O.C.T. Sat. 4/2 Goshen Pass Clean-up, Paddle, & Cookout

Alicia · Post by **Alicia** » Fri Mar 18, 2016 10:11 pm

Please mark your calendars for this umpteenth annual good time!

We'll meet @ the Rockbridge Baths P.O. on Rt. 39 on Sat, 4/2, @ 10am. Please do NOT park in front of or adjacent to the P.O. I'll have orange vests & trash bags. Then we'll drive upstream, stagger our parking, & pick up all the trash we can alongside Rt. 39 & down towards the river where possible. Please bring gloves. I also recommend long pants & long sleeves due to poison ivy. About noon, we'll head back to my house in RB for a cookout, courtesy of Coastals.

In past years, we've been fortunate to have enough water to then run 1 or 2 sections of the Maury - the Pass [Advanced], Indian Pools down [intermediate] &/or below the P.O. [low intermediate]. Fingers crossed for water again this year. If not, Balcony Falls is always available as a back-up (35 minute drive from RB).

To help with my shopping list for the cookout, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY THURSDAY, 3/31, IF YOU ARE COMING. However, if you decide to come @ the last minute, you'll still be quite welcome, but I won't be able to promise you a big lunch.

Thanks in advance for helping with this worthwhile event - last year we had 18 volunteers & collected 32 bags of trash. While I hope there's less trash this year, it'd be great to have even more volunteers. (spoiler alert - I've seen plenty of trash waiting for us)

Please note the Pass trip will be putting in @ the swinging bridge, which is a Wildlife Management Area & requires a DGIF access permit or fishing or hunting license. See here for info: http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/access-permit/

Hope to see you 4/2! Alicia

Raymond · Post by **Raymond** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 3:52 pm

I plan to be there.

dkurt · Post by **dkurt** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 6:32 pm

I plan to be there!!

gromit · Post by **gromit** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:38 pm

Dave and I will be there - now we are locals

RickLucas · Post by **RickLucas** » Thu Mar 24, 2016 1:46 pm

Hi. I plan to join you all at the cleanup on the 2nd. I'm not up for running the Pass this trip but would like to run the intermediate section again if there turns out to be a volunteer to lead. If not, no problem. I've done it once and still need to follow. Thanks, Rick Lucas

bambam · Post by **bambam** » Sat Mar 26, 2016 7:47 pm

The extended forecast is showing some rain late in the week so maybe we'll have water. Rick, happy to run down from Indian Pool with you if we do.

Cheers,

Ken Dubel

STRAKER · Post by **STRAKER** » Sun Mar 27, 2016 10:15 pm

I plan on being there. It will be good to see everyone again after a long winter.

Katherine · Post by **Katherine** » Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:33 pm

I'll be there, Alicia; thanks for doing this.
Katherine

John and Linda VanLuik · Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:06 pm

I plan to be there.
John

Alicia · Post by **Alicia** » Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:41 pm

Thanks to all for the replies - keep 'em coming! Remember I'd like to get a count Thursday night so I can shop on Friday.

There's rain in the forecast for Thurs/Fri, so hopefully it will be enough to let us paddle the Maury. Harder to predict now that the trees are starting to green up. But remember we have a Plan B, if needed.

Kayak Cowboy · Post by **Kayak Cowboy** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:05 pm

I will be there. I'm up for running what Rick Lucas is running

Post by **GinnyN** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 2:08 pm

I'm planning on being there.
Ginny

Alicia · Post by **Alicia** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 5:33 pm

I'm still hoping some rain tonite & tomorrow might bring up the Maury to @ least 2.0' USGS so we can run the lower section from the Post Office to Copper Road (class II+ with lovely scenery).

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/va/nwis/uv/?s ... 2620,00062

I fear it won't be enough rain to bring the Pass or middle sections up. If we get skunked on the Maury, we can decide as a group if we want to head to the James @ Balcony. Potential winds may become a factor in that decision.

But we will pick up trash regardless & have a good time over a free lunch w/ fellow river lovers! Please let me know this evening if you're coming so I can be sure to have enough for the cookout.

Thanks to all who've already let me know.

Clay Owens · Post by **Clay Owens** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 6:55 pm

I plan on coming

Terri · Post by **Terri** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:03 pm

I'd love to come help clean up and see everybody! Alas, the water is not warm enough yet for this fair-weather boater, so I won't be staying for the paddling. Thanks Alicia for coordinating yet again. Terri

O.C.T. Sat. 4/2 Goshen Pass Clean-up, Paddle, & Cookout

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