{"id":1182,"date":"2015-09-21T19:28:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T23:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colby.edu\/outingclub\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2015-09-21T19:28:32","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T23:28:32","slug":"we-back-meeting-minutes-920-and-spark-notes-for-913-ha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/outingclub\/2015\/09\/21\/we-back-meeting-minutes-920-and-spark-notes-for-913-ha\/","title":{"rendered":"WE BACK: Meeting Minutes 9\/20 (and spark notes for 9\/13 ha)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>THE OUTING CLUB RESUMES IN HIGH FASHION<\/h2>\n<p>Hi everyone! It&#8217;s your secretary here. This is where I write words about what happened in the COC office on Sunday night at 7 pm juuuust in case you were lame and happened to not show up!<\/p>\n<p>Quick recap from our actual first meeting on 9\/13: Everyone sat in a pile and it was sweaty. Sam Krumholz wore a sleeping bag because he was excited (??). \u00a0We also hot-seated\u00a0Allison and Sophie as trip leaders! They sat in the fun chair\u00a0<em>on top of\u00a0<\/em>the old chest thing. \u00a0This was an exciting development. OK ANYHOO<\/p>\n<p>This week, the gist:<\/p>\n<p><strong>THINGS WE ALREADY DONE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Stars Over Katahdin;<\/span>\u00a0Two weekends ago, a glorious crew gazed upon Katahdin&#8217;s curves and the vast night sky for the second annual (*that we&#8217;ve attended*) Stars Over Katahdin event in Katahdin Woods and Waters. YEEEee fall in maine.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">LTT<\/span>: Our first Leader Training Trip graced Acadia National Park, and seven innocent laypeople became wise woodspeople in just two days! You can too! Congrats, though, actually.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Katahdin<\/span>: Spencer and Alyssa took a crew up Katahdin, roasted weeenies, and slept under the stars. \u00a0Nuff said!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Katahdin^2<\/span>: Maravilla and Eric also took a crew up Katahdin, but couldn&#8217;t come to the meeting unfortunately. Look for their epic blog post describing their rad adventure in Baxter!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Reesy SEES\u00a0Bigelow:<\/span>\u00a0Nathaniel gave gummy bears to a thru hiker who likes to &#8220;keep it breezy&#8221;on the trail&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Jake Lester + XC:<\/span>\u00a0The cross country team revealed their upper thighs to the ocean in Acadia this weekend, where they went for a long run!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Teddy + BC:<\/span>\u00a0The boss country team revealed their smiles to the arboretum, when we went for a *lite* trail run.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">JENNIFER PHARR DAVIS:<\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>She came to Colby, and it was incredible. \u00a0We now have one of her books, which she signed! She told us about all three times she&#8217;s thru hiked the AT, and about what to pack in a pack, and introduced us to her child, who is awesome. Thank you, JPD.<\/p>\n<p><b>THINGS WE GON&#8217; DO<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Katahdin:<\/span>\u00a0Do you want to hike the tallest mountain in Maine?? (&#8220;yes omg yes&#8221;) Then you should sign up for one of our 2 trips heading up to Baxter State Park this weekend! They are on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.colby.edu\/outingclub\/trips\/upcoming-trips\/\">CALENDAR (click this thing)<\/a>!!!!! Sign ups close tomorrow night at 7 pm, and then we will do a lottery to see who goes!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Common Ground Country Fair:<\/span>\u00a0This is an epic thing that is happening this weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). There are shuttles that will leave provided by Colby! Also sign up for Cassandra and Spencer&#8217;s half-bike-half-drive trip that will save you a couple dollars on the entrance fee! WOOoooOo farms!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Old Speck:<\/span>\u00a0Maddi Bistrong and Teddy Simpson are leading a day hike to the Mahoosucs to hike Old Speck, the 3rd tallest mountain in Maine! Signups will go up\u00a0tomorrow (Tuesday) night!<\/p>\n<p><b>HOLLERINGS\u00a0<\/b>(idk, its like &#8220;announcements&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>***<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Fall Break<\/span>***: If you want to lead a trip somewhere over Fall Break, look out for an email this week with a quick form to fill out! It&#8217;s gonna be epic.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Climbing Nights:<\/span>\u00a0Monday, Tuesday, Thursday this week with the Colby Mountaineering Club! 7-9:30 pm in the field house of the Athletic Center! Come one, come all, no experience necessary!!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Meru:<\/span>\u00a0The epic film was extended and is still showing\u00a0at Railroad Square this week! GO SEE IT<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Trail Work:<\/span>\u00a0Are you interested in helping the Woodsmen Team and PPD out with maintaining our beautiful arboretum trails a couple times a month? Shoot me in email if this really get&#8217;s you goin&#8217;: esimpson@colby.edu.<\/p>\n<h3>OK OK MINIONS THAT&#8217;S ALL FROM ME &#8211; have a lovely week. PEACE<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE OUTING CLUB RESUMES IN HIGH FASHION Hi everyone! It&#8217;s your secretary here. 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