The Right Step

A monthly newsletter from the Lambda Hiking Club for and about its members and the environment.

VOLUME 2, NUMBER 9. January  2002

PLANNED ACTIVITIES:

 

Wednesday, January 2

NOTE THE NEW DAY AND TIME

Planning Meeting: 7:00 PM at the GLCCU. 361N 300 W. All are welcome to attend.

 

Saturday, January 5

Snowshoeing in Millcreek Canyon. Snowshoe rentals available at REI ($10) or Wasatch Touring ($6).

 

Saturday, January 19

Dollar Movies at Sugarhouse ($3.50); possibility of lunch afterward.

 

Coming in February…

Feb 2: Cross Country Skiing. Millcreek Canyon.

Feb 16: Olympics. No activity planned.

 

 

 

 

For all winter out-door activities please be pre-pared for cold and wet by wearing layers (polyester is your friend!). Bring water, a sack lunch, sunscreen, sun-glasses, a warm hat and gloves, and toilet tissue just in case!

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We have planned lots of fun activities for January and the following months. Here’s hoping you have had a wonderful holiday season and are resolved to participate in the good times to be had at all Lambda Hiking Club activities in the coming year!

 

 

MEMORY GROVE CLEANUP ON NOVEMBER 3 A BIG SUCCESS

By Mary Lassalle

Members of Lambda Hiking Club recently volunteered to service the Freedom Trail, which the club adopted as part of Memory Grove Foundation's Adopt-A-Monument Project. This service trip was the first one scheduled as part of the Adopt-A-Monument Project!

Seven volunteers from Lambda Hiking Club serviced the Freedom Trail: Dick Waite, Sy Felt, Randy Burks, Ron Steckler, and others. These volunteers were able to prepare the upper portion of this trail for winter in less than 2-1/2 hours.

RANDY BURKS, President of LHC stated that on the day of the service trip: "The autumnal colors were beautiful, the air was rather warm, and our spirits were high. As some of us went hunting for boulders and rocks to line the path, others took wheel barrels and hauled mulch to help dress the trail. [Mulch is used to prevent moisture evaporation, to protect roots from freezing and to retard the growth of weeds.] Volunteers worked together to move a few hefty logs which were also used to line the trail."

JANE ERICKSON, Co-Chair Memory Grove Foundation expressed her appreciation for the dedicated service of the Freedom Trail by LHC and said the volunteers did a "spectacular job." Jane was quite impressed by the efficiency and unity of the volunteers who worked together to complete the scheduled tasks and was amazed how quickly the volunteers were able to line the trail with some VERY large rocks and HEAVY logs. When the volunteers finished the servicing of the Freedom Trail, Jane took everyone on a short tour of other areas and monuments of Memory Grove.

 

SPRING OUT-OF-TOWN TRIPS

It’s not too early to make plans to attend the club’s spring out of town trips. Mark the following weekends on your calendar.

Mar 29-31 (Fri-Sun) Backpacking Trip: Peekaboo Springs in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. Distance: 3 miles each way. Call Randy at 532-8447 for more information and to register.

April 12-14 (Fri-Sun) Car Camping Trip: Kodachrome Basin State Park, near Escalante. Call Randy at 532-8447 for details and to register.

 

For more information about the Lambda Hiking Club or any of its activities or to submit articles/suggestions:

Call - (801) 532-8447

E-mail - [email protected]

Visit - www.gayhike.org