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Earthday 2009
See -
2009, 2008,
2007, 2006,
2005
Re:
7th
Annual Geoffrey Platts Celebration...
...Saturday, April 18, 2009 |
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Dear Friends of
Geoffrey... |
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Upcoming Event
9 a.m. , Sat., 18 April 2009 -
Earth Day
THIS YEAR an informal picnic
gathering below Geoffrey's Bench, down a short steep path to a
spot alongside Cave Creek, at "Jewel of the Creek," part of the
Desert Foothills Land Trust holdings north of and near Cave
Creek on Spur Cross Road. Bring-Your-Own Picnic Lunch, hat,
water. More details later.
Our
seventh annual
gathering
at the Jewel of the
Creek
Preserve in Cave Creek will honor the memory of our naturalist
friend, Geoffrey Platts, and reaffirm the importance of Earth Day.
We hope you will stay
for lunch down by the creek via a steep short path, where we will
continue our conversation and share readings. |
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When:
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Saturday, April
18,
2009, 9am to... |
Where:
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Geoffrey's bench at
Jewel of the Creek Preserve in Cave Creek (directions below). |
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What to bring:
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Water bottle, hat, your
lunch (optional) and something to sit on. |
We are looking forward to
seeing old and new friends. It's a wonderful way to spend a morning in a
beautiful setting.
To answer any questions, please
contact Barbra Barnes <barnesphx@aol.com>
or by phone (602) 997-8862. Please join us.
Directions to "Jewel
of the Crown" Spur Cross:
(Click
here for Google's map directions, to the "Jewel of the
Crown" Spur Cross.)
--- >From Phoenix,
drive north (e.g., on Cave Creek Road, on I-17) to the intersection of Cave
Creek Rd. and Carefree Hwy. From that intersection (stoplight) drive
northeast on Cave Creek Rd., away from Phoenix and toward Cave Creek 2+
miles. On the outskirts of Cave Creek, where the residential ends and
business begins, turn left on Spur Cross, where there is a left-turn lane, a
sign "Spur Cross," and the restaurant The Cracked Crab. Follow Spur Cross
signs some three miles until the end of the Spur Cross Rd. pavement, then
continue another mile on a good dirt road to a large corral gateway
structure, the upright poles are on either side of the road, with the
crosspiece extending over the road. Turn left and park immediately BEFORE
the gateway. The quarter-mile walking trail, flat, parallel to the road you
came in on, in the direction you just drove from, begins at a fence, goes
through low thick desert vegetation to a clearing and location of
Geoffrey's bench, which marks the beginning of the trail down to the creek.
For queries, email --
desertlaureate@yahoo.com.
Concerning
our FOG ALERT mailing list, please let us know,
if you want to:
a. DELETE
your email address from this list, or
b. ADD someone else's email address to this list.
FOG's website is
here!
Warmly,
The Friends of Geoffrey Committee (FOG)
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