we are now welcoming guests to hike with us!
Additional Information
- If you are interested in becoming a member of High Country Hikers, use the contact form below to request a hike schedule. We will email you a schedule and other important information. You become a member when you hike with us and pay a one-time $10 fee.
- We have started a new category of hikes: Social Hikes. These meet 3 criteria: less than 5 miles in length; less than 500 feet in ascent; slower and more relaxed pace than the Easy / Moderate hikes. There will be more stops and time for a quick photo or two. They are scheduled on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month.
- Effective June 14, 2021 we will return to driving to the Meeting Point associated with that hike. Hikers will then carpool to the trailhead. This will reduce parking congestion at trailheads as well as making it easier for hikers to get to the trailhead. Hikers will continue to respond to the hike leader's email about the hike so the leader knows how many are coming. We do encourage our members to be vaccinated.
- We will have our first social event in 18 months!
Your Planning Committee is pleased to announce that we will have our picnic this year on Thursday, July 8. The new venue that has been selected is
Point Lookout Vineyards.
The time is a 5 p.m. Happy Hour followed by dinner at 6 p.m. Point Lookout will have wine, wine slushies, beer, soft drinks and water for purchase. They will also have tables of eight set up for us as well as several food tables. If it rains we can easily move into their very nice pavilion. I know you will be generous in your gratuities for the staff of Point Lookout.
The format for dinner is the same as always with BBQ for purchase and all of us bringing side dishes to share. Hugh Reddish and Steve Weisberg will be following up in a later email concerning these details. We will need to get a headcount soon to make sure Point Lookout is prepared for us.
They will also run a shuttle from the lower parking lot for those needing assistance. They are open till 9 p.m. and they tell me the sunsets are magnificent.
We have not been together as a club in a very long time so I hope that you will want to participate in this event at this great location. You and a guest (husband, wife, significant other) are certainly welcome to attend. Plan now to enjoy a great evening together.
Members can contact Steve Weisberg's for more info. His email is swlow123@gmail.com
