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Current revision as of 20:14, 27 June 2008

For those going camping this July Long weekend. Everyone is encouraged to modify this wiki however they like, but please try to keep it simple (e.g. when an issue is settled, please summarize and replace any obsolete back-and-forth).

Where we're going

• Probably the bridge site? See it on [Dustin's Google Map].

Kenora weather

It looks like rain for lots of the weekend, FYI 

Who's going and when

1. Brendan's Car

• Leaving by noon on Friday
• Will return on Monday or Tuesday
  • Brendan
  • Jere
  • Steph

2. Allison's Car

• Leaving at 5pm on Friday
• Will return on Monday or Tuesday
  • Allison
  • Jake
  • Kati

Equipment

Discuss all equipment here.

Canoes

These are our available canoes:

1. Anyone's?

I believe Alex will have his there upon our arrival --Jigism 10:00, 15 June 2008 (PDT)

Tent planning

1. Brendan's tent
   1. Brendan
2. Jake's tent
   1. Jake
   2. Allison
3. Kati's tent
   1. Kati

Cooking and eating supplies

Naturally, we should probably share as much cooking equipment as possible.

Pots and pans:

• Kati's one large pan, and one smaller pan

Stoves:

• Brendan's propane BBQ
• Brendan's weird little fold-over grill thing for the campfire
• Allison's one-burner stove

Water:

•  ?

Condiments:

•  ?

Other?:

•  ?

Rock Climbing

Those who wish will have the opportunity to do some real rock climbing this weekend. Brendan is a certified wall climbing instructor and has his Level 2 rock climbing certification.

• Brendan is bringing:
  • 50m rope
  • Harness
  • Climbing shoes
  • Many caribeaners, some accessory cords, 1 ATC
  • No helmets or chalk

There are some cliffs worth jumping off of and probably some worth diving off of. We'll just need to find them ourselves.

Misc

• Brendan's axe and hatchet
• Brendan's drawing chalk
• Tarps, rope, tent pegs will be brought by various people (inc. Brendan's giant one)
• Brendan's dice
• dinghys

Still needed

Needed:

• A largeish grill that can be put atop a firepit
  • Brendan has one but its quality and size is suboptimal
•  ?

Dustin's Remarks

Have any input, Dusty?

Since it is Spring and if you guys get bored sitting around the campsite their are many things away from the campsite worthwhile.

-There is always the cliff jumping lake you could go to. It is to the south of the campsite. The portage is a bit of a workout but it's not that painful.

• Mark How high are the cliffs? will it be worth it? Do you have detailed instructions?
  • Dustin I think they are anywhere between 20 - 35'. This is just a guess. The last time I was there was 2005. Please check for depth. Look at the placemark on my map for it's location.

-At the far south end of the lake their is a river with some nice waterfalls. It is spring now so the river is flowing xtra fast. It would be worthwhile to head down there for a day if you have time.

-The caves and crevases are also fun at the northwest end of the lake (where we went last Sept. long).

• Boehrb: I definitely want to explore some caves.
• Boehrb: Dusty, do you know of any Indian paintings or "spooky" sites nearby?
• Boehrd: There is a island to the south that was said to have native petroform on it at one time. I think since then they have been moved. Other then that the caves are very mysterious, and the falls at the south end of the lake must have been a well known place for the local natives at one time.

Final Remarks and Discussion

Please park the vehicles such that other vehicles can easily pass by.

Garbage:

• All garbage must be taken away with us!
• Paper products can be burned if necessary but NOTHING VISIBLE will be left behind - including partially burned food or garbage!
• It is recommended that you avoid glass bottles if you can, but it's your call

Bathrooming:

Brendan is of the opinion that we should bring some simple, crude toilet material to assemble a proper bathroom area. While we could all just use a log, perhaps it would be worthwhile to invest in a comfortable piece of wood that we can nail to a tree or something.

• We wouldn't have to see gross white toilet paper scattered all over the area
  • Allison - some of us women use toilet paper when we pee too. A lot of the "gross white toilet paper" you saw on May long weekend was not hiding poops.
• We wouldn't need to worry about accidentally running into anyone currently toiletting
• While toiletting, we wouldn't need to worry about being interrupted carelessly
• We wouldn't need to worry about finding an unused spot every time the mood takes us
• We can crap with comfort

Mark suggests a shovel for digging a hole and mounting a toilet seat. On the path just before the crude toilet there could be a marker of sorts indicating the restroom being in use or not. At the end of the weekend the hole is covered up.