November 7 - 9, 2008
Organized by:
Zack Haas Nick Clabbers
This late season backpacking trip to the Laurel Highlands was overwhelmed by a large group of Boy Scouts. The scouts consumed most of the shelters forcing the group to make due outside with interesting results. The weather for the trip was cool, but overnight showers moved in on the shelterless group making things... interesting. Advice to future trips: make reservations for shelters in advance, watch out for goats, and don't lose the hummus.
Members in attendance:
Zack Haas
Nick Clabbers
Kaitlin Pope
Jesse Hein
Tony Hemming
Rob Justice
Sarah Gettel
Noah Johnson
Andrew Kinsey
Natalie Kovac
Pam Lin
Joe Moran
Zach Orban
Diana Zahuranec
Anne Sheldrake
Amber Slike
Sam Roesemann
November 9, 2008
May 18, 2008
Backpacking on the Laurel Highlands Trail
May 16-18, 2008
Organized by: Zach Haas
This backpacking adventure took place in the Laurel Highlands in mid-May, a season notorious for mixed weather. The group was fortunate in this regard, only receiving rain once and not for the whole trip. Mid-May is also the time that rhododendrons begin to bloom, as the group can attest. The trail itself proved easy for the group despite the treacherous looking elevation profile. A word to any group that chooses to do this hike in the future: reserve the shelters.
Members in Attendance:
Zack Haas
Kaitlin Pope
Weina Ge
Prabhasa Ravikirthi
Roozbeh Foroozan
Mike Szedlmayer
Organized by: Zach Haas
This backpacking adventure took place in the Laurel Highlands in mid-May, a season notorious for mixed weather. The group was fortunate in this regard, only receiving rain once and not for the whole trip. Mid-May is also the time that rhododendrons begin to bloom, as the group can attest. The trail itself proved easy for the group despite the treacherous looking elevation profile. A word to any group that chooses to do this hike in the future: reserve the shelters.
Members in Attendance:
Zack Haas
Kaitlin Pope
Weina Ge
Prabhasa Ravikirthi
Roozbeh Foroozan
Mike Szedlmayer
November 24, 2007
Puerto Rico
November 17 - 24, 2007
This legendary trip to Puerto Rico is one of the most amazing trips PSOC has done in the past ten years. HOLY AMAZING WEATHER BATMAN!!! The trip had some occaisonal bouts of rain, like 4 people cuddling under a two person tarp kind of nights, but this is normal for peurto rico. It was amazing!! just plan for wet and warm but bring some changes of things. A sample of the things that make this just trip legendary:
Making reservations at a Hostel for 'David' completely in spanish, having never taking a single spanish lesson and actually having the rooms be there when you arrive!!!!!
Franz climbing a tree (very safely, obviously) to shake the branches in order to drop oranges to eat.
Getting to the top of El Yunce.
Meeting the North Carolina basketball team on tour.
The boat that almost exploded on its way to the island Culebra.
The crazy pseudo expatriates that rented out stolen bicycles.
Some of the best snorkeling.
Sleeping on one of the worlds top 50 beaches.
Even when it is winter in the states it's very warm in Peurto Rico. So plan to either stash your winter clothes in the states or carry everything with you. You also have to prepare EVERY leg of transportation before you go as Buses, Faries and cabs don't always arrive on time, at all, or even work to begin with. Oh! oh! oh! and get the 'pan de le something' its bassicaly fried bread with butter, very good! and very good for hiking.
(lucky) Members in Attendance:
Adam "my stomach is gonna digest itself" Sheletsky
Brynn "haha" Biddle
Kathryn "safety officer" Hegarty
Daniel "speak spanish" McIntosh
Franz "yeah right" Lichtner
Sam "entiendamendaoamoes" Carpenter
This legendary trip to Puerto Rico is one of the most amazing trips PSOC has done in the past ten years. HOLY AMAZING WEATHER BATMAN!!! The trip had some occaisonal bouts of rain, like 4 people cuddling under a two person tarp kind of nights, but this is normal for peurto rico. It was amazing!! just plan for wet and warm but bring some changes of things. A sample of the things that make this just trip legendary:
Making reservations at a Hostel for 'David' completely in spanish, having never taking a single spanish lesson and actually having the rooms be there when you arrive!!!!!
Franz climbing a tree (very safely, obviously) to shake the branches in order to drop oranges to eat.
Getting to the top of El Yunce.
Meeting the North Carolina basketball team on tour.
The boat that almost exploded on its way to the island Culebra.
The crazy pseudo expatriates that rented out stolen bicycles.
Some of the best snorkeling.
Sleeping on one of the worlds top 50 beaches.
Even when it is winter in the states it's very warm in Peurto Rico. So plan to either stash your winter clothes in the states or carry everything with you. You also have to prepare EVERY leg of transportation before you go as Buses, Faries and cabs don't always arrive on time, at all, or even work to begin with. Oh! oh! oh! and get the 'pan de le something' its bassicaly fried bread with butter, very good! and very good for hiking.
(lucky) Members in Attendance:
Adam "my stomach is gonna digest itself" Sheletsky
Brynn "haha" Biddle
Kathryn "safety officer" Hegarty
Daniel "speak spanish" McIntosh
Franz "yeah right" Lichtner
Sam "entiendamendaoamoes" Carpenter
November 21, 2007
High Peaks Region, Adirondacks, NY
November 17-21, 2007
Organized by: Julie Sutsko
This frigid trip to the Adirondacks took place during the 2007 Thanksgiving break. The Adirondacks were covered with snow during the group's adventure and while was mostly sunny the temperatures were not above freezing. The first night the group spent in the wild the temperature plummeted to below zero causing various butts to be frozen. Other misadventures included: frozen boots, salami water, eating snow, wild snow leopards loose from the Adirondack zoo, sketchy lake crossings, the Loj, too many Clif Bars, frozen food (all of it), crossing Marcy Dam, one group climbing Mt. Algonquin, and of course the penis cards(?). Despite the seemingly horrible conditions the group had a blast of a trip. If any groups are wanting to revisit the area they should plan to avoid the cold season but if you do go in the cold seasons, be prepared. Gaiters, insulated waterproof boots, and adequate sleeping gear are all MUSTS. Fun was had by all, and no one died.
Members in Attendance:
Julie Sutsko
Lauren Reed
Johnson Martin
Kaitlin Pope
Nick Clabbers
Zack Haas
Brian Sabri
Amanda Morrow
Brian Newman
Brooke Osborne
James Basham
Organized by: Julie Sutsko
This frigid trip to the Adirondacks took place during the 2007 Thanksgiving break. The Adirondacks were covered with snow during the group's adventure and while was mostly sunny the temperatures were not above freezing. The first night the group spent in the wild the temperature plummeted to below zero causing various butts to be frozen. Other misadventures included: frozen boots, salami water, eating snow, wild snow leopards loose from the Adirondack zoo, sketchy lake crossings, the Loj, too many Clif Bars, frozen food (all of it), crossing Marcy Dam, one group climbing Mt. Algonquin, and of course the penis cards(?). Despite the seemingly horrible conditions the group had a blast of a trip. If any groups are wanting to revisit the area they should plan to avoid the cold season but if you do go in the cold seasons, be prepared. Gaiters, insulated waterproof boots, and adequate sleeping gear are all MUSTS. Fun was had by all, and no one died.
Members in Attendance:
Julie Sutsko
Lauren Reed
Johnson Martin
Kaitlin Pope
Nick Clabbers
Zack Haas
Brian Sabri
Amanda Morrow
Brian Newman
Brooke Osborne
James Basham
January 1, 2007
Horse Pens 40, Bouldering
December26, 2006 - January 01, 2007
It was 50-60 during the days, but dropped to 40's at night. It was perfect weather for bouldering. There was one rainy day this week, and it just happened to hit mid trip which is perfect for a rest day. The bathrooms in the theater in Birmingham were the best bathrooms in the world, as agreed upon by the entire group. It was quite an experience. Don't go here when its warm up north, save for a longer break and a colder period where the weather will be worth the trip down south. Also, plan for rest days, bouldering takes a toll on your body and plan for 1 rest day ever 4 days at the absolute minimum.
It was 50-60 during the days, but dropped to 40's at night. It was perfect weather for bouldering. There was one rainy day this week, and it just happened to hit mid trip which is perfect for a rest day. The bathrooms in the theater in Birmingham were the best bathrooms in the world, as agreed upon by the entire group. It was quite an experience. Don't go here when its warm up north, save for a longer break and a colder period where the weather will be worth the trip down south. Also, plan for rest days, bouldering takes a toll on your body and plan for 1 rest day ever 4 days at the absolute minimum.
October 22, 2006
WILD (Sorta)
October 21 - 22, 2006
This sorta WILD event was held in late October, at Sand Springs. Sand springs is a nice campsite. It is a great place for a group of any size, you have to get creative with tents and tarps, there a lots of widow makers (aka dead trees) nowadays but you can fit lots of people in the area. The bear bagging trees (there are two viable options in close proximity) are quite high, so give yourself a good hour just to throw the rope. The trail also connects with the MST which is a great option for a day hike, so this is a good place to 'base camp'. Ii is recommended for overnight trips to park on the access road and not to park at Shingletown Gap. There is an old pair of cross country skis that have been burned in the fire over the last half decade or so, this has nothing to do with the weather but whatever, the weather was ok.
When shopping for the group meal, they didn't know what to get and were feeling kinda lazy. So they bought two rotisserie chickens, quintuple bagged them, and hiked them into camp. Lets just say that people enjoyed the WEIS quality meat that was offered. However, if you pack in 10 pounds of slow roasted chicken, you'll get several double takes. Just make sure and bear bag EVERYTHING that the birds made contact with. Believe me, the smell gets EVERYWHERE.
Members in Attendance:
Dennis Something
Tom Mrotek
Samuel Carpenter
Daniel McIntosh
Jennifer ??
Travis ??
20 people in all went.
Kathryn Hegarty
This sorta WILD event was held in late October, at Sand Springs. Sand springs is a nice campsite. It is a great place for a group of any size, you have to get creative with tents and tarps, there a lots of widow makers (aka dead trees) nowadays but you can fit lots of people in the area. The bear bagging trees (there are two viable options in close proximity) are quite high, so give yourself a good hour just to throw the rope. The trail also connects with the MST which is a great option for a day hike, so this is a good place to 'base camp'. Ii is recommended for overnight trips to park on the access road and not to park at Shingletown Gap. There is an old pair of cross country skis that have been burned in the fire over the last half decade or so, this has nothing to do with the weather but whatever, the weather was ok.
When shopping for the group meal, they didn't know what to get and were feeling kinda lazy. So they bought two rotisserie chickens, quintuple bagged them, and hiked them into camp. Lets just say that people enjoyed the WEIS quality meat that was offered. However, if you pack in 10 pounds of slow roasted chicken, you'll get several double takes. Just make sure and bear bag EVERYTHING that the birds made contact with. Believe me, the smell gets EVERYWHERE.
Members in Attendance:
Dennis Something
Tom Mrotek
Samuel Carpenter
Daniel McIntosh
Jennifer ??
Travis ??
20 people in all went.
Kathryn Hegarty
March 11, 2005
Utah 2005
March 7-11, 2005
Organized by:
Dennis Plank
Jill Winton
Tyler "Creek"
This foray into the Excalante National Monument and Zion National Park, Utah took place over the 2005 Spring Break. The group backpacked through the massive canyons carved for centuries by rivers and streams. Waterfalls and fantastic vistas punctuated the trip with moments of beauty and awesomeness that even the chicken could get in on. A tale for the ages from this trip involves quicksand, not the cartoon variety, but the real stuff. A member of the group fell victim to this insidious natural phenomenon and became submerged for hours while the others desperately tried to free the entrapped member.
Members in Attendance:
Dennis Plank
Jill Winton
Tyler "Creek"
Tim
Ben Jones
Kim
Liz
Patty Sanford
Katy McGuire
Heather Brown (Jones)
Kelly McFadden
Organized by:
Dennis Plank
Jill Winton
Tyler "Creek"
This foray into the Excalante National Monument and Zion National Park, Utah took place over the 2005 Spring Break. The group backpacked through the massive canyons carved for centuries by rivers and streams. Waterfalls and fantastic vistas punctuated the trip with moments of beauty and awesomeness that even the chicken could get in on. A tale for the ages from this trip involves quicksand, not the cartoon variety, but the real stuff. A member of the group fell victim to this insidious natural phenomenon and became submerged for hours while the others desperately tried to free the entrapped member.
Members in Attendance:
Dennis Plank
Jill Winton
Tyler "Creek"
Tim
Ben Jones
Kim
Liz
Patty Sanford
Katy McGuire
Heather Brown (Jones)
Kelly McFadden
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