Explore Jura Creek with Ben Gadd
Saturday, August 4, 10 a.m. sharp
Meet at the Yamnuska parking lot for the short drive to the trailhead
Geology, wildflowers, trees, geology, birds, other animals, geology, Rockies history, and did I mention geology? Jura Creek is the Canmore-area hike for classic front-ranges rock layers and landforms,an internationally famous geological site! Come along and find out why!
Recommended for age nine and older. Have to be able to walk on uneven ground. Scrambly in a few spots, but no heights.
Distance is 7 km return, gentle uphill grade with little elevation gain. Route is up a gravelly dry streambed. Some cobbly/bouldery bits. Fun little scrambly gorge at the start, nothing serious. Okay to collect rocks and fossils.
cost : $80 per person, kids under 12 free.Cost includes GST and a copy of Handbook of the Canadian Rockies or Canadian Rockies Geology Road Tours, your choice.
Ben Gadd, 66, is one of Canada’s better-known naturalists and Rockies writers. Author of the ground-breaking Handbook of the Canadian Rockies, Ben has written eight other books and contributed to several more. His novel Raven’s End has become a prize-winning Canadian best-seller. His latest books are The Canadian Hiker’s and Backpacker’s Handbook and Canadian Rockies Geology Road Tours. Ben has received three Banff Mountain Book Festival awards for his work.
Educated as a geologist, Ben has pursued a career mainly in natural history, including a stint as a Parks Canada naturalist. He has also taught writing at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and Grant MacEwan College. These days he works in the summer as a freelance interpretive guide—a job he describes as “rent-a-naturalist”—and in the winter as a writer and sought-after lecturer on Rockies topics. He also produces museum exhibits and interpretive signs for national and provincial parks.
Heard frequently on CBC radio, Ben has also appeared in many television items and several documentaries on the Rockies. He supports various conservation groups in promoting wilderness protection. After thirty years in Jasper, Ben and his wife Cia recently moved to Canmore to be Grandma and Grandpa across the yard from Marie and Rose.
Recommended Items to Bring:
Dress for the mountains at lower elevations. Shouldn't be buggy. Light hiking boots recommended, runners okay. Bring lunch and a litre of something potable.
Notes:
*Ages 9 and older welcome*
Your payment options are as follows: 1. Send cash or cheque(s) in an envelope (make your cheque(s) out to the "Alpine Club of Canada - Calgary Section") and mail to: Gerry Drotar 65 Tararidge Close NE Calgary T3J2P5. Or, send an INTERAC e-Transfer to Garnet Alberts using the Treasurer@ACCCalgary.ca email address.
*Cancellation Policy*: If a participant is unable to attend a paid course or trip, there will be no refund unless the participant finds a suitable replacement that is acceptable to the trip coordinator. Acceptable waiting list candidates will have priority. It will then be the participant's responsibility to recover funds from the replacement. If the coordinator cancels an event, participants get a refund (less any non-recoverable costs). Note that ACC National does not refund hut fees due to weather, delay, closures, or any other reasons. The Calgary Section of the ACC is a not for profit club and we only charge attendees what it costs us to provide courses or trips.
Trip Feedback If you have any feedback, positive or negative, concerning this trip or any other, we want to hear from you!
Click here to be directed to our "Contact Us" page and contact the appropriate Chair person or the Section Chair. This is also a simple way to make your section executive aware of any praises, suggestions or problems you may have with any area of the Calgary Section of the ACC.
Thank you for your response.
Registration for this event closed on Friday, August 03, 2012 at 12:00 AM.