FEBRUARY 2014

SHENANDOAH 2015 “Hiking Through History”

The Mountain Club of Maryland and the Potomac tration table, and help out with many other logistics Appalachian Trail Club are proud to host the Appa- during the event. lachian Trail Conservancy’s Biennial Conference at It’s easy for you to volunteer! Simply send an e-mail to Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia from [email protected] and indicate if you have a July 17 to 24, 2015. The ATC Biennial Steering Com- preference or just want to help where needed. mittee has been developing action plans to organize SPECIAL REQUEST! MCM has been charged with workshops, hikes along our many miles of handling onsite registration and all of the trail, excursions to historical sites, nightly activities associated with this task such as entertainment, lodging and food, receptions preparing attendee information packets and ATC business meetings. and gift items. Bob Grossman is the MCM While July 2015 may seem like a long way representative on the ATC Biennial Steer- off, some of our deadlines will be coming ing Committee. He will lead the efforts on quickly. Volunteers of all types and skills are registration. If you have suggestions and/or welcome. For example, we’ll need volunteers would like to help with registration packets, to lead hikes and excursions, assist with the please contact Bob via e-mail at rbtgross@ workshops, take a shift or two at the regis- gmail.com or cell at 410-961-8204.

Annual Holiday Party at Oregon Ridge Nature Center Peter Johnson The day’s weather was snowy and rainy, but it was all smiles and Our financial situation is very good, cheers at the MCM Holiday Party. Approximately 30 people braved reflecting a combination of reduced the slush and rain to meet at Oregon Ridge. There was approxi- mailing costs and years of prudent mately an hour of socializing and snacking prior to the planned management. There are a variety short meeting. The food was varied and delicious. of jobs within the club, and a large President Peter Johnson provided an overview of the club’s number of people who contribute to status and highlighted many of the volunteers who keep the club get these jobs done. In addition to going. We’ll reach the people who are on the council, our 80th anniver- we count on many, many hike lead- sary this year, and ers, trail maintainers, and trail mon- the club is still going itors. The party was coordinated and strong. Our activi- organized by Leslie Marcuse. She is ties schedule is very also a councilor. Mike Jenkins with his robust, especially We had two members, Bob Eleanor Sewell Award and when compared to Cave and Mike Jenkins, who re- ATC Silver Service ward. other nearby clubs. ceived Silver Service awards from the Appalachian Trail Conser- Our membership is vancy. These awards recognize 25 years of volunteer service to the large and diverse, to- (continued on page 8) As usual, there was plenty of food! taling nearly 1,000.

FEBRUARY 2014 HIKER HIGH POINTS • 1 MCM THROUGH THE YEARS MCM Turns 80 in December Janine Grossman FDR was president. Albert Ritchie was Maryland’s as a model. In fact, he was instrumental in forming clubs governor. Milk was 10 cents a gallon. The Great Smoky from Allentown, PA to Lynchburg, VA, to help build the Mountains National Park was dedicated. Babe Ruth hit AT. Examples include a club in York in 1932, the Mary- his 700th home run. And the Mountain Club of Mary- land Appalachian Trail Club in Hagerstown in April of land was founded in December. The year was 1934. 1934, and the MCM in December of 1934. Orville Crowder was Back to our guy, Orville Crowder. After learning about the force behind our hik- the AT, Crowder went on a PATC work trip. Avery quick- ing club. As an avid hiker ly tapped him to lead work trips in 1933 and 1934. The he had explored many June 19, 1934 edition of trails in the western states. the Evening Sun included He also often hiked in his a story about the AT, and native Maryland, and was Crowder was quoted say- intrigued by the concept ing, “a Maryland club to of the Appalachian Trail take over responsibility which he learned about in for a section of the (AT) 1933 during a dinner at a trail will be organized in friend’s home in Catons- the fall.” The very next ville. month Crowder set up a The AT was the vision display featuring the AT of Benton MacKaye, a for- in the Enoch Pratt Li- ester and conservationist brary. from Connecticut, who Crowder typed a short thought we should spend Orville Crowder at the Four Club Overnight, listed in the Oct. 1939 bulletin about a hike he Bulletin. MCM joined with PATC and the Hagerstown and York more time outdoors hik- was organizing on Sun- clubs. Proceeds went toward shelter construction on the MD A.T. ing and camping. In fact, day, October 21 from the U.S. Census in 1920 showed that for the first time Crampton Gap to Weverton Cliffs. He was quite pleased in our history more than half of the population lived in when 27 hikers joined him. Crowder suggested the for- metropolitan areas. MacKaye imagined a trail from Mt. mation of a hiking club when the group stopped for Washington in New Hampshire along the Appalachian lunch at Weverton. He led two hikes in November: one Mountains into North Carolina. The trail, of course, from Smithsburg to Pen-Mar and one from Ilchester to would eventually stretch from Maine to Georgia. Orange Grove. A meeting to discuss the formation of a There was a broad network of hiking trails through- club was held on Dec. 4, 1934 at the Enoch Pratt Library. out New England, some of which dated from the 1880s. The featured speaker was none other than Myron Avery. Yet not much in the way of trails had developed south Crowder, Alex Kennedy and Osborne Heard wrote the of the Hudson River. A group met in 1925 and formed MCM club bylaws soon after the Dec. meeting and a Trip the Appalachian Trail Conference. William Welch, who Schedule was created. The first official MCM hike was in worked in the New York state park system, was elected January 1935. to lead the ATC. Arthur Perkins, a Connecticut lawyer Avery pushed for an affiliation between the MCM and and judge, served as the second ATC president starting the PATC, which would have included the use of PATC in 1927. Myron Avery, a junior law partner of Perkins, tools, maps and guidebooks in exchange for a portion of was determined to help build the AT. the MCM member dues. The MCM officers discussed it Avery’s job took him to Washington, DC where he but the club did not approve it until the end of that first started the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club in 1927. He year. It was noted in the Dec. 1935 MCM Bulletin and was on a mission to establish guidelines for where and the Jan. 1936 PATC newsletter. how the AT would be built south of the Hudson River. Avery recruited hikers for weekend work trips and con- (Story to be continued.) vinced others to establish hiking clubs using the PATC

2 • HIKER HIGH POINTS FEBRUARY 2014 ALONG THE TRAIL

MCM Participates in “Hike across Delaware” Eric M. Dahl On Saturday, November 2, 2013, eleven Mountain Club of As the mob slowly spread out over the first mile, temperatures Maryland members turned out for the 20th “Hike across Del- began to rise above that forecasted, and by the 2-mile point, aware”. Over 250 hikers from across the region attended the the temperature was pleasantly in the mid-70s—making it event, sponsored by the Wilmington Trail Club. ideal for shorts and t-shirts . The “Hike across Delaware” is a 14.1 mile hike along the However, this was not your typical MCM hike, as it had only north side of the Chesapeake & Delaware (C&D) canal, which 60 feet of total elevation gain, more than half the route (8.28 begins at the Maryland/Delaware border and ends in historic mi) was on pavement (Mike Castle Trail has been recently Delaware City at the mouth of the Delaware River. The route paved) and the final mile and a half was on city streets. Both lies mainly on land designated boots and walking shoes are rec- as the Canal Wildlife Zone. The ommended for those planning on event is sponsored each year participating next year. by the Wilmington Trail Club The route was scenic with plen- (www.wilmingtontrailclub.org). ty of fall foliage combined with a After registering at Battery view of boats using the water- Park in Delaware City, each par- way. At the 8-mile checkpoint in ticipant received a T-Shirt com- St. George’s DE, food, drink and memorating the event before transportation for those not plan- boarding busses which took us ning or able to complete the event the starting point at the Mary- were provided by the Wilmington land state line near Chesapeake Trail Club. City. At the start 250 hikers ea- The Hike across Delaware is gerly poured from the buses, held the first Saturday of Novem- looking for friends and/or hikers MCM participants included (standing left to right) ber each year. with similar abilities. Walt Miller, Don Brown, Garry Galvin, Rose Dempsey, Lori Nicolle, Les Ansel, Reuben Dagold, Duncan Glenday; (kneeling left to right) are Eric Dahl and Bill Saunders. (Not pictured) Len Thompson.

Pogo Campsite Sign Replaced The metal sign that long stood at “Pogo Campsite” on the sent the original sign to the Rheinheimer family. Maryland section of the Appalachian Trail has been removed Kurt Rheinheimer had been in touch with PATC on this and given to the Rheinheimer family. PATC, which maintains issue, and wanted the old metal sign to give to his dad as a gift. that section of the footpath, will use a wooden sign, in keeping His father, Walter Rheinheimer, is now 98 years old. with its Local Management Plan and “Leave No Trace” prin- It’s a fine gesture, and now the Rheinheimer family can retain ciples of minimizing impact, along with ATC policy of keeping custody of this piece of AT history. In addition, hikers can read the “wilderness feel” of the footpath, though it traverses highly a biography of Pogo and his posted picture at the kiosk that populated land. sits at the foot of South Mountain “The old metal sign is in- re near the beginning of the Thur- markable shape considering it ston Griggs Trail, which leads to was up for 38 years; whoever the Pogo Campground. fabricated it did fine work,” said Rick Canter, who oversaw the re- moval/replacement process and

FEBRUARY 2014 HIKER HIGH POINTS • 3 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION Return to Hunters Run Rosie Suit

“While primarily a hiking club, the MCM has always taken an interest in conservation, at first on a personal level and later through the Conservation Committee.” (Club History – website) That interest in conservation and preservation within MCM was continued in the Spring of 2005 in a celebration of Earth Day with a clearing of invasive species and the planting of native trees and shrubs in the area known as Hunters Run, led by the legendary Ted Sanderson and Jesse Dobbs. (See “Trail Notes from Pennsylvania” in the April 2006 HHP). In a second-stage of planning, the Appalachian Trail was relocated to cross the Hunters Run area…thus repeating MCM’s foundational commitment to both hiking and the Appalachian Trail…its maintenance and preservation. Many thanks to each for participation in this In April of 2013, MCM volunteers worked on clear- important endeavor: Dr. David Orndorf, Mike Jenkins, ing invasive species that had run rampant over the Mike O’Connor, Dennis Hurley, Steve Williams, Peter Hunters Run area in the 8 year interval, in preparation Johnson, David Yanosik, Ben Mahoney, Bailey Rast, for an anticipated re-planting with more native spe- Janine and Bob Gross- cies, with help from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Office man, Debbie and Dan (MARO) of ATC staffers, Michelle Miller and Marion Hoffner, and Rosie Orlusky, Resource Program Manager and Northern Suit. Resource Management Coordinator, respectively. (See June 2013 HHP). Janine Grossman, Master More than a Gardener, shows her dozen volunteers “Green Thumbs” while (most from MCM) planting Pennsylvania and MCM leaders Sedge during the Hunters joined Michele and Run restoration. Marion at Hunters Run again on No- vember 2 to plant a greater variety of trees, including smaller herbaceous plants.

Ben Mahoney (son of MCM member Gwen Steve Williams (maintainer for this MahoneyJ) and Bailey section of the A.T.) fights through well- Rast settle a young tree in established weeds to find a place to a well-prepared hole. dig the hole for the next planting. Williams was one of the 2005 volun- teers who braved wet weather to make Photos by R. Suit the initial plantings.

4 • HIKER HIGH POINTS FEBRUARY 2014 Rescue 291 Dave White

This story, written by an Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 291 in North Potomac, MD, describes events on an MCM hike at Sugarloaf Mountain — led by Peter Johnson on Nov. 3, 2013.

We were hiking as a group of 6 scouts and 5 adults. We had completed about 8.5 miles of our planned 10.5 mile hike when we caught up with a group called the Mountain Club of Maryland (MCM) from Baltimore. I was in the lead position of our hiking group and when I caught up with the last person in the MCM group, I noticed that their group of about 20 hikers had just caught up with a man carrying a woman on his shoulders. At the time we were hiking on a trail that cut across the side of Sugarloaf Mountain which was relatively steep — approximately 45 degrees down to the left of us and 30 degrees uphill to the right. The trail was narrow and rocky. The man was having some difficulty navigating the trail with his wife on his shoulders. I started moving through the MCM group to get to the man carrying the woman, and by the time I reached them the MCM had people on the litter at a time, 4 per side and swapped out when helped the woman off the shoulders of the man but she was stand- people needed a break. Some of the MCM members participated in ing on one foot favoring her leg and was in a lot of pain. We got her carrying the litter. They also pitched in to carry some of our packs seated on the higher side of the trail and discussed what to do. A and gear. couple of the scouts, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Stevens, me and a couple of It took about 30-45 minutes (I am estimating) to move her on MCM members discouraged the husband from continuing to carry the litter to the parking lot where her husband could pick her up. his wife on his shoulders — he really wanted to continue like that. We had to cover about 1 -1.25 miles over hilly terrain with rocky We convinced him that was dangerous and a bad idea. and sometimes difficult trails. We weighed the options of what to do. We checked her and she When we arrived at the parking lot we were able to find a safe did not seem to be in shock though she was in a lot of pain. We place to set the woman down while her husband brought his provided an ice pack for her foot which was swelling and appeared car. We helped her into the car and he took her away for medical to be badly sprained or possibly broken. Someone suggested we treatment. make a litter to carry her out. Alan Nelson spearheaded the litter The MCM members repeatedly thanked us and made com- construction and scouts gathered downed tree branches to use ments about how prepared the scouts were and how lucky it was as litter poles. Mr. Stevens thankfully had a bunch of t-shirts that that we came along. I think the injured woman was very fortunate he had thrown into his pack for extra weight. That ended up be- to have had both the MCM and the scouts come upon her and her ing perfect for making a litter. The scouts assembled the litter by husband. We were able to safely get them out of the woods and out placing the poles through the t-shirts and overlapping them to of a difficult situation. make a sturdy bed. We then moved the litter in front of the woman Its not often that we come across situations where we need to and helped her onto the litter. put scout skills into practice. But when faced with the situation, the The scouts stepped up and helped carry the litter. We had 8 scouts did a great job.

Patty and Steve Williams lead their third annual post-Columbus Day Backpacking trip to the beautiful Dolly Sods area, Oct. 19-21.

Photo by Rick Royer

FEBRUARY 2014 HIKER HIGH POINTS • 5 ANNUAL MOUNTAIN CLUB OF MARYLAND PICNIC! Come and spend the afternoon with all of your hiking friends! Hike at 9:30 (optional). Annual meeting and election. Lots of food and lots of fun! SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW. SATURDAY — JUNE 14, 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Annual Picnic Reservations MCM Annual Meeting, Election of Officers, and Picnic For Saturday, June 14 McKELDIN AREA/PATAPSCO VALLEY STATE PARK OPTIONAL 4-5 mile hike begins at 9:30A.M. Reservation Deadline: June 7 Lunch 12:00-2:00. Annual Meeting 1:30 PM. (Registration required for picnic). NO CHARGE FOR MEMBERS! Once a year we hold our annual meeting (open to all members) for election and announcement of results for our NAME(S): ______club officers. Please join us for lots of food and lots of fun with ADDRESS: ______your hiking buddies. DIRECTIONS: From Baltimore Beltway (I-695) take I-70 West to Exit 83 (Marriotsville Rd. /Rt. 32 North). CITY: ______STATE:_____ ZIP: ______Go north on Marriotsville Rd. 4 miles to McKeldin Park entrance. PHONE: ______Directions to Pavilion #576 will be given at entrance. We are asking each person to bring a dish, with serving If you prefer vegetarian burgers, please check here __ utensil if applicable. Last name ends in: Price includes park admission, burgers, hotdogs, drinks, paper goods,etc. A-I: fruit tray, vegetable tray, appetizer J-S: side dish such as potato salad, macaroni salad, or cole slaw, Print registration form and mail to: chips, pretzels Leslie Marcuse T-Z: dessert 6621 Rising Waves Way We need about 5 people who will help set up at 11am, Columbia, MD 21044 and 5 who will help clean up at 2pm. For information or to volunteer, please contact :

. Leslie Marcuse: 301-596-9060, or [email protected] VOLUNTEERS ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU!

AWARD NOMINATIONS Outstanding Service to MCM ARE OPEN Outstanding Hike Leader Award by Bob Carson, Chair, Awards Committee Bob Carson is receiving nominees for awards to be presented at Nominees Name: ______the Annual Meeting of the Club in June. You may nominate a member to receive an award by sending the Why do you believe this member deserves the Outstanding following information to Bob Carson (205 E Joppa Rd., Apt 608, Service to MCM Award or Outstanding Hike Leader Award? Towson MD 21286 or [email protected]) by May 13, 2014. ______Outstanding Service Award ______is given in areas other than trip leading (club officer, committee ______chair or member, work trips, etc.) ______Outstanding Hike Leader Award ______is given to a trip leader who has led several hikes during the past ______year and is especially encouraging and helpful to participants. ______Past award winners: MCM Outstanding Trip Leader Award: Jim ______Koury, 2011; Peter Johnson, 2012; John & Sally Heyn, 2013. Rookie of the Year Award: John Breivogel, 2011. Outstanding Your Name ______Service Award: John Eckard, 2012; Dick Behrens, 2013. Your Phone______Your Email Address______

6 • HIKER HIGH POINTS FEBRUARY 2014 New members for September–December 2013

ADELMANN, Carolyn FORTUNE, Barry & William MILLER, M. Barry SMITH, Steve & Tess 712 Moul Ave 3401 Retlaw Rd STILLER, Jean 42 Mulard Ct Hanover, PA 17331 Baltimore, MD 21207 717 Hollow Rd Severna Park, MD 21146 443-421-0116 Ellicott City, MD 21043 410-544-7448 BAINBRIDGE JR, John S 410-750-2093 PO Box 1101 KAISER, Wayne TARBUTTON, Patricia Butler, MD 21023 5914 Constance Way MILLER, Christine 1207 Robin Hood Cir 410-329-1914 New Market, MD 21774 6508 Beverly Rd Towson, MD 21204 301-882-4129 Idlewylde, MD 21239 410-825-8126 BARBARO, Gina 410-377-2353 627 North Paca St LaFLAME, Lawrence VOELKER, Michael Baltimore, MD 21201 12290 Folly Quarter Rd MOLINARO, Andrew 1206 Meadowlark Dr 410-462-5850 Ellicott City, MD 21042 4 Windmill Chase, Apt A Towson, MD 21286 Sparks, MD 21152 BLACK, Brad & Kathy LEVY, Joyce 410-472-2064 WRIGHT, Rick 3338 Sang Rd 2204 Arden Rd 4617 Schenley Rd, Apt 2-R Glenwood, MD 21738 Baltimore, MD 21209 NOVELLO, David Baltimore, MD 21210 443-864-7344 410-367-0200 SPRAGUE, Marcia 410-303-1103 9112 Walden Rd BRUMBERGER, Elliot & LIPPMEIER, J. Casey Silver Spring, MD 20901 Kathy ALFANO, Christine 301-585-5212 3022 Finsel Ct 5364 Racegate Run Olney, MD 20832 Columbia, MD 21045 OLSSON. Rob & Wendy 301-774-7412 2211 Sulgrave Ave MARTIN, Cathy Baltimore, MD 21209 CAMPBELL, Christina 3995 Forest Valley Rd 410-409-7086 8747 Carriage Hills Dr Baltimore, MD 21234 Columbia, MD 21046 410-661-6536 PETERSON, Kathy 410-707-5187 142 Brandon Rd McCLAIN, Chuck Baltimore, MD 21212 CUNNINGHAM, Deborah 2356 Putnam Ln 410-821-8206 2524 Rellim Rd, Apt C Crofton, MD 21114 Baltimore, MD 21209 410-721-5586 RUO, Sueann 410-358-2225 4613 Doncaster Dr McMULLEN, Tom Ellicott City, MD 21043 DEVREOTES, Peter & Aline 229 Hunters Ridge Rd 410-465-0086 1408 Ellenglen Rd Lutherville, MD 21093 Towson, MD 21286 410-303-3683 SINGERMAN, Shifra 410-821-6431 3109 Marnat Rd McTAGGART, Barbara Baltimore, MD 21208 FARBER, Allan & Marla 6809 Lake Point Overlook 443-956-9482 10 Edgeclift Rd New Market, MD 21174 Towson, MD 21286 301-865-0368 410-823-8408

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FEBRUARY 2014 HIKER HIGH POINTS • 7 MOUNTAIN CLUB OF MARYLAND 410-377-MCOM (6266) • http://www.mcomd.org • [email protected]

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(HOLIDAY PARTY, continued from page 1) Appalachian Trail, and are normally presented at the ATC Biennial quent volunteer on work trips. As Conference. Neither Bob nor Mike was able to attend that event, well as putting together our ex- so another member picked up the awards for them. Bob Cave was cursions calendar, he has worked given his award separately. Mike Jenkins was presented his award countless hours on the Hike Across at the party. Maryland (HAM) and has served We kept Mike at the front of the room, and recognized him with as Club president. the Eleanor Sewell Award. This is a lifetime achievement award, Karen is a long-time hike leader recognizing service to the club over many years. Mike has been a and has helped with our graphics trail maintainer since 1988, and recently he has become our active work and publications over the Supervisor of Trail and organized many work trips. He also has a years, including our updated dis- long history of leading backpacking and other trips. plays for the ATC Biennial Con- We also recognized two people as the Unsung Hero and Unsung ference. She has also served as a Heroine. These are people who contribute significantly to the op- member of the MCM council. eration of the club behind the scenes. Our award winners this year There was no formal presenta- were Steve Williams tion planned for this year. Dun- and Karen Klinedinst. can Crawford again provided a This guy was able to “bear” They weren’t present computer and projector for the the weather! to receive their awards, president’s presentation. At the but both received a conclusion of the award presenta- congratulatory phone tions Duncan started showing a few vacation pictures. This rapidly call from President became an impromptu presentation about Duncan and Marcie’s Peter Johnson. vacation to Newfoundland. Steve is a long-time hike leader and trail Duncan told us all about the “Newfies”. maintainer, and a fre- Photos by Terri Eckard 8 • HIKER HIGH POINTS FEBRUARY 2014