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Oct 5 Road Bike: Wasatch Wednesdays Tba – mod – Moderate pace Wed Meet: Disseminated via the Bike email list Organizer: Robert Turner 801-467-1129 r46turner@gmail.com Let’s keep riding in October if the weather cooperates and there is enough interest. Feel free to supply ride ideas. Oct 6 Draper Early Evening Hike - Potato Hill Area – ntd – Moderate pace Thu Meet: 5:00 pm at Potato Hill Trailhead - go east on Traverse Ridge Road, about 1/2-mile past Mike Weir Drive. The parking area for the trailhead will be on your left. Organizer: Jack Earnhart 801-572-5946 earnhart.jack@yahoo.com Jack will start this hike from the recently constructed Potato Hill trailhead. Oct 6 Movie Night Thu Meet: 6:00 pm at Sicilia Restaurant (on the corner close to the movie theatre) at 145 E. 300 S. Organizer: Craig Anderson 801-487-2352 canders11238@yahoo.com Meet Craig for a light dinner and a movie at the Broadway Cinemas (The Film Society). We decide which movie to see while eating. See you at the movies! Oct 7 Canyoneering 201 North Wash Redux – mod Fri – Oct Meet: Registration required 9 Sun Organizer: Rick Thompson gone2moab@hotmail.com The 201 indication, for those who haven’t figured it out, is a statement that this is a post North Wash trip, not for first timers. So you’ve done the basic NW and you’re ready for the next step- something a little more technical and interesting? This is it. The planned venue is the Poison Springs canyons of Slidenide and Constrychnine, some great sliding, and a couple of 150+ ft rappels. The usual NW guidelines and gear apply, leaving afternoon Friday the 7th, home Sunday the 9th. This trip is full, with a wait list. Oct 7 Backpack: Dark Canyon – mod+ – 37.0 mi Loop – 2600’ ascent – Moderate pace Fri – Oct Meet: Registration required 9 Sun Organizer: Michael Berry 801-583-4721 mberryxc@earthlink.net A 3-day/ 2-night backpack loop in upper Dark Canyon. (One-night car-camping at Glen Canyon after 5-hour drive the prior evening). This loop hike in the canyons surrounding Dry Mesa- Woodenshoe, Dark, and Peavine Canyons- measures 37 miles with packs, but with side excursions may be longer. The Dark Canyon area is rich in biological, geological, archaelogical, and historical perspectives and remains in a relatively pristine state. Prior “leave no trace” backpacking experience and good fitness level a must. WMC members will be given priority to register up to September 30th (Trip minimum: 3 participants by the 1st- or trip subject to cancellation; Maximum: 6 participants). Non-members may register on the 1st, if space is still available. Registration deadline is October 3rd. Oct 7 FriRoad Bike: Frontside Fridays: Tba – mod- Meet: Disseminated via the Bike email list Organizer: Robert Turner 801-467-1129 r46turner@gmail.com Looks like the backside Friday rides are done for the season. So...let’s do Wasatch Front rides if the weather cooperates and there is enough interest. 48
Oct 8 Sat Hike: Lookout Peak – mod Meet: 9:00 am at Parleys Way former Kmart lot - 2703 Parleys Way Organizer: Deirdre Flynn and Mohamed Abdallah 801-466-9310 deirdre.flynn@marriott.com We will meet at the former K-Mart parking lot and carpool to the top of Emigration canyon. If the K-Mart parking lot has been fenced off for construction (it is fine right now), please go down Parley’s to 2300 E and meet at the Fresh Market. If the weather is bad we may change the hike to something shorter. Oct 8 Sat Oct 8 Sat Oct 9 Sun Oct 9 Sun Oct 9 Sun “quaint” Trails Hike - Mats Basin – ntd Meet: 9:00 am at Big Cottonwood Canyon Park & Ride Organizer: Martin McGregor 801-255-0090 Join Martin for another interesting hike to a lesser known area. Depending on how far the group goes, he upper part of this hike is quite ovegrown. Day Hike: Wilderness Navigation Class – ntd – 2.0 mi Loop – 1000’ ascent – Slow pace Meet: Registration required Organizer: Walter* Haas 801 209-2545 haas@xmission.com Learn basic navigation skills needed by hikers, backpackers, backcountry skiers and similar wilderness users. Students will learn to use a GPS, topo map and compass. See the course outline (link below) for a detailed description. Cost $75, payable in advance to hold your place in class. Limit 7. Faint Trails Hike - Mines And Mine Trails In Grizzly Gulch – mod – Slow pace Meet: 8:30 am at Little Cottonwood Canyon Park & Ride Organizer: Charles & Allene Keller 801-467-3960 Charles and Allene will organize the last Faint Trails hike of the season. This will be a leisurely hike into and around Grizzly Gulch, featuring the Alta-Brighton horse trail, Prince of Wales pipeline trail, a few obscure trails, lots of mines and more history than can be packed into one day. Although skiers will be praying for snow, Charles is hopeful it will hold off a little longer. At that elevation even a little snow will obscure what the group will want to see. Millcreek Dog Hike – ntd Meet: 9:00 am at Skyline High School - 3151 E Upland Dr (3760 S) Organizer: Tom Silberstorf 801-255-2784 Tom will take a trail as high up Millcreek Canyon as the weather will allow. Dogs ok but not required. Call Tom to inquire about appropriate equipment for the conditions. Road Bike: Layton – mod – 58.0 mi Meet: 9:00 am at Utah Agricultural Building, 300 North Redwood Road (1700 West), Salt Lake City Organizer: Elliott Mott 801-969-2846 elliott887@msn.com This 58 mile ride is to Einstein’s in Layton for lunch/brunch/bagels. This ride features mostly easy flat to rolling terrain, a tiny climb thru Fruit Heights, and a swift decent off the east bench down to Layton. We’ll spin through Lagoon along the Lagoon Trail if there is interest on the return. Bring lunch money. Riders preferring a shorter ride have the option of turning around in Farmington for an out-and-back 34 mile ride. Meet Elliott (801-969- 2846) at the Utah Agricultural Building at 300 North Redwood Road (1700 West) at 9:00am. Oct 11 Tue Evening Mountain Bike-park City – mod+ – Out & Back – Moderate pace Meet: Disseminated via the Bike email list Organizer: Nick Calas 435-714-2375 nickcalas84060@yahoo.com Check bike list serve email for last moment updates for meeting place and ride description. Rides last at least 2.5 hours and are at a MOD+ pace. Please note start time is 5:30pm 49
Page 1 and 2: The Rambler October, 2011 The Month
Page 3 and 4: IN THIS ISSUE: Upcoming General Mem
Page 5 and 6: WMC's Annual halloween P A R T Y AT
Page 7 and 8: A n n u a l L a b o r D a y D e s e
Page 9 and 10: Carl enjoing a respite on Saturday'
Page 11 and 12: If you’re a new member . . . depe
Page 13 and 14: Dianne, Nancy and Phyllis on the de
Page 15 and 16: Chris Biltoft, Richard Jirik and Ka
Page 17 and 18: At Lake Solitude. L to R: Sandra, S
Page 19 and 20: Elliott Mott's Great Salt Lake Mari
Page 21 and 22: Larry Hall on Tahoe Rim Trail John
Page 23 and 24: Erin McCormick's Greens Basin Eveni
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Page 31 and 32: The Stalwart Girls The 12' Waterfal
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Page 37 and 38: Foreground to background: Dianne, D
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