Down the Trail

Saturday, February 6: Cross Country Ski at
Wilderness Lodge. Weeks Valley Rd., Wattsburg. Their
phone is 739-2946 Meet in the parking lot of the Lodge
at 9:30am. Daily rate: $15; ski rental is $8. Bring extra
gloves. Great food & drink available at the Lodge for
lunch. Questions, contact Pam

Sunday, February 7: Cross Country Ski, snow shoe or
hike at Land O Lakes. More details to come. Contact
Doris A if questions.

Saturday, February 20: Cross Country Ski at
Overland Trail. More details to follow. Contact Dianne
S if questions.

Sunday, February 21: Tubing at Peekn’Peak. Meet at
the Retreat Lodge at Peek n Peak at 4pm. Dress
accordingly. We’ll probably go for food and warm
beverages after. Don’t miss it, we always have a fun
time. Check out their website at pknpk.com. All you have
to do is sit on a tube and slide down the hill. Experience
the exhilaration of flying down a trail specially groomed
for tubing. You even get to ride your tube back to the top
of the slope. The tubing arena is located to the left of
The Retreat Lodge. Questions, call Pam

Friday, January 1, 10: Paddle on Presque Isle. Contact
Rick B
Sunday, January 3, 10: Cross Country Ski, snow shoe or
hike at Presque Isle. Meet at 1pm at the Rotary Pavillion.
Contact Pam J
Sunday, January 10, 10: Cross Country Ski, snow shoe
or hike at Presque Isle. Meet at 1pm at the Rotary
Pavillion. Contact Dianne S
Sunday, January 17, 10: Cross Country Ski, snow shoe
or hike at Presque Isle. Meet at 1pm at the Rotary
Pavillion. Contact Rick B
Saturday, January 23, 10: Cross Country Ski, snow shoe
or hike at Oil Creek State Park. More details to come.
Contact Doris A
*Saturday, January 23, 10: Downhill Skiing w Erie Ski
Club at Kissing Bridge- Includes Lift Ticket and
Roundtrip Motorcoach from Erie will only cost you $35
for eight hours of skiing (unless you need to rent
equipment) !! The price will be $40 for signups after
1/15. Contact Craig
Sunday, January 24, 10: Cross Country Ski, snow shoe
or hike at Asbury Woods. More details to come. Contact
Doris A
Sunday, January 31, 10: Cross Country Ski at Red
House. More details to come. Contact Dianne Stanton if
questions. (PS: This is also the weekend Wendy has
reserved a cabin.)

Sat-Sun 11/ 7-8 Oil Creek – Cow Run- Backpacking –
Shelters are reserved; the editor has 1 more shelter still
available. Meet at Walmart, 8:00 am on Upper Peach or
the Titusville McDonalds at 9:30 am. Backpacking and
hike leaves from the Petroleum Center at 10:00 am. Sat
evening dinner will be again cooked and a few dollars
paid to Richard for the food purchased- Chicken and
Rice is on the menu. You will need to plan to bring water
along. Watch your email if you have signed up or
expressed interest. Contact is now Richard Sheasley

Sun 11/8 Hike at Asbury Woods. Meet at the tennis
courts at 1pm. Lead by Kathy Sertz

Sun 11/15 – Hike to Gull Point. Meet at 1 PM at east
end of Beach 10 at Presque Isle State Park. A new trail
has been constructed and it can be wet, so be prepared.
– Questions call Doris Allen 833-6619

Sun, 11/22 Hike at Pleasant Ridge Park in Fairview
Meet at the Park at 1pm. Lead by Dianne Stanton

Sun, 11/29 Hike at Presque Isle. Meet at the
Lighthouse at 1pm. Lead by Pam Jewell

Sun., 12/6 Hike at Elk Valley Golf Course. Meet at
3pm. Lead by Doris Allen
**If you would like to lead a hike there are several
available in December and we usually schedule them in
January too. Talk to a board member or send an email.
Sun 12/6 Club Christmas Party at Elk Valley Golf
Course, begin at 5 p.m. with an open bar offering pop,
beer and wine. The 3 meat buffet (Baked Chicken,
Meatballs, and Broiled Alaskan Pollock, along with
cheesy potatoes, vegetable, tossed salad) will be
served at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $15.00 a person.
Reservations are due by Tuesday, our November 24
meeting. Make Checks payable to the Erie Outing
Club.

Sat, 10/3 Autumn Fest Bike Ride 10:00 am. Meet at
the Edinboro YMCA, heading into Edinboro on 6N @ I-
79 Exit. A leisurely fall lunch ride in Tobin country with
visits to Pumpkinvilles, Cidervilles and what not.
Features Penny Tobin Orlop’s Autumn Fest on Blystone
Rd Gift Shop. 30-40 miles rolling hills. (Rain date
Sunday, 10/4/09 1:00 pm) Paul Weiser 455-6512
Sat 10/3 – Sun 10/4 – Kinzua Paddle – from Sugar Bay
to either Hopewell or Handsome Lake campground.
Meet at I-90 Exit 35 – Harborcreek Travelport at 8:30
a.m. or at Sugar Bay at 10:00 a.m. Bring your camping
gear, food for 2 lunches, 1 dinner and 1 breakfast.
Camping is 10.00 per site, we usually can set up 3 to 4
tents on one site. There is water (pump) and primitive
outhouses. Kayak for about 1 1/2 – 2 hours, set up camp
and still have time for a hike. If you are interested in
going call Dianne S  The fall leaves are usually at their
best at this time and it’s a beautiful paddle.
Sat, 10/10 – Covered Bridge Ride – Ashtabula Country
Covered Bridge Festival Bike Ride.
http://www.coveredbridgefestival.org/ Meet at I-90 and
6n Truck Stop at 8:15 a.m. We will then leave around
8:30 am to commute to the Jefferson Commercial Park,
1484 St. Rt. 46 N. Jefferson, Ohio 44047, (Look for Bird
Feeder sign) at around 9:00 a.m are Rain date 10/11/08
GPS coordinates: N 41 45.876 W 080 45.823 Ride will
be about 40 miles, visiting about 6 or 7 Covered Bridges.
The Bridges will have food and drink for you to
purchase. The ride will be mostly Flat, only one optional
hill. More information will be email out before the ride.
Event coordinator Jim Mesick  email through web site.
Sat, 10/17: – Land of Lakes Bike Ride (Formally the
Pumpkin Ride) From Erie, we will meet at Asbury
Woods at 8:45, leave at 9:00 a.m. Commute to
Cambridge Springs and stop at the Kwik Fill to use the
bathrooms, then go to the Land of Lakes Parking Lot at
around 10:30 am. 25787-26073 Miller Station Rd. GPS
coordinates N 41° 48.447 W 80° 1.753 The ride will be a
figure 8 so you could do either 12 miles or 25 miles. We
will visit Finney’s Bulk Foods, Campbell Pottery, and
Tobin Pumpkin Farm. More information will be email out
before the ride. Event coordinator Jim Mesick phones
 email through web site
Sun 10/ 25 Day Hike – Meet at PSU Behrend 1st
parking lot near the tennis court at 1:15PM for 1:30
departure- in preparation of Cow Run and November
outings will have a few loops. Moderate pace with some
hills- bring packs if you want. Richard Sheasley

Sat 8/1 Grillin Greeks Bike Ride Doing a bicycle ride in
the Fairview/Girard Area and then stopping at the Grillin
Greeks Restaurant for lunch. Meet at Walnut Creek
Access Area at 9:30 a.m. Ride: 25-30 miles, rolling hills,
country roads riding, Bear Creek Road, Rt 832, Tannery
Rd, Middle Rd, Rt 5, etc. Contact Jim
Sun. 8/2 Erie Outing Club Annual Picnic Celebrate the
Club’s 20th Birthday at the Club Picnic to be held at the
Stanton’s – Special treats and prizes are being planned.
Reservations will be required -Details inside on Page 3.
Contact Dianne
Sat. 8/8* Tour of Chautauqua bike tour
http://westrecr.homestead.com Westfield Rec. Dept.
716-326-4243
Thu. 8/13- Lake Erie Ultimate Angler/ Presque Isle
Outfitters Open House They have a wide variety of
outdoor items. We’ll have snacks and time to see their
inventory. Time is 6:30 P.M. Contact Kathy S
Fri.- Sun. 8/ 21-23 Camping at Chautauqua Fri. is
kayaking on Chautauqua, Sat. is a splash hike in
Chautauqua Gorge, Sun. is bike around Chautauqua
Lake. Details inside on page 4 Contact Pam J and
Jim M
Fri.- Sun. 8/ 21-23 Camping at Buckaloons, kayaking
from the Kinzua Dam to Buckaloons on Saturday and
Buckaloons to Tidioute on Sunday – Coordinators Jan &
Tom Y

Sat. 7/18 Bike – White Turkey Ride. Meet at Girard
High School parking lot at 9am. Ride to Ohio, (alternate
additional loop to Conneaut Harbor) have lunch at White
Turkey, ride back to starting point via different route.
Approx. 30 mi. Pam F

Tues. 7/21 Erie Outing Club membership meeting at
Presque Isle State Park Lagoons Boat Launch- 6:00 PM
Kayaking and Pontoon Boat Rides after meeting
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Sat. 7/25 *Tour de West County Charity bike tours of
5, 25 and 50 miles. Fairview Pleasant Ridge Park
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Contact editor Ric S
Sat.- Sun. July 25-26 *Discover Presque Isle
Patti Massing needs volunteer safety kayakers at the
Perry Monument. Contact Patty M

May 30 to June 7- Mount Rogers, VA backpack. 50
miles. 3 to 6 people. Meet at Harry’s home at 7am.
May be out in 6 days. Harry B

Sun. 6/7 Linesville Spillway Bike ride. 30 miles, mostly
flat, one small hill. Meet at the Linesville Spillway West
parking lot between 2:00 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. on Sunday
afternoon. The roads are mostly low traffic country
roads, with a little bit of traffic in Andover, a very scenic
ride across the Pymatuning Reservoir on Route 285 with
a 2 miles long bridge. Event Coordinator Jim M

June 10-14- *Juniata Sojourn. The JCWP 2009
Sojourn will be on the Little Juniata and Frankstown
Branch. www.jcwp.org

Sat.- Sun. 6/13-14- *Roger’s Ride – Bike from North
East to Niagara Falls. 100 mi. on Saturday; Bike to
Niagara-on-the-Lake on Sunday Roger Janes or Lake
Country Bike Shop

Sun. 6/28 *Woodcock Dam Triathlon – Alice Dalmaso
invites club members to participate in The Woodcock
Dam triathlon. Woodcock Dam is just north of Meadville
and east of Saegertown. Visit the website at thedametri
or call Chip Fuller at 814-337-4450 for details or to
register to participate. Volunteers are needed to support
this event on land and water. Kayakers are needed for
manning the swim boundary

5/1-3 – Pine Creek Kayak trip This year for a change of pace we are going to try car camping at Leonard Harrison State Park. We will paddle from Watrous to the outfitter on Friday, the outfitter to Blackwell, which includes the gorge and class III rapids on Saturday and Blackwell to Slate Run on Sunday. If you want to go on this trip please Dave C

Sun. 5/3 – West County bike ride Meet Walnut Creek School at 10am. 12-20+ miles. Moderate hills. Kathy S

Sat. 5/9 – Bike from Scott Park around, PI, to Avonia, etc. Bike Around the Bay warmup. Meet at Scott Park 1st parking lot on left at 9am. Bring lunch, water & helmet (rain date Sun 5/10) Pam F

Sat-Sun May 9-10 – Clarion River kayak trip - Meet at the McDonalds on Route 6 just West of the main drag in Corry at 7:00 a.m. We want to leave right on time so arrive a little early. It’s almost 2 hours from there to Ridgway and we want to get unloaded and the vehicles shuttled as soon as we can in order to get to the good camping sites. If you’d rather, meet us at the Love’s Boat and Canoe Rental, 3 Main Street, Ridgway at 9:00 a.m. directions are easy using Mapquest or Yahoo Maps. We will take Route 6 through Sheffield then pick up Route 666 for 2 – 2 1/2 miles to Route 948 to Ridgway. Remember this is a river overnight trip. What you bring must fit into your kayaks or canoe. Call me if you have any questions. Please let me know if you are coming. If we don’t know you are planning to join us, we cannot wait for you.

Sun. 5/17- West County bike ride. Meet at Walnut Creek School at 10am. 12-20+ miles. Moderate hills. . Kathy S

May 16-17- Backpack at Quehanna 7.5 miles each way. Meet at Harry‟s home at 7am. 3 to 6 people. Harry B

Sat. 5/16- *7th annual Bike Around The Bay (Erie, PA) – Join hundreds of tri state bicyclists at the Intermodal Transportation Center on the Bayfront Parkway to Bike 10, 30 or 50 miles around beautiful Presque Isle Bay and Lake Erie to raise funds Earth

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Tues. 5/19- Erie Outing Club monthly meeting at the Shriners Children‟s Hospital 7:15pm.

Mon., 5/25- Perry Township Park bike ride Meet at I-90 and 6N at 9:00 a.m We will then drive to Harperfield, Ohio to Start the ride. We will ride from Harperfield (South of Geneva) to the Perry Township Park. The ride will be around 35-45 miles. We will ride by Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Lakeshore Reservation Park. Jim M

May 30 to June 7- Mount Rogers, VA backpack. 50 miles. 3 to 6 people. This is a real good trip. Meet at Harry‟s home at 7am. May be out in 6 days. Harry B

Sat. 5/30- Conneaut Creek Outlet Paddle. Contact Patti Massing 866-5284 Details to follow

Sat. 5/30- Lake Views bike ride. Meet at Jefferson School parking lot just below 38th & Holland Sts. at 9am. Approx. 35 miles, mostly road riding, some hills. Stopping at Shades Beach for restroom break Pam F

Sun. 5/31- West County bike ride. Meet Walnut Creek School at 10am. 12-20+ miles. Moderate hills. . Kathy S

Fri. 4/10 – Land of Lakes Bike Ride. Meet at Land of
Lakes Parking Lot at 10:45am. Leave at 11am. The
ride will be a figure 8 so you could do either 12 miles or
25 miles. (rain date 4/11/09) -Jim M

4/10-13 Big Schloss, Virginia backpack trip is FULLYvonne
Tovell

Sat. 4/11 – Hike the Chautauqua Overland Trial Meet
at the trailhead at Rt. 474 at 10am. Bring lunch and
water. Paul W

*Mon. 4/13 – Presque Isle Cycling Club Meeting-
Rails to Trails Talk – 7:00 PM at Damon’s Restaurant,
7165 Peach St. Guest Speaker- Jim Holden, Pres. of the
Alleghany Trails Association and Erie – Pitts Trails group
will be speaking on the trails system in Western PA and
activities to link the Trials into the Pittsburgh to
Washington, DC Cumberland trail as well as the various
trails existing already.

4/13-15- Paddle Tionesta Creek. We will go to Minister
Creek where we will car camp on Monday morning.
Then we will paddle the west branch of Tionesta Creek
from Sheffield to Henry’s Mill. On Tuesday from Henry’s
Mill to Porkey. On Wednesday from Porkey to Ross
Run. As you are probably aware the water is cold so
wet suits are mandatory. The weather can also be cold
and rainy so you must come prepared. We will figure
out the cooking arrangements when I know who and
how many want to go. Dave C

4/18-19 – Backpacking Wolfkiel, Oil Creek State Park.
Fee is $4pp. We could only get 3 huts, that would be 12
people, but tent camping is open. Yvonne will be
serving Chicken Curry for supper, price TBD. Let Harry
know if you are going ASAP, space is going fast. Meet
at McDonalds in Titusville at 10am or at Oil Creek State
Park Headquarters. Transfer gear and start hiking.
FULL Harry B

Sun. 4/19 – Bike ride from Scott Park around PI. Meet
at the first parking lot in Scott Park at 10am. Approx. 15
miles or more. Helmet required. Pam F

Tues. 4/21 – EOC Membership Meeting at 7:00pm at
Shriners Children’s Hospital. Program: Harry
Bodenhagen “Slide Show on Bugs and Other Edibles

Sat. 4/25 – Bike ride at Sandy Creek. Joanie B

Sat. 4/25 – *Presque Isle clean up

Sun. 4/26 – *9am Presque Isle Time Trials. Contact
Michael Mischler at 899-7643, ext. 4007

Sun. 4/26 – *1pm March of Dimes March for Babies at
Presque Isle. March of Dimes

Sun. 4/26 – Rocking Chair and Covered Bridge Ride
We will take the Ashtabula Greenway Trail to do a GPS
hunt for the biggest Rocking chair^ I have ever
seen.(King of the Rockers) Then we will ride the
Harpersfield Covered Bridge^, which is Ohio second
largest covered bridge. The ride will be mostly flat,
maybe a couple easy rollers. This ride will be about 30
miles. Meet: at I-90 and 6n at 1:30 p.m. ^Waymarks, will
be using GPS to locate them. Bring your GPS if you
have one. Jim M