Sorrento

Jim Zeman lead 20+ warm blooded DOC members around Sorrento, a long time favorite of the DOC.  Jim also arranged for us to take a look inside the Church and a walk to treasure island.

Another great day in Maine

ANP Jordan Pond Carirage Road Walk April 10 2014

Ann & Neal P lead 24 DOC members on a 5 mile hike around Jordan pond on mostly snow free carriage roads.  Clear skies and nice temp in the high 40's made for a great walk.  Lunch was trail side looking over the pond to the boat house.

AMP Cadillac Mountain April 3 2014

Gloria H lead about 24 ambitious DOC members up the road to the summit of Cadillac Mountain.  The road was still closed to cars and buses so we only had to share it with a single bicycler and a snow plow.  It was kind of chilly at the top where we had lunch. Most everything at the top of the mountain had a thick cover of ice on it ... which made for a spectacular experience plus seeing 1 snowy owl.

Little Duck Pond March 7 2014

Jane & Gordon R guided this weeks hike to Little Duck Pond in Ellsworth.  Cold temps and a sunny sky were on the menu for the day.  Still a fair amount of snow on the trail so we had to walk in the snowmobile tracks.  Lunch was on the ice at Little Duck pond. Many exciting things to see on this hike including various varieties of scat and even a old beaver carcass. It's always nice to have our resident naturalist along on these hikes, thanks Jane.

DOC Presidents 2014-3-6

At the March quarterly meeting we were lucky to have 6 past presidents and the current club president in attendance.  Being club president is no easy job ... making sure somebody is on the job to run each weeks hike and that the club treasurer hasn't run off are just two of many task that are required to keep the club going for so many years. 32 years by my count.

Presidents L to R - Mary Beth Dorsey, Gloria Howard, Gordon Russell, Jim Zeman, Christina Diebold, Joan Thelwell, Dick Fowler.

Quarterly Meeting in Ellsworth 2014-3-6

The best thing about these pot luck quarterly meetings in Ellsworth is the food.  Lots of good food and just a little club business.

Snowshoe & XC skiing in Castine Feb 20th

The second annual snowshoe and XC skiing outing at the Beske's in Castine.  30 DOC members took advantage of a great weather day and good snow.  2+ miles of wooded trails with lots of snow followed by 3 types of hot soup, breads and desserts.  Special thanks to everybody who brought a dish to share.

Enjoying the Sunrise Trail in Franklin, Feb 13th

A cool & cloudy day did not stop about 18 hardy DOC members from a good day on the  Sunrise Trail (rails to trails) in Franklin.  The group split in to two groups snowshoers
and the XC skiers.

Frank & Mary Beth invited everybody in for a warm up with soup and dessert after the hike.