Club Events 2021
| 2021-05-25 : COC - Feast on Adventure (Cookbook for Outdoor Enthusiasts) |
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| 2021-05-27 : COC - Zoom + YouTube: Backpacking |
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| 2021-05-28 : COC - Twenty Smacker Party: Virtual Treasure Hunt |
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| A wee gathering to re-establish the COC's tradition of the "Twenty Smacker Party". We had a pleasant visit, and then the treasure hunt, with all attendees making a respectable gear treasure showing. In spite of a fair amount of grousing (joking, of course) about Rhonda being too lax with people and not requiring that every single item owned be shown, Duane Verity was the overall winner of the treasure hunt. |
| 2021-05-31 : COC - Zoom + YouTube: Mountain Biking |
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| 2021-06-05 : COC - Highwood Pass (Hwy 40) from North Winter Gate |
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It is common in these parts to experience all four seasons in one day. Today I think the universe threw in a couple of bonus seasons! It was one part delight, one part challenge, one part misery, and one part note to self - don’t do this ride when the forecast is even remotely sketchy. We had some attendees who went up and down quickly and got out early. They were the smart/lucky ones, although they still rode in some gusty gusty wind and rain. My slow pace ensured that I was up at the pass on time to leave during the worst of the heavy rain and wind, which I (and my less-fortunate companions, Brent and Shahin) ‘enjoyed’ for the first half of the descent, with a top speed of 55km/hour with the rain (and a little hail) pelting me in the face. The best part about it is that I had learned from experience and had added some clothing layers at the top, and changed to insulated winter gloves and insulated pants for the descent. Duane decided to make a whole day of it for himself and did the whole ride from gate to gate, which, I think is about 100km total. He says he got back to his vehicle at 7pm and rode through a snowstorm on the way down. The forecast for Longview was better than the forecast for Nakiska, so he probably had a better awesome-to-sucky ratio than the rest of us. It was great to get out with a COC group again finally. I will, however, make a point to stick to doing this ride only when the forecast is really favorable. Relive Track (Rhonda's ride) |
| 2021-06-06 : ANDWA - Bow River Pathway, incl Dale Hodges Park |
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| 2021-06-15 : COC - Using the COC Website to Manage Events |
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| 2021-06-28 : COC - COC Event Risk Mitigation Committee Meeting |
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| 2021-07-06 : COC - Social in the Park with Rhonda and Duane |
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Promised thunderstorms never materialized, so we had a great time in the park for a couple of hours. For me it was just nice to get out with a group of people again - it's been such a long time. And I'm honored that Kirsten chose to spend her 300th COC event with us! Hoping for a lot more of this to come! - Rhonda Yes it turned out to be a wonderful afternoon in the park indeed! It was great getting together with some fellow COC'ers for a time of fun and fellowship. Many thanks to Doreen and Roy for supplying Boccee Ball, it was a lot harder than I thought. lol Maureen was a natural at it though. The beach ball volleyball was quite entertaining as well, I will have to do that again. :) Many thanks to Rhonda for capturing some great photos at the event, its always nice to have an album to look through afterwards. Thanks for coming everyone, it was a blast! Duane |
| 2021-07-09 : COC - Supported Ride: Jasper to Banff |
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Four glorious days of riding with minimal international tourist traffic and near-perfect weather! Keith and I did the tour with four former- strangers, now friends, and it couldn't have been a better time. This tour was my first experience using an E-Bike, so I had to blog about that. "Relive" our tour here: |