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| Happenings in the next two weeks | Last chance to join these activities |
| Interview | A talk with Sherman Stambaugh |
| Other News | Important news |
| Review | New map of the Blue Ridge Parkway |
| Help Wanted | Great CMC volunteer jobs |
| Heard on the Trail | Great Old Broads are coming! |
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I have now taken over the e-newsletter. I want to thank Don Walton for having the creativity and initiative to start the CMC e-newsletter and for working on it for two and a half years. Don is now moving up to the post of A.T. chairman of the new ATC Deep South Regional Partnership Committee. What's Happening in the Next Two Weeks See all latest Fontana Weekend details! Backpacker Magazine Boot Camp September 16 – 17 – Do your feet a favor…Get fit with Phil. If you’re a hiker or just spend a lot of time on your feet, you know how important a good fitting pair of shoes is. If you have hard to fit feet, that great fit can be very elusive. Here’s an opportunity to have your feet assessed by a master boot fitter and other highly trained fitters. A boot camp is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, September 16 and 17, at the Mast Store in Waynesville. Friday night is an introductory “fit feet seminar” featuring Phil Oren, the developer of the Phil Oren FitSystem. The seminar is FREE and helps explain the steps to achieving a great fitting pair of boots or shoes. The seminar begins at 6 p.m. and is held at the Waynesville store. On Saturday, fit sessions are scheduled beginning at 10 a.m. There is a $20 fee for the session, and all participants receive a goodie bag filled with socks, shoecare products, coupons, and informative literature. To reserve your spot, call Mast Store On-Line at 866-FOR-MAST. Join Us! Learn, Volunteer, Educate Come and help us in protecting our National Forest, the Appalachian Trail and the French Broad River from invasive exotic plants that are threatening the biodiversity of our special natural resources. Learn the impacts of invasive exotic plants, how to control them in your own yards, plant identification as well as have some FUN with a diverse group of volunteers. We will be removing invasive exotics along the French Broad River by pulling, cutting or chain sawing (for those who are certified) in the Hot Springs area. When: Join us for one or more of the following days: September 23, 24, and 25, September 29, 30 and October 1, Join us 8 hours or more and receive a T-shirt! Come for PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS! We will have coffee and donuts ready for you at 7:45am! Training begins at 8am. Volunteers are asked to donate 8 hours of time. If you prefer, half-day options are available. What we will provide: · Training and identification on the TOP 12 UNWANTED plants · Methods of control · Safety training · Training on all tools · An opportunity to practice removal techniques · Snacks, coffee, donuts and lots of water! SIGN ME UP! For Further Questions and Registration, Contact: Julie Judkins at ATC, Phone: 828-254-3708, Email: jjudkins@appalachiantrail.org Julie Judkins, Program Assistant & Office Manager for the Southern Regional Office, 160A Zillicoa Street, P.O. Box 2750, Asheville, NC 28802, 828-254-3708, 828-254-3754 FAX jjudkins@appalachiantrail.org Smokies Staff and Neighbors Celebrate Fall Harvest at the Mountain Farm Museum The annual Mountain Life Festival at the Mountain Farm Museum in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is scheduled for Saturday, September 17th. The event hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and all activities are free and open to the public. The centerpiece of the event is the sorghum syrup demonstration, which the National Park has provided each fall for more than 35 years. Other activities during the day will include hearth cooking, hominy making, apple butter, apple cider, soap making and traditional toys. Tools, farm implements, and historic photographs from the national park's archives and artifact collection will also be on display. Several local musicians will provide live music. Featured at this year's event will be Ron and Suzanne Joyner from Big Horse Creek Farm in Ashe County, North Carolina. Their small family-owned orchard and nursery maintains more than 300 varieties of custom-grafted heirloom apple trees. The Joyners will have information on the preservation of antique varieties of apples. The purpose of the Mountain Life Festival is to share with Park visitors some of the traditional fall activities that were an important part of rural life in the southern mountains. The spirit of cooperation that existed among families and neighbors is reflected in this event. The Mountain Farm Museum is located adjacent to the park's Oconaluftee Visitor Center on US 441 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, two miles north of Cherokee, North Carolina. For more information call the visitor center at (828) 497-1904. Donate to Katrina relief through Diamond Brand. Diamond Brand Outdoors will donate 20 percent of all retail sales from September 12 through September 16, 2005 to the American Red Cross. The funds will be earmarked specifically for Hurricane Katrina relief. Diamond Brand Outdoors has two locations: 172 Charlotte Street in Asheville and 2623 Hendersonville Road in Arden . Also, Diamond Brand is urging people to donate clean and usable tents and camping equipment to the relief effort. Items may be dropped off by September 19, 2005 at either of the Diamond Brand Outdoors locations in Arden or Asheville . Finally, Diamond Brand Canvas Products will donate brand new tents, tarps and related equipment to the relief effort. Diamond Brand Canvas Products is the parent company of Diamond Brand Outdoors. The company manufactures tents and other sewn products for government and institutional use and is a major supplier for summer camps. Contact: Kirk Edwards at Diamond Brand Outdoors - kedwards@diamondbrand.com 828.684.9848 An interview with Sherman Stambaugh When Lenny and I first adopted a piece of the MST, Sherman went out with us to teach us the CMC way of trail maintenance. We walked the two miles while Sherman pointed out the flaws in the trail, particularly the water bars. I talked to Sherman a few weeks ago. Sherman, originally from Pennsylvania, moved to Asheville in 1960. He joined CMC in 1973 when Gerry McNabb was President of the club, the first time around. Sherman lives in a large white house in the Weaver section of North Asheville.” Too big for me now,” he said, “but not too big when my wife, Dorothy, and I were raising six children. Read the whole story with picture. TIME IS RUNNING OUT !!Yes, time is running out to send in your nominations for the following: CMC Distinguished Service Award: An annual award made to a member who, during his/her membership, has made consistent and cumulatively extraordinary contributions to the operation of the Carolina Mountain Club and to the achievement of its goals. CMC Award of Appreciation: An award made to a member who, during the calendar year prior to the annual meeting, has rendered such exceptional service to the operation of the Carolina Mountain Club that its goals were significantly advanced. Surely, it cannot be to difficult to find such deserving members for nomination. Please forward the nominations along with background information either by e-mail: Carrollkoepp@Bellsouth.net or to: Carroll Koepplinger, 3306 Idle Hour Drive, Asheville, NC 28806. The awards will be presented at the annual meeting on Nov. 11 th. Larry Hultquist leaves the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is with excitement and regret that I too am making a position
change with the National Park Service. I have been offered a promotion to
work exclusively with the Denver Service Center, of the National Park Respectfully; Larry: Thank you for all you have done for the trails. We will miss you. I especially will miss you. I am happy you get to stay in Asheville. This sounds like a very nice change for you and your family. Don Walton New website for the Benton MacKaye Trail Check out the new website for the Benton MacKaye Trail at www.BMTA.org
How did Larry create a map, based on his vision? Here is what he said: So often I heard people say the Park Service map was inadequate and, as you may know, the only other map is a 3-D view that is fun to look at but not very detailed. I came up with the idea for the map and contacted Polaris Cartography who made our firs publication "Black Mountain and the Swannanoa River Valley." I initially thought of a 3-D view but as I got into the project realized this perspective would not allow adequate information to be presented. I finally settled on a relief map as a look that would adequately resent the information. Then a long process working with the cartographer to define the exact area to be presented and how to best do that. I really wanted to present most of western North Carolina as that is where most of my requests are for. Several different ideas were passed back and forth until the views shown on the front cover were settled on. The area pretty much defined the scale to be used. After that was to compile information and decide exactly what as to be on the map. Here I enlisted help from my friends at Foot Travel. I then contacted the Blue Ridge Parkway who supplied me with Parkway milepost info. Then we had to decide what information as far as tables, etc were to be put on the map. This all took quite awhile with much back and forth between the cartographer, myself and occasionally the Parkway. We (Foot Travel and myself )felt it important that the AT and the MST trails be identified. I secured permission from University of NC press to use the Alan de Hart book to place the MTS trail. We then also identified Forest Service rec. areas and some popular waterfalls to put on. The project continually grew in scope from what was first envisioned with the additions of a roads database but I think you now have a usable map that can be used a Parkway guidemap as well as help one to identify other recreational opportunities in the area. Finally the 'look", color etc had to be established. This was also a long process that required several proofs. I came up with the basic cover concept but putting it together was beyond my skill so I enlisted Nancy Mason of the Starry Nights Art Store who helped me fine tune the cover. The picture was not easy as there are copyright restrictions on many images but we came across a picture from Joyce Durham of the Ginko Tree frame Shop. By the way the cartographer is from Burnsville www.polarismaps.com Printing was done in South Carolina (that is where I got the best price). I first approached Polaris Maps in April and finally picked up the finished product on Oct 31. Let’s Go Distribution
Alternate MST Section Maintainers Wanted! MST Coordinator wanted!
Heard on the Trail |
Danny Bernstein
danny@hikertohiker.org
Look at the new map of the Blue Ridge Parkway (NC section) that was designed and published by Larry Odoski, a CMC member and owner of