What we’re about
✰✰✰ Bring 'em back alive! ✰✰✰
That's the Motto of RRH, and it means the hikes here can be long, can be challenging, but first they are as safe as is reasonable for a region with so much high relief. It's all about being a big strong kid again, and having a nice low-pressure ramble in the Big Blue Room, to the edge of endurance in some cases!
Our hikes typically are 3-8 miles, with hopefully no more than 2000 feet of climb and usually much less. Very often these hikes are entirely cross-country, so they seem longer than they are.
I and the other hike leaders try to make the hike descriptions as direct and accurate as possible, but it is up to the individual to know their limits, and choose hikes that are within their hiking level. This means you. Yes, you. If the hiking's too hard for your level, then train and level up until you can do it! Lots of people do, and the benefits are huge.
Check out the "Pages" for hike ratings explained and other goodies for hiking.
MISSION STATEMENT
Message from John:
My personal goal for every hike is "Bring 'em back alive!"
After that, it's to have a nice moderately paced hike that often goes on all day and can be quite rough sometimes, oy. Of course, "rough" and "spectacular" are often found together...
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As volunteer hike leaders, we are here to make sure everyone is guided on the particular trail and is accounted for in general. We all come onto the trail together, and we all leave together. Hiking with us is like hiking with friends. When we’re on trail, we work as a team, and never leave anyone behind. If we notice people are getting too far ahead or behind, we make sure we stop regularly, regroup, and continue on trail together. In the end, we are a hiking group, and while it is ultimately up to the individual to keep oneself safe, it is up the group to stay together.
DUES/FEES
There are no dues for membership, period.
However, it does cost $200 per year to maintain a Meetup site (no advertising!) so tips toward that end are appreciated. :)
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See all- East Zion: Rock Art LoopSinclair, La Verkin, UT
Rating: 4 miles total, with 1200 feet of climbing. Moderate to strenuous. One short steep bit with a hand line. Altitude is 6000ft.
Zion backcountry limit: 12 hikers.
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This hike is in conjunction with Mindful Scramblers, and the available spots are being split between the two groups.
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The hike starts on East Canyon Road above the long tunnel.
The route is mostly rough cross-country and kinda tiring and steep. On the other hand, it's also drop dead beautiful, and it's a way-cool route too! You will not be sorry. Oh, and there is indeed a small, little-known rock art panel along the way, very nice.Bighorn sheep may be seen if we're lucky. Most of the terrain close to the route is rather steep, and the bighorns like that. ;)
After a spectacular descent near the East Temple, we'll finish up back on the road near where we started.
In short, it's a fabulous tramp amongst huge white buttes, along rocky ridges above tree-lined canyons, and across large expanses of red and white sandstone. There's even a friendly little hoodoo for a group photo! :)
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Caution: One short bit on the route is semi-advanced, due to steepness.
Experienced scramblers will not have a problem, and for beginners we'll have a hand line to make it a little easier. However, those with a very strong fear of heights should skip this hike.
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Generally there's lots of slanted sandstone and other semi-risky stuff to negotiate thruout the hike, and a small amount of actual rock climbing, so you will need to have some experience on such terrain.
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Prep: Two big bottles of water, sun hat for the end of the hike. Non-slip footwear is mandatory, no leather soles please! Some food is nice. Leather gloves are very good to have when you have to grip the rock a lot. There is very much white rock, so sunglasses help quite a lot.
Meet: 7am Saturday at the La Verkin Sinclair Gas Station, then drive to Zion and up thru the tunnel to the trailhead a half-mile beyond.
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See you there! M+J :)
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Please Note The Following:
Meetup organizers are not tour guides and are not park rangers. Expect the same risks and take the same precautions you would if you were hiking alone. You are solely responsible for your own safety and well-being.
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