HALTON OUTDOOR CLUB BULLETIN BOARD

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Monday,July 26,2010 - 9:18 a.m.

· Hiking-

· * 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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