December 4th. Schedule Change

George and Gail have rescheduled their hike cancelled in October to December 4th.
This hike is on the Orono Land Trust property identified as "Colburn-Tech Park."

Meet at 10:00 am at the Orono downtown parking lot behind Margaritas and the Pub. There are no restrooms available on the hike so please allow yourself enough time to use the facilities at the town office nearby.

The walk should take approximately 2.5 hours. On the trip, watch out for the Big Old Tree, Pineapple Tree, Porcupine Tree, and Lightening Tree. In addition, we will pass a very old cemetery that actually has at least one Civil War veteran interred there. We will start
by following the Stillwater River Trail to the Tech Park, Down Teaberry Hill, and into the Colburn area. We will exit the trail at Winterhaven and continue along Bennoch Road back to the Parking Lot.

Some may wish to bring lunch but there are a few restaurants nearby for those who choose to eat out. Please call George and Gail if you plan to attend.

Souffle Lesson Anyone ?

Jessie R. has volunteered to hold a Souffle cooking class at her house.

The date will be Saturday , January 9th at 10am. in Castine.
If you are interested in attending please call Jessie ASAP to let her know.

Nov 19 Cedar Swamp Mountain

Another glorious day was waiting for 30 DOC hikers to climb to the top of Cedar Swamp Mountain. Christina D. was the hike leader and she did a marvelous job of keeping the group together.

Nov 12th Castine Walk

Great weather made it a most pleasant day for a long walk on the streets of Castine. David A., the hike leader and town historian, offered many glimpses into Castines past with descriptions of days gone by.

After the hike we had lunch on the town dock followed by a tour of the Lincoln exhibit in the housed inside the Historical Society building.

Oct 15 Borestone Mountain

Here are a few pictures from the Oct 15 Borestone Mountain Hike led by Sue S.

Thanks to Shirley E. for these pictures.

Don't forget this blog is a testimonial to the great hikes and other outings that have been organized by the DOC Planning Committee. These great hikes are what has made the Down East Outing Club so popular for more than 20 years. Your pictures taken on DOC outings are always welcome and help to document the clubs activities.

Nov. 12th hike and Dec. 17th Hike Swap

The Nov. 12th hike and Dec. 17th hikes have been swapped.

The Nov. 12th will be in Castine hike lead by Dave A.

Dave's hike was previously scheduled for Dec. 17th.
Details of Dave's Castine hike will be sent out via email shortly.

While your in Castine be sure to allow time in your day to check out the Lincoln Exhibit
it's a world-class traveling exhibit featuring reproduction artifacts from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill

http://www.castinepatriot.com/archives/2009/102209_stories/cp_lincoln_exhibit_102209.html

Details of Sals Nov hike TBA

Parkman Mountain & Bald Peak

This week's hike has a NPS rating of moderate (approx. 700 feet elevation
gain). We will hike up Parkman Mountain via the Parkman Mountain Trail and
over to Bald Peak (an additional 0.5 miles rt) for those wishing to include two
peaks. After lunch we will descend Parkman Mountain on the north side until
we hit the Carriage Road. We will follow this for the return hike.
Total distance: approx. 4.0 miles.

Please note: Meet at the Norumbega Mountain parking area on route 198.

Gloria H. if you plan to attend.

DOC Cookbook

The DOC Cookbook which was put together a few years ago has re surfaced.

We now have 25 copies available. This 50 page softback book would be a nice stocking stuffer for the holidays. The cost is $5. There are lots of recipes included and many were used at our past potluck luncheons.

If you are interested , contact DOC member Shirley E. for more info.

TAKE PRIDE IN ACADIA DAY

Saturday, November 7th is TAKE PRIDE IN ACADIA DAY. They need volunteers to help rake leaves and clean out ditches, etc. so that the carriage trails won't sustain too much damage during the winter months. DOC usually has a group volunteering and I hope you can join us. We'll meet at Park Headquarters on Rt. 233 at 8AM and work on the trails for about 3 hours. Don Curley will be our crew chief and he has always picked a good area for us to work on. We get back to headquarters by noon and have a delicious hot lunch. Please call or email me if you can join in the fun (we always have a good time).

If I can register you by November 4th, you'll get a free T shirt

Call DOC member Joan T. for more info