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Use the form below to reserve and pay for your dinner at the Annual Banquet and pay your dues for next year at the same time. Please consider donating an additional amount to be used for CMC worthwhile projects. I hope to see you at the Grove Park.

2004 Membership Application and Renewal

Reservation for Annual Meeting and Banquet

Name (s): ______________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________

Phone (s) Home: ( ) Cell: ( )

Work: ( )

E-mail (s) ______________________________________________________

Membership Status (check one)

Member (Individual or Family) - $12.00 _______

Silver - $25.00 _______

Gold - $50.00 _______

Other _______

The CMC is a non-profit organization. Contributions above the $12.00 member level are tax-deductible. Your dues and contributions support CMC programs to promote hiking and to build and maintain trails in Western North Carolina. Current members who have questions about their dues status can find that information on the CMC website (www.caarolinamtnclub.org). Log on to the membership listing and click on your name for details of when and for how long you have paid your dues. If you don’t have access to the web, call Lenny Bernstein, Membership Chair, (828-236-0192) for the information.

I will ____ (will not ____ ) attend the Annual Meeting and Banquet at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, November 1, 2003, at the Grove Park Inn Country Club, and enclose a check of $ ____________ for my dues and attendees at $22.00 per person.

Name (s) of Attendees (for name tag)_________________________________________

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Return this form to: Carolina Mountain Club, P.O. Box 68, Asheville, NC 28802

Previous issues of Let’s Go, dating back to 1998, are available for any CMC member who wants to fill in his/her collection. Old issues can be useful for researching previous CMC hikes. Anyone wanting any of these old issues should contact Bruce Bente at bbente@cytechusa.com , or phone 692-0116, and make arrangements to pick them up on a future hike.

Here is a detailed agenda, listing each presentation, for this year's SAMAB Fall Conference, as well as registration information.

(See attached file: detailed Agenda_ SAMAB 2003 conf.pdf)(See attached file: registration form.pdf)

Who: The Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere program is a consortium of numerous federal and state agencies interested in the conservation and sustainable development of the Southern Appalachians.

When: Nov. 4,5,6, 2003 The Southern Appalachian region faces a host of interrelated issues, from air quality to invasive species to planning for growth. The Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Fall Conference brings together professionals and concerned citizens from across the region in a forum that facilitates the learning, networking, and brainstorming needed to address these issues. The conference features workshops, presentations, posters, and field trips about the most pressing issues in our region, and agency and community actions that address these challenges.

Bringing the proper equipment will add greatly to your enjoyment, your safety, and the enjoyment and safety of the group. This stuff is essential if you are going out in the woods for more than a couple of hours. Make sure that you are comfortable with your equipment and you know where it all fits in. Do not carry anything in your hands; do not tie a jacket around your waist. Everything should fit in your daypack. Carry your wallet and keys in your daypack, at all times. In your daypack: Two quarts of water in plastic water bottles (not soda bottles) Lunch and snacks Rain jacket (no matter what the forecast) Long sleeve shirt (no matter what the forecast) Sunglasses Wool or fleece hat and gloves Insect repellent Sunscreen Tissues Personal first aid kit Small flashlight Plastic bag for trash If it is not the height of a warm summer, add: Warm fleece hiking sweater or jacket Rain pants How to dress: Shorts and a short-sleeve T-shirt as the bottom layer. Hiking boots that are well broken-in and that go over the ankles Good hiking socks (not sports socks). Sunhat with a wide brim Bandanna which you need to keep handy Dress in layers: Your first layer should be a short-sleeve t-shirt (synthetic, not cotton) even if it seems cool in the morning. You will warm up. Your second layer should be a long-sleeve shirt (also synthetic). If you need extra layers, you will have your warm hiking sweater and rain jacket. Shorts give you more mobility and keep you cooler; pants give you more protection from insects and brush. Questions, comments, additions to the list? Send to danny@hikertohiker.org