Buffalo River Trail Crew needs our HELP!

[Richard]

PLEASE POST REPLIES ON THE Recreational/Touring PAGE
Saturday, Oct 8, 2011

Ken Smith, one of the key players in making the Buffalo America's first national river, needs our help. He will be leading three crews of trailbuilders and will be base camping at Red Bluff for three weeks and needs gear brought in from Gilbert. The plan is to load canoes and paddle three miles to Red Bluff. At Red Bluff we will offload the gear and haul it up to the campsite which is about 200 feet from the water.

Options after the gear is all brought downriver includes camping at Red Bluff Saturday night, then either paddle down to North Maumee 8.5 miles or paddle upstream 300 yards to Sand Hole and take out there. Sand Hole is an access to the river used by the locals. Water to Road is about 200 feet. On Saturday, Eric Esche and I did a Sand Hole dry run without gear to see if we could do it and we did.

I am thinking that anyone with a john boat will be much appreciated. If the river level remains low there will be dragging.

We will be camped at Tyler Bend on Friday for anyone wanting to join us then.

Thanks,
Richard

[Richard]

I need to have replies by Tuesday afternoon (Oct 4) so that I know where we stand.

Thank you.