Hiking Shellaligan Trail 27 July 2013

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Activity hiking
Destination Shellaligan Trail
Date Saturday, 27 July 2013
Trip Coordinator Syd Lapan
Contact Info 285-2999.  Please contact the trip coordinator prior to the trip.
Description We will be hiking the smaller loop, and stopping at the rocky ledges to enjoy the view.
Meeting Place Heriot Bay store parking lot, to arrange carpools
Departure Time 13:30
Difficulty
 Easy, with some steep sections
Costs none
Trip limits none
Dogs? no
Notes: Bring a snack and water

Trip Photos – Hiking Maud Island 30 June 2013

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Six people hiked to Maud Island on a warm, sunny day.  The views were good from Mt. Lolo cliffs and the Seymour Narrows overlook.  There was a spectacular grove of foxglove and lots of fringed pine sap.  At the narrows, there were whale watching boats, yachts, log booms, fishing boats, and eagles.  There is a lot of nice variety to this trail — mossy forest walk, descending the cliffs on Mt. Lolo, the causeway to Maud Island, and Saltwater Lagoon.

Hiking Maud Island 30 June 2013

Social Rebecca Spit 17 July 2013

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Activity Potluck
Location Rebecca Spit
Date 17 July 2013
Trip Coordinator Darcy Mitchell
Contact Info Please call Darcy Mitchell at 285 2739 or email darcm@telus.net to let us know if you’re coming and if you can bring a kayak for others to try
Description Calling all QI Outdoor club members and guests to a Potluck Picnic Dinner at Rebecca Spit on Wednesday, July 17 starting at 5:00 p.m.   We’ll have a few kayaks on site, so if you’ve been wanting to try your hand at paddling, this is your chance!  Dinner starts at 6:30.  We’ll also have some short reports on club excursions to date and time to discuss your ideas and feedback on Club activities and plans.  AND – there will be a draw for a door prize, so be sure to bring family and friends!
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Kayaking Main Lake 21 August 2013

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Activity Kayaking or Canoeing
Destination Main Lake Provincial Park
Date Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Trip Coordinator Darcy Mitchell
Contact Info darcm@telus.net  or 250 285 2739 . Please contact me at least 48 hours before the trip to let me know if you are coming.
Description Departing from the Mine Lake boat launch, we will paddle to the northeast corner of Main Lake where there is a 1.6 kilometre trail leading to Yeatman Bay.  Following a hike and lunch, and perhaps a swim, we will return to the boat launch by a more or less direct route, depending on the interest and energy of participants.  Not counting travel time to the lake, the trip should take between 4 and 5 hours, including about an hour to hike to Yeatman Bay round trip. The trip is weather dependent  –  I will contact you by 9 p.m. the night before if the trip will be cancelled due to weather.
Meeting Place Mine Lake boat launch
Departure Time Please arrive by 9:00 a.m. so that we can be on the water by 9:30.
Difficulty
 Easy
Costs None
Trip limits None
Dogs? No
Notes: Kayaks/canoes  and equipment must meet Transport Canada requirements. Be sure to bring shoes suitable for walking the trail; it is an easy trail but may be muddy if we have rain near the date of the trip.  For a map of the park, click here: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/main_lk/main_parkmap.pdf

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Park info:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/main_lk/

Social Heriot Bay Inn 9 August 2013

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Activity Social
Location Heriot Bay Inn
Date 9 August 2013
Trip Coordinator Valerie Van Veen
Contact Info vvv@qisland.ca
Description You are invited to join the Valley Outdoor Association members for drinks after dinner in the HBI (exact time to be confirmed in August). Your suggestions– and your company on any outing – would be much appreciated.  Over 50 members of VOA will be staying on Quadra from August 9 to 13 for paddling, hiking and cycling.
Notes: http://valleyoutdoor.org

Mitlenatch Island 5 July 2013

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Activity Sail, Naturalist
Destination Mitlenatch Island
Date 5 July 2013
Trip Coordinator Debbie Quigg
Contact Info 285-3710
Description Travel with JD aboard the Knot Again sailboat to Mitlenatch Island Provincial Park which is home to the largest seabird colony in the Strait of Georgia.  The gulls should have chicks by then and there should also be wildflowers and marine mammals.  To protect the birds the trails are quite limited, but you can cross the island, watch from the bird blind, and talk with the naturalist.  The trip is very weather dependent, so there could be a last minute change.
Meeting Place Heriot Bay Inn dock
Departure Time 9:45 am sharp
Difficulty
 Easy
Costs $25
Trip limits 8 persons
Dogs? No pets at the park
Notes: The expected return time is 6:00.  It is at least two hours travelling time in the boat each way.  What to bring:  lunch, footwear to get wet or waterproof high boots, sun lotion, and protective clothing.  There are life jackets on board.
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Hiking Surge Narrows 28 Sept 2013

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Activity hiking
Destination Surge Narrows
Date Saturday, 28 Sept 2013
Trip Coordinator Julie Mellanby
Contact Info 285-3978
Description Magnificent views of tidal rapids
Meeting Place Heriot Bay store parking lot – gravel area, carpool
Departure Time 09:30
Difficulty
 Moderate, 3 km round trip
Costs none
Trip limits none
Dogs? yes
Notes: Bring a lunch & watch Surge Narrows. 1 hour in to ocean, 1 hour out with a possible swim at Mine Lake afterward.

Kayaking Granite Bay to Small Inlet 7 Sept 2013

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Activity kayaking
Destination Granite Bay to Small Inlet
Date Saturday, 7 Sept 2013
Trip Coordinator Tak Ogasawara
Contact Info 285-3012; tak.quadra@gmail.com
Description Tour Granite Bay and Small Inlet
Meeting Place Granite Bay dock
Departure Time 9:00
Difficulty
 moderate
Costs $5.00/ car launching fee
Trip limits none
Dogs? no
Notes: Bring lunch. Expected return time mid-afternoon.

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Backpacking Landslide Lake – Elk River Trail 24-25 Aug 2013

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Activity backpacking
Destination Landslide Lake – Elk River Trail
Date Saturday-Sunday, 24-25 August 2013
Trip Coordinator Debbie Quigg
Contact Info 3710, qioutdoorclub@gmail.com
Description 11 km each way
Meeting Place Quadra ferry
Departure Time 08:00
Difficulty
 Easy
Costs $10 per night per person camping fee
Trip limits none
Dogs? no
Notes: 1 hour drive to trailhead. Second campsite is 9.1 km in.
Landslide Lake is named after a huge landslide caused by the 1946 earthquake.

Trip Photos – hiking Cortes 22-23 June 2013

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On Saturday, six members hiked into Carrington Bay, checked out the narrows to the lagoon at a low tide and the campground.  Everyone continued on the Rave On trail to the Grandmothers’ Grove for lunch.  It’s a great forest with lots of old growth cedar, moss and bracket fungi.  After visiting the Gorge Harbour Marina, three returned to Quadra and the others stayed at the newly renovated campground at Smelt Bay Provincial Park.

Sunday dawned clear and calm at Smelt Bay.  The group hiked up Green Mountain for excellent views in all directions and took a side trip to Nutshell Lake, a lily pond/bog with some unusual plants in the area.  With more time and energy, the group carried on to Easter Bluff, a quick hike to great views to the east, and then on to Brigitte’s and Hank’s Beach.  There was even time for a walk on the beach at Seavista.

hiking Cortes 22-23 June 2013