A weekly list of upcoming outdoors events in the Chattanooga area; to submit an event, write to sports@timesfreepress.com.
Soddy-Daisy chapter of Tennessee Trails Association hikes: Saturday, Prater Place Trail, moderate 5.8 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at ballfields parking lot on Durham Street in Soddy-Daisy; call Tom McElhone at 805-208-4654); Tuesday, Laurel-Snow Trail to Laurel Falls, moderate 6.1 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call McElhone); March 7, Flipper Bend, moderately strenuous 9.3 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. at Soddy-Daisy Walmart parking lot, just north of the gas pumps; call John Politte at 304-8327); March 10, Harrison Bay State Park (call Nancy Allen at 987-0941); March 14, Millennium and Merritt Ridge Loop at Edgar Evans State Park, with TTA Highland Rim group, moderate 8 miles, steep in places (meet at 7:30 a.m. at Durham Street lot; call Politte).
Chattanooga Grotto Club meeting: Monday, 7-8:30 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; promotes caving adventures; free, open to public.
Chattanooga Ski Club meeting: Tuesday, 7 p.m., Enclave subdivision clubhouse, 950 Channel View Lane; reports from the ongoing winter ski race season at resorts in North Carolina & West Virginia as well as snow ski/board trips to Snowmass, Colo.; Salt Lake City & Banff, Canada; discussion also of upcoming trip to St. Moritz, Switzerland, & spring Virginia Creeper Bike Ride. See www.chattanooga skiclub.org.
Adult archery – aim your game: Wednesdays in March, 2:30-3:30 p.m., indoors at Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; ages 30-older, free, no experience or reservations necessary; Genesis compound bows provided; arrive on time to allow for dividing into teams. For more information call 643-6888.