General Club Facts:

Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Membership in the BCHC is $10.00 per person per year in order to receive the quarterly newsletter. Further information on membership can be obtained when attending a scheduled hike. Other subgroups within the BCHC are the "Thursday Wanderers." Most hikes are followed by a dinner stop. We call ourselves "The Eating Club with a Hiking Disorder"! ****Hiking and Trail Guidelines: ** Be courteous & stay behind the leader unless directed otherwise.** Offer $.10/mile to driver when carpooling. * *In the event of inclement weather, the hike may be canceled.** Please leave your pets at home.**If unable to keep a club commitment, please find a replacement. * Wear blaze orange during hunting season (Sept 1 to last day of Feb). * Appropriate footwear and attire should match the type of hike.** If you leave the hike early, notify the hike leader or ask someone to do that for you.** Bring water and food as the hike description and weather demand.* * Hiking involves risk. Come out prepared and know your capabilities. Each hiker is responsible for their own safety and well-being.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

South Hills Park and Lebanon VA Hospital - Saturday October 11, 2008

4+ miles

Hike with the Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club. Members to explore a new area to most. On macadam trails, some paths through woods, sidewalk and gravel in the Lebanon area. Leisure hike through the and viewing the VA Hospital. Restrooms available. This will be a late afternoon hike, then we will go out for dinner. After dinner, we will follow Route 72 North to the Union Canal Tunnel Park where we may hike a bit. (Bring a flashlight.) Then we will take a full-moon boat ride through the canal and tunnel. This is the oldest existing transportation tunnel in the U.S.

1st Meeting place: 3:30 pm at Boyer's IGA at Routes 422 and 419 in Womelsdorf

2nd Meeting place: 4:00 pm at South Hills parking lot along Lincoln Ave. in Lebanon

NOTE: Dinner is at your own expense with the leader's dinner choice at the Golden Corral (all you can eat salad bar) or your alternate choices of a pizza place, Ruby Tuesday's, and Friendly's
Cost of boat ride: $6.00 per person or $3.00 under 18 years or student

For further directions or information: 610-678-5245
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