CSSS 2009 Santa Fe-After Hours

CSSS Santa Fe 2009

Pre-Program

Anyone coming early to Santa Fe? You can coordinate contacts and meeting here:

Yes. Sean has arrived early. Text me on 202-713-4282 if you'll be around.

Hiking

I'm excited by the excellent hiking and backpacking available around Santa Fe! For now, if you're interested in some hiking put down your name, previous experience and equipment you will be bringing (for those interested in overnight hiking). Later, we can use this page to arrange specific plans -- although if you have some ideas or intentions already, please put them down. SteveLade 03:28, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

- Steven Lade. Experience: many multi-day hikes ("backpacks"?) in Australia. Equipment: probably 2-man tent and my sleeping bag. Won't fit my stove I think. I enjoy strenuous hikes but am no masochist.

- Daniel Wuellner. Experience: several backpacking trips (2-5 days) in Wisconsin and California. Equipment: 2-person tent, stove, water filter. I'll also have a car (seats 4). I like strenuous day hikes and easy-moderate overnight trips.

- Casey Helgeson. I did a three month hike on the Florida National Trail in 2000, but very little since then. I won't be equipped for overnight camping, but would love to do some day hikes.

Hiking Plans

Tentative plan for Atalaya Mountain, Saturday. Trail starts at the parking lot here at St John's! Meet after breakfast at 9AM? Trail is 7 miles return, 2000ft elevation gain, I've seen no recommended times but I'd expect we'd return mid-afternoon. Good views back over Santa Fe. Trail easy at start but steep towards end. Should be a nice warm up before moving onto more difficult hikes. You'll need walking shoes, lunch, water (I suggest 3L), hat, sunscreen, rain jacket and a sweater just in case. Add your name if you're interested, but watch this space for confirmation (or alternative hikes -- did you buy that book Margreth?). Interested people: Steve Lade, Milena

Bandelier National Monument day trip Saturday, the 20th? I'm thinking a stop at the museum, hike the short trail to the cave sites, and then do a longer hike to a backcountry ruin (e.g., Yapeshi Pueblo). Also, I have a friend who, for his dissertation, incorporated ecological resilience theory into a time-series analysis of the archaeological settlements there...I could get a summary of his research, which could make for interesting and potentially relevant discussion during our visit to the sites. It takes about 1.5 hours to drive there. I can comfortably take one other person in my truck, and uncomfortably two people. Interested peops: Randy Haas

Rafting

Some interest has been expressed in whitewater rafting trips.

Kokopelli Rafting offers morning, afternoon and all day (even two day camping) excursions.

Soccer

Mahyar would like to start up a soccer game, Tuesday 6/9, 7:00 on the St. John's soccer field. We'll bring the ball. You bring the game.

Roozbeh: I will play.

Basketball

We just started doing some sort of static simulation of what it's usually called "basketball". We plan to play on a somewhat regular basis after the afternoon lecture: the more we are, the better it is. Jacopo Tagliabue

Yoga

There were some people interested in doing yoga. I am not terribly good, but would love to join a group. Alexander Mikheyev

After Santa Fe

At this stage, after the summer school I expect to have a week off before my next appointment at UC Davis. If you have some time off and are interested in some hiking or other outdoor activities around Santa Fe, or between SF and Davis, please let me know. SteveLade 03:28, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Some of us are interested in going to Telluride Bluegrass Festival in the weekend of 20, 21 June. It's a 6-hour drive, and we probably need a hotel reservation in order to park in Telluride at all. Gustavo Lacerda

If interested, add your name and car status: Gustavo (no car)