CMC Weekly Hike News
12//31/03
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Looking Ahead....
All Day Sunday
NEW YEARS DAY No. A0304-281 Jan. 1 Green River Gamelands 8:30 AM breakfast, 9:30 AM Hike 8, Drive 20 (from Hendersonville), 1000 ft. ascent, Rated B-B Bruce Bente 828-692-0116 bbente@cytechusa.com This annual hike begins with breakfast at the Cracker Barrel in Hendersonville (exit 22 on I26), followed by a pleasant loop on a series of trails around the Green River Gamelands. We'll hike down to and along the Green River, with a late lunch at the big rocks on the Green River, and then hike up and out on the Pulliam Creek trail. Topo: Cliffield Mtn., and Map of the Green River Gamelands Trails
ALL DAY No. A0304-282 Jan. 4 (strenuous)Black Mtn. - Buckhorn Gap Loop 8:00 AM Hike 11-12, Drive 70, 1800 ft. ascent, Rated A-A Carroll Koepplinger 828-667-0723 carrollkoepp@cs.com This hike will first take the Black Mtn trail past Black Mtn. and Clawhammer Mtn. to Buckhorn Gap, then follow FS 5058 and the Buckhorn Gap Trail down past Twin Falls to FS 477. Short car shuttle. Second meeting place at parking lot next to Pisgah Forest Mainten
All-day hikes submitted by Bruce Bente 692-0116, bbente@cytechusa.com . Driving distance is round-trip from Asheville. All Saturday and Sunday hikes assemble at Westgate Shopping Center near I-240 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
Half Day Sunday
HALF DAY No. H0304-301 Jan. 4 Pink Beds Loop 1:00 PM Hike 5, Drive 80, Rated C-C Elizabeth Feil 828-684-8719 hofeil@brinet.com Note early start time. From Pink Beds parking lot we will make a pleasant loop past meandering streams & wildlife clearings. An easy popular hike with negligible elevation change. Second meeting place: Pink Beds parking area at 2:00 PM.
Half Day hikes submitted by Paula Robbins 828-687-1651 paularww@bellsouth.net and Pat Elias 828-281-3253 peliasy@aol.com . Leaders: Mail please mail your sign-up sheets. Meet at Westgate unless otherwise noted.
All Day Wednesday
ALL DAY DEC. 31 NO HIKE SCHEDULED. HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE.
Wednesday Hikes are submitted by Kenneth & Carol Deal, 828- 281-4530, KMCDeal@aol.com and Paula McNabb, 828- 274-0057 gcmcnabb@charter.net. The meeting place for each hike will be designated by the hike leader and will appear in the hike description. Driving mileage will be listed, round trip, from the first designated meeting place.
Wednesday Hikers:
Unfortunately there is an error in the Wednesday CMC 1st quarter hike schedule. Two identical alternate hikes are listed on the same days. Boyd Brasington is doing Penny Rock or Leader's Choice on January 21st. Please cross out the Tom Sanders hike listed on the same day. Tom Sanders is doing the Hot Springs Area Ramble on March 17th. Please cross out the Boyd Brasington hike listed on the same day. Ken & Carol
Wednesday All Day Hike Scheduler Needed
"With the lst quarter of "04, we find we've been scheduling Wednesday hikes for 5 years, and think it's about time that we let someone else have the opportunity". Ken & Carol Deal
We sincerely appreciate the years of dedication that Ken and Carol have made faithfully scheduling the Wednesday All Day Hikes. Paula McNabb will be continuing alternating every other schedule but we will need a new scheduler starting the 3rd quarter of 2004. Please start thinking about who will be inspired to come forward and help with this important rewarding duty. Don Walton
Adopt-A-Trail (Section) Maintainers Needed!
We currently have several sections on the Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) that would love to have a caring individual who can adopt a section of their very own. As a trail maintainer, you would be the MST's most important advocate and protector. In this role, you would become familiar with trail maintenance techniques so that you understand the big picture as you perform the simple, recurring maintenance and repairs necessary to keep the trail in good repair. One your most important duties would be the "eyes" and "ears" of your section. The section supervisors are responsible for all of the "heavy duty" work and should be contacted to perform trail work you would not feel comfortable doing.
If you are interested please contact me or any of the following and we will explore finding just the right section of trail for you. Don Walton, walt7258@bellsouth.net , 828-298-5084, Stan Smith, ssmith111728@aol.com , 828-456-3042, D.R. Kulp, kulpdr@juno.com , 828-692-0783, Les Love, leslove@aol.com , 828-658-1489, Jorge Munoz, jmunoz@buncombe.main.nc.us , 828-658-0606.
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Looking Back......
All Day Sunday
ALL DAY No. A0304-280 Dec. 28 North Slope / Art Loeb Trails 8:00 AM Hike 8, Drive 70, 1300 ft. ascent, Rated B-B Larry Modlin 828-251-5092 lmodlin@warren-wilson.edu A good winter hike and a pretty trip, especially if there is some snow. We'll follow the Art Loeb Trail from the Davidson River Campground up to Neil Gap, then down the Connector and North Slope Ridge Trails to the campground, then follow the river back to the cars. Topos: Pisgah Forest, Shining Rock
The weather was beautiful for our loop hike from the Davidson River Campground via the Art Loeb Trail returning on the North Shore Loop. The hike begins with 1/2 mile of relatively flat terrain, crossing the Davidson River on a swinging bridge, the becomes quite steep for about 2 miles to a ridgeline, continuing to ascend to a total of 1600 feet, then back down a well marked trail to the campground. This hike had 12 participants, including 3 first-timers for CMC, one from Baltimore, the other from Winston Salem. The total distance was 7.5 miles and was a perfect distance to walk off the Christmas guilt, without being overwhelmed with the extra weight we were carrying. Larry
All Day Wednesday
ALL DAY DEC. 24 NO HIKE SCHEDULED. HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE.
ALL DAY DEC. 31 NO HIKE SCHEDULED. HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE.