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General Trips

Spirit Sands

May 26, 2018
General Trips / NOVICE

Please join Roger for hike in Spruce Woods Provincial Park  and hike the Spirit Sands  followed by a potluck -BBQ ..

 

 

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

To register call Roger at 204-451-1219 . Meeting place is at Polo Park Shopping Centre parking lot ( South West corner ) near Portage in front of Sears at 9 am Please note drivers should have provincial park pass .

Turtle Mountain Provincial Park Hiking

June 9, 2018
General Trips / NOVICE

Please join Roger for hiking in Turtle Mountain Provincial Park south of Boissevain . Potluck and BBQ is proposed afterwards .

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

To register please call Roger at 204-451-1219 Meeting time is 8 am at Humpty's Restaurant parking lot at south east corner of McGillivary and Perimeter Highway  Drivers need Manitoba park pass / 

Elk Island Hike

July 8, 2018
General Trips / NOVICE

Please join Roger for hike to Elk Island from Victoria Beach / Swimming is definitely  an option / The hike involves crossing a narrow channel to island . Potluck and BBQ will be held afterwards.

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

Please register with Roger at 204-451-1219 . Meeting place is Perkins parking lot at Lagimodière and Regent at 9 am .     

Whitemouth Provincial Park and Area hike

July 21, 2018
General Trips / NOVICE

Please join Roger for hike around Whitemouth Provincial Park which is located where Whitemouth joins Winnipeg River system . Possible fishing for a brief period .

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

To register call Roger at 204-451-1219.  Meeting place at 9 am will be parking lot facing Fermor Avenue in front of Red River Coop Foodstore . Potluck and BBQ will follow .  

Mantario Trail south end Hike

August 11, 2018
General Trips / INTERMEDIATE

Join Roger for hike at south end of Mantario Trail in Whiteshell Provincial Park . We will go in direction of Caribou Lake and see how close we get to lake  of if we make it up to lake , Terrain is rocky and has up and downs .

Potluck and BBQ will follow.

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

To register call Roger at 204-451-1219.Meeting place at 9 am is Fermor Ave parking lot in Southdale facing Red Rver Coop Food Store .Drivers need valid Manitoba park pass .

Plant Identification in Whittier Park in St-Boniface

June 16, 2018
General Trips / NOVICE

Please join Roger for a few  hours and look at plants  along the river bank and fields and try to identify them . If you have field guides please bring them.

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

For information call Roger at 204-451-1219. Meeting place will be at entrance of Voyageur Park on St Joseph Street close to winter slide structure at 10 am . 

Beach to Border Hike, South Whiteshell Provincial Park

June 17, 2018
General Trips / INTERMEDIATE

In honour of Father's Day and all the good guys out there, do these fellas a favour and drag them out for this 12 km hike from West Hawk Lake to the Manitoba/Ontario border along the Great Trans Canada Trail. We shall also do a short infiltration of about one km around the Hunt Lake trailhead to look at the bog and rock outcroppings.

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

Register after June 9th by emailing rkuzina@mymts.net

River Road Cycle Trips

June 9, 2018
General Trips / INTERMEDIATE

Meet at Larters gravel parking lot on River Road at 1pm. Choose either 18 or 35KM distance (both groups will be accompanied by a trip leader). Stop for lunch at Skinners restaurant.

 

Contact / Registration: 

To register call Ken at 204-668-4482

River Road Cycle Trips

June 23, 2018
General Trips / INTERMEDIATE

Meet at Larters gravel parking lot on River Road at 1pm. Choose either 18 or 35KM distance (both groups will be accompanied by a trip leader). Stop for lunch at Skinners restaurant.

 

Contact / Registration: 

To register call Ken at 204-668-4482

Mantario Cabin work party June 18-22

June 18, 2018
Major trips / INTERMEDIATE

The Mantario Cabin is looking for volunteers to help prepare the cabin for the summer program. Most work involved is cutting  and hauling wood type of chores but there is never any shortage of tasks . Meals are included and participants have some leisure time to swim and  use the sauna  with a great bunch of people.

Contact / Registration: 

Please contact Alain ( Al ) Louer for more information at 204-235-1790

Bird's Hill Provincial Park Hike

July 2, 2018
General Trips / NOVICE

We will meet at 9 : 30 am at Perkins parking lot at Lagimodière ( Highway 59 ) and Regent . Bring water and lunch and appropriate gear. Maximum 10 km hike follwed by swim .Tripleader plans on going swimming . 

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

To register call Alain ( Al ) Louer at 204-235-1790 or email alainlouer@hotmail.com

Hike the Great Trail east from Steele’s Ferry Lookout in Spruce Woods Provincial Park

September 29, 2018
General Trips / INTERMEDIATE
Hike the Great Trail east from Steele’s Ferry Lookout in Spruce Woods Provincial Park.  Enjoy prairie vistas, views of the Assiniboine River and oxbow lakes. 
Distance 15 KM  Possible dinner afterwards at Sand Hills Casino.

Contact / Registration: 

  To register e-mail David at davidspector@shaw.ca

Hike 'n Eat around Gardenton Park

September 2, 2018
General Trips / INTERMEDIATE

FOR NATURE MANITOBA MEMBERS ONLY - Join Rose for the first autumnal fall dinner of 2018 at Gardenton in southeast manitoba. We will hike around the tall grass prairie areas for about 10km, view some historic sites, and take pictures of scenic vistas.

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

Register after August 26th by emailing Rose at rkuzina@mymts.net

Hike 'n Eat; The Roland Pumpkin Fair

October 6, 2018
General Trips / INTERMEDIATE

FOR NATURE MANITOBA MEMBERS ONLY. Hike around the Manitoba Escarpment for about 10-12 km, then enjoy the displays of inexplicably huge vegetables (pumpkin, squash, tomato, watermelon) at the Roland Pumpkin Fair. Realizing even you cannot eat that much, we will avail ourselves of smaller portions at the town's full-course harvest dinner. 

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

Register after Sept 28th by emailing Rose at rkuzina@mymts.net

Delta Marsh Hike

September 30, 2018
General Trips / NOVICE

Join Roger on hike at Delta Marsh beside  Lake Manitoba.Possibility of fishing silver bass , carp or other. There will be a potluck and BBQ afterwards . Meeting place is  Polo Park Shopping Centre at southwest corner of parking lot at 9 am .

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

To register contact Roger Sutherland at 204-451-1219

Mantario Cabin work party

October 12, 2018 to October 15, 2018
General Trips / ADVANCED

Please join me at our Mantario cabin for some wood hauling , cutting and stacking and other chores that are necessary to have cabin ready for winter usage.  If you don't have a canoe we may be a able to parner you up or find somebody with extra canoe . Except for lunch in you are fed for the whole trip  and  have some free time for leisure . 

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

Contact Alain ( Al) at 204-235-1790 or alainlouer@hotmail.com

Hike in Whiteshell Provincial Park

November 11, 2018
General Trips / INTERMEDIATE

On this symbolic and important day of observance, let's enjoy our absolute freedom and ability to do so in the great outdoors. We shall hike around Whiteshell Provincial Park for about 10 km., probably at Pine Point Rapids (the previous excursion there was cancelled) and Nutimik Lake, perhaps with an outdoor BBQ afterwards. 

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

Register after November 4th by emailing Rose at rkuzina@mymts.net

Towering Cottonwood Trail and Kildonan Park

December 9, 2018
General Trips / INTERMEDIATE

At the north end of Winnipeg, hike for about two hours alongside the riverine trails through Kildonan Park and a riparian cottonwood forest. Conclude with a potluck lunch at your fearless leader's home.

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

Register after December 1, contact Rose at rkuzina@mymts.net

Full Moon Rising - Hike 'n Dine in Birds Hill Park

December 22, 2018
General Trips / INTERMEDIATE

For Nature Manitoba members only. Hike the Lime Kiln Trail in Birds Hill Park (ca. 8 km.) starting in late afternoon, bring food for a potluck in the warming shack, then return in the evening with a full moon rising. Depending on the amount of snow and if this becomes a groomed ski trail, may have to switch locations.

Trip Leader: 

Contact / Registration: 

Registration starts December 15, contact Rose at rkuzina@mymts.net 

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