Code,791041
Subject,Roy Kress
Date,11/24/17
Interviewer,Erin Bethea
Abstract,This is an interview of a longtime member of the Cleveland Hiking Club who often recited poems at CHC events and remembers Louise McDonough.
Tags,"hiking, nature"
Special Notes,
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0,Met Charlie Briggs in the Akron club; Charlie encouraged Roy to join CHC.
1,Can't name a favorite hike because all the parks have features that have their own special appeal.
2,Buckeye Trail from Pine Lane to Station Road is both pretty and challenging.
3,Roy recited poems at a club event at the request of Ellen Newton and on hikes.
4,"Lynn Shreiber's trips to Mackinac Bridge Labor Day weekend., Jeff Lennartz great leader"
5,"Jeff continued, Walter Lennartz was a walking history book"
6,"Walt continued, Lou Yerick would never count off in the circle"
7,"Lou's war whoop in the tunnell and ""you're looking good"""
8,Lou continued; member & mileage stats in 1990
9,more stats illustrating increase in membership and mileage
10,"one hike a day; Louise McDonough was always there; the ""Energizer Bunny"""
11,more on Louise; hike around the clock
12,"Louise complaining about having to show up for all the hikes; 20,000 miles per year on car just driving to hikes"
13,most memorable recollection--40 miler from camp
14,"Louise would quickly finish the 40 then hike the 5 mile ""meet & greet"" the 40 milers hike."
15,"Crunching numbers, Sandy Phillips' monthly mileage always ends in zero"
16,The ongoing war for top monthly mileage
17,The numbers game--why Sandy was on one of Doreen's 3 mile leisure hikes.
18,Roy acknowledges members who regularly helped him get to hikes.
19,"The AAA's--accepts you, gives you a sense of achievement, acknowledges that achievement"
20,Thanks for the interview.
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