Lake Mead Walk Start Point Relocated

The Lake Mead Walk Box has been relocated to the Historical Boulder City Hotel effective December 21, 2013.  We will be driving to the Start of the walk (7.3) miles.  I am very excitied about this change because it starts at the bridge and goes down to the dam,  through the boneyard exhibit and also walks through two of the railroad tunnels with beautiful views of Lake Mead.
Hope to see you on the trails - Brenda LVHRS POC of the LM Walk and Treasurer

Check Point?  How many boats in Marina (Just Kidding)

LVHRS Christmas Walk

The flower entertainment at the Venetian was very good.
Al and Sue seem to be mesmerized.  (Ignore the date on pictures)

Brenda received her 100th event stamp for 2013 at the Hacienda Hotel Lake Mead Working Walk...

Our Annual Christmas Dinner

The Las Vegas High Rollers and Strollers volksmarch club had our annual Christmas dinner party last night at Gordon Biersch.  A great time was had by all!

Lake Mead Walk

Last Day of November we enjoyed a walking to the bridge.  The weather was great. Two of our long time walking friends joined me. 
Brenda

Green Valley Volksmarch

The group had a great time yesterday doing the Green Valley volksmarch.  Here we are at the Green Valley Ranch Casino Resort.

South Strip Walk

Fall is a wonderful time to volksmarch in Las Vegas!  This morning a small group of us set out on the South Strip walk...

Boulder City Walk

Seven members of the Las Vegas High Rollers & Strollers met on a slightly cool morning on Saturday to walk the Boulder City year round event.  With the Arts in the Park this weekend, after the walk and of course eating, people could take advantage of all the great booths that were waiting for our arrival! We took advantage of patronizing the Start/Finish for a nice breakfast and lunch selection.

 

Look how much fun we are having!!

 

Beautiful view of Lake Mead!

Tater Tours hits Las Vegas and Surrounding Area

Head Tater, Mary, a member of the club, brought her 50 Tater Tots to Las Vegas area on Sept. 28th.  The group stayed at the Start/Finish for the Strip Walks, the Westin Hotel located on Flamingo Rd.  A special thanks to Al & Susan Korejwo, Brenda Harris, and Smitty and Ellen Reeves, for helping out as guides for the group. On Sunday, we walked the North & South Strip and then did an abbreviated Lake Mead Walk on Monday. Walking the National Parks of the West was a real joy, although we were unable to walk in Rocky Mountain National Park because of all the severe flooding in the Denver Area. We visited Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Bryce and Zion with some great walks!  I nice ending of the two week trip with great fellowship, walking, and of course eating!

 

The Whole Group at Old Faithful

 

Three ladies that finished all 50 States on the Trip!

 

On the Rim at Bryce National Park

 

Just part of the group at the Start/Finish, Starbucks

LVHRS Monthly Meeting

CLUB MEETING
 Our next Monthly Meeting will be on September 25th
at Starbucks in Westin Casuarina Hotel
160 East Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89109
7 PM

Oktoberfest Volksmarch in Arizona

Here's some info we got about an Oktoberfest Volksmarch coming up in Arizona...

Oktoberfest Volksmarsch

Thunder Mountain Trekkers, Inc.

Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. #2065

1 Elks Lane

Sierra Vista, Arizona

5 & 10 Kilometers

PA 13/96202 

September 28, 2013

  

AVA Sponsor

Thunder Mountain Trekkers, Inc.

• START / FINISH:  The Start / Finish will be at the Sierra Vista Elk’s Lodge, 1 Elk’s Lane, Wilcox Drive at Fab Ave. in Sierra Vista, Arizona (directions below).  Water will be available at the Start / Finish.
• START/FINISH TIME:  Start any time between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m.  Finish by 1 p.m.
• SPONSORS:  Thunder Mountain Trekkers and the Sierra Vista Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. #2065.
• ELIGIBILITY:  This event is open to all.  Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.  Pets are not allowed in the Elks Lodge, however, pets may do the walk event.
• REGISTRATION:  This is a “B” Award event.  There is no pre-registration.
• FEES:  “B” Awards  $4.00; IVV Credit Only  $3.00; Walk only   FREE
• This event counts for the earning of IVV achievement awards.  IVV Record Books and New Walker Packets will be available for purchase at the Finish Table.
• TRAIL RATING:  1A  The trail is along multi-use paths and city sidewalks.  Start Point Elevation is approximately 4,800 feet.
• TRAIL DESCRIPTION:  The 10 km (6.2 mile) trail is on city sidewalks and multi-use paths.  It heads east from the Elks Lodge, then uses multi-use paths to Coronado Drive and the city police station.  Then west and north along city streets to a multi-use path that returns to the Elks Lodge.  A 5 km (3.1 mile) trail is available for those individuals wishing a shorter route.  It is along city sidewalks to Carmichael Street then north to use a multi-use path to return to the Elks Lodge.  All routes are suitable for baby strollers.  Sun hats and sunscreen should be worn.
• AVA SPECIAL EVENTS:  Walking the USA, A – Z Event (letter “S”), Fraternal Organizations (start point), Honoring Law Enforcement (10 km only), Murals (10 km on Wilcox, 5 km on Carmichael School).
• DISCLAIMER:  Participants do so at their own risk.  Every reasonable effort will be made by the sponsors to make the event safe and enjoyable for all.  However, the sponsors cannot be held responsible for any lost or stolen articles, accidents, or injuries.
• WATER/RESTROOMS:  Water and restrooms are available at the Start / Finish.  The Control Points will have water available.  There is a restroom in Cyr Center Park on the trail.  It is wise to carry plenty of extra water.
• INFORMATION:  Thunder Mountain Trekkers, 3288 S. Sky Hawk Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ  85650-6623  Telephone:  (520) 378-1763    e-mail:  artinthepark@cox.net
• OKTOBERFEST INFORMATION:  The Elks Lodge Oktoberfest has been an annual event in Sierra Vista for more than 20 years.  The event features authentic German food, German beers and wines, as well as the usual soft drinks.  A small selection of carnival type games is available for your entertainment sponsored by a local youth group.  The event also features the music of Rusty Greer’s Hofbrauhaus Band.  The food, drinks, games, and music will start at 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evening.  Plan to enjoy the food and entertainment while attending this event.
• YEAR ROUND EVENTS:  While in the area you may want to complete some of our year round events.  Sierra Vista Fitness Loop, 6/10 km, Quality Inn, Sierra Vista.  Benson, 5/10 km, Shell Super Stop, Benson.  Coronado National Memorial, 11/12 km, Quality Inn, Sierra Vista (Register here, drive to start).  Ft. Huachuca, 5/10 km, Quality Inn, Sierra Vista (Register here, drive to start).  Old Bisbee, 5/10 km, Copper Queen Hotel, Bisbee.  Naco, Arizona to Naco, Mexico, 5/10/15 km, Turquoise Valley Golf & RV Park, Naco.  (Passport or passport card are required to cross the border.  An optional 10 km route completely on the U.S. side of the border is available.).  San Pedro River, 5/10 km, Quality Inn, Sierra Vista (Register here, drive to start).  Tombstone, 5/10 km, Circle K, Tombstone.
• ATTENTION FREE WALKERS:  If you really enjoy our events, could you please plan to place a small donation in the jar at our Start / Finish area?  This will help cover the cost of putting on this event and enable us to continue to sanction future walks.  Thank you!!
• DIRECTIONS:  Take Exit 302 (Fort Huachuca / Sierra Vista) off of I-10.  This is Highway 90.  Follow Hwy. 90 south through Huachuca City, then at the first traffic light on the edge of Sierra Vista (East Gate of Fort Huachuca) go straight ahead onto Buffalo Soldier Trail.  Turn left onto Wilcox Drive (traffic light after the Main Gate for Fort Huachuca).  The Elks Lodge is on your right one block down the street.  Parking is at the Elks Lodge, or across the street at the Sierra Vista Herald. Plus, there are several other parking lots in the area on the left (north) side of Wilcox Drive.

Join Us Saturday for the 7 Hills Group Walk

Our next walk is scheduled for this coming Saturday, September 21st, at 7 Hills. Registration is at 7:45am at the Chevron Station at Green Valley Parkway and Horizon Ridge. We'll leave for the short drive to the start point at 8am.  For more information, click here.  See you there!

Join Us on Our First Walk of the Season!

Now that the summer is (kind of) over, we will have our first group walk of the season tomorrow, Saturday, September 7th, at Peccole Ranch.  Sign in will be at 7:45am at the Outside Inn, and the walk will begin at 8am.  Be sure to bring water as it is still hot outside.  For more information, click here.  Hope to see you tomorrow!

Join the LVHRS on a Trip to Arizona!

The club is organizing a 15 passenger van trip to Prescott and Wickenburg Arizona on November 1^st – 3^rd. We will be doing 3 year round events to include the following:

• Prescott Historic Downtown:  5KM & 10KM Rated 1A Enjoy the historic sights of Prescott, a one-time Arizona Capital, County Seat and Mining town.  See historic buildings & homes, museums, antique shops, saloons and restaurants.
• Prescott Lynx Lake:  5KM & 10KM Rated 3C (a 5KM rated 2B) A hike in the Prescott National Forest on paved and natural trails along Lynx Lake and to the Lynx Creek Indian Ruin.  Enjoy views of Granite Mountain, Spruce Mountain, and walk along Lynx Creek – site of early and present day gold panning.
• Wickenburg: 5KM & 10KM Rated 2A Walking tour of historic wild west Wickenburg passing the Desert Caballeros Museum, shopping and restaurants in town which hosts several known “Dude Ranches”

We will leave on Friday morning around 9 a.m. and return Sunday evening around 4 p.m..Hotel accommodations for 2 nights are at the Prescott Start/Finish, Springhill Suites.  We will take only 10 passengers.  The first 10 people to call or email Mary will enjoy this great trip!  Cost is unknown at this time; it all depends upon how many people sign up.  The approximate cost will be $150.00 a person, if we get 10 people.If interested, contact Mary Ptacek at (702) 260-7333 or mtptacek@msn.com by Sept 14^th.

LVHRS Walks Picture Collage

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Leon and Liz from San Antonio Texas stated "We really enjoyed these walks (North, LM, & BC),
especially the Lake Mead Tunnels....
Brenda

Harold of San Benito Texas stated - "South Strip Walk Directions were excellent!!!!!"
Thank you Mary for your dedication to our Club to make walking in Vegas excellent!
Brenda

Las Vegas High Rollers & Strollers to ALASKA!!

Part of the walking club from Las Vegas joined Tater Tours on a trip to Alaska.  The trip was from June 25th to July 5th.  The participants were Al & Susan Korejwo, Brenda Harris, Reesa Gygi and Mary Ptacek (Head Tater) Everyone had a great time, with lots of walking and sightseeing!  We saw lots of wildlife from the sea and from the land, including whales, sea lions, eagles, linx, caribou, moose, dall sheep, grizzly bear, and puffins!  We even were able to see Mt. McKinley, that is only seen by 30% of the tourists who actually visit.  We actually participated in 2 walks in Anchorage and then one in Denali National Park.  We spent 3 days in Anchorage, 3 days in Seward, and 3 days in Denali National Park.  Lots of touring was done by the walking group and then everyone had the opportunity to even do other tours on their own.

 

Las Vegas Members at the Glacier

 

 

Walking to Exit Glacier

 

Up close at the Glacier

 

Our NEW PRESIDENT getting kissed by Alaskan Show Girl!

 

Whole Tater Tour Gang at our Resort

 

Before we are boarding the Denali Train back to Anchorage!

MONTHLY MEETING:

The regular meeting scheduled on June 26th is cancelled.
Our next monthly meeting is on July 24th at Starbucks-Westin

Summer in Las Vegas

It's summer time in Las Vegas and the temperatures are hot!  Due to the weather, our group volksmarches are suspended until September, however some people do choose to do the walks even during the middle of summer.  If you choose to do a volksmarch during the summer in Las Vegas, please heed the following advice:

• Begin your walk at daybreak when temperatures are coolest.
• Always carry plenty of water with you and stay hydrated.
• Wear sunscreen.
• Wear loose fitting long pants and long sleeved tops to help provide extra protection from the sun.
• Wear a hat or carry an umbrella for extra sun protection.
• Pay attention to weather reports and don't walk during times of high temperature warnings.
• Stop and rest in a shaded place (preferably indoors with air conditioning) if necessary.
• Choose walks such as the North Strip or South Strip which have portions of the walks indoors (as they pass through the Strip casinos).
• Do not walk right before, during, or right after a rain storm (flash floods are common in the summer months and some of our walks are through beautiful washes that are landscaped for walking however these low areas can turn into raging rivers during a flash flood). 
• If in doubt, contact a POC for the walk you want to do for further information.

Tater Tours to Virginia/North Carolina

Even though the numbers were small, we all had a great time with walking the 3 B's, Botanical Gardens, Beaches, and Battlefields! Head Tater with Reesa and the Tater Tots. At Fort Monroe, I had even arranged for the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier to pass by while we were walking!  The tram ride at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens was great prior to walking!  Walking Kill Devil Hills, where Orville and Wilbur Wright started it all was super.  Then of course walking the beaches on the Outer Banks with the weather just fantastic was an added plus.  Then we ended with walking the Petersburg National Battlefield for Memorial Day!   What a fitting end to a great trip!

Special June Meeting

CLUB MEETING Special Meeting will be on June 9th at Mary's Home. The regular meeting scheduled on June 26th is cancelled.Contact Mary if you plan to attend this meeting:
Email: mtptacek@msn.com
Tel.#: 702-260-7333

Trip Report: Victoria BC

Here are a few pictures from the Phoenix Festival in Victoria, BC.  The Phoenix Festival is a multi-day volksmarching festival that is held in April, every other year, in Victoria.  The next Phoenix Festival will be held in 2015.

UNLV Group Walk

The gang showed up at 8:00am to enjoy the last walk of the season.  The weather was warm and we were all glad we started early.   Brenda

Join Us Tomorrow for Our Last Walk of the Season

Our last group walk of the season will be the UNLV walk tomorrow, Saturday May 11th.  We will sign in at 7:45am at the Starbucks at the Westin Causurina on Flamingo, just east of The Strip, and we will walk at 8am.  Come and join us!

AVA Convention

Hi from the Orlando Wetlands!!!  Brenda, Reesa and I (the Head Tater) are having fun!  Wish you guys could join us!

Join Us Tomorrow for the Peccole Ranch Group Walk

Join us tomorrow for the Peccole Ranch group walk.  We will meet at the Outside Inn at 7:45am and start walking at 8am (NOT at our regular 9am start time because it is getting hot out there!).  For more information, click here.

Save the Date!

Even though it is more than a year away, be sure to put the Columbia River Gorge Biennial Classic--a volksmarching festival which takes place June 19-22, 2014--on your calendar!  For more information, click here.

LVHRS Meeting Tonight

Our monthly LVHRS volksmarching club meeting will be held this evening (Wednesday, April 24th) at 7pm at the Starbucks at the Westin Causurina Hotel on Flamingo just east of The Strip.  All club members are encouraged to attend!

Trip Report: Silverdale Volksmarch

If you ever get a chance to get up to Seattle, be sure to take a quick ferry ride over to the Kitsap Peninsula where they offer a range of volksmarches with amazing views.  Here's some photos from the Silverdale and Poulsbo volksmarchs (Kitsap Volksmarch Club info here):

Green Valley Group Walk

The winds didn't stop us and we are glad they didn't. The Orchard's at GV Ranch were flowering.
Welcome back Christine Earl!  We were all glad to see you!!!!
Brenda

Join Us Tomorrow for the Green Valley Volksmarch

Join us tomorrow, Saturday, April 13th, for a group walk through Henderson.  We will meet at 8:45 at the Green Valley Chevron and leave at 9am to enjoy this beautiful walk through parks and city streets in the beautiful Green Valley area of Henderson.  For more information, click here.

Group Walk Cancelled

Just a quick note, our regularly scheduled group walk on the first Saturday in April (tomorrow) has been cancelled due to the Easter holiday.  Be sure to join us on April 13th when we will do the Green Valley group walk.  For more information click here.

Congratulations Mary!

Congratulations to MARY her Tator Tours was voted No 1!
Read all about it here.

The Koala Club Comes to Boulder City

The CELEBRITIES in Boulder City welcomed the Koala Club from Germany to our small town of Boulder City.  Comments were a plenty just didn't understand them as they were all spoken in German.  Gathering from their smiles I am sure they had a great time on our Lake Mead and Boulder City YRE walks.
Brenda

10 Items to Bring With You on a Las Vegas Volksmarch

Volksmarching in Las Vegas is a unique experience and often quite different than volksmarching in other locales.  Here's ten items you will want to bring with you on a LVHRS volksmarch:

1. Water (it's a desert out here and you can become dehydrated quickly)
2. Sunscreen (it is also sunny here nearly every day of the year)
3. A hat (ditto)
4. Sunglasses (although some of our walks will take you through casinos and other buildings, as mentioned above, it is usually sunny in Las Vegas)
5. Your walk cards (event and distance cards are not available in the walk boxes)
6. A camera (most of our walks take place in very photogenic areas)
7. A cell phone (again, many of our walks take place in well-populated areas but you should still carry a cell phone for emergencies)
8. Hat, gloves, jacket (if you walk in the winter months be aware that while it may be sunny, it can also be downright cold or even freezing so dress accordingly)
9. ID and cash (ID for obvious reasons and cash because we tend to walk through a number of casinos and interesting shopping areas)
10. A purse/daypack/waistpack (to carry the above mentioned items in)

South Strip Walk

It was another beautiful day for a walk.  The sun was out and a cool breeze could be felt by the waterfalls.  It is great to live in Vegas.
Brenda

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