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:745@kamloopshikingclub.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161228T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20161228T133000 DTSTAMP:20161228T003356Z URL:https://kamloopshikingclub.net/events/www-upper-goose-hills/ SUMMARY:www@Upper Goose Hills DESCRIPTION:A Wednesday Wander in the Woods at the end of December\n\n a 2 to 3.5 hour snowshoe on forest trails\n location -  a new area and loop - the Upper Goose Lake Hills\n carpool to the trailhead (35 km return - $3/person)\n all www@ events will require reasonable fitness\; expect som e hills\n dress for the conditions and review the Ten Essentials\, please (everyone should have their own first aid kit too)\n each participant sh ould carry a contact/emergency information card in his/her upper compartme nt of the backpack in case of an accident or unforeseen problem\n please ensure that you have edited your website user profile to include your cell phone number\, emergency contact\, etc.  since that is the information t hat the hike leader will have on\n there will be a www@ event most Wednes days for the winter season\, many of them on snowshoes\, as personal sched ules permit\n bring something to sit on for lunch\n we will stick togeth er for safety\; all www@ events are group hikes/snowshoes\n the end times will be fluid since there is no way to predict weather\, driving conditio ns\, pace of the group\, decisions made while out on the trail\, etc.   If you have an afternoon deadline\, it is best to not register\n snowshoe ing events - poles are recommended for stability\n most snowshoe events w ill be on forest tracks and may involve crossing some deadfall and will al ways have some uneven footing and possible hazards\; some experience in of f-trail 'shoeing is very helpful\n bring a bag for snowshoes and snowy be longings if you are carpooling\n most events are dog-friendly\, but owner s should consider the air temperature\, snow depth and snow conditions\n other hike leaders will offer snowshoeing events on set tracks at Sun Peak s\, Larch Hills\, Silver Star\, Stake Lake\, Skmana\, etc.   These are b etter for novice snowshoers or anyone with less confidence in off-track sn owshoeing and exploring.  Most www@ events will be off track routes\n gu ests are welcome but the sponsoring member must ensure that waivers\, even t details\, fitness requirements\, equipment\, etc\, are all taken care of and it is not extra work for the hike leader or the group\n new - each w eek we will have a shared item (baked goods\, etc.) to share with the grou p and there will be a planned a group photo for each www@ event at the lun ch spot\n later season snowshoe events will include some more challenging routes\n\n[caption id="attachment_5944" align="aligncenter" width="500"] A Wednesday walk in the Woods[/caption] CATEGORIES:Snowshoeing LOCATION:Upper Goose Lake Hills GEO:50.562799;-120.424014 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Goose Lake Road\, Kamloops\ , Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Upper Goose Lake Hills:geo:50.562799,- 120.424014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20161106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR