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Kansas Prairie Packers An organization for individuals and families interested in hiking, backpacking, canoeing, bicycling, cross-country skiing and other outdoor activities. |
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Activities Calendar |
Activities Calendar Committee Chair: Shari LaRue shari@rockytopacres.org 785.836.3167
September 3—First Friday Art Walk. Leave from Mulvane Gallery at Washburn Campus at 5:30 Address is 5512 SW 16th. Intersection of Jewel & 16th. If you are able to be there before 5:30 and want to see inside first,do so. Otherwise we will try to return to the building before it closes. We will bike to the Westboro Mart as there are several galleries there. Then return to campus, and if still light enough, walk to see some of the art installments outdoors. We will be biking on side streets & try to avoid any major intersections. September 4 Opening of the new Kaw State Park - a celebration that KS Prairie Packers will be volunteering to help with. More information will be following, but the schedule so far is 8:00 Run/Walk sponsored by Sunflower Striders 10:30 Dedication of the River Access Road 11:30 Dedication of the River Access Ramp 11:30 launch the float trip in the KS river We need volunteers for everything: Help with running routes (pointing only - no running) Help with water stations Help with parking lot Help with public booth Whatever you want to do, we can find you a spot! Let me know who will attend and I will make the assignments. I need name, cell phone for the day of the event and shirt size. Please contact. Kathleen Dultmeier September 8 — Regular PP meeting, Pizza Hut 10th & Topeka September 10th & 11th.The Banff Mountain Film Festival Will be in Lawrence showing at Liberty Hall, tickets are only $8.50 and are available at Sunflower Outdoor or Liberty Hall. This is a great event - check out www.banffmountainfestivals.ca September 11 -- 15th Annual Wilson County Wildflower Tour Saturday, September 11th. The Kansas landscape constantly changes colors with the coming and going of different wildflowers. A flower observed one week, may be gone the next. To share in a new experience, join us this September as we enjoy the blooming wildflowers of the fall. No leader since this is not a PP event. September 18 – 26 Fall Backpack. If you are interested in this trip, the planners are currently researching sites in Utah. Please contact John Peterson or Rick and Trudy Racine if you are interested or would like to participate in the planning. October 2- -Ray and Patty's for a Hayrack ride and Weenie Roast at Ray and Patty Jordan's, 8820 NW 35th, Silver Lake, KS. We plan on starting the weiner roast at 6:00 pm with the ride immediately following. Please bring a covered dish, lawn chair, and blanket if you don't want to sit on a hay bale on the trailer. Ice water and table service will be provided. Contact numbers are: 250-2187 or 969-7772 October 2 Saturday morning walk with Denise Myers October 9 – Bike around Lake Shawnee. Denise Myers Meet at 9:00 am at the swimming beach. Maybe coffee afterwards. Oct. 16-20--Buffalo River float and hikes hosted by Ray and Patty Jordan. We plan to drive to the Buffalo River on Saturday then float for a few days. The plan is to camp along the river, then continue with the float rather than having a base camp. We will also do some hiking of the many trails. If you can't stay for the whole time, feel free to spend what time that you can. More detailed plans will follow as the date nears. October 23 — Soup hike - Rick & Trudy Racine 484.2108. This year's soup hike will be at Lake Perry State Park. We're hoping there will still be colorful trees, or if not, a pretty good view of the lake. We'll meet at 10 a.m. at Rick and Trudy Racine's house, 8221 Mike O Vince Road, Ozawkie, and hike on the trails that run behind their house. Please bring a can of vegetables appropriate for soup (no sauerkraut, please). Bowls, etc., iced tea, crackers, and dessert will be furnished. Directions: Take US 24 east of Topeka to highway 237. Turn left or north to Kimberly Rd. Turn right on to Mike Vince Rd until you find the house. If you have any questions (or need a different kind of directions), please call Rick or Trudy at 785-249-6651 or e-mail us at rracine@hotmail.com. Membership entitles you to our monthly newsletter, preference for trips with limited group sizes and enjoyment of the outdoors through a variety of activities.
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