Saturday October 24th is the International Day of Climate Action organized through 350.org. 350.org is a climate change campaign organization bringing together community voices in over 150 countries worldwide for a one day event.
The Outdoor Gear Exchange is hosting Fossil Fuel Free Adventures, on October 24th, to help 350.org create national and international pressure on climate change legislation. We are organizing community biking and hiking adventures, with a variety of difficulty levels. In an effort to encourage participation in these trips, the Outdoor Gear Exchange will be donating money to 350.org for every fossil fuel free adventurer. In addition we will be rewarding every participant with a free pair of Teko Eco-Merino wool socks! Please come prepared to take care of yourself and the group. The sign up for trips is in the entryway of the OGE, or email chriss@gearx.com for RSVPs. Our trips all start at the OGE, 152 Cherry Street, Burlington and details are as follows:
Organized Group Trips:
Mount Mansfield Epic:
Meet at the Outdoor Gear Exchange at 7:30 AM ready to ride, leaving by 8AM, bring everything needed for a full day (food, water, tubes, lights, etc.). Bike out Rt 15to Smugglers Notch hike up to the top of Vermont, take a group picture with a 350.org banner and then ride the loop back to Burlington via Waterbury and Rt 2. OGE donation: $20 to 350.org for each participant and a free pair of socks for each participant!
Mount Philo Adventure:
Meet at the Outdoor Gear Exchange at 10AM ready to ride, bring everything needed for a biking adventure (food, water, tubes, etc.). Bike out to Mount Philo on Spear Street, bike up to the top, take a group picture with a 350.org banner and then bike back to Burlington. OGE Donation: $10 to 350.org for each participant and a free pair of socks for each participant!
Do It Yourself Fossil Fuel Free Adventures:
We have created a selection of group and family local fossil fuel free adventures. All do it yourself adventures will start at the OGE to pick up suggested route maps and 350.org banners to take group pictures with. Do it yourself adventure groups are required to provide their own camera, so we can submit pictures to 350.org. Each participant will receive a free pair of socks and the OGE will make donations to 350.org in amounts determined by difficulty of the adventure.
Biking:
-North on the bike path to the water gap on the causeway. OGE donation: $20 to 350.org per group and a pair of socks for each participant!
-To the Ethan Allen tower in Ethan Allen Park. OGE donation: $15 to 350.org per group and a pair of socks for each participant!
-Down the paths through the Intervale Community Farms. OGE donation: $10 to 350.org per group and a pair of socks for each participant!
-North on the bike path to Bayside Park in Colchester. OGE donation: $15 to 350.org per group and a pair of socks for each participant!
-Out to Shelburne Pond. OGE donation: $20 to 350.org per group and a pair of socks for each participant!
-To Dorset Nature Park in South Burlington. OGE donation: $15 to 350.org per group and a pair of socks for each participant!
-To East Woods in South Burlington. OGE donation: $20 to 350.org per group and a pair of socks for each participant!
Hiking / Walking:
-Centennial Woods trails. OGE donation: $10 to 350.org per group and a pair of socks for each participant!
-Up the bike path to North Beach. OGE donation: $15 to 350.org per group and a pair of socks for each participant!
-Down the bike path to Oakledge Park. OGE donation: $15 to 350.org per group and a pair of socks for each participant!
-In the Intervale Community Farms. OGE donation: $15 to 350.org per group and a pair of socks for each participant!
-Out to the fishing pier by the Coast Guard station. OGE donation: $5 to 350.org per group and a pair of socks for each participant!
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