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Date Sunday  8/7/2022
End Date
Group Denver
Event Title RIMS Field Practice-Protected Places Hike-Rich Creek Trail
Start Time 6:30 AM
Status Approved
Leader Robbie Monsma
Member Price Free
Available Participants 8
Type Trip
Trip Type Hike
Pace Casual
Classification Easy B
Trail Mileage 8
Elevation Gain 1400
Driving Distance 160

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Have you heard of the RIMS app but are not sure how to use it? Not sure where to get started? Please join us for a hike and RIMS training as part of the Denver Conservation & Trails' Protected Places Hiking Series. We will be using RIMS throughout the hike to help you learn how to collect important data on trails for land managers. This hike will give you the experience and confidence to use the app on your own to report on trail maintenance needs, inventory campsites, track visitor use, and more. Your support as a RIMS volunteer is vital for land managers so they can prioritize hot spots and deploy crews to work on trail issues.
 
Prerequisites for this trip: 
 
DOWNLOAD THE APP: Search for CMC RIMS in the Google Play or Apple App Store

TAKE THE TRAINING & QUIZ: Learn about app features and how we use the RIMS data in less than 20 minutes and then take the quiz so you are an approved RIMS volunteer by our hike day. https://cmc.org/RIMS.aspx

KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN YOUR PLAY PLACES!  Sign-up for free CMC Conservation emails and alerts at: https://cmc.org/Conservation.aspx

LOGISTICS: We will meet at the north end of the dirt pullout in front of the The Fort Restaurant to sort carpools and equipment, driving away promptly by 6:30 am.  The shared cost for each car is $48, divided by the number of people sharing the car, including the driver.

We will make a comfort stop along the way at the Bailey Loaf N Jug, 173 Bulldogger Rd x CR-43A.  There is a traffic signal there. Turn right onto CR-43A to enter the Loaf N Jug.  As a sign of appreciation for use of their clean facilities, at least some of us should buy coffee, a snack, etc.

The Rich Creek Trailhead will come up if you search for it on Google Maps.  The drive is US-285 south past Fairplay, right on CR-5 then, after seven miles, turn right on CR-22.  The Rich Creek TH will be about 2.9 mile ahead on the left.  There are no restrooms there.

We will hike at a CASUAL pace so our Denver Conservation volunteer, Elizabeth Morgan, can demonstrate the RIMS app to us in a variety of situations. She also will answer your questions, so bring them!  Active participation with your own phone and app is required.  We may go out as far as four miles with about 1,400' of gain, stopping frequently for demos and practice, have lunch, and then return back downhill to the TH. Actual distance covered and time spent will depend on our stops and our pace.



For more info Contact

Trip Leader:  Robbie Monsma    remonsma@gmail.com   203-536-4199

If you have to cancel the day before or the morning of, text me!

Denver Conservation Leader:  Elizabeth Morgan



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