Film night at UVic

Cinecenta is showing an evening of moutaineering films on June 16th. They promise a "exhilarating and inspiring cinematic adventure". Sounds like a Club Mud event to me!!

It's a good idea to buy your tickets ahead of time.

http://mountainclubs.org/the-vancouver-international-best-of-the-fest-tour-comes-to-victoria/

Mount Galiano

Hey everyone, we’re planning A hike up Mount Galiano on Saturday, May 28.  We catch the ferry to Sturdies Bay on Galiano Island at 9:35 AM Sat, and after we arrive we’ll head up to the base of Mt Galiano. Give yourself plenty of time to catch that ferry, as there are very few trips to and from Galiano, and it might be busy. Carpooling is a really good idea to save money. Lets all make contact and arrange ride sharing.

Tracy and I plan on staying the night in the lovely Montague Harbour Provincial Park (we have reservations for a campsite that can accommodate two more if anyone would like to join us), but for those who don’t want to spend the night they can leave on the 5:20 PM ferry back to Swartz Bay. If we have time we can visit the Hummingbird pub as well.

Sunday April 24: Sugarloaf Mountain

Gary has planned the April 24 hike. Here's the info that he sent:

Meet at Serious Coffee near Mayfair Mall at 9am.

(3075D Douglas Street - Douglas at Finlayson, in the Van City building.)

Leave the coffee shop at 10am with plans to be at the parking lot by 10:30am.

The hike is up Sugarloaf Mountain The parking lot is towards Sooke but before Kangaroo Road. Park at the mail boxes just after the 4 lanes go to 2 lanes heading towards Sooke. 

Here is a link where people can find more information:
https://www.google.ca/?gws_rd=ssl#q=sugarloaf+mountain+sooke.

Bring a lunch or something to eat.

Be prepared, the hike can be easy or hard depending on what you read on the Internet.

Sunday, March 20 at Royal Roads

WHEN: Sunday, March 20 (8:00 for coffee, 9:00 for hiking)

WHERE: Royal Roads University. Click here for the map.

NEW COFFEE SHOP:
I googled: "Coffee shops in Colwood that Devon will like". The first shop on the list:
Pilgrim Coffee House - 105-1910 Sooke Rd (across from Colwood Corners).
Click here for their website.

Looks good to me!! See you there.

Sunday, Feb 21 - Mystic - Change of meeting place

Apparently the Serious Coffee at Westshore has closed (thanks to Quentin for the heads-up).

To keep things simple, let's meet at the View Royal Serious Coffee (near the Casino).

Their address is 1701b Old Island Highway.  Click here for the map.

Please send me a note if you plan to hike on Sunday. We don't want to leave without you.

Sunday, Feb 21 - Mystic and Sandcut

Sunday morning: Let's meet at Serious/Westshore - the early birds around 8.

We should head out around 8:30 - it's a long drive.
Please send me a note if you plan to come so that we don't miss anybody.

Make sure you bring rain gear and a good lunch.

On the way back we can check out the waterfall at Sandcut. It should be in fine form.

A little different; an ask and an idea

First of all, I'm hoping people can sign this AVAAZ petition I've started.

My petition on foreign aid.

In a nutshell, it's asking the feds to finally start working towards fulfilling a 50-year old promise to the world to dedicate 0.7% of GDP to foreign aid. Currently we are at 0.24% which is almost the worst in the developed world. Even little Ireland spends more, and most G7 countries have reached or are close to that target. Canada has long abdicated responsibility to the world, and this is just one critical way we need to re-engage. The specific details and lots more info are in the petition.  


 I'd also like to suggest something different this spring: lets do Mt. Galiano in May. We can all carpool and take the ferry over, hike the mountain and then spend the rest of the trip on the beach at Montegue harbour having lunch etc. The climb isn't that long, about an hour to the top, but the first half is a bit of a killer, than it gets a lot easier. The views are wonderfully stunning at the top, as well as warm and sunny.

If the weather isn't good we can postpone till June; you really want sunshine to enjoy the beauty of the top. We can decide on a second choice before then.

Nathaniel

Club Mud was a bit too wild for Marion at first..

From Dave

Sunday, Feb 21: Be There or Be Square

Destination Mystic Beach with a stop at Sandcut.
Bring your camera, a lunch, a rain jacket, your dog, your friends.
The days are short, we will need an early start.
More to come.

Bad News / Good News

The bad news is that Spiral Cafe doesn't open early on Sunday.

The good news (and it's very good) is that Fol Epi opens early.

Fol Epi is located at DOCKSIDE GREEN, which is close to the intersection of Bay and Tyee.
Their address is 101-398 Harbour Rd. (Click to see the map.)

If you aren't able to find it on Sunday, please call me.

Marion

Sunday, January 24th, Francis/King Regional Park

Sunday's hike will be at Francis/King Regional Park.
Here is the map.

We have a different meeting spot than usual:
Spiral Cafe (418 Craigflower Road).

Coffee at 8, head out by 8:30.

If you prefer to meet up at the trail, please send a note.

And if you plan to hike please let me know - we are heading out earlier than usual and we don't want to miss anybody.

See you all Sunday!

Next hiking day: Sunday, January 24

Destination ideas, anyone?

Sunday, Nov 22 - south end of East Sooke Park

Let's meet at Serious Coffee (Westshore).

When: 8:00 for coffee and a chat, but let's head out by 9:00.

This will likely be a small group, so please let me know if you plan to attend.

November hike: Save the date

Great hike last Sunday! Special thanks to Gary and France.

If you haven't seen Gary's website, take a look:
http://www.ourbc.com/

November hike: Sunday, Nov 22
Destination unknown

Sunday, October 25 (Rain or Shine)

France & Gary have a plan for the 25th:

Let's meet at: THE FRESH CUP (1931 Mt Newton Cross Rd.)

Time: 8:00 for the early birds. We will head for the trail at 9:00.

Destination: McKENZIE BIGHT

Check it out:

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/gowlland_tod/trail_map_middle.pdf?v=1444755880234

Sunday, June 26: Sidney Island

Nathaniel has planned the perfect summer hike for us.

Where: Meet at the public launch ramp in Tulista Park beside the Anacortes ferry terminal.

When: 10:00 am on June 26.

We will ride aboard the Peanut to Sidney Island, circle the public part of the island by foot, then find a nice place for a picnic. Make sure you pack a lunch that is worthy of our surroundings.

If you have questions about the location of the ramp send a note to Nathaniel and he will explain it more fully.

Information about Sidney Island:
http://sidneyisland.ca/index.html

Sunday June 28th

It looks like we will have a small hiking group on the 28th.

Let's meet at Serious (West Shore) at 8:00 for coffee, and leave by 9:00 to hike up Lone Tree Hill.

Another new plan for May

The destination: Mount Newton.

 

Early Birds: Meet up at 8:00-ish for coffee at the Fresh Cup Roastery in Saanichton (104-1931 Mt Newton X Rd, Saanichton, BC).

 

Hiking Time: We will head out at 9:00.

If you're hungry afterwards we can drop in at Seahorses Café.

 

A new plan for May

We've changed the date of the May hike, and we have a great plan (thanks to Devon and Ian):

New date: Sunday, May 31st

Destination: Parkinson Creek Trailhead (on the Juan de Fuca Trail).
 
Parkinson Creek Trailhead is located at Kilometer 37.6 of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail and provides access to begin or terminate a 10 kilometer hike  to (or from)Botanical Beach or a nine kilometer hike to (or from) Sombrio Beach. From here you can hike east to Sombrio or west to Botanical Beach. There are two campsites close by - Payzant Creek at Kilometer 40 and Little Kuitsche Creek at Kilometer 33.5. This intermediate section of the trail winds through regenerated logged areas and some old growth forest fringe and along spectacular rugged shoreline. Keep a wary eye out for marine mammals and other wild life.
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/juan_de_fuca/jdf_map.pdf

Let's meet at Serious Coffee (Westshore, of course) at 8 am. We need to head out by 8:30 to give us travel time.

Pack a lunch, bring your lunch, your dog and your raincoat (just in case).

April 19 (Sunday) - Witty's Lagoon

Nathaniel is planning a hike at the Witty's Lagoon area. It should be beautiful this time of year!

Where and When: Meet at Serious (Westshore) around 8 am for coffee, heading out no later than 9.