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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hi GAPS-<span class="SpellE">ers</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Due to popular demand and a range of difficulty preferences, we will be doing
<b>2 hikes</b> to accommodate everyone! </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The first hike will be an easy/moderate hike to
<span class="SpellE"><b>Norvan</b></span><b> fall</b> on <b>September 14<sup>th</sup></b>.
<a href="https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/british-columbia/norvan-falls" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/british-columbia/norvan-falls</a><b></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The trailhead can be accessed via public transit or
<span class="GramE">Evo,</span> however we are looking into the possibility of renting TRIUMF vans as well. As such, the
<b>deadline</b> to rsvp for this hike is <b>WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11<sup>th</sup></b> so we can gauge numbers.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The second hike for all the adrenaline junkies out there will be to
<b>Garibaldi Lake</b> on <b>September 28<sup>th</sup></b>. <span style=""> </span><a href="https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/canada/british-columbia/garibaldi-lake--2" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/canada/british-columbia/garibaldi-lake--2</a>
Since Garibaldi requires parking passes that can only be booked two days before, we will need the help of participants in ensuring we get enough. In the case where we are unable to obtain these, we will plan a backup trail
<span class="SpellE">tbd</span>. The <b>deadline</b> to rsvp for this hike is <b>
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23<sup>rd</sup></b>!!</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You are of course welcome to do both, however
<b>PLEASE RSVP</b> at the link bellow so we know how many TRIUMF vans/Evos to arrange.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Apologies for some repeat questions from the first poll, it’s just to confirm vehicles/drivers.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Get your hiking boots ready for what’s sure to be a good time!</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">Your GAPS</span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; border: 1pt windowtext; padding: 0cm; background: repeat white; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">TRIUMF is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the <span class="SpellE">xʷməθkʷəy̓əm</span> (Musqueam)
people, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;"></span></p>
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