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March 2015

Chairperson: Alan Noble 717-817-9430 or

 

 

(In the event of inclement weather, please contact the hike leader in advance of the meet time 
for information on any change in the activity.)

(Please make telephone calls before 9PM.)


 


Blue links below take you to a map page!  

Parking For the Club!  Four Lots Click

Fee for a hike is only if one Carpools.

 

Please volunteer to lead a hike or two for this 2015 year.


March 1, Short Hike: This will be a 4 mile hike at Rocky Ridge Park passing both observation decks with a view of the York Valley and Susquehanna Valley. Meet at Boscov's East Parking (across from Texas Roadhouse) at 12:30 PM. Car pool fee is $1.00. Hike leader is Barb Culton, 717-676-1093 or

 

March 6, FRIDAY: COVERED DISH AND PROGRAM - Come join us for a social evening starting with a covered dish supper and proceeding to a presentation on an international hiking trip. We will meet at York Township Recreation Building at 6:30-8:30 PM. Bring a dish to share. Having your own place setting is appreciated, but paper goods will be available. Contact Alan Noble (717-817-9430 or for more information and directions.

Our place for meetings/events  is inside the York Township Recreation Building, directions as follows:

  From I-83 exit 16, take Queen St (PA-74) south for about 1 mile.  At Campbell Music, turn left onto Oak St.  Drive about a tenth of a mile and stop at the stop sign; do not turn right.  Drive straight ahead past the township building to the small building in the middle of the field.

March 7, Saturday: Medium Hike. Moderately strenuous 8 mile loop hike on Cove Mountain with great views of the Susquehanna River from Hawk Rock overlook and mountain ridge. Bring hiking boots, lunch & water. Meet at the North End meeting place next to Rutter's Store @ 8:30. Car pool fee: $5.00. Hike Leader: Kim Herbst 887-4462 or

March 8, Sunday: Short Hike. About 5 miles in Codorus State Park on Mary Anne Furnace Trail and environs. Bring boots, snack, and water and dress for the weather. Meet at 1:00 pm at Woodberry Road parking. Carpool fee $1.00. Hike leader Henry Loudermilk 235-4953.

MARCH 15: Short Hike: Approximately 5 miles on dirt roads and MDTS. Starting at Camp Donegal in Airville, some steep inclines and one creek crossing. Scenic views of Holtwood dam and the Susquehanna. Meet at Vo-Tec (York County High School of Technology) at 1:00 PM .Wear boots and bring water .Hike fee $1.50 Hike Leader: Duane Hyson (717) 993-6026 or

March 15: Long Hike: Come out and say farewell to the last week of winter! Just under 11 miles starting on the Darlington Trail and ending on the Appalachian Trail. This will be a shuttle hike. Bring hiking shoes, lunch and water. Meet at the North End meeting place next to Rutter's Store at 8:00am. Carpool fee is $3. Hike Leader: Elyshia Menkin, or 734-536-9453.

March 21: SATURDAY JPJ WORK DAY. Come out and help get JPJ Cabin ready for summer fun activities! Jobs are available for everyone inside and out. Wear old clothes and bring lunch. Meet at JPJ at 9:30 AM. If anyone wants to carpool please call Sarah. For more information contact: Sarah Tateosian (717) 741-2652.

March 22, Sunday: M-DTS hike and meeting. Hike to the tricorner marker where Md, de and Pa meet. Contact Jim Hooper, for details.

March 28, Saturday, Boundary Work. Weather permitting we will be doing the annual spring boundary work on Saturday. We will be doing the North side of the trail starting at Rte. 425 and going south. One of the more interesting stretches of the trail. No experience necessary just a willingness to learn something new and different and have a good time. Wear sturdy clothing for off trail work and bring work gloves, water, and lunch. We will meet at the North End meeting place next to Rutter's Store area off North George Street ready to leave at 8:30 am. Contact is Tom Morley at or 764-6822 for additional information or answers to your questions.

March 29, Short Hike: 5 miles on country roads in detters mill area bring water and good hiking shoes meet at Woodberry Road parking At 1:30 hike leaders will be FRANK and MARY PHIPPS 717-818-8035 or .


Announcements:

Backpacking Trips 2015. Anyone interested in backpacking in 2015 should let either Tom Morley, or Jim McCoy know. We plan trips every now and then and we would like to know of any members who might be interested. Women are encouraged to sign up, current female members backpacking are: Kim Herbst, Gwen Loose, Regina Markle, Elyshia Menkin, and Barb Culton. Any of these people can let you know how much fun we have.

If you would like to lead a Family Friendly hike please contact the monthly chair person, a short hike is recommended.

Reminder to hike leaders - please submit your sign-up sheets to Phyllis Morley in a timely manner so that our guests get credit for their miles.

KTA Film Festival. March 19th in Camphill, PA KTA will be holding its second Membership Celebration and Film Festival. Some of us went last year and it was interesting especially the films they showed of various trails in PA. Cost is $15.00 and this gets you a membership if you aren't already and a contribution if are a member. Go to www.KTA-Hike.Org for details. If you are interested contact Tom Morley to see if we can get a group and go up together.

April 17-19 KTA Weekend @ Camp Swatara Bethel, Pa. Berks County Pa. Go to the KTA web site to make reservations. 

Hiking Boots Available. If you or someone you know is looking for a pair of hiking boots the following are available. ASOLO, Men's size 10, Good Condition. Waterproof. Original Costs $210.00 Reasonable offer. Good deal for someone just starting out hiking back packing.

2015 ATC Biennial Conference: Hiking through History: The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) Biannual Conference will be held on July 17 – 24, 2015 in Winchester, Virginia. Find more information on the ATC website http://www.appalachiantrail.org/who-we-are/events/2013/08/08/2015-atc-biennial-conference-hiking-through-history. Additional information contact Tom Morley -

Pennsylvania Appalachian Trail Conservancy Specialty License Plate Now Available. See the ATC website for more information ( http://www.appalachiantrail.org/who-we-are/news/2014/07/24/pennsylvania-appalachian-trail-conservancy-specialty-license-plate-now-available ). 

Log Book - Please send your hike write-ups to our Log Editor, Jim Trautman at btrangerjet@comcast.net

Please note: Our historian, John Seville, notes that the York County 
Heritage Trust has a sizable collection of York Hiking Club memorabilia in its library. However, the material dates only from the Club's Founding in 1932 to the early 1980s. For the past 30 years very little material has been added to our collection. We want to correct this omission; so John is asking members who have Club related items that might be suitable for inclusion in our archives to call him at 717-244-6769. Examples would be minutes of meetings, accounts of special events, photographs, newspaper articles, etc. We do not need any more copies of the annual log books.

Card Committee: Linda Bean has graciously agreed to be our “card committee” since Sally Zimmerer has moved from the area. If you know of someone with a serious illness, having surgery, etc., please notify Linda at .net or 764-1091 and she will send them a card.

FEELING LEFT OUT???: Please don’t be bashful feel free to step forward anytime to lead a hike. Please don’t wait to be asked. Call the monthly chairperson or me Al Britton 717-741-0624 or . I will put you in touch with the right person. Not sure you know what to do or you would like some one to go over the hike with you, well call me, I’ll be glad to help. No experience is necessary, just a desire to get involved. The hike can be of any length.

GOT A NEW EMAIL ADDRESS? PLEASE NOTIFY Bernie Frick, and Phyllis Morley, if you have changed your e-mail address. This information is held by the club only and will be used to send club information and inclusion in our yearly logbook. Thank you for your cooperation.

THURSDAY WEEKLY TRAIL MAINTENANCE: Contact Jim Hooper for information of that week. 717-252-3784 or

WANTED: Individuals who are willing to lead short hikes on Wednesdays There is no need to wait for the weekend to get outside. Give me a call or e mail me 717-741-0624 or

A DIFFERENCT KIND OF ACTIVITY: If you would like to lead a bike hike, canoe or weekend camping trip please let me know. Allen Britton 717-741-0624 or



Please volunteer to lead a hike or two for this year's schedule.

* "If there are no objections within 10 days" refers to things like almost getting a hike kicked out of a park.

A sheet is handed out to all New hikers at the parking lots before the hikes.

 

Our new place for meetings/events  is inside the York Township Recreation Building, directions as follows:

  From I-83 exit 16, take Queen St (PA-74) south for about 1 mile.  At Campbell Music, turn left onto Oak St.  Drive about a tenth of a mile and stop at the stop sign; do not turn right.  Drive straight ahead past the township building to the small building in the middle of the field.

 

 

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Parking lot maps

Vo-Tec (York County High School of Technology)

North End meeting place next to Rutter's Store

Woodberry Road parking

Boscov's East Parking