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    <title>Backcountry Women upcoming events</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 10:09:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Tea Time on the Trails (Sun, May 31, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/Summer%20Tea%20Time%20on%20the%20Trails.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="203" height="203" style="margin: 10px;" align="right"&gt;Please review our full COVID-19&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;policy and safety practices&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/covid-policy"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;DEADLINE TO REGISTER: BY MIDNIGHT, ONE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT (May 30)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;PLEASE READ THE REQUIREMENTS AND ALL DETAILS BELOW PRIOR TO REGISTRATION&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Join Backcountry Women as we take a scenic and peaceful walk through the beauty of Sandilands Forest, exploring a mixture of trail systems. Throughout our time on the trails, we will engage in some nature connection and mindfulness activities, and then pause to gather for a delightful Tea Time on the Trail.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;We will serve you some teas to sample, where you can indulge in a variety of aromatic teas including unique forest blends sourced from the Canadian Boreal forest. As we savor our beverages, we'll have the opportunity to connect with other nature enthusiasts and share our love for the outdoors.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;NOTE:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;participants are responsible for bringing their own travel mugs and dressing appropriately for conditions. We are providing a variety of hot teas that you can sample, which may even prove to be a new favourite for your next trip!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(244, 154, 194);"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Backcountry Women Members: bring a non-member friend at a discounted price!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Leader:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/Who-We-Are#Joanne" target="_blank"&gt;Joanne Keeping&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(a Certified&amp;nbsp;Shinrin Yoku [forest therapy] guide who trained in Japan).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arrival time:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Arrive&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;by 10:00&lt;/span&gt;. We'll begin the event&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;promptly at 10:30 so please be on time.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;Th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;e time arranged allows for you to have time to attend to personal needs such as organizing your gear and for the leader to share information with the group.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;Sandilands Forest. Exact location will be provided via the event reminder email to registered participants.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;In the spirit of reconc&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;iliation, we acknowledge that we live, work, and play on the ancestral lands of the Ininiw, Anishinaabe, and Dakota Nations, and the homeland of the Metis Nation.&amp;nbsp; Our organization, Backcountry Women, is based on Treaty No. 1 Territory, and we appreciate that this event takes place on&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.trcm.ca/treaties/numbered-treaties/"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Treaty No 1. Territory&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;O&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;verall Difficulty Rating:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Due to the factors mentioned below, this activity is rated a&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;/5.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;This rating is subject to change based on prevailing conditions at the time of the activity, including but not limited to weather.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#373737"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Duration/Distance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#373737"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Allow for 2 - 3 hours (approx.) for hiking/tea, and breaks; depending on the group and a variety of other factors, this varies.&amp;nbsp; Hike distance is about&lt;font color="#373737"&gt;&amp;nbsp;5-6 kms.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#373737"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Experience&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;All skill levels welcome. You should have the ability to walk with the group at a steady but relaxed pace for the duration of the activity. &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Appropriate footwear and layered clothing is required.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Be prepared for the upcoming heat! Participant will need plenty of water, a frozen bottle of water, sun protection and electrolytes (such as gatorade).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Terrain:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Mainly sandy (uneven footing) with grass and dirt.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#373737"&gt;Pace:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;This activity will be at a steady pace with breaks.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Please leave your dog(s) at home.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Further details will be provided to registered participants. Participants&amp;nbsp;are responsible for having a valid e-mail address, communicating with the event organizer regarding any changes in attendance, and for checking e-mail prior to an event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This event allows cancellation no less than 5&amp;nbsp;before start of event. If you are no longer able to attend, please see our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/Cancellation-Policy"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Adventure Women Hike - Telford Pond to Ross Lake (Sat, June 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/Adventure%20Women%20Hike%202021%20(6).png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin: 10px;" align="right" width="210" height="210"&gt;Regarding Covid-19:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please review our full Covid-19&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;policy and safety practices&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/covid-policy"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLEASE READ THE REQUIREMENTS AND ALL DETAILS BELOW PRIOR TO REGISTRATION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;DEADLINE TO REGISTER: BY MIDNIGHT, TWO DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT (&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1"&gt;JUNE 18&lt;/font&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Join us for a Backcountry Women &lt;a href="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/page-18092" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;Adventure Women&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;hike on the Telford Pond/Ross Lake section of the Centennial Trail in Whiteshell Provincial Park. This is a beautiful section of the trail with plenty of ups and downs, and views of Ross Lake.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;If you wish to carpool to this event, please see details under the carpools section below.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Leaders:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Maggie Wen&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/Who-We-Are#Maggie"&gt;Click for more information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Arrival Time&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;: Arrive by 9:30am. We will begin the hike&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;no later than 10&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;:00 AM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The time arranged allows for you to attend to personal needs such as organizing your gear and for l&lt;strong&gt;eaders to share important information with the group&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Location&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Telford Pond/Ross Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park. Exact meeting location will be shared with registered participants.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;A&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;valid Manitoba P&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;arks pass is required&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and can be purchased online.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;For more details, see the All Trails page:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/manitoba/telford-pond-and-ross-lake"&gt;https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/manitoba/telford-pond-and-ross-lake&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we live, work, and play on the ancestral lands of the Ininiw, Anishinaabe, and Dakota Nations, and the homeland of the Metis Nation. Our organization, Backcountry Women, is based on Treaty No. 1 Territory, and we appreciate that this event takes place on&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.trcm.ca/treaties/numbered-treaties/" target="_blank" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Treaty No 3. Territory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Overall Difficulty Rating:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;due to the factors mentioned below, this activity is rated a &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;3.5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;/5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;This rating is subject to change based on prevailing conditions at the time of the activity, including but not limited to weather.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Activity Category:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Adventure Women hike - &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/page-18092" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;click for more info&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Duration/Distance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;: Approximately 9-9.5&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_40"&gt;&lt;span&gt;km&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;Experience&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;: This event is open to participants with &lt;strong&gt;a good level of fitness&lt;/strong&gt; who have some hiking experience. You must have the ability to walk with the group at a moderate pace for the duration of the activity and come to the activity with appropriate footwear, gear and outerwear. Hiking boots/Trail shoes are mandatory. Poles are recommended.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Terrain:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;A lot of&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_44"&gt;&lt;span&gt;elevation, &lt;em&gt;many up and down sections, some steeper sections&lt;/em&gt;. Trail is a mix of rock and dirt trails. Due to the season, trail conditions may be wet, muddy, and slippery.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pace:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Moderate with a break for a lunch and additional stops for water as needed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please keep dogs at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_44, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_45, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_44" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_44, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_45, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_44" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Carpools:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_44, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_45, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_44" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;If you are interested in carpooling to this event go to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/backcountrywomencanada"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_44, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_45, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_44" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Backcountry Women - Community Forum group on Facebook&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_44, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_45, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_44" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;. Select Chats near the top of the page (from a mobile device) or in a box on the right of the page (from a computer) and select the&amp;nbsp;BCW Event Carpools chat. The Carpool Chat Guidelines are displayed as a Featured Post in the group for your convenience.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_44, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_45, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_44" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please be sure you are familiar with the guidelines prior to use of this chat!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Further details will be provided to registered participants. Participants&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;are responsible for having a valid e-mail address, communicating with the event organizer regarding any changes in attendance, and for checking e-mail prior to an event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Registering for this event secures you a spot and fees are non-refundable and no credits will be issued, unless under exceptional circumstances.&amp;nbsp;If you are no longer able to attend, please see our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/Cancellation-Policy"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Backcountry Women Overnight - Backpacking Course Alumni Trip (Fri, June 26, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/2021%20Updated%20Event%20Images%20(3).png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin: 10px;" align="right" width="212" height="212"&gt;DEADLINE TO REGISTER: BY MIDNIGHT, 10 DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT (June 16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;).&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;PRE-TRIP MEETING (MANDATORY): &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; @ 6:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLEASE READ THE REQUIREMENTS AND ALL DETAILS BELOW PRIOR TO REGISTRATION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Grande&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Registration opens April 4! *&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#0072BC"&gt;We will provide a registration code to all those who register for our Backpacking Course in 2026! Check your registration confirmation email. If you didn't get the code and need it to register, please get in touch. Past years' course participants are welcome too!*&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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Have you taken one of our Backpacking with Confidence courses? Then we invite you to join us as we head overnight into the backcountry for a shared experience, confidence building, and a continuation of hands on backpacking knowledge.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;This event will be an&amp;nbsp;overnight Backpacking trip in Spruce Woods Provincial&amp;nbsp;Park.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This trip will include a&amp;nbsp;MANDATORY pre trip meeting on &lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; @ 6:30 PM.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;During this overnight trip we'll build up some of the skills taught in the Backpacking with Confidence course and provide more opportunities&amp;nbsp;hands on with gear, all in a similar supportive environment. We want to make this trip accessible to as many as possible and have gear lending library options to make this trip possible. (We ask for a small donation to our library in exchange for gear rentals if you have the means to donate).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;There are a limited number of spaces available in this event. Please&amp;nbsp;keep in mind you&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;MUST&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;be available for the pre trip meeting to be able to attend. We are giving Backpacking course participants priority access to this trip using a special registration code provided once you've done the course (past participants can expect an email with this info - if you didn't receive it, please reach out). Those wanting&amp;nbsp;to register will then be given a spot on a first come, first serve basis.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Grande, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;This trip will proceed rain or shine&lt;/em&gt;; plans will be adjusted accordingly in the case of bad weather. We have access to outdoor shelters during this event.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Full details will be provided to registered attendees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event leaders:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="/Who-We-Are#Ashley" target="_blank"&gt;Ashley Moore&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; Please contact with any questions!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;To ensure an enjoyable and safe experience for all, any equipment you bring should have been tested previously to withstand poor weather conditions such as wind and rain.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
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A suggested gear and packing list will be provided upon registering so that you can adequately prepare for this weekend. (&lt;strong&gt;Please check the details in your registration confirmation email!&lt;/strong&gt;) Gear and other details will be reviewed and coordinated together during our pre-trip meeting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note that this even&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;t's&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"&gt;registration fees do not include&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;gas, park entry/passes, meals, other misc / personal expenses.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MANDATORY&amp;nbsp;Pre-Trip Meeting:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 @ 6:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;. An&amp;nbsp;email will be sent to participants 1 week prior to our meeting with further details.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IMPORTANT NOTE&lt;/strong&gt; - These trips are a true team effort and are offered to individuals who are team players. You MUST attend the pre trip meeting with no exceptions. This is required since it is where leaders and participants come together to finalize all plans and details to make this trip possible. Everyone's participation makes these trips a success! &lt;strong&gt;Please review the pre trip meeting date to ensure you can attend prior to registering.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Failure to do so may forfeit your registered spot and there will be no credit or refund available to you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;Please leave dogs at home.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What to expect:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;You should have enough fitness and physical ability to be able to comfortably join an extended hike where we may be facing a variety of conditions and varied terrain for extended distances, while also carrying the weight of overnight packs. &lt;strong&gt;If you have never carried the weight of a pack we strongly recommend trying it out before hand and doing some training that strengthens your lower body, as well as cardio abilities. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY FORFEIT YOUR SPOT. This is for safety reasons and success of the trip.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Day&amp;nbsp;1&lt;/u&gt;:&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;We will meet at the trailhead in the afternoon and spend approx. 45-60 mins preparing to head out by packing and adjusting our bags. There will be small breaks for adjustments as we go. When we arrive at "cabin 2" along the trail (which is roughly 2 kms in) we'll set up camp and enjoy the evening. Setting up camp will be assisted as needed and we'll have an overview of the backcountry camping process, such as:&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#373737" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;choosing tent sites and setting them up, setting up a kitchen area,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#373737" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;collecting/chopping firewood.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Day 2&lt;/u&gt;: We'll have breakfast&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;, and then pack up our camp. We will hike out to cabin 3 (roughly a 6 km hike) to set up camp, enjoy some relaxation, and spend the day / evening.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Day 3&lt;/u&gt;: We'll pack up camp after breakfast, then begin the hike back out (~8 kms). We will take a lunch break at cabin 2. Once back at the parking lot, we will unpack any shared gear to return it to its owner.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Epinette trail leads through some open grasslands with a mix of forested sections. There are some great views and lots of rolling hills along the way! This trail is quite exposed to the elements so ample sun protection and water is required.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Overall Average Difficulty Rating:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;due to the factors mentioned above, this activity is rated a 3.5&lt;strong&gt;/5&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Further details will be provided to registered participants. Participants&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;are responsible for having a valid e-mail address, communicating with the event organizer regarding any changes in attendance, and for checking e-mails prior to an event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regarding Covid-19:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please review our full Covid-19&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;policy and safety practices&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/covid-policy"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;This event allows cancellation no less than 10 days&amp;nbsp;before start of event (cancellations must be received in advance of our pre-trip meeting). &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;If you are no longer able to attend, please see our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/Cancellation-Policy"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Kenora Summer Collective: Women's Adventure Weekend (Sat, July 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/Mosswood%20July%202026%20event%20graphic1%20(1).png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="201" height="201" style="margin: 10px;" align="right"&gt;Please review our full Covid-19&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;policy and safety practices&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/covid-policy"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLEASE READ THE REQUIREMENTS AND ALL DETAILS BELOW PRIOR TO REGISTRATION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;DEADLINE TO REGISTER: BY MIDNIGHT, 2 DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;July 16&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Escape to the stunning Lake of the Woods region for a fun and collaborative Women's Adventure Weekend in Kenora, Ontario!&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.mosswood.ca/" target="_blank"&gt;Mosswood Adventures and Rentals&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Backcountry Women are thrilled to team up again to bring you a fantastic opportunity to connect with awesome like-minded women and soak in this beautiful area on&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;July 18th + 19th, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Imagine starting your adventure on Friday, July 17th (optional arrival) with a relaxed visit to the new Lake of the Woods Brew Co. Brewers Village for a tasty meal and refreshing drinks followed by a post-dinner walk to check out scenic Rabbit Lake.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saturday&lt;/strong&gt; morning brings a chance to spend some time unwinding from the busyness of life with a 10:00 am dockside Yoga session with Lakeside Yoga Collective. Afterwards, we'll gather for a group lunch in Kenora&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;with extra time to explore local shops, sights, and bites&lt;/font&gt;, then head downtown for a private &lt;a href="https://themusekenora.ca/exhibit/patterns-parallels-the-great-imperative-to-survive-dr-roberta-bondar/" target="_blank"&gt;Art Centre tour&lt;/a&gt;. The evening offers opportunities for connection and fun with an optional Retreat to the Riverside Retreat for a some waterfront fire time,&amp;nbsp;accompanied by s'mores; possibly even a chill sunset paddle.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunday&lt;/strong&gt; offers a fun lakeside experience! We'll be&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;heading out on the water via a shuttle across the lake to Coney Island where we'll immerse ourselves in the joy of adventure and connection. Cue the&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;yard games, sandcastle building, swimming or paddling (rentals available), snack shack visits and more&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;After lunch, we'll share a hike to Blueberry Hill. E&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;xplore nature, local birds, flora and fauna with a Nature Bingo activity (optional: BYO binoculars!). We'll have prizes!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;This two-day event offers flexible overnight options, including camping, so you can choose what suits you best. We also have some gear lending options available for participants via gear library donation who might need a tent and sleeping gear. Reach out to Ashley to inquire about gear options!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Leader:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/Who-We-Are#Ashley"&gt;Ashley Moore&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;with Victoria (Vic) Moss from&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.mosswood.ca/"&gt;Mosswood Adventures &amp;amp; Rentals&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Arrival Time&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Please&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;see more details below for the timeline and overnight accommodation options. Please reach out with any questions.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Optional expenses &lt;u&gt;not&lt;/u&gt; included in registration:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Water R&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;entals&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Personal purchases / meals / drinks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Accommodations in Kenora&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Expenses included in registration:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Facilitated outdoor experience with two Outdoor Council of Canada certified Field Leaders, which includes a local guide&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Douglas Family Art Centre tour - including summer exhibitions like&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://themusekenora.ca/exhibit/patterns-parallels-the-great-imperative-to-survive-dr-roberta-bondar/" target="_blank"&gt;Patterns &amp;amp; Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive with&amp;nbsp;Dr. Roberta Bondar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Shuttle service to Coney Island&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Guided group hike&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Group bonfire with lawn games&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Bingo activity supplies as applicable&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Various snacks *TBA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Kenora Accommodation Options to check out&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We have a &lt;u&gt;campsite at Rushing River&lt;/u&gt; being held by reservation for those who would like to camp. This spot will be up for grabs on a first come, served basis and requires a $50 fee to secure your spot (2 nights). Two tents can occupy the spot. Please reach out at&amp;nbsp;ashley.backcountrywomen@gmail.com if you wish to reserve a spot here.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#ED1C24"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Overnight Options&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Choose from a 1-night or 2-night stay for maximum flexibility. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR SUGGESTIONS ON ACCOMMODATIONS TO BOOK FOR THIS WEEKEND. &lt;font color="#373737"&gt;Regarding accommodations that could be shared such as cabins, if you would like to share with another participant please reach out at ashley.backcountrywomen@gmail.com - be sure to indicate if you are staying Fri + Saturday, or Saturday only. We will share contacts among participants to coordinate so you can book together.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://wildwoodshideaway.ca/"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;Wildwoods Hideaway&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#373737"&gt;(woman-owned) Prospector Tents, Tiny Cabins. Accommodates 4-5 people. Rates starting at $113-$123/night. Minimum length of stay required - specific check in and check out dates.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://sites.google.com/view/edgewater-beach-camp-kenora/home?authuser=0"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;Edge Water Beach Camp&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(woman-owned) Adults Only 18+ Glamping. 2-night minimum stay. Rooms accommodate 1-4 people. Rates starting at $129-219/night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://naturesinn.ca/kenora/"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;Nature’s Inn&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(family-owned)&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#373737"&gt;Standard Rooms, Mini Suites, Deluxe Suites. Rooms accommodate 1-4 people. Rates starting at $129-$239/night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.kenorabedandbale.com/"&gt;Kenora Bed n’ Bale&lt;/a&gt; (woman-owned). Glamping Bunkies, Prospector Tents. No running water. Outhouse facilities. Accommodates 2-8 people. Rates starting at $179-199/night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Clarion Inn Lakeside and Conference Centre Luxury Rooms. Lake of the Woods/City views available. Rooms accommodate 2-4 people. Rates starting at $399-$419/night.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Additional options:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.stayinkenora.com/where-to-stay/"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;Places To Stay | Stay in Kenora&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you wish to carpool to this event, please see details under the carpools section below.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we live, work, and play on the ancestral lands of the Ininiw, Anishinaabe, and Dakota Nations, and the homeland of the Metis Nation. Our organization, Backcountry Women, is based on Treaty No. 1 Territory, and we appreciate that this event takes place on &lt;a href="http://www.trcm.ca/" target="_blank"&gt;Treaty No 3. Territory&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Overall Difficulty Rating:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;due to the factors mentioned below, this activity is rated a &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;/5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;This rating is subject to change based on prevailing conditions at the time of the activity, including but not limited to weather.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_24"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MORE DETAILS:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;Here's what adventures awaits you throughout this weekend (&lt;u&gt;Note&lt;/u&gt; - these offerings are based on available time frame; subject to change based on conditions, leader discretion, etc.):&lt;br&gt;
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  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Friday, July 17th (Optional Arrival)&lt;/u&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Evening (6:30-8:30 pm): Welcome arrivals and a fun community visit to Lake of the Woods Brew Co. Brewers Village (dinner and drinks), followed by a walk on local trails to Rabbit Lake.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Saturday, July 19th&lt;/u&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;9:45 am arrival: our morning begins with a 10:00 dockside Yoga session with Lakeside Yoga Collective. (Redden's Campground)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000"&gt;11:30AM - 1:30PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Post yoga, explore the local eateries in Kenora with a scheduled group lunch.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000"&gt;1:30 - 3:00 Free time to explore. We have loads of recommendations for swim spots, harbourfront strolls, hiking trails, cafes and more.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;3:00 - 4:00 we’ll have our private tour of the Douglas Family Art Center.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;4:00 - 7:00 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;span&gt;Participants are welcome to enjoy free time on their own to explore Kenora and enjoy local restaurants with plenty of recommendations!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;7:00 PM&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Evening Activity: meet at a local private camp for a bonfire, sweet treats and evening river paddles&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Sunday, July 20th&lt;/u&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;10:00 am our morning begins, meeting at Harborfront to await our boat to shuttle us to Coney Island.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;At Coney Island we’ll:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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          &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Have free time on the beach, with beach /&amp;nbsp; yard games, sandcastle building, swimming, snack shack and more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Optional: choose paddle fun on Lake of the Woods. &lt;em&gt;Paddling experience required!&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.greenadventures.ca/kayak/kayak-rentals/" target="_blank"&gt;Rentals&lt;/a&gt; will be available. All safety equipment must be used and shown to the event facilitators prior to getting on the water.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

        &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;12:00 - 1:00 pm&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Bring your own lunch to the beach or visit the Snack Shack. - we’ll break for brunch-time here.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

        &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"&gt;1&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Explore Coney and hike to Blueberry Hill. During our hike, explore nature and local birds with Nature Bingo - BYO binoculars! You can optionally form teams :)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

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          &lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;3:00 (approximately): We’ll shuttle back to wrap up and send you on your way - thank you for joining us for a weekend of nature and adventure!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;NOTE: WE SUGGEST YOU SECURE YOUR OVERNIGHT STAY SOON AFTER YOUR EVENT REGISTRATION.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Don't miss this opportunity to connect with nature and other women who love the outdoors!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Please keep dogs at home.&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Carpools:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;If you are interested in carpooling to this event, contact Ashley.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Further details will be provided to registered participants. Participants&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;are responsible for having a valid e-mail address, communicating with the event organizer regarding any changes in attendance, and for checking e-mail prior to an event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;*&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please avoid registering until you can commit - canceled registrations are subject to incurring admin fees at your expense&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;* &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This event allows cancellation &lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;no less than 7 days&amp;nbsp;before start of event&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;If you are no longer able to attend,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;please see our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/Cancellation-Policy"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Backpacking Overnight in Riding Mountain National Park (Sat, July 25, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/Backcountry%20Women%20Weekend.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="206" height="206" style="margin: 10px;" align="right"&gt;DEADLINE TO REGISTER: BY MIDNIGHT, 7 DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT (July 18th)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;PRE-TRIP MEETING (MANDATORY): Tuesday, July 21st at &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;7:00 pm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLEASE READ THE REQUIREMENTS AND ALL DETAILS BELOW PRIOR TO REGISTRATION:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style=""&gt;&lt;em style=""&gt;Member registration opens &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;May 28!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Get ready for a short and relaxed backpacking trip in Riding Mountain National Park! Enjoy this beautiful hike (2.4km, less than 1 hour) into one of the Backcountry sites and tent under the stars. After camp is set-up, enjoy a longer hike then spend the afternoon dipping our feet in the creek, making a fire, and enjoying the company of a like-minded community. This is a great opportunity to test your backpacking skills learned in a previous Backcountry Women course, or from similar adventures.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Participants will need to bring appropriate gear that can be carried in by backpack including a tent, sleeping bag, food and water, flashlights, cooking equipment, layered clothing, appropriate gear for activities, and other items.&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note that tents may be shared in order to conserve limited campsite space.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A suggested gear and packing list will be provided upon registering so that you can adequately prepare for this weekend. (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please check the details in your registration confirmation email!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Grande, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;This trip will proceed rain or shine!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event leaders:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#FFFF00"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;a href="/Who-We-Are#Ainsley"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Ainsley Balcewich&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out prior to registering!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Costs not included in registration fees:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;gas, park entry fees, meals, other misc./ personal expenses, &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;" color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;additional group-planned activities or equipment/gear rentals&lt;/font&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;MANDATORY&amp;nbsp;Pre-Trip Meeting:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Tuesday, July 21st&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;at &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;7:00 pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;. An&amp;nbsp;email will be sent to participants 1 week prior to our meeting with further details.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IMPORTANT NOTE&lt;/strong&gt; - These trips are a true &lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;team effort&lt;/span&gt; and are offered to individuals who are team players. You MUST attend the mandatory pre trip meeting with no exceptions. This is required since it is where leaders and participants come together to finalize all plans and details to make this trip possible. Everyone's participation makes these trips a success! &lt;strong&gt;Please review the pre trip meeting date to &lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;ensure&lt;/span&gt; you can attend prior to registering.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you do not end up attending this pre trip meeting, you may forfeit your registered spot and there will be no credit or refund available to you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What to expect:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;
  &lt;li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Group hike into the Backcountry site&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Additional hike from camp&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Evening fire and social activities&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style=""&gt;Optional group activities to be decided at pre-trip meeting&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;You should have enough experience and fitness to be able to carry your gear, including all food and water needed for the weekend while hiking at a moderate pace.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;This event is not pet friendly.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Overall Average Difficulty Rating:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;due to the factors mentioned above, this activity is rated a 3&lt;strong&gt;/5&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Further details will be provided to registered participants. Participants&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;are responsible for having a valid e-mail address, communicating with the event organizer regarding any changes in attendance, and for checking e-mails prior to an event.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regarding Covid-19:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please review our full Covid-19&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;policy and safety practices&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/covid-policy"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;This event allows cancellation no less than 14&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;days&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;before start of event. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;If you are no longer able to attend, please see our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/Cancellation-Policy"&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Northern Manitoba Adventure (September Long Weekend) (Fri, September 04, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/northern%20manitoba%20adventure.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="margin: 10px;" align="right" width="209" height="209"&gt;DEADLINE TO REGISTER: BY MIDNIGHT, 16 DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT (August 19)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;PRE-TRIP MEETING (&lt;u&gt;MANDATORY&lt;/u&gt;): Monday, Aug. 24 at &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;6:00 pm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;PLEASE READ THE REQUIREMENTS AND ALL DETAILS BELOW PRIOR TO REGISTRATION:&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#92278F"&gt;*IMPORTANT&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font color="#9E005D" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;NOTE&lt;/span&gt;: To complete your registration and secure your spot in this event, we require a&amp;nbsp;non-refundable deposit of $50 via e-transfer to ashley.backcountrywomen@gmail.com. &lt;u&gt;This deposit is in addition to the registration price&lt;/u&gt;. Please send the deposit prior to registration to confirm your attendance, and then complete your registration once ready.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Subsidies may be available to an individual with financial barriers preventing access this trip. &lt;a href="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/Contact" target="_blank"&gt;Contact Us&lt;/a&gt; for details.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ready for a unique adventure?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;Get ready for an extraordinary long weekend exploring some of the unparalleled natural wonders of Northern Manitoba! After the success of our inaugural trip, we are headed back to the North to uncover more gems, including a new stop at Bakers Narrows.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;We’ll start our journey by setting up camp at picturesque, walk-in waterfront sites at Wekusko Falls. Good news for those who love comfort—these sites are conveniently located near a parking area, so no long treks with gear! For the second half of our trip, we’ll migrate further north to the beautiful Bakers Narrows to experience the rugged beauty of the Flin Flon and Clearwater Lakes area.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Join Backcountry Women for a weekend of starlit nights, stunning waterfalls, beautiful beaches, intriguing caves, and community. Enjoy optional hikes, bonfires, crafts, and games.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event leaders:&lt;font color="#FFFF00"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;a href="/Who-We-Are#Ashley" target="_blank"&gt;Ashley Moore&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and &lt;a href="https://backcountrywomen.com/Who-We-Are#Ainsley" target="_blank"&gt;Ainsley Balcewich&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out prior to registering!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Details - What to Expect / What We Expect from Participants:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Carpooling coordination to share driving + gas costs&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Supportive leaders to help build your confidence&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Group hikes + optional activities&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Evening fire and social activities&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Optional crafts and lawn games&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Optional swimming and other water-based activities (weather / conditions dependent)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Everyone's participation makes these trips a success - &lt;strong&gt;it's a team effort&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;Participants must commit to approaching this trip with a spirit of adventure and a 'go-with-the-flow' attitude, prioritizing the safety and &lt;strong&gt;well-being of the group over specific itinerary or personal goals&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;This trip involves a lot of together time—from long carpools on Highway 6 to sharing campsites and cooking areas. While we foster a social and empowering environment, we also recognize the importance of personal boundaries and rest. &lt;em&gt;We will establish group 'quiet hours' and communication preferences during our pre-trip meeting.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;You should have experience with hiking at a moderate pace and have some prior camping experience. Reach out with any questions / concerns!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;This event is not pet friendly.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Itinerary*&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE&lt;/strong&gt;: *Subject to change based on conditions, wildfire / natural impacts, trip leader discretion, group dynamic and safety, and time available:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Day 1: Friday, Sept 4 – The Journey North&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Morning&lt;/u&gt;: Depart Winnipeg in carpool groups (approx. 7:30 – 8:00 am).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Lunch&lt;/u&gt;: A planned group stop at Pelican Landing to refuel and eat.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Little Limestone Lake&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;: Witness the dramatic color of the world’s largest marl lake. We’ve carved out time here for a swim and a wardrobe change!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Evening&lt;/u&gt;: Arrive at Wekusko Falls to set up camp, followed by dinner and a bonfire.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Day 2: Saturday, Sept 5 – Wekusko Wonders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Morning&lt;/u&gt;: A "chill" morning at the campground.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Afternoon Hike&lt;/u&gt;: A group trek on the Wekusko Falls Trail to witness the Grass River carving through ancient rock.&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Cross two bridges for exceptional vantage points!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Activities&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;: Lawn games, crafting (rock painting or pressed flower bookmarks), beach time, or visiting the Wekusko Lodge general store.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Special Opportunities (at Trip Leaders' Discretion)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yoga&lt;/em&gt;: Ashley will lead a session as part of her 200-hour RYT training.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fire Skills&lt;/em&gt;: Test your skills by helping start the evening bonfire with trip participants!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Optional Sidequest&lt;/em&gt;: Arrange a boat tour to the Tramping Lake Native Petroglyphs (Self-organized by participants; see Wekusko Falls Lodge for details).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Day 3: Sunday, Sept 6 – Into the Caves &amp;amp; Beyond&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Morning&lt;/u&gt;: Pack up camp and head toward The Caves Self-Guiding Trail. We’ll spend time exploring the deep crevices and dolomite cliffs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Afternoon&lt;/u&gt;: Drive to Bakers Narrows to set up our new basecamp.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Evening View&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;: Climb the famous viewing tower at the campground for a 360-degree view of the lake and boreal forest.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;u&gt;Evening&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;: Dinner and relaxation. Optional kayak/canoe rentals may be available via the lodge for those wanting more time on the water. &lt;strong&gt;It is mandatory that participants partaking in paddling activities have previous experience.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Day 4: Monday, Sept 7 – The Road Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Morning: Enjoy a final northern breakfast before we begin the trek back to Winnipeg, with a planned lunch stop in The Pas.&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Important Details&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt; -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Gear &amp;amp; Preparation&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Participants will need to bring appropriate camping gear including a tent, sleeping bag, food and water, flashlights, cooking equipment, layered clothing, appropriate gear for activities, and other items.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;A suggested gear and packing list will be provided upon registering so that you can adequately prepare for this weekend. (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Please check the details in your registration confirmation email!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;Limited gear is available through our Gear Lending Library via a gear library donation—including quality rain shells, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;as this trip proceeds rain or shine!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Safety &amp;amp; LNT&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;In accordance with Leave No Trace principles and wildlife safety, all food, drink, and scented items must be kept in vehicles. No scented items are permitted inside tents.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Costs not included in registration fees:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;non-refundable deposit, optional equipment rentals (incl. kayaks/SUPs), gas/carpool contributions, park entry fees, additional group-planned activities, shared cost of firewood, meals, other misc. / personal expenses.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;MANDATORY&amp;nbsp;Pre-Trip Meeting:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;strong style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Monday, Aug. 24 at&amp;nbsp;6:00 pm&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;An&amp;nbsp;email will be sent to participants 1 week prior to our meeting with further details.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Important Note: This meeting is mandatory. It is where we finalize carpool groups, gear sharing, safety plans and more. Failure to attend may result in the forfeiture of your spot without a refund.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Are you ready to head North? Register now to secure your spot in the wild!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Overall Average Difficulty Rating:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;due to the factors mentioned above, this activity is rated a 3&lt;strong&gt;/5&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.backcountrywomen.com/resources/Pictures/star.png" border="0" width="34" height="37" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Further details will be provided to registered participants. Participants&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;are responsible for having a valid e-mail address, communicating with the event organizer regarding any changes in attendance, and for checking e-mails prior to an event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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