Outdoors calendar
Published 3:18 pm Friday, November 18, 2011
Events
BIKES rides: Various starting locations; Membership and ride info at www.bikesclub.org.
Everett Mountaineers: Meetings at 7 p.m. first Wednesday of the month, Snohomish County East Administration Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. www.everettmountaineers.org.
North Sound Sea Kayaking Association: Club details at www.nsseakayaker.homestead.com; 360-652-5510. Trip details at 360-691-9436. Free meetings, 7 p.m. first Thursdays October through May, Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett, unless otherwise noted.
Over-the-Hill-Hikers: Various times on Thursdays, Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave.; www.scscedmonds.org. Most trips cost $13 for senior center members and $16 for nonmembers. Call Larry Weimer, 425-513-9374, before signing up for the trip. For all hikes meet and park at United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St., Edmonds. Each hike is limited to 10 people.
Pilchuck Audubon Society: Birding trips, pack a lunch if it’s not provided; www.pilchuckaudubon.org.
• Nov. 20, Tulalip-Hibulb Cultural Center and Nature Preserve: Meet at 9 a.m. at the Quilceda Village Walmart. Leader: Terry Nightingale, 206-619-2383, tnight@pobox.com.
• Nov. 22, Deception Pass, Campbell Lake, Rosario Beach, Cranberry Lake: Meet at 7:30 a.m. at Quilceda Village Walmart. Oyster catchers, loons, mergansers. Leader: Virginia Clark, 360-435-3750.
• Nov. 29, George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, British Columbia. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at Quilceda Village Walmart. The refuge is on Westham Island at the mouth of the Fraser River. Expect waterfowl and some surprise species. Bring your passport or enhanced driver’s license. Leader: Virginia Clark, 360-435-3750.
Sierra Club, Snohomish Group: Event locations vary; 425-737-0350; www.cascade.sierraclub.org/directory/groups/snohomish. Free easy paced hike to Wallace Falls near Gold Bar. Carpools leave at 10 a.m. Nov. 20 in Everett and 10:30 a.m. in Monroe. Carpool locations will be provided upon sign-up.
Sound Steppers Volkssport Club: 425-397-7301; www.sound steppers.org. Meets 6:15 p.m. first Thursdays, Crossroad Church, 18527 60th Ave. W., Lynnwood. See www.meetup.com/walkers-574 for details and a future walk schedule.
Nov. 26, Turkey Trot: Registration at Shoreline Free Methodist Church, 510 NE 175th St., Shoreline, from 8 a.m. to noon. Walk free or pay $3 for stamp. 5 km and 10 km routes.
