Carolina Mountain Club

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June 19th, 2008

Hiking News | CMC Calendar

Photo Contest

Saturday Workday, June 21st

News about eNews

For the months of June through August I will be producing the biweekly eNews while the Bernsteins are on vacation. I am not as closely involved in the day-to-day activities of the club as is Danny. This means that I will need help in gathering items for the eNews. Please don't assume that if something important is happening that I know about it. Send me items for inclusion! Putting "eNews" in your email subject header will guarantee that your input will get prompt attention.

Dave Wetmore, dwetmore@citcom.net

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Happenings in the Next Two Weeks

Learn About High-Pointing

Douglas Butler, who has climbed the highest peaks in all 50 states, will be presenting a program at the Leicester Library (1561 Alexander Road, Leicester), on June 24th, at 7 PM. All are welcome. Please call the library (828-250-6480) for more information.

Saturday Work Day

Just a reminder that there will be an additional work day on June 21 to make up for the one rained out in May. Again we'll meet at the Moose Cafe at 8:00 for breakfast, leave promptly at 9:00, and be back by 3:00. Please let Les Love or Piet Bodenhorst know if you can attend.

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Other Important News

Annual Photo Contest

-- Photo by Stu English

Effective immediately, you are invited to enter the club's new photo contest.  The plan has been greatly simplified this year in that there are no categories, just a theme.  And the contest will end March 31, 2009.  Theme for the contest this year is "Defining the Carolina Mountain Club Experience", and members will select the top three winners at the Spring Social, April 25, 2009 after seeing a slide show of the best entries.  The theme will permit a wide range of subject material as long as it defines the club experience.  

Rules:

1. Only digital entries will be accepted, and for pictures taken in 2008 or 2009.
2. To qualify for entry you must be a current paid-up member of the club at the contest closing.
3. Members may enter up to three pictures.
4. Photos may be modestly edited… nothing wild or unnatural.
5. Entries should be as large as your camera can take to assure a quality image for presentation.  Check your camera's menu to make sure you are taking the highest resolution pictures.  I will resize them for projection.
6. Prizes will be awarded at the Social… first, second and third.
7. Photos received after the closing date will not be considered as entries.
8. It would be helpful if you could rename your entries to include your name in the filename of the photo… to better identify the photos as yours.   If you can't do it, I will rename them for you.
9. No entries will be accepted after March 31, 2009.
10. All entries submitted may be used by the club for publicity purposes. 

Entries should be emailed to contestmcnabb@charter.net

Our theme this time around is broad enough to permit almost any club-related image and could include vistas, forests, streams, waterfalls, close-ups, wildlife, flowers, the seasons, weather… even club meetings or events.  Say in your email how your pictures relate to the theme, and on what occasion it was taken.  Happy shooting. 

Plea to Hikers and Possible Hikers

Please fill out and send in the hike survey that was in your latest Let's Go. The Hiking Committee wants to set up the kind of hikes you enjoy. They can do a better job if they know what you want.

Plea to All CMC Members

Please take a look at the award nomination form in your latest Let's Go. If you know of somebody whom you think is doing a good job, tell the Awards Committee.

CMC Council's Position on permitting Firearms in The National Parks

The Carolina Mountain Club council voted to support the Draft Appalachian Trail Conservancy's statement against the US Department of Interior's proposal to allow the carrying of firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges. Any CMC member wishing to express their opinion on the subject can do so by going to this web site.

Search and Rescue Team

The SAR Committee is in the planning stages and hopes to form a CMC SAR team. To see what they are doing and to get in on the action, read their report.

Meet President Roosevelt

I'm not quite sure how this is going to happen, but the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has announced a reinactment of the Parkway dedication at which President Roosevelt will appear. Check it (and many other interesting things) out on their website.

Do a Good Botanical Deed

The ATC is holding two workshops on exotic/invasive plants. One will be on June 7th near Davenport Gap, the other on June 21 near Fontana. For imore information contact Leanna Joyner.

Happy 75th Birthday!

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is preparing to celebrate its 75th anniversery, and the birthday has its own web site, with several CMC hikes on it.

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Heard on the Ground

MST Saturday Workday

June 21 will be the our next workday, meeting again at the Moose Cafe at 8:00 for breakfast and leaving promptly at 9:00. If you have questions, contact Les Love

Adopt a Section of the Appalachian Trail

No sections are available now, but one section needs an assistant. For information contact Don Walton.

Adopt a Section of the MST

Licklock Gap to Doubletop 0.9 miles

Walnut Cove Overlook to Hardtimes Road 1.2 miles

FS Road 816 to Dark Prong Gap 1.6 miles.

To learn more about adopting a section, email Don Walton.

Maintenance Reports created by Don Walton

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The Small Print

So send me your news and maintenance reports by Wednesday evening at 9 P.M. before the newsletter comes out, that is, by Tuesday evening, June 3rd to Dave Wetmore dwetmore@citcom.net Include your email address at the end of your story. Thank you. I can only accept the Wednesday hike report by Wednesday evening.

Photos are always welcome. Please send them as attached jpg files.

The CMC Calendar is meant to answer the perennial question "When is this happening again?" It is also meant to prevent conflicts between competing CMC events. Please check it often.

How to join the Carolina Mountain Club
1. Go to www.carolinamtnclub.org
2. Click on “How to Join” (upper-left on web page)
3. Print out the “CMC Application Form”
4. Fill it Out, write a check for your dues and ...5. Mail to CMC, PO Box 68, Asheville NC 28802

       For CMC members only - Send all address and email changes to Jean Gard at jeangard@charter.net. If you are a non-member subscriber, you need to go back to the CMC home page > News >Subscribe and change it there yourself.

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