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			Lorri
	City I call home:		Abbotsford
	When I joined the hiking club:		January 2007
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Cheam
	Favorite coffee shop:		Starbucks
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		MEC
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		Protein Shake
	Favorite Movie:		too many to list
	Hobbies:		Again, too many to list
	Website:		Web Design Freedom

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			Jim H
	City I call home:		Kelowna
	When I joined the hiking club:		Jan 2007
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Mt Cheam
	Favorite coffee shop:		Starbucks (Chai xhot NFmilk)
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		I prefer to support the local economy so I use the outdoor stores in Kelowna. If they don't have what I want i find it on the net they order it. I know I pay more but it's the local economy.
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		GORP and water(always have a couple of OXO cubes just incase)
	Favorite Movie:		Shawshank Redemption
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		A coastal mountain near Mt Waddington. Over 30 years ago Never new the name but I will never forget the 8" of snow in August.
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		Why??? Exceptions the Himalayas and Denalli.
	Dream hike:		Mt Waddington. What the Munday's did in the early days is so inspiring.
	Hobbies:		Hiking of course. If it is outside and cause adrenaline to flow through my veins I'm in.
	What few know about me:		Being couped up in an office for 20 years is slowly driving me mad. I want to be a guide. At 45 it is not to late to start.

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			Tanja
	City I call home:		Chilliwack
	When I joined the hiking club:		March 2007
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		So far- Mt. Cheam
	Favorite coffee shop:		Java Hut
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		MEC
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		Vegetarian chilli. Yum.
	Favorite Movie:		Empire Records
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		Cape Scott & Kokanee Glacier Park
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		some mountain in Srinnigar and Table mountain in S Africa
	Dream hike:		East Coast Trail
	Hobbies:		Hiking, biking, running & baking
	What few know about me:		I won the Canada Games in pistol shooting.
	Website:		Ascend Fitness Coaching

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			Carrie
	City I call home:		Chilliwack
	When I joined the hiking club:		March 2007
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Lindeman Greendrop
	Favorite coffee shop:		Tim Hortons
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		Superstore for man socks
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		I get to eat the WHOLE time? Does it get any better?!
	Favorite Movie:		Princess Bride
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		too many...
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		some mountain in Srinnigar and Table mountain in S Africa
	Dream hike:		Kilimanjaro ( this fall?)
	Hobbies:		hiking travel running horseback riding etc etc etc
	What few know about me:		I am too lazy to google 'Kilimanjaro' to see if I spelled it right

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			Lyndsay
	City I call home:		Coquitlam
	When I joined the hiking club:		January 2007
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Never been hiking in Chilliwack ...yet!
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		MEC
	Favorite Movie:		Gladiator

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			Cole
	City I call home:		Chilliwack
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Mt. Amadis
	Favorite coffee shop:		B.C. Connections
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		Mountain Equipment Co-op (DUH!!)
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		Subway
	Dream hike:		PCT

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			Célya
	City I call home:		Saint-Jérôme, Québec
	When I joined the hiking club:		October 2006
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Mt. Cheam
	Favorite coffee shop:		Starbucks
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		Valhalla
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		cofee, water, cofee plus a biscotti
	Favorite Movie:		Moulin Rouge
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		Mt Cheam (for the view)
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		Mt.Adams, Washington
	Dream hike:		All the BC Mountains
	Hobbies:		sports (running, biking, swimming), reading, visual arts
	What few know about me:		I don't like mushrooms

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			Sharon G.
	City I call home:		Chilliwack
	When I joined the hiking club:		October 2006
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Teapot Hill of Death :)
	Favorite coffee shop:		Is there a choice??? Starbucks of course!
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		MTF
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		banana (before) sandwich, fruit and trail mix (during) - after I just want to sleep - not eat!
	Favorite Movie:		Life is Beautiful
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		St. John's Newfoundland Ocean Trail
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		Philippines
	Dream hike:		Anywhere with my husband
	Hobbies:		Politics, reading, rollerblading, walking, did I mention politics?
	What few know about me:		I have no secrets
	My blog / website:		my blog posting about Teapot Hill: "Wisdom for the hike"

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			Lynn M
	City I call home:		Popkum
	When I joined the hiking club:		November 2006
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Thurston, Mt. Cheam, Campbell Lake
	Favorite coffee shop:		Starbucks
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		MEC
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		lunch
	Favorite Movie:		Star Treak
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		Not sure, I love em all!
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		Trails in Maui
	Dream hike:		Climbing
	Hobbies:		Hiking, kyacking, biking, computers, poetry
	What few know about me:		I like hiking at least 3 times a week, 6 - 8 hours each time.
	My blog / website:		myspace

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			Michael D.
	City I call home:		Vancouver
	When I joined the hiking club:		November 2006 - Love to hike, need more friends crazy enough to come
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Anywhere that ends at Starbucks
	Favorite coffee shop:		Starbucks
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		Valhalla Pure
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		coffee
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		Joffre Group
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		Mt Sinai
	Dream hike:		Great Divide
	Hobbies:		Hiking
	What few know about me:		I like liver

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			Ray D. (Hike Leader)
	When I joined the hiking club:		November 2006
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Elk-Thurston, Cheam, Flora Lake
	Favorite coffee shop:		Blue Moose in Hope
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		Vedder Mt. Field Supplies, MEC
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		Soup & Sandwich @ Timmy's
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		West Coast Trail
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		Ptarmigan Ridge at Baker Rec.
	Hobbies:		Hiking & fishing

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			Wayne H.
	City I call home:		Chilliwack
	When I joined the hiking club:		2006
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Mt Cheam
	Favorite coffee shop:		Tim Horton's
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		Valhalla
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		Double cheese burger
	Favorite Movie:		Blade Runner
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		Mt Cheam
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		Mazatlan Lighthouse
	Dream hike:		French Alps
	Hobbies:		Bicycling, war games

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			Lorriane
	City I call home:		Abbotsford
	When I joined the hiking club:		October 2006
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Malcolm Knap Research Forest
	Favorite coffee shop:		Tims
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		Valhalla Pure
	Favorite meal before during or after hiking:		Trail mix
	Favorite Movie:		Ghost
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		Pitt Lake Wildlife Loop
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		None yet
	Dream hike:		One I haven't done yet
	Hobbies:		Reading, Camping, Swiming
	What few know about me:		Love to laugh

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			Shaun P.
	City I call home:		Chilliwack
	When I joined the hiking club:		October 2006
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Elk Mt. (the ONLY Chilliwack hike I've done so far)
	Favorite coffee shop:		Chevron
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		Garage sales
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		eggs (before), dark chocolate (during), tea/cofee (after). Cheese anytime.
	Favorite Movie:		National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		Liard Hot Springs
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		Never hiked outside Canada
	Dream hike:		Somewhere in Scotland, preferably involving some bogs or moors
	Hobbies:		Reading, theology, movies, outdoor stuff.
	What few know about me:		I have a secret double life as a nerd.

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			Carmen
	City I call home:		Hope
	When I joined the hiking club:		November 2006
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Elk Mt, Hope Mt or anything in Manning
	Favorite coffee shop:		Timmy's
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		MEC
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		Pasta
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		Skyline 1/2
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		Mt Shasta (Cal); Napali Coastline (Hawaii); Swiss Alps
	Dream hike:		Machu Picchu
	Hobbies:		Hiking, Biking, Backpacking, Snowshoeing, Snowboarding, Climbing, Roadtrips, Guitar

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			Cora P.
	City I call home:		Yarrow
	When I joined the hiking club:		October 2006
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Vedder Mountain
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		Tropical trail mix
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		Cypress Mountain

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			Rodrigo Y.
	City I call home:		Whiterock, BC
	When I joined the hiking club:		October 2006
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Flora Lake ( so far)
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		Mountain Magic
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		cereal/ eggs on toast; Cliff Bars and sandwiches; Sushi or BBQ
	Favorite Movie:		Quest for Fire
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		Have not done enough
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		Tiger Mountain, WA
	Dream hike:		PCT or Torres del Paine, Chile
	Hobbies:		Reading/Writing, Vinyl Records, Camping
	What few know about me:		I ate live insects to impress a girl.

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			Kelly P .
	City I call home:		Chilliwack, BC
	When I joined the hiking club:		September 2006
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Cheam
	Favorite outdoor & hiking gear store:		Mountain Equipment Co-op
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		coffee; oatmeal cookies; pasta
	Favorite Coffee Shop:		Daily Grind, Kamloops, BC
	Favorite Movie:		Princess Bride
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		Black Tusk, Whistler BC
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		Slovenia Alps
	Dream hike:		anything with a great view of great mountains and glacial lakes
	Hobbies:		Reading, hiking, gardening
	My blog / website:		Speech for Kids

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			Steve K.
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Mount Mcquire
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		Upper Stein
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		Teton Crest Trail, Wy
	When I joined the hiking club:		September 2006
	Dream hike:		Pacific Crest Trail (Washington Section)
	City I call home:		NFA
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		pizza
	Fave coffee shop:		Tim Hortons
	Favorite Movie:		Bill and Ted's Most Excellent Adventure
	Hobbies:		Whitewater Paddling, Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Fly Fishing, !SNOWBOARDING!
	What few know about me:		I jumped out of a car going 55km/h once...and only once!

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			Steve D. (Hike Leader)
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Elk Mountain
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		Joffre Lake
	When joined the hiking club:		September 2006
	City I call home:		Chilliwack
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		during a hike is Chunky soup and after is Wendy's #6
	Fave coffee shop:		Decades
	Hobbies:		photography, woodwork
	What few know about me:		I proposed on the radio

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			Reuben V (Hike Leader)
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Flora Lake
	Favorite Canadian hike :		Stein Divide
	Best hike I've done outside of Canada:		Kepler Track, New Zealand
	When I joined the hiking club:		September 2006
	My dream hike:		Pacific Crest Trail
	City I call home:		Chilliwack
	Favorite meals before, during and after hiking:		7 grain cereal; gels & creamcheese; lots of meat
	Fave coffee shop:		Tim Hortons
	Fave movie:		Emperor's New Groove
	Hobbies:		wood carving, bass guitar
	What few know about me:		I hate spiders

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			Brent P (Hike Leader)
	Favorite Chilliwack hike:		Elk/Thurston
	Best hike I've done in Canada:		Sunwapta Pass, Lake Louise
	When I joined the hiking club:		September 2006
	City I call home:		Chilliwack
	Favorite Movies:		The Hurricane
	Favorite Coffee shop:		Cafe Calabria
	Favorite meal after hiking:		steak
	Hobbies:		Hiking, road trips, travel
	My dream hike:		Backpack southern China & Vietnam
	Favorite international hike:		Blue Mountains, Queensland Australia
	My blog / website:		Stir it up

 

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