizer: Mark Stein Send Email 214-526-3733
Bandeleier is best known for its fascinating ruins of the cliff-dwellings inhabited by ancestors of modern-day pueblans. It also encompasses backcountry that's ideal for backpacking and hiking when its too hot to enjoy Big Bend NP or when the snow's not yet melted from higher elevations in New Mexico or Colorado. Some of our prospective day hikes may be in neighboring Santa Fe National Forest or other locations. Bandelier is ten hours and forty minutes plus stops from Dallas.
It's too early to accept reservations or even offer details. If you've subscribed to the DSC's Outings News, you'll be alerted as soon as we determine trip details and whether we can safely offer this May outing. Don't expect additional information before March.
