Our Petit Jean KMPJ trip this year is Saturday and Sunday, 6 and 7 November. There has been a post in the VAF Calendar section for a while now which has some links to past years' trip reports.
For the first-timers, the basics: arrive Saturday whenever you want. Bring tent camping gear and a chair, and food for what we laughingly call "The Banquet" Saturday night. This is a campfire cookout over charcoal grills or the open campfire. People bring everything from steaks or chicken and baked potatoes, to hot dogs and brats. There is a lot of food swapping and sharing going on, and just plain mooching so please bring some extra food for the drop-ins. A dessert to share is always popular.
The fly-in camping area has a great bathhouse with hot showers.
This year features a Star Party if the weather cooperates. I'm not sure what that is but we chose these dates because there is a new moon, ie. pitch black dark. Doug are we asking people to bring telescopes for this?
Sunday breakfast ranges from leftovers to the full deal, whatever you want to bring. Those who want to, which has been just about everybody in past years, can then head over to the main park area for a hike, wandering around the lodge, or a meal at the restaurant. Most people are gone by mid-afternoon-ish but there is the option to stay another night if you want to.
That's about it, hope for good weather...
For the first-timers, the basics: arrive Saturday whenever you want. Bring tent camping gear and a chair, and food for what we laughingly call "The Banquet" Saturday night. This is a campfire cookout over charcoal grills or the open campfire. People bring everything from steaks or chicken and baked potatoes, to hot dogs and brats. There is a lot of food swapping and sharing going on, and just plain mooching so please bring some extra food for the drop-ins. A dessert to share is always popular.
The fly-in camping area has a great bathhouse with hot showers.
This year features a Star Party if the weather cooperates. I'm not sure what that is but we chose these dates because there is a new moon, ie. pitch black dark. Doug are we asking people to bring telescopes for this?
Sunday breakfast ranges from leftovers to the full deal, whatever you want to bring. Those who want to, which has been just about everybody in past years, can then head over to the main park area for a hike, wandering around the lodge, or a meal at the restaurant. Most people are gone by mid-afternoon-ish but there is the option to stay another night if you want to.
That's about it, hope for good weather...
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