BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.4.7.3//EN TZID:America/Vancouver X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Vancouver BEGIN:VEVENT UID:453@kamloopshikingclub.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160418T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160418T153000 DTSTAMP:20160415T172740Z URL:https://kamloopshikingclub.net/events/neskonlith-wildflower-meadowsayl merstar-lake/ SUMMARY:Neskonlith Wildflower Meadows/Aylmer(Star) Lake DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\nA KHC Seasonal Favorite!\nExperience masses of bea utiful spring wildflowers in the meadows high above the idyllic village of Chase\, Shuswap Lake\, The Shuswap Highlands\, and the South Thompson Riv er.\n\n Bring your camera - the delicate flowers and the breathtaking vist as are worth capturing!  Remember - we tread softly\, leave no trace\, an d take nothing away with us other than pictures and memories.\n **IMPORTAN T NOTE:  Because this is such a wonderful if not somewhat rare opportunit y to photograph this spectacle of floral beauty in abundance\,  Lois is o ffering to lead a small group of photo-enthusiasts on a photo-safari (ligh t photographic instruction provided for those who request it) prior to the arrival of those who are not avid photo-enthusiasts.  Having had conside rable experience in photographing these flowers at this location\, the pri me time to get to the meadows is early in the morning when the light is op timal and the breeze is minimal.  Therefore\, we will have a two-staged m eetup and arrival (trail-head) time:\n\n          1. for those wh o are interested in the pre-hike photography session\, please meet at Mark et Fresh Foods by 8:00 and then make your way to the secondary meetup plac e - (Chase Petro Can) where Lois will meet you and guide you to the meadow s.  This early arrival time should give us a good 45 mins. to photograph to our heart's content before the rest of the group joins us for the remai nder of the hike.\n\n 2. Ed will meet the later group (those who are not i nterested in the Photo Safari) at the Chase Petro Can at 10:00 and lead th em to the trail-head at which time both groups will then amalgamate and se t out on the hike towards Aylmer/Star Lake.  We will stop for lunch once we reach the lake.\n\n 3. In the comments section\, please indicate whethe r you wish to be included in the pre-hike Photo Safari.\n\n Shuswap countr y is generally a few degrees cooler than Kamloops and we also generally ge t more precipitation.  Dress for the weather and for cool conditions up a t the lake (it is not unusual for the lake to still have ice on it in Apri l).\n the timing of this hike coincides with Tick season - take all necess ary precautions.\n We may be blessed with a visit from a band of wild and curiously friendly (open range) horses and therefore are requesting that n o dogs be present on this hike.\n Permits to access this area (Neskonlith Meadows is situated on property owned by the Adams Lake Indian Band) are r equired ahead of time and are $5.00 per person.  Permits must bear the li cense plate number\, number of participants in each vehicle\, and make/mod el of each vehicle parked on the property.  I will pay up-front for the p ermits and you can reimburse me on the day of the hike.  That said...if y ou're signed up and I purchase a permit for you\, you pay whether you show up or not.  I'll have to purchase the permits on Friday\, April 15th as the Band Office is closed on weekends.\n depending on the interest in this seasonal event\, we may be able to offer a second hike/photo-safari at th e same location.  If the event is full and you are interested\, please le ave a comment.\n\n CATEGORIES:Hike LOCATION:Neskonlith Meadows GEO:50.815241;-119.753697 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bear- Loakin Road\, Chase\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Neskonlith Meadows:geo:50.815241,-119.7 53697 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20160313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR