Kansas City Area Sierra Club Outings

Name: Backpack the Paddy Creek Wilderness
Start: 2018-12-07T09:00-06:00
End: 2018-12-09T14:00-06:00
Location: Paddy Creek Wilderness

Steve H.

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Backpack the Paddy Creek Wilderness

Friday, December 7, 2018, 9:00 AM

Backpack the Paddy Creek Wilderness

Curtis C.

Hosted by Curtis C. and Matt V.

Let’s return to a classic local backpacking loop, a clockwise circuit of the Paddy Creek Wilderness/Big Piney trail (outbound north segment, return south segment). $10 donation requested. RSVPs open 10/29/18 Geared for up to 10 adults with recent backpacking experience; not a trip for 1st timers, minors or participants' pets. Examine area Forest Service info: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/mtnf/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5123273&width=full https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5123272.pdf & this - http://www.ouachitamaps.com/Paddy%20Creek.html Waitlist & Screening: A) Read everything & RSVP on Meetup on or after 10/29/2018, being sure to answer the question. B) Send an email to [masked] w/ “Classic Trek” & your name in the subject. C) If selected, you'll be sent a questionnaire to complete & return & might be asked to participate in an interview. Advance screening is an important step to help assure everyone has a SAFE, happy & inspired experience on trail. If you pass the screening you’ll be moved to the Meetup Going/Yes list. Logistics: A pre-trip communique w/ more details will be sent to approved participants about a week b4 we go. Participants can elect to carpool. The Outing officially begins & ends at the location designated by the Sierra Club, i.e. the trailhead. The Outing doesn't include carpooling, transportation, or transit to & from it, & each participant is personally responsible for all risks associated w/ this travel. Safety: This outing is outdoors in MO. There will be water crossings & wildlife - https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/report-wildlife-sightings https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/search Bear resistant containers aren't required, but be equipped to hang your food & ALL other scented items in a scent-proof bag inside of a bear bag away from camp at night. You will need to provide your own scent-proof bag & bear bag, but can count on the leaders to bring a rope and carabiner from which bear bags can be hung - if they have some easy means of attaching to the carabiner. Hanging a bear bag - https://tinyurl.com/pctmethod Scent proof bags - https://tinyurl.com/bosbagsamazon https://tinyurl.com/basecampbag https://tinyurl.com/loksakamazon Non-Potable Water Treatment - https://tinyurl.com/cdcbackwater Weather - Look at December weather averages for Roby, MO or Ft. Leonard Wood, + the actual forecast. We’ll look to avoid ice &/or snow. https://weatherspark.com/y/10935/Average-Weather-in-Fort-Leonard-Wood-Missouri-United-States-Year-Round Hunting – we might encounter hunters. AT ALL TIMES BRIGHT COLORS ARE REQUIRED OUTER CLOTHING, e.g. jacket and cap, w/ a STRONG PREFERENCE for BLAZE ORANGE, or secondarily other bright colors. http://huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/seasons Addt'l Information: You must have (& bring) all the gear you need to be successful. Everyone will have been backpacking at least once, so use your judgement on what to bring. Don't have all the gear for this? Well, you’re responsible for everything, so better address it. Sierra Club might have loaners for MEMBERS to use on this Outing. Contact Paul Gross @ [masked] & make your own arrangements for pick up & return. We will practice LNT principles - https://tinyurl.com/sclnt ALL participants on Sierra Club outings must execute a standard Liability Waiver. To read the Liability Waiver in advance, go to: http://content.sierraclub.org/outings/sites/content.sierraclub.org.outings/files/forms/local-outings-sign-in_waiver.pdf Sample Itinerary: Fri. Dec. 7, 2018 - meet near KC. Drive to Roby, MO & then on to the trailhead, stopping en-route for a meal. Get on trail, hike in some miles to set up camp B4 dark. Sat. Dec. 8, 2018 - backpack approx. 10+ miles and camp. Sun. Dec. 9, 2018 - complete the circuit. Depart. Opt'l group meal during the return. Video & Pics: Video & photos of the Outing might be taken for use on social media & to support club activities.

Curtis C.
Matt V.
Sean S
roberta v.
Dennis T.
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Paddy Creek Wilderness

Lake Drive · Roby, MO

Respond by: 11/23/2018

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What we're about

Our outings are planned and led by the Thomas Hart Benton (http://missouri.sierraclub.org/thb/) and Kanza (http://www.kansas.sierraclub.org/index.htm) groups of the Sierra Club (http://sierraclub.org/) for conservation-minded people. You do not have to be a Sierra Club member to join this meetup group or participate in the outings. Outings are not limited to the KC area - the Ozarks is a common destination, for example.

Our outings leaders are Sierra Club volunteers, and the range of outings is as diverse as their interests. Day hikes, bicycling, backpacking, paddling, and camping are common activities but you might also find us picking up trash, watching birds, clearing brush along a hiking trail, crawling in a cave, or eradicating invasive vegetation. You can feel safe knowing that our leaders must be certified for outings leadership, including the appropriate first aid training to the level of the outing they are leading.

Because of the certification requirement, only our leaders can create outings. But please feel free to suggest nature- or conservation-oriented outings and maybe one of our leaders will make it happen.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, our outings are limited in size and we do not permit people to "just show up". You must RSVP here or contact the outing leader by email or telephone.

If you repeatedly RSVP for outings but don't show up you may find yourself "deprioritized" for a time - moved to the waiting list behind others who wish to participate.

We Leave No Trace (and that means a lot more than just carrying out our trash).

Children are welcome on most day hikes when accompanied by an adult. Contact the outing leader to determine if the outing is appropriate for your child.

Pets are permitted only if the outing description explicitly says they are.

Firearms are not allowed.

Outing leaders have the final word before and during the outing they are leading and may set minimum fitness, experience and/or equipment requirements for their trip.

We solicit contributions at many outings. These are not tax deductible and are used to fund the operations of the local group (printing and postage costs, outings leader training, etc).

Carpooling is encouraged among trip participants.The Sierra Club does not have insurance for carpooling arrangements and assumes no liability for them. Carpooling, ride sharing or anything similar is strictly a private arrangement among the participants.

During the sign-in process all participants on Sierra Club outings are required to sign a standard liability waiver. If you would like to read the Liability Waiver before you choose to participate in an outing, please click here (http://content.sierraclub.org/outings/sites/content.sierraclub.org.outings/files/forms/local-outings-sign-in_waiver.pdf).

Don't have all the gear for a backpacking trip? No problem, we have some available for loan (http://missouri.sierraclub.org/thb/outings/ELL/index.html) to Sierra Club members for our local outings.