| Date | Hikers | Walkers | Ramblers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tues Sept 7 | The fall season for the SSTNC opens with the Blackberry Festival. Meet at noon with your lunch, a favourite blackberry dessert to share, and a bowl and spoon. Pre-blackberry activities for hikers, walkers and ramblers are outlined below. Club organized parking will be at the furthest parking lot in the day-use area. | ||
| Kees will lead an easy pre-Blackberry Festival hike through the Indian Reserve. Leave ArtSpring at 9:45am or meet at Beaver Point Hall at 10:05am. | Nancy Braithwaite will lead an easy short walk through Ruckle Park. Meet at ArtSpring at 10:00am or at the lower parking lot in Ruckle Park at 10:15am. | Ramble with Harold Page before the Blackberry fest in Ruckle Park. Meet at Centennial Park at 10am or at Beaver Point Hall around 10:30am. | |
| Sept 13-15 | Fall Outing: Quadra Island - Tsa- Kwa Luten Lodge at Cape Mudge. Fall Trip Info | ||
| Tues Sept 14 | Zeke Blazecka will lead us on a moderate hike on Mt Maxwell from Armand Way. Yes, this is the annual B&B hike! Leave ArtSpring at 9:45am or join at the Dukes Road/Fulford-Ganges Road junction at 10:00am. | Donna Way will lead a short mystery walk in the south end. The walk will be hilly but not mountainous. Meet at ArtSpring at 10:00am or Drummond Park at 10:15am. | Betty Sharp will take us on Dunrabin Trail and Churchill Rd to the Beach. Meet at Centennial Park at 10am. |
| Tues Sept 21 | John Heddle's Nose Point area hike. This hike is really two walks strung together for the hikers who wish to see the Maracaibo trails but want more exercise than a typical walk. Leave ArtSpring at 9:45am or meet at the far end of Mansell Road at 10:00am | Bryan Adderley will lead a moderate walk in Ruckle Park. Meet at ArtSpring at 10:00am or at Beaver Point Hall at 10:15am. | Walk to Duck Creek Park led by the Lloyds. Meet at Centennial Park at 10am or the park on Sunset Drive at 10:15am. |
| Friday Sept 24 | Sacred Sea - Seven Facts About Lake Baikal. This joint presentation of the SSTNC and the SSI Conservancy will begin at 7:30 pm in the Lions Hall. Come and learn seven interesting facts about this remarkable lake, which is the oldest and deepest lake in the world. Presentation Info | ||
| Tues Sept 28 | Mary Hof will lead a moderate hike on Bald Mountain in the Lake Cowichan area (new hike). Meet at Portluck Park at 8:30am to catch the 9am ferry to Crofton. We will meet the leader at the bus pull-in area at the start of Cowichan Lake Highway. Contact Mary for more details gmhof@shaw.ca | Ron Hall will lead an off island walk around Elk Lake. This is a moderate but long walk (10 km). Meet at ArtSpring at 8:30am or Drummond Park at 8:50am to carpool on the 9:50am Fulford Ferry. | Ramble in Burgoyne Bay area led by Stirling and Maureen McEachern. Meet at Centennial Park at 10am. |