November 2021 Newsletter

Thank you to hike leaders Doug Smith, Lisa Boutry, Carole Moslin, Gerry Hoye, Maureen Thorkelson, Katherine Roberts, Sam Chow, Sheila Powell, Chris Becker, Helen Gendron, Monika Taki, Ian Cornish, and Sasha Lees, as well as, Co-leaders Sharon Peters, Jeff Wood, Frith Powell, and Liz Cornish for the fabulous October fall hikes and events that you led.  

Hike Leader Training: KHC is happy to train members who are interested in becoming hike leaders. 

Katherine Roberts

KHC Member tips:

• It is important to read the full description of the hike to know what to expect, bring, and where to meet.
• Fitness, strength, experience, and current health are all factors in determining readiness to do one of KHC’s hikes. Please contact the hike leader if you are unsure whether a hike is a good fit for you.  It’s better to know before you go, rather than be on the trail and discover this later.  This puts the whole group at risk for safety and/or enjoyment.  

• A reminder that events can fill up fast, so check the website often for new events and for cancellations.  

Snowshoeing:   

• Winter routes on snow may be on trail, off-trail, or in steep terrain.   Under the snow, hazards may be present on any route.
• Very cold weather will make snowshoeing more difficult.
• In cold conditions, any participant who falls behind the group will be at risk so the leader may choose to restrict registration/participation to prevent this situation.
• For alpine routes, the upper areas may be more exposed, will likely have deeper snow, and there may be avalanche risks off-trail.   Hike leaders will restrict these outings to smaller groups of prepared snowshoers.

Lisa Boutry

Some tips for cold weather hiking:

• layer your clothing (avoid cotton), extra gloves
• bring your ten essentials
• stay hydrated, consider packing warm drinks, insulated water bottles

Some more helpful tips can be found here at REI: https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/cold-weather-hiking.html

KHC Winners

Congratulations to hike leader Lisa Boutry who won this month’s Atmosphere gift card.  Thank you for your informative fun hikes!

Congratulations to KHC hike member Bunny Dugan who has won a prize for partaking in an event.  Every month we will be doing a random draw to win a prize for joining in an event.  

Happy Hiking,

Paulette Gendron ~ KHC President

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