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GET OUTSIDE!
Whether you enjoy paddling a canoe or kayak, riding bicycles, camping, climbing or just playing outside, the new Outdoor Pursuits Program will help you experience year round outdoor adventures big and small.
SPRING SCHEDULE
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April 2007 |
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Bicycle Maintenance Clinic:
Wed.
April 4
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Come learn
the basics of keeping your bike in safe
and smooth working order. Topics will
include chain maintenance, how to change
a tire tube, brake and derailleur
adjustment.
Cost: UW-L
$15 Public *$25
Included:
Instruction, tools, and work stand.
Bring your own bike.
Registration
Deadline: Fri. March 30
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Fly-fishing Day Trip – Exploring
the Driftless Area:
Saturday, April 7th
Time: 8am till you don’t want to fish
anymore!
Cost: UW-L
$30 Public *$60 FULL
Includes rod & reel, flies, instruction,
transportation
Limit: 4
people
Pre Trip:
Wed. April 4th
Registration
Deadline: Friday, March 30th
Need to bring own lunch and snack items.
Description:
The La
Crosse area boasts what some call the
best spring creek trout fishing in the
country. Former Coulee Region Trout
Unlimited President, Nathan Barnhart
will help you explore the areas
wonderful spring creeks in pursuit of
our states native Brook Trout and German
Brown Trout. What the regions spring
creeks lack in size, they more than make
up for in number of fish they hold. The
more productive streams in the region
hold more than 3,000 trout per mile.
We’ll start the morning off with basic
casting and fly fishing instruction (If
needed) and then spend the rest of the
day exploring this wonderful area.
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Kayaking Pool Clinics
Each clinic is taught by American
Canoe Association's certified kayak
instructor Jessi Conoway.
Pool
Paddling Clinic: Kayak Progression
April
15, 2007
Cost: UW-L $30 Public
*$50
This
clinic benefits paddlers of all
levels of experience. Work on your
foundation: basic kayaking concepts
and efficient strokes, or improve on
what you already know with this
opportunity to work on boat control,
stroke refinement, J-leans and
braces.
Pool
Paddling Clinic: Eskimo Rolls II
April
TBD
Cost: UW-L $40 Public *$60
The
second in the spring series, this
clinic offers the opportunity to
work on developing your Eskimo roll,
the ultimate self-rescue for
kayakers. Learn your roll with a
group of new friends in a low-stress
environment. Whitewater and touring
paddlers are all welcome.
If you
participated in the first rolling
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Rafting
Wolf River:
First Weekend of May
Time:
Weekend
Cost: UW-L $75
Includes food, transportation and lodging
More info will be posted soon!
Pre Trip
and Deadline: Wed. April 18 at 7:00 p.m.
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* The general public is
welcome to participate in nearly all of our
activities, however students always have
priority.
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Sign up for trips at the Outdoor
Connection in the Recreational Eagle Center.
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