Minutes for Meeting of 02-02-2000

Hello Ramblers!

Announcements:
1.) Future club meetings, for this semester, will continue to be held in
    Forbes 307. Signs will be posted in case you forget!
2.) Important: Unless otherwise announced, the meeting place for all hikes
    is behind the Park Student Center, in the parking lot.
3.) If anyone has any maps, hiking guidebooks, pictures, or other borrowed
    items from "The Box", please contact Joe Leisz @ 621-9783 or e-mail:
    jleisz@ag.arizona.edu, and provide him with a quick list of what
    you've got, who you are, and when you are planning to return it.
4.) If anyone else wants to borrow stuff, see Joe after the meetings each
    Wednesday or drop by his office (Forbes: Room 325) to check things out
    as needed.
5.) There have been several requests to take people off the listserve;
    however, nobody can remove you from the list except you yourself. Here
    are some basic steps:
       Step 1: Send an E-mail to: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
       Step 2: Move the cursor down to the body of the E-mail message
       Step 3: Type "signoff ramblers" in the body (making sure you did
               not type the quotes)
       Step 5: Send the E-mail message

Old Business:
1.) Since there was a vacancy existing for the vice-presidency of the
    Ramblers Hiking Club, elections were held. Liz has been elected as
    the new Vice-President.

Past Hikes:
1.) Jon led a hike to the Little Rincons. 11 people went and 4 of them
    made it to Hidden Pasture. It was an open basin with trees, granite
    areas, and the canyon wall surrounding it.
2.) 6 people went on Dave's backpacking trip, which was a good loop, and
    mostly off trail.
3.) Shawn and Jessica went to Madera Canyon on Friday, along a nature
    trail. They saw lots of birds, such as Strickland's Woodpecker, and
    deer.
4.) Hanna also went birding in Madera Canyon, where she saw some painted
    redstar birds. They did hear some screech owls, and on Saturday night,
    they saw a skunk.
5.) Joe Leisz led a hike up Pima Canyon, on Saturday, about 4.5 miles up
    to the 2nd dam. 7 people went on that hike, and it was a nice warm
    day.

Future Hikes:
1.) Wolfgang is leading a hike into Sycamore Canyon (near the border with
    Mexico) on Saturday (2/5/2000) @ 7:30AM. The plan is to split into 2
    sub-groups. The easier option (rated "B-/C+") involves hiking partly
    down the length of the canyon. The more difficult option (rated "B+")
    involves, in addition, continuation up another interesting side canyon.
    With either option, it will be important to bring 4 liters of water.
    Contact Wolfgang: wolfgang@U.ARIZONA.EDU.
2.) BJ is leading some hike on 2/20/2000 up Sabino Canyon to Hutch's
    Pool and, possibly, to 7 Falls. Contact BJ:
    bcordova@AG.ARIZONA.EDU.
3.) Jon is leading an over night backpacking trip into the Little Rincons
    up to Hidden Pasture in a couple of weeks. Contact Jon:
    jonh@U.ARIZONA.EDU.
4.) Ryan is interested in leading a hike to "The Jug" in the Sierra Anchas
    later this semester. Contact Ryan: ryan@BPA.ARIZONA.EDU.

Miscellaneous Outdoors Information:
1.) Ramsey Canyon, which is in the Huachuca Mountains, south of Sierra
    Vista, AZ., has been reopened. This is a very scenic and interesting
    canyon, which is famous for its diversity of bird species and other
    interesting wildlife.
2.) There is a web site (free), providing topographic maps of the US:
    http://www.topozone.com
3.) There is other topographic information, along with statistical
    information about routes to take, available. Check out the Hikes
	Web Page on our web site or click on individual hike links here
	in the minutes. Contact Steve if you want your hike mapped at:
    sanewcomb@mindspring.com
4.) I came across another interesting web site for those, who are
    interested. Check out Escape Adventures' new web site:
    http://www.escapeadv.com for mountain biking, cycling, trekking,
    rafting, sea kayaking, multi-activity adventures in Africa and New
    Zealand:
       ESCAPE ADVENTURES
       NZ Office Phone: +64 3 548 9929
       PO Box 3046, Richmond, NZ
       UK Office Phone: 0207 801 9516
       PO Box 19598, London, SW11 IGA, UK
       WWW.ESCAPEADV.COM
       INFO@ESCAPEADV.COM
       MOUNTAINBIKING, CYCLING, TREKKING, RAFTING, SEAKAYAKING,
       MULTI-ACTIVITY ADVENTURES, AFRICA & NEW ZEALAND.
5.) Another good web site, providing a fun resource:
    http://www.soak.net
6.) Joe Leisz announced that there will be a follow up meeting on
    2/12/2000 @ 1:00PM to 3:00PM, concerning the Baboquivari Wilderness
    plan. It will be located at the UofA Campus Agricultural Center, at
    Campbell and Roger (in the multipurpose room on the left side of the
    road). More information will be announced.

If anyone wants to post additional announcements for any hikes, etc.,
please feel free to use the listserve. Meanwhile, enjoy the mountains,
deserts, and sunshine of Arizona, and Ramble On!

Wolfgang