Minutes for Meeting of 04-12-2000

Hello Ramblers!

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1.) Important: Unless otherwise announced, the meeting place for all hikes is behind the Park Student Center, in the parking lot.

2.) Future hiking club meetings, until the end of this semester, will continue to be held in Forbes 307. Signs will be posted in case you forget!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: CLUB PROPERTY:

Ross Lampert is the new gear warden for the club. Since there are members of the club, who have borrowed any equipment, such as camping stoves, please contact Ross @ 325-5912, so that arrangements can be made to return items.

Joe Leisz is the librarian for the club, taking care of "The Box", containing maps, hiking guidebooks, etc. If anyone wants to return or borrow stuff, see Joe after the meetings each Wednesday or drop by his office (Forbes: Room 325) to check things out as needed, or contact Joe @ 621-9783 or E-mail: jleisz@ag.arizona.edu.

ANNOUNCEMENT: EARTH DAY:

U of A's Earth Day celebration will be held on Friday, April 21st on the UA Mall. If the Ramblers or any other club is interested in having a member recruitment/information table, this would be an excellent opportunity to publicize the club, inform people on outdoor safety, and responsible use of the environment as part of the Earth Day celebration. If interested, space will be available - let BJ know, and he'll save a spot, or if anyone else has something they'd like to present on the mall that day, the entire mall is reserved for Earth Day festivities and we are looking for a very diverse set of booths! It's free of charge to non-commercial groups, or for commercial groups that are not actually selling a product.

ANNOUNCEMENT: RAMBLERS T-SHIRT CONTEST:

Please submit your drawings and ideas, for this year's Ramblers Hiking Club T-shirt. Submissions are due 4/26/2000.

ANNOUNCEMENT: OFFICER NOMINATIONS:

Elections will be held for the Ramblers club officers for next year. The following nominations have been submitted so far:

President: Hanna, Elizabeth
Vice-President: Liz, Aaron
Secretary: Wolfgang, Aaron
Treasurer: BJ, Ryan

Nominations are still being accepted.

PAST HIKES:

1.) Ross hiked up Bear Canyon to 7-Falls this past Saturday. It was warm, but hazy. He also saw a Gila Monster.

2.) Erich was in Costa Rica for 3 weeks, where he did lots of day hikes and enjoyed the beaches at El Parque Nacional de Manuel Antonio. He also hiked up Chirripo Grande, the highest point in the country.

3.) Michael was in the Roskruge Mountains with the Southern Arizona Hiking Club.

4.) Wit was in the Chiricahuas, where he explored the grasslands in the southwestern parts of the range, some of the side canyons, and Chiricahua National Monument.

5.) Wolfgang was on a trip to Sonora, Mexico 2 weekends ago, where he was visiting the missions, churches, and other historic sites. He did get a short hike in, where he saw Cordon, Organ Pipe, Senita, and Saguaro cactuses. He also made another visit to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum this past Sunday.

FUTURE HIKES/EVENTS:

1.) Ryan is leading a hike to "The Jug" in the Sierra Anchas later this semester. Contact Ryan: ryan@BPA.ARIZONA.EDU. Here is some web site information for a few harnesses. Ryan can get an additional 20% off.

Small Harness 1, Small Harness 2, Large Harness 3 Here are also a few others, available at REI for $29.95: Harness 4, Harness 5

2.) There is a trip to the Mule Shoe Ranch area being planned, which will involve some volunteer work and a hike to some hot springs. Contact Andy: andy.odell@nau.edu.

3.) Ramsey Canyon Hike in the Huachuca Mountains Sunday (4/16/2000) @ 7:30AM. Return to the car at the trailhead is @ 5:00PM. Rated "B". Bring plenty water. Contact Hanna hanna@u.arizona.edu or Wolfgang wolfgang@u.arizona.edu.

4.) Lynsey will be hiking on Saturday (4/22/2000) up Red Mountain. If anyone is going to be in the Phoenix area that weekend and wants to go, please contact her via E-mail: rinalyn@aol.com.

5.) There is an Arizona Trails Hike (5/20/2000) being planned. The options, at present, are the northern part of the Santa Catalinas and the Rincons. Since registrations need to be submitted, if anyone is interested, please contact Hanna: hanna@u.arizona.edu.

MISCELLANEOUS OUTDOORS INFORMATION:

1.) There is a web site (free), providing topographic maps of the US: http://www.topozone.com. There is other topographic information, along with statistical information about routes to take also available. Contact Steve: sanewcomb@yahoo.com.

2.) Another good web site, providing a fun resource: 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