Minutes for Meeting of 04-11-2001
Hello Ramblers!
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1.) Important: Unless otherwise announced, the meeting place for departures
for all hikes is behind the Park Student Center, in the parking lot.
2.) Future hiking club meetings, for the rest of this semester, will
continue to be held in the Forbes building, Room 307.
3.) For information about the club, hikes, and meeting places, check out
our website: [http://www.biocom.arizona.edu/ramblers/].
4.) Additional hiking information is available on Andy Flach's trail guide,
which is located on the Sierra Club website:
[http://www.sierraclub.org/chapters/az/trail_guide/].
PAST HIKES:
1.) 6 people went on Torsten's trip to White Canyon, hiking into the canyon
about 3 miles. They also hiked to the Arizona Trail, observed a nice moon
rise, saw a couple of snakes, and heard some owls and other birds.
2.) 6 people went up Ramsey Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains, where they
were high enough in altitude that they hiked in the snow. They saw
hummingbirds and also some ladybugs on rocks, which were not covered with
snow.
3.) Erich went up Tanque Verde Peak in Saguaro National Park East. He came
to several flowing creeks and the burned out Juniper Basin. His hike was 11
hours.
FUTURE HIKES:
1.) Matt Chamberlain is arranging a canyoneering trip, with information, as
follows:
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Greetings,
Due to the uncooperative weather, I will no longer be heading up to Salome
Canyon this weekend. I will however still be giving a rope skills day, only
I will change the venue to a more convenient location - around Miller Creek
Trailhead on the east side of the Rincons. I will leave from PSU 09:00 this
Saturday morning. I will still stay overnight and return Sunday. People
are welcome to come along for the day or the weekend; whether they want to
hang off ropes in the trees, or just watch + hang out, or if they want to
stay and run up Rincon Peak/swim in Miller on Sunday... whatever.
For anyone looking to get gear, I will be at Summit Hut 18:00 Thursday
(tomorrow).
Cheers,
Matt.
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If interested, contact Matt Chamberlain [mc@lpl.arizona.edu].
2.) Liz is planning a hike up Blackett's Ridge near Sabino Canyon on
Saturday (4/14/2001). Rated "B". If interested, please RSVP Liz:
[enc40@hotmail.com]. The departure time is expected to be mid morning.
3.) Robbie is arranging a nature talk hike in Sabino Canyon on Saturday
(4/14/2001). Departure is @ 9:00AM from the Park Student Center, with a
return around 2:00PM. Bob Porter is a volunteer naturalist/historian, who
is leading the hike. If interested, RSVP Robbie: [hannawacker@hotmail.com].
4.) Loretta is planning an overnight car camping trip to observe the Lyrid
meteor shower on April 21/22, 2001. The Lyrid meteor shower is one of those
reliable showers of the year and is timed for this year at a time close to
new moon, allowing for good views. The radiant lies in the constellation
Lyra, which is well-placed for the northern hemisphere after 10:30 PM local
time. The trip will be in the southern part of the Huachuca Mountains, away
from city lights, camping in/near Oversite Canyon. There will also be the
option for those interested to hike up Miller Peak on Sunday. If
interested, contact Loretta at [llp2877@yahoo.com].
5.) Liz is planning a trip in the Sedona/Oak Creek Canyon area, which will
involve hiking and camping, for the weekend of April 28/29, 2001. Rated
"B". The plan is to leave Friday evening (4/27/2001). If interested, please
RSVP Liz: [enc40@hotmail.com].
6.) Loretta is planning a trip to Rocky Point, during the weekend of
graduation. If interested, contact Loretta at [llp2877@yahoo.com].
7.) Liz is tentatively planning a trip in the Flagstaff area in May, after
graduation. If interested, contact Liz: [enc40@hotmail.com].
8.) Joe is planning a trip in southern Utah and northern Arizona from about
May 16, 2001, through the Memorial Day Weekend. Details still remain to be
worked out; however, if interested in joining him on the trip or any part
of it, feel free to contact him at [jleisz@ag.arizona.edu].
9.) Loretta is also planning a trip to Bryce Canyon National Park, which is
in southwestern Utah, during the Memorial Day weekend in May. This is a
very scenic, enchanting, and beautiful region, with many interesting
geological features and canyons. The general plan is to leave Tucson on
5/24 or 5/25, stop at Lake Powell, and then continue on to Bryce Canyon,
where there will be the opportunity to hike and backpack. If interested,
contact Loretta at [llp2877@yahoo.com].
10.) Steve Newcomb's trip to Paria Canyon in May is full, but send him your
name to get on a waiting list if interested (see Jan 24th minutes for
details). Trips planned this far in advance often have several
cancellations. Contact: [sanewcomb@yahoo.com].
11.) Ross is making arrangements for a backpacking trip for several nights
in the Rincon Mountains, east of Tucson, for some time during June. If
interested, contact Ross: [rosslampert@hotmail.com].
OTHER EVENTS:
1.) Loretta's is going to have another party at her house on Easter Sunday,
April 15, 2001 @ 7:00PM. Loretta's place is at 1603 N, Highland. Contact
Loretta: 977-3442.
2.) Presentation: "Navajo's Relationship with the Earth" by Dr. Trudy
Griffin-Pierce. The lecture will be presented in Modern Languages, Room
210, on Thursday (4/12/2001) @ 5:30PM.
3.) Slide Contest: There will be a slide contest some time toward the end
of this spring semester. You may already start planning on which slides you
want to submit to the contest. Please submit slides to Hanna. The limit is
5 slides per person.
4.) Club Elections: Since the end of the spring semester is rapidly
approaching, nominations can be submitted for the election of the Ramblers
Hiking Club officers for next semester. The positions are for: President,
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Webmaster. Please submit
nominations to Hanna: [hanna@u.arizona.edu] or Wolfgang:
[wolfgang@u.arizona.edu], or at the next meetings.
5.) Rogaining Trip: Matt Chamberlain is arranging a rogaining trip, with
information, as follows:
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Greetings,
Anyone who is interested in hiking and following a map should consider
entering a rogaine.
What is rogaining??
No, it's not related to hair growth! Rogaining is a cross-country
navigation sport; a little like orienteering. Teams of 2 to 5 go out on a
course and navigate their way to collect controls for points, using only a
compass and pre-marked maps. The team that collects the most points in the
time allowed (say 8 or 24 hours) wins. For more info:
[http://rogaine.asn.au/ara/index.html]. I am mentioning this now because
there is a rogaine being organized in Arizona for the weekend of May 5/6.
The event will be in the Mogollon Rim region with 8 and 24 hour categories.
It is $35 to enter if you do so before April 14, or $50 after. Seriously,
these rogaines are the best way to improve your map reading and navigation
skills; regardless of if you are a seasoned eco-warrior or if you are still
working out which end of the compass points north. For those with
experience, you can be challenged by trying to navigate through the night,
especially when it is 3:00 in the morning. However, the less masochistic
can enjoy the walk through the countryside and savor some of the hot
food/drinks available at base camp. Interested? I am happy to help
coordinate if there are Ramblers who want to go but need to find someone to
form a team or a lift to the event. I would also be happy to give a 'map
skills night' to go over some of the
basics, e.g. compass bearings, reading contours and route picking. For more
details on the event itself, the website is:
[http://grad.math.arizona.edu/~dcoombs/rog/2001.html], and you can e-mail
me if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Matt.
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For information, contact Matt: [mc@lpl.arizona.edu].
ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING RAMBLERS T-SHIRTS
Ramblers T-shirts are still available! The shirts look great! They are made
with Hanes preshrunk cotton. They are natural (a light tan) with dark brown
print. The design on the back is an accurate drawing of a hiker's boots
with cholla cactus segments stuck to it. On the front upper left, it has
printed: RAMBLERS HIKING CLUB, with a list of seven important uses for the
shirt in case of an emergency. There are 3 sizes available: mediums, large,
and extra large. They are only $7 a shirt. Place your order to reserve you
shirt by making payment to our Treasurer Eric: [shiers@ag.arizona.edu].
Phone: 791-0232. NOTE: Old T-shirts are also available at a discounted
price of $5.00 OBO.
ANNOUNCEMENT: HABITAT RESTORATION WORK
Ramblers,
I have started work on helping to create a new non-profit, volunteer based
conservation organization here in Tucson. It is currently called the
"Habitat Fund". The primary focus with this group will be to work in
cooperation with a variety of other environmental groups and government
agencies in helping to restore native wildlife habitat in southern Arizona.
Our group originally had its roots planted a few years ago within the
confines of the League of Conservation Voters and currently has a base of
about 20 volunteers. Our "office" is located at the old El Cazador Ranch on
the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (BANWR) where we have been
rearing native plant species (mostly grasses) for transplant onto the
Refuge. This reintroduction effort has been very successful. Other
successful past projects have included non-native plant removal (tamarisk)
at TNC's Aravaipa Canyon preserve, the building of large rock gabians to
help slow down wash erosion at BANWR, fence removal (lots of fun!), and
general clean-up at old ranch sites. A few tentative projects in the future
include a restoration effort along the Santa Cruz River north of Tucson, a
big clean up at BANWR, a native plant/gabian building project near the San
Pedro River, and a native fish reintroduction at Las Cienegas. We are
looking to expand our volunteer base and I would like to put you on our
e-mail list. We will be contacting volunteers and letting them know of up
and coming projects in this way. So if you'd like to get your hands dirty
and work outdoors, helping to restore native habitat, then we (and the
wildlife) would really appreciate your help! To get on our email list
please send a note to Bob Beatson at [habitatfnd@aol.com], letting us know
that you are interested in volunteering. Thanks!
Rob Klotz
[robklotz@hotmail.com]
If anyone wants to add information or post additional announcements for any
hikes and club business, please feel free to use this listserve. Meanwhile,
continue to enjoy the spring wildflowers! Keep Rambling!
Wolfgang
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