Mike At Play

I like to work hard and play hard. The following links will show a bit of the few things I like to do outside of the office. I have been a Sierra Club trip leader for the last 30+ years, and lead Service Trips in the Southwest US a few times a year.

Sierra Club Service Trips

I am addicted to Sierra Club Service trips. These are trips where you *PAY* to slave away doing manual labor in some of the most wonderful places on the planet. It is not for the timid or someone not willing to leave the path most taken.

Specific information on (and some pictures from) past trips can be found below. Information on (and availability of) current 2025 service trips may also be found below. For more information on other available Sierra Club trips, check out www.sierraclub.org/outings.

No Facebook Please

Mea culpa

I must first apologize for not being on anything that smells like social media. I have no Facebook page, no Google+, no Twitter account, no Snapchat, no Digg page (but alas, I do know the lingo). I also do not IM, TXT (as in send text messages - heck, I can't even read them!), or blog and in fact have never owned a cell phone (let alone a "smart" phone).

I do however live on-line for business, but try heroically to remain off-line for the rest of my life. I do read my email (and have too many email accounts) and sometimes even answer one of my many phones. So communications with me is best by email, with phone a distant second and faxing (no laughing) a close third.

So please do not feel snubbed if I ignore any "friend-ing" requests.

Current 2025 Service Trips

In 2024 I will lead Three service trips to my beloved Southwest.

The first trip will be a return to Arches National Park in the spring. This trip starts on April 20th and runs to April 26th, 2025. A full trip description can be found HERE.

The second trip will be a return to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park. This service trip is a vegatation trip to repair the Park's grounds and trails. This trip is a perfect introduction to camping and usually fills up fast. This trip starts on August 17th and runs to August 23th, 2025. A full trip description can be found HERE.

The third trip will be . . . sometime in September and somewhere in the Southwest, but not sure where yet as plans have not been nailed down for this one. Check back here to find out more soon.

Please contact me, if you have any questions about any of this year's trips.

Proposed Future Service Trips

I expect to lead three service trips to my beloved Southwest in 2026, but time will tell. The first trip will be another Arches work and wonder trip sometime in May.

The second trip will attempt to return to Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park.

And the third trip I am currently planning would be a return trip to Bryce or the North Rim in the fall, if they will have us again.

Please contact me, if you have any questions or suggestions.

Past Service Trips

This is a list of past service trips that I have staffed, most as leader (links mean there are pictures to check out). Just look at the fun we have had!

Date	Location
2024 September 20-28	Protecting the Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
2024 August 18-24	North Rim Service, Grand Canyon National Park, Utah
2024 April 28 to May 04	Arches Service, Arches National Park, Utah
2023 September 24-30	Discovering Needles, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
2023 August 13-19	North Rim Service, Grand Canyon National Park, Utah
2023 April 30 to May 06	Arches Service, Arches National Park, Utah
2022 August 14-20	North Rim service, Grand Canyon National Park, Utah
2022 May 15-21	Protecting the Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
2022 May 01-07	Arches Service, Arches National Park, Utah
2021 October 3-9	Protecting the Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
2021 September 12-18	Arches Service, Arches National Park, Utah
2019 September 22-28	Ring the Canyon, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
2019 July 21-27	Grand Canyon Garden Party on the North Rim, Arizona
2019 May 26-June 01	Protecting Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
2019 April 21-27	Spring Arches, Arches National Park, Utah
2018 July 15-21	Grand Canyon Garden Party on the North Rim, Arizona
2018 May 13-19	Protecting Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
2018 May 6-12	Spring Arches, Arches National Park, Utah
2017 August 13-19	Ring the Canyon, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
2017 July 9-15	Grand Canyon Garden Party on the North Rim, Arizona
2017 May 7-13	Protecting Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
2016 August 14-20	Ring the Canyon, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
2016 June 19-25	Dixie Archeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2016 May 8-14	Spring Arches, Arches National Park, Utah
2015 August 16-22	Ring the Canyon, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
2015 May 3-9	Spring Arches, Arches National Park, Utah
2014 August 10-16	Family Return to Bryce, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
2014 July 20-26	Dixie Archeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2014 May 4-10	Spring Arches, Arches National Park, Utah
2013 August 11-17	Family Return to Bryce, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
2012 May 6-12	Spring Arches, Arches National Park, Utah
2011 July 31 - Aug. 6	Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2011 July 10-16	Family Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2011 May 8-14	Spring Arches, Arches National Park, Utah
2010 August 15-21	Family Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2010 June 20-26	Spring Arches, Arches National Park, Utah
2009 May 02-08	Spring Arches, Arches National Park, Utah
2008 July 27 - Aug. 02	Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2008 June 22-28	Family Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2008 April 20-26	Return to Arches, Arches National Park, Utah
2007 Aug. 05-11	Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2007 Jul. 29-04	Family Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2006 Sep. 24-30	Hovenweep National Monument, Colorado and Utah
2006 Aug. 20-26	Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2005 Sep. 24-30	Hardcore Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2005 Jul. 24-30	Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2005 Jul. 17-23	Family Dino Dig, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2004 Sep. 19-25	Teasdale Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2004 July 25-31	Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2003 Sep. 21-27	Teasdale Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2003 July 27-02	Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2002 Sep. 22-28	SingleTree Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2002 July 21-27	Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2001 Sep. 23-29	SingleTree Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2001 Jul. 29-04	Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
2000 Jul. 16-22	Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
1999 Jul. 25-30	Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
1998 Jul. 26-01	Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
1998 May 10-16	Upper Salt Creek, Cannyonlands National Park, Utah
1997 Jul. 27-02	Dixie Archaeology, Dixie National Forest, Utah
1996 Sep. 08-14	El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico
1995 Oct. ??-??	Arches National Park, Utah
1995 May 27-03	Tusayan National Forest, Arizona
1994 Sep. 26-02	Arches National Park, Utah
1994 May 02-09	Chaco Canyon National Historical Park, New Mexico
1994 Apr. 24-30	Arches National Park, Utah
1993 Sep. 26-02	Arches National Park, Utah
1993 May 02-08	Chaco Canyon National Historical Park, New Mexico
1992 Apr. 26-02	Arches National Park, Utah
1991 Oct. 06-12	Cannyonlands National Park, Utah
1991 Apr. 21-27	Arches National Park, Utah
1990 Sep. 29-06	Chaco Canyon National Historical Park, New Mexico

Last Modified: 13-Dec-2023