trips - Hikin' Historical Hysterical TRIP 9/30-10/2

Trip Info

Dates: 9/30 - 10/2/05
Trip Organizer: lizs
Location: Northeast Iowa, probably YRSF

Number of Attendees: (view all)
5 yes
1 maybe

Description

OK, Reno is cancelled in favor of this location and cool, little "extra"...

I think this will be at Yellow River State Forest. I'll get details out on that (could possibly be a different unit of Yellow River OR Pikes Peak State Park, McGregor)

Route to be announced but, c'mon, ya know lizs plans mighty fine trips!! :-)

The "extra" is a moonlight hike at Effigy Mounds National Monument Saturday night. Take your headlamp and/or flashlight and be ready to hike in the dark. And you never know who you might run into in the woods!??!? Maybe a fur trader? Maybe a tobacco-chewin', stinky soldier of around the Civil War era?!??!

The listing (ironically, it is NOT listing on the Effigy Mounds website, DORKS! It is on the Prairie du Chien website)--

October 1: Moonlight Hike: Effigy Mounds National Monument, three miles north of Marquette, IA. Presented annually, these popular activities can include walks along the Yellow River Bridge Boardwalk Trail and hikes along the Fire Point Trail to the top of the bluff. Featured are: Effigy mound building culture, the impact of the historic settlement period and moonlit views of the Mississippi and Yellow Rivers, reservations required, 563-873-3491.

The moonlight hikes begin 7 to 7:30-ish. Should be free, yes FREE, but I will double check that. We will need reservation for it, which I will take care of arranging.

Following that, we'll share our own tales around the campfire. Mooooooooohahahahaha!!