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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-07-13, Page 190-tI4 I r• uter's Clu M WILMA VOling [,caving Seaforth at 8:00 amt lune 12 the crew fpm tie SDHS Outer's Club was keen for Lake Placid, New York. The gang included: Captain Rob Thompson, Co -Captain Ron Godkin and the true leaders of the group: The Women -Faye andam Com- edian, echan, Rosiend Wilma Van pyla and Maty Thompson. he10% hour trip seemed to go by very quickly but everyone was relieved to see Adirondack Lodge. After car - tying backpacks to the first leanto (stuck probably farth- est back in the bush of them all), we got back into our van and headed to town for cur "last supper" before head- ing out onto the trail. Packs were left in the van the first night in the bush because we were too tired to hang them from the bears. e t Pam and Rob ere the first to get up Mon ay at 5:30 am with Ron, Wilma and Mary soon to follow. Qespite our early rise it was 9:30 before, backpacks on our backs, we were on our way to March Dam --a 2.15 mile hike away. READY FOR BEARS Pam and Faye were ready for any bears that we might meet on the trail with baby bells attached to their bootlaces to scare the bears. After finding the same luxury leanto as last year, we dropped our packs, off, all changed pinto our bathing suits anti' went for a cool - down at th'e dam.This proved to be iv/fleshing for all, especially, for Mary as she tried finding a rock to lay on, she lost her footing on a rock and into the water she went -- Mary, her•towel, Mr. Shaw's English novel and all. A hike through Avalanche Pass to Avalanche Lake, 3.25 miles away,<followed. The lake was really beautiful but we all knew we had the same long hike back to base camp. Back at base camp, every- one eagerly volunteered to help prepare supper. Mary and Wilma hauled the water. Faye made the milk and then pudding, Pam made the lem- onade. Mary made the spa- ghetti and spicy sauce, Ron and Rob built the fire while Rosie sat around and super- vised. Supper Was great right from the entree of Kung Fu soup to the creamy chocolate pudding for dessert.The ran- ger passed by after supper and warned of the bears in the area. Before retiring, we -attemp- ted to have a game of euchre but due to cheating, lack o£ light and "horrid bats", the game folded when the score was 5.2 for Mary, Wilma and Fay. Ron, Rob and Rosie gave it a nice shot anyway. THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JULY 13, 1.883 — A10 Adirondack At 9:00 pm We climbed into our sleeping bags but it was far from time for sleep. On Tuesday morning we left for the peak of Phelps Mountain at 10:00 am. The going was really rough espec- ially for Wilma because her legs got so sore and Pam who got so winded, With Rob and Rosie in the lead, there was no way we could stop before getting to the top. At 1:30 we reached the summit and although the view was "totally awesome" (quote by Ron N. Godkin) it was too hot so we headed down the mountain after a quick lunch. The trip down Was twice as fast, everyone was exhasted and went down to the dam to lay out in the sun. Supper was beef stew; baked potatoes, grape juice and chicken noodle Kung Fu. In a hatchet -throwing contest amateurs Mary Thompson and Rosie Van Dyk unsurpris- ingly defeated Pam and Faye and Ron and Rob. LAST BREAKFAST Wednesday, June 15 was the last breakfast outside, so everyone was up and going at 8:00 am. A last hike with QUI packs back to Adirondack Lodge went very fast even though we had sunburnt shoulders, arms and legs covered with black -fly bites and packs no lighter than when we had on a normal bed 'again.' One ,mora big day to go in' Lake Placid and the would be on our way home again! • BITER EGGS Thursday morning bacon didn't compare at all to the bacon we had prepared on the trail but the eggs were 100 per cent better. After break- fast we went back to our rooms to freshen up and then into Lake Placid for a tour with thg GrayLine Sightsee- ing Company. It was an expensive but thoroughly en- joyable Ipok at the OI mpie Stadium Outdoor Rink the Olympic Arena, Field House and Convention Center, the Olympic Ski Jump Complex, John Brown's Farm and Grave and other places. Friday,.June 17 we quickly paid the balance of our bill and were on our way home. Suprisingly enough, after five Jong and tiring days on the go, the group was still keen the whole trip home. On arrival home' all were very tired and covered with black -fly bites but all vowed to be 'back in Lake Placid again next year because "You make the nicest friends in the Adirondacks!" READY TO WALK—These seven members of the SDHS Outer's Club returned recently from several days hiking In the Adirondack Mountains In New York State. Participant Wilma Van Dyk, right, tells the group's story, brought them. We refreshed ourselves, dumped our packs and then were on our way again. We had already been up a mountain and saw a lake so now we decided to hike to, Rocky Falls. The bugs were especially bad so everyone was really glad to jump under the falls. Most of us spent the after- noon in the sun being eaten by the bugs but Pam had the time of her life playing in the falls all afternoon. Fed up with bugs, Rob, Faye and Ron ran all they way back but Mary, Rosie, Wilma and Pam PICKING WAS GOOD but the 1983 strawberry season was approximately one week shorter than normal. A cool month of May and a very hot June caused the berries to A berry short column BY PATRICIA RIMMER Suq mer's great! The sun's bright. the lakes are warm sc a out, and the berries re ripe. Pick -your -own seems to be a favourite in this area. It sure is a favourite of mine. By picking your own straw- berries, raspberries, cher- ries, peaches or apples, you can be sure of the quality you are getting. It is often chea- per and it can bre fun. My theory for picking strawber- ries is one for the basket, one for me, that is until you are full or you are warned by a parent to stop! One of the best things about strawberry, raspberry, cherry, peach and apple sea- son, is the reassurance that you will get dessert. There are so many things that you can do with these fruits to turn them from something plain into something terrific. SHORT,SWEET With strawberrry season just over, you can be sure that many freezers around Sea - forth are full of strawberry jam, frozen strawberries and maybe even pies. The only_ disadvantage to the strawber- ry season is it is so short and only comes once a year. Have you ever noticed that whenever you enter the house to the tasty, sweet aroma of fruit pie baking in the oven. you can almost always count on at least one going to a bazaar, bake sale, neigh- bour's house or the freezer? 1 guess we're lucky though to live in an area where fresh fruit and vegetables are made available to us whether through our own gardens or nearby fruit farms or fruit stands. Well, it's summer and picking berries can be work that school kids can almost consider fun. Great conversa- tions may be had while sitting in a berry patch and think of the great tan you can get! Sorry, this was a berry short column. SPRING PARTY PUNCH 5 cups double strength hot tea I cup sugar I cup unsweetened orange juice 40 oz. (1.14 L) bottle unsweetened white grape juice. chilled Pour hot tea into large pitcher. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Add orange and grape juices. Chill until serving. Pour over ice cubes. Makes 11 cups. ripen at the same time. Lovell's Berry Farm sold tt`elr 17 acre crop on a pick -your -own basis. Growers used Irrigation to save their crops during the recent dry spell. dkoA. D�IIVR •We plow in plastic or clay file •Laser controlled grade .- •No back filling •No stones to pick •Np sub -soil on top For more information. please write 271 -4777 RR 4 Stratford Ont N5A 6S5 or toll Huron 4 - What an exciting oppor- tunity! Fifteen enthusiastic Huron County 4-H members along with two chaperones will be flying to Saskatche- wan on July 12 for a one week visit. Each 4-H member will be hosted by a Saskatch- ewan 4-H member who they will host in Huron County from July 19 to 26. Exchange delegates will have the opportunity to dis- cover and understand anoth- er part of Canada and to meet and to make new friends in Saskatchewan. Sight-seeing, touring, visit- ing, speaking, 4-H activities, recreational activities and farm work are all part of this exchange program. Maybe, V time perinits, the delegates will catch a few winks of sleep. Participants from Huron County are Kate Boon, Den- ise Brand, Janet Hoggarth, Carole Hohenadel, ,Karen McMichael, Jacquie Robert- son, Dianne Shelley, Sandra took their time and had a nice little gossip session. Once back at the lodge it was finally time to hit the showers after three days of dirt. By 5:30 everyone was sque- aky clean again and ready to go into town for supper and then got a good night's sleep AT CONVENTION— Four Seaforth delegates represented the local Horticultural Society at the provincial association's convention in Hamilton in June. From left are Isabel Scott; - Nancy Martin; Tony Vogerhorst, secretary of the Ontario Horticultural Association; Florence Elford and Mary Chapple. 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