Blitz the leader to sign up! If you're interested in becoming a DOC Member, please see Julie Bell in Robo. You'll get discounted trips and lots of other perks. If you would like to get more involved in creating your own trips, come to leader meeting at 9:30 on Mondays, or blitz in with ideas. <3 CnT WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY Inaugeration of the Nat Thompson Trail Trail Work Day: 10:00-3:30 With the Thompson Family and Guests Summit Hike: 3:30-6:00 All invited! Dedication and Dinner: 6:30 Blitz: Chris Randall to sign up for a bus ride to the dinner THURSDAY THURSDAY THURSDAY Dinertoure! Eaton Sugar House, South Royalton Vermont Leave at 7:15 AM from Roback (Get back before 10As) Eat in Eaton Sugarhouse this Thursday, known for "the best pancakes in the state", a country store, and a sugarhouse. Hopefully we'll get back with enough time for you to brush your teeth*! Blitz: DinerZ *nerds Bike and Swim! When: Leaving 5:30 pm (return time negotiable) Cost: Free (even if you rent a bike!) Where: meet behind Robo, we'll bike to Boston Lot about 15 minutes away and take a dip! Blitz: Billy Zou or Ben Hughey *The Return of Farmers' Marketoure* Where: Lebanon, NH When: Thursday Leave: 5:45 pm Back: 7:15 pm Cost: as much as you want to spend on local goodness This week we will drive to the Farmers' Market in Lebanon, NH where we'll be seranaded by the musical stylings of Loose Cannons (Acoustic, Blues, Country, Jazz and Old Fashioned Rock). We'll have fun while supporting local agriculture. Expose your tastebuds to some Upper Valley flavor - you won't regret it! Blitz Marietta Smith (etta) to sign-up!! SATURDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY Bond Cliffs and Franconia Falls Saturday: 8AM-8PM Come see the Bond Cliffs and go swimming in the falls! This is a long day of somewhat strenuous hiking with incredible views. We'll have lunch and snacks. The trail goes along an old railroad track for the first half, then starts upward. The views above treeline are spectacular. Cost: $7 DOC; $9 non-DOC Blitz Will Bishop or Ruth McGovern with questions or to signup *Arethusa and Ripley Falls* When: Saturday Leave: 8 am Back: 6 pm Cost: $7 DOC member/ $9 non-DOC Difficulty: Easy-Moderate We'll drive ~2 hrs to the Crawford Notch area of the White Mountains. We will then hike a trail that goes past two of NH's highest waterfalls - Arethusa and Ripley - as well as Frankenstein Cliffs!!! We can swim at the base of the falls, enjoy epic views of Crawford Notch, and eat delicious things. Lunch and snacks included along with good times. Blitz Marietta Smith (etta) or Emma Smithayer (emmas) to sign-up! THE FUTURE THE FUTURE THE FUTURE InterDOC trip to Maine A cooperative effort between the DMC, Ledyard, CnT and other clubs to experience a something new on an extended trip with lots of options. Scheduled for the weekend of August 7th at Acadia State Park. Washington Portage This is a traditional summer trip that involves carrying a canoe to the top of New Englands tallest mountain to paddle in Lake of the Clouds. More details to come. Lodge Prom Ask your summer love to the DOC Formal on August 23rd, at the famed Moosilauke Ravine Lodge.