Detroit Camping Trip 2011!!!
Hey everyone!
We are very excited for our 4th annual Detroit Camping Trip! The Holmes Family will be there Wed night thru Sunday night (June 8th - 13th). We have a great mix of folks coming!
FOOD
Unlike past years we are having everyone bring their own food. As I'm sure you can understand there are just to many of us to cook for. But we thought it would be nice to give you a run down on our food game plan so it's easy to copy if you'd like. The place has a covered area with a couple BBQ's and tables to cook at eat at. We will bring the extra condiments, ketchup, mustard, mayo, etc. for everyone to use.
Breakfast - whatever is easy to bring
Lunches - Our plan is to bring hotdogs, sausages and sandwich stuff for ourselves.
Dinners - We will try to keep dinners as communal as possible. Our dinner menu as follows...
Weds - Taco Soup, only a few people will be here first night we have everyone covered.
Thurs -The Holmes crew will be cooking ribs, corn & fire-baked potatoes with all the fixins. People are welcome to join with their variations.
Fri - BBQ Bunco/Poker night, everyone brings their favorite BBQ meats and sides and we have a cook out. After the food we will have games of Bunco and Poker going. Poker will be a $5 buy-in or you can play Bunco for free and compete for prizes.
Sat - Potluck. BRING YOUR BEST CAMPING DISH Need help deciding? Call Jennifer 503-866-4565
ACTIVITES - breakdown per day
WEDS - Arrive and set up camp
THURS - Depending on the weather Water Play and a Hike
FRIDAY - Bunco/Poker Party BBQ
SATURDAY - In the mid day we are planning to float the river in tubes back to our campsite. Bring your tubes or pick them up at your local Les Schwab for $10-15 dollars. If you don't want to tube or we all don't want to if the weather isn't good we will have horse shoes and Chuck-O to play.
Incase it does shower here and there we'll have many games, cards, and things to do!
COST - $10 for adults $5 for kids $5 for cars per night
GEAR AND SUPPLIES
There is a good chance we'll have showers over the week. Make sure you bring a tarp for under your tent. Having an air mattress or something else that will elevate you from the ground is a great as well. If you have extra tarps please bring. It's also nice to bring a big thing of drinking water.
CLEANING SUPPLIES - Thanks to Stacey we have a portable sink and will have a community area set up with soap and towels for washing dishes. I'll also bring other cleaning supplies that everyone can share.
FIRE WOOD - If you have any extra at home please bring some with you. Their is wood for sale at Detroit, but it is expensive.
DIRECTIONS
Take Exit 253 for OR-22 E toward Detroit Lake/Bend
Stay on 22 past Detroit Lake and the Detroit Lake City
A few miles past Detroit you will see Blow Out Road on the right hand side (their is a sign as well I believe)
Go about 3/4 mile on Blow Out Road and you will see a small gate on the right hand side labeled Hoover Campground Group Site, we will have our own signs up as well to help people see it. If you reach the larger Hoover Campground without the gate you have gone to far. The gate will be closed but unlocked, please just open the gate and shut it behind you. Find Jennifer to help find a suitable spot to setup camp.
__Tent
__Ground cloth/tarp
__Extra stakes
__Shade tarp/poles/rope/stakes
__Mat for tent entrance Bedding
__Sleeping bag
__Sheets/blankets
__Pillow
__Air mattress/sleeping pad/cot/tarp
__Air pump
__Repair kit for air mattress
__Utility bags for storage
__Large water jug & water bucket
__Coolers/ice
__Thermos
__Stove with fuel/propane
__Matches/lighter
__Charcoal/firewood/buddy burner
__Campfire grill/BBQ grill
__Fire starters/newspaper
__Tablecloth/thumb tacks/clips
__Heavy-duty aluminum foil
__Paper towels
__Trash bags
__Dish soap
__Containers for food storage
__Pots and frying pans with lids
__Soap for outside of pots and pans
__Cook utensils-spatula, knife, spoon
__Tongs
__Folding table
__Dutch oven
__Pie irons
__Mugs/paper cups
__Mixing bowl
__Cutting board
__Ziplock bags
__Napkins
__Dish pan
__Dish rags/towels
__Scrub pad/brillo
__Seasonings/sugar/condiments
__Hat
__Sweatshirt/jacket
__Rain gear
__Swim suit/towel
__Laundry bag
__Sunscreen/chapstick
__Lantern with fuel/mantles
__Extra batteries/bulbs
__Compass/GPS
__Bug repellant/candles
__Water filters/purification/treatment
__Camera/battery/film/video (see photo jigsaw puzzles)
__Books/magazines (a Kindle would be better)
__Fishing gear/license/bait (Rainbow Trout are hitting well this year, a buddy and his friends caught 50 near the dam).
__Musical instruments/song books
__Camp chairs
__Sunglasses
__First aid kit
__Tissues
__Popcorn
__Marshmallows, Graham crackers, Hershey bars (Smores)
__Flashlight/batteries
__Pocket knife
__Plastic grocery bags
__Binoculars
__Rope/clothes line
__Canteen/water bottle/coffee pot
__Bungi cords/straps
__Cards/games/toys/golf
__Duct tape/electrical tape
__Notepad/pen
__Cell phone/charger & 2-way radios/walkie talkies
__Bikes/helmets
__Work gloves
__Umbrella
__Hand wipes
__Drinks/snacks
__Small sewing kit
__Hot chocolate/tea bags/coffee
__Scissors