Cabin Fever - 2011 Event Cache
Kaching Karen: No joke. Time to put this to rest!
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
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It is official! The dates for the camp out is Friday, January 21st to Sunday, January 23rd. The event date is Saturday, January 22nd.
This is an annual trip! For the last two years we enjoyed a weekend camp out at the same site. Feel free to come for a meal, a day, one night, or even two! I will be arriving at the cabin Friday after school which is around supper time.
There is a ski lodge where there are 6 bunks (no mattresses), a wood stove, tables, and lots of room to sleep on the floor. Outside there is a vault toilet, a fire pit, a fireplace, and room for tenting.
From the main campground on US Route 1, the cabin is about 2 miles along a snowmobile trail. There is plenty of parking. After parking your car, go straight through the camping area until you see a snowmobile trail on the left. The trail will immediately fork, the left fork goes up to Mt. Megunticook, stay to the right to the cabin. The trail will climb sharply the first 3/4 mile and then is somewhat flat. It's very "doable" even if you are pulling a sled full of supplies.
For the more adventurous, It's a 2.8 mile snowshoe in from the road at Steven's Corner. . There is a large parking lot there. It's uphill, but gradual, with some ups and downs.
Snowmobiles are allowed and the trail right to the cabin is a snowmobile trail. So, for those of you that don't want to snowshoe or ski in, you might be able to hitch a ride with someone. Snowmobiles may start at either end.
We've got the cabin reserved for Friday and Saturday night. There are caches in the area, and some great hiking or snowshoeing. Bring some board games, reading materials and cards. Relaxing is allowed!
Terrain is rated 3.5, based on winter conditions.It's a gradual climb and snowshoes are a big help. If you have any questions about the difficulty, what to bring or how to prepare, let me know.
Cell phone reception is weak, but we were able to climb up a hill a bit and get some bars. It's a good idea to give me an approximate time that you will be arriving. Last year a bunch of us skied out on Saturday morning to help pull gear to the cabin.
Meals (so far):
Saturday Lunch/Supper: Pot Luck – Bring something to share
Other meals: On your own
A list of stuff to bring:
Sleeping bag
Bed roll (mattress)
Pillow (or stuff a shirt)
Water
Camera
Bowl, plate, knife, fork, spoon, mug
Toilet paper (although they usually provide some)
Hand sanitizer
Water and other stuff you like to drink
Meals: On your own except potluck Saturday night and we may have volunteers for breakfasts)
Headlamp
Portable board games, reading materials, crosswords
Warm clothes (I like warm slippers for the cabin)
Sled
Snowshoes/poles
Tent?
Compass/map?
GPS?
Camp chair for around the fire
Warm clothes!
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