Hostelling International USA

February

Feb 4 Thur 10:00 am Secor Metropark Walk 4 miles Carol Rider 419/865-9145. Secor Metropark, meet at Nature Photo Center.  Walk trails.  Bring lunch to eat in Window on Wildlife.

Feb 5 Fri 6:30 pm Soup’s On! MaryLou Leonard 419/865-5795. Pot luck supper, hosted by Mary Lou at Lane’s End Farm, 8602 Pilliod Rd.  Soup and beverage provided.  You bring a salad or dessert.  Warm HI fellowship on a cold winter evening.  Get exact directions when you RSVP.  RSVP by 2/4.

Feb 6 Sat 1:00 pm Walk (or Ski) 3 miles Patti Smith Rapp 419/250-0262. Secor Metropark, meet at Nature Center to walk (or ski, if snow) park trails.  Return before 2:15pm Travel Circle.

Feb 6 Sat 2:15 pm Travel Circle Program  “The High & Low of China” (Tibet & Hong Kong), by Gary & Jan Samples. Secor Metropark, Secor Room in Nature Center building.

Feb 11 Thur 10:00 am Oak Openings Walk 6 miles Elvin Buchele 419/885-0528. Oak Openings, meet at Mallard Lake.  Walk trails.  Bring lunch to eat in Window on Wildlife.

Feb  13  Sat 1:00 pm Walk (or Ski) 3 miles Pat Gooch 419/825-2735. Oak Openings Metropark, meet at the Lodge, to walk (or ski, if snow) park trails. Return before 2:15pm Travel Circle.

Feb  13  Sat 2:15 pm Travel Circle Program   “Experience a Japanese Shinto Wedding at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo”  (through a mother-in-law’s eyes), a program by Susan Lang. Oak Openings Metropark Lodge.

Feb 14  Sun 1:30 pm Valentine Bike Ride 15 miles Ray & Pat Squire 419/243-7680. Meet in front of Sears-3408 W. Central Ave, opposite Westgate.  Valentine destination.  Valentine cookies.  Hot beverage stop along the way.

Feb 15 Mon 6:30 pm Mail Party & Board Meeting Scott Carpenter 419/346-7858. Sanger Branch Public Library, 3030 W. Central Ave., Toledo – meeting room B.  Come early to help prep the newsletter calendar for distribution. 

Feb 18 Thur 10:00 am Towpath Walk 4 miles Nancy Verner 419-878-6440. Farnsworth Metropark, boat launch parking lot.  Walk Towpath Trail to Bend View.  Lunch at a local restaurant.

Feb 20 Sat 1:00 pm Walk (or Ski) 3 miles Tom & Nancy Grover 419/644-5072. Secor Metropark, meet at Nature Center to walk (or ski, if snow) park trails. Return before 2:15pm Travel Circle.

Feb 20 Sat 2:15 pm Travel Circle Program  “Hostelling in Quebec”, a travel progam by Gary Porter.  Secor Metropark, Secor Room in Nature Center building.

Feb 25 Thur 10:00 am Pat’s Chili Walk 5 miles Pat Gooch 419/825-2735. Meet at Pat’s house, 13835 Reed Rd. (corner of OH-64).   Walk in Metropark.  Lunch after.  Chili & beverage provided.  Bring a salad or dessert to share.

Feb 27 Sat 1:00 pm Walk (or Ski) 3 miles Richard Hayes  419/724-9082. Wildwood Metropark, Metroparks Hall, to walk (or ski, if snow) park trails. Return before 2:15pm Travel Circle.

Feb 27 Sat 2:15 pm Travel Circle Program  “Inside the Heart of the Domincican Republic”, a program by Tammy Leinbach. Wildwood Metropark, Metroparks Hall.

March

Mar 4 Thur 10:00 am University Walk 5 miles Ray & Pat Squire 419/243-7680. Meet at Ottawa Park Police Substation, Kenwood Blvd – opposite Toledo Hospital.  Walk trail through park to University of Toledo.  Bring bag lunch to eat at UT.

Mar 5 Fri 6:30 pm Soup’s On! Marcia & Harry Roby 419/382-0883. Pot luck supper, hosted by the Robys - 2071 Thornapple Dr. - off Eastgate.  Soup and beverage provided.  You bring a salad or dessert.  Warm HI fellowship on a cold winter evening.  Get exact directions when you RSVP by Mar. 4.

Mar 6 Sat 1:00 pm Walk (or Ski) 3 miles  Judy Wright 419/410-0087 Side Cut Metropark; meet in Silver Lake parking lot, to walk (or ski, if snow) trails.

Mar 6 Sat 2:15 pm Travel Circle Program, Side Cut Metropark, Lamb Center, up the hill from Silver Lake parking lot.  “Bejing Olympics”, a program by Jack McBride.

Mar 11 Thur   10:00 am  Perrysburg Walk  3-4 miles Patti Rapp 419/250-0262

Meet at Way Library in Perrysburg, 101 E. Indiana Ave.  Discover Perrysburg on foot.  Lunch stop at a local restaurant.

Mar 13 Sat 1:00 pm Walk (or Ski) 3 miles Pat Gooch 419/825-2735. Oak  Openings Metropark, meet at Lodge to walk (or ski, if snow) trails.

Mar 13 Sat 2:15 pm Travel Circle Program. Oak  Openings Metropark, Lodge: “Spectacular Southwest Adventure”, a travel program by Judy Pfaffenberger.

Mar 14 Sun 1:30 pm  St. Patrick’s Bike Ride 25 miles Ray & Pat Squire 419/243-7680. Meet at St. Patrick’s of Heatherdowns, 4201 Heatherdowns, corner of Eastgate. Bike to Historic St. Patrick’s for Irish music, then back.  Brief rest stop (each direction).

Mar 15 Mon 6:30 pm Board Meeting Scott Carpenter 419/346-7858. Note new location.  Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd., between Bancroft & Delaware (opposite Scott High School). 

Mar 18 Thur   10:00 am Side Cut Walk 3-4 miles Charlie Helmick 419/874-3016. Side Cut Metropark, meet in Silver Lake parking lot.  Walk in Metropark.  Bring a lunch to eat after, in Window on Wildlife.                                   

Mar 20 Sat 1:00 pm Walk (or Ski) 3 miles    Scott Price 419/874-3298). Wildwood Metropark, meet at Metroparks Hall to walk (or ski, if snow) park trails.

Mar 20 Sat 2:15 pm   Travel Circle Program. Wildwood Metropark, Metroparks Hall, “Cycling the Mother Road – Route 66”, a program by Cheryl Smith.

Mar 25 Thur 10:00 am Pat’s End of March Walk 5 miles Pat Gooch 419/825-2735. Meet at Pat’s house, 13835 Reed Rd. (corner of OH-64).   Walk in Oak Openings Metropark.  Bring a lunch to eat at Pat’s after.

Mar 27 Sat 1:00 pm   Walk (or Ski) 3 miles Chuck Davis 419/539-9017. Wildwood Metropark, meet at Metroparks Hall, to walk (or ski, if snow) park trails.

Mar 27 Sat 2:15 pm Travel Circle Program. Metroparks Hall, “Hiking theRobert Lewis Stevenson Trail”, a  program by Virginia Dean.

April

Apr1 Thur 10:00 am April Fool Service Project Jan & Gary Samples 419/874-7369. Meet in Wildwood Metropark, at Visitor Center, to meet project crew chief.  We “walk the park”, now it’s time to “work the park”.  Wear old clothes and a bring bag lunch to eat in Window on Wildlife, after work.

Apr 8 Thur 10:00 am Mystery Lunch Ride 25 mi - C ride Carol Rider 419/865-9145. Meet at Lowe’s, 7010 W. Central Ave.  Bike trail & roads. Mystery restaurant lunch stop.  First Thursday bike ride of 2010.

Apr 10 Sat 10:00 am  Looking for Spring  Walk 5 miles Pat Gooch 419/825-2735. Meet in Oak Openings Metropark, at the Lodge.  Look for signs of Spring in Oak Openings.  Optional lunch after, at Whitehouse Inn.           

Apr 15 Thur 10:00 am Sweet Tooth Ride 20 miles – C ride Cheryl Smith 419/885-3332. Meet in Wildwood Metropark, Visitor Center.  Bring your sweet tooth as we ride to an old fashioned candy store. But you’ll need more than a penny to make a purchase now, so come prepared. After shopping, we will cross the street for lunch.

Apr 19 Mon 6:30 pm  Board Meeting Scott Carpenter 419/346-7858. Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd., between Bancroft & Delaware (opposite Scott High School). 

Apr 22 Thur 10:00 am Pedal to Petersburg 32 mi - C ride Ed Szymanski 734/847-8929. Meet in Carr Park, Lewis Ave. - downtown Temperance, MI.  Bike to a restaurant lunch stop in Petersburg.

Apr 29 Thur 10:00 am Bike & Lunch 25 mi – C ride John Isaacson/Pat Squire 419/352-5608. Bowling Green – meet in WalMart, S. Main St. & Gypsy Lane (SW corner of parking lot).  Ride Slippery Elm Trail & roads.   Lunch stop at a church lunch (free will offering). 

May

May 1 Sat 9:00 am Black Swamp Budget Tour 20/40/50/60 miles Ray & Pat Squire 419/243-7680. Woodland Mall, US 25, Bowling Green.  Park in rear lot.  Discover the Black Swamp by bike.  Fee: $3 - map, marked route, sweep SAG.  Food: buy at carry outs or restaurants on route or bring your own.

May 4 Tue 6:30 pm Ice Cream Ride 15 miles - C ride Judy Wright 419/410-0087. Meet in McCord Rd. parking lot, next to University/Parks Trail.  Bike to Cream stop.  First evening bike ride of the year!

May 6 Thur 10:00 am Double Cannonball Ride 28 mi – B & C ride Elvin Buchele 419/885-0528. Meet in Oak Openings Metropark, Mallard Lake.  Lunch stop at Mom’s restaurant in Swanton.

May 11 Tue 6:30 pm Ice Cream Ride 15 miles- C ride Tom & Nancy Verner 419/878-6440. Meet at Fallen timbers Monument, off the Stitt Rd/Jerome Rd exit from US-24, just west of I-475.  Bike to a favorite ice cream stop.

May 13 Thur 10:00 am Thursday-the 13th Lunch Ride 30 mi - C ride Mary Lou Leonard 419/865-5795. Meet in Oak Openings Metropark, Mallard Lake.  Bike to lunch at a surprise restaurant location.

May 17 Mon 6:00 pm Mail Party & 6:30 pm Board Meeting Scott Carpenter 419/346-7858      

Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd., between Bancroft & Delaware (opposite Scott High School). Come at 6:00 pm to help prepare newsletter for distribution.

May 18  Tue 6:30 pm Ice Cream Ride 15 miles- C ride Linda Wheeler 419/973-8282. Meet in Secor Metropark, at Nature Photo Center.  Bike rural roads with ice cream stop along the way.

May 20 Thur  10:00 am Grand Rapids Ride 32 miles - B ride Anne Burnham 419/841-8427. Meet at towpath trailhead/boat launch parking in Farnsworth Metropark (off U.S. 24, south of Roche de Boeuf entrance).  Bike roads to restaurant lunch in Grand Rapids.

May 22 Sat 10:00 am Capital Idea Bike Ride 20 miles – C ride Scott Grenerth 419/306-7575 A day trip on paved paths & city streets in Columbus.  Our state’s capital is a diverse town.  Explore several neighborhoods with stops to learn about interesting locations and of course great food and drink. We will meet on the south side of Columbus.  Get exact location and car pool info when you RSVP (e-mail preferred) to Scott. azulbiscayne@gmail.com.

May 23  Sun 1:00 pm Wild Lupine Walk 2 miles Cindy Warner& Judy Wright 419/861-1058. Meet at Nature Conservancy’s Kitty Todd Nature Preserve, 10429 Old State Line Rd.  Guided interpretive walking tour.  Lupines will be in full bloom along with other native perennials.  Learn about the wild lupine and the Karner Blue butterfly.  After your walk, enjoy ice cream with Blueberry sauce. 

May 25 Tue 6:30 pm Ice Cream Ride 15 miles - C ride Dan & Judy Smith 419/340-8061. Meet at Smith’s house, 10119 Lewis Ave., 1.5 mi N of  Temperance, MI.  Bike to ice cream stop at Scoops.

May 27 Thur  10:00 am Bike + Pot Luck + Swim. 30 miles – C ride Judy Smith 419/340-8061. Smith’s house, 10119 Lewis Ave., 1.5 mi N of  Temperance, MI.  Bike ride followed by pot luck picnic.  Optional swim in Smith’s pool, after ride.  Bring a dish to share & swim suit.