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Date and time |
Friday, April
19. Potluck 5:30, Sunset 7:45 pm, Leave 7:10 pm. Hike
7:30 pm-9:00 pm |
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Name of hike |
Full Pink Moon Potluck, Hike & Star Gazing, Government Mtn Rd |
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Hike description |
The
Duvalls invite you to meet at their home for a pre-hike potluck
dinner Everyone
is invited to bring your favorite dish, drinks, friends and family.
After the potluck, we will head up about 7:10. The drive is about 20
minutes. You can drive to the "lookout" spot and just sit and
enjoy, or you can hike on the gravel road or into the pasture. This
name came from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of
the earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other names for this
month’s celestial body include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg
Moon, and among coastal tribes the Full Fish Moon, because this was the
time that the shad swam upstream to spawn.
(courtesy of Farmer’s Almanac) Full Moon names date back to Native Americans from the northern and eastern United States. The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full Moon. European settlers followed that custom and created some of their own names. Since the lunar month is only 29 days long on the average, the full Moon dates shift from year to year. |
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Leader |
Carol Duvall, mrscarolduvall@gmail.com, 540-797-7133 |
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Time and distance |
1.5 hours; 2 miles |
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Difficulty |
Moderate |
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Dogs welcome? |
Yes |
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Start location |
To
car pool, meet at 5:00 pm
below the tall Staples sign in
the Cascade Farm & Outdoor parking lot at 598 N Wilbur Ave
across from McCurley Toyota. Leave at 5:10 pm. |
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Directions |
South for 1/2 hr on 2nd Ave or Howard St, continue S on Cottonwood, Powerline, OR Stateline, Co 525 Rd (all the same road south). Park when you get to the hills and start hiking on the road.. |
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What to bring |
Flashlight, whistle,
jacket. Star Walk app on your cell phone (or other good
star app that you activate in town) |
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