Club Events 2005 : 2005-01-29 : COC - Rawson Lake, and Barnburner

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Rawson Lake Hike and Snow Shoe

As expected, conditions were um... "less than ideal" today. We made the best of it, though, and in spite of the icy trail and crusty snow, had a terrific day in the mountains. It had been raining, melting, and refreezing the whole week leading up to the day, so I guess we couldn't have expected any better. Some had ice cleats, some crampons, some yaktrax and some snow shoes, and we all had our special challenges and benefits. I'm sad to report, though, that some of the attendees discovered exactly why I recommend the icers from Lee Valley over yaktrax for mountain hikes. The yaktrax just cannot hold up in the conditions... there was plenty of slip-sliding around, which I and the other Icer-folk didn't have to deal with. The views at Upper K-Lake and Rawson Lake were stunning, as usual, and the warm temperatures made for a great opportunity to socialize and hang with Glenn and Jodi's group who caught up with us at the lunch spot.

-- Rhonda
International Folk Alliance Fundraising Barnburner

Cheryl, Steve and I got to the venue around 7PM, which was perfect timing for us to get a great parking spot, and a table and enough chairs for our whole group... and then sit, and wait.... and wait... and wait... The music was overall quite good and it was great to go out and support our local talent in their quest to go strut their stuff in Montreal. I liked "No Guff" quite a bit, Bill Bourne was awesome, and the Rembetika Hipsters, as usual were the highlight for me. Unfortunately we were "done" by the time they finished, and we left before the "second best band" (according to one Hipster) came on... some kind of Bluegrass type thing (which I would have loved to see).

-- Rhonda


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