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The Club is informally structured; the only officer is the club treasurer.

 Club rules are:

1) Never leave a hiker behind.
2) Leaders wait for others at trail junctions.
3) Members should hike with the group appropriate for their speed.

The designated leader is responsible for the route and progress of the hike. For the safety and convenience of all, hikers should not scatter or go off on their own.

And, we should make sure that we are custodians of the forests; we pick up trash, but leave everything else for future hikers.

To join the club, please print this form or simply join us for a trial hike first.

For more information:

Slow Hikes: Tom on 775-6808
Fast Hikes: Lynda on 772-1340
Nature/Exploratory Hikes: Shirley Trevallee on 772-6774

Regular Club Hikes

Hiking Food: Depending on the hike start time. Snacks for early starts, lunch for late starts.

Slow Hikes

Slow Hikes are on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. They start at 7 AM June - August, 8 AM May and September, and 9 AM October to April. They are usually around 5 miles long.

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Fast Hikes

Fast Hikes are every Tuesday and Thursday year-round,  and on Saturday* only in the summer months. They are usually 5 to 10 miles long. The schedule will have the hike lengths

Tuesday hikes have a scheduled hike, leader, start time, and meeting location.

Thursday and Saturday hikes have a scheduled hike leader. On the Monday preceding a hike, an email will be sent with details about the planned hike, start time, and meeting location. If you wish to be included on the email notification list, please email prescotthikingclub@gmail.com.

* Saturday hikes are ONLY during the months of June, July, and August.

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Nature/Exploratory Hikes

Every Saturday, 9 AM at the Frontier Village parking lot. Hikes will normally be less than two miles. Bring goodies to share for the gourmet lunch, and wine if desired! Please call Shirley Trevallee, 772-6774 if you plan to attend.

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Driver Reimbursement

Rates for riders are:

These changes apply to both scheduled Fast Tues hikes and regular Fast Thurs hikes.

Note: Because prices vary somewhat among stations, the Costco regular gas price is the benchmark.

Special Events

Campouts

The Prescott Hiking Club has campouts several times a year.

They typically are within a day's drive of Prescott, and once in a while, a little further afield.

Some members have camping trailers, RVs, or tents. Others stay in cabins or motels depending upon location.

A typical day on a campout is:

Breakfast on your own.

Gather and start a hike or drive to a trailhead, usually around 9. Lunches are carried in your pack and we stop for lunch on the trail.

In the afternoon, relax, get cleaned up, go to local towns.

Late afternoon (time varies with the season), gather for a happy hour. Bring an hors d'oeurve to share, and bring your own beverage.

Dinner is on your own.

After dinner, some campers gather for a campfire, rehash old hikes, and generally tell tall tails about each other.

Most campouts are Monday through Friday; Mondays and Fridays are travel days; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are hiking days.

It is also common for non-hiking spouses to attend and do their own thing in the daytime.

Parties

The club has several social events during the year:

... and sometimes other impromptu gatherings, such as for St. Patrick's Day.

Planning Meetings

Fast hikes and campouts are planned three times a year:

Each planning meeting will decide activities for the following four month period. Members are encouraged to attend and volunteer to be hike leaders.

Aluminum Cans

The Prescott Hiking Clubs collects aluminum cans and redeems them for club funds. This both keeps the forests clean of litter, and enables us to avoid raising club dues.

We encourage members to save cans they use at home and turn them in to the club for our redemption program.