Club Events 2009
| 2009-05-22 : EOC - Lovely River Valley Cycle - Edmonton Queen East to ?? - Slow Pace (16km/hour) |
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We set out on a perfectly lovely Edmonton evening, climbed a few lovely hills, had a lovely detour involving guiding our bikes down (and then later pushing them up) a lovely long staircase. Afterwards, lovely snacks and beverages at Brewsters. Thanks to all who came out for a very lovely time! -- Rhonda & Brent |
| 2009-05-24 : EOC - WEM to U of A Devonian Botanic Garden (16km/hour avg) |
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A very relaxing and enjoyable cycle out to the gardens. The gardens will be a lot better later in the season - most plants had just started growing; not much was in bloom. The butterfly room was a pleasant surprise though! -- Rhonda |
| 2009-05-30 : COC - Tipi Camping at Clear Water Tipi Park |
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We had a great time Tipi Camping…. The site is only 5 mins off the city limit. The activity team did a great job organizing various activities…. As seen in the pictures… For us… the Food team, we started early (the evening before – shop, prep and get ourselves into the party mood) I did not shop too often, we used up all the food budget quickly and we have to give up do the Jelly-shots. For the record, all 22 of us stayed in 4 Tipis and we had our native Indian names: Tipi A – Sleep Owl: Muck About (Cheryl), Little Hooters (Andrew), Little white Dove (Rhonda), Running Bear (Brent), Chinguchcook (Mike) and Qyreenia (Silver Blush) TipiB – Snow Tiger: Crowsfeet (Renee), Leon (Bald Eargle), Nacy Tucker (Red feather), Snoring Bear (Craig), Aaron, Diamond Back (Randy). Tipi C – Bambi: Batfink (Ben), Running Deer (Nayoung), Skywater (Shirley), Drink like a fish (Tony), Painting horse (Kasia) and Eagle Eye (Bhavya). Tipi D – Lion King: Run like a Cheetah (Ken), Sings like a goat (Joel), Sheila Bear (Sheila) and Rachael with no name (Rachael). We had a lot of activities. (The site is beside the Elbow river, if we are to do it again, we may be able to do a float down the Elbow). We had our campfire dinner, Sheila Bear is the main cook with Crowfeet, Drink like a fish and Run like a Cheetah as helper. Sheila did most of the veggies. Crowsfeet did the banana boat, Drink like a fish cooked steaks, I did the Salmon with Eagle Eyes and others’ help. The campsite has lots of pots and pen. We used up a lot of disposable plates, knifes and forks. Being an outdoor group, next time, we should bring our own cups, plates, knifes and forks. After dinner, we had our murder mystery. Brent played the detective and all try to guess “who the murder was”. Don’t tell anybody… “I did it”. We had a lot of fun and especially those who are in character. After murder mystery, I went to bed early. Others sang along at the campfire. I heard that it was great. Sing like a goat does sing like a goat. Snoring Bear can sing. Snoring Bear bought the transformer. Rachael with no name downloaded the lyrics using the iPhone (I need to be more up-to-date on technology). With a transformer, if we are to do it again, may be we can do a Karaoke and dancing. Next day, we had breakfast, bacon, sausage and eggs. Bacon is hard to be crisp on a campfire. Everybody had coffee. Seems like it is the most important thing for breakfast. Everybody had his private coffee bags… pots… etc. It was really great that every helped cleanup. If we get back the $100 damage deposit, we would have our after party at Rachael with no name’s place on June 12 (Friday). |
| 2009-06-03 : COC - Beginner Inline Skating at Carburn park |
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A fantastic evening for a skate. We were pretty much 50/50 experienced to beginner skaters, and all the experienced folk were very patient and helpful. Thanks to them for all their help with the newbies, and kudos to the newbies for the great progress made tonight - everyone did fantastic! Hope to see you all back out on the 17th. -- Rhonda :) |
| 2009-06-07 : EOC - WEM to Clifford E Lee, and CCC - MAN |
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EOC - WEM to Clifford E Lee Nature Area - Bike and Hike (16km/hour avg) A sketchy weather forecast for Calgary and the mountains made Brent and I change our weekend plans at last minute from hiking in Lake Louise to doing a bike and hike here in Edmonton. Although the weather here wasn't ideal either, it was definitely better, and I'm so glad that three people decided to join us for what turned out to be a very pleasant bike and hike out to Clifford E Lee Nature Area. We got a bit of everything, some sun, a few drops of rain, and lots of threatening clouds whose bark turned out to be worse than their bite. This was our third trip out to this park, but the first time that we actually did a walk around it. The water in the marshes was low to non-existent, and as a result, there wasn't as much "Nature" to be seen as I would have liked. In fact, if there had been any less "Nature", I might have had to give "Nature" a no-show. "Weather", on the other hand, was definitely in attendance. Thanks to Don, Josephine and Laura for joining us - we had a fantastic time. -- Rhonda |
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CCC - Toe-Tappin' Knee-Slappin' MAN (Music Appreciation Nooner)
Arrive at 2:00PM for introductions and to get settled in. We'll start the music at 2:30 with a quick round-robin to introduce our songs, then we'll listen to the music selections (sorry, but to avoid interruption if you are later than 2:30, the door buzzer will be shut off and you won't be able to get in). My apartment is small, and the atmosphere casual. We'll be sitting or laying around the living room while we listen. Bring a pillow or cushion if you like for maximum comfiness. Everyone must contribute 8-12 minutes of music for the event. |
| 2009-06-14 : COC and EOC - Pigeon Lake Circuit - Slow Pace (16km/hour avg) |
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I'm really enjoying this "combining the clubs" thing. We had nine people out today - half from Calgary and half from Edmonton (including three who actively attend with both). The forecasts were stubbornly hinting at rain all the days leading up to our ride, but it turned out we had absolutely glorious weather for the ride. There was not a mosquito to be seen, however, we did "enjoy" the warm itchy blizzard of poplar fluff ('tis the season). Congratulations to Michiele who was on her first real road ride today. I'm sure she'll be feeling it for a couple of days, but she did great and didn't get off to push even once! Thanks to all who came out. -- Rhonda |
| 2009-06-27 : COC - Plain of Six Glaciers - Slowpokes |
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I was originally scheduled to do this earlier in the month and sissied out due to weather forecast. I'm glad I postponed because conditions today were excellent. There was a cold wind as we got closer and closer to the end, but overall pretty darn great. I definitely enjoy walking into the Lake Louise postcard... it's amazing how far back it goes. An extra bonus at the end of the trail is seeing Abbot Hut wayyyyy up there in the snow beteween two peaks. Crazy. Thanks to all who came out and shared the day - it was awesome. -- Rhonda |
| 2009-06-29 : EOC - Bikeology Movies at the Metro |
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| 2009-07-03 : COC - Badlands Hiking & Camping |
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Rhonda: This weekend was fantastic. I have been curious about the guided events at Dinosaur for a while, but I didn't have the motivation to set them all up - thanks to Marg for the kick-start. I was especially interested in the story about how the badlands were formed, and I loved the "audience participation" re-enactment of the important event, starring Brent the Bashful Glacier Chunk. Having the opportunity to hike into the protected area with our guide, Sophie, on Sunday was fantastic, and it worked out great that the only other attendees were another hiking group so we got to go farther and longer than they normally do with their "three hour tour". Jorinda: I had a fossiltastic, T-rexarrific, friendabulous time. The staff at Dinosaur Park was amazing and I never thought traipsing around the Baaaadlands could be so fun! Janet: "Always wanted to go to Dinosaur Provincial Park and I am so happy that I got to go with great people. As well to see a dinosaur bone that was 75 to 77 million years old just took my breath away". Marg: For a couple of years Jenn and I have been discussing this trip as a COC event and finally it all came together. Super weather, super-duper group, and super-fantastic guided hikes made for a full and fun weekend. Glad we got there early in the season -- wouldn't want to be out wandering around the baaaaaadlands when it's any hotter than we got this weekend. |
| 2009-07-04 : COC - Badlands Hiking & Camping |
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