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Annette Baisden
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Fort Pickens YRE Visit on
March 9, 2003
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A dozen members of the Pensacola
Volksmarch Club met at Fort
Pickens to check out our new Civil War Series Walk in the
Gulf Islands National Park.
The morning began with rain,
but by the time the walkers assembled to begin, the sun was shining
brightly, and the day was perfect for the walk.
Nell Doyel brought kites for
everybody so after the walk the kite-flying began. Folks were
laughing and running about, keeping their kites flying high and
trying to keep them from becoming entangled in neighboring kite
strings. It was great fun!
After the kite flying, members
sat down to a covered dish feast! Charles Voss, who was hosting
the walk, brought his grill to the pavilion and cooked some of
his famous barbecued ribs. Other members brought fried chicken,
meatballs, salads, and desserts for a great meal.
The camaraderie was special,
and it was a fantastic day!
~ Martha
Hauck
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Volksmarchers are OPTIMISTS
A walk set for March 9, 2003
started with clouds and thunder in the a.m. but 13 walkers and
1 dog headed for the national seashore and the Fort Pickens Civil
War walk. The clouds blew over, the sun shone, and we had a super
walk. A big thanks to Charles and Martha who rerouted, measured,
and remapped the trail and who have a 25K bike mapped and ready
to go. We walked and seven of us were kids again and flew kites
on the beach before breaking for a potluck meal and some great
camaraderie.
It was dark when we left the
park but no one was ready to leave! If you missed out on this
walk please come join us in April when we will meet, walk, and
enjoy the azaleas in bloom in the East Hill area.
~ Elizabeth
Beaver
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Thanks to Charles Voss and Martha Hauck
for bringing this all about!
Great trail, great food, great Volks,
great day!
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| Ria, in her post-surgery
shoe, "manned the fort" while the rest of us walked. |
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"Kites aloft" after the walk
and before dinner.
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Beautiful sky, water, sunshine, great
company!
A perfect experience.
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| Only one kite fatality --
the AVA kite. |
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Charles cooked his SPECIALTY.
Those ribs were SUPERB!
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The crowning glory!
Covered dishes for dinner along with
Charles' B-B-Q'd ribs!
Thanks everyone for a fantastic and memorable
day!
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Fort Pickens YRE info
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