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Volume 21, Issue 2 April/May
2017
President’s
Corner I am so pumped. I got in
from our Hilton Head
Weekend last night. We
continue to have stronger-
than-average attendance at
our meetings and walks,
with new members con-
stantly joining us. Keep on
making new Walking Club
friends!!
Before you know it, it will
be time for our Regular
Event the first weekend in
May. On the front page in
the newsletter is infor-
mation about Ambler never
-before-done walks at War-
ren Wilson College and
along the French Broad
River. Also note that the
French Broad walk will
have 5, 10, and 15 KM
options. When we do Reg-
ular Events, we need lots
and lots of volunteers.
Contact Judy Michele
([email protected]) to go
over all the different things
we need volunteers to do.
In addition, watch your e-
mail for notifications about
Women’s Walks and
Worker Walks that will
take place between now
and then.
We’ve been experimenting
on some of our walks with
having two 5 KM groups—
a faster group and a slower
group. This is in addition to
the 10 KM group, which
tends to outpace both 5
KM walk groups. If partici-
pation keeps up, and if we
can find walk leaders, we
will be able to continue
having these options. Who
knows, there might even be
a slower 10 KM option in
the future! Looking for-
ward to seeing you on the
trail.
Robert Cooper—President
SPRING STROLLS IN ASHEVILLE!
Mark your calendars now for two delightful walks May 6-7 in beautiful
Asheville, North Carolina. The walks will provide two distinct venues
for your walking enjoyment
The first, on Saturday, May 6, is at Warren Wilson College, a unique school
where students are required to do chores – yup, chores like mow the lawn, wait
on tables, harvest the crops and feed the livestock. While not an agricultural
school per se, it supplies many of the products used in the school. The 10k walk
includes a stroll through a small but picturesque campus, goes across an ornate
bridge connecting the two parts and passes an awesome chapel. Then it’s off
over hill and dale and along a river to see the area around the campus, complete
with wild flowers and migrating birds. The 5k offers a separate woods walk. Put
the two together and you will have 15k of an outstanding adventure. Both are rated
3B.
On Sunday, May 7, you will enjoy a completely different atmosphere as you
walk through several parks along the French Broad River, which are favorites of
Ashevillians for weekend walking and biking. Spring will be in full bloom and
the trees leafing out. You have a choice of a 5k, 10k or 15k length. The 15k features
a turnaround at the New Belgian Brewery famous for its Fat Tire beer
which you can enjoy on a covered veranda overlooking the river and the Arts
District. Both 5k and 10k options are rated 1A while the 15k is rated 1+ B.
So come join the Amblers for these two events. You can get more information
and pictures at our web site ashevilleambers.com or on our face book page. See
you in May.
The Asheville Amblers Walking Club exists to provide people of av-erage athletic ability opportunities for lei-surely, non-competitive walks in scenic and historic areas. President Robert Cooper 828-627-9834 Vice-President Terry Reiling Secretary Malory Presley Treasurer Allen Michele POC Coordinator Suzie Whiteside Traditional Events Coordinator Judy Michele Membership Jon Whiteside Webmaster Cathy Crosby Publicity Mary Lou Joyce Newsltr Editor Malory Presley Facebook Page Cathy Crosby Circulation Flo Byron Trail Master Dennis Michele 828-628-4343
Dues are $10/yr. for single and $15 for cou-
ple or family. These dues are good until Jan 1 of the following year.
The Asheville Amblers
85 Tunnel Rd. Ste. 12A-262
Asheville, NC 28805
Ambler Achievements
Asheville
Amblers Walking
Club
Welcome New Amblers
A big Ambler Welcome goes to: Sue & Pete Adrian
Diane Burke Maurice & Wendy Frank
Diane Lombardi Kathryn Magee Nicole Shumate
When car pooling—the cost per person will depend on price of gas at the time of the trip. Please use the following guide lines:
$2.01 -$2.50 per gallon the cost $1.00 per 30 miles Interested in car pooling or Driving a Car pool?? Contact Malory at [email protected]
Amblers Upcoming Events
EVENTS TIME WALK LEADERS 4/8/17 Blk. Mnt./Montreat 9:00AM Holly and Terry Reiling 4/22/17 Asheville Arboretum 9:00AM Charlie Hess 5/6/17 Regular Event– Warren See article Judy Michele and Friends Wilson College 5/7/17 Regular Event—French See article Judy Michele and Friends French Broad River 5/11/17 Swamp Rabbit Bike 10:00AM Dennis Michele 5/20/17 Lake Lure 9:00AM Jim and Janet Walters
Car Pool Information
Meet the Amblers at Montreat the morn-
ing of April 8th at 8:30 for a 9am step
off. Montreat offers a gorgeous setting
with the Presbyterian Church Conference
Center, the campus of Montreat College
and a n amazing residential area. 5k and
10k options meander up and down hilly
roads and around Lake Susan.
Directions: Take I-40 to SR 9 exit at
Black Mountain. Head north through the
town of Black Mountain onto Montreat
Road and make a right at the fork in the
road. Start point is at the stone gate.
Parking is located either there or across
the street.
Meander Montreat April 8th
Pictures: Perry Rawson,
Teresa Buckner, Craig Beam, Malory
Presley
Jon &.Suzie Whiteside 100 Events
Jon Whiteside 125 Events
Robert Cooper 150 Events
Rita Hall 175 Events
Teresa Buckner 250 Events
Nancy Brantley 1300 Events
Duncan Brantley 2400 Events
Dennis Michele 23000 KM
Seasonal Dupont State Forest Walking Opportunities
What More Can You Ask For!
Magnificent waterfalls, secluded lakes, an old cemetery, easy
to follow trails/roads through an incredibly beautiful forested
area in North Carolina: Dupont State Forest outside Brevard
has something for everyone. On September 16, the Amblers
will walk both the falls and the lakes routes and even have a
BYO picnic. But you do not have to wait for September. The
walks have been sanctioned as Seasonal (walks that can be
done on your own or with others anytime dawn to dusk during
a 'season' -- in this case the season is April 1 through Decem-
ber 31.
This is how it works. Anyone who wishes to do the walk must register and sign a waiver just like any of our
walks. This includes Ambler credit walkers, Ambler free walkers, your friend or neighbor down the road
who would like to try it, your visiting family -- anyone. This can be done at a meeting, at a walk, even re-
ceived by email. You deliver the registrations to Judy Michele along with $3 for each credit walker (Ambler
members may use coupons). Judy will provide you a copy of the directions and map, even instructions on
how to get there and where to park -- and you go and have a wonderful time. Walkers will report (email easi-
est) when they have finished the walk and credit walkers will get their books stamped or receive insert cards
for Event, Distance and requested Special Programs (Lakes, Bridges, Trek with Trees). You can do the walks
once or many times at your leisure. Just notify Judy when finished.
For more info or to register and get started, contact Judy at [email protected] or 828-628-4343.
Patch Available for National Physical Fitness and Sports Month The AVA is offering the patch below to all participants of our Ambler May 6th
and 7th events at Warren Wilson and French Broad River walks. The patch will
be available for $3 and available on a first come first serve basis.
Patch design courtesy
of Dorman Batson
Northwest Region
Perambulate the Arboretum Trails
Hilton Head
Meet Charlie Hess of the Amblers at 9:00AM at the Baker Center for a refreshing walk around the Asheville
Arboretum. Step off is at 9:30AM with 5k and 10k options. Bring your walking sticks and closed toe shoes.
There should be plenty in bloom in the gardens and perhaps the azaleas will be putting on a show. While there,
visit the new Bonsai Exhibition inside the Baker Exhibit Center Greenhouse (currently closed for repairs but
hopefully open by then). Enjoy lunch at the Savory Thyme Café on site.
Directions: 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC 28806. 828-665-2492. From I-26 take Exit 33.
Follow NC191 south approx. three miles. Turn right at light for the Blue Ridge Parkway. Turn right towards
the Arboretum gate. From the Blue Ridge Parkway, take the exit for NC-191 at Mile Marker 393. Arboretum
is on the left.
NOTE: Parking has been raised to $14 per car. If you’d like to meet outside and carpool in please
contact Malory at [email protected] or call 828-335-6706.(First Tuesday of every month $7)
Biltmore
Morganton
Durham/Duke University
Cycle The Day Away On The Swamp Rabbit Trail
Spring is the most enjoyable season of the year in Lake Lure, and with the assistance of Ursula Hess to promote perfect
weather, we guarantee another fantastic Amblers Group Walk on 20 May in Lake Lure and Chimney Rock Village. By
the middle of May evidence of the “Party Rock Fire” which consumed our attention in November will be very difficult
to locate. The renovation at our Start Point, “The 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa” is complete and the results are fantastic -
the lobby is gorgeous, the Moose and Goose Lounge is completely reoriented with greater capacity, and the dining facili-
ties nicely reappointed. The dredging work along our Broad River Trail section in Morse Park will be completed - they
must be finished by 1 April (no foolin’) to avoid disturbing spawning fish. We should have our complete route available
for your Springtime enjoyment. The shops and facilities should be active and alive, the beach may be open - in several
recent years it has been opened for a “trial run” the weekend prior to the Memorial Day Holiday festivities - restaurants
will be cookin’, just for you, the ice cream shops will be serving in cones and cups, the gift shops in Chimney Rock Vil-
lage will be catering to your specific desires, and the new Hickory Nut Gorge Craft Brewery along the banks of the
Rocky Broad River in Chimney Rock will open after the walk and will be serving their local specialties (they also serve
a limited food menu and wine for those who are not “keen on beer.”) Since one of the ice cream shops - The Rocking
Leprechaun - is near the point where we “turn toward home” after viewing Hickory Nut Falls, it will be fun to allow
those who would like to stop to enjoy a cone to do so. Amblers who do not wish to stop, will be able to continue the
walk with a guide, and those who do stop may continue after the interlude to complete the walk as a second group.
If there is sufficient interest to take a group tour of the lake from the Marina, contact Jim Walters
(([email protected] (Subject: AMBLERS TOUR OF THE LAKE), or (828) 625-9456)) and we will charter an
Amblers tour - just for you!
“Step-Off” is promptly at 9AM at the Start Point, and there will be both five and ten kilometer route options. The five
kilometer stroll does not visit Chimney Rock Village, but does cross and re-cross The Lake Lure Flowering Bridge,
On Thursday, May 11, we will welcome Spring by biking the Swamp Rabbit Trail in Travelers Rest. We'll
meet at the start Point, Sundrift Adventures, at 9:15 AM to get our bikes (for those who need one) and kick off
down the trail at 10 AM to Greenville and back.
It’s along the old Swamp Rabbit Railroad and is paved all the way with no steep parts although its uphill com-
ing back. The flowers should be in full bloom and the trees in full bud. There is a 25 and 32 KM option. The
32 takes you all the way to Reedy River Falls Park in Greenville with its spectacular view of the falls and sus-
pension bridge. There is a very nice family style grocery store which serves outstanding lunches that you can
stop at on the way back. It's a good idea to reserve a bike at Sundrift before you arrive.
Directions: Sundrift Adventures, 1 Center Street, Travelers Rest, 864-834-3019. Take I-26 south and merge
right onto US25 at Exit 54. Go approx. 25 miles and turn right on SC-276 (North Pointsett). Stay right at "Y"
with South Pointsett. Sundrift will be at the corner of N. Pointsett and S. Main St. Park behind building.
Spend a Lazy Day at the Lake…Lake Lure
4/1 Elkin 9AM WW 4/8 Chapel Hill 10:00 TT 4/8 Wilmington/Southport 10AM/2PM RR 4/9 Myrtle Beach 10AM RR 4/9 Doodle Trail 8:30AM UP 4/15 Charlotte South 10AM MW 4/22 High Pt/Gibson Pk 9AM WW 4/23 Travelers Rest 8:30AM UP 4/29 Kernersville Triad Pk 9AM WW 5/7 Furman Univ. 8:30AM UP 5/13 Wilson 9AM TT 5/13 Kannapolis 9AM RR 5/20 Davidson 9AM MW 5/21 Clemson Bot. Gardens 8:30 UP 5/27 Greensboro Bur-Mil Pk 9AM WW
For More Information: Metrolina Walkers 704-564-1013 [email protected] Triangle Trailblazers 919-876-3714 or [email protected] Winston Wanderers 276-403-0608 or [email protected] Rowan Roamers 704-857-9657 [email protected] Ready, Set, Walk! 252-747-5683 [email protected] Upstate Pathfinders 864-505-5051 www.upstatepathfinders.com
Editor’s Note: Club/Group Walks are usual-ly held at YRE locations and
are open to all. For directions call or e-mail the club contact person or
see your From The Mountains To The Sea guide.
Other Events in the Carolinas
Other News to Note!
UPSTATE PATHFINDERS 864-505-5051 or 704-359-7015 www.upstatepathfinders.com Upstate walks are on Sundays! Date: April 9th Event: Doodle Trail 5/10K Registration Time: 8:00am Start Time: 8:30am Additional Notes: Start Point: Trail Head, 409 E. Cedar Rock St., Pickens SC 29671 Date: April 23rd Event: Travelers Rest 5/10K Registration Time: 8:00am Start Time: 8:30amParking lot next to public library, 17 Center St., Travelers Rest, SC
Date: May 21st Event: Clemson Botanical Gardens 5/10K Registration Time: 8:00am Start Time: 8:30am Additional Notes: Start Point: Clemson Fire Department, 1521 Peremeter Rd, Clemson SC
When You Travel...Restaurant Recom-mendations by Wendy Feinberg
Hickory—Charlie Grangers, 248 Union Sq., Hickory, NC 828-322-2755 Greenville, SC—The Trappe Door, 23 W. Washington St. Greenville, SC Spartanburg, SC—Wades Restaurant, 1000 N. Pine St., Spartanburg, SC 864-582-3800 Brevard, NC– Marco Trattoria, 204 W. Main St, Brevard, NC 28712 828-883-4841 Morganton, NC—Judges Riverside, 128 Greenlee Ford Road, Morganton, NC 828-433-5798 Hendersonville—Never Blue 119 S. Main St, Hendersonville, NC 828-693-4646 West First, 101 1st Ave West, Henderson-ville, NC 828-693-1080
Winston Wanderers: Elkin, 4/1: The group walk will start at 9am from the parking lot across the street from the Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center in downtown Elkin located at 116 E Market St. The registration material will be brought to the parking lot, so there is no need to go to the Alternate Start Point at the Comfort Inn Elkin/Jonesville. (Winston Wanderers) Directions: Take I-77 to Exit 82 Elkin/NC67. Turn west toward downtown Elkin/Jonesville. Follow 2 miles, turn left on Elm St. Drive 1 block and turn right on Main St (becomes Bridge St) across Yadkin River crossing. Turn right on Market St/NC-268. Visitor Center is 1 block on right. Park in lot on left side of Market St. Kernersville - Triad Park, 4/22: The group walk will start at 9am at Triad Park located at 9652 W Market St in Kernersville. Enter the park and drive a short distance to Shelter #1 parking lot. The registration material will be brought to the park, so there is no need to go to the 421 Market & Grill prior to the walk. (Winston Wanderers) Directions: From I-40, take Exit 208 (Sandy Ridge Rd). Turn RIGHT IF COMING FROM EAST and LEFT IF COMING FROM WEST. Follow Sandy Ridge Rd for 0.6 of a mile. At “T” intersection (W Market St), TURN LEFT and follow for 2.2 miles. Entrance to PARK ON RIGHT. High Point - Gibson Park - Piedmont Environmental Center, 4/29: The walk will start in Gibson Park at am at the parking area by the picnic shelters (at end of road). The registra-tion material will be brought to the park. There is no need to go to the PEC Building. (Winston Wanderers) Directions: To Gibson Park from I-40, take Exit 214, Wendover Ave southbound toward High Point, cross Tarrant Road (traffic light), TURN LEFT at next crossover in the median. There is a Gibson Park sign on the side of the entrance road
Fellowship in Action
Editor - Malory Presley 85 Tunnel Road, Ste. 12A-262 Asheville, NC 28805
ASHEVILLE AMBLERS
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