May 6, (Sun) - 2:00pm - Dan & Joyce A. led a dozen hikers on a 6-mile Day Hike at Mohican State Park along the Hemlock Trail. Afterwards we had a picnic along the river.
Apr 28 (Sat) - Eleven of us joined Boy Scouts from Troop 916 on a Mystery Hike. Paul organized the challenges and we had five teams of two. The winning team was... June & Cheryl.
Apr 1 (Sun) - 2pm
- Twenty-one suspicious hikers showed up at the NJC
Sunday. They had a list of 26 things to find
along the 3 mile trek. Some things on the trail were goldenrod, blue
jays, cardinal, ovenbird, snow shoes, minnow, mayflower, buckeye, bee,
bee hive, and Bigfoot. We crossed over a
suspension bridge that had "Danger, Travel at Your
Own Risk, and we stopped at Spanky's Club House for some
picture taking. It was a great day weather-wise, partly cloudy, mid
60's. When we returned back to our vehicles
around 4:15 pm, everyone had parking tickets from the
NJPD. APRIL FOOLS!!!! Thank
you again for participating in another different type of hike. I hope
everyone enjoyed it. After the hike we sat down in Hog Heaven in
New Philadelphia and ate well and relaxed. May the forest be with
you. - Greg Gottshall
P.S. BEWARE of the TICK Season, we had
4 people who found ticks on them after the hike. Use your repellents
and tuck in clothing and wear light colored clothing when
hiking. With the mild winter, I think the insects may be a little problem this year.
Mar 18, (Sun) - 2pm - Joe R. led a Day Hike
at Sippo Park in Massillon.
Mar 11 (Sun) - 2pm - Marty S. led a Day Hike
on the Ohio Erie Canal. We had about 20 meet at the Craig Pittman Park, 8201
Hudson Drive SW, Navarre to hike up to Warmington Rd. and back. Afterwards 16 went to El Galeron Mexican Restaurant.
Feb 19, (Sun) 10am - Day Hike & Picnic at Shady Hollow Pavilion, Sand
Run Metro Park
Feb 4 (Sat) 10am ~ 32nd Annual Buckeye Trail Winter Hike, Findley State Park ~ not a club function.
Feb 4 (Sat)- 6:30pm - Full Moon Hike led by Paul Mutchler.
Jan 29 (Sun) - 2pm - Greg Gottshall led a hike with (11) attending at Johnson's
Woods north of Orrville. "Dear
Hikers, I would 1st like to thank all who showed up for the hike at
Johnson's Woods in Orrville 0n the 29th of January. Twelve people
showed up on that windy day. We walked on a boardwalk that led us
through the preserve of 300 year old trees. We did learn of a specie of
bird called an OVENBIRD. A lot of us had not heard of such bird. It is
also called a Water Thrush and is in the Warbler Family. It gets it's
name from it's nest building, it looks like an oven. Here we made jokes
thinking it was a type of chicken or Turkey served for dinner. We
walked around the preserve a couple of times, different ways maybe a
3mile walk. When we returned back to the parking lot it started to snow
huge snowflakes and covered the ground completely and beautifully while
we sat by a big bay window and ate. We ate at Dravenstotts in Orrville
and had a great time. Thank you again, may the forest be with you. Greg
Gottshall"
Jan 21 (Sat) - 9am-11am start times ~ 47th Annual Hocking
Hills Winter Hike
~ The attendance was down due to the snow and ice storm, but 2,265
hikers still showed up to see the winter wonderland. [5,417
attended in 2010] not a club function.
Jan 8 (Sun) - 1pm - Deb Berkshire led a dayhike on the
towpath from Butterbridge Trailhead to Canal
Fulton. The group of 17 enjoyed the beautiful sunny weather, but the
size of the group overwhelmed the small staff and limited grilling
facilities at
the Canal Boat Lounge.
2011
Dec 4 (Sun) - 2pm -
Charlie Daigen led a dayhike in the
CVNP, starting at the Pine Lane
Trailhead. We has so many gathered at the trailhead that we split into
two groups. The trail was muddy in areas, but the rain passed east of
us except for a couple brief sprinkles. Afterwards we had a delicious
supper at Fisher's Cafe in Peninsula.
Nov 20 (Sun) 1pm - Monique
led a 3+ mile dayhike at Mohican followed by a meal at Local Roots in
Wooster.
Nov 6 (Sun) 2pm - Charlie Daigen led a dayhike at Chapin Forest
Reservation in Lake County. Seventeen members turned out for this hike
of about 6.5 miles through wooded terrain. A highpoint was the overlook
where we viewed the downtown Cleveland skyline, which is 18 miles away.
The sunny day, crisp autumn weather, and great fellowship made this a
really enjoyable event. Dinner afterwards at Smokey Bones restaurant
was mostly good (great food/poor service at checkout time).
Oct 23 (Sun) 2pm - Larry
H. led a group
of 15 on a hike at the
Hunter Tree Farm near Nashville, OH. Afterwards we ate at the Bags
Sports Pub in Millersburg.
Sep 18 (Sun) - 2pm - Donna
Zintek will led a hike at
Alderfer-Oenslager - 6100 Ridge Rd. in Medina, OH
Sep 11
(Sun) 2pm - Day hike
to Adam's Run (Hampton Hills Metro Park) led by June B.
Aug
21 (Sun) - 2pm
- Janice T. led a hike on the Salamander Loop Trail at the Brecksville
Reservation Nature Center.
Aug 7 (Sun) - 2pm - Ken
&
Cheryl led the Doughty Gorge hike with 19 attending.
Afterwards
most of the group headed into Millersburg for supper at a Bags Sports
Pub.
Jul
24 (Sun) - 2pm - Gary
Auman - "walk on water" hike at Summit Lake.
Jul
16 (Sat) - 7:30pm - Paul &
Linda led a moonlight canoe trip starting at
Ernie's
Bike Shop, Lake Ave. Trailhead, in Massillon.
Jul
10 (Sun) - 2pm - Ken
& Cheryl led a trip to Oak Hill - Plateau Trail Hike in
CVNP
Jun
5 (Sun) - 2pm - Marty
Smith led a hike on the Ohio Erie Canal, followed by a picnic dinner at
her house.
May
15 (Sun) - 2pm - A hike
of all the TWC trails led by Becky Soehnlen. Twelve
members
participated on a 4.5 mile hike of The Sugarcreek, Fox Creek, and
Pioneer trails. Though a steady rain fell, the temperature
was 65
degrees and no one wanted to end early. The wildflowers were
in
bloom but rain-drenched. The trees and forest floor was lush
green and lots of moss and cool fungi covered stumps and
logs.
One hiker was “slip-sliding away” on one of the
bridges and
we hoped she was not bruised too badly as a result.
Afterwards we
enjoyed dinner at Campasino's near Strasburg.
May
1 (Sun) - 2pm - Day hike at Isaac
Walton led by Fritz and Alice Schmitthenner. There were 14 on
the
hike in Izaac Walton forest on Sunday, May 1st. We started
out
following up a side valley full of spring flowers including trout lily,
wild ginger, 4 kinds of violets and some large patches of the great
white trillium. We then hiked along the upper slope of the
valley
with some good vistas of the upper valley. We crossed the
valley
and hiked up the other side of the valley along a beech slope with some
large oak trees. The next part of the hike was along the west
side and north sides of the property through recently thinned woods,
some recent clear cut areas and finally along pine plantations to the
bluff overlooking Cedar Run. The slope of the bluff had some
more
large trees. We dropped off the bluff and followed the flood
plain for a while then doubled back to the upland. We
followed a
spring run, past a wheel chair hunter blind to an old house place with
a large patch of myrtle, an old bank barn site, a farmhouse foundation,
some very large Wisteria vines growing up to the tops of the trees,
another wheel chair hunter blind, and an old spring. We
followed
the spring run back down to the bluff and followed the bluff to the
Christmas tree road which took us back to the cars. It was a
nice
peaceful hike in the woods enjoyed by all. We ate at Jakes in
Wooster after the hike.
Apr
16 (Sat) - 6:30pm the Mutchlers
led an adult "FULL
Moon night
hike"
on the towpath.
Apr
3 (Sun) - 10:00
Charlie
& Paul led a different
type hike
in beautiful Cuyahoga Valley National Park starting at Station Road
Bridge parking lot.
Mar
20 (Sun) - 2:00pm
- Day hike at Wooster Memorial Park led by Donna Zintek. Dinner was enjoyed at Jakes
afterwards.
Mar
6 (Sun) - The winter picnic
in CVNP led by Paul and Dan turned out to be a grand time. There was
just enough new fallen snow to make the park a winter
wonderland.
After getting roaring fires going in the 2 fireplaces we set out for
the first hike. The morning was quiet and serene, perfect
weather
for a winter hike. The chili/soup competition was a lot of fun. Judy's
southwestern chili won first place, with Dan's soup hot enough to
warrant the fire extinguisher. After lunch was the afternoon
hike, Paul stayed back to keep the fires going. The snow
covered
ledges, trees, and all the icicles, were stunning, and the two deer we
spied lying in the snow watching us added something special. The fires
made for a cozy atmosphere where we ate leftovers, played cards, and
enjoyed each other’s company. Perfect ending to a perfect
day. Special thanks to the Mutchlers for the time and effort
put
into this special day.
Feb 20
(Sun) - Ken & Cherly led a day hike at Quail Hollow State Park,
Hartville, OH.
Jan
16 (Sun) - Sippo
Lake hike led by Joe
Ress. Monique
instructed the ladies on proper yoga technique as Harold (the cat)
wondered "who in the world are these people!???" Joe's
homemade
pizzas were out of this world, his home was a cozy, fun 1950's abode
and I can't thank him enough for having all of us there. The hike was
even fun! Temperature was around 26 with beautiful blue sky
(the
color of Joe's wallpaper) and white puffy clouds. It was a well
coordinated day!
