Minutes for Meeting of 04-19-2000
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, the gear warden for the club, is asking that members return
ALL borrowed equipment, since he is conducting an inventory of club
property. It is important to contact Ross @ 325-5912, so that arrangements
can be made to return equipment.
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 continue to submit your drawings and ideas, for this year's Ramblers
Hiking Club T-shirt. Submissions are due 4/26/2000.
ANNOUNCEMENT: ELECTION RESULTS:
Elections were held for the Ramblers club officers for next year.
Congratulations to to following:
President: Hanna
Vice-President: Robbie
Secretary: Wolfgang
Treasurer: BJ
PAST HIKES:
1.) There was a Ramsey Canyon Hike in the Huachuca Mountains on Sunday. 7
people went: 5 did a loop up the canyon and along the Arizona Trail, and
down another side canyon. Wolfgang and Michael went up another side canyon
to Comfort Springs and a 2nd side canyon toward Brown Canyon. They saw
turkey vultures, interesting plants, and interesting geologic formations.
2.) Andy, Hanna, and Steve went to the Mule Shoe Ranch, where they did
volunteer work. They went on the Vista Trail on Sunday, where they saw lots
of birds, antelope, deer, and other wildlife.
FUTURE HIKES:
1.) Rob is interested in leading a hike to the Chiricahuas on either
Saturday, Sunday, or both days on the weekend of 4/22&23/2000. He is
interested in hiking in the range south of Chiricahua National Monument.
Contact Rob @ rbaker@ag.arizona.edu or 888-4225(H).
2.) Contact Ross @ 325-5912 for information and tickets on Sidewinder game
on Friday night.
3.) Joe is leading a hike on Friday night (4/21/2000) to the Douglass
Springs
area. Leave Park Student Center @ 9:00PM. Contact Joe by Friday @
4:00PM, if interested: jleisz@ag.arizona.edu or 621-9783.
4.) There is a trip to the Mule Shoe Ranch being planned for the 1st
weekend after finals (5/13&14/2000), which will involve some volunteer work
and a hike to some hot springs. Contact Andy: andy.odell@nau.edu.
5.) There is an Arizona Trails Hike (5/20&21/2000) being planned. The plan
is to do the Oracle Ridge Trail in the northern part of the Santa
Catalinas. 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
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