Agenda: Yiming and Maggie, Coffee shop
1) Select date for first hike and winery
2) Edit then send to Steve P the invitation to post:
Recipients
When: 07/19/2025 2:00 PM, EDT
Where: Ball's Bluff Park, Leesburg, VA
EVENT DETAILS:
Hike and Winery-
Saturday, 10-3 pm, July 19, 2025
Directions: Ball's Bluff Park, Leesburg, VA Use your GPS to target "Balls Bluff Trailhead Parking" to find the meeting spot.
Trail map to download: Orange trail on https://www.novaparks.com/sites/default/files/maps/trailmapballsbluff.pdf
Gather at 2pm at the Balls Bluff Trailhead Parking. You will find it by taking a turn east from Balls Bluff Road through the park entrance and advancing about 200 meters (not the small area right by the entrance, but a more significant parking lot.) There are spaces for about 20 cars and maps posted for hikers to orient themselves. Hike the 2-mile-ish ORANGE trail at the Ball's Bluff Park. It's moderately hilly and mostly wooded with Civil War heritage sites. Downloading the map to your phone helps because there are several trails.
After hiking, take snacks to the beautiful Casanel Vineyards and Winery, about a 20 minute drive away at 17952 & 17956 Canby Road Leesburg, VA 20175. Bring something very small to share: a wedge of cheese and some crackers, cut fruit or veggie slices or other snacks to share with our group. (Hosts will bring napkins, plates, platters.) Pay your own tab for the wine you order. They have a small snacks menu if you want to purchase to share. Look for our outdoor table under the big red umbrellas.)
Don't wish to hike? See you at the winery, anyway!
Rain and threatening weather cancels, but very light drizzle will not. Free for Cornell Club members. $10 non-refundable registration for others.
Registrants should send to Librarian MS @gmail.com (no spaces) your cell phone number (to text if there are complications.) If you cancel, email her to let her know.
We depart onto the trail promptly at 10:15. If you're late, no worries. Enjoy your hike of any trail when you get there, and just join us at the winery.
Bring: bring waterbottle, sunscreen, hat, hiking shoes, copy of book, $$tips for wait staff, and a snack to share according to list below:
women: a wedge of good cheese or washed grapes / fruit
men: a box of crackers for cheese or washed/prepped fruit or veggies
people who forget this part: $$ to purchase a snack off the menu to share
hosts: platters, cutting boards, knives, napkins, paper plates
Hosts: Josef / Yiming '24 and Maggie C '86
Young alums can contact Josef for carpooling information: yz2663 @cornell.edu (no spaces)
STEVE:
No waiting list. No maximum registrations.
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3) Can you host July 12 running event at 8 am at National Mall? May I post you as host on our running page?
4) Are you a member yet?
5) Do you want to organize "Pitch a Friend" event with me? Or do you prefer a different event?
Minutes:
Josef will consider additional meeting ideas for gathering Young Alums including:
ideas with Tony
IslandTime Bar and Grill (closes at 7 pm) - view of Pentagon (Maggie can meet group there if it helps. Maggie can bring a running group over if it helps.)
Pitch A Friend: Since Josef will focus elsewhere, Maggie might go on July 1, 8 or 15 to Pitch A Friend at Quincy Hall to think about making it a CCW Event. Who might want to check that out with me to plan a Valentines Week event in February?