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- Suncoast Outdoors We're all about Hiking🥾 Camping⛺ Paddling🛶 Biking🚲 Nature Therapy❤🩹 & Family Friendly Fun 👪
- Suncoast Outdoors has activities for the beginner/intermediate, the experienced long distance trekker, and everyone in between.
- Suncoast Outdoors Event Hosts share a deep well of experience within our ranks. We are happy to share this with the outdoor community.
- Suncoast Outdoors is for those who share our passion for the great outdoors, and want to experience the benefits that being actively immersed in nature provide.
- Suncoast Outdoors is family friendly. We encourage youngsters to join and get outside with us.
YOUR RSVP TO ATTEND A "SUNCOAST OUTDOORS " SPONSORED EVENT IS YOUR EXPRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF FULL PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ALL ASSOCIATED RISKS.
If you bring a guest who is not currently a member of Suncoast Outdoors, you have assumed such liability for that guest. Your guest is free to join our group and register individually, thereby releasing you from any such liability.
Possible risks from participation include, but are not limited to:
Injury from a trip & fall, venomous snakes, stinging insects, venomous spiders, wildlife encounters, heat stroke, hypothermia, noxious vegetation, weather related injury, insect or airborne transmissible virus and disease, smoke inhalation, wildfire, falling trees, drowning
Currently, Suncoast Outdoors has NO annual membership fee. We collect NO per event fees. On occasion we will ask for donations to offset out of pocket costs associated with particular events. If you have any questions or need any further information, please feel free to reach out to me.
Sincerely,
Lenny
lenny.d.chew@gmail.com
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Orienteering 🧭 - Course A - 1 Mile 🌲
J.B. Starkey Wilderness Park, 10500 Wilderness road, New Port Richey, FL, USIf you’d enjoy a scavenger hunt in the woods, this is the adventure for you! JB Starkey Park has a 1 mile orienteering course created as part of an Eagle Scout Service Project. Come enjoy the outdoors and learn to use a compass to locate the course markers!
You will need to bring a basic baseplate compass like this one https://a.co/d/0d6fRANV. You will learn to use this type of compass, set and follow a bearing, and determine your step count for 100 yards before beginning the course in small teams. There are 8 course markers that are each 100-330 yards apart on the 1 mile course.
We will be in an unmaintained, natural area of the park without trails and walking through dense and prickly vegetation, sand, and grasses that can be as tall as you to stay on course and locate the course markers.
Long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toed shoes are required due to the wilderness environment. A hat, gloves, whistle, sunscreen, and bug spray are recommended.
You must carry 2 liters of water. Electrolytes, snacks, and something to sit on during breaks are recommended.
Your RSVP to attend any Suncoast Outdoors sponsored event is your express acknowledgment, understanding, and unconditional acceptance of full personal responsibility and liability for all associated risks. Possible risks include but are not limited to the following: injury from tripping/falling, venomous snakes, stinging insects, venomous spiders, wildlife encounters, heat stroke, hypothermia, noxious vegetation, weather-related injury, insect or airborne transmissible virus or disease, smoke inhalation, wildfire, falling trees, drowning.
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Twists & Turns at Withlacoochee River Park!! Distance +/-7 mile
Withlacoochee River Park, 12449 Withlacoochee Blvd, Dade City, FL, USHey there peeps, let's give Withlacoochee River Park a little LOVE! This is a +/- 7 mile loop that takes us outside the park proper, on the Withlacoochee River Trail before re-entering the park to follow a handful of designated trails. Note, I am unable to do prehikes so please be prepared for anything.
We will meet in the first parking lot next to the Withlacoochee canoe dock. We will leave at the time posted above so plan to arrive before then. The map uploaded to photos shows the parking lot with the letter P.
This will be an easy hike on partially-shaded, mostly well-worn dirt trails or on a pine needle/dried leaf mixture. However, there may be some down trees and scrub to navigate. There may also be some wet places if there is rain prior to this event. At about the half way point, we will take a 20 minute break for snacks.
We should be able to maintain a moderate pace. There is no entrance fee. There are restrooms just a short walk from our parking lot. There are additional restrooms and water at several trailheads. This is a rain or shine event. To join this hike, you must be able to complete 7 miles in the time allotted and you must have experience hiking in the heat.
You will need at least 2 liters of water, snacks, bug spray, sunscreen, a hat, hikers, and anything else you deem necessary for your comfort. If it's a hot day (80+ degrees, bring an extra liter of water)****. There are no benches so you may want to bring a ground cloth to sit on during the snack break.
My number on the day of the hike is 813-713-2492.
Note, if you want to avoid a horrid long dirt road on your way to the park, take the 301/98-River Road-Auton Road-Withlacoochee route. But by all means, USE YOUR GPS to be sure you do turns the way you should on either of these routes.
For a map of the park, visit https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/sites/default/files/recreation/maps/withlacoocheeriverpark.pdf.
I am asking that everyone signs up (no guests) so everyone can agree to the waiver and agree to the following conditions:
ASSUMPTION OF RISK
YOUR ATTENDANCE AT A "SUNCOAST OUTDOORS " SPONSORED EVENT IS YOUR EXPRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF FULL PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ALL ASSOCIATED RISKS.
Possible risks from participation include, but are not limited to: injury from a trip and fall, venomous snakes, stinging insects, venomous spiders, wildlife encounters, heat stroke, dehydration, hypothermia, noxious vegetation, weather related injury, insect or airborne transmissible virus and disease, smoke inhalation, wildfire, and falling trees.
I am not a professional guide, just a volunteer for the group.Any questions or concerns, please comment below.
Thanks. See you there!!
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