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Upcoming Vermont Cavers Activities - Plan in Advance So You Can Join Us!!! |
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Written by Donna Stanley
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Thursday, 14 April 2011 |
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This is a tentative schedule
for the Vermont Cavers Association monthly activities.
Please RSVP to
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the month you plan to
attend. Please email for trip details if there is a question if the trip is
right for you.
Thanks, Rodrick
Vice President, VCA
May 2012
Spring
2012 NRO & Vermont Cavers 20th Anniversary
May 18 – 19 – 20
Hosted by
the Vermont Cavers Association
at Howell’s Camping Area Arlington, Vermont.
Directions: From Rte 313 east, go north towards Arlington Village 1
mile 3 tenths on Rte 7A (if you go too far you will see 313 west). Turn left
onto Russell Street for 1 tenth mile. Turn left again onto School Street for 6
tenths mile. Follow it to the end onto No Name Road following signs for
Howell’s Camping to the NRO.
The GPS coordinates are N 43d4.185m
W 73d9.849m
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Costs are $5 per person per night
with free hot showers. Electricity / sewer hook-up / extra’s will be an
additional charge. Folks wanting to reserve an RV site please call 802-375-6469
and let Gloria know you are with the NRO.
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Registration will open 4 PM on
Friday 5-18-120
- Peter Quick is offering a reprint of his new edition toVermont Caves guidebook. The reprint includes changes and updates fromthe convention copy. Cost $15 - (covering Vermont caves only).
- Howell’s Camping area is offering their mess hall with picnic tables for meals and our Saturday Night auction and the VCA’s 20th Anniversary Celebration!
- Vendors on location are Speleobooks and Climb High.
- Saturday Breakfast hosted by Steve Janesky
- Menu: All you can eat Eggs, home fries, pancakes, sausage, bacon, coffee, tea and juice
- Cost: $7.00
- Saturday Dinner hosted by Bardo Farm, NH.
- Menu: Fresh farm-raised roast pig with stuffing, baked beans, potato salad, coleslaw, vegetarian entrée, condiments and beverage.
- Cost: $10.00
- Sunday Breakfast hosted by the VCA.
- Menu: All you-can-eat Pancakes with a variety of fresh fruit, maple syrup, bacon (tempeh strips for vegetarians), home fries, coffee and juice.
- Cost: $7.00
Saturday’s confirmed cave activities:
- Multiple Merlin's Trips
- 1 Bentley's Trip
- 1 Morris Trip
- 1 Purgatory Trip
- 1 Red Mountain Trip
- 1 Weybridge Cave Trip
Saturday Non-Cave activities:
- 1 Merlin's surface tour, Mike Telladira
- 1 Gulf Brook Trip (canyon rappelling), led by Rick Pingree
- Canoeing on the Battenkill led by Kroka Expeditions (Andrew Rasmus)
- Self-guided hikes possible up Equinox, self-guided to Morris Cave
- Hiking to points of interest in the Arlington / Manchester Area.
Saturday evening activities:
- NCC auction hosted by our auctioneer Bob Addis.
- PLEASE BRING GOODS TO BE AUCTIONEED OFF.
- Vermont Cavers 20th Anniversary party with cake and ice cream.
Sunday activities:
- Following the NRO meeting and election of officers, will be the Merlin's Cave Preserve Dedication Ceremony. This preserve located in Canaan, New York is the latest acquisition of the Northeastern Cave Conservancy.
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See you at the NRO, Rodrick Pingree
VCA Vice President
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 May 2012 )
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VCA Meeting and Underground Ice Skating Feb. 20 |
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Written by Peter Youngbaer
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Sunday, 30 January 2011 |
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Feb. 20, 2011 Regular VCA Meeting at Rutland Ambulance Service Building (next to the hospital). 9:00 AM. Election of Officers: Nominating Committee recommends the following slate of candidates: President: Donna Stanley; VP: Rick Pingree; Secretary: Tim Vile; Treasurer: Steve Hazelton. Any other NSS member is eligible and welcome to run, as long as we have your nomination prior to the meeting. Contact Peter Youngbaer
After meeting outing: Our 12th annual Freedlyville Quarry Ice Skating Party for children and adults of all ages and you don’t need ice skates to have a good time. The Quarry is about a 40 minute drive South from Rutland on US Route 7. The led trip will be following our VCA meeting which normally lasts until around 10:30 - 11AM. Join us for the meeting then follow us down or carpool. We should be at East Dorset at the East Dorset General Store (just North of 7 and 7A junction) 11:30 - Noon to meet folks coming in from the South . The walk from where we park our cars is up a moderate hill about a mile on a snowmobile trail. Snowshoes are not necessary, but bring them if you like. The main ice skating area is 60 feet wide by 200 feet long while the overall quarry is 166 feet wide and 550 long that is protected from the snow. This makes the ice snow free and clear so you can see the thickness down into the ice many feet. Bring a flashlight / headlamp for a better viewing and if you want to explore the dark corners. Again a light is not necessary. You WILL want to bring, a warm jacket, hat, and gloves to put on when at the quarry. You will get cold standing around admiring the ice sculptures on the walls the quarry has to offer. Bring a bag lunch and a HOT drink as well. Traditionally we have had a small fire and cooked hotdogs and marshmallows at the vista overlooking the Manchester valley. Many of us folks will bring a sled or X-country skies for the ride back down to the cars depending on the snow.
See you on the 20th,
Rick and Kathy
For up to date info or a different Rutland meeting location; the cell to call is 802-773-8767
Freedlyville Directions: if you are running late or want to go early.
From the East Dorset General store, go south on Route 7A one half mile, take the first right on Morse Hill Road, follow up hill 1.2 miles to where it sort of flattens out. Take the next right on Dorset Hill Road for 1.8 miles, on your left is a road, the sign says a trail not maintained in winter! Park there! Don't block the road; this is a snowmobile trail. Follow the road to a log landing; keep to the right at the fork (the road to the left goes to Aeolus). There are gates (open or closed) at the beginning of each road. Keep right at any other forks in the road. The quarry is on your left just before the vista.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 30 January 2011 )
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Sun. Jan. 16 Annual Vertical Workshop and Pizza Party |
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Written by Peter Youngbaer
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Thursday, 13 January 2011 |
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Annual VCA Vertical Workshop and Pizza Party
January 16, 2011
- Sunday, January 16, 2011
- Beginning at 12:00 Noon
- Rutland Climbing Gym (on U.S. Route 4 near McDonald's)
- Pizza and Beverage provided
- $10 per person gym use fee - includes climbing harness, if required
- Ropes will be rigged. All levels, including beginner. Bring your vertical gear to tune up, share, etc. Practice ascending, rappelling, changeovers, pick-offs, re-belay, and more.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 January 2011 )
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December 12 Meeting and Yankee Gift Exchange |
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Written by Peter Youngbaer
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Friday, 12 November 2010 |
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Vermont Cavers Association Regular Meeting and
Holiday Party and Yankee Gift Swap
Sunday, December 12, 2010
(Yes, that's the Second Sunday, not the Third)
Rutland Ambulance Service Building - Next to the Hospital
Regular Meeting Begins at 9:00 AM
Nomination of 2010 Officers
Looking Ahead to 2011 Activities
We promise to degenerate into Party Mode by 11:00 AM at the latest. Lasagna and Paper Products Will Be Provided. Potluck for the Rest - Bring Salad, Beverage. Bread, Side Dishes, Desserts
A Yankee swap is where everyone brings an item, new or used around a $5 value. Then you all draw a number, #1 picks a gift and opens it. Then #2 opens a gift and keeps it or swaps with #1, as each person opens there gift he can keep it or swap it once. At the end #1 gets to swap their gift if they want to. You only swap if you want to, but that doesn't mean you will keep your gift, because someone else down the line may take yours! It is a lot of fun! Bring cave-related items or anything else that comes to mind.
Bring cave videos to show
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 November 2010 )
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October 2010 - VCA Bi-Monthly Meeting and Activity |
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Written by Donna Stanley
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Thursday, 23 September 2010 |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 23 September 2010 )
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