Downtown meeting place for the start of hikes: Parking lot (rear) Capital Telecommunications Inc,
200 West Market Street
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Please send all newsletter (six months, nonrenewable) requests with a check for $3.00 made payable to:
Membership Chairman: Phyllis Morley, 2640 Wexford Lane, York, PA 17404,
764-6822
July
2007
Chairperson:
Kim Herbst (717) 887-4462 or
JULY 1 - SHORT HIKE: A preview of the extension to the Heritage Rail Trail. Walk on dirt roads along the Codorus Creek from RT 30 to Emig Road. May also include a section to John Rudy County Park. Easy 5 miles. Bring water, sturdy shoes, and binoculars for birders. Meet at downtown meeting place (Telecommunications Inc Building at 200 W. Market St.) at 1 PM. Hike fee: $1. Hike leader: Gwen Loose at (717) 891-9967.
JULY 4 - JPJ PICNIC: Come celebrate the 4th at the club’s John Paul Jones house. The afternoon will be filled with food, fellowship, and impromptu hiking, beginning with lunch at 1:30 p.m. Bring a picnic lunch or covered dish to share. Contact John Seville at (717) 244-6769 with any questions and call Kim Herbst at 887-4462 with your choice of covered dish.
JULY 8 - SHORT HIKE : 5 miles around the Ranger Trail at Codorus State Park. Some small ups & downs with some great views of the lake. Bring hiking shoes, water and a snack. We will leave at 9:00 a.m. Sunday morning due to the heat
at Adams Electric. Hiking fee $2.50. Leaders Linda & Jim Bean, (717) 764-1091.
JULY 8 - LONG HIKE: Approx. 10 1/2 miles in Michaux State Forest near Long Pine Run reservoir. We will hike on Locust Gap Trail to Hosack Trail, through a tunnel of rhododendron & then intersect with the A.T. after a 300 ft.
climb. We’ll follow the A.T. past the PATC Milesburg cabin, then return by way of Rocky Knob Trail with about a 400’ descent. Please bring good boots, lunch, & plenty of water. We will leave the west side meeting place (Adams Electric) at 8:00 a.m. Hike fee $5.00. Leader: Jim McCoy (717) 852-7570 or
JULY 15 - MEDIUM HIKE: 8 miles on the Mason Dixon Trail hike series. State Game Lands 181 (Blaine Rd.) thru Oakland Run ravine and along the ridge overlooking Holtwood Dam. Finishing near the Normanwood Bridge and Lock 12. Bring sturdy boots, lunch and plenty of water. We will meet at York Vo-Tech by 8:30. Leader: Skip Newcomer (717) 285-0146.
JULY 22 - SHORT HIKE: Approx. 5 miles starting at the park right below Holtwood Dam. From there we will hike down to Lock 12, and then hike on the Boy Scout trail. We will then hike to Lock 15. Hopefully, we will see some eagles at the electrical tower at Holtwood. The hike will consist of hard roads, dirt roads, and some trails. Bring good boots, water, a snack and bug spray. We will meet at the York Vo-Tech parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Leader: Joan Fitzpatrick (717) 840-1101.
JULY 22 - MEDIUM HIKE: About an 8 to 9 mile hike through the scenic rolling hills of Pennsylvania on the Horseshoe Trail. Bring bug spray, sun screen, water, lunch and hiking boots. There could be a few wet spots if there are recent rains. Meet at Boscov’s parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Hike fee $4.00. Hike Leader: Tom and Phyllis Morley (717) 764-6822
JULY 23: Board Meeting 7:00 pm at Tim Schmidt’s house
JULY 29- SHORT HIKE: 5-6 mile circle hike in the Accomac area hiking along the Susquehanna River. Hike will consist of paved and dirt roads with one short hill. Bring good boots, water and snack. Meet at the Galleria Mall, east side of Boscov’s (across from Texas Roadhouse) at 9:00 a.m. Car pool fee $1.00. Hike leader: Kim Herbst - (717) 887-4462
MESSAGES:
Here’s a chance to do some volunteer work for the Appalachian Trail that doesn’t involve hard work. Earn volunteer hours for the club while sitting on the porch at the Boiling Springs Mid-Atlantic office. As hikers come into town (the trail is ten feet from the porch), you’ll greet them & guide them to nearby restaurants, grocery stores, post office, etc...They keep the office open from May to September on weekends (and some evenings, if that fits in for you). You can sign up for a morning or afternoon shift on as many Saturdays and Sundays as you wish. Please contact John Luthy at the A.T. office in Boiling Springs, 717-258-5771 or e-mail john at
To make the job easier, there’s a booklet, "55 Questions that Hikers ask about Boiling Springs"...with answers.
EVERY THURSDAY a group meets to do trail work. Contact Jim Hooper for location/time (717)252-3784
ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENT:
The following people have fulfilled the requirements for membership and will be invited to join the club if there are no objections within 10 days:
Brian Lillie -York, PA 17403
Eric Ling - York, PA 17402
Helen Lentz- York 17408
Deb Slawson - Glenville 17329
