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Wachusett ViewsNews from the W News from the Worcester Chapter orcester Chapter Appalachian Mountain Club Spring 2007 Appalachian Mountain Club Spring 2007
Sprin
g in
Wor
cest
er C
ount
y!(U
nder
The
Red
Fel
t Cru
sher
)B
y C
hapt
er C
hair,
Bar
bara
Dye
r
Happy
Spring!
Sp
rin
g
ha
ssp
run
g
an
dw
e’re m
ovi
ng f
orw
ard
quic
kly
into
a w
onderf
ul
time o
f ye
ar
to “
Get O
ut T
here
”!
Spring is
one of
my
favo
rite
tim
es
of
year
beca
use
so m
any
thin
gs
retu
rn to
life
; people
com
e o
ut
of
hib
ern
atio
n,
rive
rs f
low
ing
wild
ly,
and s
o m
any
exc
iting
thin
gs
happenin
g in
our ch
ap-
ter.
We
h
ave
a
lo
t o
feve
nts
pla
nned fo
r yo
u th
issp
rin
g
inclu
din
g
ou
rW
orc
est
er
Chapte
r R
etr
eat at
Noble
V
iew
fr
ee
to
all
WR
chapte
r m
em
bers
and fa
mi-
lies
on M
ay
11-1
3.
The N
oble
Vie
w C
om
mitt
ee i
s pro
vidin
gus
a fre
e w
eeke
nd a
s a thank
you
for
our
genero
us
gra
nt
we
pro
vided.
A
ll are
w
el-
com
e esp
eci
ally
new
m
em
-bers
and fam
ilies.
Our
spring pic
nic
is
sure
to b
e a
gre
at
time.
Last
year
we h
ad o
ver
100 p
eople
att
en
d
at
Ho
pkin
ton
S
tate
Park
. W
e had a va
riety
of
optio
ns
from
bik
ing,
hik
ing,
paddlin
g,
and
volle
yball
as
well
as
big
ki
tes.
It w
as
agre
at
time h
ad b
y all
with
our
many
fam
ilies
and n
ew
mem
-bers
attendin
g.
Ple
ase
join
us
again
on
Sunday
May
20th
.O
ther
import
ant
con-
serv
atio
n e
vents
our
chapte
ris
sp
onso
ring
is
Eart
h
Day
activitie
s,
urb
an
p
ark
scl
eanup,
as
well
as
Natio
nal
Tra
ils D
ay.
T
hese
eve
nts
are
a g
reat
way
to g
et
out, p
ro-
vid
e
a
co
mm
un
ity
se
rvic
eand feel a
sense
of re
ward
by
giv
ing
back
to
th
e
envi
ron-
ment.
No e
xperience
is
nec-
ess
ary
and a
ll are
welc
om
ee
sp
ecia
lly
ne
w
me
mb
ers
.N
ow
is
th
e
tim
e
to
ge
tin
volv
ed in Y
OU
R c
lub!
This
issu
e i
s dedic
ate
d t
o a
ll our
trail
volu
nte
ers
who g
ive fort
hso
m
uch
of
their
time
and
energ
y to
our
loca
l tra
ils.
Som
e g
oals
we h
ave
as
a c
hapte
r in
clude w
ork
ing
in c
onju
nct
ion w
ith the A
MC
’sM
ain
e
Wo
od
s
Initia
tive
.S
tart
ing
a
C
ha
pte
r Y
ou
thP
rog
ram
. F
orm
ing
a
Photo
gra
phy
Clu
b.
Updatin
gour
By-
law
s.
Part
nering w
ithth
e
Big
B
roth
er/
Sis
ter
pro
-gra
m a
nd o
ther
youth
gro
ups
an
d
Bro
ad
me
ad
ow
B
roo
kA
udubon.
Pro
tect
ing t
he M
idS
tate
T
rail.
A
do
pt
a
pa
rkse
rie
s.
Pu
blic
R
ela
tio
ns
Outr
each
. C
reate
a co
nse
r-va
tion a
nd m
em
bers
hip
com
-m
itte
e.
Mo
re
lea
de
rsh
ipopport
uniti
es
and r
ecr
uitm
ent
of le
aders
. P
lease
join
us!
This
seaso
n p
rom
is-
es
to p
rovi
de s
om
eth
ing f
or
all
incl
udin
g p
addlin
g o
ppor-
tun
itie
s,
hik
ing
, n
um
ero
us
soci
al
eve
nts
, photo
gra
phy
pro
gra
ms,
conse
rvatio
n in
itia-
tives,
and th
e annual
Cape
weeke
nd. B
e s
ure
to s
ee o
ur
web p
age for
an u
pdate
d li
st-
ing o
f all
eve
nts
at w
ww
.am
c-w
orc
est
er.org
.
I hope to s
ee y
ou s
oon…
..H
appy
Tra
ils!
(Bar
bara
liv
es i
n So
uthb
oro
with
her
fam
ily a
nd c
an b
ere
ache
d fo
r any
cha
pter
rela
t-ed
inqu
iries
at
barb
arad
yer@
hotm
ail.c
om
or (
508)
735
-328
1 be
twee
n3-
9 pm
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RIN
G I
SS
UE
06/0
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xecutive C
om
mitte
eP
g.
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em
bers
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rips
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eerf
ield
Trip
Pg.
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elc
om
e N
ew
Mem
bers
Pg.
5
What’s
New
Pg.
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y A
dventu
res I
n T
he S
ea
Pg.
6C
onserv
ation/T
rails
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g.
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ara
Dyer
at
Sugarloaf
Mt.,
N.H
. H
ighla
nd C
ente
r T
rip 2
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Worc
este
r C
ha
pte
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ppala
chia
n M
ounta
in C
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oy S
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n,
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IT N
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RC
ES
TE
R,
MA
Mem
bers
hip
in a
Bot
tle
Mem
bers
hip
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- B
ottle
is a
specia
lly d
esig
ned 3
2-o
unce
Nalg
ene w
ate
r bottle
that
conta
ins a
n A
MC
mem
bers
hip
, in
clu
din
ga o
ne y
ear
subscription t
o A
MC
Outd
oors
magazin
e -
fill
ed w
ith
art
icle
s a
nd a
ctivity lis
tings t
o g
et
people
connecte
d t
o t
he o
ut-
doors
.•
Dis
counts
on A
MC
lodgin
g,
Outd
oor
Adventu
res a
nd W
ork
shops,
and b
ooks.
• A
tem
pora
ry I
D c
ard
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ift
cert
ific
ate
good t
ow
ard
AM
C lodg-
ing,
Outd
oor
Adventu
res,
Work
shops a
nd
books.
• A
n A
MC
win
dow
decal.
• F
or
new
mem
bers
only
See o
ur
web p
age
ww
w.a
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orc
este
r.org
When y
ou join
thro
ugh t
he c
hapte
r you s
ave m
oney a
nd h
elp
finance y
our
local chapte
r activitie
s.
MO
NTH
LYPO
TLU
CK
S
Jo
in
us
every
3rd
W
ed
nesd
ay
of
the
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nth
fo
r a
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otl
uck
So
cia
l &
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ew
Mem
ber
Ori
en
tati
on
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.m.
Nort
hboro
His
torical
Socie
ty,
50 M
ain
S
t. (R
t.20.
Bring
dis
h to
share
. N
ew
m
em
bers
/vis
itors
alw
ays
we
lco
me
. R
eg
istr
atio
n
req
uir
ed
fo
r N
ew
Mem
bers
Orienta
tion,
not
for
potluck a
nd p
res-
enta
tion.
Regis
ter
with J
ean
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nern
eya
t jm
cin
ern
ey@
verizon.n
et
or
(508)
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or
New
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bers
Orienta
tion a
t 6:3
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.m.
FRO
M T
HE
EDIT
OR
S
Dea
r Mem
bers
: W
e re
serv
e th
e rig
ht to
edi
t for
leng
th a
nd c
onte
nt.
All
cont
ribu-
tions
are
wel
com
e.
Plea
se c
onta
ct t
he c
o-ed
itors
, M
ary
Mac
Don
ald
at m
mac
-do
na@
com
cast
.net
or
Lori
Noz
zolil
lo a
t pkj
ane5
8@ho
tmai
l.com
Sum
mer
issu
e de
adlin
e is
May
15t
h...W
e lo
ok fo
rwrd
to h
earin
g fr
om y
ou.
TR
AIL
S C
ON
’T.
This
year
we w
ill h
ave
diff
ere
nt
pro
ject
s goin
g a
tW
ach
use
tt M
ounta
in a
nd a
long the M
idst
ate
Tra
il.Jo
in u
s fo
r a fun fill
ed r
ew
ard
ing d
ay…
Sa
t.
Ma
y
19
T
rail
M
ain
tain
ing
Tra
inin
g W
ach
usett
Mo
un
tain
:M
eet
at
the
V
isito
r C
en
ter.
D
wa
yn
e
Eri
cso
n,
Fa
cili
ty
Su
pe
rvis
or
at
Wa
ch
use
tt
Mo
un
tain
S
tate
Reserv
ation,
teaches
basic
tr
ail
main
tenance.
No
experience necessary
. Tools
supplie
d B
ring w
ate
r,packable
lunch/s
nacks, w
ork
glo
ves, and w
ear
stu
rdy
boots
and clo
thin
g appro
priate
fo
r conditio
ns.
For
more
deta
ils
and
to
regis
ter
call
or
em
ail.
D
on
Hoffses (
508-8
69-0
062)
rockypond@
chart
er.net
A F
EW
of
The W
orc
este
r C
ha
pte
rE
xecuti
ve C
om
mit
tee 2
006-2
007
Con
serv
atio
n C
o-C
hair
Scot
t Kar
puk
Inte
rest
s:Tr
avel
, Pho
togr
aphy
, Hik
ing,
Biki
ng, S
kiin
g
Clu
b H
isto
ry:
Two-
year
mem
ber
Hik
ed a
ll 6
New
Eng
land
sta
te's
hig
hpoi
nts
and
mos
t of i
tstri
-sta
te m
arke
rsJo
ined
EC
Nov
'06
Favo
rite
Out
door
Des
tinat
ions
:C
atam
ount
Sta
te F
ores
t, C
olra
in, M
Aen
joy
circ
umam
bula
ting
McL
eod
Pond
, its
alp
ine
lake
, and
al
l the
sur
roun
ding
trai
ls.
Mou
nt K
atah
din,
Bax
ter S
tate
Fo
rest
, ME
Con
serv
atio
n C
o-C
hair
Cla
ude
Gue
rlain
Inte
rest
s:Tr
avel
,Writ
ing,
Biki
ng,S
ailin
gKa
yaki
ng
Clu
b H
isto
ry:
Two-
year
mem
ber
5-ni
ght A
MC
hut
-to-h
ut o
ver M
t. W
ashi
ngto
n in
'05
with
hus
band
and
son
s (1
1 &
10-y
ears
-old
)Jo
ined
EC
Nov
'06
Favo
rite
Out
door
Des
tinat
ions
:Is
land
s: B
lock
Isla
nd; M
arth
a's
Vine
yard
; Cor
sica
(Fr);
G
alap
agos
(Ecu
); C
ocos
(CR
); R
oato
n (H
on);
Rot
tnes
t (Au
)Fi
shin
g Po
int a
nd th
e N
ulla
rbor
, Aus
tralia
Can
al d
u M
idi a
nd th
e Au
vern
ge re
gion
, Fra
nce
Hid
den
Valle
y, J
oshu
a Tr
ee N
atio
nal P
ark,
CA
Cha
pter
His
toria
nLa
ura
Rut
hIn
tere
sts:
Hik
ing,
sw
imm
ing,
tenn
is, d
anci
ng, r
eadi
ng a
ll ki
nds
ofm
ater
ial i
nclu
ding
the
daily
com
ics
CIu
b H
isto
ry:
This
is m
ay th
ird y
ear a
s a
mem
ber o
f the
WR
cha
pter
and
2nd
year
as
hist
oria
n of
the
WR
chap
ter
Favo
rite
Out
door
D
estin
atio
ns:
Favo
rite
loca
l hau
nts:
W
achu
sett,
Hop
kint
on S
tate
Par
k, W
alde
n Po
nd, H
orse
neck
Be
ach
Hik
ing
Cha
irSt
eve
Cira
sIn
tere
sts:
Phot
ogra
phy,
Map
and
Com
pass
,Ic
e H
ocke
y an
d Ic
e Fi
shin
g,W
hite
Mou
ntai
n hi
stor
y an
dna
mes
, Sno
wsh
oe, X
Cou
ntry
an
d D
own
Hill.
Oh.
..rig
ht...
pubs
, hi
king
and
bac
kpac
king
CIu
b H
isto
ry:
I hav
e be
en a
mem
ber s
ince
199
9 an
d H
ikin
g C
hair
for 3
ye
ars.
I h
ave
been
"offi
cial
ly" l
eadi
ng h
ikin
g si
nce
2001
, al
thou
gh I
have
don
e it
for m
any
mor
e. I
hav
e be
en h
ikin
g th
e W
hite
s fo
r ove
r 30
year
s an
d fo
und
that
lead
ing
hike
s w
as a
gr
eat w
ay to
sha
re th
e be
auty
of t
he o
utdo
ors
with
oth
ers.
Be
com
e a
lead
er a
nd s
hare
.
Favo
rite
Out
door
Des
tinat
ions
:An
y su
mm
it w
atch
ing
the
suns
et th
en w
atch
ing
the
milli
ons
of
star
s un
inhi
bite
d by
city
ligh
ts.
The
smel
l of C
hris
tmas
just
as
you
brea
k tre
e lin
e. I
love
bei
ng o
n a
froze
n la
ke li
sten
ing
to
the
moa
n of
the
ice
settl
ing
with
the
win
d bl
owin
g sn
ow a
nd
ice
crys
tals
acr
oss
the
ice.
Afri
end
of m
ine
calle
d th
is
"goi
ng to
chu
rch"
.
am
cw
orc
este
r.org
2
TRA
ILS
BY
DO
N H
OFF
SES
Now
that t
he w
eath
er is
gettin
g b
etter to
enjo
y m
ore
outd
oor
act
iviti
es,
it’s
tim
eto
get
out
and d
o s
om
eth
ing. T
he A
MC
Worc
est
er
Chapte
r T
rails
Com
mitt
ee a
nd t
he M
ass
ach
use
tts
Depart
ment
of
Conse
rvatio
n a
nd R
ecr
eatio
n w
illbe p
art
nering a
gain
at
Wach
use
tt M
ounta
in S
tate
Rese
rvatio
n
with
tr
ail
main
tain
ing
opport
uniti
es.
Last
years
pro
gra
m w
as
hig
hly
succ
ess
ful a
nd w
ell
attended. A
gain
this
year, D
wayn
e E
rics
on, F
aci
lity
Su
pe
rvis
or
at
Wa
ch
use
tt
Mo
un
tain
S
tate
Rese
rvatio
n,
will
le
ad
volu
nte
ers
in
a
one
day
work
shop o
n t
rail
main
tain
ing s
kills
whic
h w
ill h
elp
pro
vide t
he n
eeded inst
ruct
ion t
o a
ssis
t in
tere
sted
indiv
iduals
build
ing
com
pete
ncy
in
tr
ail
main
te-
nance
and
furt
her
impro
vem
ent
to
the
trails
at
Wach
use
tt M
ounta
in S
tate
R
ese
rvatio
n and th
eM
idst
ate
Tra
il.W
e d
o e
very
thin
g fro
m d
iggin
g in
the d
irt,
clip
pin
g b
ranch
es
and p
ain
ting b
laze
s, t
o m
ovi
ng
rock
s and b
uild
ing s
teps.
Eve
ry p
roje
ct is
diff
ere
nt
and h
as
work
for
folk
s w
ith a
ll abili
ties
and e
xperi-
ence
s (incl
udin
g n
one).
This
year, p
eople
will
have
the o
pport
unity
to g
et in
volv
ed w
ith thre
e w
ork
days
schedule
d a
t W
ach
use
tt M
ounta
in f
or
July
, A
ugust
and S
epte
mber.
For
those
looki
ng f
or
a d
iffere
nt
pace
you
can c
heck
out S
teve
Cro
wes
pro
ject
on th
e P
ine H
illT
rail.
Ste
ve is
usi
ng a
setu
p t
hat
use
s a g
rip h
ois
t(a
sophis
ticate
d c
om
e-a
long w
inch
), s
lings,
wire
rope s
usp
ended f
rom
tre
es,
and s
hack
les
to s
way
up larg
e r
ock
s and m
ove
them
ove
r th
e s
usp
end-
ed c
able
to t
he t
rail,
to a
void
dra
ggin
g t
hem
ove
rfr
agile
mounta
insi
de.
There
, th
e r
ock
s are
use
d t
obuild
ste
ps,
scr
ee w
alls
and w
ate
r ru
noff c
hannels
to c
learly
delin
eate
its
boundaries
to k
eep h
ikers
on
track
and p
rote
ct t
he t
rail.
The w
ork
is
impre
ssiv
e,
on a
sca
le that has
to b
e s
een to b
e a
ppre
ciate
d.
Nati
on
al Tra
ils D
ay o
n J
un
e 2
, 2007
is a
noth
er
opport
unity
for
mem
bers
to g
et
out
and d
o s
om
eth
ing.
Natio
nal T
rails
Day
brings
gre
ate
r aw
are
ness
to t
rails
, alo
ng w
ith t
heir
many
benefit
s and p
leasu
res.
Wheth
er
the e
vent
invo
lves
one t
rail
or
a v
ariety
of
act
iviti
es,
Natio
nal
Tra
ils D
ay
is a
wonderf
ul
opport
unity
to i
ntr
oduce
people
to tra
ils. M
any
new
tra
il use
rs b
eco
me d
ed-
icate
d to tra
ils a
nd their p
rese
rvatio
n o
nce
they
get
out
and le
arn
about
them
and th
ey
realiz
e th
em
any
volu
nte
er
and p
aid
hours
required f
or
creat-
ing a
nd m
ain
tain
ing the tra
ils. am
cw
orc
este
r.org
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1
THE
HYB
RID
CA
R...
Q&
Ab
y:
Cla
ud
e G
uerl
ain
Th
e q
uesti
on
s I
reg
ula
rly g
et
sin
ce I
bo
ug
ht
a h
yb
rid
car
mad
e
me r
eali
ze t
here
are
sti
ll m
an
y m
isco
ncep
tio
ns a
bo
ut
this
tech
-
no
log
y.
Here
are
th
e m
ost
co
mm
on
on
es:
Q:
Wh
ere
do
yo
u p
lug
it
in?
A:
You d
on’t.
People
confu
se h
ybrids w
ith e
lectr
ic c
ars
. H
ybrids
have t
wo e
ngin
es -
a c
om
pute
r sw
itches a
uto
matically
betw
een t
he
ele
ctr
ic a
nd t
he s
tandard
gas e
ngin
es.
Ele
ctr
ic k
icks in u
nder
low
-dem
and c
onditio
ns:
city d
rivin
g,
engin
e b
rakin
g,
revers
e a
nd p
ark
-in
g lots
. T
he g
as e
ngin
e c
om
es o
n d
uring r
egula
r accele
ration a
nd
hill
clim
bin
g.
If r
apid
accele
ration is n
eeded,
(ente
ring o
nto
a h
igh-
way),
or
if e
xtr
a p
ow
er
is r
equired,
(clim
bin
g s
teep h
ills),
both
engin
es w
ork
sim
ultaneously
to m
axim
ize e
ffic
iency.
Q
: H
ow
do
yo
u r
ech
arg
e i
t?
A:
Just
like “
traditio
nal” c
ars
, th
e s
tandard
engin
e u
ses a
12-v
olt
battery
, w
hic
h r
echarg
es a
s t
he m
oto
r ru
ns.
The e
lectr
ic e
ngin
e’s
battery
cells
recharg
e e
very
tim
e o
ne d
ecele
rate
s o
r bra
kes -
ener-
gy f
rom
those a
ctions is t
ransm
itte
d b
ack into
, and s
tore
d,
in t
he
battery
pack.
Q:
Do
es i
t h
ave a
ny p
ick-u
p?
A:
Yes.
There
are
curr
ently t
hre
e m
ain
hybrid e
lectr
ic/g
as c
ar
engin
e c
ate
gories –
com
pact
cars
(energ
y e
ffic
iency),
mid
-siz
esedans (
energ
y e
ffic
iency w
ith p
erf
orm
ance),
and S
UV
s (
energ
yeffic
iency w
ith p
ulli
ng p
ow
er)
. Q
: W
hat
mil
eag
e d
o t
hey g
et?
A:
Mile
age d
epends o
n h
ow
you d
rive a
nd in w
hat
conditio
ns.
Drivers
report
they g
et
sig
nific
antly im
pro
ved m
ileage o
ver
sim
ilar
all-
gas c
ars
. C
om
pacts
typic
ally
get
50m
pg,
mid
-siz
es a
vera
ge 3
6,
and S
UV
s a
re k
now
n t
o g
et
23.
Q:
Is i
t h
ard
to
dri
ve?
A:
It’s
lik
e a
ny o
ther
car.
S
witchin
g f
rom
ele
ctr
ic t
o g
as is d
one
seam
lessly
, w
ithout
driver
input. A
s o
ne o
wner
said
, “I
f you h
ave
your
radio
on,
you d
on’t e
ven k
now
whic
h e
ngin
e is d
rivin
g t
he c
ar!
”Q
: D
oes i
t ch
an
ge t
he w
ay y
ou
dri
ve?
A:
In m
any c
ases,
yes.
Those w
ho b
uy h
ybrids g
enera
lly w
ant
impro
ved e
nerg
y e
ffic
iency.
Som
e h
ybrids c
om
e w
ith a
dis
pla
y t
hat
show
s w
hic
h e
ngin
e is d
rivin
g t
he w
heels
, or
altern
atively
, w
heth
er
the w
heels
are
recharg
ing t
he e
lectr
ic b
attery
. O
ver
tim
e,
the d
river
learn
s w
hic
h h
abits a
re m
ore
effic
ient, a
nd t
hey w
ill lik
ely
make
those c
hanges u
ntil th
ey b
ecom
e h
abit.
Q:
Can
yo
u g
et
an
en
erg
y c
red
it o
n y
ou
r ta
xes?
A:
That
depends o
n t
he b
rand a
nd o
ne’s
tax s
ituation. A
sk a
naccounta
nt.
Q:
An
d m
y f
avo
rite
, “W
ou
ld y
ou
tu
rn i
t o
n s
o I
can
hear
wh
at
it
so
un
ds
lik
e?
”
A:
Invariably
, w
henever
som
eone h
as a
sked m
e t
hat
question,
my
car
was a
lready o
n!
CO
NS
ER
VA
TIO
N &
TR
AIL
SN
EW
S�
Lead
ersh
ipC
hair
Mik
e Jo
nes
Inte
rest
s:4
Sea
son
Hik
ing,
(yes
. pea
k ba
ggin
g to
o.)
Bik
ing,
Ski
ing
Any
thin
g on
the
wat
er, j
ust
bein
g ou
tsid
e, a
nd tr
avel
.
Clu
b H
isto
ry:
I jo
ined
the
AM
C in
199
3 af
ter m
ovin
g to
the
Wor
cest
er
area
. I s
tarte
d hi
king
with
the
AM
C a
nd th
en b
ecam
e in
volv
ed in
lead
ing
trips
. I p
artic
ipat
ed in
Mou
ntai
n Le
ader
ship
Sch
ool i
n 19
96 a
nd h
ave
been
vol
unte
er in
stru
ctin
g si
nce
that
tim
e. I
n th
e pa
st, I
hav
e be
en th
e W
orce
ster
ch
apte
r Hik
ing
Cha
irper
son
and
Cha
pter
Sec
reta
ry.
Favo
rite
Out
door
Des
tinat
ions
:A
nyw
here
in T
he W
hite
Mou
ntai
ns o
f New
Ham
pshi
rees
peci
ally
abo
ve tr
eelin
e in
all
seas
ons.
Endo
wm
ent
Cha
irB
ruce
Bla
isIn
tere
sts:
dayh
ikin
g, s
kiin
gsn
owsh
oein
g, b
ikin
g pa
ddlin
g,
phot
ogra
phy,
and
team
spo
rts
incl
udin
g ic
e ho
ckey
.
Clu
b H
isto
ry:
I've
been
a m
embe
r of t
he W
orce
ster
Cha
pter
for o
ver 2
0ye
ars,
ser
ved
as m
embe
rshi
p co
mm
ittee
cha
ir fo
r one
ye
ar, s
erve
d as
cha
pter
cha
ir fo
r tw
o ye
ars,
and
am
now
se
rvin
g as
the
endo
wm
ent c
omm
ittee
cha
ir. I
've
lear
ned
man
y of
my
outd
oor s
kills
from
my
invo
lvem
ent i
n th
e ch
apte
r.Fa
vorit
e O
utdo
or D
estin
atio
ns:
I lov
e st
renu
ous
hike
s in
the
Whi
te M
ount
ains
and
els
ewhe
re
as w
ell a
s m
oder
ate
loca
l bik
e rid
es a
nd h
ikes
with
in e
asy
rang
e of
my
hom
e in
Web
ster
, inc
ludi
ng D
ougl
as S
tate
Fo
rest
and
Hod
ges
Villa
ge D
am.
I al
so e
njoy
ski
ing
in th
e N
orth
Con
way
are
a of
NH
, W
indb
low
n To
urin
g C
ente
r in
New
Ipsw
itch,
and
Wac
huse
tt R
eser
voir
in W
est B
oyls
ton.
Mem
bers
hip
Cha
irJe
an M
cIne
rney
Inte
rest
s:K
ayak
ing,
sno
wsh
oein
g, b
ikin
g,bo
atin
g, w
hite
wat
er ra
fting
Clu
b H
isto
ry:
Join
ed in 2
005
Favo
rite
Out
door
D
estin
atio
ns:
I lo
ve b
ein
g a
nyw
here
near
the w
ate
r, e
specia
lly t
he o
cean.
New
slet
ter
Co-
Cha
irM
ary
Mac
Don
ald
Inte
rest
s:sk
iing,
sno
wsh
oein
g, ru
nnin
g,
biki
ng, h
ikin
g, y
oga
& s
win
g da
ncin
g
CIu
b H
isto
ry:
Mem
ber s
ince
Dec
200
5
Favo
rite
Out
door
Des
tinat
ions
:P
eggy
’s C
ove,
any
whe
re a
long
the
Oce
an, M
ount
ains
in th
e W
inte
r. M
any
to b
e di
scov
ered
.
New
slet
ter
Co-
Cha
irLo
ri N
ozzo
lillo
Inte
rest
s:R
eadi
ng,C
reat
ive
Writ
ing,
Sw
imm
ing,
Do
volu
ntee
r wor
k fo
r A
udio
Jou
rnal
, a ra
dio-
read
ing
serv
ice
for t
he v
isio
n im
paire
d.
CIu
b H
isto
ry:
I joi
ned
in 2
004.
I ha
ve b
een
the
co-e
dito
r of t
he n
ewsl
ette
r for
abo
ut a
yea
r now
. I e
njoy
the
INTR
O w
alks
the
best
Favo
rite
Out
door
Des
tinat
ions
:I l
ove
Pur
gato
ry C
hasm
. It i
s a
lot m
ore
chal
leng
ing
than
you
r av
erag
e w
alk
in th
e w
oods
. Oth
er fa
vorit
es in
clud
e th
e C
liff
Wal
k in
New
port,
and
Hod
ges
Villa
ge D
am in
Oxf
ord.
am
cw
orc
este
r.org
3
E C
om
mit
tee C
on
’t
am
cw
orc
este
r.org
10
NA
ME
TH
E P
EA
K
Be t
he f
irst
to n
am
e t
his
peak a
nd w
in a
prize.
Se
ndyo
ur r
espo
nse
to S
teve
Cira
s at
wor
cam
chik
ing@
yaho
o.co
m.
Hin
ts. F
rom
this
peak y
ou w
ill fin
d M
ount A
dam
s a
t about 50 d
egre
es
(tru
e
Nort
h)
and
Mount
Washin
gto
n
at
about
165
degre
es
(tru
eN
ort
h).
B
onus q
uestion. W
hat tr
ail
was this
pic
ture
taken fro
m? T
he
cam
era
lense is p
oin
ting d
ead w
est
and t
hese h
ikers
just
cam
e o
ver
the t
op o
f som
eones k
nee.
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ore
help
?
Join
us o
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ne o
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sses.
WH
ER
E A
RE
WE
?
VOLU
NTE
ER L
EAD
ERSH
IPAW
AR
DC
ON
GR
ATU
LATI
ON
’S B
AR
B !
AM
C's
Volu
nte
er
Leaders
hip
Aw
ard
recogniz
es B
arb
ara
Dyer
for
her
outs
tandin
g c
ontr
ibutions in p
urs
uit o
f A
MC
's r
ecre
ation,
conser-
vation a
nd e
ducation m
issio
n.
Barb
ara
Dyer
serv
ed A
MC
's W
orc
este
r C
hapte
r as a
leader, a
sS
ocia
l C
hair a
nd a
s V
ice C
hair b
efo
re b
egin
nin
g h
er
term
as C
hapte
rC
ha
ir o
ne
ye
ar
ag
o.
In t
ha
t tim
e h
er
inn
ova
tive
id
ea
s a
nd
in
co
mp
ara
-ble
energ
y h
ave s
pre
ad t
hro
ughout
the c
hapte
r and t
he c
lub w
ith
neig
hboring c
hapte
rs l
ookin
g t
o W
orc
este
r as a
model
for
forg
ing
local
part
ners
hip
s.
Barb
ara
has a
lso c
ham
pio
ned A
MC
's M
ounta
inC
lassro
om
pro
gra
m.
In 2
007 s
he w
ill t
ake a
gro
up o
f stu
dents
fro
mth
e A
yer
Mid
dle
School
on a
n e
ducational
mounta
in a
dventu
re a
tA
MC
's H
ighla
nd C
ente
r in
Cra
wfo
rd N
otc
h N
ew
Ham
pshire.
The V
olu
nte
er
Leaders
hip
Aw
ard
recogniz
es A
MC
's o
uts
tandin
gvolu
nte
er
leaders
who d
em
onstr
ate
the d
esire to s
hare
their tim
e a
nd
expert
ise i
n t
he p
urs
uit o
f A
MC
's r
ecre
ation,
conserv
ation,
and e
du-
cation m
issio
n.
The V
olu
nte
er
Leaders
hip
Aw
ard
recogniz
es o
ne o
rm
ore
dedic
ate
d volu
nte
ers
w
ho,
in additio
n to
contr
ibuting m
any
hours
, dem
onstr
ate
outs
tandin
g p
assio
n a
nd c
om
mitm
ent
and a
rein
str
um
enta
l to
AM
C's
activitie
s,
pro
gra
ms a
nd m
issio
n.
Ch
ap
ter
Yo
uth
Pro
gra
m
Th
e
Wo
rceste
r C
hap
ter
is
delig
hte
d
to
an
no
un
ce th
e in
cep
tio
n o
f th
e A
MC
C
hap
ter
Yo
uth
Pro
gra
m.
Ou
r vo
lun
teers
are
availab
le
to
lead
h
ikes
or
acti
vit
ies
for
yo
uth
g
rou
p
org
an
izati
on
s a
nd
sch
oo
ls.
Eig
ht
fro
m o
ur
ch
ap
ter
have a
tten
ded
th
e
tra
inin
g
ne
ce
ss
ary
a
nd
w
ill
be
c
om
ple
tin
g
CO
RI ch
ecks, C
PR
, F
irst A
id. W
e w
elc
om
e D
eb
Ph
au
p a
s o
ur
new
CY
Pco
ord
inato
r.
Ple
ase c
on
tact
Deb
at
dp
hau
p@
veri
zo
n.n
et
if
inte
reste
d in
b
eco
min
g a vo
lun
teer
or
if yo
u
have r
eco
mm
en
dati
on
s f
or
org
an
iza
tio
ns t
hat
co
uld
use o
ur
serv
ices.
Ple
ase c
on
sid
er
get-
tin
g i
nvo
lved
an
d m
ake a
dif
fere
nce i
n t
he l
ife
of
a ch
ild
. T
han
ks to
th
e fo
llo
win
g m
em
bers
wh
o h
ave t
aken
th
e i
nit
iati
ve t
o s
tart
ou
r p
ro-
gra
m:
Barb
ara
Dyer,
Bru
ce B
lais
, D
eb
Ph
au
p,
Mary
M
acD
on
ald
, M
ich
ele
S
imo
neau
, C
lau
de
Gu
erl
ain
, S
co
tt K
arp
uk a
nd
David
Co
le.
Wo
rceste
r C
hap
ter
2006-2
007 E
xecu
tive C
om
mit
tee
Cha
pter
Cha
irB
arba
ra D
yer
barb
ara
dyer@
hotm
ail.
com
508-7
35-3
281
Vice
Cha
irS
haro
n Fo
ster
sharo
n_fo
ste
r2@
yahoo.c
om
978-5
62-4
494
Trea
sure
r La
rry
Blis
sre
el_
blis
s@
com
cast.ne
508-4
85-6
155
Secr
etar
y M
iche
leS
imon
eau
mic
hele
sim
oneau@
msn.c
om
508-7
56-3
778
At L
arge
Ken
Pic
kren
kenpic
kre
n@
chart
er.net
508-7
65-6
022
Bic
yclin
g Jo
hn G
augau_am
c@
chart
er.net
508-8
53-6
254
Con
serv
atio
n C
laud
eG
uerla
inS
cott
Kar
puk
cla
udeandscott@
aol.com
508-3
93-1
661
Fam
ilies
Ed
& P
at F
anjo
y edfa
njo
y@
yahoo.c
om
508-8
42-2
186
Educ
atio
nal
Prog
ram
s B
ill Z
ahav
ib.z
ahavi@
gm
ail.
com
508-3
35-8
343
Hik
ing
Ste
ve C
iras
worc
am
chik
ing@
yahoo.c
om
508-7
69-9
351
His
toria
n La
ura
Rut
hlrsconnects
@yahoo.c
om
508-7
55-8
490
Lead
ersh
ip
Mik
e Jo
nes
mjo
nes330@
com
cast.net
978-5
62-4
494
Mem
bers
hip
Jean
McI
nern
eyje
mcin
ern
ey@
verizon.n
et
508.7
53.2
639
New
slet
ter
Mar
yM
acD
onal
d m
macdona@
com
cast.net
508 4
98-4
943
New
slet
ter
Lori
Noz
zolil
lopkja
ne58@
hotm
ail.
com
508-8
32-8
134
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wm
ents
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ruce
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ling
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pter
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ir Ji
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icity
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e C
ole
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550@
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gVa
cant
Soci
al E
vent
sTi
a K
ozia
km
a2622@
chart
er.net.
508-9
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nica
l Clim
bing
Joh
n G
rote
jo
hn_c_g@
msn.c
om
508-7
56-3
778
Third
Wed
nesd
ay
Fred
Mez
ynsk
ifm
ezynski@
yahoo.c
om
508-8
53-6
098
Third
Wed
nesd
ay
John
Nie
man
jhnatlc@
rcn.c
om
508-8
35-3
352
Trai
ls
Don
Hof
fses
rockypond@
chart
er.net
508-8
69-0
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g M
embe
rsJe
n E
aton
jeneato
n99@
gm
ail.
com
Web
mas
ter
Jack
Dow
ning
webm
aste
r@am
cw
orc
este
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94-3
406
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este
r.org
4
~ C
HA
PTER
TR
IPS
~Fr
i-Sun
., M
arch
30-
Apr
il 1.
Zea
land
Hut
and
Hig
hlan
d C
ente
r W
eeke
nd.
Sta
tus:
Open.
Hig
hla
nd
Cente
r/Z
eala
nd
Falls
hut
trip
. (W
R/N
H join
t tr
ip).
Join
us f
or
a w
eekend a
t th
eH
ighla
nd C
ente
r's S
haple
igh s
tudio
on F
riday (
bunk
and
bre
akfa
st)
and
a
hik
e
or
ski
to
the
hut
on
Satu
rday,
w
ith th
e opport
unity to
hik
e Z
eala
nd or
enjo
y t
he F
alls
in t
he a
rea.
Appro
x.
$75 p
p.incl. 2
nig
hts
lodgin
g,
2 b
reakfa
sts
, and o
ne d
inner. L
unch
an
d
Fri
. d
inn
er
no
t p
rovid
ed
. F
ull
win
ter
ge
ar
required.
Rela
ted W
eb lin
k.
Leader:
Barb
ara
Dyer,
barb
ara
dyer@
hotm
ail.
com
; C
o-leader:
Sam
Jam
ke,
603-4
72-2
536.
Fri-S
un.,
May
11
-13.
, C
atch
th
eSk
iers
at T
uck'
s!. S
tatu
s: O
pen. H
ike o
n S
at.
to c
atc
h t
he t
he s
pring s
kiin
g a
ction o
n T
uckerm
an's
Ravin
e.
$105.8
8 g
ets
you 2
nig
hts
at
Joe D
odge
Lodge,
din
ners
on F
ri.
& S
at.,
bre
akfa
st
on S
at.
Paym
ent
due b
y A
pril 1.
Lim
ited t
o 1
2.
Fill
out
regis
-tr
ato
n fo
rm usin
g th
e fo
llow
ing lin
k:
Rela
ted W
eb
link.
Le
ad
er:
P
at
La
mb
ert
,p
lam
be
rt11
9@
ya
ho
o.c
om
, 5
08
-36
6-6
16
4;
Co
-le
ader:
Mary
MacD
onald
, m
macdona@
com
cast.net,
508-4
98-4
943;
Regis
ter
with:
Mary
MacD
onald
,m
macdona@
com
cast.net, 5
08-4
98-4
943.
Fri-S
un.,
June
8-1
0., 4
th A
nnua
l Don
naA
ube
Mem
oria
l W
eeke
nd-M
arth
a's
Vine
yard
. B
ikin
g.S
tatu
s:
Op
en
. (I
NT
RO
)
Bik
ing
a
nd
S
wim
min
g
on
b
ea
utifu
l M
art
ha
'sV
ineyard
. S
pend 2
nig
hts
in t
he W
esle
y H
ote
l, c
on-
venie
ntly lo
cate
d in
Oaks B
luff. 1 q
n. bed $
270, 2 d
bl
beds,
$145
pp
Full
pym
t m
ust
be
receiv
ed
by
4/3
0/0
7. N
o r
efu
nds a
fter
5/1
/07 u
nle
ss y
ou a
re a
ble
to f
ill t
he
sp
ace
. S
en
d c
he
ck t
o F
rie
da
Co
urs
en
, 1
87
Bro
okw
ay D
r., N
ort
hbridge M
A01534. Leader:
Dave
Laska,
davela
ska@
verizon.n
et;
Co-leader:
F
rieda
Cours
en,
fcours
en0953@
chart
er.net.
Fri-S
un.,
June
15
-17.
, A
lpin
eG
arde
ns H
ike.
S
tatu
s:
Open
. E
xp
lore
th
e
Alp
ine F
low
ers
in b
loom
. S
at. ~
8-1
0 m
ile h
ike inte
r-m
edia
te p
ace f
rom
Pin
kham
. Tent. p
lan is t
o h
ike u
pvia
B
oott
Spur,
acro
ss A
lpin
e
Gard
en
and
dow
neither
Tucks o
r N
els
on C
rag d
ependin
g o
n w
eath
er
and conditio
ns.
Sum
mitting W
ashin
gto
n is
not
an
obje
ctive of
this
tr
ip.
Sun.
Leaders
C
hoic
e.
Cost
$11
0 inclu
des 2
nig
hts
lodgin
g a
t P
inkham
, 2 b
rkfs
t,1 d
inner. L
td.
to 1
0.
Regis
ter
by M
ay 1
5th
. Leader:
Sh
aro
n
Fo
ste
r,
sh
aro
n_
foste
r2@
ya
ho
o.c
om
, 9
78
562-4
494.
MO
RE
EVEN
TS O
N P
AG
E 9.
UPD
ATED
EVE
NTS
CH
ECK
TH
E W
EB O
FTEN
WW
W.A
MC
WO
RC
ESTE
R.O
RG
As d
ark
ness f
ell,
we l
et
the
fire
die
dow
n
and
cra
wle
d
into
our
shelters
to s
leep a
round 9
:30.
There
were
a f
ew
inconse-
quential s
prinkle
s d
uring the n
ight, a
nd
a f
reig
ht
train
roare
d u
p t
he s
ide o
f th
evalle
y a
round 2
:00 A
. M
.; b
ut,
we a
llsle
pt
we
ll a
nd
a
wo
ke
re
fre
sh
ed
betw
een s
ix a
nd s
even in the m
orn
ing.
Blu
e
skie
s
an
d
flu
ffy
wh
ite
clo
ud
scheere
d o
ur
spirits a
s w
e a
te b
reakfa
st
in
the
chill
y
morn
ing
air
aro
und
the
cam
pfire
. T
hen w
e p
acked u
p a
nd s
et
off d
ow
nriver
aro
und n
ine o
’clo
ck.
The r
ocky p
itches w
ere
all
behin
d u
s,
but
the s
trong c
urr
ents
still
hurr
ied us alo
ng.
W
e soon passed
under
the r
ailw
ay b
ridge a
nd t
ravele
dby the o
utlet of th
e G
reen R
iver, r
each-
ing
th
e
co
nflu
en
ce
w
ith
th
eC
on
ne
cticu
t R
ive
r b
y
mid
m
orn
ing
.
The h
igh w
ate
r le
vels
, th
e s
trong c
ur-
rents
, and t
he s
wirlin
g e
ddie
s a
nd p
il-lo
ws o
n t
he l
atter
were
an a
wesom
esig
ht, a
nd s
oon w
e w
ere
racin
g a
long
in
the
m
idd
le
of
the
g
rea
t ri
ve
r’s
muddy,
chocola
te b
row
n w
ate
rs.
The b
anks s
ped b
y;
and,
at
one
poin
t,
Stu
art
used
his
G
PS
to
clo
ck our
driftin
g speed at
4.8
m
iles
per
hour.
W
e
were
happy
to
see
scarc
ely
any o
ther
boate
rs e
ither
day
of
our
trip
and
excited
to
see
bald
eagle
s o
n the C
onnecticut, a
nd a
num
-ber
of
corm
ora
nts
.A
bout
lunch t
ime w
e a
rriv
ed
at
the s
wim
min
g s
pot
at
the low
er
end
of
First
Isla
nd.
The s
andy b
each w
as
flooded
out
beneath
severa
l fe
et
of
wate
r, b
ut
we f
ound a
pla
ce t
o b
each
the b
oats
and s
pre
ad o
ut
on t
he g
rass
be
sid
e
an
a
rom
atic
mu
ltiflo
ra
rose
bush f
or
lunch.
With the fast curr
ent pushin
g
us
alo
ng
, w
e
rea
ch
ed
th
e
take
ou
tabout
2
o’c
lock,
earlie
r th
an
usual.
The b
ottom
of
the t
akeout
was u
nder
eig
ht
or
ten f
eet
of
wate
r, b
ut
we m
an-
aged t
o l
and u
neventfully
half w
ay u
pth
e d
rivew
ay W
e a
ll agre
ed t
hat
the t
rip
had g
one v
ery
well
and w
e w
ere
sorr
yto
see
it
end
so
soon.
K
laus
and
Marg
os h
ad h
andle
d t
he w
ate
rs w
ith
aplo
mb i
n t
he b
ig s
evente
en f
oot
Old
To
wn
T
rip
pe
r,
an
d
Mik
e
an
d
Tri
cia
were
in
agre
em
ent
that
their pre
-trip
anxie
ties (
and m
ine)
had b
een a
ll fo
rnaught.
W
e
learn
ed
a
few
th
ings
about
paddlin
g i
n a
rain
sw
olle
n r
iver,
the s
cenery
was b
eautifu
l, t
he w
ildlif
ew
as e
xcitin
g, and the w
eath
er
just kept
gett
ing
be
tte
r.T
he m
em
bers
of
the g
roup
were
str
ong p
addle
rs,
skill
ed c
am
pers
,and
all
round
good
com
pany.
A
nd
nobody f
ell
in t
he r
iver
this
trip!
am
cw
orc
este
r.org
9
MO
RE
CH
AP
TER
EV
EN
TSM
OR
E C
HA
PTE
R E
VE
NTS
Sp
rin
g G
ath
eri
ng
Join
hundre
ds o
f A
MC
mem
bers
fro
m o
ur
12 c
hapte
rs f
or
the
Spring G
ath
ering a
t P
ort
Jerv
is, N
Yin
the s
cenic
Dele
ware
Valle
y,ju
st a few
hours
fro
m W
orc
este
r. B
ring a
guest to
enjo
y the b
oun-
ty o
f activitie
s p
lanned w
hile
enjo
yin
g t
he o
ver
1,0
00 a
cre
fore
st-
ed and tr
aile
d pro
pert
y w
ith th
ree la
kes.
S
ponsore
d by th
eN
Y/N
ort
h J
ers
ey C
hapte
r.
Vis
it t
heir w
ebsite f
or
more
regis
tra-
tio
n.
htt
p:/
/ww
w.a
mc-n
y.o
rg/
Sat.
, M
arc
h 2
4. A
do
pt-
A-C
ity-P
ark
Wo
rkd
ay in
Wo
rceste
r.S
tatu
s:
Open.
Volu
nte
ers
needed t
o h
elp
"cle
an
up
o
ur
ow
n
ba
ckya
rd."
T
he
n
ew
ly-f
orm
ed
C
on
se
rva
tio
nC
om
mitte
e
is
launchin
g
an
ongoin
g
effort
to
cle
an
City
of
Worc
este
r park
s,
sta
rtin
g w
ith C
rysta
l P
ark
, acro
ss th
e str
eet
from
Cla
rk U
niv
. C
rysta
l Park
, as it
is k
now
n b
y n
atives, is
offic
ial-
ly n
am
ed U
niv
ers
ity P
ark
, one o
f W
orc
este
r's o
lder
park
acquis
i-tions.
Per
the D
PW
s w
ebsite,
its 1
3.6
92 a
cre
s w
ere
purc
hased
from
1887 to 1
889 fro
m S
ara
h A
nders
on, S
ylv
ia G
ate
s, W
illia
m D
.G
ate
s a
nd A
lonzo W
hitcom
b.
Tools
and p
rote
ctive g
loves w
ill b
em
ade a
vaila
ble
. Litte
r of
all
kin
ds a
nd d
ow
ned lim
bs a
re p
rim
ary
focus.
Pond e
dges n
eed d
ebris r
em
oved.
Will
als
o r
ake p
ath
s.
Dre
ss f
or
weath
er. R
efr
eshm
ents
pro
vid
ed.
Snow
postp
ones t
o3/3
1. C
onta
ct us to p
art
icip
ate
. Leader:
Mary
MacD
onald
, m
mac-
do
na
@co
mca
st.
ne
t,
50
8-4
98
-49
43
; C
o-l
ea
de
r:
Sco
tt
Ka
rpu
k,
cla
udeandscott@
aol.com
.
We
d.,
A
pri
l 11
(N
EW
D
AT
E!!
) C
rea
tiv
e
Go
urm
et
Co
okin
g f
or
Tri
pp
ing
Co
mp
an
ion
s.
Sta
tus:
Open.
6:3
0 -
9:3
0 p
m.
The L
odge b
uild
ing,
YM
CA
Cam
pH
arr
ingto
n,
Boyls
ton M
A.
Fee:
$10.0
0 (
check m
ade o
ut
to A
MC
).C
om
e l
earn
all
about
cookin
g f
or
hungry
co-t
ravele
rs.
See h
ow
much f
un i
t is
to m
ake y
our
favorite
delic
ious d
ishes,
inclu
din
gpancakes,
vegeta
riansoup,
and s
un-d
ried t
om
ato
pesto
- p
asta
!B
e p
repare
d t
o i
mpre
ss y
our
fello
w t
ravele
rs w
ith b
reakfa
st
and
din
ner
meals
th
at
are
deeply
nourishin
gand
low
cost,
full
of
delig
htful flavors
, are
easy t
o b
ring in a
backpack,
and leave little
trace i
n t
he k
itchen.
At
the s
am
e t
ime e
njo
y t
he c
am
ara
derie o
fla
sting f
riendship
s w
ith a
spirin
g c
ooks. T
his
cla
ss is f
or
all
levels
.C
ookin
g e
xperience i
s w
elc
om
e b
ut
not
required.
Com
e h
ungry
!R
ela
ted
W
eb
lin
k.
Le
ad
er:
C
ee
s
va
n
Eijk
,d
utc
hy2
usa
@h
otm
ail.
co
m,
50
8-3
29
-20
42
; R
eg
iste
r w
ith
: B
ill
Zahavi, b
.zahavi@
gm
ail.
com
, 508-3
35-8
343.
Su
n.,
A
pri
l 2
9.
Wh
ite
W
ate
r R
aft
ing
o
n
Verm
on
t's W
est
Riv
er.
Sta
tus:
Open.
Rid
e C
lass 3
-4
whitew
ate
r w
ith
Cra
bapple
W
hitew
ate
r in
S
outh
ern
V
erm
ont.
Excitin
g r
ive
r fo
r in
term
ed
iate
or
firs
t tim
e r
afte
rs. It's
alw
ays m
ore
fun w
ith a
n A
MC
gro
up!
Ages 1
2+
welc
om
e.
Cost: $
100 w
hic
hin
clu
des r
aftin
g,
lunch,
instr
uction a
nd g
uid
e.
We
tsuit n
ot
inclu
d-
ed. S
orr
y n
o r
efu
nds. R
egis
ter
with le
ader. L
eader:
Barb
ara
Dyer,
barb
ara
dyer@
hotm
ail.
com
, 508-7
35-3
281.
AL
LE
VE
NT
S W
WW
.AM
CW
OR
CE
ST
ER
.OR
G
Deerf
ield
Con’t
Att
en
tio
n L
ead
ers
an
d A
sp
irin
g L
ead
ers
: T
he A
MC
is o
ffering a
variety
of
trip
s a
t a h
ighly
reduced p
rice o
fonly
$49 t
o o
ur
huts
and lodges f
or
their F
am
iliarization T
ours
as
follo
ws:
April 13-1
5 a
nd J
une 1
-3 a
t th
e J
oe D
odge L
odge a
nd H
ighla
nd
Cente
r
August
26-2
9 a
t th
e W
hite M
ounta
in H
uts
Septe
mber
20-2
4 a
t th
e L
ittle L
yfo
rd P
ond C
am
ps in M
ain
eD
ecem
ber
21-2
3 a
t th
e H
ighla
nd C
ente
rJanuary
4-6
, 2008 a
t th
e J
oe D
odge L
odge
Conta
ct
Eric J
ackel
at
eja
ckel@
outd
oors
.org
for
more
info
rma-
tion
Ms.
Katy
Aborn
Ms.
Eva M
. A
djo
ian
Ms.
Maure
en B
agle
y
Ms.
Joan B
asile
Dyla
n B
egin
Mr. P
aul T.
Bender
Mr. J
oseph F
. B
lanchet
Mr. P
aul E
. B
oudre
au
Mr. E
dw
ard
Bre
nnan
Mr. T
hom
as B
uckin
gham
Mr. N
eil
J.
Burk
e
Ms.
Tra
cey C
art
er
Jare
d C
hru
dim
sky
Mr. M
atthew
Cla
rke
Seam
us C
olli
ns
Mr. M
ark
Cotr
eau
Mr. J
oseph C
yr
Ms.
Dalc
onzo
Mr. M
acM
ahon
Ms.
Maria D
ay
Mr. J
ohn M
. D
uggan
Cees V
. E
ijk
Mr. E
slic
k &
Ms. A
ckle
y
Mr. E
ric C
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ord
Mr. C
hris C
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uhrm
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MIL
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R
Nin
e
heart
y
souls
, undete
rred
by
the
w
ea
the
r fo
reca
st
of
sh
ow
ers
co
ntin
uin
g
thro
ug
hth
e
day
and
nig
ht,
with
cle
aring
on
Su
nd
ay,
dro
ve w
est
from
Worc
este
r on
Satu
rday m
orn
ing i
n t
he p
ouring r
ain
.W
e w
ere
all
experienced p
addle
rs a
nd
cam
pers
; but, c
am
pin
g in
the r
ain
adds
to t
he c
halle
nge o
f outd
oor
livin
g,
and
som
e o
f us h
ad n
ot
pre
vio
usly
paddle
do
n
wa
ter
like
th
at
of
the
L
ow
er
Deerf
ield
Riv
er
with i
ts s
trong c
urr
ents
an
d
inte
rmitte
nt
short
ro
cky
pitches.
Do
ub
t g
na
we
d
at
my
psych
e:
ho
ww
ere
we g
oin
g t
o h
andle
the r
ain
; how
were
we g
oin
g t
o h
andle
the r
iver;
and
how
was I
goin
g t
o h
andle
the c
old
Ihad c
om
e d
ow
n w
ith o
n F
riday?
An h
our
late
r, a
s w
e p
assed
by G
reenfield
, th
e r
ain
sto
pped a
nd the
clo
uds b
ecam
e less o
min
ous. W
e p
ro-
ceeded t
o t
he p
ut
in a
nd c
arr
ied t
he
canoes,
kayaks,
and a
ll our
gear
dow
nto
the r
iver’
s e
dge w
ithout havin
g to g
et
ou
t o
ur
rain
suits.
What
a b
reak!
We
shuttle
d t
he v
ehic
les o
ver
to t
he t
ake
out
in S
underland o
n t
he C
onnecticut
Riv
er
and r
etu
rned t
he d
rivers
to t
he
launch s
ite,
where
we g
ath
ere
d t
o t
alk
over
the t
rip.
The w
ate
r w
as s
evera
lfe
et
hig
her
than o
n a
ny o
f our
pre
vio
us
trip
s,
and t
he c
urr
ent
was t
earing p
ast
our
rocky
launch
poin
t.
“T
he
good
new
s,”
I s
houte
d o
ver
the s
ound o
f th
eru
shin
g w
ate
r, “
is that m
ost of th
e r
ocky
pitches w
ill b
e f
looded o
ut.
The b
ad
new
s i
s t
hat
there
will
be s
trong c
ur-
rents
and
maybe
som
e
big
w
aves.
We’ll
be p
addlin
g a
bout six
mile
s today
and a
bout
twelv
e m
iles t
om
orr
ow
.”F
or
a f
ew
more
min
ute
s w
eta
lked a
bout
paddlin
g in m
ovin
g w
ate
r:th
e e
ffect
of
curr
ents
, th
e u
se o
f eddy
turn
s,
the
danger
of
str
ain
ers
(t
ree
bra
nches
in
the
wate
r),
the
need
tokeep t
he g
roup t
ogeth
er
so w
e c
ould
loo
k after
each oth
er. W
e pra
cticed
bow
and
ste
rn
paddlin
g
str
okes
and
talk
ed a
bout
their u
se i
n m
aneuvering
ou
r w
ate
rcra
ft. Th
en
, a
bo
ut
no
on
, w
e
launched i
nto
the r
acin
g w
ate
rs,
with
trip
leader, m
yself,
in t
he f
irst
canoe,
and c
o-leader, P
at
Rheaum
e,
paddlin
gsw
eep i
n h
er
kayak t
o e
nsure
that
no
one f
ell
behin
d.
Once a
float, w
e f
ound
the w
ate
rs w
ere
n’t s
o s
cary
after
all.
We w
ere
racin
g p
ast
the b
anks;
but,
the r
ide w
as s
mooth
and a
few
paddle
str
okes
would
positio
n
us
where
w
ew
ante
d t
o b
e.
As e
xpecte
d,
the r
ocky
pitch
es
we
re
flo
od
ed
o
ut,
b
ut
ha
denough s
tandin
g w
aves to g
ive u
s a
lit-
tle w
elc
om
e e
xcitem
ent.
We s
oon p
ulle
d in
at a s
andy
are
a
under
som
e
trees
for
a
lunch
bre
ak. O
ur
usual l
unch s
pot w
as flo
od-
ed o
ut, b
ut
we f
ound t
his
a p
leasant
altern
ative w
ith a
fire r
ing a
nd a
log t
osit o
n.
People
must
cam
p t
here
.A
fter
lunch w
e p
addle
d o
nth
rough t
he a
ftern
oon,
ridin
g t
he s
wift
cu
rre
nts
a
nd
b
ou
ncin
g
thro
ug
h
the
waves
over
the
rocky
pitches.
W
ew
atc
hed a
moth
er
merg
anser
and h
er
um
pte
en c
hic
ks f
lee (
Could
she r
eally
ha
ve
th
at
ma
ny
ba
bie
s?
),
skitte
rin
gand s
pla
shin
g f
ull
tilt a
long t
he w
ate
r’s
surf
ace a
way fro
m u
s a
s w
e p
assed b
yon t
he o
pposite s
ide o
f th
e r
iver.
In la
te a
ftern
oon w
e b
eached
our
cra
ft o
n t
he r
ocky s
andsto
ne o
ut-
cro
p
in
the
mid
dle
of
the
river
just
above
the
isla
nd
we
cam
p
on.
In
warm
er
weath
er
this
is a
good p
lace t
ogo f
or
a s
wim
, but
today w
e w
ere
con-
tent
to l
ay b
ack f
or
a f
ew
min
ute
s a
nd
to
explo
re
the
site
and
its
poth
ole
s,
whic
h a
re b
ore
d i
nto
the r
ock b
y t
he
com
bin
ed effects
of
sw
irlin
g curr
ents
and s
mall,
hard
sto
nes.
About
five o
’clo
ck w
e a
rriv
ed
at
our
cam
psite
on
the
dow
nstr
eam
end o
f th
e i
sla
nd,
carr
ied o
ur
gear
up
the s
ix f
oot
muddy b
ank t
o t
he isla
nd’s
flat
top,
and
dra
gged
the
wate
rcra
ftafter.
The is
land is
ric
h in
gre
at, a
rcin
g,
silv
er
maple
tre
es a
nd l
uxuriant
wais
thig
h f
ern
s.
Invasiv
e a
lien p
lants
als
ohave a
majo
r pre
sence o
n t
he i
sla
nd:
there
are
lo
ts of
stingin
g nettle
s and
bitte
rsw
eet
vin
es a
nd s
ections o
f th
eis
land are
choked w
ith eig
ht
foot
tall
thic
kets
of
Japanese k
notw
eed.
After
puttin
g u
p the tents
and
Jo
hn
’s
jun
gle
h
am
mo
ck,
we
h
ad
a
leis
ure
ly s
upper
aro
und t
he c
am
pfire
,and M
alc
olm
bro
ke o
ut
the w
ine a
nd
cheese. T
here
was s
till
no r
ain
and w
ehad e
njo
yed t
he a
ftern
oon o
f paddlin
gon th
e D
eerf
ield
’s cle
ar
cle
an w
ate
rsam
idst
the r
ocky,
tre
e c
loth
ed w
alls
of
the r
iver’
s n
arr
ow
gre
en v
alle
y.
A N
ight
In D
eerf
ield
Bad
wea
ther
doe
sn’t
dete
r he
arty
cam
pers
, pad
dler
s
AR
IVE
R R
UN
S T
HR
OU
GH
IT
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shot
of
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“My
Adve
ntur
e Ou
t In
The
Open
Sea
”B
YB
AR
BA
RA
JA
NS
EN
This
was n
ot
goin
g t
o b
ea
no
the
r h
o
hu
m
su
m-
mer. O
ooh n
o!
N
ot
this
ye
ar!
It w
as m
uch to
o lo
ng o
f a w
ait for
the f
irst
snow
to q
uench m
y t
hirst
for
skiin
g.
Now
the e
xcitem
ent
was i
n t
he
mis
ty s
ea a
ir.
With m
y f
inger
up in t
he
win
d,
blo
win
g i
n t
he r
ight
direction,
Ico
uld
h
ea
r th
at
so
un
d
of
cra
sh
ing
waves.
The m
onum
enta
l pow
er
of
the
ocean is e
nough to g
ive m
e the a
dre
n-
alin
e r
ush I
needed t
o g
et
me t
hro
ugh
this
sum
mer.
Because a
t th
e a
ge o
f4
3,
I w
as m
ore
aliv
e t
han E
VE
R!
With
a little h
elp
fro
m m
y f
riends w
e p
acked
up
the
sea
kayaks
and
were
dete
r-m
ined th
at
this
w
as not
goin
g to
be
anoth
er
bird w
atc
hin
g t
our
aro
und t
he
isla
nd
m
ars
he
s!!
!!
W
e
we
re
off
!D
avey J
ones L
ocker
aw
aits u
s!!
We
kn
ew
th
at
Hu
rric
an
eB
onnie
was s
till
in t
he m
akin
g a
nd i
tm
ade o
ur
curiosity f
ocus
out
onto
the
open s
ea.
Our
eyes s
kim
med o
ver
the
horizon i
n s
earc
h o
f th
e G
reat
White
Surf
.
The
sky
was
shre
dded
with
clo
uds w
ith a m
ild 10 knot
per
hour
gust. W
arm
enough t
o b
e o
ut
on t
he
wate
r, b
ut
not
hot
enough t
o f
ry.
We
arr
ived a
t Little N
eck, som
ew
here
near
Plu
m Is
land,
and carr
ied our
kayaks
over
the
rocky
beach
to
the
wate
rsedge.
We g
eare
d u
p.
With o
ur
spra
yskirts
firm
ly a
ttached a
nd o
ur
lunches
packed i
n a
dry
bag,
we l
aunched a
llth
ree b
oats
. It a
ppeare
d t
o b
e a
calm
sea.
We p
addle
d o
ff
and o
bserv
ed
som
e w
hite surf
in
th
e dis
tance to
p-
plin
g i
n a
rhyth
mic
fashio
n,
calli
ng u
sto
com
e out
and pla
y!
W
e paddle
dto
ward
s
Plu
m I
sla
nd i
tself a
nd w
ent
aro
und th
e beach,
continuin
g fu
rther
out to
sea. I follo
wed m
y fello
w k
ayak-
ers
into
the g
radual
hig
hte
nin
g o
f th
ew
aves. A
s t
hey c
am
e u
pon m
e o
ne b
yone m
y h
eart
pounded a
nd a
dre
nalin
era
ced t
hro
ugh m
y b
ody.
With p
addle
in
hand
I w
as
dete
rmin
ed
to
"rid
e
the
wave".
We f
inally
reached o
ur
"peak
sp
ot"
a
nd
a
t th
is
po
int
the
w
ave
sm
ounte
d s
ix f
eet
hig
h.
At
som
e p
oin
tth
ey c
urled o
ver
and b
ecam
e w
hat
isknow
n a
s a
"bre
aker"
. A
s t
he w
aves
got
at
their h
ighest
I w
as i
nstr
ucte
d t
opoin
t m
y bow
(t
he fr
ont
of
the boat)
tow
ard
th
e
beach
where
th
e
waves
were
goin
g.
This
was t
he n
ote
d p
osi-
tion d
esired b
y a
ll kayakers
ready t
ocatc
h t
he w
ave.
The m
om
ent
of
truth
had c
om
e.
The b
oat
did
n't
seem
to b
etu
rnin
g fast enough. (
Had I n
oticed m
yru
dder
wasn't
even
in
the
wate
r,
itcould
have c
hanged a
few
thin
gs!!)
I m
anaged to turn
it in
tim
e for
the n
ext w
ave. T
he h
igh s
well
of w
ate
rcam
e u
p b
ehin
d m
e
and
the b
oat. I
then fu
riously
paddle
d to
catc
h th
eglid
e.
As I
did
I n
oticed m
yself m
ovin
gfo
rward
. It w
as l
ike f
lyin
g!
The o
cean
doin
g it
s jo
b to p
ropel m
e forw
ard
with-
out
the u
se o
f m
y p
addle
! A
free r
ide!
What
a r
ush!
It
felt l
ike I
was d
art
ing
tow
ard
s the b
each. A
s the w
aves s
ub-
sid
ed, I tu
rned m
y b
oat aro
und a
nd fol-
low
ed m
y c
lan b
ack o
ut
into
the s
ea t
olo
ok f
or
more
waves.
Now
they
were
even l
arg
er
than
befo
re
and
the
bre
akers
w
ere
gath
ering,
ready t
o s
pill
their w
hitew
a-
ter
over
my h
ead
CA
N Y
OU
KA
YA
K?
- T
he a
uth
or
show
s o
ff h
er
kayakin
g t
echniq
ue
am
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orc
este
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BY
BA
RB
AR
AJ
AN
SE
N
The w
ind had blo
wn off m
ypin
k h
at
into
the w
ate
r.
Atr
ue o
men.
Ally
son h
ad r
escued i
t.
Then I
looked
behin
d m
e a
s a
mounte
d w
ave b
egan
to c
url its
elf o
ver
its e
dge a
s if
to s
wal-
low
me u
p.
I heard
Ally
son y
ell,
“T
urn
aro
und!
Quic
k!
It’s
com
ing o
ur
way!”
I tr
ied f
uriously
to p
addle
. It
felt l
ike I
was f
loating in c
em
ent.
I
could
n’t t
urn
my b
oat
fast
enough t
o h
ave t
he w
ave
at
my b
ack.
It
began t
o c
rash t
o t
he
sid
e o
f m
y b
oat
and e
very
thin
g I
had
learn
ed w
ent overb
oard
. I felt a
str
ong
pull
dra
g m
e u
nder
and I
knew
I w
as
headed f
or
a “
wet
exit”.
I h
eard
som
e-
one y
ell
behin
d m
e “
Look O
ut!”
It
was
too l
ate
.
I fe
lt t
he f
orc
e o
f th
e w
ate
rpull
me o
ut of th
e b
oat. T
he w
ate
r w
as,
no p
un inte
nded,
“over
my h
ead”.
It w
as l
ike b
ein
g d
ragged i
nto
a n
autical
abyss.
As t
he o
cean b
lan-
kete
d its
elf o
ver
me,
I still
managed t
ohold
onto
my p
addle
and g
asp t
o f
ind
air.
There
I w
as,
out
in t
he o
pen s
ea.
The
wate
r w
as
cold
and
the
waves
continued to
cra
sh again
st
my boat,
and m
e t
o w
hic
h I
clu
ng o
nto
to k
eep
my h
ead a
bove w
ate
r.
As t
he w
aves
cra
shed o
ver
my h
ead I
rem
em
bere
dw
hat
it w
as l
ike w
hen I
went
boogie
board
ing d
uring the h
eig
ht of w
aves o
nN
arr
agansett
beach
during
Bonnie
’sw
rath
again
st
the s
outh
. It w
as a
feel-
ing I
was f
am
iliar
with.
It
sooth
ed m
yfe
ar
as t
he b
oat
kept
dodgin
g i
nto
me
as w
hile
I c
lung o
n for
dear
life. In
addi-
tio
n
to
tho
se
th
ou
gh
ts,
I w
as
als
oth
ankin
g G
od fo
r m
y lif
e pre
serv
ers
,
fello
w
rescu
ers
, th
e
ab
se
nce
o
fshark
s,
and f
or
wate
r te
mpera
ture
that
was b
eara
ble
at
least
for
an h
our.
As I
continued to
bop alo
ng
out
in th
e open sea,
oth
er
kayakers
imm
edia
tely
gath
ere
d a
round m
e a
nd
yelle
d o
ut
instr
uctions w
hile
askin
g m
econtinuously
if
I w
as s
afe
and a
ble
to
flo
at
an
d
bre
ath
e.
I fe
lt
ca
lmn
ess
aro
und m
e.
It
was t
ruly
a f
eelin
g t
hat
Iw
as
not
alo
ne.
T
he
fear
itself
had
dro
wned a
nd i
t le
ft m
e t
o e
xperience
the
ocean,
as
I never
would
have
befo
re.
Mir
acu
lou
sly
, th
e
wa
ve
ssto
pp
ed
cra
sh
ing
o
ve
r m
y
he
ad
.W
hen I
looked b
ehin
d m
e I
saw
bre
ak-
ers
to t
he r
ight
of
me a
nd b
reakers
to
the le
ft o
f m
e, yet none w
here
my c
rew
of
fello
w k
ayakers
were
attem
pting t
o“r
escue”
me.
They t
old
me t
o h
ang
onto
the r
ope.
I did
and m
y f
ingers
felt
like t
hey w
ere
falli
ng o
f at
the h
inges.
So I
clu
ng o
nto
the b
oat
bein
g c
are
ful
not
to e
xert
any w
eig
ht
where
it
mig
ht
cause m
y f
ello
w r
escuers
to t
ip o
ver
and h
ave t
o b
e r
escued i
n a
dditio
n t
om
yself.
The w
ate
r w
as c
old
, but
I did
-n’t f
eel
cold
, at
best—
refr
eshin
g.
It i
shere
that
I cam
e u
pon t
he r
ealiz
ation
that I w
as m
ore
afr
aid
bein
g in
the b
oat
than o
ut
of
the w
ate
r!!! T
hen w
hen w
efinally
got
to a
n a
rea w
here
the w
aves
were
n’t bre
akin
g,
they to
ok m
y boat
and t
ipped it
over
and e
mptied o
ut
the
wate
r. T
hey flip
ped it
back u
pright and
they g
ave m
e instr
uctions t
o c
limb in.
I clim
bed o
n t
he t
op o
f th
eboat.
With t
he w
aves s
till
sw
elli
ng,
Ilo
st
my b
ala
nce a
nd p
lunged i
nto
the
wate
r over
the o
ther
sid
e o
f th
e b
oat,
gettin
g e
ven m
ore
wet!
The o
nly
thin
g
I could
do w
as h
old
onto
my b
oat
and
have o
ther
fello
w k
ayakers
tow
me i
n.
He a
sked m
e t
o k
ick w
ith m
y f
eet, b
ut
with
th
ose
ch
ea
p b
oo
tie
s I
bo
ug
ht,
I
did
n’t k
ick too v
igoro
usly
in fear
of hav-
ing t
he
m c
om
e o
ff m
y f
ee
t a
nd
lo
sin
g
them
. T
hen
it
would
w
aste
th
e
res-
cuers
tim
e o
f tr
yin
g t
o f
ind t
he b
ooties
as w
ell.
W
ha
t if s
om
eo
ne
fo
un
d t
he
m
on t
he b
each t
wo d
ays l
ate
r? W
ould
they b
e w
ondering i
f th
e p
ers
on w
ho
wore
them
was s
till
aliv
e? I
shuddere
d
at
the t
hought.
As I
go
t clo
se
r to
sh
ore
, th
e
wate
r w
as o
ddly
gettin
g c
old
er.
I t
ook
off
th
e
stu
pid
b
oo
tie
s
an
d
wa
lke
d
thro
ugh t
he w
ate
r, w
hic
h w
as n
ow
tw
o
feet
de
ep
. W
ith
a s
igh
of
relie
f w
he
n
my t
oes h
it t
he b
each,
I decid
ed t
his
was a
n o
ccasio
n t
o h
ave lunch.
Aft
er
my g
ou
rme
t p
ea
nu
t b
ut-
ter
sa
nd
wic
h a
nd
fru
it p
un
ch
, I
en
ter-
tain
ed
myself
by
feedin
g
my
gin
ger
snap c
ookie
s t
o t
he s
ea g
ull
nearb
y.
As
the
la
st
cru
mb
w
as
thro
wn
, I
rem
inded him
not
to call
his
fr
iends
because o
f th
e lim
ited s
upply
of
cook-
ies a
t hand.
I w
atc
hed a
flo
ck o
f kayakers
pla
yin
g i
n t
he s
urf
lik
e d
ancin
g d
ucks
bobbin
g a
nd g
lidin
g joyfu
lly a
mid
st
the
waves. It w
as then that I decid
ed it
was
tim
e fo
r m
e, to
go
ba
ck o
ut in
to th
e s
ea
and
pla
y a
ga
in.
Th
is t
ime
, I
ma
de
su
re
my r
udder
was in t
he w
ate
r!!
Con
tinue
d fr
om p
revi
ous
page
Once
again
S
pring
is
alm
ost
upon u
s a
nd i
t’s t
ime t
o g
et
back out
and pla
y after
the
lazy
win
ter
mo
nth
s.
T
he
Y
ou
ng
Mem
bers
gro
up i
s g
ettin
g r
eady w
ith
som
e g
reat
adventu
res p
lanned.
Our
ne
w
ch
air
Je
n
Ea
ton
(jeneato
n99@
gm
ail.
com
) has b
rought
new
enth
usia
sm
and a
love o
f th
e o
ut-
do
ors
to
ou
r g
rou
p.
We w
ill b
e h
avin
gour
First
Annual
Woodla
nd A
dventu
reR
ace,
whic
h
will
be
an
adre
nalin
efille
d m
ix o
f scavenger
hunt/ra
ce. T
wo
team
s w
ill c
om
pete
w/
each o
ther
tore
ach th
e m
ost
“checkpoin
ts”
in th
e
least
am
ount
of
tim
e,
and p
oin
ts w
illbe a
llocate
d to the team
with the m
ost
checkpoin
ts
in
the
least
am
ount
of
tim
e.
It’s
a r
ace w
here
both
wit a
nd
speed c
om
e in
to p
lay.
W
e w
ill a
lso b
econtinuin
g our
Monday N
ight
Hik
ing
series a
nd e
ncoura
ge a
ll new
com
ers
to c
om
e m
eet
the g
roup a
t th
ese intr
ohik
es. O
ur
new
hik
ing c
hair T
im S
mith
(fitzw
oodle
@yahoo.c
om
) is
in c
harg
eof
org
aniz
ing
these
am
ongst
oth
er
thin
gs.
If
an
yo
ne
is
in
tere
ste
d
inbecom
ing in
volv
ed in
le
adin
g hik
es,
you should
conta
ct
Tim
. F
or
those
cyclis
ts
out
there
, our
cyclin
g
chair
Ju
stin
S
ava
ge
(c
he
fjs@
excite
.co
m)
will
b
e
org
an
izin
g
we
ekly
ri
de
sth
roughout
centr
al
Mass.
A
nd
our
new
socia
l chair J
en D
uclo
s (
tauru
s-
ca
li@ya
ho
o.c
om
) w
ill
be
p
lan
nin
gsom
e g
reat
socia
ls f
or
the S
pring.
So
for
all
of
you t
hat
keep s
ayin
g y
ou’re
goin
g to
get
involv
ed,
this
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pring is
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e to d
o it
. Y
ou c
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