A weekly list of upcoming outdoors events in the Chattanooga area; to submit an event, write to sports@timesfreepress.com.
» Dam sunset kayak tour: Friday, 6:30-9 p.m.; beginner-friendly guided trip including a lockdown at Chickamauga Dam, ages 14-up, youth accompanied by adult; $35, registration & payment required in advance. Call 643-6888.
» Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association hikes: Saturday, Buggy Top Cave trail, moderate 4 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank; call Tom McElhone at 805-208-4654); Tuesday, Cravens House loop on Lookout Mountain, easy to moderate 3 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank or at 9 a.m. at Cravens parking lot; call Trish Appleton at 332-6517); July 6, Laurel-Snow State Natural Area, moderately strenuous 6.1 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. by ballfields on Durham Street in Soddy-Daisy; call John Politte at 304-8327); July 9, Raccoon Mountain, 3-5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Food City in Red Bank; call Earl Helmer at 770-877-0600); July 13, Board Camp Trail to Soddy Gulf trailhead, where vehicles will be staged, moderately strenuous 7 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call Politte).
» Hiwassee Refuge kayak tour: Saturday, with Outdoor Chattanooga guides; meet at Greenway Farm or in Dayton; ages 16-up; $45 covers equipment & transportation; payment in advance at http://bit.ly/outdoorchat. For more info email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
» Chattanooga Grotto Club meeting: Monday, 7-8:30 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; promotes caving adventures; free, open to public.
» Rapid Learning intro to kayak & skills practice: Wednesdays, 6-7 & 7-8 p.m., Chester Frost Park, end of swimming beach by first boat ramp; family-friendly for ages 8-up; $75 for individual year’s membership, $125 for family; first-timers free; equipment provided, reservations not required. See www.outdoorchattanooga.com.
» Adult Archery & Aces: July 9 & 23, noon-1:30 p.m., indoors at Outdoor Chattanooga center, Coolidge Park; ages 30-older, free, no reservations or experience necessary, sessions include games & socializing; equipment & instruction provided.
» Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: July 11, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockyturf@epbfi.com or 413-7033.
» Chattanooga Bicycle Club meeting: July 15, 6-7 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; for recreational cyclists.
» Family Funday at Greenway Farm: July 21, 4-7 p.m., canoeing ($25), hiking (free) & archery (free) at the Hixson park; ages 5-up. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
» Adaptive cycling program: July 22, 6-8 p.m., from Hubert Fry Center at Tennessee Riverpark; sponsored by SPARC & city of Chattanooga therapeutic recreation division; recumbent 3-wheelers, hand cycles & tandem bikes available; free but pre-registration required through Jerry at jhightower@ctiengr.com or 596-5268 or Elaine at adams_e@chattanooga.gov or 697-1345. Also, volunteers email got2runrunrun@yahoo.com.