Minutes for Meeting of 09-12-2001
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. NOTE:
The lot's designation has been changed! Service vehicles only are allowed
to park there during the weekdays; however, after 8:00 PM on Fridays,
Saturday, and Sunday, the parking lot is available for the general public.
2.) Future hiking club meetings 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].
ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING CLUB ELECTIONS:
Club elections will be held during September. The open positions are for
President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. At this present time,
the nominees are (so far) are:
President: Mary Triplett
VP: Susan Calhoun
Secretary: Erin Erjavec
Treasurer: Anne Jones and Eric Shiers
To be eligible for club office, the requirement is that you have to be a
student (graduate or undergraduate), and one can nominate someone else or
themselves. The date of the election will be September 19, 2001. Please
submit nominations by contacting the officers.
PAST HIKES:
1.) Ross and 5 others went to the "no-named" mine on Sunday in the Santa
Rita Mountains, hiking on the Agua Caliente and Super Trails.
2.) Wolfgang did a hike up Mt. Wrightson in the Santa Rita Mountains. He
and a few other hikers, whom he met on the trail, saw 2 bears near Bellows
Spring. There were also lots of wildflowers.
3.) Wolfgang did a hike in the Wilderness of Rocks in the Santa Catalinas 2
weeks ago.
4.) Mitch went on a backpacking trip at Mt. St. Helens (8600ft.). He hiked
inside the blast zone, crawled inside some lava tubes, and saw a herd of
elk. There were also lots of raspberries and blackberries.
5.) Erich hiked up Ventana Canyon on Monday, which was a hot day.
6.) Robbie did an overnight camping trip on the Gila River, by Christmas
Mine in the Needles Eye Wilderness. He saw a lot of wildlife, including,
possibly, a ringtail cat.
FUTURE HIKES:
1.) Mitch is arranging a hike on the Finger Rock Trail on Sunday
(9/16/2001). Meet at the Finger Rock trailhead @ 7:00 AM. The hike is rated
"B+". For more information and if interested, contact Mitch
[mitch11@peoplepc.com] or (520)-574-2996.
2.) Wildlife Tracking at Audubon Research Ranch:
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Hi Ramblers,
I wish I could make this event. The Sky Island Alliance is having a major
impact on the SE Arizona mountain habitats. The people you meet are great.
Go out for this event if you have some time.
>Wildlife Tracking at Audubon Research Ranch
>
>When: Sunday, September 16 - meet at 6:30 a.m. in Tucson; return by
>mid-afternoon.
>Where: Event will be in the beautiful tawny grasslands of the Canelo Hills.
>
>Transportation/Caravanning: Leaving at 6:30 a.m. SHARP from the Historic
>YWCA (5th Ave. and University Blvd). We will arrange carpooling and
>caravanning at this time.
>
>We will be tracking lions, coatis, black bears, bobcats, and other mammals
>on established monitoring transects in the beautiful Canelo Hills on the
>northwest Huachuca Mts. region. No experience is necessary--novices will be
>paired with experienced leaders on tracking teams.
>
>Bring: daypack, plenty of water, snacks, and wear hiking clothes (a couple
>of the transects are in creek beds or through grasslands). We'll picnic at
>the Audubon Research Ranch facilities after our morning transects, which
>are about 1.5 miles long (so expect to walk up to 3 or so miles).
>
>RSVP required.
>Contact Trevor at [trevor@skyislandalliance.org].
>(520)-624-7080
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For additional information, contact Trevor at
[trevor@skyislandalliance.org], or Matt Skroch [matt@skyislandalliance.org].
3.) Matt Chamberlain is involved with arrangements for a canyoneering trip:
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Greetings All,
I would like to let you know about another Orienteering event coming up
that some of you could (or should) be interested in. The Tucson
Orienteering Club has organized a full weekend of events for September
15-16. The venue will be on the Mogollon Rim, at ~7500 ft, between Payson
and Show Low. It should be a hell of a lot cooler than Tucson and a lot of
fun. There will be the Arizona State Orienteering Champs starting from
10:00am on Saturday. Please, don't let the title scare you off because it
is still open to anyone; there will be a full range of courses, from
dead-easy-white to not-so-easy-red. There is a separate night time event
for any apprentice rogainers out there. On the Sunday there are 2 events,
including something called a Billy Goat (an endurance/cross
country/orienteering course) and a Score-O for those "not ready for the
Billygoat." For those that are unfamiliar with orienteering, it is a get
way to get outdoors and to practice your map reading + navigation skills.
There are people to time how long you are on the course, but you can go at
your own pace. The selection of courses provided is designed to cater to
*all* levels of experience. Pre-registration is required for Saturday
events and the Billygoat. This has to be done by Wednesday next week. See
the website for details. The website has details of the costs for the
events (they're not expensive) and more information about orienteering. I
am happy to help coordinate rides for people who are interested in going.
The sort of information I would need is can you drive, do you need a lift,
and what events/what days do you want to enter? I will be going to the
event this time, though only entering an event on Sunday. The Saturday I
will be checking out some canyons in the Mogollon Rim area, which people
are welcome to come along to as well. However, rope skills are a must for
those to go through these canyons; they are that good!
Interested in any of the above and still have questions? Try emailing me.
Cheers,
Matt Chamberlain
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Contact Matt Chamberlain at [mc@lpl.arizona.edu] if interested. Also the
web address of the event is:
[http://members.home.net/tucsonorienteering/events.htm]. You will find
links to more information about orienteering on the sites. You are able to
enter any of the events as an individual or as a team.
4.) Robbie would like to do a sunset hike to Desert Peak in the near future.
This hike is rated "C+", with some boulder hopping. If you want to go,
contact Robbie at (robbie@email.arizona.edu) and tell him what times are
good for you.
5.) Torsten is leading a trip, with information as follows:
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I will be leading a trip for the evening of Saturday, Nov 17 to watch the
Leonids meteor shower. This year there is no moon interference like last
year. The predictions for meteor rates are quite a bit better for this year
than last year, but as always meteor predictions are not terribly reliable.
The trip will involve camping somewhere far away from city lights. Torsten
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If interested, contact Torsten [tclay@physics.arizona.edu].
6.) Joe has 2 hikes in mind for the time, when it gets cooler. He would
like to go to the Picacho mountains (and possibly the Peak too) around late
Nov-Dec. He would also like to do a long day hike from Mt. Lemmon out
Sabino Canyon. More info is coming at the next few meetings.
ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING CLUB EQUIPMENT:
Equipment is available for borrowing to members of the hiking club, which
is done by contacting Ross and signing it out. The following is the current
Ramblers Hiking Club Inventory:
2 Backpacking Stoves
1 Coleman Dual Burner Stove
3 First Aid Kits
1 Large Stuff Sack
1 Compression Stuff Sack (1 Broken Strap?) 1 Fuel Funnel
2 6-Gal. Water Jugs
1 5-Ft. Floppy Roll Mat
1 6-Ft. Firm Roll Mat
1 Air Mat
1 Camp Trails Exterior Frame Pack (Ripped Front Pouch) 1 Kelty Exterior
Frame Pack
1 Jansport Exterior Frame Pack
1 Maroon Sleeping Bag (Broken Zipper)
3 Red Kelty Sleeping Bags (Rated 25 Degrees ñ More Like 60) 1 Grey Sleeping Bag
1 5-Man Tent
1 Coleman Gas Lantern
1 Volleyball Net
1 Volleyball
2 Metal Canteens
2 Sets of Camping Utensils
1 Large Silver Tarp
1 Knee Brace
We are looking for suggestions concerning new acquisitions for the club, so
that we would have a list of things to buy; therefore, we can requisition
funds from the university appropriately. Please e-mail or call Ross
[rosslampert@hotmail.com] or (520)-325-5912 with any suggestions on
equipment that you think the club should purchase. Thanks!
SKY ISLAND FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
For Immediate Release Contact: Roseanne Hanson, (520)-624-7080,
[rhanson@skyislandalliance.org]
Announcing the second annual Sky Island Festival
The Sky Island Festival is a very exciting and dynamic series of events
that celebrate the biological and cultural diversity of America's most
unique region. Where else do jaguars hunt the same ridges as Mexican
wolves, or noble goshawks take thick-billed parrots on the wing? Where
else do tropical and temperate species mix and mingle? Where else are there
more mammals, more ants, more reptiles? No where but the Sky Islands. We
could go on for hours about this special place we all call home, but we'd
rather do it for a whole month! Join the Sky Island Alliance this October
for a celebration of this great biological and cultural treasure in our own
backyard, the Sky Islands!
The goals of the Sky Island Festival are to:
- Increase awareness of sky islands in general, and continue our push to
elevate the importance of the Sky Island region as a continentally
important biological region, like Yellowstone or the Northern Forest
- Provide educational opportunities for the region
- Provide restoration opportunities for the region
- Forge partnerships among other organizations and individuals
The following listings are Sky Island Alliance Events . . . for information
and to sign up call (520)-624-7080 or see our website
[www.skyislandalliance.org].
See our website for other events and programs throughout the region.
Thursday, October 4, 8 PM: Festival kickoff Special Video Program by Jack
Childs - Jaguars of the Borderlands, at the NEW Summit Hut, 605 E.
Wetmore, at First Avenue. Learn about this amazing member of the Sky
Island fauna, and about Sky Island Alliance's exciting Wildlife Monitoring
Program, for which Jack is a tracking instructor. A chance to win door
prizes and buy raffle tickets to win a $500 Summit Hut Shopping Spree
(final drawing Oct. 28, at the Sky Island Alliance Open House)! This is a
change of venue.
Sunday, October 7: Celebrate the Dragoon Mountains: A daylong series of
free hikes and mini workshops on wilderness, road issues, and cooperative
conservation in our Sky Islands. Free! Call for directions and to sign up.
Campout Saturday night.
Sunday, October 14: SKY ISLAND LECTURE SERIES PREMIERE: GARY PAUL NABHAN,
director of Northern Arizona University's Center for Sustainable
Environments, will talk on "Pumas & Pollinators: Restoring Connectivity in
the Sky Island Region" at DuVal Auditorium, University Medical Center. He
will also give a preview of his new book "Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures
and Politics of Local Foods." 7 PM. Free! Parking available south of UMC.
Saturday - Sunday, October 13-14: Rewild It! Road Restoration Project in
the Peloncillos. Put your conservation values to work on the ground. Be
prepared for physical labor and lots of fun camaraderie.
Sunday, October 14: Wildlife Tracking in the Missing Link: Join Sky Island
Alliance's Wildlife Monitoring Team for a half day of tracking fun for the
whole family in the Cienega Creek-Mescal Arroyo area. Learn about Sky
Island mammals and connectivity.
Saturday, October 13 - Sunday, October 14: Summit Hut Fall Sale: Sky Island
Alliance information booth and $500 Summit Hut Shopping Spree Raffle ticket
sales; call (520)-624-7080 or Summit Hut, (520)-325-1554.
Sunday, October 21: Book Signing and Celebration for Sky Island Alliance
director Roseanne Hanson's new natural history of the San Pedro River. A
day of nature walks, talks, and chance to celebrate this last great wild
river in the Sky Island Region. Proceeds benefit Friends of the San Pedro
River.
Sunday, October 28, Noon - 4 PM: Sky Island Alliance Open House & Fair,
with educational booths, great Sky Island food, and music, at our office
courtyard, 5th Avenue and University. Raffle drawing for a $500 Summit Hut
Shopping Spree! plus a silent auction, and much more.
Wednesday, October 31, 6-8 PM: Exploring Wind & Food at Daniels
Restaurant, Benefiting Sky Island Alliance and The Nature Conservancy.
Plaza Liquors and Daniels present this exciting series of wine and food
events to benefit local charities. Zinfandel and Primitivo from Italy will
be the feature wines. For tickets ($50 per person) contact Mark Thomson,
owner, Plaza Liquors, at (520)-327-0452 or at 2642 N. Campbell between
Grant and Glenn.
And much, much more! For details or to order raffle tickets and register
for outings, call Sky Island Alliance at (520)-624-7080, or visit our
website, updated with new events regularly and with raffle ticket order
forms, at: [www.skyislandalliance.org].
Celebrate the Diversity!
ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING SUMMIT HUT:
(Tucson, AZ) - Summit Hut continues its Gearing Up For... series of free
in-store consumer clinics on topics of interest to outdoors enthusiasts
Thursday, September 20, at 7 p.m. Please join the Summit Hut at 605 E.
Wetmore Road, Tucson, for the following FREE event: Gearing Up
For...Building a Backcountry First Aid Kit, at the Wetmore and First Avenue
store.
Thursday, September 20, 7 p.m. -- No matter what your favorite outdoors
pursuit, an appropriate first aid kit for the activity and environment is
an essential. Join Summit Hut's Chris Sharp as he shares ideas, examples
and stories of how to pick or create the right kit every time. Chris'
experiences in this field include search and rescue work in U.S. National
Parks, medical/first aid support for major adventure races, and he's also
been an instructor for a premier wilderness medicine education institution.
He's knowledgeable, informative, and entertaining. Participants can enter
to win an Atwater Carey Wilderness Pro 1.0 first aid kit valued at $45.
Call (520)-325-1554 or e-mail [sharon@summithut.com] to pre-register for
this Wetmore store Gearing Up class.
The Summit Hut is a locally-owned Tucson business that has been equipping
backpackers, climbers, campers, hikers, adventure travelers and outdoor
enthusiasts with quality gear and clothing for over 30 years. For
additional information, or to pre-register call Terri Gay or Sharon Scott
at (520)-325-1554 or e-mail [sharon@summithut.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,
keep Rambling!
Wolfgang
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