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Plastic soda or water bottles make great inexpensive water bottles. A 2-liter bottle fits nicely into the side pocket of most backpacks.
Cooking over a fire
If you like to cook over an open fire, there is nothing like a small rubber hose to encourage reluctant wood, or coax a small ember to life. Start with a 3" piece of 3/8" aluminum or copper tubing. Slip an 18" piece of rubber tubing over the metal and you are ready for action. No more bending over with your face next to the fire trying to blow at just the right spot. One caution! Don't breathe in through the hose.







'RIM CAFÉ OKTOBERFEST AND HIKE - Pine
Date: Sat &/or - Sun, Oct. 7-8
Leader: Kurt Sedler
Phone: 602-339-8780
Length: 7.2 miles
Rating: Moderate minus

We will head up to the Rim Country to experience Oktoberfest at its finest, by celebrating it at the Rimside Grill in Pine. On Saturday, at Oktoberfest, there will be volleyball, German food and German beer, stein holding contests, horseshoes, door prizes, a DJ & karaoke and a band after 6PM. After camping nearby on Saturday night, Sunday morning we will head up on the rim to start our hike, which will be substantially, but not totally, downhill. If you are NOT attending the Oktoberfest, please meet to carpool at McDonalds’ parking lot at 16936 E. Shea Blvd., just west of the Beeline Hwy (SR87) at 7AM on Sunday. We will reconvene at the PINE TH at 9AM on Sunday before starting the hike. There are a myriad lodging options in Pine and Strawberry for those who prefer not to camp on Saturday (contact the hike leader for a list).  Also, this same weekend, on both Saturday and Sunday, Pine-Strawberry will be having a Fall Festival. There will be apple and pumpkin events, American Indian dances, games, contests, and special events for the children and much more.





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