Delaware Valley Orienteering Association

Topic created by MaryFrank on Fri Dec 28, 2012 at 3:17 pm

MaryFrank
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First O: 1986

I wanted to extend everyone a wish for a happy holiday season and Happy New Year.  May the new year find you and yours in some wondrous adventures.....  See you all in 2013...  Mary Frank

PS>  If you have a few minutes, either print out the membership and mail it in or pay it online...for 2013.  Thanks....

Reply by Guy-O on Sat Dec 29, 2012 at 2:54 am

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First O: 1982

Wishing everybody open woods and spiked controls for 2013!

Reply by BRycharski on Sun Dec 30, 2012 at 7:48 pm

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Happy New years' and many Happy Controls to all, and to all a good rootstock (mapped that is)!

Is anyone going to a 1 Jan new years day day Hike?  I see a few in NJ (Like Ringwood state forest in Ringwood, NJ 1 pm start), another at Monmouth Battlefield (no muskets please, 11 am fyi) it seems to have been started as an outdoors 2-4 mile hike activity last year, and they claim to have these 1/1/13 no fee hikes in all 50 states? There is even one in Washington Crossing State forest, maybe next year (2014) we can support this with a Washington Crossing 1st Day  O event   :-)   . Let me know.  See you in the woods...

Google "First Day hikes" - From the internet

New Year's Day is a good time to go on a hike along one of the state park trails, as an annual initiative to help connect with the outdoors continues this year.

Around New Jersey, the state Park Service will conduct guided hikes and other special outdoors activities at 10 locations on New Year’s Day as part of America’s State Parks First Day Hikes initiative, beginning with a pre-First Day Hike at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30 at Cheesequake State Park in Matawan.

The national initiative, which involves more than 640 hikes in all 50 states, offers individuals and families an opportunity to get the New Year off on the right foot by connecting with the outdoors at a state park close to home. 

“First Day Hikes" are a great way to cure the winter doldrums or burn off those extra holiday calories by ... starting off the New Year with an invigorating walk, hike or


see more NJ first day hikes (info) at   http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/parks/first_day_hikes.html


see more PA first day hikes (info) at      http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/calendar/view_event.asp?CalendarID=28099

Reply by LarryG on Mon Dec 31, 2012 at 12:11 pm

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Looks like PA First Day Hikes include French Creek and Nolde:  http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/calendar/view_event.asp?CalendarID=28099

Reply by edscott on Mon Dec 31, 2012 at 3:55 pm

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Yes we plan to do the one at Nolde and while we are there check out where the 65+/- acres of "forest management" is taking place.

Reply by camperpat on Mon Dec 31, 2012 at 8:44 pm

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I AM RUNNING A NEW YEARS DAY HIKE FOR THE SOUTH JERSEY OUTDOORS CLUB ON NEW YEARS DAY. ANYONE CAN COME ALONG.  HIKE IS ABOUT 7-8 MILES,  WE MEET AT 10 AM ON RT 206 IN SOUTH JERSEY, ACROSS FROM ATSION LAKE AT THE RANGER STATION IN THE BIG FIELD.  CHECK IT OUT ON OUR WEB PAGE ocsj.org