Upcoming events
Sunday - Holiday Cookie Exchange Hike with Venture Outdoors, 2-4:30 p.m., Frick Park. Sample cookies and get tips from a baker from the East End Food Co-op along the way. $10 for members, $18 for non-members. See www.ventureoutdoors.org for details.
Sunday - Hike around Deer Lakes park with the Sierra Club, 7-8 miles, fast-paced. Free. Call Judy or Don Ziegler at 412-826-0519.
Wednesday - Hike at Townsend Park with the Ramblers, 3-4 miles. Call Joanne Winwood at 412-371-3167.
Wednesday - Winter Camping presentation at REI, SouthSide Works, 7 p.m. Learn how to plan for the winter environment, including equipment, clothing and food. Free. Call 412-488-9410 for details.
Dec. 7-9 - Backpacking trip on the Laurel Higlands Trail from Rt. 653 to Ohiopyle State Park, 18 miles, with the Sierra Club. Leave Monroeville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, return by 5 p.m. Sunday. Call Patrick Roberts at 412-596-3566 or pdroberts19@hotmail.com for details.
Dec. 8 - Sparkle Season Lights Hike with Venture Outdoors, a seven-mile hike to see the city's main light displays downtown and on top of Mt. Washington (via the Incline). Fast-paced. 6-9 p.m. $10 for members, $18 for non-members. See www.ventureoutdoors.org for details.
Dec. 9 - Soup of the Month Hike with Venture Outdoors in Schenley Park, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., $10 for members, $20 for non-members. See www.ventureoutdoors.org for details.
Dec. 9 - Hike approximately six miles on the Rachel Carson Trail with the Sierra Club, easy pace, in the vicinity of the Carson homestead. Call Jim Ritchie for meeting time and place, 412-576-0849.
Got a race or outdoor event coming up⢠Let us know about it! Email Karen Price at kprice@tribweb.com .
