Trip Schedule

Contact MaryAnn if there is a trip you would like to coordinate
Trip Rules These trips are scheduled for CHOTA MEMBERS. To join the club, please print the membership form and send it to the given address along with the annual fee. You may also give it to the trip leader on the day of the trip. Please contact the trip leader by the THURSDAY before the scheduled trip. Trips listed as a weekend do NOT necessarily mean there is a trip both days, the trip leader will choose which day. The trip leader may cancel the trip if there are less than three participants.
Club Equipment Club boats and gear is available to Chota members at no charge. However, equipment that is not returned by the TUESDAY following the trip will be subjected to a $20 late fee. This is to ensure that all club members have fair access to the gear. If you are interested in using club equipment, please contact Mary Ann Grell at (865)207-6250 or magrell@yahoo.com.



Date	River	Coordinator	Phone

Sept 6	Hiwassee Class II Please call by the Wednesday before.	Trey Coleman roscoepwavetrain@yahoo.com	(865)310-6243

Sept 19-21	Gauley Fest Gauley River, WV

Sept 21	Nantahala Class II-III	Doug Klaras footer40mph@msn.com	(865)806-8264

Sept 26-28	NOC Guest Appreciation Festival Nantahala River, NC

Date	Location	Coordinator	Phone
Day Trips
PADDLE to the GRILL (PTTG) – Thursday Nights Start in May. Beginning in May - Paddle to the Grill (PTTG) each Thursday evenings will return. Paddle for dinner/beverage and return with paddling lights. Off the water by 10pm. Notices of PTTG will be send via email. If you’re not on the Touring Distribution email listing, Contact Jack Graham, 865-675-6545, bikrsall@chartertn.net

Paddler’s Choice Events – If you’ve always been interested to paddle a particular river or lake, just give the Touring Chairperson a call for spur of the moment “Pick Up” trips, contact Doug Johnstone at canoeone@tds.net or call 865-966-3391, or 865-804-5240 (cell) and he will assist in coordinating the event!

Touring Paddlers Distribution List – Contact Jack Graham bikrsall@chartertn.net or Doug Johnstone canoeone@tds.net to be added to the announcements for upcoming events. Reminder - As with all trips, please contact the trip coordinator prior to the trip, as plans may change due to weather or life in general.




Oct 18 (Sat)	Whites Creek Embayment on Watts Bar We are planning to paddle the Whites Creek embayment of Watts Bar Lake on Saturday (October 18). We will meet at the McDonaldâ€™s Restaurant on HWY 27/61 between Rockwood and Harriman at 9:30am. We will put in at a boat ramp at the TVA White Creek Small Wild Area and stop for lunch at Half Moon Island. Hopefully, the fall leaf color will be spectacular. We expect to paddle a total of 8 to 10 miles. A navigation chart of this area can be downloaded from http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/opn/TNRiver/charts/78.jpg Directions: Take I-40 west to HWY 27/61 (exit number 347), turn right; McDonalds will be on the right. Please let us know if you plan to join us. Our home phone number is 922-8075, our cell phone number is 406-6417, and our e-mail address is ttmcdono@aol.com. Thanks, Tom & Tere McDonough	Tom and Tere McDonough TTMCDONO@aol.com	865-406-6417

Oct 25 - 29	Hammacks Beach State Park North Carolina Coast, Bear Island Overnighter We will leave on Saturday morning, camp on the mainland Saturday night Oct 25. Early Sunday morning, we'll get out camping permits (first come first serve) for Bear Island. This will be a self contained (pack in boat camping gear and food) for four days, three nights. We'll paddle to the Island on Sunday, camp Sunday/Monday/Tuesday nights and return to the mainland Wed morning, then travel back to K-Town on Wed. There is water, toilet, outdoor shower facilities on the island. The paddling each day will be day trips (without gear), in the marsh areas or on the Atlantic beach side, depending on the weather/tides, etc. There are 10 campsites separated by dunes (of which you do not see your camping neighbor, with your front porch being the Atlantic Ocean. There is a daily camping fee per person. Travel arrangements are up to each person responsibility. We will attempt to caravan, if folks would like to, or we'll just meet Saturday night or Sunday morning. If you are interested in this trip, please contact Doug Johnstone 865-804-5240 or email soon, and along with your phone number. We'll need to get a headcount of folks that are going to get an idea of who is going on this really neat trip.	Doug Johnstone canoeone@canoeone@tds.net	865-804-5240



Nov 8 - 12	Horn Island Gulf National Seashore Overnighter This is a totally self contained trip, 3 nights on the island, advance paddlers, paddle includes 10 mile open sea crossing from Bilixi Mississippi to Horn Island. Daily 10 mile plus exploratory paddle adventures. Call or email for more details	Doug Johnstone canoeone@tds.net	865-804-5240



Festivals

Date	Location	Coordinator	Phone

Nov 28-30 Note New Date	2nd Annual Charleston South Carolina Paddle & Oyster Roast Event We will travel on Friday, Nov 28, paddle Nov 29 with Oyster Roast on Saturday night, and travel back on Sunday. We have arranged "Free" Accomodations again! More information to follow later this week. Hope you all can make this great trip !	Ellen Oblow epoblow@bellsouth.net	865-300-4322


It is best to call the tripmaster at least a day ahead. Trips have been known to get cancelled if it appears no one will show.

Send either of the Trip Cruisemasters ( MaryAnn Grell, Doug Johnstone) a note if there is something you would like to lead or to see lead.

RELEASE SCHEDULES/NOTES
Hiwassee Release Schedule Information Line at 1-800-238-2264 after 6 p.m. 24 Hour Release Schedules are available at: lakeinfo.tva.gov	Ocoee Release Schedule Middle Upper