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Subject: Re: Ghost Town Expedition - Expedition Leader Needed!!!

Author:
Lynne

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Date Posted: 15:16:42 02/25/04 Wed
In reply to: Pathfinder 's message, "Ghost Town Expedition - Expedition Leader Needed!!!" on 21:44:27 02/24/04 Tue

Chuck, I'd be very interested...but if I do the kayak trip, I'll be tapped out for vacation for the year (I've alredy got a lot planned for 2004).

(An aside: I also voted for a class in leading expeditions. :)

Lynne

>The director of trail development of the North Country
>Trail talked to me the other day about an joint
>promotional expedition of the North Country Trail in
>the UP. I mentioned our idea about a ghost town and
>he was vary interested. He mentioned a friend who was
>on the Keewanaw Pennisula and had a few days to kill,
>so he did some explore.
>
>One day while rounding over a hill, he was overlooking
>Lake Superior and an abandoned smelting town. He said
>it was a surreal scene. The buildings with a forest
>growing up through the town, and the smelting stacks
>with trees growing through them with Lake Superior as
>a background.
>
>How Cool!!!
>
>But we need an expedition leader. No experience
>necessary, we will train you. If you have experience
>- Great!! We need you. All you really need is an good
>interest.
>
>Responsible for:
>
>Research (A fun part)
>Planning and Preparation (Another fun Part)
>Teaching and Expedition Skills Class related to the
>Expedition (with help)
>Organizing the Team (pretty easy they are usually
>trained personnel)
>Planning a route (We can supply the mapping resources)
>Executing (You assign tasks to capable team members)
>Full Support of Club resources and experts (which can
>be vast)
>
>This is a great opportunity and will be great
>experience.
>
>It really won't be a lot of work, think about planning
>a trip for yourself, and having some people come along
>with you. We have people to take care of the details.
>
>If you are interested in heading this expedition up,
>then post here or drop me a line.
>
>Andy, Randy, Lynn, Belvedere any of you interested.
>
>Pathfinder

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: It is up to the new Expedition Leader	Chuck Hayden	18:17:45 02/25/04 Wed
Re: It is up to the new Expedition Leader -- Belvedere, 21:33:13 02/27/04 Fri Re: It is up to the new Expedition Leader -- rando, 09:42:26 02/28/04 Sat