Upper Valley Trails Alliance Events Calendar

Upper Valley Trails Alliance
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
April 2008

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Saturday, April 26

***UVTA Trail of the Month, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Mount Ascutney Road
Join the Upper Valley Trails Alliance and our Trail of the Month partner, Sierra Club, for a spring hike up Mount Ascutney Road.

It's a great place to take in some great views of the Connecticut River Valley without impacting area trails during mud season.

Directions: I-91 to Exit 8, east on Rte. 133 to Rte. 5 North for 2 miles towards Windsor . Turn left onto route 44A, continue for approx. 1 mile, parking in the pull off located across from the State Park.

Contact john.taylor@uvtrails.org for details or to carpool from Lebanon.

Distance to the upper parking lot on paved surface (possibly snow covered in upper elevations) is 3.5 miles. Road slopes moderate.

***EMS Club Day in West Lebanon***

Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19
Visit the EMS Store in the Powerhouse Mall, and either show that you are a member or become a member of UVTA there and receive 20% off anything in the store. In addition, the following activities will be happening on Saturday, April 19.

11:00 AM - Club Day Cook-Off:

Prepare your favorite backcountry entrée using your own ingredients and your favorite backpacking stove (ie: MSR, Jetboil, alcohol stove, etc. No two burner Coleman’s allowed). All entrées will be judged by a local food service professional. You will have one hour to “prepare a dish that will impress” this culinary critic. All entries need to be ready for judging by noon.

Prizes awarded to the top 3 dishes.
Pre-registration required.

1:00 PM – Outdoor Olympics

Come compete in our “Outdoor Skills Olympics”. Events will include Fastest tent set-up… Sleeping bag stuffing event… and a map and compass challenge. Fastest total time wins. Teams or individuals may compete.

Prizes to the top 3 finishers
Pre-registration required.

2:00 – GPS and Mapping Software Clinic

Come learn the basics of both National Geographic and Garmin MapSource topographic mapping software as well as a general discussion of GPS and how the two work together.

Pre-registration encouraged.
Limit 25.

To pre-register for any event please call 603-298-7716.

April 12-20 or May 19-28

***Wilderness First Responder Course

Hulbert Outdoor Center, Fairlee, VT
This 80 hour backwoods emergency care course will be offered at the Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee, Vermont. The course will be taught by staff of SOLO, nationally recognized leaders in the field of wilderness medicine and rescue. Learn skills needed to deal with emergencies in the backcountry with a focus on the extended care often required in wilderness medical emergencies. Practical simulations and lectures make up the course. Course is a must for outdoor enthusiasts, travelers and trip leaders. Now the most widely recognized and most often required outdoor leader certification, the Wilderness First Responder course was first developed and taught by SOLO in the mid-1980's. Created to provide outdoor leaders, guides, and rangers with the knowledge needed to deal with crises in remote settings, this 80-hour certification course meets DOT National Standards for First Responder with additional protocols for extended-care situations. Like all SOLO programs, the emphasis of the WFR is on prevention and decision-making.

Tuition: $735. Includes meals, lodging and course. For information, or to register, please contact Lynn Daly, registrar, at Hulbert Outdoor Center, 2968 Lake Morey Rd., Fairlee, VT 05045 (802) 333-3405, Fax: (802)333-3404 or visit our website at www.alohafoundation.org/hulbert

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Tuesday, April 1

***Green Mountain Hike
New London, NH
Ottauquechee Section. Don't be an April Fool! Get outdoors! Cook Easement, New London, NH. Brook, interesting glacial remains, views. Easy, 3 - 4 mi., several hundred feet elev. gain. Peter Hope, 603-863-6456.

Saturday, April 5

***Green Mountain Club Ski, Snowshoe, or Hike

Bradford, VT
Ski, hike or snowshoe Wright's Mtn. (1822') in Bradford, NH. From Chase Hollow Road. Mode of travel depends on conditions. About 4 mi. Moderate ski or snowshoe, easy hike. Kathy Astrauckas, 785-4311.

Sunday, April 6

***Rivendell Trails Association Annual Meeting

Hulbert Outdoor Center, Fairlee RTA Members and Friends, Learn how students and staff at Cross Rivendell Schools are using the trail as an outdoor classroom and find out what the summer trail crew has planned. Please join us this Sunday evening at the Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee, VT for our annual meeting and dinner. We will have short presentations on student work on the trail, a volunteer awards ceremony, a brief member meeting, dinner, dessert, and raffle prize announcements. Tickets are $1 each, or 6 for $5 for raffle tickets. We have /great/ prizes including Solmate Socks, Third Rail gift certificate, Blythedale Farm cheese, Leda's Pizza, and much, much more!

Business meeting 5 p.m., Student and Staff Presentations 5:30 p.m., Volunteer service awards 6 pm, Dinner and Raffle Drawing at 6:30 pm.

Contact Val Stori at valstori@yahoo.com or 802.439.3079 with questions.

Sunday, April 6

***Green Mountain Club Hike

Thetford, VT
Ottauquechee Section. Union Village Dam loop, Thetford, VT. Trails and dirt road. 5 - 6 mi., moderate. Heinz Trebitz, 785-2129.

Tuesday, April 8

***Green Mountain Club Hike or Road Walk
Ottauquechee Section. Road walk or hike, location to be determined based on conditions. Inge Trebitz, 785-2129.

Wednesday, April 9

***Norwich Trails Committee
The Norwich Trails Committee is to meet at 7:00 PM on Wednesday April 9, 2008, at the Norwich Historical Society.

Friday, April 11

***Green Mountain Club Slide Show and Talk

Annual Taylor Series: “Expedition to Success – per Mountain Bike from Canada to Mexico” by writer and adventurer Erik Schlimmer. 7PM at Montshire Museum, Norwich.
Heinz Trebitz, 785-2129.

Saturday, April 12

*** Green Mountain Club Hike

New Boston, NH
Ottauquechee Section. Hike The Pulpit in New Boston, NH. Interesting glacial pothole, gorge, & ledge. Easy to moderate with one steep section; about 3 mi., 300' elev. gain. Peter Hope, 603-863-6456.

Saturday, April 12

*** Upper Valley Land Trust Training

Training Session for New Easement Steward Volunteers:
Saturday, April 12, 8:30am - 2:30pm, at the Upper Valley Land Trust in Hanover.

Become a volunteer easement steward and help the Upper Valley Land Trustmonitor conserved properties! Stewardship volunteering involves meeting landowners of conserved land, hiking off-trail to find propertyboundaries with a map and compass, and recording what you see as you become our eyes and ears on conserved land. This training includes an indoor session with general easement information and instruction on using a map and compass; then we will venture outside for hands-on fieldpractice. For more information or to register, please contact UVLT at603-643-6626 or e-mail Monica Erhart

April 13th, 7 p.m.

***Annual Ascutney Trails Association Meeting
Guest Speaker: John Taylor, Trail Programs Director, Upper Valley Trails Alliance.

Hear what the Trails Alliance is doing to help Create a Regional Trails System - places for education, recreation, transportation, exercise and community enjoyment.

Held at the Old South Church on Main St., Windsor, Vt Refreshments will be served. All welcome. Contact Barbara Rhoad at barbararhoad@verizon.net or 802.674.2326 for details.

Sunday, April 13

*** Green Mountain Club Road Walk

Cornish, NH
Ottauquechee Section. Road walk in St. Gaudens area, Cornish, NH. About 6 miles, moderate. Barbara Whitman, 603-448-6434.

Tuesday, April 15

*** Green Mountain Club Road Walk

South Woodstock, VT
Ottauquechee Section. Road walk in S. Woodstock, VT. 5 to 6 miles, hilly terrain. Barbara Whitman, 603-448-6434.

Saturday, April 19

*** Green Mountain Club Road Walk

South Strafford, VT
Ottauquechee Section. Road walk in S. Strafford, VT. 11 miles, moderate terrain. No dogs. Call before 8 p.m. Lynne Miller, 785-4410.

Tuesday, April 22

*** Green Mountain Club Hike

Thetford, VT
Ottauquechee Section. Celebrate Earth Day on the Palmer Woodlands, Thetford, VT. Nice woods walk, distance depending on conditions and weather. Possibly including a lovely waterfall. Marcia Dunning, 333-4340.

Saturday, April 26

*** Green Mountain Club Bike Ride

Ottauquechee Section. 20 - 30 miles, details depend on the weather. Dick Ruben, 234-9093.

Sunday, April 27

*** Green Mountain Club Walk-Through

Woodstock, VT
Ottauquechee Section. Annual Spring walk-through on our section of AT. Bring work gloves, tools, lunch & water. Meet at Woodstock Rec. Ctr. at 8:30 a.m. Harry Temple, 738-8405.

Tuesday, April 29

*** Green Mountain Club Hike

Vernon, VT
Ottauquechee Section. Black gum trees, usually native to the South! High & Lower Swamps & the Overlook. 4 - 5 mi., several hundred feet elev. gain. Easy. Peter Hope, 603-863-6456.

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