Fresh Air Calendar
› Cloudland Canyon night hike: Friday, 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 Assn. hikes: Saturday, Enterprise South, moderate 6 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Target parking lot on Hwy. 153; call Donna Pyers at 344-9271); Tuesday, White Oak Mountain, moderate 4.5 miles (meet at 9 a.m. at Target lot on Hwy. 153; call Pyers); Jan. 6, Roaring Creek, strenuous 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:
Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., free admission, $2 donation encouraged. See lulalake.org.
› First Day Hikes at area state parks: Including midnight Sunday at Harrison Bay & various times Monday at Booker T. Washington, Red Clay, Fall Creek Falls, Cumberland Mountain, Hiwassee/Ocoee Scenic Rivers, Cumberland Trail at Laurel Snow, Rock Island, Old Stone Fort, South Cumberland (at Grundy Forest day loop & Stone Door) & Tims Ford in Tennessee (tnstateparks.com); Cloudland Canyon (706-657-4050) & Fort Mountain (706-422-1932) in Georgia; & DeSoto (256-845-5380) in Alabama.
› Frosty Challenge 10-miler trail run: Monday, 10 a.m., starting from Cumberland Trail’s Soddy Gorge segment at intersection of Hotwater Road & Sluder Lane; free; awards for top 3 male & female runners.
› Local Tennessee Ornithological Society meeting: Jan. 11, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockturf@epbfi.com or 413-7033.
› 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 & 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/200mile-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.