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TRAIL BLAZER NON-PROFIT Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club ORGANIZATION PO BOX 12282 CHANGE SERVICE U.S Summer 2000 The Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club is a recreational hiking association of volunteers who preserve and improve the Appalachian Trail as the nation’s premier, continuous, long-distance footpath. President’s Message What’s Inside... This year marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the President’s Report............................ 1 Appalachian Trail Conference. RATC plans to celebrate this event Hike Schedule..........................2 & 11 at the annual Cornboil which takes place on Saturday, July 29, at New Members ................................... 3 the Catawba Community Center – starting at 6:00 P.M. Trail Supervisor’s Report................. 3 In addition to the usual good food and fellowship, there will be door Land Mgmt Supervisor Report....... 4 prizes, displays, and live music. At 7 o`clock there will be a short New Service Awards........................ 5 program followed by the cutting of a 75th birthday cake which will The RATC Mid-Week Crew............ 5 be served with ice cream. Hike Reports............................. 6 – 10 Membership Renewal Form..........11 As usual, the price of admission is a covered dish (appetizer, side Club Activities..................................12 dish, bread or salad – no desserts this time, please). Hot dogs, Contacting the RATC .....................12 hamburgers, cold drinks and, of course, corn will be provided. Mark this event on your calendar and plan to bring the entire family. On a more somber note, I was saddened by the death of Bill Foot. Bill passed away last month after a long and courageous fight against cancer. He was a very active member of the Natural Bridge Club and an unabashed trail enthusiast in general. He and his wife, Laurie, were the first to do the entire American Discovery Trail. Many of you will recall the excellent slide show they gave of their trip during our 1998 annual meeting. Bill had many friends in RATC and throughout the entire trail community. He will be greatly missed. Dick Clark TRAIL BLAZER NON-PROFIT Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club ORGANIZATION PO BOX 12282 CHANGE SERVICE U.S. POSTAGE ROANOKE VA 24024-2282 P A I D REQUESTED ROANOKE, VA PERMIT 509 RATC Summer 2000 TRAIL BLAZER - 2 Hike Schedule - Summer 2000 Sunday, July 23 - 8:00 am WHITE TOP-LAUREL CIRCUIT LOOP Guests 10 miles Moderate - $4.00 carpool fee Visitors are always welcome. Come dressed for Lucien Metayer 344-1877 hiking. You are expected to follow the directions of Maurice Turner 334-2128 the hike leaders. Sunday, July 23 - 1:00 pm Transportation CASCADES - 4 miles Easy You may drive your own car if you wish; however, $3.00 carpool fee plus share of park fee Don Nulph 774-8618 the hike leader is responsible for arranging Mary Lou Gaminde 344-1637 transportation and all will follow his/her directions. The cost to help defray car expenses is noted on the Saturday, July 29 - 6:00 pm schedule and should be given to the driver. ANNUAL CORN BOIL PLUS Meeting Place ATC ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION The point of departure is at the discretion of the hike leader, so always check with the leader when DISPLAYS and LIVE MUSIC planning to attend. SPECIAL 75th BIRTHDAY CAKE Saturday, July 1 - 8:30 am PETITES GAP TO THE JAMES RIVER (hamburgers, hot dogs, corn and drinks provided 10 miles Moderate - $3.50 Carpool fee -- please bring a covered dish) Zetta Campbell 366-8165 Catawba Community Center Saron Bottomley 989-1818 Route 311 N to Right on Route 779 Shirley Kothiemer 562-0356 Sunday, July 2 - 1:00 pm Hal Cantrill 387-2347 PRICE MTN SULFUR RIDGE LOOP 7 miles Moderate - $3.00 carpool fee Sat. & Sun., July 29 & 30 – 8:00 am Mike Ferguson 344-8525 WORKHIKE WITH THE KONNAROCK CREW AT Maurice Turner 334-2128 WAR SPUR - $3.00 carpool fee Charles Parry 540-951-1402 Sunday, July 9 - 8:30 am Bob and Kris Peckman 366-7780 NORTH MTN TO RT. 311 10 miles Moderate - $1.50 carpool fee Sunday, July 30 - 1:30 pm Bob and Kris Peckman 366-7780 Sunset Field to Apple Orchard Falls Saron Bottomley 989-1818 3 miles Easy - $3.50 carpool fee Zetta Campbell 366-8165 Sunday, July 9 - 1:00 pm ANGELS REST Sunday, August 6 - 10:00 am 5 miles Moderate - $3.50 carpool fee JOHNS CREEK MOUNTAIN TO RT. 42 Mervin Brower 387-9732 8.5 miles moderate - $3.00 carpool fee Dave Miller 977-3142 Ed Wallace 774-0175 Gary Hale 268-5283 Sunday, July 16 - 8:00 am PINNACLES OF DAN - $3.50 carpool fee Sunday, August 13 - 9:00 am 8 miles Very Strenuous with bushwhacking CORNELIUS CREEK SHELTER-GLENWOOD Must pre-register by 7-10-00. HORSE TRAIL LOOP Dave Cheslow 389-7791 7.5 miles Moderate - $3.50 carpool fee Larry Austin 254-2092 Sunday, July 16 - 1:00 pm Eric Miller 342-5030 Tinker Cliffs from Andy Layne Trail 6 miles Moderate - $1.50 carpool fee Sunday, August 13 - 1:00 pm Liz Lamson 774-8981 STILES FALLS - 4 miles Easy - $2.50 carpool fee Bill Lamson 774-8981 Jean Huffman 268-5051 Betty Mathews 343-4225 RATC Summer 2000 TRAIL BLAZER - 3 Welcome New Members The Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club welcomes the following new members. We look forward to meeting you on the trail soon. Bev Coleman David & Teresa Morse Gary Baber Desmond R. Felts Marjorie & Dan Petry Doug & Belinda Brining Ralph Henderson Randy Sowden Suzanne Brown Jenny Lamb Pia Strunk Mike, Susan, Jack & Ellen Loveman Trail Supervisor’s Report On May 18, we had very good attendance at our you need some extra days to meet the requirements overseers’ meeting. I want to thank Brian Chisom for a hat, T-shirt or both, the summer workhikes will and the Roanoke College Outdoor Adventure be your last opportunity to get them in for this year. Program for letting us use their facility. It worked out great. I haven't heard from a few overseers and This summer we will have the second Konnarock wonder if you received my e-mail message. If I don't vis it from July 27 - 31. Remember five days with the have your correct e-mail address or you prefer crew will get you a Konnarock T-shirt. We have regular mail, please let me know. An updated list of rescheduled our southern end reblazing for August overseers is appended to this report. I wish to take 27 and September 3. This is to reblaze all of our trail this opportunity to thank Marge Griffith and Ray from Pearisburg to our southern end. We will work Lawson, who are retiring from many years of service on the northern part the first day and the southern on Brush Mountain. I also wish to welcome aboard part the second trip. Exactly how much we get done their replacements: Linda King and David Cheslow. the first day depends on turnout. Linda was able to accompany Marge and Ray on their final work trip. Our final work trip for this quarter will be on the Andy Layne Trail relocation. I am hoping to finish We have some new service awards for trail workers this relocation during the fall and winter. See you and hike leaders. The precise requirements are on the work trips. published elsewhere in this Blazer. The year is Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 and it is retroactive to Oct. 1, 1999. If Charles Parry RATC Overseer Bailey Gap Shelter VA 311 Assignments Spring 2000 Hal Cantrill Red Crone & Leonard Adkins War Spur Shelter Campbell Shelter VA 611 (South end) Clyde Perdue & Bill Ross Ron McCorkle Kenny Garrett, Chris Bolling Rocky Gap Brickey's Gap VA 606 Brian & Leigh Anne Kelly Bill Gordge Mike and Virginia Reilly Sinking Creek Ditch Trail Dismal Creek Jim & Jill Gawne Zetta Campbell & Dick Clark Bill Floyd & Leslie Kay Niday Trail Angel's Gap Ribble Trail (north end) Sara Patterson John Lynham & David Hicks VA 621 Lucien Metayer Powerline Linda King & Dave Cheslow US 220 Charles & Gloria Parry VA 620 Homer & Therese Witcher US 460 Bridge Bob & Kris Peckman VA 652 (Break in our section) VA 624 Jim & Linda Hutchings Pine Swamp Shelter Ed Bessel, Don Nulph Salt Pond Road Mike Ferguson & Maurice Turner Dave Miller Bailey Gap Shelter VA 311 Black Horse Ga p (North end) RATC Summer 2000 TRAIL BLAZER - 4 Land Management Supervisor’s Report The demolition of the Vail House is now the ATC and I testified before the Commission complete and the contractor is cleaning up a few the second week of May. Briefly we oppose the final items there. It took a long while to get to Wyoming to Daleville option and with proper this point, but it finally happened. The mitigation are willing to allow the Wyoming to contractor has been delayed some by weather as Jacksons Ferry line to cross the Appalachian the road in there is not passable after a rain for Trail beside I-77. The process is not finished as the big dump trucks that he had to use to haul the Hearing examiner has to make a decision the material from the house out for disposal. and send it to the three member Commission, The old Valleydale truck body that is down and then the Forest Service must finish the EIS below the Vail site along with some old sheet and make a ruling. metal from cars will also be hauled out. The power line to the house is also being removed. We are therefore again in a waiting mode on the My report in the last Blazer had a brief 765 kV transmission line and expect the hearing description of why we are doing this.
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