Minutes for Meeting of 11-21-2001

• 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.

• Torsten and 9 others went to see the Leonids meteor shower in the Chiricahuas at 8300 ft. of elevation braving temperatures in the upper 20's though it could have been colder. By 3am it really picked up. About 1 every second shot across the sky on average with 2 or 3 at once. Most of the meteors were green, with some red or white larger ones. The group enjoyed a nice, warm fire as well and shared Oreos and mixed nuts. After sleeping in the morning sun and enjoying one last look at the beautiful views, they returned home.
• Monday, Steve Nicolosi went to Sycamore reservoir, or what is left of it, and saw a doe and her cute little fawn that he almost didn't recognize as a deer. The streams that feed the reservoir were dry so the water going over the dam was all from an underground source. The dam supposedly leaks as well.

• Loretta is still planning a hike to some hot springs in the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico. They will be departing on Saturday November 24th and returning Monday November 26th. You can e-mail Steve Newcomb with questions. His e-mail is sanewcomb@yahoo.com.
• Massimo is planning and extra jaunt to White Sands, in connection with Loretta's trip. He has already left, but he will be returning Sunday, as opposed to Monday.
• Joe is planning a long day hike that entails hiking from Mt. Lemmon down to Tucson. It is tentatively scheduled for the first weekend in December. If you are interested contact him via e-mail at jleisz@ag.arizona.edu.

• Shield yourself from sun, rain, snow, and moonlight. You can purchase a quality hat from Stephen Nicolosi (email: nicolosi@mindspring.com). The item is in superb condition and comes complete with a hat box for $17.42. It is a Fur Felt, Country Boots, Outback style hat, made in Australia. The size is probably "Large". The color label says Safari Green. You can see photos of the hat at the URL: http://nicolosi.home.mindspring.com/hat/hat.html
• Susan put up about 35 flyers advertising the Ramblers Hiking Club. Many thanks for her efforts.
• Hanna is planning a volunteer opportunity in which Ramblers would go to Millshoe Ranch where they are working to restore overgrazed land and refine grazing techniques. It would encompass an entire weekend of which the first day would include various odd jobs such as fence removal, painting or weed pulling. The second day would be available for hiking in the area. She is leaning more towards a weekend in January, so more information will be posted at a later date.

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!

Have a Happy and safe Thanksgiving Holiday!