Minutes for Meeting of 09-02-98

I apologize for the delay in getting the minutes out, it's been a busy couple of days! Anyway here they are.

B.J. Cordova, Treasurer, Ramblers Hiking Club

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Ramblers Website (should be updated soon):

www.biocom.arizona.edu/~ramblers

The Ramblers Hiking Club has weekly meetings throughout the school year, as well as during the summer sometimes! For this school year, we will be meeting at 5 p.m. in Student Union Cactus Lounge Room 283, one and a half flights of stairs above the main level, on the east end of the building.

The Club's rating system for hikes:

C = Easy hike, not too much difficult terrain or elevation change; Usually good weather, not too hot, not too long either.

B = Moderately strenuous hike, may be a little bit off trail and of longer length; moderate amount of elevation change.

A = Difficult hike; may involve some bushwacking, lots of elevation change, hot, lots of water crossings, etc. Use LOTS of caution!

 The club also has maps of many places across Arizona and a few other major locations, available to borrow if you would like to plan a hike.

There is also a limited amount of equipment (backpacks, sleeping bags, pads, stoves, etc.) available for borrowing. Also, it is recommended that you take a first aid kit along on all hikes-- if needed, the club can provide one, feel free to ask any officer or post it to the listserve.

 Old business:

* Phil & Mike along with 6 others, went on the Butterfly Trail on Sunday- left at 10am, returned around 4:30. Nice weather, very relaxed hike!

* Jon, Kyle, Wolfgang- went to the Huachuca Mts. Ramsey Canyon, about 10 miles. It was a breezy, nice day, lots of wildlife, and even still some wildflowers.

* Over the past months, Erich has been hiking all over Central and Eastern Europe, and has been to places that required the hiring of a well-trained guide to get there!

 New business:

* A phone/email list was passed around. If you would like to be put on the phone/email list for this year, please send me an e-mail ASAP, or come to the next meeting--at the meeting two weeks from now, the phone list will be distributed to all members.

* A nomination sheet was passed around for this year's club officers.

Elections will be held at the next meeting, so BE THERE!!!

The following people have been nominated:

~President~ Ross Lampert; Mike Leblanc; Karl Faust;

~V.P.~ Tristin Crenshaw; Mike Leblanc; Wolfgang Golser

~Secretary~ Phil Fenberg

~Treasurer~ B.J. Cordova

If you would like to nominate someone for an officer position, feel free to email me ( bcordova@ag.arizona.edu ) anytime until the day of the election or final nominations will be taken at the meeting.

* Either at the next meeting or the one after, Matt will be having a slide show presentation.

* The credit card fundraiser is on for next week. We'll be earning some more money toward gear and maps by sponsoring Discover Card on campus Sept. 8-11.

now for the good stuff:

UPCOMING HIKES

 1) Gila Wilderness 3 day backpack-Labor day wkend, leave Fri Sept 4, return Mon 7th. Mostly off trail and water hiking--in New Mexico, near Silver City. Rated an A. Contact Karl at 882-2634 if interested!

2) Mt. Humphreys hike near Flagstaff, I don't have the details in front of me-- If interested, contact Joe Leisz at 621-9783.

3) Huachuca Mountains, this time Miller Canyon/Carr Peak/Bear Saddle. Sat. Sept. 12, day hike, leave 7am. Contact Wolfgang:

wolfgang@u.arizona.edu or 292-1744

4) If you ever have an idea for a hike, feel free to post it to the

listserv, you might find someone else who is interested!