Annual Fall Camping Trip 2003
(event #31)
November 13- 16
Plan
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A beautiful fall morning
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Depart Atlanta for Fontana Dam and
Reservoir
See driving directions and maps below.
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All parties meet at the marina dock by
12:00
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Bruce to reserve ferry for Thursday no
earlier
than noon and Sunday no later than noon per Rick's
request
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Purchase fishing license and ferry pass
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Load gear on the ferry and depart for our
campsite across the lake
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After a ferry ride of about 40 minutes
land on shore
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proceeded by land to campsite "Proctor" less
than a mile up Hazel Creek in the Smoky Mountains National Park.
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The camp site is usually not crowded at this time
of year. Camp site Proctor is quite large and
if there are any other campers, they are typically
located out of sight.
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Food is on your own, although Rick may
take the big stew pot.
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Participants in so far
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Old Timers
Rick Johnson (Bird), Bruce
Gordon(Bruski), John Arnold
(Little John), and John Mullinax (Big john),
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Young Timers
Beau Johnson (Twinkie), Preston McFarland
(Turtle), Johnathon (Monkey)
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Need to hear from
Johnathon, Ryan Laughridge, Jay Hermoyian, A. J.
Trapino, some more of the
Winder crew.
Probably Out for this year
Bison1 (Stich),
Bison2 (Hunter - Catfish no time off),
Definitely Out for this year
Mike Mingus (work scheduling
conflict), Lance, Bryan Mingus, Mark Davis,
Steve Powell,
Bubba, Leroy Moon (new job),
Drivers and Passengers
| John Mullinax - Van |
| Richard Johnson - passengers: Little John |
| Beau - Tundra (probably) |
| Bruce - truck (probably) |
| Preston and Monkey ???
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Actual Trip
Seven men challenged the weather and the forest in
2003; all surviving with memories of big fires,
awesome stew & chili & river burritos, daily hikes
between 4 and 12 miles, trout skunking, waking each
morning with the sound of a flock of turkeys clucking,
discovering the value in using facts when making a
point, hauling the carts around the lake, taking a mud
plunge to save a backpack, loading the cars in
freezing rain, seeing coyote, pheasant, grouse, Grey
fox, deer, Russian black boars, and turkey. See
pictures of 2003 Hazel Creek Trip.
Big Fish in Hazel Creek from
past trip: Beau and Jonathon (Photo courtesy of
Rick Johnson)
Campers
from 2002 -
need to see them all back this year.
(photos courtesy of Rick Johnson)
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