» Cloudland Canyon night hikes: Friday & Dec. 29, 5-7 p.m.; 2 miles; ages 10-older; reservations required; $10 plus $5 parking fee. Call 706-913-7170.
» Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association hikes: Dec. 30, Enterprise South, moderate 6 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Target parking lot on Hwy. 153; call Donna Pyers at 344-9271); Jan. 2, White Oak Mountain, moderate 4.5 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Target lot on Hwy. 153; call Pyers); Jan. 6, Roaring Creek, strenous 5 miles in, 5 miles out (meet at 9 a.m. at Durham Street parking lot in Soddy-Daisy; call John Politte at 304-8327); Jan. 9, Nickajack Connector Trail, moderate 6 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Food City parking lot in Red Bank; call Pyers).
» Lula Lake open gate day: Dec. 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., free admission, $2 donation encouraged. See lulalake.org.
» First Day hikes: Jan. 1, area state parks.
» Winter Workshop Series: Wilderness First Aid, Jan. 18 & 25, 6-7:30 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; free, all ages, registration not required; other workshops Thursdays through March 1. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
» Interscholastic Climbing League: Jan. 20, High Point Downtown, fourth of six meets for grades 6-12 for 2017-18 season; meets five and six Feb. 10 & 24. Contact Outdoor Chattanooga at info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
» Wild Trails 200 Mile Club: Encourages improved fitness; cover 200 miles in three months under one's own power, whether by running, biking, swimming, paddling, walking or other aerobic activities. Anyone interested can start at any time by registering at wildtrails.org/200-mile-club and recording his or her progress there. Getting to 200 makes one a member, and the membership card secures discounts at a variety of places. Club activities include a campout, barbecue and 15k/5k trail races every three months at Lula Lake Land Trust.
» Rapid Learning whitewater kayaking practice: Feb. 6, March 6 & April 3, 7-9 p.m., Hulsey Wellness Center, Southern Adventist University; family-friendly for ages 8-up; first-timers free (except for $2 pool fee), equipment provided, reservations not required; yearly membership $75, family membership $125. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
Outdoors Note
» High point for High Point: The High Point Chattanooga climbing team recently had its "best regional ever," according to coach Wills Young, at the Youth Regional Championships in bouldering at Charlotte, N.C. High Point's Hugo Hoyer took first place in the Male Youth D category, and Sierra Saylors in Female Youth A and Olivia Judd in Female Youth B were runners-up. The local team also had four third-place finishes, from Grace Noonan in Female Junior, Adeline Chinery in Female Youth A, Garrison Corley in Male Youth C and Henry Carter in Male Youth D.
"We had 18 climbers progress to the divisional championship in January, which is just over half our group," Young noted, "so we're very pleased with the team's results. More than anything it was a great experience for many of them who competed in a championship event for the first time."