Coastals

CAMPING:

I have reserved the NPS Burnwood Group campground Thursday (new for this year), Friday, and Saturday nights (nights of 9/17 through 9/20 checking out Sunday afternoon 9/21). Camping is $5 a person a night. All are welcome. The campground is on the left as you're headed north on Rt. 19. It is just north of the bridge and across Rt. 19 from the New River Gorge visitor’s center. It has running water and flush toilets but no showers. Alcohol is allowed. There is only one good sized fire pit for us. There is a large picnic shelter. We cannot make any new fire rings and we have to leave the place in as good a shape (if not better) than we found it or I get a beat down from the Man. Our camping area is the first one on the left as you enter the campground. Parking is only along the gravel road - no cars are to be out in the field. Leashed pets are allowed but they cannot be left unattended.

BOATING:

LOWER GAULEY FRIDAY:
I’m running the Lower Gauley the Friday of Gauley Fest. First timers with qualified resumes are welcome. Safety boaters would be much appreciated as well. If interested, contact me at dave dot kessmann at fgwa (period) com.

Let’s figure on meeting in the parking lot of the Food Land in Gauley Bridge at noon on Friday. The Food Land is on Rt. 60 on the left just before you get to the intersection of 60 and 39 in Gauley Bridge. It is a good sized grocery store. You won’t miss it.

NEW RIVER GORGE SATURDAY:

We are meeting at the Burnwood Group Campground (across Rt. 19 from the New River Gorge Visitor’s Center) at 10:00 am Saturday to run the New River Gorge.
If it is your first time, contact me (dave period kessmann at fgwa period com) so we can make sure this is the trip for you. Veterans are welcome to just show up but DO NOT be late.

This trip is quite large and has only been successful in the past because we have split up in to smaller groups. If you are interested in leading or safety boating for a few folks, your help would be greatly appreciated.

Another key factor to this trip’s success is having a concurrent trip on the Upper New (Thurmond to Cunard) so we can work out the PRO shuttle. No one has stepped up to do this though. If you are interested in doing this Upper New trip Saturday and being the person who saved Gauley Fest, please let me know. (Miraculously, this has been done.)

UPPER NEW SATURDAY:

http://coastals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7446

All of this is pending me finding a ride up there of course but I have faith that will work out somehow.

Thanks.

This is the fifth year for this trip and I’m looking forward to it. This is how it went down the last two years:

2008 Trip Report:

http://www.coastals.org/forum/viewtopic ... c66058295a

http://www.coastals.org/forum/viewtopic ... af968514d0

2007 Trip Report:

http://www.coastals.org/forum/viewtopic ... 143ffab017

I will be in attendance...

guy66 wrote:I will be in attendance...

Awesome. Now if only I can get Scooter and Juggy , we'll be all set.

I will be there but can't get there until Friday night (missing Lower Gauley)

I've never run NRG before. This will be my PFD!

Dave K wrote:If you are interested in doing this Upper New trip Saturday and being the person who saved Gauley Fest, please let me know.

I might be your huckleberry.

There's no way I can get off Friday. Gromit and I will be out there Friday night & will help with a group on Saturday's Gorge trip. Any interest in running LG on SUNDAY? Please email or PM.

julesagogo wrote:I might be your huckleberry.

Ju-lie! Not on the board! *geez*

Oh, wait, you meant about leading the Upper New trip.

Well, post the trip then.

Dave K wrote:Well, post the trip then.

The world awaits your thread.

There's rumor I may be in the area that weekend. Don't know exactly what I'll be doing yet but could possibly be a safety boater on the LG Friday. I'll most likely be on the UG Sat. I may be trying to work in the area as well so it's all tentative. Also planning on being in MD the week before Gauely Fest as the UY runs all week.......

actually i wont be there...gonna run the Middle and Lower Gauley on sat/sun. hope y'all have a blast!

I will be running the NRG on Saturday
Can be a safety boater if you don't have enough volunteers.

Peter L

I am going to try and make it up that weekend for the lower G and lower New. It will be pfd on the lower G but I have done a couple runs on the lower New. This all depends on my work schedule though.
Jacob

Bumping and adding this link to the Upper New:

http://www.coastals.org/forum/viewtopic ... f7d2f03254

I am intrested in going to Gauleyfest. Definately not up for a Gauley run, but maybe some New River action will be in order. Anyone wanna carpool from Richmond Friday after work? Let me know.