Greetings Club Members:

As another year passes and the New Year begins, let’s start off having fun and building friendships through some exciting trips The Outdoor Club has planned for you.

Our first scheduled event is a Member Meet and Greet. Feel free to bring family and friends. Come out and meet other club members, while enjoying an interpretive hike through beautiful Lynn Canyon Park. We will cross the Suspension Bridge, visit the Ecology Center, and have the opportunityto view the magnificent waterfalls of the Park. We will gather in front of the Lynn Canyon Café at 1:00pm on Saturday January 28th, 2006. Don’t forget to bring your rain gear, as we are going to be trekking through the temperate rainforest. After the hike, enjoy a warm cocoa in our private function room, and continue to enjoy the festivities in the Lynn Canyon Cafe.

Our big event will be held in February. Come out and enjoy an enchanting evening of Snowshoeing under the stars. We will depart on a moonlit evening for a delightful Snowshoe trek through the forest of Mount Seymour. Burn those calories and win them back with the chocolate fondue that we will be enjoying on our journey.

Keep your eyes peeled for the next newsletter, as we have many more exciting events planned. Please remember to contact me if you would like us to develop a specific event or trip that you would be interested in.

Five Tips on how to stick with your new year's Resolutions

1

Focus on positive self-talk. Congratulate yourself every time you take a step towards your resolution goal. Be your own best cheerlader.

2

Avoid berating yourself if you should fall back or break a resolution. Just brush yourself off and start over again.

3

Stick to your resolution by considering it a promise to yourself, not a test of your willpower.

4

Avoid situations that put you in temptation's path, meaning if you're on a diet, don't go to the ice cream parlor.

5

Keep a sticky note in a prominent place so that you see it every day, reminding yourself of your resolutions(i.e. on your bathroom mirror, next to your bed, on the visor of your car, on the refrigerator).

What:

Club Members Meet & Greet

Where:

Lynn Canyon Park
Directions: http://www.dnv.org/ecology/

When:

January 28th, 2006

Time:

12:30pm

How:

Meet in front of the Lynn Canyon Café

Includes:

Interpretation, Hike and Visit to the Ecology Center

Cost:

By donation. * Costs not included: food purchased at the Lynn Canyon Cafe*

What:

Chocolate Fondue Snowshoe

Where:

Meet up Mount Seymour, in front of the Learning Education Center (next to rentals building).
Directions: http://www.mountseymour.com/

When:

February 11th, 2006

Time:

6:30pm

How:

Members will need to be prepared with proper foot attire(Snow boots, Snowboard boots, Hiking boots with gators) and clothes to keep warm. Toques and gloves are highly recommended.
If you do not have any of these please contact us, and we will help to accommodate you.

Includes:

Mountain pass, chocolate, guides and equipment

Cost:

$38.00 (tax included)

"Recreation's purpose is not to kill time, but to make life; not to keep a person occupied, but to keep them refreshed; not to offer an escape from life, but to provide a discovery of life."
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