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Permian Basin Outing Club of West Texas

PBOC Logo PatchThe Permian Basin Outing Club sponsors activities such as canoe trips, backpacking, climbing/rappelling, caving, archeology, mountain biking, and many other outdoor activities that are designed for all ages and skill levels.

Please check with this website to be kept informed about future meetings, activities, and locations. Contact PBOC Coordinator Richard Galle at richard@sibleynaturecenter.org or 432-684-6827, or PBOC President Sean Patty (432-559-1835), for further information, to join the PBOC, and to be put on the PBOC members email list.

PBOC Membership

A family membership in the PBOC is $25/year. This fee also includes a membership in the Sibley Nature Center. (This also means that if you're already a member of Sibley, then you may join PBOC at no additional cost.) You may download and/or print a registration form (PDF format).

2012 Calendar

The PBOC meets on the Tuesday preceding each outing, at a location (usually a local restaurant) to be announced. Non-members are encouraged to attend the meetings and may also participate in the trips. Trip information is included in the prior month's newsletter.

The 2012 schedule is shown below; the names of the trip leaders are also shown for each outing.

Calendar updated 3/28/12

  • April 17 – PBOC Meeting

    April 20-22 – Independence Creek Preserve – Canoe/Kayak/Fish/Day Hike – Bob Templeton

  • May 15 – PBOC Meeting

    May 18-20 – Big Bend National Park – Canoe/Kayak Mariscal Canyon – Tom Elliot/Richard

  • June 19 – PBOC Meeting

    June 22-24 – Sitting Bull Falls, N.M. – Camping/Day Hiking, etc. – Andy Price

  • July 17 – PBOC Meeting

    July 20-23 – Cumbres/Toltec Narrow Gauge Railroad - Chama, New Mexico –( note this is a long weekend trip) - Richard

  • August 14 – PBOC Meeting

    August 17-19 – Lake Amistad – Kayak/Canoe/Fish/Tour

  • September 18 – PBOC Meeting

    September 21-23 – Amazing Maze – Caving/Spelunking

  • October 16 – PBOC Meeting

    October 19-21 – Caprock Canyons State Park – Mountain Biking/Day Hikes/Touring - Richard

  • November 13 – PBOC Meeting

    November 16-18 – Guadalupe Mountains State Park McKittrick Canyon – Day Hiking/Foliage Tour

  • December 8 – Christmas Party

Newsletters (PDF format)

Sibley Nature Center
1307 E. Wadley, Midland, Texas 79705
phone 432.684.6827
email bwilliams@sibleynaturecenter.org