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Hiking orientation
Free hiking orientation and slide show Bend Library, Brookes Room, April 26, 12:30 to 2pm.

Hiking orientation
Free hiking orientation and slide show Tuesday, April 27, Redmond Library 5:30-7pm.

Hiking Orientation
Free hiking orientation and slide show Bend Library, Brooks Room, May 11, 5-6:30pm.

Hiking orientation
Free hiking orientation and slide show, Monday, May 10, Redmond Library 5-6:30pm.

Hiking Orientation
Free hiking orientation and slide show, Tuesday May 11, 5-6:30pm, Bend Library. Learn about what to bring on a day hike, day packs, boots, clothing (the newest fabrics) and water systems.

Outback Trek overnight hiking trip
June 2 & 3: Outback Trek overnight hiking trip in Eastern Oregon: crack-in-the-ground, Black Hills botanical area, Native American drawings picture rock pass, Summer Lake and Derrick Cave. See shedule for more details.

Ochoco Big Summit Prairie Wildflower hikes
Ochoco Big Summit Prairie Wildflower hikes: overnight at ranger residence June 17 & 18. See schedule for more details.



Overnight hiking trip John Day
Overnight June 30 & July 1 in the John Day area: hike the Barn house trail, visit Kam Wa Chung Museum, overnight in John Day (Best Western motel), guided tour of Blue Basin by a National Park ranger in the John Day Fossil Beds and a guided tour of the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center by National Park Service staff.

Intermediate hiking overnights in the Fremont
Two intermediate hiking trips in the Fremont National Forest, 2 nights' lodging at Aspen Ridge Resort. Deadline for signup 6/15. See scheule for more details.

Two easy hiking days in the Fremont
Two easy hikes in the Fremont National Forest with one night's stay at Aspen Ridge Resort. Deadline for signup 7/1. See schedule for more details.

   
Links
 
Silver Striders' Lists:

A short list of places of places to buy outdoor clothing and gear.

A list of local places that rent snowshoes.

A guide to snowshoe sizing and preparing for your first snowshoe trip.


Other Links:

High-res photos for publication (contact Pam Kirk for the download password).

Photos of a couple of our trips; photography by Lynn Woodward:
   snowshoeing with Silver Striders at Mt. BachelorSnowshoeing, December 2006
   Hiking at Fall River with Silver StridersHiking, April, 2007.

If you are interested in learning how to use a GPS, check out Outdoor Quest — Community College GPS courses.

If you are looking for a more rigorous outdoor experience, check out Cascades Mountaineers — a Central Oregon Mountaineering Club. 		 
Silver Striders Guide Service
  Silver Striders Guide Service, central Oregon 
541-383-8077  
 strideon@silverstriders.com  
Illustrations:  Kristi Stone    |   Website:  Lynn Woodward Design