Kansas City Area Outings

Sierra Club outings are open to members and non-members alike. If you would like to attend an outing, contact the leader of that trip at least a week in advance of the outing. Please see the bottom of this page for Participant Guidelines and the Carpooling Policy.

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Upcoming Outings

Jul 11 (Sat) Bike Ride, Powell Gardens, Kingsville, MO
Join us for this 25 fun-filled mile ride of rolling hills and rural settings. All levels of riders are encouraged to join us, we won’t leave anyone behind. We will reward ourselves to a delicious lunch buffet at Café Thyme, followed by a hike through the gardens. For the return trip a trailer for bikes and car rides will be available. $5 donation requested. Melody Gross, 816-228-6563 wildwoodp@hotmail.com   

Participation Guidelines
Sierra Club outings are open to members and non-members alike. If you would like to attend an outing, contact the leader of that trip at least a week in advance of the outing. A monetary donation may be requested on some outings. Any monies donated go towards supporting and perpetuating our outings program. Check the latest outings updates at: http://missouri.sierraclub.org/thb/outings or http://kansas.sierraclub.org/EventsSearch.asp. Trip leaders may restrict the size of the group and may screen participants for the skills and equipment necessary for the particular type of outing being conducted. All participants on Sierra Club outings are required to sign a standard liability waiver. If you would like to read the liability waiver before you choose to participate on an outing, please go to: http://www.sierraclub.org/outings/chapter/forms, or contact the Outings Department at (415) 977-5528 for a printed version. A note about carpooling: In the interests of facilitating the logistics of some outings, it is customary that participants make carpooling arrangements. The Sierra Club does not have insurance for carpooling arrangements and assumes no liability for them.

Carpooling Policy
Carpooling, ride sharing or anything similar is strictly a private arrangement among the participants. Participants assume the risks associated with this travel. Pets are not allowed on outings unless specifically approved in advance by the leader. All outings are non smoking.

The Thomas Hart Benton Group (Missouri) and the Kanza Group (Kansas) share outings. For general information about local Sierra Club outings contact:

WE SUPPORT LEAVE NO TRACE PRINCIPLES:

- Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Concentrate Use in Resistant Areas
- Avoid Places Where Impact is Just Beginning
- Pack It In, Pack It Out
- Properly Dispose of What You Can't Pack Out
- Leave What You Find
- Use Fire Responsibly