Calendar - Allentown Hiking Club

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30	1	2	3 10-3-12 7:30 pm \| Meeting October Monthly Meeting Starting at 7:30 PM there will be a presentation by Barbara Malt of the LV Audubon Society entitled "Overview of the Fascinating Diversity of Birds in the Lehigh Valley." Following the presentation there will be a break for refreshments and our monthly business meeting. Details Meeting place: St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, 140 South Ott St, Allentown, PA. Leader: Mike "Sparky" Wuerstle 267-374-0324 bluegrasshorizon@yahoo.com Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/October-Monthly-Meeting-817 October Monthly Meeting	4	5	6 10-6-12 8:30 am \| Maintenance KTA Trail Maintenance Day Code Orange. Gifford Pinchot State Park See KTA website www.kta-hike.org for details. Leader: Steve Stroman - stevestroman@hotmail.com, 717-350-0437 Details Meeting place: Meet at the Quaker Race Day Use Area just off PA 177. Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/KTA-Trail-Maintenance-Day-798 KTA Trail Maintenance Day 10-6-12 7:00 am \| Hike Ricketts Glen Day Hike Slow paced hike viewing all 23 waterfalls. Sturdy hiking boots required. Bring lunch and water. No pets or children. Details Round trip road miles distance: 200 miles Hike / bike / on-water distance: 8 miles Hike rating: C+ Meeting place: Rodeway Inn Parking Lot at Rt. 309 and Rt. 22 intersection. Co-leader: Pam Root 484-626-2220 pswilson01@aol.com Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/Ricketts-Glen-Day-Hike-812 Ricketts Glen Day Hike
7 10-7-12 1:00 pm \| Hike Parks and Arts of Allentown Part XIV This is not just a walk in the park. We will be walking OVER the park on the 8th St. bridge to get a unique perspective of the foliage and skyline of Allentown. Then "Ron" will "usher" us to the Allentown Art Museum (free) while he gets to work and Mercedes tunes up her pre-soviet Russian cello for the ASO's 3:00 PM performance of "from Russia with Love" featuring Conrad Tao playing Rossini, Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff. Call leader Mercedes in advance (by Sat 10AM) for "half-price" tickets (best deal) or purchase at the ticket window. Ask for "hikers discount" of 10%. After concert we all go to the BrewWorks to unwind. Take your ticket stub for food discount. Details Meeting place: Corner of 6th & Linden Sts. Parking Garage. FREE parking in the garage.(Rte. 222 becomes Hamilton St; turn left on 6th St, go one block; garage on the left.) Leader: Mercedes Jurkiewicz 484-515-8001 mercedes.jurkiewicz@gmail.com Co-leader: Ron Kieffer 610-217-4637 Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/Parks-and-Arts-of-Allentown-Part-XIV-805 Parks and Arts of Allentown Part XIV	8	9	10	11	12	13
14 10-14-12 9:00 am \| Hike Glen Onoko Hike Climb scenic Glen Onoko Falls and traverse a section of Broad Mountain. After the initial climb, we will be on level terrain. Lunch will be at a scenic overlook where we can take in the Fall colors of the gorge. From there we will hike along the edge of Lehigh Gorge in search of an obscure stairway to make our way back down to the starting point. Bring lunch and liquids and something to share. NO PETS! Details Round trip road miles distance: 35 miles Hike / bike / on-water distance: 5 miles Hike rating: A Meeting place: Rite Aid parking lot in Walnutport Leader: Gene Scharle 610-432-5652 Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/Glen-Onoko-Hike-813 Glen Onoko Hike 10-14-12 9:00 am \| Hike CROP Walk CROP Walk for World Hunger For additional information, contact George Fennell@aol.com. Details Hike / bike / on-water distance: 6 miles Hike rating: A Meeting place: St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, 140 South Ott Street, Allentown, PA Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/CROP-Walk-826 CROP Walk	15	16	17	18	19	20 10-20-12 1:00 pm \| Hike LGNC Refuge Hike Hike with through the Prairie Grasses and the Chestnut Oak trail. This will be a 6 mile hike with a 600 foot elevation gain. Please wear sturdy shoes and bring water. Details Hike / bike / on-water distance: 6 miles Hike rating: A Meeting place: Osprey House at Lehigh Gap Nature Center (LGNC) Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/LGNC-Refuge-Hike-802 LGNC Refuge Hike 10-20-12 to 10-21-12 \| Backpack Old Geezer's Backpack II Join me for an easy 2-day backpacking trip. An easy backpacking trip suitable for beginners to enjoy the Fall colors and fun conversation around the Saturday night campfire. Details Round trip road miles distance: 120 miles Hike / bike / on-water distance: 12 miles Hike rating: D Meeting place: Please contact the event leader for time and meeting place. Leader: Mike "Sparky" Wuerstle 267-374-0324 bluegrasshorizon@yahoo.com Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/Old-Geezers-Backpack-II-815 Old Geezer's Backpack II
21 10-21-12 9:30 am \| Hike Walnutport Canal Festival Walk section of D&L trail at Weissport then return to Walnutport and walk (1/4 mile) to the canal festival. Easy walk in Weissport with lunch stop overlooking Lehigh river. Bring water and light lunch, lots of good food at the canal festival. Nice festival with many displays, activities and music. Details Hike / bike / on-water distance: 7 miles Hike rating: A+ Meeting place: Parking lot at Rite-Aid on Rt.145 in Walnutport Co-leader: Anne Griffin 484-350-5832 Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/Walnutport-Canal-Festival-807 Walnutport Canal Festival 10-20-12 to 10-21-12 \| Backpack Old Geezer's Backpack II Join me for an easy 2-day backpacking trip. An easy backpacking trip suitable for beginners to enjoy the Fall colors and fun conversation around the Saturday night campfire. Details Round trip road miles distance: 120 miles Hike / bike / on-water distance: 12 miles Hike rating: D Meeting place: Please contact the event leader for time and meeting place. Leader: Mike "Sparky" Wuerstle 267-374-0324 bluegrasshorizon@yahoo.com Link: https://www.allentownhikingclub.org/events/Old-Geezers-Backpack-II-815 Old Geezer's Backpack II	22	23	24	25	26	27
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October Monthly Meeting

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KTA Trail Maintenance Day

Ricketts Glen Day Hike

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Glen Onoko Hike

CROP Walk

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LGNC Refuge Hike

Old Geezer's Backpack II

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Walnutport Canal Festival

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