Meeting Minutes

Minutes for Meeting of 10-17-2001

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The Ramblers meet every Wednesday at 5pm in the Forbes Building in room 307.
All hikes,unless otherwise stated, will meet for departure in the parking lot behind the Park Student Union. After 8pm on Friday the lot is available all weekend for general use.

PAST HIKES:

Sunday, Ross led a nice group of eight to Seven Falls. They departed from the Bear Canyon Road trailhead and had a leisurely hike under excellent hiking conditions. The water flowing in the falls was a bit low but the pools were still very cold and deep. The only wildlife encountered were some fish Ross spotted while swimming in the pools.
Michael led a group of three to the Pinaleno Mountains this past Sunday. The trails of choice were the Heliograph and Grant Loop. The Heliograph trail provides the highest lookout tower in the Coronado National Forest at an impressive 99ft tall. Unfortunately, you can only climb 3/4ths of the way up. It was a beautiful hike as the conditions were perfect (clear, cool and sunny) and the Aspens were turning a bright yellow contrasting nicely with the dark evergreens.
Erich, accompanied by a friend, went camping for one night at Solider camp in the southern Catalinas. This location is south of Bear Canyon and east of Seven Falls. The next day he hiked to Gibbon Peak and had a wonderful time.
Susan, once more, took a relaxing hike in the Finger Rock area.It was very tranquil as there were no mountain lion sightings.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

George is organizing a team for AIDSWALK which will be held at Rillito Downs on Sunday October 21st. If you are interested contact him immediately. For those of you already on the team, they will be meeting at the PSU at 8:15am and then carpooling to Rillito Downs. Your information needs to be turned in to him as soon as possible so that he can register y'all early, allowing you a few extra hours of sleep Sunday morning. Contact George with any questions or concerns you might have. His email is torrieri@physics.arizona.edu
Ross is having a "welcome home" BBQ for one of his friends that has been in Slovakia for the past 1.5 years. This will occur Friday night, October 19th at 5:00pm. You should bring your own BBQables and RSVP. His contact info is as follows: 325-5912 and rosslampert@hotmail.com. His address is 1742 N. Campbell. It is the 2nd house north of Elm.
The school of Renewable and Natural Resources is hosting an annual deer and javelina drive. The purpose of the drive is to get a population count of the animals. They are in a large enclosure and it would be considered a vigorous hike as it would entail hiking in and out of canyons. The group of 'drivers' usually camp out the night before and have a nice bonfire. If you are interested in this please contact Chasa at chasa2002@yahoo.com.
Matt Chamberlain's mini rogaine is this Sunday, October 21st. Registration begins at 7am. Steve is the contact person for more information. His email is sanewcomb@yahoo.com.

EQUIPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT:

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