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The November/December Riogrande Sierran newsletter is now online. (1.3 megabyte pdf file)

B.L.M. Backpedals on Oil and Gas Leases in Utah, Felicity Barringer writes in the December 2nd isssue of the New York Times.   Carbon Detectives Are Tracking Gases in Colorado is another interesting article by Susan Moran in the December 1st issue of the New York Times.

Check Carl Pope's latest message and browse the Daily Compass.

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Check out National Sierra Club Outings and local hikes below.

New THURSDAY outings: Easy/moderate hikes in Santa Fe.
Dogs OK. Hikers will leave at 9am from the Zia/St.Francis Walgreeens. Call Eliza Schmid at 505/474-5846.

Upcoming special hikes:

• Saturday, December 6: Desert hike. Moderate; off-trail. Please contact leader for specifics no later than the Thursday preceding the scheduled hike date. tompeten@msn.com (505/271-9928 – Central Group).
• Saturday, December 6: Borrego/Bear Wallow loop hike – 4 miles, 760' gain. Easy. Dogs okay. John Varner (505/795-5948 – Northern Group).
• Sunday, December 7: Window Rock and Gates of Hell hike, near Española – 8-9 miles. Moderate/strenuous. Some in sand. Dogs okay. Basalt formations. Bogdan Mihaila (505/662-0421 – Northern Group).
• Saturday, December 13: Cross-country ski in the Brazos area – Moderate. Alan Shapiro (505/424-9242 – Northern Group).
• Sunday, December 14: Nun’s Corner Loop hike at Ski Basin Road – 4 miles, 500' gain. Easy. Dogs okay. Norma McCallan (505/471-0005 – Northern Group).
• Sunday, December 14: Valle Canyon hike – View remarkable petroglyphs. Some dangerous scrambles. Accessible only by four-wheel drive. 12 participants only, reservations a must. Dan Lorimier (575/740-2927 – Southern Group), Margot Wilson (575/744-5860 – Southern Group).
• Saturday, December 20: Cumbres Pass cross-country ski – Intermediate skill. Moderate/strenuous. Jean Dewart prior to December 16 (505/662-9592 – Pajarito Group).
• Saturday, December 20: Moderate/Strenuous Hike near Ghost Ranch, 7-8 miles, 1200’ gain, mostly off-trail, one scramble up Kitchen Mesa possible. Michael Di Rosa (667-0095 or 663-0648 – Northern Group).
• Saturday, December 20: Santa Fe River cleanup – 9:00-11:00 a.m. Park at Lower Alto Street, north end of Closson. Bring work boots, gloves, and drinking water. Kathleen Davis (505/438-0357, Kdav40@aol.com – Northern Group).
• Sunday, December 21: Fillmore Canyon hike – 8 miles. Moderate. See old mine ruins. John Waugh (575/526-7116 – Southern Group).
• Sunday, December 21: Moderate/Strenuous Hike to Tetilla Pk by way of old La Bajada Rd. About 10 miles, 1600’ gain. Dogs ok. Daisy Levine (466-8338 – Northern Group).
• Sunday, December 21: Solstice and Petroglyphs hike. 7 to 9 miles with a moderate pace. Call leader Carol Chamberland (505/341-1027 – Central Group).
• ...more on Selected outings page.

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