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Magicpaddler
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Chicago area meet.
Mar 23rd, 2009 at 5:21pm
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I have been thinking about getting a bunch of paddlers together just for a fun day. The location would be near Lemont Illinois. It would be on a Saturday or Sunday probably between mid April and mid May. 
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10:00 Meet in a park where you could show off your non boat gear and see others gear, what ever you use for canoeing, fishing or camping.  I would hope some hammocks would show up and the place I am thinking about has many places to hang hammocks. 
12:00 Eat your bag lunch and pack up your gear.
01:00 Move to the river for a paddle 2.5 miles away.  This would be to paddle your own boat unless others offer to trade crafts for a while.  We can go up stream about 2 hours then turn around and come back. 
3:00 - 04:00 we load up and get off the river. 
05:00 Arrive at restaurant and have a beer burger pizza or what ever. 

So what are the chances you would come and for how much of the day?
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Re: Chicago area meet.
Reply #1 - Mar 23rd, 2009 at 11:52pm
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I might be able to do it, if it works into the calendar.  I assume a weekend (saturday?) event? 

Chicago is huge...were you thinking north/south/west side?   

I like the gear angle...lots to look at/compare/get ideas.

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Reply #2 - Mar 24th, 2009 at 12:42pm
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Lemont is near I55 and I355, South West of Chicago.
  
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Reply #3 - Mar 24th, 2009 at 6:48pm
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I'd be interested both in paddling and checking out hammocks, also meeting QJ folks would be cool.
  
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Reply #4 - Mar 24th, 2009 at 8:55pm
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I'm interested.

Oh wait . . thats "Chicago area MEET".  I though it was "meat"

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Reply #5 - Mar 24th, 2009 at 9:20pm
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Perhaps you could bribe PJ to bring the pipes.
  
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Re: Chicago area meet.
Reply #6 - Mar 25th, 2009 at 3:48am
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Practically in my back yard.  

Sounds like fun.  Where would you want to meet and put in?

I've got no canoe but sure would like to meet some folks.
  
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Reply #7 - Mar 25th, 2009 at 11:53am
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I would probably put in in 2 places to spread the cars out.  The fastest healthiest of paddlers could put in directly under Lemont road.  I put in there for a long time. The paddle under the RR bridge gets your hart pumping.  There are a couple of places east after the road goes under the RR tracks that you can walk down the bank.  There is even a boat ramp.
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Re: Chicago area meet.
Reply #8 - Mar 25th, 2009 at 11:42pm
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I've not been to it, but here is a forest preserve that indicates canoeing on the river and it is not far from where you are proposing.

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Just a thought.
  
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Reply #9 - Mar 26th, 2009 at 12:19am
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I have paddled down near that place when you get about ½ mile up stream the current gets fast and I did not want to try to paddle back up stream against that current.  You could do that section down stream but would need a shuttle to get back to your car.
  
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