Backpacker Campfire
Dayton, Ohio.

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Initiated by Deck Hunter in 1979

2011-12 Coordinator Don Klosterman (Donald.Klosterman@udri.udayton.edu)

All programs:
7 PM Friday once per month
Open to the public, All ages welcome! 
St. Charles Elementary School
Walsh Hall Entrance Behind School
4500 Ackerman Blvd., Kettering Ohio
see map

Twenty-five cent donation per person requested to cover expenses

If you have ideas or want to make a presentation, please contact Don Klosterman

2011-12 SCHEDULE (or 33rd season!)
Oct.14, 2011 Biking the Fairy Tale Trail in Germany, 400 miles from Frankfurt to Bremen, castle to castle Allen Johnson
Nov. 18, 2011 Trekking in Patagonia's Torres del Paine and National Glacier Parks Jill Buzzard & David Raum
Dec.16, 2011 Thru-Hiking Ohio's Buckeye Trail - 1,400 Miles of Discovery Andy Niekamp
Jan.13, 2012 Cycling Self-Tour Through Southern Thailand Christine Plepys
Feb.10, 2012

(8 p.m. at WSU)

 Past, Present, and Future of the Bicycle
(At the Adventure Summit at Wright State University !  see www.metroparks.org/adventuresummit/ )		 Gary Fisher
Mar.9, 2012 Hammocks and Balds and Bears, Oh My!  Scenery, Stories, and Lightweight Backpacking Lessons Along the First 1/8 of the Appalachian Trail (Springer Mountain, GA to Hot Springs, NC) Don, Sue, and Tommy Klosterman
Apr.13, 2012 Hiking the Cotswald Way National Trail in England Jill Buzzard & David Raum

May 2012

 Steve's World Adventures (continued) - final date tbd    (see Steve's website)) Steve Areen
IDEAS WELCOME! -- TRIP ANNOUNCEMENTS WELCOME!
  • Want to do a show?
  • Want to recruit for an outing?
  • Want to announce an outdoor event or related initiative or project?
  • Have any other ideas/suggestions/inputs?
    --> See Don Klosterman at a "campfire."

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