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Outdoors Calendar

Published 8:30 pm Friday, December 18, 2009

BIKES rides (www.bikesclub.org): Meeting place is Harbour Pointe Lutheran Church, 5425 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo, unless otherwise noted.

  • Meet at 5 p.m. Dec. 19, northeast corner of Garfield Park, 2300 Walnut St., Everett; riders asked to bring lights; route will view Riverside area’s lights and decorations; 425-327-3516.

  • Meet at 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Everett Transit Center, 3201 Smith Ave.; 20- to 25-mile routes; rain cancels; 206-353-0249.

    Lynnwood Parks and Recreation: 5800 198th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-670-5050; www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us. Hiking and kayaking trips, various lengths and elevations, for ages 55 and older; meet at the Lynnwood Senior Center, 5800 198th St. SW; most cost $16 members, $21 nonmembers, call for details.

    Milltown Sailing Association: Meets 7 p.m. second Wednesdays, 410 14th St., Everett; 425-710-9175.

    Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: 2930 Wetmore Ave., Suite 3A (Everett office); 425-783-6000; www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/. See individual listings for details such as starting points. Make reservations for Snoqualmie Pass events at 509-852-1062 before Jan. 2, and 425-434-6111 after Jan. 2. For Stevens Pass, call 360-677-2414.

  • 90-minute interpretive walks, 10 a.m. 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. start times, Saturdays and Sundays, Jan. 2 through March 28, Snoqualmie Pass; $10.

  • Half-day hikes, 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays through Sundays, Jan. 2 through March 28, Snoqualmie Pass; $20.

  • Kids in the Snow, 1 p.m. Jan. 24, Feb. 20 and March 20, Snoqualmie Pass; for all ages; $10.

  • Guided introductory snowshoe walks by appointment, noon to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Jan. 2 through March 28, Stevens Pass; $10 donation; for ages 6 and up; call to sign up between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays.

    North Cascades Institute: 810 Highway 20, Sedro-Woolley; 360-856-5700, ext. 209; www.ncascades.org. Listed prices for overnight events include meals and lodging. Detailed event times and locations given at time of registration.

  • Eagles and salmon trip, Jan. 16; $95; register at 360-856-5700; www.ncascades.org/get_outside.

    Over-the-Hill-Hikers: Various times on Thursdays, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds; most trips $13 for senior center members and $16 for nonmembers; first-time participants call 425-513-9374, others call 425-774-5555; www.scscedmonds.org.

    Pilchuck Audubon Society: Details at 360-563-0181, 360-435-3750, unless otherwise noted; www.pilchuckaudubon.org.

  • There will be no trip Dec. 22.

    South Whidbey Parks &Recreation: 5495 Maxwelton Road, Langley, Whidbey Island; 360-221-5484; www.swparks.org.

  • SnowRider bus from Whidbey Island and Everett to Stevens Pass ski slopes, 7:30 a.m. departures, 5:30 p.m. returns for adults, Tuesdays, Jan. 12 through March 2; same times Saturdays, Jan. 9 through Feb. 27, for ages 10 to 17; $280 to $385 for series or $40 plus lift ticket fee per day; 360-221-5484; www.swparks.org.
  • To submit an item for the Outdoors calendar, e-mail features@heraldnet.com or send it to Outdoors Calendar, The Herald, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206.