I didn't join a tracking club until after Fizbin earned his TDX. It is possible to be sucessful in tracking by yourself. It is best if you have a tracking buddy to keep you motivated and get out on cold mornings. My first tracking buddy had even less experience in tracking then I did and I didn't have much.
We both got the Glen Johnson book. We got some advice from a mutual friend that had put a couple of TD's on dogs years before. My first tracking test that I went to was the one that I entered. I would not recommend doing that!
AKC had a list of tracking judges on-line- does the CKC have that? If so, I would contact the nearest tracking judge and ask them if they know of any tracking people in your area that might be willing to help a new person out. Tracking people are fabulous. Ask them if they know of anyone holding classes too.