INT - We missed Labor Day River Float & Clean Up
(Part 1)
~~~ Event Time: 7:00am-8:00am ~~~
DATE: SATURDAY, September 28th 2024
****** GCAXE1G - Part 2 ******
*** INT - International. These events have become an international affair. Let's welcome our Canadian friends and anyone else outside our region ***
Let's enjoy a weekend kayak paddle, CITO clean up, fellowship and search some high terrain geocaches. May also be some new land caches in the surrounding areas.
*** CITO PURPOSE: Standard trash/debris clean up with river float to follow. May want to bring your grabber tools. I will have rubber gloves available & plastic bags. We will be cleaning up the Launch site, parking areas, pavillions, playground areas and any other applicable areas nearby a geocacher can find/reach some litter. The reason and purpose of this event is trash/debris clean up so we will make sure that is done before we float the river. Together we can improve the environment we all love so much!
You don't have to kayak or go down the river to attend the CITO event. I do highly recommend Kayaking with the group if you havent before. Leave a comment if you are in need of a kayak and perhaps a fellow cacher has an extra!
Hope to see you there!!!
Details below:
CITO/Staging: 7:00am-8:00am
Kayak staging between locations is 4.5 miles. 7 minute drive. You should expect around 5 miles of paddling. There should be plenty of vehicles available to help transport kayaks or stage vehicles.
Departure Time: *** 8:05am ***
We start down the river
River count for this section = 47
Estimated time on water: 3-3.5 hours
Start Point - GC951ZC Boom Shaka Laka
N 41 43.455 W 085 48.955
(Launch Site Coords)
Congdon Park Kayak Launch
Bristol, Indiana
~~~ St. Joseph River ~~~
End Point - GC9VMG7 Memorial Day 2022
(Nearest cache, opposite side of the river)
N 41 42.353 W 085 53.282
(River Exit Coords, BEFORE the Dam & Residential)
Six Span Bridge. River Launch Ct.
Elkhart, Indiana
*** Lots of parking at the Launch and the exit, showing up earlier than later will ensure you get staged. Especially with the tight schedule to make the second leg of the float (if you do both) ***
Rules and Regulations:
Indiana law does not require a license to operate a paddle-propelled kayak, nor do you need to register your vessel, but you do need a U.S. Coast Guard-approved PFD.
See you soon!