Coastals

This year, the Summer Club gathering will be the weekend of 7/23/16. It will be at Ray’s Campground near Hico, WV.

Place:
Ray’s Campground
Address: 1199 Sunday Rd, Hico, WV 25854
Phone:(304) 658-4386

Camping Info:
Tent camping is $9/person/night when you arrive. There is no need for a reservation if tent camping. Cabins are available (contact the campground for reservations / details).
The campground pavilion has been reserved for the Club for the weekend and it has electricity.

Program:
Throughout the Weekend:
WV Flood Relief
Saturday Evening:
City of Richmond Parks & Rec.
Penelope Davenport from Richmond City P&R will present on her program that introduces kids from the city of Richmond to the James River and its surrounding Park System.
Potluck Dinner
The Club will provide hamburgers and hot dogs for dues paid members bring a covered dish to add to the menu.

Paddling (only a sampling of what may be available that weekend):
A big THANKS to all those willing to coordinate. Trip coordinators, please post your trips under separate threads and I will link back to them here
Class II-III:
Glade Creek section of the Upper New
Upper New Surprise Section (Thurmond to Cunard)
Class III:
Middle Gauley (water dependent)
Class III-IV:
New River Gorge (Cunard to Fayette Station)
Class IV:
Lower Gauley (water dependent)
Upper Gauley (water dependent – Class IV if low water)
Class V:
Upper Gauley (water dependent – Class IV if low water)

Schedule:
7/23/16: ~5:00 pm Club pot luck / cook out Bring a covered dish.
7/23/16: ~6:00 pm is the Club Business Meeting at the campground
7/23/16: After the cookout will be Penelope Davenport’s presentation


This is now also on Facebook HERE. Take a minute to invite your fiends. Subscribe to the event to get the latest.


Post below if you are going and hope to see you there!

I updated the time of the Business Meeting in the main post:


7/23/16: ~6:00 pm is the Club Business Meeting at the campground

I'm going and I'm bringing the family to float the upper new on Saturday.

I'll be there and run the gorge.

This is now also on Facebook HERE.

Take a minute to invite your fiends.

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This area has been heavily impacted by the recent devastating floods. Club members will be volunteering to assist some of those victims on Friday prior to paddling. Please join us!

info here http://coastals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15444

I am NOW looking for a ride after finishing the NRG on Sunday, either back all the way to Richmond or possibly just to Lewisburg WV (on I-64). Would be glad to share the gas. Please post or PM if you might have room.

The New River Gorge is Class III/IV. We will set shuttle at Ray’s Campground (1199 Sunday Rd, Hico, WV 25854) at 10am on Saturday and 9am on Sunday. Post here if you want to go. If you have limited experience running the Gorge, click on “PM” below and send me your phone number/email so we can communicate. This is joint trip with Coastals and Columbus Outdoor Pursuits from Ohio.

I've got a package of burgers and dogs (same quantity we actually ate at the last meeting) left over that I'm bringing for the cookout. If your name puts you in the main dish category please bring another category of your choice or consider bringing cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion, or any other fixings you like. I'll bring buns.

I'm coordinating the upper new trip on Saturday. I'd like to coordinate a departure time that will allow us to do the super shuttle. I assume this will leave us with about a 10:15 or 10:30 departure time so we can meet the lower group at the put in.

Anyone have some beta on a minimum for the lower Gauley? AW has it as 1000. Sounds arbitrary to me.

I'm pretty sure I've done it down to 1800. Canyon doors/walls gets pretty thin at that level. I don't think I'd do it below 1,000 in a kayak. The upper should be be a pretty good ELF level if it comes down into the 600-700 range.

I will be there for trips on Saturday and Sunday, camping on Friday and Saturday nights.

Have not yet decided whether to do the Novice/Intermediate or the more advanced runs on either day.

Default option would be to go with the easier run unless I can convince myself that my skill level is up the Class IV stuff on this trip.

Looking forward to meeting and paddling with some new folks.

I plan on camping Friday and Saturday nights

Will do Upper New on Saturday and TBD on Sunday depending on Gorge reports from Saturday.

Jon mentioned a name-based formula for the pot luck dinner. Can anyone share that or point me to the right place?

The parent post of this thread has been updated that the Club will be providing hamburgers and hot dogs Saturday evening.

These trips have also been added:
Upper New Surprise Section (Thurmond to Cunard)

New River Gorge (Cunard to Fayette Station)