A weekly list of upcoming outdoors events in the Chattanooga area; to submit an event, write to sports@timesfreepress.com.
» Dam sunset kayak tours: Friday & June 21 & 28, 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, Booker T. Washington State Park outer loop, easy to moderate 3.5 miles (meet at 8:30 a.m. near park swimming pool; call Jean Smith at 596-7681); Tuesday, Fall Creek Falls, Caney Creek visitors center to Fall Creek Falls & back, easy to moderate 4 miles (meet by ballfields on Durham Street in Soddy-Daisy; call Trish Appleton at 240-3443); June 15, 5 miles from Mowbray Pike trailhead to Little Soddy trailhead (vehicle staging; meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durham Street; call John Politte at 304-8327).
» Cumberland Trail hiking series: Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; 1 way, shuttle provided, mostly downhill 4-7 miles; free but advance registration required through info@outdoorchattanooga.com or 643-6888.
» Adaptive cycling program: Monday & June 24, 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.
» Adults-Only Archery: Tuesday & June 25, 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.
» Paddle Smart Chattanooga class: Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., Chester Frost Park; led by Outdoor Chattanooga for people with their own boats & equipment but wanting instruction in flatwater paddling; $10; youth 10-up OK with adult; pre-registration required at 643-6888.
» 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.
» TSRA Whitewater Canoe/Kayak School: Registration deadline Wednesday, 6 p.m., for June 21-23 event at Hiwassee/Ocoee Scenic River State Park on the Hiwassee at Delano; for beginner to advanced paddlers ages 12-older; on- and off-water lessons; $99 covers 2 days of teaching & 2 nights of camping. See www.paddlestra.org/schools/candk
» Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: June 13, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockyturf@epbfi.com or 413-7033.
» Full Moon Kayak Tour: June 15, 8-10 p.m., Chickamauga Lake; led by Outdoor Chattanooga; appropriate for adults & ages 14-up accompanied by adult; $35, covers equipment; pre-payment required. Email info@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.
» Chattanooga Bicycle Club meeting: June 17, 6-7 p.m., Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; for recreational cyclists.
» Family Funday at Greenway Farm: June 23, 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.