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2004 Calendar
Last updated: Friday, 01 April 2005

For information about a trip, contact the trip leader indicated. If no trip leader is indicated,
send an email to info@fairbankspaddlers.org or call (907) 457-6723.
Contact Trip Leader by the Thursday evening before a weekend trip to insure space on that trip.

Unsure what trips you want to take? Check out Paddling 101
for descriptions of which trips are best for you.

The board meets regularly each month at the College Coffee House
on University near College Road. Occasionally the place varies,
so please check with a board member before attending.

  January - May
  Pool Sessions: Hamme Pool, every Monday evening, starting January 5th (except borough holidays), 7 - 9pm, kayak polo 9:00 to 9:30 (bring a helmet) Cost is a bit higher for 2004: $3.75/session.

Important!!! Your boat MUST be clean BEFORE you bring it to the pool. You can use neither the pool nor the hose to clean boats!

  May - September
  Return to Chena River, 2 June to 15 September: 6:30pm Graehl Landing, every Wednesday evening through the summer

Also, Flat Water Paddling Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Larry Fogleson 479-6828 or 378-3748

  April
17 Delta Clearwater. Bruce Campbell
24 Water Expo at Hamme Pool, 1 to 6 PM. Contact Les Graves, 479-6172
  May
4 Begin of flatwater paddling, every Tuesday and Thursday through the summer. Larry Fogleson 479-6828 or 378-3748
8 Chena River Clean up and Spring Potluck. Contact Alan Batten at 488-3205 about clean up
15 Upper Chena float and Spring Potluck by the river. Dave Gronemeier 457-2097 (email works best)
  June
2 Chena River Evening Floats begin, 2 June to 15 September: 6:30pm Graehl Landing, every Wednesday evening through the summer
5 Nenana River, Reindeer Hills Day trip, Brad Snow 479-6790
5-6 Nenana River, Reindeer Hills overnight trip, Marjie Richards 456-8924
7-10 Upper Gulkana to repair the boardwalk. Trip Leader Needed.
11-13 Lower Gulkana. Bruce Campbell 488-1667 [This trip could be moved to June 18th 19th and 20th]
19 Nenana River Newcomers Run. Alison Carter 455-8661 
If the Lower Gulkana moves to this weekend this trip will move to July 10th
26 Chena River Breakfast Cruise, Marjie Richards 456-8924
26 Chulitna River East or Middle Fork. Les Graves 479-6172
  July
16-18 Nenana River Wildwater Festival. See www.nenanawildwater.org for more information as it becomes available.
18 Bev Reitz Memorial Float on the Nenana River: Carlo creek to McKinley Village, Alison Carter, 459-2027 (work) or 455-8661 (home)
24 Date changed! Nenana River: Carlo creek to McKinley Village, Don Kiely 455-6749
24-26 Chena River over night trip. Shirley Liss 455-661
30-2 August Upper Gulkana Paxon Lake to Sourdough
  August
7-8 Nenana River Reindeer Hills Berry picking Marjie Richards 456-8924