Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 5, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free junk 2000 local a9 nature Calls As trails Lead to Rural gems possibilities for adventure abound within driving distance th2 Best thing about living in As far Asim con is getting out of that not an insult to the mind just a tribute to the possibilities for adventure within a 90minute can Winnipeg Gers pop up to a National Park for the afternoon can they Camp in two nearby provincial Parks without tripping Over a horde of their Urban Neighbours who had the same Clever idea Ive lived Here Long enough now to enjoy the popular local sport of thumbing our noses at people from the big Riding Turtle Mountain and Spruce Woods Parks Are the outdoorsy assets most obvious from a glance at the provincial but there Are other like the Brandon Hills 10 Kilometres South of the City close enough for a Quick hike or Bike or Cross country last i joined the Westman wilderness club for a paddle Down the Souris As a former wilderness makes me think of Moose and vast expanses of this was More of an agrarian Advent a stampeding Herd of bellowing cattle treated us As if we were kayaks from another the next Herd calmly waded across the River after we passed i was grateful they didst Challenge my manoeuvring skills by planting themselves downstream As we floated towards barbed wire fences stretched across the River were another Novelty of Prairie when we pulled our boats from the water at the old Highway we ran into Margaret Yorke and Millie who helped found the wilderness club in the weve gone through a lot of Back the Grey haired women laughed As they Pic nicked by the River on their Way to Turtle Mountain provincial the women have paid their leading hiking trips where novices carrying everything but the Kitchen sink lagged behind with like Many of the clubs there happier now to wander on their Roger who led the Souris River said club members also got bogged Down in debates about whether to get involved in political in Southern where farms and wilderness a few conflicts Are some Farmers near Russell Are unhappy that the new Tran Canada Trail will Cut through their Fields along abandoned railway they wonder about vandalism and liability and who will maintain the trails Over the Long in the Brandon where Hunters and hikers share the wildlife manage ment area from september to novem the conflict is potentially someone is going to get said Elaine who bikes the trails every few his wife brings Stu dents to the area for phased instruct Larry Bidlake of Manitoba Conser vation said Rural Manitoban Are More Likely to get hit by a stray Bullet across an open Field than they Are to get Hurt in the wooded Only about a dozen Deer Are shot in the area each he resource planner Tom Moran even suggests Mountain bikers might be a bigger As they come careening Down paths occupied by slower mov ing Hes planning a meeting with user groups this month to Iron out any problems in the the wilderness club is hoping to attract some new a Day hike in Spruce Woods is scheduled for june 17 and the groups annual meeting is june Call Jim at 725 3615 for got a Story idea in Brandon or Western Manitoba you can reach reporter Helen falling at 7252289 or by email at w . 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