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Memorial Day Camping Trip to Ricketts Glenn SOLD OUT

May 24
Sat 12:00 PM
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Who attended?
Estimated attendance:  18  people attended.
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Date: May 24, 2008 through May 26, 2008
Time: 12:00 PM. (You can go up Friday night if you like). We will carpool from Philly on Saturday Morning with the goal of arriving by noon.
Location: Ricketts Glenn State Park
Skill Level: 4 There are a variety of levels of hiking in this park.
Cost: $80 for Community Members; $60 for Explorer Level Members
Description:
Join Jon and Donna for camping in what may be Pennsylvania's prettiest state park. I am a sucker for waterfalls, I will tromp 4 hours through bush and bramble and up the sides of volcanoes for a good one. Here, it's nowhere near that hard. Spread across 13,050 acres deep in the Poconos, Ricketts Glenn is a waterfall hunter's paradise.
What better way to open the summer season than with a camping trip. What do you want to do? Ricketts Glen has it all: hiking, camping (one of the two camping areas is on a peninsula extending into the lake), swimming, fishing, canoeing and kayaking on 245-acre Lake Jean.
Here is the link to the park http://www.dcnr.state...
There are showers at the park. You are responsible for providing your own tent and sleeping bag. However, if you ask nicely we may have tents to loan/share.
Cost includes: two guides certified in Wilderness First Aid; all campsite fees for three nights; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on Saturday and Sunday; Brunch on Monday; snacks and water.

So far we have payments from:

1. Justin B.
2. Juliet
3. Jon
4. Donna
5. Ben
6. Wayne
7. Wayne's guest
8. Kathleen
9. Julie -
10. Ralph
11. Ralph's Guest
12. Ralph's Guest
13. Alla
14. Ruth
15. Lauren -
16. Lisa
17. Katie
18. Howard
19. Lori
20. Evan
21. Adam
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the forecast is for perfect weather, between 72 and 80 degrees sunny all weekend.
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  • Katie
    Posted May 27, 2008 7:44 PM
    Katie
    • Assistant Organizer
    I want to go back. I tried making s'mores on my gas stove...bad idea. (kidding!!)
  • Wayne
    Posted May 27, 2008 2:27 PM
    Wayne
    This one time, at band camp......
  • Julie
    Posted May 27, 2008 2:11 PM
    Julie
    I had a wonderful time! I don't think anything could've gone better - weather, people, food, relaxation. Thanks for organizing guys!
  • Juliet Aungst
    Posted May 27, 2008 11:54 AM
    Juliet Aungst
    I had a lot of fun seeing the waterfalls and meeting other people who liked to sleep in tents and bathe infrequently. I look forward to seeing those people again in other activities! I'll also try to post my pics in the next couple of days.
  • Wayne
    Posted May 27, 2008 10:24 AM
    Wayne
    Diane and I had a great time and felt completely welcomed on our first trip with the group. The scenery was great, and so was the company. I put some of the many photos I took on the site. If anyone wants the full-sized files, let me know. Looking forward to hanging out with all of you again! Wayne (aka, The Boy Scout, Inspector Gadget, MacGyver, the Professor.....)
  • Alla
    Posted May 26, 2008 8:14 PM
    Alla
    Pictures from the trip: http://public.fotki.com/fle...
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • Kathleen
    Posted May 22, 2008 8:57 AM
    Kathleen
    I am looking forward to this, haven't been camping in a long time. A friend has been there before and said it is beautiful.
  • Donna
    Posted May 21, 2008 10:18 PM
    Donna
    • Assistant Organizer
    It's going to be a great weekend! We will be sending out detailed info on Thursday to those who have paid.
  • Katie
    Posted May 20, 2008 2:34 PM
    Katie
    • Assistant Organizer
    Can't wait!! It'll be my first time in the woods in a while - a much needed break from the city!
  • Wayne
    Posted May 19, 2008 10:06 PM
    Wayne
    Looking forward to FINALLY making it to my first event! Can't wait to meet everybody!
  • Karen
    Posted May 7, 2008 11:48 AM
    Karen
    I'm really looking forward to this!

Who attended?

    • “ I had a great time. Haven't been camping in a long time. Jon and Donna did a great job of organizing and the group of people that came was very nice. I am looking forward to many more events with this group. Thanks Donna for hanging back with me on the Falls Hike. ”
    • “ What a great weekend- Perfect weather nice company, relaxed. I dont think there is anywhere else in the country you can see that many falls on that kind of hike. Thanks to everyone for a great time, look forward to seeing you all on more trips coming up. ”
    • “ I had a blast - John and Donna worked so hard to make it a great weekend for everyone, and absolutely succeeded. Definitely makes me want to participate in more of these trips! ”
    • “ Thanks to everyone who came and made this a great weekend. ”
    • “ So glad I chose to spend my holiday this way! Awesome. ”
    • “ I had a great time on my first camping trip! Everyone was super nice, the hikes were great, and weather was perfect. Everything was well organized and food was yummy. Looking forward to doing more activities with this group! ”
    • Ralph Marquez (+2 guests)
      “ lots of fun well organized,lots of good food and things to do,great bunch of fun friendly people.thanks donna ,jon ,ranger smith and the bear for making this weekend a success. ”
    • Wayne (+1 guest)
      “ Diane and I felt welcomed from the first handshakes, and we grew close to many of those in attendance. In all, this is a top-notch group of people. Donna and Jon did a fantastic job of organizing and feeding us all, and several people chipped in (pun intended) to help with dishes and firewood gathering. We are looking forward to our next trip with these folks! ”