Minutes for Meeting of 05-03-2000
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: LECTURE:
There is a lecture, on Thursday (5/3/2000) @ 7:30PM, being presented by
Murray Gell-Mann in the Center for English as a Second Language.
PAST HIKES:
1.) Hanna did a short day hike this past Saturday in Saguaro National Park
East. She saw lots of birds and chipmunks.
2.) Butch did a hike up Miller Peak in the Huachuca Mountains on Saturday.
3.) Michael was also in the Huachuca Mountains on Saturday, hiking up Carr
Peak.
4.) Wolfgang was at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and at the Kitt Peak
Astronomical Observatory on Saturday and the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum on
Sunday.
FUTURE HIKES/EVENTS:
1.) There is a trip to the Mule Shoe Ranch (southeastern part of the
Galiuro Mountains) 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.
2.) 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.
3.) Grand Canyon Trip:
The specific reason I am contacting you is that I have a couple of slots
available for a Grand Canyon excursion from May 15 - 20. I made plans for a
party of four and then lost two of my hikers. I was wondering if it would
be possible to fill the other slots through your club. We are leaving
Tucson on the 15th, driving up to the South Rim, then catching the
Trans-Canyon Shuttle to the North Rim where we have a cabin for the night.
Then we have permits for two nights at Bright Angel CG and two nights at
Indian Gardens. The night of the 20th, we have a single room (for four
adults) at Thunderbird Lodge. The total cost for the shuttle tickets, hotel
rooms and backcountry permits is about $200 per person. (I can give exact
figures to anyone who is interested). The two people, who already going,
are myself and my friend Jason Simmers. We're both pretty normal people -
no ax murderers or anything - and we did the canyon from the South Rim last
May. We loved it so much we just can't wait to go again! We just can't find
anyone else adventurous enough to join us. Can you help?
Note: It is important to contact Wendy Lotze wlotze@uswest.net directly, if
interested in this trip.
4.) Steve is leading a hike on the Butterfly and Davis Springs Trails on
Saturday (5/6/2000) @ 7:30AM. Contact Steve @ sanewcomb@yahoo.com.
5.) Hanna is interested in going to the festival at the El Presidio near
downtown Tucson. It starts at Noon on Saturday. Departure is from the Park
Student Canter @ 11:30AM on Saturday (5/6/2000). Contact Hanna @
hanna@u.arizona.edu.
6.) Hanna is planning a backpacking trip to the Wind River Range in
Wyoming, which would be some time during the summer. 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: http://www.soak.net.
INFORMATION: RAMBLING ON STATE LAND:
An Arizona State Land Recreational Use Permit is required for access onto
or across State Trust Lands unless you're just passing through on a
dedicated road. The cost is $15.00/individual/year, or $20.00/family/year.
Permits are good for 365 days from the date of issue. The Arizona State
Land Department maintains a small office here in Tucson; they are located
at 233 N. Main Ave. (Olcott House), phone 628-5480. There are different
categories of State Lands. The Arizona State Parks System operates
independently of the State Trust Lands and has its own permitting system.
There are four established passes for all Arizona State Parks with four
persons being admitted on one pass. Passes are good for the calendar year
only.
1) Unlimited Annual Pass ($65) - Good for unlimited number of entrances,
including Kartchner Caverns.
2) Limited Annual Pass ($35) - Good for unlimited entrances except
Kartchner Caverns and some of the parks along the Colorado River on weekends.
3) Five-Time Use Pass ($15) - Same conditions as Limited Annual Pass.
4) One-time use Pass (Cost varies with the park) - Purchasable at the gate.
The Federal Government also - through its various sub-entities - has
various permits, passes, fees, etc., imposed for use of it properties.
Indian Reservations also impose fees for most activities including hiking;
rules & regulations vary from reservation to reservation. To my knowledge,
there is no charge for use of County Lands for hiking. As far as privately owned
property goes, it's up to the discretion of the owner to grant access or
not. The Arizona Game & Fish Department, in cooperation with landowners,
has erected signs where sportsmen are welcome to pass through private land.
If it's POSTED, then keep out unless you have prior permission from the
landowner to be there.
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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