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Welcome Paddlers, Hikers, Cyclists, Climbers, and Skiers/Boarders
If any of our members are interested in coordinating a paddling, hiking, cycling or other type of trip, contact Karla Steckler at 228-424-2874.
Trips still on the planning board include Escatawpa River in George County; Rainwater Observatory Trip to French Camp - Star Gazing; and Disc Golf in June. Stay tuned. May 8 (Sat) Chunky River Canoe and Kayak Trip - Join us as we paddle he Chunky River near Meridian. This is a very easy paddle. Contact Scott Allen at 601-454-9515 or sallen4@comcast.net. May 28-31 - Nantahala River Whitewater Paddling Trip - MS Outdoor Club will organize a whitewater paddling trip to the Nantahala River. If you're planning or interested in going, please contact Jim Trunzler. If you know of others who want to go and paddle their own boats or rent and paddle a duckie or raft, have them contact Jim as well. Rental information for the Nantahala is: www.noc.com. Whitewater experience and proper whitewater boats are necessary along with cold water paddling gear. Non-members of the MS Outdoor Club are required to pay a $4.00/day trip participation fee. Contact Jim at 601-331-1071 or trunzlerj@bellsouth.net. April 2010 April 9-11 (Fri-Sun) - Cartecay River Whitewater Paddling Trip - Paddle some mild whitewater near Elijay, GA. These will be day trips on this mild whitewater river. No whitewater experience will be required. Contact Jim Trunzler at 601-331-1071 or trunzlerj@bellsouth.net. April 17 (Sat) - Water Fest at the Ross Barnett Reservoir - Check out the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality's website for more details on this water fest - www.mdeq.state.ms.us April 17 (Sat) - Bluz Cruz on the Mississippi River at Vicksburg - Check out this event on the Vicksburg website. April 17 (Sat) - 18th Annual Desoto Ranger District (Black Creek) Cleanup - Plan on participating in this cleanup both in the National Forest and on Black Creek. Volunteers get a free T-shirt. Deadline to register is March 29. To volunteer contact Kaye Mansfield at 228-832-2747 or Marilyn Stone at 601-528-6160. April 24 & 25 (Sat & Sun) - Rocky Springs Hiking and Camping Trip Join us as we hike and camp at Rocky Springs on the Natchez Trace south of Jackson. This will be a good trip for families with children. This can be a day hike or combine with overnight camping. Contact Christine Barron at 601-750-1779 or christine@barronhouse.com. March 5 & 6 (Fri & Sat) - Battle of the Bayou in Ocean Springs Check out more information on this 12-mile canoe & kayak race - March 6 - on Old Fort Bayou at www.battleonthebayou.com. For more information contact Cynthia Ramseur at 228-875-1032. March 13 & 14 (Sat-Sun) - Sipsey Wilderness Backpacking Trip - Join us as we go hiking in the Sipsey Wilderness Area in north Alabama. Easy backpacking for the beginners plus great scenery. Contact Jim Trunzler at 601-331-1071 or trunzlerj@bellsouth.net. March 27 & 28 (Sat & Sun) - Locust For Whitewater Paddling Trip Join us as we paddle some class II & III whitewater on the closest whitewater river to central Mississippi paddlers. You'll need previous whitewater experience plus cold weather paddling gear. Contact Jim Trunzler at 601-331-1071 or trunzlerj@bellsouth.net. February 25 (Thursday) - MOC General Meeting Join us as we have our quarterly meeting which will be held at Hal & Mals in downtown Jackson at 6:30pm. We'll get together at 6:00pm for drinks and food prior to the meeting so come early. We have several Board Member Candidates to vote on at this meeting so please plan on attending. We are excited to have one or more members of the Kast Iron Kookers presenting a program on Dutch Oven cooking. These guys know how to cook anything with those cast iron dutch ovens. This will be an excellent program so try to attend. Visitors and guests are Welcome!! November 2009 Nov 13 - !5 (Fri - Sun) - Sipsey Wilderness Backpacking Trip - This is a great backpacking trip through the William Bankhead National Forest in northern Alabama. Three geologic areas come together in this location forming some very unique features including waterfalls, beautiful river, giant boulders, and very unique forest. Get your packs out and your boots dusted off for this great trip. Contact Jim Trunzler at 601-331-1071 or trunzlerj@bellsouth.net. October 2009 October 24 - Roosevelt State Park Day Hike This is a great day hike for the family and beginner hikers. Get out of the house and join us for this beautiful hike through Roosevelt State Park on several of their trails. For more information contact Christine Barron at 601-750-1778 or christine@barronhouse.com. Trip Rating: Easy. Oct 31 to Nov. 1 (Sat-Sun) - Escatawpa River Canoe/Kayak Trip - Join us for a really nice paddle on one of the coasts finest blackwater streams. This is a trip for all levels of paddlers. A fine stream on which to paddle and camp. An outfitter is located on the Escatawpa for those wishing to rent a canoe. Contact Ardell Hinton at 601-953-8335 or ardell.hinton@med.va.gov. Trip Rating: Easy September 2009 September 3 (Thursday) MS Outdoor Club Quarterly General Meeting - The club will have its quarter general meeting at Hal & Mal's at 7:00pm to 8:00pm on Thursday September 3. We hope to have some discussion on activities planned for the Fall plus a guest speaker. Come early at 6:30pm for a meal, drinks and socializing. Guests and visitors are welcome to all our general meetings. Sept 4-7 (Fri-Mon) - Labor Day Nantahala River Whitewater Paddling Trip - MS Outdoor Club will organize a Labor Day whitewater paddling trip to the Nantahala River on Sept. 4 - 7. There are four campsites reserved for that weekend. If you plan to go, please let me (Jim Trunzler) know. There is a three day mininum for the campsites. I will reserve more campsites if needed. If you know of others who want to go and rent and paddle a duckie or raft, have them contact me, I'll give them the toll free raft rental number for the Nantahala Outdoor Center (www.noc.com). Non-members of the MS Outdoor Club are required to pay a $4.00/day trip participation fee. Sept. 18 - 20 (Fri-Sun) - Reuion Trip to the Nantahala River - The MS Outdoor Club is planning a Mississippi paddlers reunion trip to the Nantahala River in North Carolina. The club has thirteen camp sites available. Approximately sixteen people have committed to attend. Sat. night is a bring a dish supper for all. Please contact Jim Trunzler at 601-331-1071 or trunzlerj@bellsouth.net if you plan to attend. July 2009 July 3-5 (Friday-Sunday) - MS Hot Air Balloon Championship - The MS Outdoor Club has been invited by the MS Hot Air Balloon Club to help provide ground crew for pilots involved in this competition. Club members participated last year and we all had a great time. July 224-26 (Friday-Sunday) - Nantahala River Whitewater Paddling Trip - We'll travel over to western North Carolina and canoe, kayak and raft the Nantahala River at Wesser, NC. We'll camp at Lost Mine Campground, cookout, eat-out and paddle the river each day. Local outfitters are available for participants wishing to rent rafts to join the group on the river. Trip Rating: Whitewater - Moderate. For more information contact Larry Estes at 601-924-3689 or jrestes@bellsouth.net. May 2009 May 9 (Saturday) - Cookout at The Breakers on the Reservoir - A cookout has replaced the Crawfish Boil at The Breakers. Plan on getting there around 4:00pm and hanging out till around 8:00pm - there's a full moon. Bring a favorite meat dish to cook on the grill. We'll provide the grills and charcoal and you bring your beverages and plate/cutlery, etc. We hope to have some extra boats for people to test paddle. See you there. April 2009 April 5 Ochsner's Ironman New Orleans The first annual Ochsner's Ironman will be held at Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, on April 5th. The event coordinator, Bill Burke, needs 40+ kayaks, complete with paddlers, as safety craft to monitor the race. The swimming portion of the race will begin at 0730, the morning of April 5th. Bill wants a kayak on the water every 150 feet for the length of the course. Mr. Burke is prepared to make a sizable cash donation to the Phatwater, as well as assisting with event organization, provided the Phatwater organization supplies him with safety boaters for his event. April 18 (Saturday) - Nature Day at the Clinton Community Nature Center - This annual festival offers something for everyone. Bird & nature walks, live birds of prey, reptiles and other animals. Educational & informational booths, children’s activities, plant sales, food and much more! 9:00am-3:00pm. April 18-20 (Sat-Mon) - Chattooga River Whitewater Paddling Trip - Join us for a serious paddle on one of the south's most scenic whitewater rivers and the challenges of class II to IV rapids. Prior whitewater experience is necessary if paddling a canoe or kayak on the Chattooga. Others can join us by way of renting rafts or duckies at the NOC Outpost at the Chattooga. For more information contact Jim Trunzler at 601-331-1071 or trunzlerj@bellsouth.net. March 2009 March 1 - Noxubee NWR Day Paddle Trip - Come out and experience the beauty of Bluff Lake. If weather is too bad to paddle, we can explore some of the refuge's hiking trails. Contact Braxton Barden if interested. braxton.barden@gmail.com March 7 & 8 (Sat-Sun) - Alabama Backpacking Trip - This trip will be to either the Sipsey Wilderness in northern Alabama or another hiking trail system in Alabama. We'll leave Mississippi on Friday afternoon and return on Sunday afternoon. Participants will need a backpack, tent, sleeping bag, backpacking stove, hiking boots and related backpacking gear. For more information contact Larry Estes at 601-924-3689 or jrestes@bellsouth.net. March 10 (Tuesday) - MS Outdoor Club's Quarterly Membership Meeting - We'll gather at 6:00pm for drinks, food and socializing at Hal & Mal's Restaurant in downtown Jackson. The meeting will begin at 7:00pm with general club updates on trips and activities followed by a presentation by Lewis Oswalt on his recent trip to the Grand Canyon. Visitors and guests are welcome to attend. March 21-22 (Sat-Sun) - Locust Fork Whitewater Canoe & Kayak Trip - Join us on our first whitewater trip for the 2009 season. We'll campout near the river on Friday and Saturday and run the river on Saturday and Sunday. This is a good beginner/intermediate whitewater river for those who are interested in taking on the challenges of whitewater and have had some prior whitewater instruction by the club. For more information, contact Jim Trunzler at 601-331-1071 or trunzlerj@bellsouth.net. March 27(Friday) - Club Social Happy Hour - This is the first of our Club's Social Happy Hour events. We'll meet at Pelican Cove Grill on the Reservoir in Ridgeland. Come join us and help us kick off this monthly Social Happy Hour. We'll get together from 6:00pm till. The phone number for Pelican Cove is 601-605-1865. Hope to see your there and ask for the MS Outdoor Club group. March/April - Kayak Roll Clinic - Learn how to roll your kayak in the safety of an indoor pool. Instructors will work with you on the basics of rolling your kayak. Kayak, paddle and spray skirts are provided for those without gear. March & April - Outdoor Clinics - The MS Outdoor Club with support from the MS Baptist Healthplex in Clinton will be conducting several clinics. The clinics will be held in one of the first floor meeting rooms at the Clinton Baptist Healthplex at 7:00pm to 8:00pm. The clinics are free to MS Outdoor Club and Baptist Healthplex members. Clinics are as follows: February 2009 February 21-22- Sunflower Overnight Canoe Trip from Anguilla to Holly Bluff - We'll paddle through part of the Delta National Forest, the only bottom land hardwood national forest. Contact Braxton Barden if interested. braxton.barden@gmail.com February 21 - Day trip on the Rez- Come to a day trip on the Barnett Reservoir. We need to check out a new paddling location on the east side of the Rez north of Hwy 43 off Lake Harbor Road. It's a put-in and return to the same launch point. I'm planning a full moon camp out there in several weeks and need to check out both the paddling and camping opportunities. It's not the open res, it's generally a wetlands area. We'll be finished in plenty of time for the Wine and Beer tasting party tonight. Contact Bob Marsh, for details and directions. February 21 (Saturday) - Wine & Beer Tasting Party - We had such a good time at the last Wine Tasting Social we decided to have another one but add beer to the list. We'll have the party at Fitness Depot in Madison at 551 Ridgecrest Drive. We'll start around 6:30pm and end around 9:00pm. Members are asked to bring a favorite party dish to feed 6 to 8 people. The club is working out the details on the wine but if you have some special micro-brewed beer, please feel free to bring some to share with everyone. The club will provide plates, cutlery, napkins and cups. Please invite a guest(s) that might be interested in our club activities. January 2009 January 3 (Sat) - Hike and Lunch - We'll do a short morning hike at the Clinton Nature Center (just east of Clinton Parkway)then head over to Lenny's Sub Shop for a sandwich. We'll meet at the Clinton Nature Center parking lot at 10:00am. for a nice hike through this wonderful natural area then on to Lenny's following the hike. Contact Larry Estes at jrestes@bellsouth.net if your interested or just show up. January 10 - Roosevelt State Park Day Hike - Join us for a easy hike at Roosevelt State Park east of Jackson near Morton. We'll do one or more of their established hiking trails and also look into investigating this trail for a service project later on this spring. For more details about meeting time and location contact Larry Estes at jrestes@bellsouth.net. January 17-19 - Horn Island Paddle and Camp Out - This was the trip that wasn't to be. The MS Sound water temp dropped into the 50's which caused some concern about hypothermia. As an alternative, Mike booked a charter boat to take us out to Horn, however the Capt canceled out near the last minute over weather concerns for the return trip. We camped at Sheppard State park on Saturday night and paddled some of the Pascagoula tidelands. We had a nice time in spite of the obstacles. Snow Skiing Trips - The club will be leading a snow skiing and snow boarding trip to the Salt Lake City ski areas on January 29 to February 5. Click on Information Flyer and Detailed Information Sheet for more information on the Salt Lake City trip. If interested in this trip call Larry Estes at 601-924-3689 or Larry Estes.  |
