Hello, I am posting this to multiple groups so that I could get a wide-range of opinions and advice. I have hung out with some people from the Sierra club in the past while working up in Tuolumne and thought this might be a good place to ask for some advice.

I was just hired to become a hiking guide in the Sierras. I have never done this before, and I am looking for advice/tips/stories of your experience as either a guide or someone who has been on a guided hike. This is going to be a daytime tour only, and I have free-range to choreograph the tour based on client's capabilities with hiking ranging from beginner to advanced of all ages for people from all over the world.

I have experience as a national park ranger as well as working seasonally since 2015 in the national park system for concessionaire. I am an experienced hiker/backpacker with mild and limited knowledge here and there of the geology, ecology and native culture of the area.

For people who've been on guided hikes:

1. What is something that, from your experience, the hiking guide could have done to help improve your experience on the trail?

2. What are some anxieties that you or other people had while on the guided hike?

3. How did the hiking guide make your adventure unforgettable?

4. What are your expectations you've had from either the hiking guide or the guided hike itself?

5. In your life, what qualities stood out in your favorite teacher(s)?

6. Please share any stories that really stood out to you on a guided hike!

For hiking guides:

1. Any tips/advice on issues to expect from clients or guided hikes in general?

2. What are some of the best compliments you've had from clients on your hiking tour?

3. What are some of the worst experiences/complaints you've gotten from hikers on your tour?

4. What are some things that you wish you knew before starting this job for the first time?

5. Advice for making a tour more kid-friendly?

6. Any stories you'd like to share would be greatly appreciated!

My favorite part about being a ranger in the campground was having fun with/ hanging out with people and relieving any anxiety that visitors had, while listening to stories and teaching fun facts about the park to adults and kids alike. I am really excited about this job!

Thanks in advance for the tips/advice/stories!

And how would I go about volunteering?

Hello Sierra Club Members! I would like to open a discussion for everyone to talk about your favorite experiences in nature.

To start things off, one of my favorite hikes has been summiting Mt. Wrightson in Southern Arizona. It can be done in a day, I’ve even seen people so it multiple times in a day as they train for various things, but I would recommend camping along the way and making it a multiple day experience.

Hello! We are a team of researchers from Grinnell College, and we are conducting research about people’s experiences as members of Big 10 Environmental Movement Organizations. The purpose of our research is to learn more about how members and supporters of the Big 10 think about how their organizations engage with environmental issues and questions of social justice. If you’d be willing, please take / share our brief survey found at the link below. 

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Hi, I waited too late to vote by paper ballot (sorry!) and was trying to vote online at the link provided.

https://vote.escvote.com/sierra/I have tried two computers and several browsers and it keeps being blocked as a phishing site.

I realize I waited too late but now I can't seem to vote. I tried to look up whether there is a slate of "grassroots" candidates this year like last year, but there doesn't seem to be. Nevertheless, I wrote down my list of five I was going to vote for, and also left a message at the phone number it said to call 1-866-720-4357 but looks like I'm not going to be able to vote...

Ready to buy, exchange (for issue from another year) preferably a mint or even a used copy of this calendar.

They are suffering from the same mismanagement as an organization as their policies guided mismanagment of our forests. Mission creep meets mis-management results in failure. CMM

Does anyone else have the problem of their local chapter endorsing development heavy candidates who play lose and fast with environmentally protective laws and ordinances?

I got my ballot this morning and am curious to know if anyone has any pitches/input on the candidates.

I can see this subreddit doesn't get much action but I figured I'd post anyway.
So many years ago now I decided that since I was making more money I wanted to start contributing to worthy causes. For me, someone who likes the outdoors, I decided that joining the Sierra Club would be the first place I started. So for about 20 bucks I joined and got a rather cheap duffle bag as a gift. What followed after that was a cascade of unwanted gifts that hasn't ended to this day.

Immediately after joining I was flooded with mail from environmental charities all the time. Many of them send me a brand new nickel in the mail, some send seeds, some send a sheet of return labels with my name and address. And I don't want any of it. Especially the sticky return labels. Not only that but the Sierra Club itself constantly sent me mailings urging me to give more. Even though I was upset with all this the second year I was doing pretty well financially so I gave more when I renewed. And still all the same junk mail kept pouring in. So when my renewal came up for year three they had actually upped my membership fee to the larger amount I had donated the previous year. This is something I certainly could have afforded but I had had enough at this point. I felt like they were trying to take advantage of me. And the sheer waste of resources and my time was unbelievable. I not only have to shred everything with my name on it but I have all these sticky return labels with my name and address that will get stuck in my shredder. Today I received another mailing and it's been several years since I stopped renewing my membership.

The Sierra Club has changed my view on charities for the worse. Between them, the Susan G Komen Foundation corruption, the never ending cashiers asking ma if I want to donate to the Jimmy Fund, and the Salvation army at my grocery store every December I'm done. I've become cold to charities and will now only donate when I'm not solicited and only if I'm positive I won't be added to any mailing lists.