Nov. 23 2005

There were 3 people in attendance - no new ones, just really old
members.

PAST HIKES

1. Steve decided to catch some of the Leonid meteor shower and headed
to Redington Pass for a campout last Friday. Just after the 10 mile
marker there is a ATV staging area on the left hand side. He drove a
ways along the dirt road to a large circular area which had open views
and dark skies to the east. After eating dinner and setting up his camp
chair, getting comfortable in his sleeping bag he proceeding to waste 2
hours of his life. Despite reports of 5-10 meteors per hour he saw
none, nada, zilch, nein, el zero! Worse than a random night. Well,
these things are hard to predict and it was a nice peaceful night under
the stars.

2. Will had a successful potluck get together at his place last
Saturday. 15-20 people showed up and there was a really complicated
card game played. Plenty of wine and debauchery (actually, no
debauchery took place as there weren't the minimum number of Russians,
2, for this according to Lenny). Still, fun was had by all.

FUTURE HIKES

1. Steve was planning on a trip to the Joshua Tree National Park and
Deep Creek Hot Springs over the turkey break, a joint effort with the
NAU hiking club. Different plans came about so this trip is being
rescheduled for December, probably just after finals.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The shirts are finished! The short sleeve shirts are 10$ but because we
ordered so few, the long sleeve shirts are 13$. There are two options
for picking up and paying for your shirt:

At the meetings- Wednesdays 5:00 Forbes 307

In my office- Shantz rm 131
Mondays before 11 or after 1
Tuesdays and Thursdays after 3:30
Wednesdays and Fridays after 12

You can email me ahead of time to make sure that I'll be there.
Shannon

That is all. Ramble On!

Steve filling in for Katherine

Nov. 16 2005

ATTENDANCE:
9 people attended.
PAST HIKES:
-Grand Canyon by Steve
It was really cold. Did two day hikes, one on the Grand View trail and the other
starting at Hermit's Rest and ending at Yuma Point.
-Ash Creek by Will, Saturday
Lots of colorful leaves.
FUTURE HIKES:
-NAU Hiking Club over Thanksgiving. They are planning on going to the
Cheracawas, some other suggestions were; Organ Pipe, Gila Wilderness. Peralta
Trail, McDowell Mountain Perserve, Fossil Creek and the hot springs.
-Possibly Ramsey Canyon, by Chris

Nov. 9 2005

ATTENDANCE:
Nine people attended, one new person.
PAST HIKES:
-Blacket's Ridge, Led by Lenny, Sunday. Nine people went, they left from Bear
Canyon.
-Mt. Lemon, Chris and Steve, Sunday. They took the Aspen Loop Trail near
Summerhaven. They said it would be a great trail to see leaves for next year.
FUTURE HIKES:
-Will has a couple things posted.
-We're going to the Grand Canyon tomarrow!!!

Nov. 2 2005

ATTENDANCE:
12 people attended
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The t-shirt orders were placed, it will be a couple of weeks before they get in.
PAST HIKES:
-Kayaking on Lake Powell:
put in at Antelope Point Marina.
visited many canyons too narrow to enter in a boat bigger than a kayak.
did a lot of hikes that would have been submerged at higher water.
quick sand is very real, and very quick:)
-Huachuca Car Camping: led by Steve and Lenny
camped at Ramsy Vista.
hiked to Miller Peak.
a little late for the leaves, go a couple of weeks earlier next year.
camp at a different spot due to some questionable visitors.
-Butterfly Trail: led by Shannon
there are beautiful fall leaves on Mt. Lemon right now.
-Finger Rock Sunset Hike: led by Will and Jens
FUTURE HIKES:
-Trying to get an Aravapa Canyon Permit
none available before December
the website is down, only way to get them is to call the safford field office
for permits
another way to go would be to volunteer with the tamarisk removal project
-Pissibly going to the Cheracawas in about three weeks, the week before
Thanksgiving.
-Ash Creek: led by Will
next weekend
-Grand Canyon: led by Steve
Veteran's Day Weekend, Next Weekend!!!
if you want to go email Steve ASAP!
going to hike the Hermit Trail to Yuma Point
probably going to hinke the Southe Kaibab Trail

Have a LOVELY week everyone!!!








Oct. 26 2005


ATTENDANCE:
15 people, 5 new
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Shannon is still working on getting t-shirts, she is extending the ordering date
until Friday.
PAST HIKES:
-Pusch Peak, Saturday, Led by Lenny. It was pretty steep, but not as bad as most
descriptions said it would be.
-Picacho Peak, Sunday, Led by E-Chiao.
FUTURE HIKES:
-Douglas Springs, Saturday, Led by Mitch. Will meet at 7:00 am at the trailhead.
("It's a night hike."-anon:))
-Huachucas Car Camping, Saturday Night-Sunday, Led by Lenny. The leaves will be
turning at the peak, it's about 7200 feet. We will meet at the wall sometime
Saturday.
-Grand Canyon, Veteran's Day Weekend, Led by Steve. We will leave Tucson
Thursday, stay in Flagstaff Thursday night, hike in the canyon Friday and
Saturday and camp in Kaibab National Forest Friday and Saturday Nights. We will
return to Tucson before dinner on Sunday. It will be cool, so bring extra
blankets. The club has a stove. There will be more on this later.
-We watched a Grand Canyon slid show by Steve.








Oct. 19 2005


ATTENDANCE:
7
PAST HIKES:
-Barbeque, Saturday, led by Jens: It was really fun and there is talk of making
it an annual event. Note: The gates of the Desert Museum lock after the museum
is closed, so in the future don't park there.
-Maiden Pools, Sunday, led by Will: There was some water in the pools, lots of
pictures were taken, we saw/caught a snake.
FUTURE HIKES:
-Picacho Peak, Satuday or Sunday, led by E-Chiao: will probably meet at 8:00 am,
email E-Chiao if you have an opinion on the day.
-Either a Finger Rock Hike OR Miller's Peak Camping (Saturday-Sunday), led by
Lenny: He may post more details, depending on expressed interest.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Order shirts if you want them, e-mail Shannon to order.





Oct. 12 2005

ATTENDANCE:
11 people attended
No Announcements or Past Hikes Today!
FUTURE HIKES:
-Saturday: Barbeque, organized by Jens, meeting @ 3:00 @ The Wall
Possible:
Miller Canyon, by Steve?
Linda Vista Canyon, Sunday... no one wants to lead...?
Meteor Shower Viewing/Camping, led by Shannon, debate about the location



Oct. 5 2005

ATTENDANCE:
12 people attended
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-T-shirts-going to reprint shirts with the old design. An email will go out
about ordering, and they will be ordered based on responses. We are going to
try and and have ASUA pay for them so that they can be a fundraiser.
PAST HIKES:
-Green Mountain Trail, Mount Lemon- Saturday, 12 people attended, Led by Will
It was very green.
-Sunset Hike behind the Desert Museum- Sunday, 6 people attended, Led by Will
We were a little late, so the sun set before we reached the top, but it was
still beautiful.
-Bill Birky (Staff Advisor) talked about two hikes he's done. One in the Santa
Rita's where he saw black bears and a ridge nosed rattle snake, the other in
Rocky Mountain National Park. He also attended a meeting at Saguaro National
Park to discuss park issues.
-Romero Pools- Patricia went to Romero Pools this week, there was still water
running.
FUTURE HIKES:
-The NAU hiking club (led by Cloe Hill) wants to go on a joint back packing trip
over Thanksgiving Break. If anyone is interested let us know, but really what's
needed is a leader. There are no concrete plans, but both the Blue Range and
Windows Peak were suggested.
-Jence (sorry about the spelling) suggested a barbeque in two weekends from now.
The location is still in question.
-There was a suggestion to go on a ranger led hike, they begin in October.
-Keep watching for postings about the Grand Canyon trip.
-Kartchner Caverns-Led by Will, December 10th, email him if you want to go or
for more info.
-Pat was wondering about good camping places for a trip he is planning in a
couple of weeks. Both Cochise and Huachuca were suggested.





Sept. 28 2005

ATTENDANCE:
14 people attended, 2 new
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-The club is finally registered!!!
-Party: Will be a Shannon's house on Saturday night. She will send out a
bulletin and a car pool can be arranged.
-The Gear Warden Position is still open!!! We are considering getting a locker.
-Steve will give a GPS seminar after the meeting next Wednesday.
-There is a gear swap meet at the Summit Hut coming up, see the bulletins.
PAST HIKES:
-Seven Falls/Bear Canyon on Saturday. 5 or 6 peopole attended.
-Ash Creek Canyon on Sunday. 6 people attended.
FUTURE HIKES:
-Maiden Falls on Saturday. *possible* announced by Patricia
-Sunset Hike on Friday. *possible* lead by Will
-A White Mountains camping trip was mentioned for this weekend *possible*
-Grand Canyon trip, possibly for Veteran's Day Weekend, lead by Steve, dates
depending on his leg.




Sept. 21 2005
ATTENDANCE:
12 people attended (3 new)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Shannon is planning a Ramblers party, possibly next Saturday. A carpool can be
arranged for those who don't have cars. More will be posted later.
-There is a "gear warden" position open and it needs to be filled. They're job
is to store the gear. There will be a list made of up all the gear and posted
on the website.
Also, we are going to look into getting the sleeping bags dry cleaned.
-We would like to make a list of maps Ramblers has, possibly to post on the
website. The best way to borrow maps is just to Xerox the part you need and
then just return the map.
PAST HIKES:
-Tubing the Salt River (stops 2-4)
-----Sunday, 15 people attended, the water was warm and the weather was great.
-Douglas Springs
-----Sunday night, 10 people, saw a rattle snake, tarantula and there was a nice
moon
-Lemon Pools (4 mi)
-----Sunday, 10 people, the water level was down and it was cold.
FUTURE HIKES:
-Ash Creek Canyon: Sunday, 9:00 @ the wall. Possible trip to Basset Peak.
Announced by Will
-Grand Canyon: Sometime this fall, possible Veterans Day. There will be more on
this later, but possible trails are Hermit and South Kaibab. Annouced by Steve.



Sept. 14 2005

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: 5:07
ATTENDANCE:
11 people (3 new people) attending the meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Shannon is in the process of registering the club with ASUA.
-Also, she is working on getting a club locker, since we used to have one.
-Equipment: Where is all of it? What is all of it? Shannon is working on making
a list of equipment and a list of the maps we have to post online.
-Flyers: Shannon made flyers and handed some out to post.
-The meeting room is unavailable on September 28th, the meeting will be moved to
the lobby that day.
-Shannon is thinking of planning a Ramblers party in an upcoming weekend, there
will be more posted about this on the listserve later.
-Subscribe to the Listserve!!!
Description:
Shannon gave a short description of the club.
PAST HIKES:
-On Saturday September 10th there was an evening hike at Sabino Canyon from
about 5:00-9:30
----20 people attended, the saw two snakes, some firefly larvae, and a turtle,
the water was running enough to go over some bridges, there was a nice moon
-There was a trip to Wilcox, Apple Annie's
----5 people attended, the picked pears, Asian pears, and apples
FUTURE HIKES:
-Tubing on the Salt River: Meet at the wall on Sunday @ 8:30, it is ten dollars
a tube and money for gas
-There is a possible hike on Mt. Lemon on Saturday, suggested by Will. There is
some swimming there and there will be more posted about this later.
-There was a suggestion to visit Bear Canyon/Sabino Canyon in an upcoming
weekend.
-There was a mention of a trip to Elephant's Head tomarrow to look at insects
and possibly wild flowers.
MEETING AJOURNED: 5:35