Description:
On Sunday, June 23rd, we have a special day-hike planned to the Eden Valley Reserve. It will allow participants to participate in a moderate 5 km hike on the beautiful Eden Valley Reserve with stunning rocky mountain views.
Our guide for the day will be Keith Lefthand of Weaseltail Enterprises and in addition to leading our hike, he'll also share information about local indigenous customs and his ancestral heritage. Additional cultural practices such as indigenous dancing and story-telling will be offered and weather permitting, a dip in the Highwood River swimming hole behind Keith's home may be on the agenda!
A tasty meal will also be served as we converse in Keith's family teepee near the end of the day. Attendees aged 13 and up are $95.00 per person. Younger children may attend for $30.00 per child.
The Calgary Ski Club is kindly subsidizing members at $30.00 per person making age 13+ $65.00 after member subsidy and member participants aged 12 and under free.
Non-members are allowed to attend with members, however, they will not be subsidized.
• Events are subject to cancellation or change on short notice due to inclement weather and forest fires.
• Carpooling: Use at your own discretion and what you are comfortable with.
• Washrooms may not be available - please be prepared to pack out what you bring in, such as
Toilet paper, etc.
• Please make yourself aware of the risks in participating in this sort of event and decide
accordingly.
• Don`t forget the usual items; bear spray, proper clothing, water, food, equipment and first aid kit.
• Trip participants are asked to provide their cell contact information and emergency contact
information to the trip coordinator, prior to, due to the 'meet at trail head' requirement.
• Please do not sign up if you are experiencing any flu like, cold, or Covid19 symptoms.
Hiking Distance: 5 Kilometers Return / 6 to 7 Hours
Travel Distance: 94 Kilometers One Way / 1 Hour and 5 Minutes
Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
Carpooling / Rendezvous Point: 9:00 a.m. meet at Westhills Shopping Center Mall Parking Lot outside of Winners. Please arrive 15 minutes before so carpooling arrangements can be made as we will be leaving at 9:10 a.m. sharp. Look for Cindy with her white BMW X3.
Carpooling Expense: Carpooling fee to the Driver from each passenger, $20.00 if 2 in the car, $14.00 if 3 in the car, and $10.00 if 4 in the car.
We will head south on the ring road (AB201) to 22X where we turn right onto 22x. South on Hwy 22 to Longview and then right on Ab 541 past Green Ford sign and left onto the bridge entrance to Eden Valley Indian Reserve. Park on the near side of the bridge and regroup to enter the reserve together and head to our meeting place at Keith's property.
Event Coordinator: For inquiries, please contact the event coordinator Cindy at (403) 686-3595 (h), (587) 999-3595 (c) or by email at cindy@strategyhouse.ca. One the day of the event, call or text me at (587) 999-3535 if your plans have changed.
Please Note: No Pets Will be Allowed.
Please Note: A minimum of 4 members are required for the event to go ahead as scheduled.