Triangle
Here are some of our recent activities; Earl Smith usually guides hikes in the area around the University of North Carolina (Monday nights) but we have other members who help when they know the area especially well. Linda Vanaman usually guides us around the Duke University campus, a place she has a great affection for since she is a graduate of that esteemed college.
2010
Ellerbe Creek to Dog Park
Mar. 6th
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
Respectful
The Brontosaur
Yet another Culture Crawl
Feb. 14th
Richard and Earl
Gabrielle, Jane, Lily, Eric
Participants in
Community Day
Culture Crawl of Chapel Hill
Jan. 9th
Gathering at Foster'sThen briskly hiking up the hill to the Chapel Museum
then on to the Ackland Museum
American Tobacco
TrailJan. 2nd
the wiki on ATT
and then to the Nantucket for lunch.
2009
Carrboro to Carolina Inn
Dec. 26th
Shubir and Jane
Trinity Park
Dec. 19th
A bittter cold hike
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Linda's former home on Minerva
Trinity Park
The King's Daughters Inn
Opulent interiorAmerican Tobacco Trail
Oct. 10th
The overarching kudzu is everywhere
Fleur, Mary and Terry
Weaver Market, Carrboro
Sept. 13th
Watching the frisbee spinning man
One Sun, world beat instrumental jazz
The great live oak there is the focal point
This girl looks as if she could climb Mount Everest.
He's got the beat.
Cedar Falls
Sept. 5th
The group gathers
Jane leads this hike.
The falls are dry this time.
Lily and Ralph
Richard
Abbie Stuart and NancyMap of Cedar Falls Park, Chapel Hill
American Tobacco Trail
Aug. 22nd
Musing over the Route 66 tee
Nancy and Lily
John, Sussana, John
Randy and Linda
Print out a map of the American Tobacco Trail
Duke GC again
July 11th
Merrily showing off their Eno River tees.
Joggers don't tread on me!
Washington Duke Golf Course
June 27th
Randy, Linda, Gabrielle
The heat drove us to turn around to avoid heat stroke. John and Susanna did 1.5 miles.
Later at Parker and OtisGabrielle is off to Oxford to present a paper on Unitarian women.
Gabrielle and John discuss
Sam gets wifi!Culture Crawl, Chapel Hill
June 20th
Ann and Earl - Hillsborough St. under construction
Please speak louder!
Susanna, Ralph, Ann, Jill
Ann focusing
New Music Building
Recently installed sign re the old southMeredith College, Raleigh
June 6th
Ted gives us an intro to the campus.
Administration Building
Hiking to the Rt 40 bridge
Lunch at NeomondeWashington Duke GC
May 23rd
Gathering at 10:00 am
Linda, Tom, Earl, John, Anne
New hiker Sasha
We lunch at Parker and Otis
Ackland Museum exhibition of Fine Arts Graduates
May 9th
Nick, Beth, Sussana, John, Jane
Yep, that is the Unabomber in the middle.
Later, his cabinYoung artists sketch from the originals at the Ackland.
ROTC graduates its plebesAmerican Tobacco Trail
May 2nd
ATT is always good when we expect rain.
Nick, Nancy and Linda
Tom, Nancy, Earl, Linda
Impish StuartNo rains came.
Still life inside the Nantucket Grill and BarMATA Anniversary ATT walk
Apr. 4th
Dave lookin' like Richard Petty
Bill and Sam
Ken and ShiangTiWe do 4 miles and make it back to Tyler's pub.
Mary is Sergeant at Arms for the ceremony
al fresco diningEarl gets his new Walk America robe.
Our leader - promoter of bacchus and pan.
elaborate hiking hatAmerican Tobacco Trail
Mar. 28th
Stuart and Ted
Sam, Earl, Nick
We finish almost 4 miles...
then comes Randy and Linda, all smiles.To the Nantucket Grill and Bar for lunch.
Washington Duke GC
Mar. 21st
On a brisk second day of Spring...
we set out to hike.
Jane & Beth
ShangTai and Nancy with Bear
Rodney gets the spirit.Parker and Otis in Durham on Duke Street.
Chapel Hill Culture Crawl
Mar. 6th
New exhibits at the Ackland!
So MATA walks up to Chapel hill
At the Heart of Progress
Dave tries out his new 50mm f/1.4 lens
Huck Finn, 1936 by Thomas Hart BentonEye in the Sky, 1997 by Tony Oursler
Walking past the gargoylesWashington Duke GC
Feb. 21st
MATA gathers
Linda and Gabrielle lead the hike
Fleur, Mary and sister Louise
Crossing the bridge
They didn't rest long enough for us to catch our breath.American Tobacco Trail
Feb. 14th
Dressed for Valentine's Day
Gathering momentum
We did 4 miles and then to Tyler's pub.
2008
Washington Duke GC
Dec. 27th
Working off the feasting calories
Linda and son Randy
Suzanna and John keep on truckin'.
Duke Chapel
Dec. 21st
Starting from George's Garage
Nick and Linda walking along 9th St.
Mary wanted a new group picture...
at Duke ChapelA new Japanese structure in the Duke Gardens
Washington Duke GC
Nov. 8th
It looked like it might rain...wrong.
The NC State at Duke game was at 2:30...
But Richard, Lily, Jane, Clyde Heater,John, Suzanne, Mary all turned up at George's Garage.
Chapel Hill Culture Crawl
Oct. 18th
Leaving Foster's
Passing a frat house
Nancy and Earl admire the pottery
Passing the planetarium
Our meeting place on Tuesday
The Ackland exhibitionSarah P. Duke Gardens
Sept. 27th
Today, the NC Pride Parade was held on East Campus
IWGS New Waterlily Competition
Trinity Park Neighborhood
Sept. 13th
Linda and Earl lead the hike
Linda's former house on MinervaAmerican Tobacco Trail
Aug. 30th
...has a set of good maps of the 22 miles of trail.
Beary gets lots of attention
Duke Golf
CourseAug. 16th
We had quite a turnout today.
Nick and Jim, Beth and Linda
Husky gets a good walk.
Chapel Hill Culture Crawl
July 26th
Ackland Art Museum
Interior of Foster's Market Restaurant
Cedar Falls
July 5th
Ralph and Nancy
Earl, John and Mary
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Cedar falls a raging flood after the rains.
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At the overlook
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
June 28th
Starting out
Suzanna and Jane crossing the new bridge in the Japanese garden
John takes on the gardens
On the bridge
Sister Louise admiring Magnolia blossom
Lake Johnson, Raleigh
May 31st
Pedal boats and fishermen
Are we ready?
Crossing the boardwalk
Hal and Eileen
Tom's picture of a copperhead
Above the dam
Washington Duke Golf Course
May 3rd
New hiker, Pat
Lots of laughing going on
Details of the new wetland area
East Campus of Duke University
Mar. 29th
Mary with new pup, "Fleur"
Dressing for bad weather
We had planned to walk the Duke Gardens but the drizzle turned into rain.
American Tobacco Trail to Martin Luther King Blvd.
Mar. 15th
Gathering at Sutton Station, Geneva Rd. at Fayetteville
Overtaking lone hiker
Durham Park Locator
American Tobacco Trail in Durham, Chatham and Wake Counties
Lake Johnson, Raleigh
Mar. 1st
Boat rentals
Linda, Nancy & Gabriel
The wind picked up on the dam.
City of Raleigh | Lake Johnson Park
DaLat Oriental Restaurant - Vietnamese and Chinese Cuisine
American Tobacco Trail at Souper!Salad!
Feb. 9th
Suzan and Marvin
We turn around at Julliette Drive
Tobacco Trail Bicycle Rentals, Durham, NC
The bike rental place was just one more drive away at Solite Park.
Chapel Hill Culture Crawl
Jan. 25th
Thankfully, not a windy day.
Ackland features UNC photo journalists.
Bolin Creek to the Community Center
Jan. 12th
Crossing the bridge
Meeting friends
Recreation Center Info
2007
Duke Golf Course
Dec. 29th
New hikers - Hal and Nancy
by the aquaduct
The long awaited rains greened up the greens
Hailing the meetup.com group
Mary discovers a crawdad out of water
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Nov. 24th
A really cool day - 41°F
Homeless warming in the sun
Strolling around East Campus
New hiker, Pat, on the left
Walking down to the fish pond
Group picture
NC Botanical Gardens
Nov. 17th
Brilliant fall colors this day!
Gabriel and Earl
Suzie climbs the steps
John Randall
Precious leads
The NCBG raises funds this day to purchase the Stillhouse Bottoms.
Duke Golf Course
Sept. 2nd
Duke played UCONN today but parking was not a problem.
Getting ready to tailgate party
Devils Illustrated
Exploris and IMAX Theater, Raleigh
Aug. 11th
Mahatma Ghandi still walking
Entrance to IMAX
Young boy and mom enjoying water play
These kids really got into the music.
Photo op
Magnifying Moore Square
Walking across Moore Square
ArtSpace and Vic's Restaurant
Very sculptural - reminded me of William Blake
Inspired work in textured steel
And then we met the artist.
Catherine Thronton, Nancy's sister-in-law!
Nancy and Liliana appreciating the art
Enjoying the German beer
Ready for the strombolis
Chapel Hill Culture Crawl
July 28th
Musing on the log cabin on Hillsboro St.
New exhibit - 1913 model T
Going along Franklin Street
Nancy and Earl in a hurry
"In this t-shirt dwells a phenomenon"
Nasher Museum of Art for Street Level: Mark Bradford, William Cordova and Robin Rhode
July 14th
Earl's 3rd Route 66 tee
Nancy and Mary
Leslie and Mary
Leaving the Nasher
Duke Slogan
Back is equally interesting.
Washington Duke GC
July 7th
Crossing over the bridge
Pink is the color of the day.
Location maps for the Al Buehler Cross Country Trail
Memorial plaque
Linda joins us for lunch, flanked by Thomas and Jack
George's Garage has a web page.
Duke Gardens
June 23rd
Earl and Nancy just back from Route...
Gathering in front of George's Garage
Paula
East Campus
Gorgeous Lotus
In the Japanese Garden
Debbie
Cedar Falls
June 16th
The morning air was cool.
Jane leads the hike.
Maryann and Beth
The falls are but a trickle today.
New Hope Creek Bottomlands Trail
June 2nd
Starting out near the ball field
Ted just back from a hike up Kiliminjaro
Don, Lydia, Sheryl and Alex Mika
Exploring the creek bottom as empty as I've ever seen it.
Alex learns about survival food - catbrier!
Chapel Hill Culture Crawl
May 26th
Uphill from Foster's Market
we pass a frat house
to get to the Chapel Hill Museum.
The Irascibles exhibit is about to close...
at the Ackland.
Tour of Historic Durham
May 12th
Bill Triplett is our guide. He has now joined the MATA group.
We start in front of the Farmers Market pavillion.
Stroll over to the Durham Bulls ball park
We learn of the black sheep in the...
Duke family.
Sarah P. Duke Gardens, St. Patrick's day
March 17th
Brilliant day, smiling faces, good company!
Group picture
Japanese bridge
Linda admires Chinese Tea Olive
Washington Duke Golf Course
Mar. 2nd
Little hiker Ava, Linda's granddaughter, joins us. She didn't just walk, she jogged.
Elaine with her bulldog
Beth helped while I took pictures.
For a while, Ava rode and ate her goldfish.
I'm having fun!
Ellerbe Creek
Feb. 24th
Math and Science in the background
John even came out - red jacket
Ackland Art Museum
Jan. 21st
Linda and I went to the opening of Fashioning the Divine
Just for the record this is the tomb of William Hayes Ackland.
Linda admiring a frieze
...and the entertainment
Chapel Hill Culture Crawl
Jan. 20th
Joan and Darrah heading up Columbia St.
Waiting for the B group
Arriving at the Ackland Art Museum
Admiring African masks
Musing over Atul Dodiya, India's most acclaimed artist
A really large turnout that took time to admire.
Fashioning the Divine exhibit starts tomorrow at 1:00 pm with music and wine.
Then on to the Chapel Hill Museum...
for the Alexander Julian exhibit.
Jane, Joy and John
A Chapel Hill boy makes it big in the textile world.
Alexander Julian: Retrospective 30 Years of Uncommon Threads
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