DETAILED REDWOODS SAFARI INFORMATION
North Coast Redwoods Safari
Orick, California
September 12-16, 2016
Leaders: Hal and Roberta Davis, Burt and Joyce Rodgers, Don Geahry, and Carolyn Yandle
We will hike September 13- 15th, and a possible short warm-up on Sept. 12th, and a short ending hike on Sept. 16, getaway day.
LOCATION: Redwoods Parks Lodge, Orick, CA
Hikes will take place in the National and State Parks in the region, and will be led by a naturalist from the Lodge, and Trails Club leaders familiar with the region.
PARTICIPANTS: Active Hikers: Very Active Amblers, Ramblers, Trekkers, Scramblers.
LODGING:Redwoods Parks Lodge, Orick
We have reserved all 7 houses at the lodge. There are six 3 bedroom houses and one 2 bedroom house. Bed sizes are twin and queen. There are two bathrooms in each 3 bedroom house, and one bathroom in the two bedroom house. All the houses have full kitchens. Everyone will be responsible for their own breakfast, snacks, lunches, water and contributions of drinks and appetizers for the Happy hours. If you would like to share a house with other specific hikers, please indicate on your registration form ( House configurations can be viewed by looking at the website adventures.com).
Along with a herd of Elk on the property often, we will have a fire pit/ring, a meadow with picnic tables and a hot-tub! There is space for one or two RV’s on the property as well, but there are no hookups.
MEALS:
The first night will be a group dinner at the lodge, facilitated by the safari committee, and held outdoors in the meadow. The second two nights will be at local restaurants, one on the return from Jedediah Smith Park. The last night’s dinner will be prepared to a set menu, and prepared by hikers from each cabin. Again we will eat in the meadow at the picnic tables provided by the lodge. Each hiker will be responsible for their own costs for the restaurant meals out. Each cabin/house has a full kitchen for your use. The Safari committee will not be providing beverages for any of the meals or Happy Hours
The Trails Club has reserved the entire Lodge for this week. The cost of this Safari is approximately $300 per person plus an incidental fee of $25 to cover unexpected costs for food or incidentals of a group nature. The final cost will be determined once the lodging arrangements are completed and depending on the total number of participants. The cost of the RV spaces is $20/night and the hikers using the RV spaces will be paying the incidental fee of $25 per person plus their share per person for costs excluding the house rentals(to be determined later).
Drivers will be reimbursed by individual arrangement with their passengers, respecting the Trails Club traditions. The one-way distance is approximately 265 miles to the lodge, plus local mileage to the hikes of approximately 35 miles.
SIGN-UP PROCESS:
REGISTRATION BEGINS AT NOON FEB. 1ST
REGISTRATION IS BY EMAIL ONLY
All registrants will be required to provide the name, if any, of those they will be rooming with. If you wish to be in the same house/cabin with others, please indicate same on the registration form.
Registrants will be accepted first come first served, but PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE DONATED SERVICE TO THE CLUB IN THE PAST YEAR in the form of leading a hike, quarterly captain, safari leader, event coordinator, board member or similar service.