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Hiking
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2012 - 2013 Hikes
September 14th-Knobstone Loop-Strenuous
February 18-Lick Creek-Moderate
April 19-Deam Wilderness-Moderate to Strenuous
July 15-Sculpting Trails-Easy to Moderate
Deam Wilderness, October 2010
If hiking off the usual paths interests you, join Eleanor Lahr and others as they check out hikes in Alan McPherson's Nature Walks in Southern Indiana and other interesting places. Group size is limited to ten or less, depending on trail and transportation restrictions. The schedule is subject to change. Impromptu hikes sent out via email. Walks go rain or shine. Dress for the weather, and bring water and a snack. Hikes vary in length and difficulty. For more information and to reserve a spot, call Chairman Eleanor Lahr at 339-4209 or E-mail: elahr@indiana.edu
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HIKING SCHEDULE FOR 2012- 2013
 Hiking 2012-2013
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FALL:
09/08 7:00 a.m.
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KNOBSTONE TRAIL, Spurgeon Hallow Loop Leave at: 7:00 a.m. from Bloomingfoods/K-Mart parking lot, east side, near east/west dividing road.
Estimated Hiking Time: Distance: 8 miles Difficulty: Strenuous. Up and down steep hills.
Alan McPherson describes the Knobstone Trail as Indiana's premier hiking trail. With high ridges, deep ravines and steep valleys it can be a challenge, a workout, and an interesting day. We will tackle only the Spurgeon Hollow Loop at the north end..
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Time:Leave at: 7:00 a.m. from Bloomingfoods/K-Mart parking lot, east side, near east/west dividing road.
Distance: 8 miles
Estimated Hiking Time: 5-6 hours
Difficluty: Strenuous. Up and down steep hills.
| WINTER:
Thursday, February 21, 2013
| GOOSE POND
The Sandhill Cranes should be at Goose Pond in large numbers in late February. A variety of ducks will also be passing through on their way north at this time. They should be willing to share the area with us for a relatively short, easy hike down some of the dikes that retain water in this premier restored wetland..
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Time: 8:00 a.m. from
Estimated Hiking Time: 2-3 hours
Estimated Hiking Time: 2-3 hours
Distance: 1 - 2 miles
Difficulty: Easy, with some uneven surfaces.
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SPRING:
Saturday, April 13, 2013
| The Hitz and Rhodehamel families generously donated 350 acres to the Nature Conservancy, and it is close enough for an easy day hike in Brown County. Walk among spring wildflowers under a canopy of chestnut oaks. Look for painted sedge, low bush blueberry, mosses, and maybe the whorled pagonia. A representative from The Nature Conservancy will guide us along approximately five miles of newly built and older connected trails.
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Time: 8:00 a.m. from Bloomingfoods/K-Mart parking lot, east side, near east/west dividing road.
Estimated Hiking Time: 3 hours
Distance: 5 miles
Moderate to strenuous
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SUMMER:
Thursday, July, 18 2013
| B-Line We're back on the B-Line, this time to check out the south end. Join us for a morning of exercise and comradery. Check out what's new and happening in Bloomington. Summer mornings can be warm, so plan time to cool off with A.C. and a cool drink in one of the local shops.
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Time: 9:00 a.m. from the southeast end of the Convention Center parking lot.
Estimated Hiking Time: 1 1/2 hours
Distance: 1 - 3 miles
Easy and flat
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Past Hikes
Hiking 2011 - 2012
2010-2011 Hiking Schedule
2009-2010 Hiking Schedule
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2009-2010
Birding Walk - Griffy Creek
Yellowood Lake Loop
Scare-O-Fat-Trail
Hemlock Cliffs & Wyandotte Woods
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2008-2009
Art in Stone with Bob and Joann Dodd
Deam Wilderness-Sycamore Trail
Lake Monroe Fossil Beds
Pine Hills Nature Preserve
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2007- 2008
Flatwoods
Green's Bluff
Walk Back in Time with Marion Armstrong
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2006 - 2007
Pioneer Mothers
Morgan Monroe, Three Lakes Trail
Deam Wilderness, Hayes Trail
Yellowwood, snow alternative
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2010-2011
Tecumseh
Brown County State Park
French Lick
Beck's Mill
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2011-2012
Knobstone Loop
Lick Creek
Deam Wilderness
Sculpting Trails
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2012-2013
KNOBSTONE TRAIL, Spurgeon Hallow Loop
GOOSE POND
HITZ-RHODEHAMEL NATURE PRESERVE
B-LINE TRAIL
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2013-2014
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FEBRUARY HIKE
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