6:30 at Rebecca's house. Beer and Pizza.
7/1/10 (Thurs) - Twerp and Rebbecca will paddle out
First to Decision Point, spend the night, then on to Blackstone on Friday to nab a campsite (hopefully at Lawrence Glacier).
7/3/10 (Sat) - Boat from Whittier to Blackstone Bay
- Rest of the crew will drive to Whittier - may want to meet up at Huffman Carrs at 9:15.
- Plan to get the 10:30 or 11:30 tunnel opening (here is the tunnel schedule)
- Go to Epic Charters (Here are directions - I hear its pretty easy to find)
7/5/10 (Mon) - Charter Pickup for Return
Epic will pick us up at 4pm
Charts & Info
- Chart of PWS - use tools to zoom in on Whittier in upper left
- NOAA Marine Forcast for the area - Passage Canal
- Tunnel schedule
- Epic Charters
Party List
- Twerp (Thurs - Mon)
- Rocky (Sat - Mon)
- Allyson (Sat - Mon)
- Beth (Sat - Mon)
- Rebecca (Thurs - Mon)
- Gil (Sat - Mon)
- Mike (Sat - Mon)
- Ed (Sat - Mon)
- Terri (Thurs - Sat)
- Jeff (Thurs - Sat)
- Scott (Sat - Mon)
* Here is a start (stealing lots out of a PWS kayaking guide) - some may not apply since we have a charter - will update after our gear meeting.
Clothing - (cotton is not our friend)
- Rain gear, top & bottom, rain hat nice too
- Non-cotton layers, top and bottom
- Poly-pro t-shirts
- Wind breaker
- Fleece or wool jacket/pants
- Shorts/t-shirts (Alyson can bring her string bikini and sun dance)
- Tidy whities and what not
- non-cotton socks
- paddling boots/shoes (extra tuffs, neoprene...)
- camp shoes - tennis shoes, sandals etc
- Baseball hat/sun hat
- Warm Hat
- Warm gloves
- Paddling Gloves? Rebecca... do you use these? Bike gloves maybe?
- Warm jacket/ down - unless it rains.
- Sleeping Bag (Gil needs to borrow one if you have an extra)
- Sleeping pad
- tent & ground pad
- tarp
- dry bags
- garbage bags (trash compactor bags are tough)
- Day pack
- pillow
- water bottle
- bug repellant
- mosquito net
- cup, bowl, spoon, coffee cup
- lighter, matches
- sunglasses
- sunscreen/lip screen
- bandanna
- pocket knife
- toiletries (toothbrush, contact solution, girl stuff etc. Beth can bring her curling iron)
- medications, allergy pills, epipen etc.
- toilet paper, ziplock
- camera
- binoculars
- Marine Band Radio - Rebecca has one
- Duct tape
- leatherman/ knife
- Wet ones, wash cloth, camp towel
- Camelback bladder. Rides well on the kayak deck and makes water always accessible
- Camp mug
- Hammock...? Bring it if ya got it!
- Rhino GPS with FRS. There are a few in the group. Nice to have.
- Bear canisters, electric fence, or some way to protect food from the bruins
- paddling jacket
- Whistle on each PFD
- Life Jacket (comes with rental)
- Spray skirt (comes with rental)
- Dry suit if you have one
- small dry bag
- Poggies or large ziplocks and duct tape
- maps/charts/compass/tide table
- paddling gloves, wetsuit gloves
- big sponge to remove h2o from boat
- table
- coolers
- stove & fuel, propane bbq
- pots, pans
- utensils - spatulas, spoons
- water jugs
- rain gear
- tarps
- screen porch
- chairs
- firewood
- matches
- paper towels
- water purification?
- first aid kit
- cards
- music
Group Meals - 9 people
2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners - We'll divvy it up and plan at the meeting.
*food issues: egg allergy, beer affinity
Saturday- Dinner: Brauts & Dogs, Potato Salad, Potato Chips
- Breakfast: Ed's Breakfast Burritos, Potato Chips
- Lunch: Beth's Chicken Wraps, Potato Chips
- Dinner: Mike's Ranchero Beef, Potato Chips
- Breakfast: Rocky - omelets, Rebecca's blueberry pancakes, Potato Chips
- Lunch: Left overs, Potato Chips
Um, Dude, you rock! This is gonna be a blast! :)
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With the precision of a military campaign! Wow, Twerp, thanks for answering all the questions of the newbies! I see a shopping trip to REI in my future! Thanks so much for all the info, am so looking forward to the trip! Gillian
ReplyDeleteHey Gillian - may want to wait until the gear meeting before you go buy stock in REI ... We have some serious gear mongers in this group and I bet you can borrow a lot!
ReplyDelete: ) Twerp
I volunteer Beth for her famous Blackstone dinner wraps - OMG - I can't remember everything that was in them beside cilantro and chicken - but they were to die for (and she said she would)! Any offers for Sun night? How 'bout we do dinners/bfast together and then plan our own thing for lunch and snacks? I'll take on a group bfast of wild AK blueberry pancakes, maple syrup and sausage. - Rebecca
ReplyDeleteI don't care what we eat or who sleeps with whom. Just dry and preferably sunny days are all I need. My curling iron is solar powered so that is important. I will make said wraps a like the idea of one meal on ou own for ease. I don't know if headlamps were on the list but always a good idea. Gonna be great. I can go to Rei with anyone who needs too on Friday.
ReplyDeleteYo Fellow Yakkers!
ReplyDeleteGear list looks awesome! Some things I would include:
*Duct tape, leatherman, knife.
*Wet ones, wash cloth, camp towel.
*Camelback bladder. Rides well on the kayak deck and makes water always accessible.
*Camp mug, for sure! Nice to drink coffee on that morning paddle! In the sunshine....
*Hammock...? Bring it if ya got it!
*Whistle on each PFD
*Rhino GPS with FRS. There are a few in the group. Nice to have.
Other than that, the list looks great! Very thorough. I love the menu! I can bring chips for breakfast on day 2.
Jeff & Terri, you guys should be pretty dialed in! Boats are in the backyard, bathed and ready to be loaded! I am very jealous!
Mike & Gil, I have more than one spare sleeping bag you can borrow, we have a tent if you need, and we have no less than about 23 dry bags. Seriously. We also have 2 spare paddles as backups that can ride on the aft deck.
FYI. I think anyone in a drysuit will swelter a miserable death. You will have to swim often to keep your body temperature below 100. We have paddle jackets and pants, but often they are too warm. Definitely NO cotton anything! Well, maybe the bandana. And the washcloth. That would be okay....
Oh! And I bring a pillow. Might as well live in luxury! And I never leave my down jacket at home! Especially on a trip like this! Although synthetic is better, but only if it rains, which will not be the case.... And of course, we have a few spares of those too. any takers? Better speak up before Beth gets home and lays claim to her gear!
"Rentals Available."
Hahahaa!
Okay, I better go to bed, the wall is nearing! Can't believe I left HKG at 0600. Today. Whew!
Goodnight! ~Al.
Awesome additions Al! I added them to the list above. My emails to Scott are bouncing back - i have scottb@ascalaska.net as his address. If you have a new address could you email him the site?
ReplyDeletedoh... just noticed my typo in his email!
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