HIKING SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER, 2009

DECEMBER HIKES
Sundays - hikes start @ 2:30 p.m.
Tuesdays – hikes start @7:30 p.m.
Note: Additional Tuesday hikes Dec. – Feb. at 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, 12/01/09 - ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BANQUET – NO HIKES

Sunday, 12/06/09,- Fran Rongstad, 651-770-1232
Meet in the parking lot of the Maplewood Bowl, 1955 English St., Maplewood. We’ll hike the Gateway, Lake Phalen and the Vento Trails.
Map to Maplewood Bowl
Treats: at Maplewood Bowl.

Tuesday, 12/08/09- 11:30 a.m. – Carl Otto, 541-653-7203,
Meet at the corner of Summit & Victoria for a residential hike.
Map to Victoria and Summit
Treats: Brasa, 777 Grand Ave.

Tuesday, 12/08/09 - 7:30 p.m. – Charlotte Svobodny, 651-455-0052
- It’s the 4th Annual Christmas Lights hike! Meet in front of 7953 Conroy Way, Inver Grove Heights. Take #52 South to 80th, go left on 80th past the High school and Cub to the 4-way stop, turn left. Go less than one block North to my NE corner house. I’ll have the snowmen up!
Map to 7953 Conroy Way
Treats: at Charlotte’s house.

Sunday, 12/13/09,- Phyllis Swenson, 651-426-8593
Meet at the NE end of the parking lot of the White Bear Lake Kowalski’s, 4391 Lake Ave.
Map to Kowalski's We will hike the South Shore Blvd.
Treats: at the VFW.

Tuesday, 12/15/09- 11:30 a.m. – Carol Isaak, 651-459-0527,
Meet in the parking lot of K-Mart, 50 Signal Hills Mall, Meet by the Big K-Mart sign, (a smaller sign) off of Robert & Butler behind Walgreen’s (Not the big sign on Robert with multiple names!) for a residential hike.
Treats: at McDonald’s.

Tuesday, 12/15/09- 7:30 p.m. – Vic & Viv Fickling, 651-777-6103,
Meet in the parking lot on the South side of Phalen Lake on East Shore Drive. Come see the IBEW Holiday Lights in the Park. Bring cash if you want to donate to the charities.
Treats: Romolo’s, 1409 Arcade St.

Sunday, 12/20/09,- Judy Miller, 651-699-7854
Meet at 663 S. Sumner St.
Map to 663 S. Sumner St.
We will hike through the Highland Park area.

Tuesday, 12/22/09- 11:30 a.m. – Carole Needels, 651-690-3780,
Meet in the parking lot of the condos, 1800 Graham Ave., St. Paul for a hike in the Highland Park area.
Map to 1800 Graham
Treats: TBD

Tuesday, 12/22/09- 7:30 p.m. – Liz Drumm, 651-699-2790,
Meet by the Charles Schulz Ice Arena, Snelling & Ford Parkway for a residential hike.
Map to the Charles Schulz Ice Arena
Treats: TBD

Sunday, 12/27/09,- Judy Nelson, 651-738-1972
Meet in the parking lot of Colby Lake Park, 9715 Valley Creek Rd, in Woodbury. From #494 go East on Valley Creek Rd, turn right into the parking lot, there is a school in the distance. The park is located West of Woodbury Drive. We’ll hike on trails around Colby and Wilmes Lake.
Map to Colby Lake Park parking lot
Treats: Ray J’s, 9884 Norma Lane.

Tuesday, 12/29/09- 11:30 a.m. - Sally Nelson, 651-699-9697,
Meet at Goodrich and West 7th for a residential hike.
Treats: Day by Day Cafe

Tuesday, 12/29/09- 7:30 p.m. - Marion Hastings, 651-604-0459,
Meet at 2545 Hamline Ave. N, in Roseville, on the West side of Hamline, between Brooks and Oakcrest. Use the South entrance to the parking lot. We’ll do a residential hike.
Treats: at Marion’s house