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Re: Sierra club?
Board: Camping, Backpacking, and the Great Outdoors
Reply to: #935952 by photopam
Oct 5, 2016 6:15am
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Not sure about Sierra Club in my area, but MeetUp has a lot of hiking on it. Unfortunately hardly any hikes within 30 miles of my house, other than urban hikes. Meetup is free.
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Board: Camping, Backpacking, and the Great Outdoors
Reply to: #935952 by photopam
Oct 5, 2016 7:03am
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Is there an REI (Recreational Equipment Inc) store near you? The ones near me in Texas host a large calendar of events - hiking, kayaking, star gazing, etc. Some are free, some have a fee.
Re: Sierra club?
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Reply to: #935955 by FloridaFour
Oct 5, 2016 10:52am
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Not sure about Sierra Club in my area, but MeetUp has a lot of hiking on it. Unfortunately hardly any hikes within 30 miles of my house, other than urban hikes. Meetup is free.

That's where I found the sierra club. There weren't many other hiking groups there for my area, or they meet on days when I can't.
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Reply to: #935958 by PI Joe
Oct 5, 2016 10:55am
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Is there an REI (Recreational Equipment Inc) store near you? The ones near me in Texas host a large calendar of events - hiking, kayaking, star gazing, etc. Some are free, some have a fee.

There is (just opened this spring!), and I have been watching the calendar, but I was hoping to start going hiking more often, and not necessarily with a group every time. I'd just like to make some friends in the area that like to hike here and there so I don't have to go alone all the time.
:)

Where in TX are you? (I'm N TX)
Re: Sierra club?
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Reply to: #935952 by photopam
Oct 10, 2016 12:02pm
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My experience with the sierra club is that they can be very political.
If you're looking for people to just hike with there can be many other groups out there. Here in my area there are several groups through facebook, meetup and our town rec department has info about the groups that help to maintain local trails. You can look up trail/preserve associations in your area, too.
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Reply to: #935975 by photopam
Oct 10, 2016 8:45pm
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You could start your own meetup or ask about a meet on another day for the other groups. There are (or were) message boards.
Re: Sierra club?
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Reply to: #935952 by photopam
Oct 11, 2016 12:01pm
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When my sister first moved to Folsom, CA she did not know anyone to hike with and she went on a bunch of Sierra Club hikes. She had good experiences with the people there and made friends who shared her love of photography. Now they do their own hikes specifically to take photos.

Amanda from Seattle
Re: Sierra club?
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Reply to: #936242 by koalacat
Oct 11, 2016 12:07pm
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Also, since I am currently hiking the Camino in Spain, there are Camino groups all over the country. The one in Seattle does a " walk" / hike the second Sunday every month. You might look into the groups in ?Texas and see if they do any get together so or hikes. Some might have a more religious bent than others, but it is another resource to meet people who are into hiking.
http://www.americanpilgrims.org/local-chapters
Amanda from Seattle.
Re: Sierra club?
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Reply to: #936286 by Amanda from Seattle
Oct 24, 2016 4:31am
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She had good experiences with people there and made friends who shared her love of photography.

I need to meet your sister. ;)

This is what I am hoping to find. Thanks. Looks like it might be worth a try!