Events
BIKES rides: Various starting locations; www.bikesclub.org.
2:30 p.m. Jan. 17, 24 and 31; Centennial Trail (paved, 9 to 22 miles, to be decided). Start at the Snohomish end of trail at the northeast corner of Maple and Pine. Rain or
ice cancels. Head and tail lights advised. Ride leader Bill Lutterloh, 360-668-9554 or 425-870-6418 (cell). E-mail LutterlohB@GMail.com.
Edmonds Parks & Recreation: Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds; register at 425-771-0230; www.reczone.org.
Backyard birds; 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 20, Room 302; Understand and appreciate common birds and their survival needs. Improve ability to identify many birds in the area.
Greg’s Custom Fishing Rods: 12405 20th St. NE, Lake Stevens; registration required at 425-335-1391; www.gregscustomrods.com.
n Rod building class; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 15, 16, 22, 23. The four-evening class includes instruction, use of the workshop and tools, and epoxy for the rod. $35.
n Fly tying class; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24. Four-evening class includes materials for the flies you make and use of the workshop and tools. $50.
North Sound Sea Kayaking Association: Club details at 360-652-5510; www.nsseakayaker.homestead.com. 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. Unless otherwise noted, trips cost $13 for senior center members and $16 for nonmembers. To sign up, call 425-513-9374. All hikes meet and park at United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St., Edmonds. Each hike is limited to nine hikers.
n 8 a.m. Jan. 27; Kelcema Lake Road — Mountain Loop Highway (snowshoe and cross-country), 4 to 8 miles, difficulty medium, elevation gain 700 to 1,100 feet.
Pilchuck Audubon Society: Birding trips, pack a lunch, unless otherwise noted; www.pilchuckaudubon.org.
n Camano Island; Meet at 8 a.m. Jan. 18 at the Quilceda Village Wal-Mart lot west of Marysville (I-5 exit 200). Birding at Triangle Cove, Eide Road, English Boom, Iverson Spit and other sites. Trip leader: Virginia Clark 360-435-3750.
n Guemes Island; Meet at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 25 at the Quilceda Village Wal-Mart lot west of Marysville (I-5 exit 200). After a ferry ride from Anacortes, enjoy Guemes Island, its people, birds and dogs. Trip leader: Virginia Clark 360-435-3750.
Sierra Club, Snohomish Group: Event locations vary; 425-737-0350; www.cascade.sierraclub.org/directory/groups/snohomish.
Annual snowshoe trek — Stevens Pass to Lanham Lake; Meet 8:30 a.m. Jan. 22 at Fairhaven park-and-ride, about 10 a.m. at Sultan Bakery or 11 a.m. at the Nordic Ski Center about 5 miles east of Stevens Pass. Sign-up deadline 5 p.m. Jan. 19. Open to the public, limit of eight participants. Bring lunch and water, snowshoes, poles and boots. Contact Terese VanAssche for more information and to sign up, at terrasolutions@hotmail.com or 253-334-2157.
Sound Steppers Volkssport Club: 425-397-7301; www.soundsteppers.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.
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