HALTON OUTDOOR CLUB BULLETIN BOARD
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Sunday, March 7,2010 - 4:31 p.m.
· *1 Skiing/Snow Shoeing- PLEASE HELP US HELP YOU! It is getting increasingly more difficult now to collect bus fees, trail fees and rental fees for both skiers and snow shoers in the limited travel time between Burlington/Oakville and the resort destination. Please make the ski trip leader's job a little easier by doing the following:
· a) Pay outstanding bus fares in cheque form preferably or in exact currency as you board the bus.
· b) Pay trail fees separately enroute and in cash form.
· c) Please try to have exact change for trail fees.
· Thanks so much for your co-operation.
· * 2 On Sun. March 14, one bus is going to Highands Nordic for a day of skiing and snow shoeing. For skiing, trail fees are $12 for people of all ages. Snow shoe trail fees are $8 for people of all ages. Rentals of ski packages and snow shoes are available.
· * 3 On Saturday, March 20, one bus is headed up to Hardwood Ski and Bike for a day of skiing and snow shoeing. Ski trail fees are $18 for adults, $13 for seniors (60+) and $11 for children. Snow shoe trail fees are $10 for people of all ages. Rentals of ski packages and snow shoes are available.
· PLEASE DO NOT LET THE MILD WEATHER IN THIS AREA FOOL YOU. THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF SNOW IN THE SKI RESORT AREAS TO PROVIDE FOR SOME WONDERFUL SPRING SKIING PROBABLY WELL INTO APRIL (ACCORDING TO RESORT STAFF!)
Hiking- On Wed. March 10 at 10:00 a.m., join the Slow Pokes for a 6 km. hike of the Hendrie Valley. Meet in the RBG parking lot on Plains Road. Hike two of the loop trails and alongside the boardwalk. Some hills and could be muddy. Slow-2.
On Thurs. March 11, you can participate in an 11 km hike from Kilbride to Crawford Lake. Meet at 10:00a.m. in the lower parking lot of Crawford Lake Conservation Area on the east side of Guelph Line, north of Derry Road. We will carpool to the back parking lot of Kilbride Public School and hike back. Some hills and rocky sections. Bring a lunch. Icers may be necessary. Mod-4. Soup lunch to follow at Vicky's in Carlyle.
On Sunday March 14, hike 10km on the Dundas Valley Headwaters Trail. Meet at the Hermitage parking lot on Sulphur Springs Road in the Dundas Valley Conservation Area for a 10:00 a.m. start. We will do a circular hike of the Headwaters Trail. Mod.-4.
ATTENTION ALL CLUB MEMBERS: Now is the time to purchase tickets to our annual Spring Dinner Social held at the Continental Austrian Club, 664 Spring Garden Road in Burlington on Sat. March 27. Tickets are $35 per person. The Austrian Club is located right behind the main building of the RBG off Plains Rd. West. The bar is open at 6, dinner is served at 7 and dancing begins at 8:30 p.m. Vegetarian meals are offered in addition to the regular delicous Austrian menu. Please indicate at time of purchase if you would prefer a vegetarian meal. Tickets must be purchased no later than one week in advance of the event. To purchase tickets, send in your cheque along with the coupon in the back of the Feb. newsletter (pg. 26) or call the Club. Tickets can be picked up at the door if you have pre-ordered them.
Other News
ATTENTION SKIERS AND SNOW SHOERS: It is now time to book your seat on
the bus by sending in your cheques for those day ski
trips. Check the ski schedule in your Nov. newsletter or on the home page
of this web site and do not miss out on some wonderful skiing. Send a
separate cheque for each trip and make your cheque out to the Halton Outdoor
Club and date the cheque for the date of the
trip. If you get your cheque into the office in
advance of 7 days before the trip, the cost is as follows: $18 for adult
members, $23 for guests and $9 for children. If you wish to be picked up
in
Membership Information
Don’t
forget to renew your Club membership now
for the year 2009-2010. October 31 is
the deadline. The renewal form will be
in the envelope with your September newsletter.
Alternatively, 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. You may ask the bus captain on any one of the bus
trips for a Club Brochure which contains an application form.
Partial Year Rates FOR FIRST TIME MEMBERS ONLY! These rates apply from May 1 to Oct.31,2009. $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.
Possible
Future Ski Trip
How about going back to Stokely
Creek (Sault Ste Marie) during the 2010/11 Ski Season? If interested or simply
curious, please click on the Link below. It will take you to a recent article
which appeared in the Globe and Mail. It is well worth reading!
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/march-break/skiing-stokely-creek/article1474873/
Upcoming Extended Trips
HIKE THE GRAND RIVER COUNTRY, SUN. MAY 30, 2010
HIKE IN SESTO, ITALY- MAY 28 TO JUNE 12, 2010
MANITOULIN HIKING TRIP, JUNE 4-7, 2010
FINGER LAKES BIKE AND HIKE TOUR, JUNE 28-JULY 2, 2010
HIKE NIAGARA ON THE LAKE AND JET BOAT THE RAPIDS, SAT. JULY 3
THE ANNUAL SUMMER PARTY AND WASAGA BEACH HIKE, SAT. AUG. 7
HIKE IN KILLARNEY- SEPT. 17-19, 2010
NEW ZEALAND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE, MAR.26 TO APR. 16, 2011
TRIPS RECENTLY TAKEN
HIKING
TRIP TO
HIKING
TRIP TO
HIKE IN SESTO
YELLOW BUS HIKE TO
SKI TRIP TO
SILVER STAR SKI TRIP TO
HALIBURTON
SKI TRIP TO ROYAL GORGE AND LAKE TAHOE
SKI TRIP TO LAKE PLACID
MARCH BREAK TRIP TO
KAYAK
TRIP TO THE
HALIBURTON HIKING FESTIVAL
BIKE TOUR OF UPSTATE NEW YORK AND LETCHWORTH PARK