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CLUB MEETINGS
   
The East Tennessee Wanderers meet at 6:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month.  We are currently meeting at different locations.  The next meetings are 

June 15, 2010 - CORRECTION - Club meeting will be held at EARTH FARE, Turkey Creek, Knoxville
July 20, 2010 - CHANGE - Blount County Habitat for Humanity Professional Building, 1017 Hampshire Drive, Maryville
August 17, 2010 - CHANGE - Farragut Branch Library - 417 N. Campbell Station Road - TIME CHANGE:  5:45 - 7:45 (due to library hours) 
September 21, 2010 - CHANGE - Blount County Habitat for Humanity Professional Building, 1017 Hampshire Drive, Maryville
October 19, 2010 - Linderhof Restaurant (RSVP Event), 11831 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TIME TBD
November 16, 2010 - CHANGE - Farragut Branch Library - 417 N. Campbell Station Road - TIME CHANGE:  5:45 - 7:45 (due to library hours) 
CHANGE IN DATE:  December 14, 2010 - West Town Mall (walk), Knoxville, followed by a Christmas Dinner get together
January 18, 2011 - Farragut Branch Library - 417 N. Campbell Station Road - TIME CHANGE:  5:45 - 7:45 (due to library hours) 
February 21, 2011 - Clinton Library - 118 S. Hicks St., Clinton - DETAILS TBD

 

WALKS [click on location for more information from the AVA website]

September 19, 2010 (Sunday) - Maryville Greenway Progressive Picnic Fun Walk - We will take a walk on the Maryville Greenway with periodic stops for food. Yes, we have found a way to get to eat before we finish walking. That is our Progressive Picnic. We will gather at the Blount County Library with a planned start at 3 p.m. We will have three stops: Picnic Appetizers, Picnic Finger Food, and Picnic Dessert.  Of course, there is a catch to this. We need a rough count on how many people are going to join us for this walk (hey, we don't want to run out of food), and we need some folks to step up to volunteer to prepare some of the food. So, if you are planning to participate, please drop me an e-mail to let me know that you'll be there. If you can do some of the food preparation, please indicate that in your e-mail as well. Once I have some feedback (and volunteers), I'll get back in touch and finalize the food plans.  For those who prepare the food, we will gather at the Library at 2:30 p.m. and then drive around and drop a car (with the food) at each of the eating stations. After the walk, we will take everyone back to their cars. Wouldn't want anyone to have to walk extra.

September 25, 2010 (Saturday) - Rogersville YRE Club Walk  -  For those who want to carpool meet in the parking lot on the Garden Shop end of WalMart, 8445 Walbrook Drive, Knoxville, between 8:30 and 8:45 a.m.  We leave at 8:45 a.m. for the 1.5 hour drive to Rogersville.  If you don't wish to carpool, plan on being at the Start Point [Rogersville Food City, 4017 E. Main St (Hwy 66)] by 10:15 a.m.  We'll stop at The Sweet Tooth Cafe, or choose another downtown restaurant before finishing the walk and heading back to Knoxville.

October 9, 2010 (Saturday) - Cumberland Mountain State Park Regular Event - Start time 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m from Shelter 4, Cumberland Mountain State Park (800) 250-8618 or (931) 484-6138. From East I-40, take Exit 317. From West I-40, take Exit 322. Then follow signs to Cumberland Mountain State Park. Entrance is on the right on Hwy 127 south. Follow road past the park office on the right, bear left and cross the stone bridge. Turn left, pass parking lot and restaurant. At 2-way stop, turn left, then bear right following sign to Shelter 4. At fork, turn left into paved parking lot. If parking lot is full, parking is available along dirt road towards Shelter 4.

October 30, 2010 (Saturday) - Townsend Regular Event - 1st Anniversary of our first Regular Event - TBD

November 6, 2010 (Saturday) - Maryville City Walk - TBD

November 14, 2010 (Sunday) - Knoxville Ijam's Nature Center Fun Walk - TBD

December 4, 2010 (Saturday) - Gatlinburg, TN Christmas Lights Walk - Asheville Amblers Regular Event - TBD

December 14, 2010 (Tuesday) - Knoxville Mall Walk and Dinner (Club Christmas Party) - TBD

COMPLETED WALKS

January 9, 2010 - 5/10 KM Volksmarch (YRE) - Gatlinburg, TN [Gatlinburg Hiking Club] {This walk may be modified depending on the status of the Gatlinburg YRE}

February 21, 2010 - 5 / 10 KM Volksmarch (YRE) - Maryville, TN [East Tennessee Wanderers] [Start Point: The Market, 606 High Street, Maryville, TN]

March 13, 2010 (Saturday) - Group walk - 5 / 11 KM Volksmarch (YRE) - Knoxville, TN [Asheville Amblers] - Meet in the lobby of the Marriott Hotel, 500 Hill Avenue, Knoxville between 10:00 and 10:15 a.m.  Park in front of the hotel or use their garage (free).  We will leave around 10:30 a.m. to enjoy the sights and history of downtown Knoxville as we stroll along Gay Street, through World's Fair Park and the UT campus (11 km).  We'll retun by walking along the Tennessee River and those who would like can "refresh" at Calhoun's-on-th-River before returning to the Marriott.

April 2, 2010 (Friday) - Group walk - 6 / 10 KM Volksmarch (YRE) - Rogersville, TN [East Tennessee Wanderers] - Meet in the lobby of the Marriott Hotel, 500 Hill Avenue, Knoxville between 8:00 and 8:20 a.m.  Park in front of the hotel or use their garage (free).  We will form carpools and leave around 8:30 a.m. for the 1 - 1.5 hour drive to Rogersville and a lovely walk.  Or meet at the Rogersville Food City, 4017 E. Main St (Hwy 66) by 10 a.m.  We'll stop at The Sweet Tooth Cafe, or choose another downtown restaurant before finishing the walk and heading back to Knoxville.

April 17, 2010 (Saturday) - Group walk through Sequoyah Hills in Knoxville (distance TBD).  Meet at Tyson Park at Cumberland & Hwy 129 at 8:30 - 8:50 a.m.  Leave at 9 a.m.

May 15, 2010 (Saturday) - Regular Event at Ft Loudoun State Park - 5 / 10 km - Start times 8 a.m. to 12 noon.  Date concides with a Garrison Weekend.

June 25, 2010 (Friday) - Fun walk during the Last Friday Art Walk in downtown Maryville.  Meet at Blount County Library at 5 p.m.  Stroll the Art Walk.  Dinner will follow at Sullivan's for those who pre-register

June 26, 2010 (Saturday) - Group walk - 5 / 10 km Volksmarch (YRE) -Meet at Jameson Inn (Springbrook Corp Center, Alcoa) at 8:30 - 8:50 a.m.  Leave at 9 a.m. to walk the Alcoa Greenway Walk [East Tennessee Wanderers]

July 17, 2010 (Saturday) - Group bike ride - 25 km Volksbike (YRE) - Meet at Jameson Inn (Springbrook Corp Center, Alcoa at 8:30 - 8:50 a.m.  Leave at 9 a.m.  to bike the Alcoa Greenway Bike [East Tennessee Wanderers]

July 24, 2010 (Saturday) - Group walk - 5 / 10 km - The sanctioned Gatlinburg Walk is currently closed.  We will sanction a club/group walk along a new route.  Meeting location TBD 10:30 - 10:50 a.m. - Leave at 11:00 a.m.  Lunch / snack at Calhoun's or another location TBD

August 14, 2010 (Saturday) -  5 / 10 km Volksmarch (YRE) -Meet at Jameson Inn (Springbrook Corp Center, Alcoa) at 8:00 - 8:20 a.m.  Leave by 8:30 a.m. to walk the Alcoa Greenway Walk [East Tennessee Wanderers] at your own pace.  Be sure to dress appropriately (i.e., cool clothes and a hat) and use sunscreen.  Consider where you would like to gather after the walk to cool off with food and beverages.August 28, 2010 (Saturday) - Knoxville Fun Walk - We will gather at the 3rd Creek Greenway trailhead in the parking lot of the Laurel Church of Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike, Knoxville. Gathering time is 6:15 to 6:30 p.m. with the walkers setting off for a short fun walk promptly at 6:30 p.m. We will be taking the greenway (and a short street section) to the Panera Bread at 4855 Kingston Pike.   An easy 5.5 km walk (2.75 km each way).   If you don't want to walk this one, but do want to partake in the fun, I would expect that we will arrive at Panera between 7 and 7:15 p.m. We will take around an hour at Panera to partake (if you are so inclined) in food and drink and socialize. This means that we should start the walk back to the cars around 8 p.m. which should put us back at the cars by 8:30 to 8:45 p.m. While this is advertised as a "night walk," with daylight savings time in place, we should complete the walk before it really gets dark. However, a small pocket flashlight might be a good idea.

For carpooling options for out-of-town walks, contact David (865-742-6882) or Mindy (865-742-6878)

 

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