Camp, Cache
& Paddle
at The White Memorial
Foundation
in Litchfield,
CT.
Fri. Sept. 14 to Sun.
Sept. 16
Stay all weekend, or just come during the day. The main
picnic will be held during the day on Sunday Sept 16th at 1
pm.
***Another event is being held Saturday Sept. 15th at 10
am that will meet at the Boat Launch. See link:
The "Paddle" part of Camp, Cache & Paddle
Note the listed coordinates are for the main picnic area, not the
campground.
As always, we look forward to meeting new
cachers, as well as welcoming out-of-towners to the scenic
Northwest Hills of CT.
The White Memorial
Foundation is comprised of 4,000 acre of fields, water, and
woodlands. More than 35 miles of trails, through varied terrains,
are open year-round for hiking, biking, cross-country skiing and
horseback riding. There are also interpretive nature trails and a
boardwalk trail for observing the extensive bird life found in a
wetland environment.
Activities
Hiking, caching, night caching, hydrocaching, paddling, camping,
wildlife viewing, laughing, storytelling, putting faces with names,
quality family & friends time, campfires, smores, travel bug
trading, nature museum visiting, biking, swimming in Bantam Lake,
and of course, Eating, Drinking and Being Merry.
Camping
***Leashed dogs are welcome, both at the campground, and on the
grounds for the picnic.***
Boating
The Bantam River and Bantam Lake are a beautiful place to enjoy
being on the water, and there are good opportunities for wildlife
viewing. Bantam Lake is open to motor boats, but Bantam River is
not. If you are camping, you can launch your boat from the
campground. There are also public boat launches.
Picnic
A potluck picnic will be held on Sunday Sept 16 at 1 pm at
the posted coords. We will need grills and volunteers. Please
post what you can bring.
Raffle
A raffle will be held at the picnic. Raffle contributions welcomed.
Travel Bugs
Bring em. Trade em. But don't forget to log em!
Please contact the cache coordinator
Dustiano if you'd like to place a cache for this
event.
Cache Placement Coordinator:
Dustiano
Picnic Food Coordinator:
Orion and Son
Travel Bug Wrangler: Wonder(Alice)Land
All things related to Paddling:
Wing-It
Sat. night Campfire Hosts:
Katydid & Miles Stone
Raffle coordinator / Donation Solicitor: Climbermom
Saturday Breakfast Host: Planet's making breakfast burrito's!
Please let her know if you'd like to have breakfast so she can plan
on how many to expect.
Having Deja Vu? YES, there WAS a previous event held here, in 2003.
GCGDYD .
PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR
UPDATES below!
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UPDATES:
5/14 RJFerret created a campground map. Visit the map and enter
your site number HERE
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