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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.

   
Weather
 
Weather Considerations

  It's cooler at higher elevations
Escape the summer heat by hiking with us in the mountains! It is a refreshing about 10° cooler where we hike in the hottest times of summer than it is in town! So, be prepared with another layer on our hikes!

For snowshoeing, please be prepared for cold weather and snow even if the weather report says it will be warm and sunny, as it is usually about 10° cooler at the elevations we snowshoe than in town.

Please note that when in doubt about what kinds of clothes to bring for what kind of weather, bring it all! Once you get to the meeting place, we can talk about what clothes to bring and what to leave behind.

 Cancellation Policies

  Snowshoe trips
In case of a severe snow storm on the day of or night before a trip, that trip location may be changed because road crews may not have had sufficient time to clear the highways to the snow parks, nor would the crews have time to clear the parking lots at the snow parks. If a snowshoe trip location is changed, the level of the trip will remain the same. Note: often it is snowing in the mountains when it's raining in town, so assume the trip is on unless the guide calls to cancel.

The guide will contact, by phone, each snowshoer in the early morning if a trip location is changed.

In the case of a severe snowstorm that occurs while a snowshoe trip is in progress, we will simply turn around earlier than anticipated and return to the parking lot.

  Hiking trips
It is very rare that a hiking trip will be canceled. Hikes are not canceled due to rain. It is sometimes necessary to change the location of a hiking trip due to:
  • Controlled burns in the area
  • Road construction or road closures
  • Lots of downed trees across the trail due to a severe wind storm the day or night before
  • Snow on the highway or trail (particularly true in April and October)
The guide will contact, by phone, each hiker signed up for a particular trip the night before or in the early morning if the location of the hike and possibly the meeting place is to be changed.






 
Silver Striders Guide Service
  Silver Striders Guide Service, central Oregon 
541-383-8077  
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Illustrations:  Kristi Stone    |   Website:  Lynn Woodward Design