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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.

Safety

Safety at Silver Striders

Pam Kirk has 80 hours of wilderness medical training and CPR training, and carries a complete, extensive medical first aid kit.

She also carries a GPS (Global Positioning System) device and a compass.

Pam makes a solid commitment never to take clients on a trail that she has not hiked or snowshoed herself. This is called scouting the trail. All scoutings result in typed notes with distances and elevations as a result of mapping the trail with the GPS prior to taking clients on the trail.

She has driven all the roads to the trailheads and has put together exact driving instructions, exact mileage and road conditions from the meeting place to the trailhead.

Pam carries a satellite phone which has service in all areas (including areas where normal cell phones do not have service).

Pam monitors the following regarding trails and roads to the trailheads:

Snow and ice on roadways
Road construction and detours
Controlled burns
Animal sightings
Trail maintenance
Snow and ice on trails

All hikers and showshoers are kept within earshot and eyesight of the guide at all times. A person is designated to always walk at the end of the line of hikers/showshoers, "running sweep" to help keep track of all participants at all times.

The primary goal of Silver Striders Guide Service is to ensure that all participants return from the trips safely.

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


Silver Striders Guide Service, central Oregon		541-383-8077 strideon@silverstriders.com


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