Carolina Mountain Club
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May 21, 2010
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| Upcoming Hikes | Hike Reports |Maintenance Schedule |
| Read this now! | Changes to our hiking meeting place |
| What's Happening in the Next Two Weeks | Build a portion of the MST! |
| Other Important News | Put a decal on your car |
| Conservation Matters | Land for Tomorrow needs our help |
| Heard on the Ground | Adopt a section of trail. |
| Heard on the Trail | New lyrics to an classic song |
| The Small Print | Deadlines, change of addresses and other details |
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From Your Editor Below read below about important changes to our hiking meeting place. Danny Change in Hike Meeting Place
For the time being we can continue to leave cars there for our day of hiking, but we must park in the northernmost part of the lot - past EarthFare, in the last row of parking spaces. Hikers and hike leaders should let each other know now and park in the new area (for us). Click on the map on left for a larger picture. Charlie Ferguson, Chair of CMC Hiking Committee What's Happening in the Next Two Weeks Saturday Workday on June 5, National Trails Day
When: Saturday June 5 Meeting Place: Moose Café at 9:00 AM for car pooling Or Please call all your friends and acquaintances and invite them. The more hands the more fun!We hope to have a large group help us extend the MST going west to Water Rock Let’s go to the High Mountains. Piet Bodenhorst Birding Expert on May 21 at Diamond Brand May 21st, 8:30 am and 6 pm: Birding with Simon Thompson Simon is a renowned birder and has led people all over the world on bird-watching expeditions with his company, Ventures Inc. He enjoys sharing his knowledge with beginners as well as experts. He will lead an 8:30 am walk at Fletcher Park. The bird walk begins at the shelter at the back end of the park. At 6 pm he will give a presentation in the store on how to get more out of your birding walks. For more information contact Gary at geblen@diamondbrand.com.May 27th, 6 P.M.: Backpacker Magazine's Get Outdoors More Tour
Send a self addressed envelope with postage stamp enclosed in another envelope addressed to Ashok Kudva, (Attention: CMC Car Decal), 605 Carriage Commons Drive, Hendersonville, NC 28791. These are free! The decal with the CMC logo helps tracing the caravan of hiker vehicles. Two weeks ago when we were clearing blow-downs on the Art Loeb Trail in preparation for the May 2 hike we met two thru ALT hikers from Georgia. On our return to the trailhead we found a tied plastic bag on our car with a note. They thanked us for our efforts and left the trash they picked up on the trail in the bag asking us to dispose. CMC logo on my car invited trail-friendly, environmentally conscious action and saved them carry it 15 more miles on the trail. Ashok Kudva. North Carolina's Ten Natural Wonders - Results After tallying over 3,000 individual votes, North Carolina's Ten Natural Wonders are:
Land for Tomorrow Needs your Help Governor Bev Perdue released her recommended state budget adjustments, and she kept intact the current $50 million appropriation to the state's Clean Water Management Trust Fund. The appropriation is a vital commitment to conservation, which is an economic engine for many areas that have been hit hard by the economic downturn. Also, Land for Tomorrow's Lobby Day is May 25. Check it out and get involved in saving the places you love and hike. Adopt a Section of the A.T. Adopt a Section of the MST If you're interested in either the A.T. or MST, email Don Walton. Maintenance Reports created by Don Walton
New Lyrics to a Classic Song by Mike Knies As Janet Martin, Bob Hysko and I were finishing up our Lakeshore Trip I started counting up in my mind how many more miles I lacked to get to 900. I realized that it was about a 100 miles, another 100 miles, after all these years still a 100 miles and that lament caused the song to pop into my head. Ode to 900 Milers by Bob, Mike and Janet (with apologies to Peter Paul and Mary and the Kingston Trio) If you miss the terrain I’m on, you will know that I have gone Lord I’m one, lord I’m two, lord I’m three, lord I’m four, Not a shirt in my pack, not a bivvy to my name If you miss the terrain I’m on you will know that I am gone The eNews comes out on Fridays. So ... The next issue will come out on Friday, June 4. Wednesday hike reports for the hike just before the eNews comes out will be published in the next eNews. Hiker leaders, please send all your eNews hike reports and photos to Dave Wetmore at dwetmore@citcom.net So send me your news and maintenance reports by Tuesday evening at 9 P.M. before the newsletter comes out, that is, by Tuesday evening June 1 to Danny Bernstein at danny@hikertohiker.com. Include your email address at the end of your story. Thank you. 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 If you are a non-member subscriber, you need to go back to the | ||||
Danny Bernstein
danny@hikertohiker.com
This is your opportunity to give something back for all the fun and enjoyment you have had on the trails these past years. We hope to have a large group to help us extend the MST.
We send a car decal with the CMC logo in the welcome package to each new member. But active members who replace their cars with new vehicles and want replacement decals may not know how to get them.