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Kayak Valdez Rd to Village Bay 15 Sept 2013

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Activity kayaking
Destination Valdez Drive to Village Bay
Date Sunday, 15 Sept 2013
Trip Coordinator Terry Hale
Contact Info 285-3157 or terence_hale@yahoo.com
Please contact trip coordinator by Wednesday September 11th  to sign up.
Description An intermediate level trip to Dunsterville Island (wind & waves permitting) & Village Bay Lakes from Valdez Drive beach access.
Meeting Place meet at beach access – south end of Valdez Drive
Departure Time 10:30
Difficulty
 Moderate
Costs none
Trip limits 12 paddlers
Dogs? no
Notes:
Dunsterville

hiking Cortes 22-23 June 2013

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Activity hiking
Destination Cortes day hikes
Date Saturday-Sunday, 22-23 June 2013
Trip Coordinator Margot Wood and Debbie Quigg
Contact Info 285-3710.  Please contact the trip coordinator well in advance of the trip.
Description We haven’t done these trips, but come to Cortes and explore with us.  There are a number of options: 1) come Saturday on the 9:05 ferry, hike with us, and return to Quadra on the 5:50 ferry, or 2) come Friday anytime or Saturday on the 9:05 and camp on Cortes, hiking together on Saturday and Sunday.  Plan ahead if you want to stay over Saturday night.The Saturday hike is expected to be from Coulter Bay to the Carrington Bay narrows and on to the Grandmother’s Grove, returning to the cars via a loop.  For Sunday, we could chose from Green Mountain, Easter Bluff’s or Hank’s Beach.
Meeting Place
 Cortes Whaletown ferry terminal, 22 June
Departure Time 10:00
Difficulty
 Moderate
Costs The cost of the ferry.  If you stay over Saturday night, there is the cost of camping or other accommodation.
Trip limits none
Dogs? TBD
Notes: Gorge Harbour Marina, Smelt Bay Provincial Park and Squirrel Cove are the campgrounds we know about.  Arrangements have not been made for the group, since we have no information about how many are interested.
Camping at Gorge Harbour includes access to their pool and other facilities.  Reservations can be made for Gorge Harbour by calling 935-6433. Tents are $25/day.
Reservations for Smelt Bay are made on-line through Discover Camping.  They allow up to three tents and four adults per site.  The cost of a site is $16/day plus a $6 reservation fee.
Tenting at Squirrel Cove is $15/tent.  Phone 935-6327.

Grandmother Grove Hanks Beach
Easter Bluff Green Mtn

Cycling Cortes Island 1 June 2103

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Activity cycling
Destination Cortes Island
Date Saturday 1 June 2013
Trip Coordinator Diana McKerracher
Contact Info 250-285-3204
Description Spend a day exploring our neighbouring island by bicycle. We can stop for coffee at Manson’s Landing and picnic at Smelt Bay Provincial Park or Hague Lake. Don’t be discouraged by the hills, you can always get off and walk up if you need to – and remember for every uphill grind, there’s an exhilarating downhill swoosh
Meeting Place on the Cortes ferry
Departure Time 9:05 ferry from Heriot Bay
Difficulty
 moderate – total distance 40 km
Costs $7 for Cortes ferry;  snacks at Manson’s Café if desired
Trip limits none
Dogs? no
Notes: Return on 3:50 ferry from Whaletown (arriving Quadra 4:35)             

Hike to Newton Lake and Waiatt Bay 11 May 2013

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Activity hiking
Destination Newton Lake and Waiatt Bay
Date 11 May 2013
Trip Coordinator Norris Weimer
Contact Info 285-3710
Description After driving to Granite Bay and parking on a logging road, the trail (old logging road) climbs gently up past a few lakes to Newton Lake, a lovely picnic spot.  The route (rough trail) then descends to Small Inlet and then along the portage path to Waiatt Bay, with views out to the Octopus Islands.
Meeting Place Heriot Bay store parking lot to arrange carpools.  The access road is better with a high clearance vehicle.
Departure Time 09:30
Difficulty
 13 km round trip, about 4-5 hours at a leisurely pace.  First half of the trail is easy, second half is moderate.
Costs none
Trip limits none
Dogs? no
Notes: Bring lunch.  The first part of the trail can be wet and also the parts near Small Inlet.  Newton Lake is good for swimming in the Summer.This is Heart of the Park territory.