O.C.T. Labor Day New River Rendezvous

bambam · Post by **bambam** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:41 am

Cross-posting, sorta, from the Monocacy Canoe Club message board.

Yes, the umpteenth loosely organized New River Rendezvous is intended to happen over Labor Day weekend. Central camping will happen at Ray's Campground near Hico, West Virginia. Reservations are not required unless you want a cabin or want to sleep in something which isn't a tent.

Feel free to simply show up for this one. There is no need to contact me in advance but it is fun to hear from folks -- please post here.

This is a multi-club trip which pretty much just works out without any real clear leadership. You show up, folks meet in the mornings for trips discussions, mayhem happens, river trips are born, folks have fun days.

River trips will happen Saturday, Sunday, and Monday with difficulties of practiced novice and up. I will commit to running a trip on Saturday on an easier section of river if nobody else steps up to do that. (For the past several years someone has stepped up so I end up on the gorge.) This gives newbies a chance to meet people and learn the terrain.

If you are new to the New, please feel especially welcomed. Start here:

http://www.americanwhitewater.org/conte ... /state/WV/

and look for stuff like this:

http://www.americanwhitewater.org/conte ... l/id/2416/

and this:

http://www.americanwhitewater.org/conte ... l/id/2418/

There are plenty of non-boating activities in the area as well. Information on the park can be found here:

http://www.nps.gov/neri/index.htm

(It's a fun weekend, y'all come on out.)

Ken Dubel

Post by **GinnyN** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:20 pm

coming soon.

YeOldeAndDecrepite · Post by **YeOldeAndDecrepite** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:09 pm

GinnyN wrote:coming soon.

Sounds like fun.

YOAD

Alicia · Post by **Alicia** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:57 pm

It IS fun, & I'll bring birthday cake!

bambam · Post by **bambam** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:29 pm

Okay, so we'll be a little bit organized but it's still done loosely!

We've settled on a meeting time at Ray's of ten o'clock on Saturday, September 4th.

Make your call re Friday night arrival or Saturday morning arrival based on that.

Then relax and enjoy.

Ken Dubel

Shannon · Post by **Shannon** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:25 pm

I'm in....

YeOldeAndDecrepite · Post by **YeOldeAndDecrepite** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:45 pm

Myself and Rockmagnet will be there.

YOAD

bambam · Post by **bambam** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:38 pm

YeOldeAndDecrepite wrote:Myself and Rockmagnet will be there.

YOAD

Loaded question, ... , bringing rubber?

Ken

Rock Magnet · Post by **Rock Magnet** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:07 pm

Going to do a PFD in the kayak. I hadnt given any thought about bringing Barney.

Wallace · Post by **Wallace** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 7:36 pm

Tentatively in. Work may interfere. Fingers crossed! Touch wood!

Jer · Post by **Jer** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:56 pm

I plan on being there Friday. I may bring a guest. Will be camping at Rays.

TerryLRK · Post by **TerryLRK** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:44 pm

Hi, Ken,

I'm new to the New and these trips, and want to confirm that there would be someone's lead to follow for the upper on Sat and/or Sun. I did two runs on the Yough over 21-22 Aug, [enjoyed day two--only one swim-- more than day one

], and a friend suggested the Upper New might be good for me--i.e. Class II-III. Do I have the details right?

I'd be camping at Ray's.

Thanks!

Post by **GinnyN** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:00 pm

Jann and I are planning to get there Friday and leave Monday. what time on those days is still to be decided.
We are playing around with the idea of paddling the Glade Creek section of the New on Friday.

and we're hoping that enough good souls bring rafts so we can be part of crew on one on the gorge one day. We had a crew of 4 women/1 man and Ken driving last year. what a hoot!

YeOldeAndDecrepite · Post by **YeOldeAndDecrepite** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:05 pm

bambam wrote:
YeOldeAndDecrepite wrote:Myself and Rockmagnet will be there.

YOAD
Loaded question, ... , bringing rubber?

Ken

I was only going to bring a canoe and a kayak. If needed I can bring a raft?

YOAD

bambam · Post by **bambam** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:57 pm

TerryLRK wrote:Hi, Ken,

I'm new to the New and these trips, and want to confirm that there would be someone's lead to follow for the upper on Sat and/or Sun. I did two runs on the Yough over 21-22 Aug, [enjoyed day two--only one swim-- more than day one ], and a friend suggested the Upper New might be good for me--i.e. Class II-III. Do I have the details right?

I'd be camping at Ray's.

Thanks!

Hello TerryLRK. There will be a trip on an upper section on Saturday. If nobody else steps up then I will do it. After that there have always been plenty of folks around to run trips on upper sections on Sunday and Monday. Assuming you refer to the lower Yough in Ohiopyle then you will find the upper sections of the New to be easier than that (at normal water levels). See you at Ray's!

Rock Magnet wrote:Going to do a PFD in the kayak. I hadnt given any thought about bringing Barney.

I take it Barney is Richard's raft's name? Looking forward to your PFD -- wasn't implying anything, see below.

YeOldeAndDecrepite wrote:
I was only going to bring a canoe and a kayak. If needed I can bring a raft?

YOAD

Over the past few years we've had the privilege of having private rubber on the gorge on Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Again, loosely organized, no guarantees, but typically we've been able to get a bunch of folks on the gorge in rafts who wouldn't ordinarily get to see it while surrounded by friends in yaks and canoes. So, yeah, if yer up for it, bring the raft!

Ken

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