Hickory Run
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Topic created by WindWalker on Fri Sep 2, 2011 at 8:46 pmLess than a week away and no chatter yet...
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Reply by camperpat on Sat Sep 3, 2011 at 7:48 amBob and Pat are looking forward to Hickory Run weekend. We will see you in the kitchen on Friday to cook some awsome food and prepare those great salads!
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Reply by WindWalker on Sat Sep 3, 2011 at 9:57 pmAwesome food... can't wait.
Getting stoked about the Night O.
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Reply by Steve on Sat Sep 3, 2011 at 10:15 pmBob and Pat are always welcome in my Kitchen, they make me look good. Anyone else with some free time can stop in any time over the weekend and join in in the revelry.
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Reply by Orienteeringmom on Mon Sep 5, 2011 at 5:27 pmHey Steve, is Mr. Reeps back this year?
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Reply by WindWalker on Mon Sep 5, 2011 at 5:37 pmCan someone tell me if there is electric in the cabins? Thinking of such amenities like a boot dryer might come in handy...
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Reply by camperpat on Mon Sep 5, 2011 at 7:57 pmif you sleep in one of the cabins,dont forget to bring an air mattress or pad to sleep on!
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Reply by Steve on Mon Sep 5, 2011 at 10:30 pmJanet: I spoke with Steve in the middle of August. At that time he was coming. I do not know if he told Fred yet.
Mike: most cabins do not have electricity. The dining hall does, as do some of the "important" cabins (infirmary, office, etc.)
Pat: The cots that are provided are the old "army" style metal spring cots. If you put a sleeping bag on them you will squeak all night long, and you may rip your bag. They may rip an air mattress also. I usually stand them on end in a corner and sleep on the floor. Don't forget, people, no food in cabins. lock your snacks in your car (which can be parked within twenty feet of most cabins. -
Reply by DSevon on Tue Sep 6, 2011 at 7:09 amThe several times that I've been in the cabins at Daddy Allen the "bunks" have been plywood platforms, which are perfect for air mattresses. Are there cabins with the old metal cots?
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Reply by camperpat on Tue Sep 6, 2011 at 4:11 pmyes, the bunks I saw in the cabins were ply-wood which need some type of mattress. I am staying in my Pop-Up Trailer in the campground as I do every year.
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Reply by camperpat on Tue Sep 6, 2011 at 4:11 pmyes, the bunks I saw in the cabins were ply-wood which need some type of mattress. I am staying in my Pop-Up Trailer in the campground as I do every year.
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Reply by furlong47 on Wed Sep 7, 2011 at 1:49 amI always bring a blanket to lay down first, then my thin self-inflating air pad, another blanket, then my sleeping bag. (In the infirmary, at least, we have the old spring type cots... don't know about the cabins where most trainees sleep.) It is squeaky but I really don't find them uncomfortable.
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Reply by WindWalker on Wed Sep 7, 2011 at 8:02 pmLooks like it's gonna be a wet one for sure... Atleast I won't have to deal with a soggy tent.
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Reply by furlong47 on Thu Sep 8, 2011 at 12:33 pmIs there any possibility of the event being cancelled? If so when would we know?
I don't know what Carbon County is like. We are in a state of emergency here in Lancaster.
I was planning to come up early Friday to help set up, but if they want me to work then I have to work and come in the evening. -
Reply by WindWalker on Thu Sep 8, 2011 at 4:30 pmThis thought also crossed my mind as the Swatara crested in Pine Grove today and will go down in history as the second worst flood on records, this beat Agnus in 1972.
Everything around here is a mess, Pine Grove is completely isolated, no way in or out. On the Schuylkill lots of roads and towns are also closed.
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Reply by Steve on Thu Sep 8, 2011 at 10:49 pmNo chance of a cancellation. I have $2000.00 worth of food packed up and ready to go. See ya all soon.
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Reply by WindWalker on Fri Sep 9, 2011 at 7:04 amQuestion about the training on Saturday - how long are we out in the woods for the training? I'm wondering if I should bring a camelbak for water?
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Reply by Sandy on Fri Sep 9, 2011 at 7:43 amMike - the sessions are usually about two hours, one in the morning - then a break for lunch back at the dining hall - and then another in the afternoon. While I've never taken water myself, many people do. If you think you might need it, then you probably will want it.
Sandy
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Reply by WindWalker on Sun Sep 11, 2011 at 8:09 pmGreat food, great people, great accomodations and great weather. Can't really complain about anything, other than my poor performance. I found the terrain here tough, so many subtle nooks and crannies and depressions. I did nail most of the controls and was very happy with how my navigation skills are improving. But I do still get lazy and try and move quicker and make mistakes, this time I was one re-entrant over... Thanks Dory for the "in the field" schooling. I missed the Charcoal Terraces...
My first Night O was a trip. It was tougher than I expected. Some of the advanced controls were tough, but then they were advanced. The refectors were cool, but I found myself getting distracted by all the lights moving every which direction.
The training was cool too. Thanks to all the instructors that gave up time to teach.
The food was great, especially the perks for helping in the kitchen. Hats off to you guys, that's quite an undertaking to feed all the hungry O people.
Thanks to Janet and Sandy (and whomever else was involed) for awarding Lisa and I a one year free US Orienteering membership. I'm honored.
Thanks to all involved!
Mike
