Fox River Trail

May 20^th 2:00 PM

        Plan on enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Fox River Valley as you and your fellow Schusser bicycling enthusiasts take advantage of the great bike path that runs adjacent to the this waterway.  We will start at the Grand Victoria Casino parking lot in Elgin and ride for a couple of hours and then go get a bite to eat.   Send Rich Fontagneres an email and let us know that you will be along for the ride.

North Branch Trail Less Taxing Bike Ride

Movie Night

Saturday June 23^rd

Mark the date and don’t plan on walking in after the feature starts as I don’t want my popcorn spilt as you have to squeeze by to get to the seats in the center of the row.  If you want and aisle seat you have to get to the theater early.  Actually, if my memory serves me right, at the Haack Cinema it was the couch seats that went first and then the dining room chairs followed by the patio furniture then the floor.  We’re not sure of the theme for this edition of Movie Night, but are open to suggestions.  Just make sure to mark your calendar for Saturday June 23^rd for this screening of one of Hollywood’s greatest spectacles in the intimate and friendly confines of the Haack home theater.

LOOK FOR MORE DETAILS IN THE NEXT EDITION OF

SLOPE DOPE

We are looking at

July 20th to the 22nd

or

 August 10th to the 12th

 No matter which date, plan on three days of laid back  Door County camping. Enjoy all the recreational opportunities and beautiful scenery this peninsula has to offer.  We’ll even be there in time for the Friday night fish frys.  So make sure all the camping gear is in good condition and let you boss know you will be missing in action that Friday and prepare for three days of camping Schusser style. 

UTAH

Snow, Snow, Snow

        By all measures the western trip was a great trip, good snow( 23 new inches at Solitude the day we were there), bright sunshine most days, great, temps with only one day on the overly cool side and of course good friendships and lots of good times.  We even got to accumulate some extra frequent flier miles as United canceled the Chicago to Denver flight and flew us to Salt Lake City via romantic San Francisco, although the airport is not one of its most alluring locales.     

        We skied Park City the first day and managed to find the face of the mountain that was sheltered from the wind that buffeted us as we rode the first two lifts.  We also skied at Solitude, Deer Valley and the Canyons.  We all, yes even me and the other Ron too, took a day off.  While it didn’t look to bad outside when we got up that morning, the snowing and blowing had gotten so bad by the time we would have left that we couldn’t see to street across the parking lot next to the condo.   

        Solitude was the group’s unanimous choice for the day we went there as the morning snow report said they had gotten 23” of fresh powder over night.  That was more of an enticement than this powder starved group of flatlanders could resist.  The Deer Valley day featured clear, but crisp weather and the impeccable conditions that they are famous for.  The Canyons and their abundant terrain offers lots of trails to explore, but you need to remember, and I can speak from personal experience here, to pay attention to what you are doing while getting on the chair or you can end up in the wrong stop with the chair making contact with your anatomy unexpectedly and in an inappropriate location.

        The condos were nice and offered pleasant surroundings for the couple of suppers we ate in as a group, actually for those nights the Dotts-Herber condo cooked in and invited us over, would be the more accurate description for what occurred.  The condo I was in had a thermostat that didn’t seem to want to wake up in the morning.  A couple of days the place was more than a little than a little on the cool side when we awoke.  A little fiddling and tapping got it going and it would just be getting comfy as we left for the day.

        The trip back to Chi town was by and large uneventful.  We even had extra time to reminisce as it took United over an hour to get the luggage from the plane to the carousal   

 Well another page has been ripped off the old calendar and the warm weather edition of the club’s agenda is in full swing.  We were privileged to have Terry visiting from Texas at the April meeting, but unfortunately it was mostly a love for attending the Cubs opening day festivities that brought her back to Chicago rather than a desire to see me in action as meeting leader extraordinaire.  Well I would venture a guess that we were a close second, or maybe third, behind Chicago weather, on her list of reasons to make the great trek north

            We had the less taxing bike ride and managed to cover close to 15 miles.  The rider of the only bike with a working odometer forgot to reset it at the start of the ride.  So the mileage quoted above might have been rounded up to a degree.  The after ride eats were up to the usual high standard of tastiness and overly abundant supply.  The weather was cool but comfortable and we did again witness the fact that the deer population is very successfully adapting to life in an urban environment.

          For June we are planning a return of an old favorite, Movie Night.  It was last June that we gathered and viewed a pair of the Oscar nominated films. The date for this years edition is June 23^rd at that cinematic palace otherwise known as the Haack Residence.

            We are looking into the possibility of doing a Door County camping trip.  Since July the Fourth is a Wednesday this year it looks to be out of the running, but  the weekends of July 20-22 or August 10-12 are being thought about.  We would schedule to stay an extra day by including the Friday before so we would have three days to enjoy this slice of Cheddarhead Heaven.  Why we would even be there in time for the Friday night fish fries. 

            While  the board, such as it is, (Dave’s replacement has still to step forward.) are scheduling an activity a month, I am sorry to report that attendance has been on the  meager side at most of these events, as well as at the meeting’s. ( I still don’t know where the rest of you are getting your monthly  Hackney Burger fix, but I have become almost addicted over the years that we have been meeting there.)  So give some serious, no I mean lighthearted let’s have a good time, thought to coming out for some of the club’s events.