Johnston Canyon trail faces more delays - see the full report click here
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Our Yahoo email address isn't working properly so if anyone is not getting a response to emails sent to the CORE yahoo email address, you can use the following email address : mailbox@corehike.org
The November monthly meeting on Thursday, November 28th is back at the newly renovated Firehall at 1111 Memorial Drive N.W. (7 P.M.) Picture presentation of various trips and hikes from this past season is on the agenda.
The C.O.R.E. event hot line number is now 680-4280.
The October monthly meeting on Thursday, October 31st is cancelled. The next monthly meeting will be as scheduled in November back in the newly renovated Firehall at 1111 Memorial Drive NW.
August 22nd
If your coming to Waterton on the Labour Day weekend for either of the 2 hikes, there are several options for overnight accommodations. The following URL will take you to a listing of available camp grounds, motels and hotels.
http://www.watertonchamber.com/lodging.html
http://www.watertonpark.com/activities/hiking_trail.htm
For Saturday's hike to Carthew / Alderson, the meeting place in Waterton will be the parking lot by the falls in the town site. We will meet there at 8:30 am and head tothe trail for a 9:30 start. We will need volunteer car shuttles at the end of the hike in the town site to go and get the cars left at the trail head, about a 15 minute drive.
The meeting place for Harvey's hike for Crypt Lake in Waterton on the Sunday is at the town dock. Be there for 8:30 AM, as the water taxi leaves at 9 am sharp. Harvey has to reserve the water taxi in advance, so please ensure you contact him as soon as you can if you intend to go on the Crypt Lake hike. The cost is $ 13 each. Please don't leave it to the last minute.
http://www.watertoninfo.com/m/cruise.html
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July 1st 
Happy Canada Day to all, and to our new members who are also new to Canada. Just an observation on how "international" C.O.R.E. has become - recent hikes I have been involved in have included new members and folks from all over the world who have come to this fabulous country.
We have new members from Russia, Scotland, England, France, China and Germany - There are probably more that I have missed from other hikes that have gone out so far this summer. It's great to see !
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June 25th
The U of C rental price list has been updated as they have rebuilt their website. You can save it to your computer after you open it on the web site.
Some of us are going to camp over in Banff after the Boom Lake hike this Saturday, June 29th. Banff camping sites are a first come first serve type and can't be reserved.
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Most of Kcountry is going to be open during G8 but remember that you need to check with the Barrier Lake Visitor Information Centre at (403) 673-3985 if your not sure. For toll free access within Alberta, dial 310-0000, then dial 403-673-3985.
Recommendation is to stay away from Highway 40 (Hwy1 side) altogether unless your coming in from the south end. South end seems to be wide open and so does the Elbow Falls/Little Elbow area as long as you don't go north and west. Check first.
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Anyone interested in weekday hikes the week of June 10-14 call Terry.
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May 5th-2002
Annual General Meeting announcement. Please browse to the forms and downloads page and view the notice regarding this year's AGM.
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May 3rd
While chatting with the Banff Park Info office, they advised me that they don't have the trail reports being published yet. What you see on our web site are the X-country ski trail reports and because there has been so much snow they have left those reports up longer than usual. They said that the hiking trail reports will begin being published in a week or so.
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April 20th
From Harvey - Hi Everybody!
The guest speaker for April 25 Thursday 7:00-7:40 PM.,
CORE's monthly meeting will be Ray's slide presentation climbing in Chile.
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April 12th, 2002
Well I think we can say that winter is over except if you have seen the amount of snow In Kcountry around Sawmill / Chester / Rummel you might think it was still on. Being spring means that our furry friends, da bears, are waking up this month and it's a good time to review bear safety. Please visit the web site link below and review your bear awareness. Click on "You Are in Bear Country"
April 6th, 2002
New members are encouraged to view the calendar of hikes to get a sense of what difficulty and distance are involved in some of our hikes. Our club has members of all ages and abilities. If any member has questions about difficulty or distance or equipment, they should contact any of the experienced members or club executive for their take on such matters.
The Weather and Trail report web page has been updated and a link to the G8 Security web site has been added as well.
A new section called "Links" lists some interesting web sites you should visit, please feel free to make your suggestions and have them added. One example listed there is a Parks Canada Fees for 2002.
Also a new "Special Event" page has been added as well for those events that require special communication between the coordinator and interested members. Make sure you send the details to Joe Bourque first to ensure that all considerations for a safe and fun event are covered off. Then it will get posted on our website.
Happy Trails !
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Hi Gang!
To all those that couldn't make the curling funspiel on Saturday, you missed a lot of fun. We had a great turnout and I think everybody had a really good time despite the APB put out for the missing person!!!! Thanks to Ray for putting that event on. Maybe we can do that again???
Here's something different to try. One World Drum Company. Friday Feb. 22 8:00pm
The Open Drum is neat - just a bunch of people percussing like crazy. They start at 8pm (we'd have time for a quick bite first) in the S.W. It costs $10/person - $8 each if you bring someone - they play for 2 - 3 straight hours REALLY LOUD, eventually - people can watch, dance, drink water - but forget about talking.
Call Janet.
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Anybody interested in participating in a cookie race? It is a X-country Ski race at Pocaterra, it is on Feb.. 23, there are 3 different distance to do and you can register as either a racer or as a tourer. I did it 2 years ago and had a lot of fun, the best part was all of the cookies (homemade!). If anybody is interested check out the web site at cookierace://x-c.com/foothills-xcski, maybe a group of us could go together.
Isabelle
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Guest speakers at this months CORE meeting on Thursday, January 31st, 7PM will be Carol & Harvey talking about their most excellent adventure to South America.
Come see Senor Harvey and Senorita Carolita's Latin American adventure: snorkeling in the Galapagos, hiking in the Andes, and trekking in the Amazon jungle. See how Carol saved Harvey from taking the wrong trails in the jungles and in the mountains. (No, Ray wasn't with Harvey)
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Membership renewals are due by the end of March, 2002 and the renewal fees are the same as last year, $20 for a single membership and $30 for a family.
You can mail your cheque to C.O.R.E.,
C/o Calgary Area Outdoor Council
You can also renew your membership at the monthly meetings that happen the last Thursday in every month at the Old Firehall at the address listed above. See you there !
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Here's a perfect example of why we ask that hikers that get ahead wait at any intersection of trails or if they get too far ahead. You gotta wonder how this could happen on a 3km hike, but it did. Read On.....
Dominic Legault, 31, of St-Colomban, Quebec, was hiking Friday afternoon with another man and woman when he ventured off ahead of the group, said Fish and Game Lieut. Todd Bogardus.
After Legault reached the summit, the weather shifted and he lost the trail. He mistakenly headed north on another trail and ended up in the Pemigewasset Wilderness, Bogardus said.
At one point, Legault was bushwhacking his way along a brook and fell in the water up to his chest, Bogardus said. He finally found another trail and followed it to Route 112, where a passer-by drove him to the Lincoln police station.
Legault emerged from the woods at 1:00 a.m. Saturday -- nearly 10 hours after he was last seen.
"In what was going to be a simple two-mile (three-kilometre) hike, he ended up covering probably 11 miles (18 kilometres) at night," said Bogardus.
Bogardus said the incident illustrates the need for all hikers to remain with their groups and be prepared for any situation. Though Legault did have a compass and other items that could have helped him, he left them in the hut where he and the others had planned to spend the night, Bogardus said.
"He had absolutely no gear with him. He was incredibly lucky not to have sustained any injuries," Bogardus said. "No map, no compass, nothing."
Fish and Game officers and members of the Androscoggin Valley Search-and-Rescue team began searching for Legault just after 7 p.m. Friday and continued through the night.
Bogardus said authorities are considering invoking a state law that allows hikers to be charged for the cost of search-and-rescue efforts.