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Date |
Outing |
Leader |
Location |
Difficulty |
| July (Sundays) Ongoing April-October |
Bicycling, Wildflowers & Wine Tasting | Mia Schmitt 859- 261-5314 |
Little Miami Trail Loveland, Ohio |
Moderate |
| Join Mia Schmitt several Sunday afternoons of each month, April through October, for a leisurely (10 mph), 22 mile total, road bike ride on the flat, paved, and scenic (!), rail-to-trail Little Miami Trail. We’ll meet in Loveland, Ohio (20 miles east of Cincinnati); follow the bike trail as it meanders beside the lovely Little Miami River, enjoying the wildflower display of each season; ride to Valley Vineyards for wine tasting; then back to Loveland. 11 miles each way; weather permitting. You can even rent a bike and helmet in Loveland, from Loveland Bike & Skate Rental, 513-683-0468. Call early. There is a 10 rider limit each ride.
E-mail or phone Mia for details no later than Thursday evening of each week before a Sunday you’re interested in riding. Check-out the Sierra Club “Cumberland” newsletter’s monthly Northern KY Group News, or our Northern KY Group website www.louisville.sierraclub.org for more information. Happy (Bike) Trails!!!!
Rating: Moderate – This is a moderate, (riding experience and fitness required); adult-only outing. A bike helmet and water bottle(s) are required for each rider in order to participate. Riders must be able to make their own repairs, if necessary, to their bikes. |
| July 4 (Friday) |
Bike Ride |
Dave Cooper: 859-299-5669 |
Lexington,KY | Easy |
| We will ride our bikes in Lexington’s annual Fourth of July Parade to promote safe and healthy transportation that is good for the environment. Everyone is welcome, especially families and kids. This is lots of fun - and crowds of people will cheer for you. Decorate your bike if you are feeling patriotic.
Rating: Easy, suitable for beginners |
| July 12 (Saturday) |
Off the Beaten path Exploratory Dayhike |
Joey Shadowen & Lane Boldman: 859-252-3422 |
Eastern KY | Easy to Moderate |
| Rating: Easy to moderate, suitable for beginners
Part 3 in a series of 4. See May 10, June 21, July 26 for more in this series |
| July 12-13 (Sat-Sun) |
Gourmet Canoe Trip | Mary Carol Cooper: 859-277-0656 Herb Petitjean: |
Licking River Butler, KY |
Easy |
| The 22st Annual “Licking Your Chops on the Licking” Gourmet Canoe Trip. The dam-fed Licking River is runnable throughout the summer, even when most other streams have gone dry. The vehicle access to the campsite means you can forget about freeze-dried food and Sierra cups. So get out your crystal and do it up right!
Rating: Easy, class I, 18 miles. |
| July 18 (Friday) |
Dinner and Evening Walk | Becky Hunger: 502-454-4595 Barbara Hedspeth: |
Louisville, Kentucky | Easy |
| Eat and walk at our monthly social gathering. Join us for a short walk prior to a meal at one of Louisville Originals (locally owned restaurants). Check the Greater Louisville Sierra Club website
www.Louisville.Sierraclub.org for details
Rating: Easy, suitable for beginners. |
| July 19 (Saturday) |
Service Trip | John F. Robbins : 859-363-0376 Tillman Burnett: |
Big Bone Lick State Park Boone County, KY |
Easy to Moderate |
| KY’s trail service at Big Bone Lick State Park expanded in 2007 to cover all the trails in Big Bone, including two new trails blazed by the NKY Group in the past few years which added about 1.5 miles to the prior 3.5. Service outings in 2008 will do routine trail repairs and maintenance, installation of more signs and maybe a sitting bench. Outings start early to avoid afternoon heat, usually ending around noon. Wear weather-appropriate work clothing and work gloves. Bring your own liquids and trail snacks as desired. Restrooms can be ? hr walk.
The work is easy to moderate. Beginners are welcome. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The leader will wait no longer than 15 minutes for latecomers, so don’t be late unless you know where we’ll be working that day. RSVP to the leader by noon on Friday, June 20 and include e-mail and phone contact information. The leader will respond by late Friday by e-mail or phone call about the next-day’s tasks, including requests for bringing tools. Cost: none Rating: Easy-Moderate, suitable for beginners, sometimes including labor in hot humid conditions. |
| July 26-27 (Sat-Sun) |
Off the Beaten Track
DayHike and Car Camping |
Larry Ridenour: 859-299-9470 Assistant Leader: TBA |
Vicinity of Carr Creek Lake State Park East of Hazard near intersections of Knott, Perry, and Letcher Counties, KY |
Strenuous |
| On Saturday we will view five natural areas impacted by mountaintop removal. Saturday night we will camp along Carr Creek Lake. On our return Sunday, we will hike in the Lilly Cornett Woods Nature Preserve.
Rating: Strenuous, 14.4 miles; must be fit and experienced. Limit: 8 people (no dogs). Part 4 of a series of 4. See May 10, June 21, July 12 for more in this series |
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