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2001 Annual Meeting: Dedicated Members Gather The Newsletter of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club Volume 31, Number 1 118 Park Street, S.E., Vienna, VA 22180-4609 January 2002 2001 Annual Meeting: Dedicated Members Gather ore than 125 Club members attended they could learn more about our Club out- Section, Trails, Trail Patrol, Cabin Mthis year’s Annual Meeting. We always side of what they knew already. Hopefully, Maintenance and Construction exhibits, and hope for more, but those that did attend for our 75th Anniversary in 2002, we’ll get others. Every year that part of the meeting seem to be the most dedicated to coming to more folks interested in coming out to mix gets better and better. the meeting every year. That fact is both and mingle. heartwarming yet disheartening from this This year President Walt Smith praised our writer’s perspective. Although it’s wonderful Over a dozen displays graced the perimeter past year’s accomplishments, focusing on the to see the familiar faces of members such as of the room, giving attendees a visual report importance of volunteerism, especially in Charles Graf, Libby and Herb Ware, and of the individual departments’ projects and the area of outdoor recreational resources, Marguerite Schneeberger, it would be espe- progress from the past year. Other organiza- and the need to seek funds to acquire more cially nice if there were more members there tions such as the American Hiking Society land to help conserve those resources. This to meet like Keith and Lorraine Obuchon, (AHS) joined in by setting up their displays was accentuated in the speech given by our new members with whom I had the pleasure among our own President’s Tuscarora Trail guest speaker, Tom Ross, Assistant Director to talk at the dinner table. And, in return, Excursions, PAT C ’s Mountaineering for Recreation and Conservation of the National Park Service. Mr. Ross was appre- ciative of our relationship with the NPS and that the efforts of volunteer organizations like PATC make it possible for the trails sys- tems to continue to be in pristine condition. The best part of the meeting came with the recognition of Exceptional Service Award recipients. Our Vice President for Volunteerism Mickey McDermott present- ed the awards to those listed on page 19. Congratulations to all of the honorees for jobs well done. Special kudos go to Frank Turk, our 2001 Volunteer of the Year. See Meeting, page 9 In This Issue . Place Names . 2 Frank Turk accepts the Volunteer of the Year Award from Mickey McDermott (left). Walt’s Notes . 3 In Memory of Topher Bill . .3 PATC Contact Information . .4 Cadillac Crew’s Christmas Weekend . .5 17th Dogwood Half Hundred . .5 Hiking the Grand Canyon . .6 Humans and Canines Enjoy Park . .8 Potomac Heritage Trail . .9 Welcome to John’s Rest . .10 Bob Pickett, Science 202 . .12 Jones Mountain Trail History . .13 Forecast . .14 SNP’s New Calendar and Video . .18 Mike Karpie’s Photo Tips . 19 Annual Dinner Awardees . .19 Book Review, Trails for the 21st Century . .20 Notices . .21 Trailhead . 22 ATC 75th Anniversary 2000 Volunteers of the Year. L-R Chris Brunton, Paula Strain, Volunteers Appointed . .24 Warren Sharp, and Charles Graf. Help Wanted . .24 Potomac Appalachian 1 Council Members, Chairs and PA Staff First PATC Collector of Place Names Officers President: Walt Smith, 703/242-0693 f one of your favorite hikes is in the SNP, persons and names descriptive of the object Ext. 40, [email protected] Iyou are no doubt familiar with such map or place itself, but that answer is not suffi- VP Operations: Vacant labels as Oventop Mountain, The Pinnacle, cient. The next inquiry is as to who the per- VP Volunteerism: Mickey McDermott Leading Edge, and Stony Man. These son was, if he ever lived there and when, or Supervisor of Trails: Kerry Snow names are somewhat self-evident: Their how long the place has been so described. Supervisor of Corridor Management: appellation defines their geology or geogra- Tom Lupp phy. But there are many other place names “The names of the persons form an epitome General Secretary (Facilities): Jon Rindt that defy their origins. Who can explain of history of the region. They range from General Counsel: Charles Sloan Ashby Gap? Or Rose River? that of the royal couple who had just become Membership Secretary: Liles Creighton parents of the future George III, and who Treasurer: Gerhard Salinger Such explorations of place-name derivations were commemorated in 1738 by having the Recording Secretary: George Meek defy my very limited linguistic knowledge, new counties of Frederick and August Sections/Chapters but other PATCers “from the early days” named for them. ... Mountaineering Section: Mack Muir wo n d e r ed about them long before you and I SMRG: Peter Pennington we r e on the scene. One of the most res p e c t e d “... Rappahannock, of all the Virginia coun- Ski Touring Section: Steve Brickel of these was a paid scholar and ren o w n e d ties we are discussing, is the only one to get North Chapter: Pete Brown res e a r cher with the District of Columbia an Indian name. ... Counties were named for N. Shenandoah Valley Chapter: Gerry Boyd Historical Society, Jean Stephenson. In one well-known characters of history; but those S. Shenandoah Valley Chapter: Michael Groah of the early predecessor publications of the less known to history are also remembered Charlottesville Chapter: John Shannon Potomac Appalachian, called simply, “The in the hills. West Virginia Chapter: Judy Smoot Bulletin,” Miss Stephenson (as she would have called herself) wrote an article, “Why Is “Snickers Gap takes its name from Edward Standing Committee Chairs It Called That?” You might enjoy rea d i n g Snicker, a prominent member of the vestry (Council Members) some of the excerpts from the article that of Frederick Parish, who was licensed to Blackburn Trail Center: Chris Brunton touched on place names along the Blue operate the Ferry across the ‘Shanandor” Budget: Paul Dery Ridge. I quote freely from it: before 1764. ... Cabins Operations: Mel Merritt Cabin Construction: Charlie Graf “ . Two questions most frequently asked “Ashby Gap was so-called because Col. John Conservation: Mary Margaret Sloan along the Trail are, ‘How far is it?’ and ‘Why Ashby, a famous Indian fighter, settled there. Grants & Donations: Susan Nelson is it called that?’ The “Guidebook” [to the Endowment: Don Price Among his humorous descendants was Appalachian Trail, ca. 1931] answers the General Turner Ashby of the Confederate Finance: Gerhard Salinger first; it would take a volume almost as big as Hikes: Karen Brown & Tom Johnson Arm y , a distinguished cavalry off i c e r. ... the “Guidebook” to answer the second, for Internet Services: Stephen Raia Ashby’s Tavern, which was just west of the it is asked about everything, the counties Land Management: Tom Johnson crest, was long a landmark of the region and Legal: Charles Sloan through which the Trail passes, the moun- a popular resort in stage-coach days. Maps: Dave Pierce tains, the gaps, the watercourses, the Maryland Appalachian Trail Management springs, and every place that has a name. “Among the most interesting names are Committee: Charlie Graf those that remind us of the wildlife once so Potomac Appalachian: Linda Shannon-Beaver “... Names are, of course, readily classified Public Affairs: Larry Rockwell into the two groups of names taken from See Place Names, page 23 Publications: Aaron Watkins Shelters: Frank Turk Trail Lands Acquisition: Phil Paschall Trail Patrol: Kumait Jawdat Tuscarora Trail Land Management: Lloyd MacAskill Special Committees/Ongoing Activities Archives & Library: Carol Niedzialek HOW TO GET IN CONTACTHEADQUARTERS WITH US FOR CABIN RESERVATIONS, Cabin Reservations: Darlene Wall MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION, AND SALES Deputy Supervisor of Trails: Hop Long Headquarters Facility: Orron Kee Address: 118 Park Street, S.E., Vienna, VA 22180 Information/Sales Desks: Marguerite Schneeberger Hours: Monday through Thursday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Thursday and Friday 12 noon to 2 p.m. Medical: John McNamara Phone #: 703/242-0315 24-hr. Activities Tape #: 703/242-0965 Shelters, Cabins, & Cabins Land Fund: Jon Rindt To receive an information packet: Extension 10 SNP Boundary Trailheads Study Group: To leave a message for the Club President Walt Smith: Extension 40 Mark Holland Club e-mail: [email protected] Facsimile #: 703/242-0968 Tuscarora Trail Shenandoah Valley Project: World Wide Web URL: http://www.patc.net Phoebe Kilby & Larry Bradford DURING REGULARSTAFF BUSINESS HOURS Potomac Appalachian Director of Administration: Wilson Riley (Ext. 11) e-mail: [email protected] Chief Editor: Linda Shannon-Beaver Trails Management Coordinator: Heidi Forrest (Ext. 12) e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Business Manager: Vacant Features Editor: Joanne Erickson Membership/Cabin Coordinator: Pat Fankhauser (Ext. 17) e-mail: [email protected] Forecast Editor: Joan Hollen Sales Coordinator: Maureen Estes (Ext. 19) e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Bus/Metro Directions to Headquarters: When taking Metro Orange line, get off at Dunn Loring station (not Vienna, the last stop). Outside the station, find the stop for Metrobus 2 2C westbound in the direction of Tyson’s Corner. When the bus startsPotomac down Appalachian Maple Avenue in Vienna, exit at the library just past Center St. Walk half a block in the same direction the bus travels, and turn right at Park St. PATC will be on the left only a few yards down from the corner. The fare is $1.10, but you can ride for free if you remember to get a transfer
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