New River Rendezvous over Labor Day

We’ll meet at Ray’s Campground on Saturday, August 31st at ten a.m. If you
are arriving on Saturday morning try to get there early enough to set up
camp as trips generally spin off right after the meeting and it’s helpful
for shuttle if your vehicle isn’t loaded to the gills with camping gear.
When you arrive, folks who spent Friday night will be chomping at the bit
to get going. If you are camping Friday night then please try not to chomp
at the bit too much Saturday morning. We’ll get there. ….. We’ll meet at
the picnic tables behind the office. We’ll meet at nine on Sunday and
Monday.

If you are camping “off-campus” please don’t ask me to coordinate with you.
I’m not smart enough to do that. Show up at Ray’s for the morning meetings.

This trip is open to almost all levels of paddlers. If you’ve never been in
a boat before then you aren’t ready. At ordinary water levels the upper
sections of the New are pretty newbie friendly while the gorge offers more
difficult rapids. With rain other options open up.

Where? Ray’s is in Hico (pronounced HIGHcoh) near the intersection of
routes 60 and 19 which is about five miles north of where the New goes
under route 19. Head west very briefly on 60 and turn right on Sunday Road.
Sunday Road is only paved in the middle so take it easy. Ray’s is about a
mile on the left. 304-658-4386. Reservations are not required for tent
sites. At last count it was $9 per person per night. Electric sites are $5
extra. Dogs must be leashed. Please respect quiet hours.

They accept cash, check, and all major credit cards. I’ll guess they prefer
cash so bring some bills.

GPS user note, I love that technology, trust it blindly if you wish. I
recommend at least glancing at a map or two before you head out.

We tend to have large groups on the river during this weekend. If you are
not in to such things then that’s totally fine. Spin off your own small
group trip and we’ll hear of your adventures in camp.

I’ll post this to Coastals, the Monocacy Canoe Club, and the Carolina Canoe
Club, the three with which I’m most active. Feel free to cross-post to
other clubs if you wish.