Outdoors calendar

Events

BIKES rides (www.bikesclub.org):

Meandering Mondays, 9:30 a.m. 92nd Street Park, Mukilteo Speedway, social pace, 25 to 40-plus miles; 425-743-7593.

Freewheeling Wednesdays, 25 to 40-plus miles, social pace, 425-743-7593.

Edmonds Parks and Recreation: 700 Main St., Edmonds; 425-771-0230, www.reczone.org.

Snohomish Delta kayaking class: Sept. 30, lunch stop on Jetty Island; $80; details available when you call to register with Edmonds Parks and Recreation; 425-771-0230, www.reczone.org.

Greg’s Custom Fishing Rods: 12405 20th St. NE, Lake Stevens; 425-335-1391.

Rod building class: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Oct. 2 through 10, $30, plus cost of blank and components of your choice; registration required; 425-335-1391.

North Sound Sea Kayaking Association: 425-423-0883, www.nsska.homestead.com.

7 p.m. Oct. 4 meeting, “How to fix your kayak,” American Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett.

Pilchuck Audubon Society: 360-563-0181, 360-435-3750, www.pilchuckaudubon.org.

7:30 a.m. Oct. 2, meet at Edmonds Marsh, south of W. Dayton Street, Kingston ferry ride to Sequim; pack a lunch.

REI classes: Store noted in each entry; Seattle store, 222 Yale Ave. N., Seattle; 206-223-1944, 888-873-1938, www.rei.com, or Alderwood store, 3000 184th St. SW, Suite 952, Lynnwood; 425-640-6200. Events free unless otherwise noted.

GPS 201, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 29, Seattle store and Discovery Park, $35 members, $50 nonmembers, must provide own GPS unit, there will be a lunch break.

Wildwater River touring classes: Tieton River trips, Sept. 29, $74 includes equipment and lunch; details upon registration with the Edmonds Parks &Rec department; 425-771-0230, www.reczone.org.

Wolf Camp Cooperative: 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday workshops, various locations, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday workshops at Wolf Camp on Woods Lake, near Monroe. Registration required, $20 suggested donation each workshop, $15 per additional family member; 360-799-1997, www.wolfcamp.com.

Groups

Adventure Cycling Association: Various rides; 800-755-2453, www.adventurecycling.org/e23.

Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club: Ride Line, 206-283-2995.

Backcountry Horsemen (Traildusters): Activities for trail riding horse lovers. First Tuesdays, Flying Pig Restaurant, 2929 Colby Ave., Everett; 360-793-0380, e-mail dfletche@gte.net, www.bchw.org.

Cascade Bicycle Club: Seattle-based club features a variety of ride levels, distances and locations; 206-522-2453.

Cascade Orienteering Club: Beginning instruction in navigating through woods; events for all skill levels; 206-783-3866, www.cascadeoc.org.

Edmonds Bicycle Advocacy Group: Edmonds Bike Group meets 7:30 p.m. third Thursdays, Frances Anderson Center, Room 111, 700 Main St., Edmonds; 425-744-6588.

Emerald Sea Dive Club: P.O. Box 73, Edmonds, WA 98028. 6 p.m. first Wednesdays, Alfy’s Pizza, 4820 196th St. SW, Lynnwood. Features Puget Sound area dives and trips to the San Juans and Canadian destinations; all levels of divers welcome; 425-775-2410.

Everett Mountaineers: Hiking, backpacking, climbing, scrambling, skiing, first aid, singles outings and kayaking, 7 p.m. first Wednesdays, First Congregational Church, 2624 Rockefeller Ave., Everett; 425-385-3660, www.everettmountaineers.org.

Everett Rowing: A group for new and experienced rowers featuring coaching, classes, competition, open rows, sweep and sculling; 425-257-8300.

Honorbound: Honorbound Horsemen’s fellowship and outreach ministries meets 7 p.m. third Tuesdays, Marysville Livestock Auction Barn; 425-870-7971, pjeromeb@aol.com.

Hui Wa[`]a O Puget Sound Outrigger Canoe Club: Silver Lake, Hauge Homestead Park, corner of 19th Ave. SE and 121st St. SE; 425-744-1596.

Northwest Quad Association: Bimonthly meetings and rides for ATV enthusiasts. Les Leonard; 425-424-3451, www.northwestquad.org, info@northwestquad.org.

Pilchuck Audubon Society: Birding trips and education, 7 p.m. second Fridays, Everett; 425-252-0926.

Seattle Mountaineers: 300 Third Ave. W., Seattle; 206-284-8484, 800-573-8484, www.seattlemountaineers.org. Membership meetings, 7:30 p.m. first Wednesdays, Tahoma room.

Skagit Bicycle Club: A Burlington-based bicycle group; 360-428-9487.

Snohomish County Mycological Society: Educational events, field trips, shows and classes, 7:30 p.m. second Wednesdays, Baker Heights Community Center, 14th and Poplar streets, Everett; www.scmsfungi.org.

Sound Steppers Volkssport Club: 6:15 p.m. first Thursdays, Crossroad Church, 18527 60th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-775-0248, www.soundsteppers.org.

Volunteers for Outdoor Washington: Learn how to build trails and volunteer to construct and maintain hiking routes; 206-517-3019, www.trailvolunteers.org.

Washington Bass Association: 7:30 p.m. first Wednesdays, Meadowdale Community Center, 6801 N. Meadowdale Road, Lynnwood.

Washington Kayak Club: A Seattle-based kayaking club; 206-433-1983.

Washington Trails Association: A volunteer organization working to protect and enhance hiking trails; 206-625-1367, www.wta.org.

To enter an item in the Outdoors calendar, write to “Outdoors Calendar,” The Herald, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, e-mail features@heraldnet.com, or fax 425-339-3469. For information, call Melanie Munk at 425-339-3430.