outdoorscalendar Calendar for October 21 - 29, 2009 Blue Ridge Bicycle Club Encourages safe and responsible recreational bicycling in the WNC area. To find out more about the club and its ongoing advocacy efforts, or to see a complete club calendar, visit www.blueridgebicycleclub.org. • THURSDAYS - Fletcher Blue Sky Road Ride. Departs promptly at 9:15am. Route and meeting place vary. No one will be left behind. Call or e-mail for details or if weather is questionable: 696-0877 or JohnL9@ MorrisBB.net. • SATURDAYS - Gary Arthur Ledges Park Road Ride. Departs in the a.m. from Ledges Park, located 6.5 miles off UNCA exit on I-26. Ride north along the French Broad River to Marshall for coffee, then return via Ivy Hill. Email for departure time: jbyrdlaw@charter.net. • SUNDAYS - Folk Art Center Road Ride. Departs in the p.m. from the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is a show-n-go ride, meaning there may not be a ride leader. Call or email for departure time: 713-8504 or billcrownover@bellsouth.net. Blue Ridge Parkway Hikes Led by Blue Ridge Parkway rangers. • FR (10/23), 10am - An easy to moderate hike to the site of Rattlesnake Lodge. Call for exact meeting location. Bring water, wear walking shoes, and be prepared for changeable weather. Info: 298-5330, ext. 304, or 3503822, ext. 209. Carolina Mountain Club CMC fosters the enjoyment of the mountains of WNC and adjoining regions and encourages the conservation of our natural resources, through an extensive schedule of hikes and a program of trail building and maintenance. $20 per year, family memberships $30 per year. Newcomers must call the leader before the hike. Info: www.carolinamtnclub.org. • WE (10/21), 9am - Bee Tree Gap to Glassmine Falls. Info: 692-0116. • SA (10/24), 8am - MST: Buckeye Gap to NC 215. Info: 476-0010. • SU (10/25), 9am - Bent Creek Loop. Info: 236-0192 —- 12:30pm - Pink Beds - Barnett Branch - Cradle of Forestry Loop. Info: 698-7119. • WE (10/28), 8:30am - Bad Fork: Chestnut Cove Overlook. Info: 883-2447. Events at REI Located at 31 Schenck Parkway. Info: 687-0918 or www.rei.com/asheville. • SA (10/24), Noon-4pm - Inspired by Ken Burns’ documentary about national parks? Come to “Get Involved,” an informative meeting with local nonprofit groups who steward local parks and recreational areas —- 4pm “National Parks Conservation Association Presentation,” a discussion about the opportunities and challenges that national parks face. Free. • WE (10/28), 7pm - Walt Weber will give a slide presentation about his book Trail Profiles and Maps from
the Great Smokies to Mount Mitchell and Beyond. Book sales will benefit the Carolina Mountain Club. Registration encouraged. Free. Friends of Panthertown Work Day Volunteers are needed to maintain trails in Panthertown Valley. No previous experience necessary. Info: 526-9938, ext. 258, www.j-mca.org or friends. of.panthertown@gmail.com. • SA (10/24), 9:30am - Meet at the Salt Rock trailhead. Bring a backpack with lunch, water, work gloves and rain gear. Pigeon Valley Bassmasters All interested anglers in the community in WNC, Upstate S.C., East Tennessee and NE Georgia are invited to attend and share fishing ideas. Invitational tournaments are held throughout the area. Info: 884-2846 or middlefork2846@ gmail.com. • 2nd MONDAYS, 7pm - Meeting at the Canton Library. Pisgah Center for Wildlife Located in Pisgah National Forest, 10 miles from Brevard off of US Hwy. 276 N. Programs are free, but registration is required. Info: 877-4423 or www.ncwildlife.org. • TU (10/20) through TH (10/22), 6-9:30pm - Hunter Safety Education Course. This course covers hunter responsibility, wildlife conservation and management, firearms, wildlife identification, survival and more. • FR (10/23), 9-11am - Nature Nuts presents “Wood Ducks.” Learn about the wood duck’s remarkable comeback and find out what is still being done to ensure their future populations. For ages 4-7. Free. Registration required. • SA (10/24), 9am-Noon - “Hunting Basics,” an introductory program on regulations, equipment and safety concerns. Does not qualify as Hunter Safety Education certification. For ages 8 and up. Spaces are limited and registration is required. Swannanoa Valley Museum Located at 223 W. State St., Black Mountain. Info: 6699566 or www.swannanoavalleymuseum.org. • WE (10/21) - Day Camp for Grown-Ups: Cataloochee Ranch and Valley. Meet in Black Mountain and caravan to Cataloochee.
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