Minutes for Meeting of 05-01-2002

• 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.

• Susan and Steven tried out their new backpacks Friday night. They hiked and camped in Pima Canyon and had a great time. The weather was wonderful and they saw lots of birds. The only things that weren't completely enjoyable were some overpowering sun-dried tomatoes and a strange grunting sound Friday night.
• Ross, on Monday, woke up extremely early and went with Hanna to Catalina State Park. While Hanna was birding, Ross did some hiking on the Bridle and Romero Trail. He saw some woodpeckers, Arizona Cardinals and doves. Hanna didn't find what she was looking for as they had all migrated. She did however see a roadrunner and some cardinals. On Sunday they both did some hiking around Rose Canyon Lake. However, after all the dredging recently and the lack of rain there was only about 1 liter of water in the entire thing.

• Hanna has decided that her backpacking trip to the Lagunas will be from 20-26 of May. She would like to spend 3-4 days backpaking along the PCT and then spend the remaining days at the beach. The exact route is still to be determined so if you are interested email her ASAP and tell her what time of day you would like to leave. Her email is hanna@u.arizona.edu.
• Susan is planning a hike along the Atascosa Lookout Trail on Saturday. The trail is near Pena Blanca Lake and is supposedly very beautiful. There is an elevation change from 4700-6294 ft and the hike takes approximately 3hrs. She is leaving PSU at 9:15 Saturday morning and plans to return around 4. Bring lunch.
• Ross is planning a hike for Sunday but isn't sure of what it will be so watch the listserv for more details.

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