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Monday,July 26,2010 - 9:18 a.m.
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Hiking-
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* 1 On
Monday, July 26, hike for 14 km. on the Toronto Silver Creek Loop.
Meet for an 8:45 a.m. exit at the parking lot on the northeast corner of Hwy
401 and Trafalgar Rd.
Toronto hikers
can meet us at Fallbrook Trail at 9:15 a.m. Map 13, km. 37.5.
Carpool to Fallbrook Trail. Hike the Main Trail, Roberts ST, Irwin Quarry ST, Main Trail, Bennet Heritage ST
back to cars. Loop hike. Need hiking boots. No dogs.
Med.-4.
* 2 On
Wednesday, July 28, join us for an evening walk of 1.5-2 hours in theTew's
Falls/ Webster's Falls area. Meet at 7:00 p.m. in the Greensville School
parking lot on Harvest Rd.
in Greensville. We will hike various trails in the area, including a portion
of the Bruce Trail
past Tew's Falls, Dundas
Peak, and Webster's Falls. Med.-4.
* 3 On
Thursday, July 29 join us for an 8 km. hike along the Speed
River, Cambridge. Meet at the Karl Homuth
Arena. (See newsletter for directions) We will carpool to Victoria Sports Park
on Mills Rd.
and hike back along the river. Bring lunch and water. Mod.-2.
* 4 On Monday, August 2, join us for
a few hours of Hamilton
Mountain Views.
Meet at 9:00 a.m. in the park at the north side of Mountain Park Ave. where it meets with
Upper Wentworth for a circular hike. Med.-4.
SINGHAMPTON CAVES/WASAGA BEACH- SAT. AUG. 7, 2010
You
are invited to join the Club on its 15th annual hike/beach party. We will
visit two destinations: Nottawasaga Lookout Provincial
Park and Wasaga Beach
Provincial Park.
Nottawasaga features beautiful scenic views of the Blue Mountains on the
Niagara Escarpment and Georgian Bay.
While there we will also visit the Singhampton
Caves which are crevice
caves, deep narrow fissures that open to the sky. We will hike a
section of the Bruce
Trail and two side trails
in the park. At the end of the hike, we will visit Wasaga
Beach where you can swim in the warm
shallow waters of Georgian Bay or just relax
on the beach. You will need to bring a bathing suit, sunscreen, and
lunch. The bus will leave the parking lot at 777 Walkers Line, Burlington at 8:00 a.m. with an Oakville pick up at 8:10 a.m. We should
arrive at Singhampton
Caves by 11:00 a.m. to
hike and eat lunch. We will hike until 2:00 p.m. and then take the bus
over to Wasaga Beach. We will depart Wasaga at
5:30 p.m. and stop enroute for dinner at your own cost. We should arrive
back in Burlington
by approximately 9:30 p.m. Cost for this trip is $40 and this includes
transportation on highway coach as well as park admissions. Send your
cheque of $40 to the Club a.s.a.p. to register for this trip.
CYCLING- * 1 On August 1, join the Road
Tourers for a 97 km. ride of Ernie's Northeast Niagara Loop.
Ride starts at the Legion Hall parking lot on Lakeport Rd, Port Dalhousie,
directly across from the Tim Hortons. Start time is 9:30 a.m.
*2 On Wednesday, July 28, join the Trail Riders on a
20 km ride of the Burlington Centennial Bikeway from Sherwood Forest Park to
Spencer Smith Park, on to Lift Bridge and back. Meet at
Sherwood Forest Park at 7:00 p.m. at east
end of Fairview Ave.
in Burlington.
There is plenty of parking. Attention:
this ride has been cancelled because we could not find a ride leader. The weather does not look promising either,
too much heat and humidity.
*3 On Sunday, August 1, join the Trail Riders on the
S.C. Johnson Trail from Paris- trail access P58.2- to Brantford (Brant Park)-
trail access P44.1 and return for a distance of 28 km. Meet at P58.2 in Paris on Willow St. for a
10:00 a.m. departure. See cycling schedule for further details regarding
directions.
PADDLING-
* 1 From August 6-9 , join
us for car camping and kayaking in the beautiful Haliburton Highlands. Limited to 8 participants. Contact terry.carleton@utoronto.ca for further
details.
Membership Information
Did you forget
to renew your Club membershipfor the year 2009-2010?. Just click on the
“picture link” for “membership application” to call up an application form,
fill it out, print it and send it to the Club for processing.
Partial Year
Rates FOR FIRST TIME MEMBERS ONLY! These rates apply from May 1 to Oct.31,2010. $20.00 for a single, $35.00 for a couple or family and $10.00 for a
student. These rates do not apply to renewals.
Upcoming
Extended Trips
THE
ANNUAL SUMMER PARTY AND WASAGA BEACH HIKE, SAT. AUG. 7
HIKE
IN KILLARNEY- SEPT. 17-19, 2010
HONG KONG HIKING TRIP, OCT. 23 TO NOV. 3, 2010-TRIP FULL
NEW ZEALAND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE, MAR.26 TO APR. 16, 2011
TRIPS RECENTLY TAKEN
HIKING
TRIP TO ICELAND
CYCLING
TRIP TO GENEVA, NEW YORK,
HIKING
TRIP TO HONG KONG
HIKING
TRIP TO NEWFOUNDLAND
HIKE IN SESTO ITALY
YELLOW BUS HIKE TO NIAGARA
GLEN AND NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE
SKI TRIP TO CANMORE,
ALBERTA
ITALY
SKI TRIP AND HIKING TRIP TO THE DOLOMITES
SILVER STAR SKI TRIP TO BRITISH COLUMBIA
OTTAWA WINTERLUDE
SKI TRIP
HALIBURTON HIGHLANDS
SKI AND SNOW SHOE TRIP
SKI
TRIP TO ROYAL GORGE AND LAKE TAHOE
SKI
TRIP TO LAKE PLACID
MARCH BREAK TRIP TO QUEBEC CITY
LETCHWORTH STATE
PARK HIKING TRIP
VERMONT BIKE TOUR
KAYAK
TRIP TO THE BENJAMIN
ISLANDS
HALIBURTON
HIKING FESTIVAL
BIKE
TOUR OF UPSTATE NEW YORK AND LETCHWORTH PARK
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