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| Conasauga River Trail |
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September 2008 -
Success! On our second attempt this year, five of us completed the entire
Conasauga River Trail over the Labor Day weekend. Weather, company, food,
and pool-dipping were all excellent.
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| Sweetwater Creek |
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September 2008 -
Alex's idea of combining WNG, WON, and YouthPride for a Sweetwater Creek hike
drew a very nice representation from all three groups, giving us good opportunities
to get acquainted and talk up future possible collaborations in the outdoors.
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| Grand Canyon Hike and Rafting Trip |
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July 2007 -
There's definitely a consensus among the 16 participants on the Grand Canyon
Hike and Rafting trip that it was one of the most amazing
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| Belize |
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June 2007 -
David Deriso, Dan Schadler and Tim Blackmore enjoyed four adventurous days in
Belize that included (more...)
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| Sapelo Island |
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May 2007 -
Twenty-five happy WNGers colonized the Cabretta Island campground and beach
again May 11-14 this year, just across the marsh from (more...)
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| Congaree Swamp Canoe Trip |
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April 2007 -
On Earth Day 2007 (April 22nd) our paddling group stood around the largest tree most of us
had ever seen…a living bald cypress measuring 28 feet 6 inches in circumference 40 inches
from the ground. It was indeed an awesome sight. (more...)
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| Scouting Trip to Congaree National Park |
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October 2006 -
This fall, Doug Jonkheer, Wayne Harden, Steve del Vecchio, Steve’s dog Bjorn,
and Dick Ambrose made a paddling trip through the Congaree National Park in
preparation for a club outing (more...)
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| Altamaha River Trip |
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March 2007 -
The outfitter shuttled the six of us and our three rental canoes to a boat
ramp 20 miles upstream from Darien, Georgia. We were on the main channel of the
Altamaha River around 9 am that Saturday, (more...)
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| Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minnesota |
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September 1-5 2006 -
This was just about the most perfect wilderness experience we could imagine -
four nights and five days of canoeing in sky-blue, crystal-clear lakes
surrounded by unspoiled boreal forest of spruce, fir, pine, aspen, birch, and
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| Raven Rock on the Chattooga River |
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July 1-3 2006 -
Our weekend at Raven Rock offered sunny days, 20
campers and day-hikers, a great potluck picnic, and plenty of swimming time. The
water was a bit cool for T, but James, Matthew, and Kevin loved it - and the log
they floated around on.
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| Horseback Riding and Camping in North Georgia |
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April 2006 -
Charlie was one of eight who went horseback riding and camping with WNG in late April 2006.
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| WNG Annual Winter Retreat |
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January 2006 -
The WNG executive committee held its annual winter retreat
at Fort Mtn. at the end of January and managed to get a lot of
business done, besides enjoying a sunny hike along the
mysterious stoneworks around the mountain top before the rain
set in that night. We are fortunate to have such a congenial
group of leaders.
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| Reggie Barton teaches CPR |
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January/February 2006 -
Reggie Barton did a great service to WNG on a Saturday in early
February by giving an excellent, entertaining presentation on
wilderness first-aid. We each had our own personal mouth part to
practice on for CPR, and after the jokes and laughter died down,
we learned a great deal about saving lives. Look for another session
on the calendar and try to attend.
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| Scaly Mountain Snow-tubing |
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January/February 2005 -
WNG Members enjoyed a different sort of winter sport on Phillip's
snow-tubing outings this winter. For $15 we each got a large tube and two hours
of sliding down Scaly Mountain, near Sky Valley, Georgia.
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| Virgin Islands National Park |
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January 2004 -
Twelve WNG members escaped the cold of winter for a week on the warm tropical
island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Flying from various
locations... (more)
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| St. Joseph Peninsula |
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March 2004 - The weather on St. Joseph Peninsula
(Cape San Blas on the Florida Gulf) was perfect for our weekend
backpack March 12-14. Ten of us hiked ...
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