It Has Been Warming Up A Bit

Good Morning Fellow NCTr's:

Sure has been unseasonably chilly! However, the weather isn't keeping the two NCT thru hikers from making their way towards us. They are in New York right now, approaching the Finger Lakes region, working their way westward day-by-day. Did a little figuring, and based on their current rate of travel, I anticipate that we'll be seeing them in five or six weeks from now unless we get a heat wave and all the snow melts away (thinking that that's not gonna happen though). You can check out how the thru hike is going so far at this sight http://www.theinitiativesite.com/journal/

Also, received an email from Venture Outdoors this week with their upcoming schedule of activities. The cold weather isn't slowing them down - full steam ahead with their winter events! Check it out here if you'd like
https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:29238.6941489052/rid:a7f9f6ae657d4303804ad907c10275e7

Have a great week!
Dave Brewer

Economic Benefits of Trail Based Tourism Program

To the Friends of the Ohio River Trail:

The Ohio River Trail Council presents “ Economic Benefits of Trail Based Tourism”. On behalf of the ORTC, I hope that you can join us for this upcoming event. Your attendance is appreciated. Ms. Amy Camp is the Trail Town Manager for The Trail Town Program®, a project of The Progress Fund developed in conjunction with the Allegheny Trail Alliance to realize the economic potential of the Great Allegheny Passage. Discover the economic benefits of nature and trail based tourism as part of a larger, coordinated approach to regional economic development.

This event is available at no cost and no registration is required. Please feel free to distribute this email or the attachment to your friends and local businesses. You may print and post this flyer.

Save this date: Tuesday March 1, 2011 @ 6:00 pm Room 9103

Community College of Beaver County
One Campus Drive
Monaca, Pa 15061

For additional information please contact Dr. Vincent Troia

troiaeye@verizon.net; 724.728.2625; www.ohiorivertrail.org


Thank you.

Dr. Vincent Troia


DR. VINCENT TROIA | Chief Executive Chairmen & CEO and Co-founder

OHIO RIVER TRAIL COUNCIL

The Troia Building | 1100 Pennsylvania Av | Monaca, Pa 15061

Phone: 724.728.2625 | Fax: 724.775.9876 | Mobile: 724.462.3183

Website: www.ohiorivertrail.org

"Joining communities through fitness, recreation, heritage and transportation networks."

January 9th Hike at Cemex

Good Evening Fellow NCTr's:

An excellent (even if somewhat chilly) day for a five mile recon/trailwork hike at Cemex. Thanks to Tom Scardina, and Lee and Eleanor Fairbanks for taking the walk with me from Snake Run Road down the the railroad tracks near River Road and back, doing combat with the multifloral and drooping grapevines along the way. We even got a couple of licks in on the poison ivy (thought it could disguise itself by shedding its leaves but we didn't fall for that old winter-time ploy).

Some pics from today start here http://picasaweb.google.com/105725471641034380528/WampumChapter2011#5560336286244345234

We've walked all of our off-road trail over the past five weeks and we're in good shape for the long-distance hiker coming through sometime in the next month or so. You can follow his journal here http://www.theinitiativesite.com/journal/

Thanks for all you do for the NCT!
Dave Brewer