We are a high energy all ages (but mostly 40+) group of about 450 - singles and couples - in the Chicago area. Started 55 years ago as a ski club, we're now active in biking, hiking, tennis, social activities such as outdoor concerts, dances, and plays. Our annual August picnic is fanastic! If you've a love of living, good friendships, and being out and about - that's what we are. Many of us have been members for 20+ years and have made life long friends. We do lots of things together in small …
Member run and organized through the volunteer participation of like-minded adventurers. Meet other local outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy Chicagoland and beyond. In addition we'll have whitewater rafting, canoe and kayak events. In the winter we can offer a few ski events and whatever the membership proposes. Please get involved by making suggestions for meetups or joining the leadership team.
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… What we do will vary from week to week, but a large focus will be on day hiking trips, and include rafting, cycling, horseback riding, skiing, weekend trips and whatever else comes up depending on the season and the interests. So if you have something in mind that you've always wanted to try, please suggest it! Our activities will include ALL fitness level to ACCOMMODATE all members of our group, and most of the time no special skills but 1 - a positive attitude and a desire to have a fun adven …
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We are looking for like minded physically active people who want to learn and discuss good nutrition to fuel and feed their bodies. AND we are looking for folks who want to be part of a club that will take part in cycling, running, racing, organized sports, weight training, sking, and anything else that we can dream up...LOL. (Obviously you don't have to take part everything.)
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For parents and their young children who love to camp, hike, bike, cross-country ski, snow shoe, canoe, kayak, roam around, and explore the world. We'll take day trips in and around Chicago as well as weekend adventures a bit further away as we instill in our children a love for the outdoors. Plus, we'll discuss adventures we have had and ones that we want to take, learning from each other how best to travel and explore with our families. We'll help each other overcome any fears that we have …
Meet Chicago area people to discuss environmental issues on a global and local level. Live the Sierra Club motto "Explore, enjoy and protect the planet" by involvement in activist, social and outdoor adventures in the Chicagoland area. See our Greater Chicago Event Calendar.
We welcome anyone interested in outdoor fitness. We attempt to do meet-ups from the Chicago land area and outward to the furthermost points that members are willing to travel to accomplish our goals of brisk outdoor exercise and fun. Members of the Wandering Nomad Group bike, hike, walk and most anything in outdoor activities for health, fitness and enjoyment of the beauty of the nature around us. Some members are into historical music as well. We plan accordingly. We all enjoy pleasant socializ …
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Cross-country & Backcountry - including 'off trail' powder hounds - breaking trail through the trees, looking for places to carve tele-turns and just have a good ol' time! Looking for like minded folk to travel to good backcountry/ hilly locations thoughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan to backcountry and telemark ski.
A multi-sport group that specializes in triathlon but is not limited to these three sports. Our group is a great place for people to learn from certified coaches, trainers and athletes themselves. A great method to learn from other, break up the monotony and boredom of training alone. The group is a great place to learn and try other sports such as X-country skiing, X-country running, mountain biking, cyclo-cross racing and others. The group founder has coached and competed in swimming over 20 y …
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