Central Okanagan Naturalists' Club HIKING
Weekend Hikes   Weekend hikes will resume in the Spring.	Wednesday Hikes   Wednesday hikes will resume  in the Spring
The Mildred Wardlaw  Nature Trails
If you have any questions about a particular hike, then phone the individual hike leader (as stated on the hiking schedule), or call the Wednesday  Hiking Coordinator Sherrell Davidson 250-491-8146 sherrell@shaw.ca		Hiking trips begin in the spring and continue until the snow flies, when skiing starts. There are hiking trips on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Bring good hiking boots, and be dressed appropriately for the weather, and with regard to the expected terrain conditions.   Include: plenty of drinking water a lunch a day pack with rain gear and remember the car pool money		Weekend Hikes If you have questions about a specific hike, please phone the hike leader or call the Hiking Co-ordinator Rick Gee at 250-763-0124.   THESE HIKES ARE RATED;   Easy = 2 to 4 hours, slow pace. Intermediate + 4 - 6 hours, medium difficulty and pace. Advanced + 6 - 8 hours, steeper, faster pace. A (+) after the rating indicates a little more challenging, but not to the level of the next higher rating.
Car Pooling Car pooling is encouraged, because we sometimes must negotiate bad roads, or arrive at places with limited parking, and for general conservation reasons.  Car pooling rate is eleven cents (11¢) per kilometre per passenger being paid to the driver.  There is a $2 minimum charge per person.		Hikes usually involve some bushwhacking and/or off-trail sections.  Bring good waterproofed hiking boots, and be dressed appropriately for the weather and with regard to the expected terrain conditions. Bring a waterproof day pack with plenty of drinking water, lunch, rain gear, first aid equipment, and whistle.  Remember your carpool money.   If you have questions about a specific hike, please phone the hike leader or call the Hiking Co-ordinator (Rick Gee at 250-763-0124).  Note that hike destinations may change with little notice, so if you are hoping to be picked up somewhere other than the Parkinson Recreation Centre, you must contact the hike leader beforehand. In particular, if you are hoping to be picked up on the Westside, you must contact the leader at least a day in advance.
Kelowna Meeting Place for Carpooling  Effective November 15, 2010 parking for CONC activities for which car pooling is recommended has been relocated to 1555 Burtch Road, the Apple Bowl parking lot (the site of the former Dr. Knox School),. Car pooling groups will leave from the new location at the time listed.  Participants should arrive at the new meeting point 15 minutes before departure time		CONC  HIKERS'  NOTICE  BOARD     HIKERS:  There is a new website www.sweetsingletrack.ca that promises to fill in a lot of gaps in the south-Okanagan trail network.
Westside   For some hikes on the Westside, hikers may also confirm with the leader, and arrange to join, where the particular hike schedule so designates, at: COO = (in Coopers Car Park in Westbank). Bartley = (Highway 97 at Bartley Road) WL Rd. = (highway 97 at Westlake Raod) WS Rd. = Westside Road at junction with Old Ferry Wharf Rd.)
Summer 2010 Hikes
Mount Assinboine Provincial Park, British Columbia is a UNESCO Heritage Site in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.  Twenty CONC members hiked in the park in August 2010.		Boulder Trail High Rim Trail, Wrinkly Face Park	Mill Creek Park view from Wrinkly Face Park

 

 

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