Minutes for Meeting of 02-23-2000

Hello Ramblers!

General Announcements:

1.) Future hiking 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.

Announcements Concerning Club Property:

1.) 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.
2.) 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.
3.) Ross Lampert is the new gear warden for the club, since Mike LeBlanc
    will be graduating in May. If there are members of the club, who have
    borrowed any equipment, such as backpacks, sleeping bags, stoves,
    etc., please inform Ross, so that arrangements can be made to return
    items.

Past Hikes:

1.) Liz led a day hike to Cochise's Stronghold in the Dragoon Mountains
    this past Sunday. 10 people went on this hike, where they saw scenic
    rock formations, javelina, Mexican jays, Steller's jays, hawks, and
    cloudless-sulfur butterflies.
2.) Hanna's hike to some Hot Springs ended up being an exploratory hike
    to the Cottonwood Hot Springs this past Saturday. They are located
    between Sonoita and Patagonia. 4 people went, and they saw birds and
    deer.
3.) Steve hiked up Ventana Canyon to the Finger Rock trail and near Mt.
    Kimball.
4.) Shawn did a full-moon hike up to Wasson Peak on Saturday night.
5.) Erich went on a hike on Friday up Esperaro Canyon and down Ventana
    Canyon.
6.) Joe went on a Saturday hike up Ventana Canyon, with the Southern
    Arizona Rescue Association.
7.) BJ led a hike up Bear Canyon to 7-Falls on Sunday. 12 people went.

Future Hikes:

1.) Liz is leading a hike on the 50-year trail, starting at Catalina
    State Park. Contact Liz: crapoe@U.ARIZONA.EDU.
2.) Liz is interested in leading a trip to Monument Valley, during the
    Spring break. Contact Liz: crapoe@U.ARIZONA.EDU.
3.) Jon is leading, but postponing, an over night backpacking trip into
    the Little Rincons up to Hidden Pasture. Contact Jon:
    jonh@U.ARIZONA.EDU
4.) Hanna is interested in leading a trip to the Blue Range near the
    Gila Wilderness, where there are hot springs, during the Spring break.
    Contact Hanna for details: hanna@U.ARIZONA.EDU.
5.) 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. Contact Steve:
    sanewcomb@mindspring.com.
4.) Another good web site, providing a fun resource:
    http://www.soak.net.

If anyone wants to post additional announcements for any hikes, etc.,
please feel free to use the listserve. Meanwhile, keep Rambling!

Wolfgang