Sierra Club Outings offers 9 trips/accommodations
Rafting America'S Newest Wilderness River, Oregon
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Rafting America'S Newest Wilderness River, Oregon
Boise, Idaho
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5 Days • from $1,075* per person
Provider: Sierra Club Outings When you float the Owyhee River, you journey through a land of haunting beauty, sometimes called the "Grand Canyon of Oregon." Located in the most isolated part of Oregon, the Owyhee runs through high desert country, where multicolored spires and secret canyons await your discovery. Here you'll feast your eyes on unique scenery that's a match for the more widely known grandeur of river canyons in the Southwest. In April 2009, Congress designated the 267,000-acre Owyhee River Wilderness as part… more |
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Birding And Natural History Of Southeast Arizona
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Birding And Natural History Of Southeast Arizona
Airport near Tucson, AZ, United States
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7 Days • from $1,895* per person
Provider: Sierra Club Outings Southeast Arizona is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the United States. Habitats include the Sonoran Desert with its dramatic columnar cacti, the Chihuahuan desert with its grasslands and desert scrub, and the dramatic "Sky Islands," where species from the Rocky Mountains and Mexico's Sierra Madre come together. During our journey, we'll explore most of these habitats, encounter a great diversity of plants and animals, and enjoy fine weather at one of the richest times of year. We’ll… more |
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River And Ruins: Rafting And Backpacking The San Juan, Utah
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River And Ruins: Rafting And Backpacking The San Juan, Utah
Bluff, UT, United States
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7 Days • from $1,325* per person
Provider: Sierra Club Outings Enjoy the best of both river running and backpacking on this exploration of the canyons of the San Juan River in southeastern Utah. We will float for four days (44 miles) through the spectacular twists and turns of the "goosenecks" wrapped in the awesome wilderness beauty of the river corridor. We can trace the history of pioneers and prospectors wherever their -- often mistaken -- hopes and dreams drew them to the river corridor. There's a good chance of encountering… more |
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Hiking The Alps Of Bavaria, Germany
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Hiking The Alps Of Bavaria, Germany
Munich, Germany
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11 Days • from $3,465* per person
Provider: Sierra Club Outings The German Alps are a scenic region of pristine lakes and rivers, high mountains, green pastures, and thundering river gorges. The hilly countryside that's dotted by quaint villages is home to the most famous castles in Germany. The locals are fun-loving people who take pride in their laid-back lifestyle, capacity for enjoyment, and efforts to preserve their environment. If you enjoy both hiking and visiting interesting places, this may be the trip for you.Based in comfortable, family-owned hotels, we'll set… more |
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Cape Cod Family Adventure, Massachusetts
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Cape Cod Family Adventure, Massachusetts
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States
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7 Days • from $745* per person
Provider: Sierra Club Outings Thoreau called Cape Cod the "bared and bent arm of Massachusetts" when he traveled there almost 100 years ago. It has lighthouses and salt marshes, hiking, biking on the Cape Cod Rail Trail, birding, historic sites and museums, and swimming opportunities of all skill levels. Freshwater "kettle ponds" (including one just a ten-minute walk from our campground) offer clear water and smooth sand beaches for swimming, while the Cape Cod National Seashore stretches from Chatham, at the elbow, to the… more |
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Wilderness Kayaking Among Glaciers And Fjords, Endicott Arm, Alaska
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Wilderness Kayaking Among Glaciers And Fjords, Endicott Arm, Alaska
Juneau, AK, United States
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7 Days • from $1,945* per person
Provider: Sierra Club Outings Experience the grandeur of southeast Alaska on the most intimate type of nature "cruise" possible: in a group of sleek, stable sea kayaks. We will travel in this time-honored manner, peacefully exploring small inlets, creek mouths, a tidewater glacier, and some open water to better view sea otters, seals, whales and other Alaska wildlife. The fjord walls of Endicott Arm rival any in Alaska for their beauty and steepness. We'll have time to notice if hundreds of jellyfish happen to… more |
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Springtime in Western Turkey
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Springtime in Western Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
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14 Days • from $4,475* per person
Provider: Sierra Club Outings Our trip begins in fabled Istanbul and continues into Anatolia (classical Asia Minor). We will admire artifacts and architecture from the many civilizations that have flourished here. These include extensive Greek and Roman archeological sites, impressive mosques, and underground cities where early Christians eluded persecution. A history of 5,000 comes alive as we wonder at the remains of the Greek, Roman Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires and appreciate the emergence of a modern republic under their great hero, Ataturk.We will see… more |
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Mystery of the Rainbow, Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona and Utah
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Mystery of the Rainbow, Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona and Utah
Navajo Mountain, UT, United States
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7 Days • from $995* per person
Provider: Sierra Club Outings "On her haunches and behind her, toward the north, is where the girdling slopes jag off into one enormous oblong; an Olympian commingling of terrifying sheer drops and distorted upheavals and all manner of cavernous holes and corridors -- perhaps the roughest, wildest, most disordered conglomeration in a territory which nowhere and never is what you would exactly call docile." -- Irvin S. Cobb, Arizona Highways magazine, 1940Early in the 20th century, the well known southwestern desert guide John Wetherill… more |
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Mojave Desert Spring Base Camp, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
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Mojave Desert Spring Base Camp, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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7 Days • from $995* per person
Provider: Sierra Club Outings Spring is the perfect time to visit the Mojave Desert (also known as High Desert), which covers portions of southeastern and central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northwestern Arizona. Named after the Mohave tribe of Native Americans, its boundaries are generally defined by the presence of Yucca brevifolia (Joshua trees). During the spring season, depending on rainfall, we can expect to witness a variety of desert wildflowers like desert marigold, indigo bush, and desert mallow coming to life.While most… more |
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