It's spring weekend! Check out the trips!
*all spring weekend trip sign-ups are in Robinson Hall on Thursday 12-2. First come first served!*

WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY

Diner-hisTOUREy! 6:35 AM.

The Historic Miss Bellows Falls Diner, Bellows Falls, Vermont

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The scythe of graduation approaches, and I am obsessed with my legacy. Can I take comfort in the tale of Ella Bellows, aka Miss Bellows Falls? She was born with all of life's advantage--her great-great-grandfather was Saul Bellow, the town's founder. She had a lithe body, sumptuous bosom, and enchanting smile that was on display all 7 years she won the Annual Bellows Falls Foxhunt. And her biscuits were so good, they decided to not dam the Bellow Falls river out of a fear that tampering with the water would ruin their taste. Yet history is not forged by the routines of foxhunts and foxy cooks. It is the product of great moments. Like on New Year's Day 1925, when Calvin Coolidge stopped in for lunch. Coolidge, an ambitious man with a voracious appetite, shoveled biscuits down his throat like coal going into the Titanic. Something got stuck. As he began to turn red and slam the table, Ms. Bellows ran over and pulled the offending food chunk out of his gullet with her well-manicured finger. Coolidge sat silently for a minute, gasped "Thank you" and walked out to his coach, en route to his Presidential Inauguration. When asked why he continually showed such restraint in the Oval Office, only served one term, and pushed for peace, prosperity, and freedom, Coolidge said it was because he "tasted a biscuit in my lung, the consequence of tyranny." Ms. Bellow would later receive a paid bill, and a notice from DC saying that the Bellows Falls Diner would forever be immortalized in the US Register of Historic Places. We can all make history. But we often owe less to our achievements, and more to being willing to shove our finger into the right place at the right time.
The ride is free, bring small bills.


The Feed!

Come enjoy a home-cooked meal from the minds of David “Dr. Ice” Rice and Julia “Part on the left” Kelson. The menu is to be determined, but it's guaranteed to be delicious!

Price: $4

Where: The Rock! (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~cabtrail/rock.shtml)

Blitz: David Rice if you want to come OR want to clean (and eat for free! First person to blitz gets the spot)

SATURDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY

Trailwork!!
Description: We will be doing hurricane clean-up, using axes and saws, eating yummy food, and possibly painting some new blazes. We'll be heading to the Lodj after for an amazing dinner and some great Spring Weekend company. ALSO, Trailwork is now a leader requirement, so Heelers should definitely sign up!
Time: Saturday 9am-TBD (possibility of either coming home Saturday night or staying at the Lodj and coming home Sunday.)
Price: FREE (it's trailwork, yo)
Blitz Mac Murphy to sign up


Event: Woodsmen's work/play day

Time: 10am to 4pm

Description: Come hang out with lumberjills and jacks as we move logs from the Organic Farm to Oak Hill. After the work is done we'll have some fun with pole climb, canoeing, or axe throw!

Blitz: Ben Hughey for more information or to sign up!


Event: Moosilauke Hike & Lodge Dinner

Time: 10am-6pm

Cost: $10 for everyone, which covers hike, dinner, breakfast

Description: What better way to enjoy spring weekend than with a relaxed dayhike on Mt. Moosilauke, followed by an excellent lodge dinner? There is none! The view from the summit is beautiful and we will likely encounter the 50 hikers. Come cheer them on for the final mile! After dinner, you will have the option of returning to campus or spending the night at the lodge. Breakfast on Sunday also provided.

Blitz: Anabelle Ferguson if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

To sign-up: Go to Robo on Thursday between 12-2


Sunrike Mount Moosilauke
Description: What's a better way to celebrate Spring Weekend then to see an amazing sunrise from the top of Mount Moosilauke? We'll spend an awesome night at the Lodj (including Lodj dinner!) before getting up super early to make the epic journey up Moosilauke for some incredible 360-degree views.
Time: Saturday 4pm-Sunday 12pm
Price: $10

Sign-up: Go to Robo on Thursday between 12-2


Franconia Falls
When: Leaving Saturday at 4pm, returning Sunday at 5pm.
Cost: $10
Description: Come up to the Lodge for dinner on Saturday of Spring
Weekend, then after breakfast on Sunday we'll drive out to the
Pemigewassett Wilderness and walk 8 relatively flat miles following
the Lincoln Wood's trail along a pretty stretch of the Pemigewasset
River with cascades and the famous natural waterslide. The water will
be a little chilly and definitely more fun that way (see video!).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5oK_SZX8LY&feature=related
Sign up in Robinson Hall between 12-2 on Thursday.


FUTURE FUTURE FUTURE

Event: Grant Weekend
Time: Friday, May 25 - Sunday, May 27
Cost: $20 DOC memers, $30 non-DOC
Description: Over Memorial Day weekend we will go up to Alder Brook Cabin the Second College Grant and do some canoeing, hiking, possibly biking, singing, and/or whatever else you feel like doing!  Since Monday is reading period, you'll still have a day to study after we get back.  The Grant is one of the most beautiful parts of Dartmouth so come enjoy it with Cabin & Trail as a nice rest before finals.
Difficulty level: However easy or hard you want.
Blitz: Will Bishop to sign up