BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:63@atlantahikes.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140524T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140526T000000 DTSTAMP:20140516T031101Z URL:https://www.atlantahikes.com/events/backpacking-jacks-river/ SUMMARY:Backpacking - Jack's River - #_LOCATIONNAME - 24 May 14 00:00 DESCRIPTION:Date: May 24-26\, 2014\nMeeting Time: 7:30 am on May 24\nEnding Time: About 5:00 pm on May 26\nMeeting Place: Intown Community Church\nDi fficulty: D4-D5 - mostly because you are carrying a backpack and navigatin g river crossings.\nHiking Distance: About 20 miles over 3 days.\nCosts: $ 20 for the driver\, Aprroximately $30 for food and maybe some costs if you need to rent equipment.\n\nThis hike is only open to people who have prev iously hiked with Atlanta Hikes.\n\nJack's River Trail follows the Jack's River in the Cohutta Wilderness. This will be a two night backpacking hike . This is a great hike where you will experience things you possibly have not experienced before. It is a wilderness area so there are no restroom f acilities.\n\nAs we are mostly following the river there are not a lot of incline changes. However we will be crossing the river about 50 times dur ing the hike. You will need to wear appropriate footwear. I highly recomme nd wearing river shoes such as these. Keen River Shoes.  You don't have t o get this brand but look for something that will protect your toes.  You can use a pair a light tennis shoes but you are likely to get blisters as they will be continuously wet. You will not have time to change your shoe s every time we cross the river so plan on hiking with wet feet. I would a lso recommend a hiking pole or stick as it is sometimes tricky to keep you r balance when crossing the river. The depth of the river will be from ank le deep to possibly waist deep. When the river is waist deep it doesn't fl ow as fast so don't panic too much. However the river bed is slippery so t read carefully. If you do bring a hiking pole bear in mind it might not be good for use after this trip as water sometimes damages it's ability to e xtend.\n\nOther items needed which you may be able to borrow or rent.\n- T ent (could be shared)\n- Sleeping bag (probably won't be shared \;)\n\nDo not worry if you don’t have these items. We will make sure everyone is p roperly equipped before we start this hike. I will provide a checklist whi ch will be sent to people who sign up.\n\nPlease sign up early and definit ely by 5/12/14 if you wish to go on this hike. Signing up early encourages others to go on the hike and means there is less likelihood of me cancell ing it due to apparent lack of interest.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Hiking END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20140309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR