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Friday: We leave Edmonton Friday evening and spend the night at The HI Kananaskis Hostel.
Saturday: Leaving early in the morning and hiking up to the beautiful Ribbon Falls. Afterwards we will go back to the hostel for a great potluck dinner.
Sunday: Leaving the hostel early in the morning and hiking up to the Barrier Lake Lookout in the morning and driving back to Edmonton in the afternoon.
NOTE: (please read the entire posting prior to registering)
- Our hiking pace will be MODERATE (no slowpokes, no speed demons)
- Ribbon Falls ( Distance: 18.5kms, elevation gain: 375m )
- Barrier Lake Lookout (Distance: 10.5kms, elevation gain: 616m )
- Group hiking in effect in the area due to bear activity. If you are unable to respect this guideline, refrain from signing up.
- The plan is to enjoy a great potluck, the beautiful scenery, the great company, and the photo opportunities while having FUN so bring your cheerful personalities along.
- This is a first-paid, first-get-on event. Payment is due immediately upon registration, or you will be moved to the waiting list. If you didn't pay and someone else on the waitlist did, they will get on before you! Any overbooking will be fully refunded.
- Refunds after the cut off are not possible, but you can find a replacement and work out the payment amongst yourselves.
- The maximum number of people for this trip is 10. Since the hostel dorm are non co-ed, based on our past statistics, I have made hostel reservations for 4-men and 6 women for this trip. You may be moved to the waiting list if there is no more room for men/women (you will be fully refunded in that case and if it happens before the registration cut-off). You "could" also make your you hostel reservations or join us at the hostel later (you need to send me an email to make sure there is still room for more people).
- Drivers are needed to make this event happen. If you are DEFINITELY DRIVING, please indicate how many people you can take in your vehicle in the notes section.
- Your coordinator will contact you to sort out carpooling, pot-luck and other details.
ITINERARY:
Friday - We will leave Edmonton in the afternoon Friday September 16th, 2011,
and head to Kananskis. We will be staying at
The HI Kananaskis Hostel for two nights. If we are still in the mood after a long drive,
we will sit around the table by the fireplace, have a drink and talk about how beautiful life is.
We will be staying in a non-co-ed dorm rooms. Bedding will be provided and sleeping bags are NOT permitted.
There is a well equipped kitchen with appliances, pots and pans, dishes to cook your own food for the
weekend. There is running water, hot showers and electricity in this hostel.
Saturday - We will leave the hostel early in the morning and head to Ribbon Falls trail-head only a few
hundred meters away from the hostel. The hike starts on a logging road with a walk in the meadow. The first 4kms of the trail
is open to bicycles. About one and a half kilometers later, we will find ourselves surrounded by the beauty of Mount Kidd and
Ribbon Peak as we hike along Dipper Canyon. There are several beautiful pools and waterfalls for us to feast our eyes on.
After our hike, we will head back to our hostel, relax, and enjoy a potluck supper. These are always a great mixer to kick off the
festivities on Saturday night. Please bring along something to share.
Sunday -
Sunday morning we will leave the hostel early and head to Barrier Lake Dam. From the Barrier Lake Dam, we will take the old fire lookout access
road up to Prairie View Trail. We will then climb the Prairie View Trail to the fire lookout at the summit. The lookout offers an excellent
views of the Rockies to the west, the prairies to the east (including the Calgary Skyline), Barrier Lake, Chiniki Lake, and Ghost Lake.
After the hike, we will leave Kananaskis and head back to Edmonton with great memories and photos.
PAYMENT NOTES & INSTRUCTIONS:
The event cost is $47.68 ($46 for two nights at hostel and $1.68 for Paypal). You need to pay me (Saeed) directly through Paypal or INTERAC e-Transfer (send to saeedfd at yahoo dot com). If you want to pay me through INTERAC e-Transfer, you can send me $46 (no Paypal costs), only remember to email me the password. You could also send the money to our treasurer, but it would cause unnecessary more work for everyone.
If you have any questions, please email/text/call me.
Required Items to Bring:
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Drive south to Calgary on Highway 2 (Queen Elizabeth II) and from Calgary drive West (Calgary short-cut: take Stoney Trail West towards Banff) on Highway 1 (Trans Canada Hwy) and turn South (left) on exit 118 toward Kananaskis Country (road 40). Continue South on Kananaskis trail for 23.1 kms and then turn right and follow the signs (for 1.46kms) to HI-Kananaskis Hostel.
HI-Kananaskis Hostel is located at 1 Ribbon Creek Road, Off Hwy 40 Kananaskis Village. (phone #403-670-7580). (GPS Coordinates: N50° 56.008' W115° 8.676').
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- Registration is NOT COMPLETE until you've signed up and paid by the registration cut off date. The money must be in the EOC's possession by that date. No exceptions.
- When a minimum group size appears, this is to let you know that the event will be cancelled with refunds to those who have already paid, if the minimum number of registered participants is not met. For any events where EOC needs a minimum number of participants, there will be absolutely no refunds of money if you cancel.
- We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines at all times while participating in EOC events.
- Please scroll through and read the entire online waiver when you sign up.
- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.
Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
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