Class Note 1983
Issue
Nov - Dec 2017
Robin Henning Rocchi was fortunate to experience the total solar eclipse in central Oregon with her brother and sister and all of their families, including her sister, Chris Henning Ferrante ’90, and her daughter, Catherine Rocchi ’19. They were on top of a mountain at the Wine Down Ranch north of Prineville, Oregon. Robin’s sister, Chris, lives in Portland, Oregon, and encouraged them to visit the area. Robin’s daughter, Catherine, took the final weekend of her Sophomore Summer term to join them for the long weekend and then headed back on a redeye for the two final days of classes and to finish several papers and projects.
Dan Baum had a great summer. In June he chaperoned his kids’ middle school trip to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. “It was great to introduce these kids to different cultures and countries; however, I quickly learned that traveling with 23 seventh- and eighth-graders is even more ‘entertaining’ than traveling with just our twin boys.” In July Dan spent a week bicycling 500 miles through southwestern Utah with a number of friends. They had a couple of challenging days with 100-plus temperatures, but overall the ride was fantastic. In August Dan had his “boys” camping trip in the San Juan Islands. This annual tradition with his three brothers and their friends from high school started more than 35 years ago while he was at Dartmouth. What used to be a trip full of outdoor activities has morphed into a weekend of “top that,” revising their childhood history, testing pie-making abilities and politics.
A couple of days after returning home from San Juan, Dan made the last-minute decision to road trip to see the eclipse. He packed camping equipment and drove from his home in the California central coast to the Bay Area, where he picked up one of his brothers and nephew. From there, they continued the 850-mile trip to Weiser, Idaho, which was close to the centerline on the path of totality. Although they had read about “Eclipsageddon” gridlock in Idaho, the only bad traffic was the Friday afternoon commute traffic in the Bay Area. On Monday morning they parked on a rural road outside of town and only saw a handful of people waiting for the show to start. Dan says that, “Although totality was only two minutes and nine seconds, it truly was an incredible experience.” They packed up the tent right after the eclipse and headed back to California. There was some traffic on the way out, but nowhere near as bad as they expected.
Dan’s hoping to make it out to Hanover for our 35th reunion.
Speaking of which: Start planning your trip! Our 35th reunion will be June 14 -17, 2018. As in the old days, we will be paired up with the ’84s and ’82s. Once again, we’ve booked the Marsels to play Friday night. Anyone interested in the planning effort should contact me. Let it be green!
—Maren Christensen, P.O. Box 9778, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067; marenjc@yahoo.com
Dan Baum had a great summer. In June he chaperoned his kids’ middle school trip to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. “It was great to introduce these kids to different cultures and countries; however, I quickly learned that traveling with 23 seventh- and eighth-graders is even more ‘entertaining’ than traveling with just our twin boys.” In July Dan spent a week bicycling 500 miles through southwestern Utah with a number of friends. They had a couple of challenging days with 100-plus temperatures, but overall the ride was fantastic. In August Dan had his “boys” camping trip in the San Juan Islands. This annual tradition with his three brothers and their friends from high school started more than 35 years ago while he was at Dartmouth. What used to be a trip full of outdoor activities has morphed into a weekend of “top that,” revising their childhood history, testing pie-making abilities and politics.
A couple of days after returning home from San Juan, Dan made the last-minute decision to road trip to see the eclipse. He packed camping equipment and drove from his home in the California central coast to the Bay Area, where he picked up one of his brothers and nephew. From there, they continued the 850-mile trip to Weiser, Idaho, which was close to the centerline on the path of totality. Although they had read about “Eclipsageddon” gridlock in Idaho, the only bad traffic was the Friday afternoon commute traffic in the Bay Area. On Monday morning they parked on a rural road outside of town and only saw a handful of people waiting for the show to start. Dan says that, “Although totality was only two minutes and nine seconds, it truly was an incredible experience.” They packed up the tent right after the eclipse and headed back to California. There was some traffic on the way out, but nowhere near as bad as they expected.
Dan’s hoping to make it out to Hanover for our 35th reunion.
Speaking of which: Start planning your trip! Our 35th reunion will be June 14 -17, 2018. As in the old days, we will be paired up with the ’84s and ’82s. Once again, we’ve booked the Marsels to play Friday night. Anyone interested in the planning effort should contact me. Let it be green!
—Maren Christensen, P.O. Box 9778, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067; marenjc@yahoo.com