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October Canoe Trip
DATE: Friday, October 15 – Sunday,
October 17
PLACE: Roberson's Marina & Roanoke River
All,
The October Canoe Trip is scheduled for the weekend of October 15-17. We have the Roanoke River canoe platforms reserved on Gardner ’s Creek Devil’s Gut (Barred owl, beaver lodge, and beaver tail platforms-see link below). We will camp at Roberson’s Marina on Friday night.The marina is located where HW 64 crosses Gardner ’s Creek just west of Jamesville , NC . Saturday morning we will launch canoes and paddle to our platforms located in the middle of a hardwood swamp. We will spend the day Saturday exploring the swamp by canoe. Sunday morning we will continue our journey down devil’s Gut and to where it intersects the Roanoke River and pull out at Jameville , NC. note: we will ferry a vehicle or two around on Friday so that we can travel back to the marina and pick up the canoe trailers). You must be a BSA swimmer by the time of the trip. Cooking will be backpacking style and everything including water must be carried with us as well as packed out. Tents must be able to stand without staking since we will be on wooden platforms and scouts will need to buddy up 2 per tent since space is limited. Personal gear should be waterproofed (you can use sealed garbage bags) and packed into duffle bags rather than packs. Bring insect repellent! Cost is $10 per scout. Wildlife viewing is likely to be awesome (wild turkey, deer, snakes, turtles, ducks, ospreys)and there is a barred owl roost near one of the platforms.
http://www.roanokeriverpartners.org/RiverCamping.htm
Tom Thompson
919 388-3861(h)
919 546-2102(w)
919 632-2267(m)
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