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May 16, Saturday 9:30 AM:
HIKE AT HANNA PARK and PLANNING MEETING 12:30 PM: We are doing two
activities back-to-back. We’ll start with a hike at Hanna Park, then have a
potluck lunch and the planning meeting at Nancy N.’s house, 2857 Wonderwood
Lane (don’t use Mapquest as it gets confused with the multiple Wonderwood
streets).
Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park
is a 460 acre City of Jacksonville park on the ocean, with a three mile loop
trail in the woods. Meet at Nancy N.’s house to drop off your food for the
potluck and carpool to the park. Entry fee to the park is $3 per carload.
We’ll hike the trail, then go out to look at the beach.
Sidetrackers activities
are planned and organized by the members; there is no planning committee.
Bring your trip ideas to plan for July, August, and September activities.
Everyone is welcome to attend. Leaders: Marsha C. for the hike, 744-6322;
Nancy N. for the planning meeting, 553-2805, nance0204’at’yahoo.com. For
additional info about Hanna Park on the web, please click here.
May 17, Sunday 12:30
PM: BABY BIRD WATCHING AT ST. AUGUSTINE ALLIGATOR FARM: There are
lots of baby birds this time of year at the Alligator Farm: The great egret
and stork chicks are giant. There are chicks of every size from many
species. Still lots of displaying happening. Some nests are so close you
can almost touch them from the boardwalk. We will meet at the Alligator
Farm, 999 Anastasia Blvd, St Augustine. Admission is $21.95, if we can get
10 or more people admission is $19.76. We'll eat at Georgies Diner
afterwards. Call to let me know if you are coming. Leader: Debbie G.
910-8484. For more info on the web: http://www.alligatorfarm.us/index.html
May 22 through May
25, Friday night, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND CAMPING
TRIP: Come join us for a long holiday weekend of camping, paddling and
hiking. We are planning on going to Lake Griffin State Park in Fruitland
Florida. Never heard of it? Check it out on the web here. We will be
camping Friday night, May 22 Sat. night and Sunday night and leaving Monday
morning, May 25. There will be paddling and exploring the Dead River and
Lake Griffin on one day. We can drive over to Withlacoochee State Forest for
a day of good long hikes. More info on the web here. Take off Friday
afternoon and come down early to beat the rush out of Jax. The park is about
2 hours and 30 min. away from Jacksonville located south/southeast of Ocala.
I have reserved five sites, there can be only two tents per site and only
two vehicles per site and eight people per site (State Park rules). So I
have 10 tent spots available, well really I have 6 tent spots available (as
of March 1st), four spots are already filled. They are $25.00 a tent for the
three nights. You are responsible for your own food, gear and boat but if
you need gear or boat, let me know we can find you stuff. Let me know if you
want a spot. Leader: Diane J. 821-6707.
May 30, Saturday,
7:30 AM: HIKE AT JENNINGS STATE FOREST: Easy hike at Jennings State
Forest. We will walk down to Yellow Water Creek and soak our feet to cool
off. We can check out the campsites that are available for a possible
overnight trip.
We will LEAVE from the McDonalds on US 17 near the Dog Track at 7:30 AM
sharp. The entrance to Jennings State Forest is off of Blanding Boulevard.
We need to get an early start to beat the heat. Bring water, bug spray and
perhaps a snack. Leader: Judy M. 398-2750 home, 630-1212 x 3897 work.
More info on the web:
http://www.fl-dof.com/state_forests/jennings.html
June 6, Saturday,
9:00 AM – PADDLE THE OKLAWAHA FROM RODMAN DAM TO US 19: We will meet at
McDonalds on 17 across from the dog track. Be ready to leave there at 9:00
AM. This is a fairly short paddle, but very nice. There are no rentals for
this trip. Contact me if you want to borrow a boat and I will try to make
that happen. Bring your lunch and we will sit on the riverbank and eat.
Bring lots of water also. Leader: Earline V 614-8629 e.veltman
‘at’comcast.net
June 13th, Saturday,
8:30 AM – TRAIL HIKE AT GUANA and LUNCH AT CAP'S: Come take a hike
through the GTM Research Reserve at 8:30 AM on June 13th at the GTM Research
Reserve located at 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach FL.
Experience nature on our hike along the Timucuan trail located within the
Reserve. The hike will cover approximately 4 miles round trip. Bring
water, snack, bug spray, and wear closed toe shoes. Meet at the Guana Dam
trailhead pavilion. Entrance fee $3 per vehicle, (annual GTM pass holders
FREE.) Afterwards we will have lunch at Caps restaurant. Leader: Stephanie M
268-5569. More info on the web:
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/gtm/
June 14, Sunday: OPEN
June 20th, Saturday,
10:00 AM: PADDLING AT ANASTASIA STATE PARK IN ST. AUGUSTINE: Salt Run,
a tidal salt marsh inlet, is a kayaker's and canoer’s delight. You can
paddle from the park to the lighthouse. It is great place to see birds,
marsh life, dolphins and other sea creatures. It is an easy paddle. If you
haven’t paddled before and want to try it, I will get you started. If you
want some more experience at paddling to be ready for the longer trip over
the summer, come out. Anastasia Water Sports (904-460-9111) rents kayaks and
canoes in the park. Kayak and canoes rentals are available for $15.00 for 1
hour, $25 for 2 hours and $10.00 an hour after that. Bring lunch, water,
sunscreen, and your canoe or kayak if you have one. We can go swimming at
the beach afterwards or do some hiking in the park.
Directions: U.S.1 South
to St. Augustine, Left on Hwy 312, Left on A1A toward St. Augustine,
Anastasia Park is on the right hand side, If you pass the Alligator Farm you
have missed it. Go through the park entrance ($5 per car), Boat rental is on
the left side about a ½ mile into the park. You are welcome to pick A1A up
in town and come through town and the construction around the Bridge of
Lions, if you want to. Same amount of time depending on traffic. Leader:
Diane J. 821-6707
June 21, Sunday, OPEN
June 27, Saturday,
7:00 a.m. SANTA FE RIVER PADDLE: This is a scenic paddle down one of
the most beautiful rivers in the Southeast. We will meet at Hardee's on
Lane Ave and caravan/carpool to High Springs to begin our adventure. My
plan is to launch from the boat ramp downstream from the outfitters (on
Hwy 27) and paddle to the Hwy 41 bridge. We will stop along the way at Lily
Springs and Rum Island to catch our breath, eat and generally play in the
water.
My plan is to do a self-shuttle, where we drop off the boats at the launch,
shuttle our vehicles to the end and bring one or two vehicles back. Less
costly, but takes a little longer.
Rentals are available at the outfitters at $35 for kayaks and $40 for
canoes. Please let me know how many will need to rent so that I can make
arrangements. Every one will need to bring snacks, water, lunch, sunscreen,
bug repellant and any assorted water toys. This is a fairly easy paddle
accessible to beginners (all downstream), but it is a little on the long
side at approx. 4 hours. Please join us for a wonderful time! Leader: Gene
M. 998-2312
June 28, Sunday, OPEN
LONG-RANGE PLANNING
October 8 through 12
Thursday through Monday, HANGING ROCK STATE PARK, DANBURY, NC:
I have made reservations at Hanging Rock State Park in Danbury, North
Carolina. We have group sites one and two. Please put this on your
calendars and make arrangements for time off (if necessary) for our annual
trip to see the beautiful colored leaves of Fall. The trip is 489 miles or
about 8 hours. The park opens at 8 AM and closes at 8 PM so no one can
enter or leave after that. There are a total of 14 trails, ranging from
easy (0.4 miles one way) to strenuous (7.4 miles one way). There are two
loops. One is a strenuous 4.4 miles and the other is a strenuous 6.0
miles. More information will be provided when the time is closer. Please
email me if you are interested in being a part of our fun fall fest in North
Carolina. Leader: Earline V 614-8629 email e.veltman’at’comcast.net
Additional info
on the web at
http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/haro/main.php
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2009 Monthly Meeting Schedule
MONTHLY MEETINGS are
always on the first non-holiday Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
at the Jacksonville Public Library, Southeast Regional Branch, at the Gate
Parkway exit off
J. Turner Butler Boulevard. Subscribers to our free YahooGroups email list
service
receive an automatic
reminder message in their email two days before the meeting.
WEDNESDAY, June 3, 2009 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2009 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, August 5, 2009 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, September 2, 2009 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, October 7, 2009 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, November 4, 2009 – 6:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, December 2, 2009 – 6:30 PM
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