[2월 21일 (일)] Silver Spring Park: Hike (Novice)
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9:45 AM to 12:00 PM CST
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EXPLORE East St. Paul Gold: The hidden quarry!
FORECAST: -4°C (high); -7°C (low).
LOCATION: Silver Springs Park;
https://goo.gl/maps/V4CxvA1x22DLxx3f7
(49°58'02.5"N 96°59'35.4"W)
Drive (5.6 KM/9 MIN);
Trails (6 KM/1 HR 45 MIN).
FEE: Official Members: FREE;
General Members: $5 (Cash, E-Transfer or PayPal/Credit Card).
SCHEDULE:
09:45 AM: Meetup;
https://goo.gl/maps/npny5UbParz
(49°56'39.0"N 97°02'07.9"W)
10:00 AM: Drive;
10:15 AM: Hike.
https://goo.gl/maps/V4CxvA1x22DLxx3f7
(49°58'02.5"N 96°59'35.4"W)
MEDIA RELEASE: Photographed.
TERRAIN: Snow Trails & Paths.
DIFFICULTY: Novice.
REQUIRED: 3-RSVP Participants; Water (insulated).
RECOMMENDED: Head/neck wear; Gloves; Base layers (long johns/tights; tee-shirt; long-sleeve shirt); Change of shirt for ride home.
OPTIONAL: Hiking poles.
Home Shuttle Service ($0.50 KM out of the way; on the way FREE).
We meet around 9:45 AM in Tim Hortons (935 Headmaster Row), drive at 10:00 AM to Silver Spring Park off Camsel Ave (adjacent to 59 hwy), and hike at 10:15 AM.
*Please comment below if you plan to meet us directly at the park.
POINTS OF INTEREST:
Once the largest hill in the area, this 73 hectares and 21 meters deep glacial esker, formed of fluvial sediments, was dug by CP Rail, provided gravel for the transcontinental railway back in the 1870s. The City of Winnipeg purchased the quarry and used the gravel for roads and house foundations. The Swistun family purchased the quarry, and transformed it into a habitat showpiece for the community in the mid-1980s, adding topsoil, native grasses, more than 1,200 trees and shrubs, and built a causeway to an island on the lake. The south slope is a popular tobogganing site in winter.
PHOTOS:
Apr 25th: www.meetup.com/OutdoorAdventureOrg/photos/27802595/
May 7th: www.meetup.com/OutdoorAdventureOrg/photos/27004080/
Sep 21st: www.meetup.com/OutdoorAdventureOrg/photos/28184323/
Oct 20th: www.meetup.com/OutdoorAdventureOrg/photos/27366886/
Dec 22nd: www.meetup.com/OutdoorAdventureOrg/photos/29547728/
Participants are required to fill out the registration form and media release. Registration forms are provided at the event, or you may print and fill it out prior to your arrival: https://outdooradventure.org/registration