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| Carolina Mountain Club - Hiking and maintaining the trails of Western North Carolina |
| Happenings in the next three weeks | Last chance to join these activities |
| Other News | Important news |
| Conservation | Saving these roadless places |
| Heard on the trail | How to keep nats away |
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Please send me your hiking news, hike and maintenance reports by Monday evening before the newsletter comes out, that is, by Monday evening June 5 to Danny Bernstein danny@hikertohiker.org. Include your email address at the end of your story. Thank you. What's Happening the Next Three Weeks A.T.C. biennial meeting looking for workshop presenters As you may know, the New York New Jersey Trail Conference will be hosting the biennial meeting of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, July 13-20, 2007 at Ramapo College in Mahwah, New Jersey. As in the past this seven day event gives hikers an opportunity to take workshops, hike, go on excursions, attend concerts, and talk with fellow hikers. ---------------------- Back to Top 2006 AT Southern Regional Multi-Club Campout on Sept. 1 to Sept. 4 (labor Day Weekend) Three days of hiking and camping in Nantahala National Forest, hosted by the Nantahala Hiking Club. See http://www.maconweb.com/nhc/ for all details. ---------------------- Back to Top Memorial Backpack changed There are still some spots on the Memorial Day backpack. It is now easier but still a good challenge. See all the details at http://www.hikertohiker.org/cmcbp06/ ---------------------- Back to Top The old Roaring Fork shelter has now been taken down. It has been smoothed out, and all signs for the old shelter on the AT have been removed. Some of the construction materials remain on sitebut they will be taken away by the Section Maintainer. The logs were cut to about three foot lengths and scattered in the woods downhill from the site. We will try to plant native grass on the large bare area that remains in order to rehabilitate the compacted soil. This completes the program started in 2002 to replace the old Roaring
Fork shelter, 0.5 miles south of Lemon Gap, with the new one which ---------------------- Back to Top The first session of the GSP Course - a Great Success With discussion ranging from satellites to hats and from the speed of light to the best place to buy batteries, twelve of us gathered together in the first GPS course the CMC has held. Don Walton and Dave Wetmore hosted this wide-ranging discussion with ten other people present. We want to thank Diamond Brand for the use of their meeting room but more especially the doughnuts they so kindly provided. Having disposed of the theory of GPS, the next class, later in the summer, will be a field course, designed specifically for those who have GPS units. Dave ---------------------- Back to Top Mountain Xpress starts an Outdoor Section Mountain Xpress has started an outdoor section. Every week, the section will rotate between hiking, biking, fishing and water sports. Your editor is the hiking columnist. See the inaugural column at http://www.mountainx.com/guides/2006/0510bernstein.php ---------------------- Back to Top Cold Mountain webcast What is the ozone level on Cold Mountain?Go to http://216.48.37.155/ to see. From Ruth Hartzler. ---------------------- Back to Top Conservationists want voters to decide on funds for land protection by Julie Ball, jball@CITIZEN-TIMES.com published May 7, 2006 12:15 am> > > ASHEVILLE - North Carolina voters would get to decide whether the state should spend $1 billion on land > conservation efforts under a proposal being pushed by a number of conservation groups. > > Land for Tomorrow, a statewide coalition, is asking the General Assembly to allow a bond referendum on the > issue in November. > > "We are asking the lawmakers to give the citizens of North Carolina a choice. We think there's the support out there, and we believe this will happen," said Marge Anders Limbert, outreach coordinator for Land for Tomorrow. > Multimedia audio Marge Anders Limbert of Land for Tomorrow explains why there's a big push underway to preserve more land in western North Carolina. Marge Anders Limbert of Land for Tomorrow is optimistic about getting legislative support. > The groups want a bond referendum that would provide $200 million a year for five years for land conservation efforts. The referendum also would provide money for grants that allow communities to take advantage of undeveloped land and historic places. ---------------------- Back to Top How to keep bugs away on the trail? Pat Elias has trail tested putting a fresh piece of Bounce in her hat. An informal comparison seems to indicate that it keeps nats away at lunchtime. From Gerry McNabb ... that story about the PO Box is a gem. I knew Arch Nichols well. He had a great sense of humor...one that might remind you of Jack Benny. He was always demanding a nickel fine if you paused to rest a little too early on the trail...but with a twinkle in his eye. Another letter Just wanted to drop a note to tell about meeting Stuart and Joann on the trail near Reliance, TN on Saturday, April 22nd. Early in the morning, in a steady rain, Stuart and Joann came upon our camp on the Hiwassee River. They were kind enough (and wet enough, I suspect) to join us for a cup of hot coffee. Although their visit was short, we thoroughly enjoyed them and found them extremely interesting. What an inspiration! Wishing them Godspeed, with less rain, as they travel down the next path on their journey through life. Bill Rosshirt and Bill Graham ---------------------- Back to Top |
Danny Bernstein
danny@hikertohiker.org