We've reserved group campsite number 5 in Gatineau Park (it can be found by clicking the Taylor Lake link). We already have about 25-30 people coming; even if no one else signs up, it will only cost each person < 4 dollars per night for camping + food + transportation + gear. This also means that you are all welcome to invite significant others (just be sure to let me know soon so we dont over book the trip).
To make sure we don't over or under book the trip, we are collecting a $20 deposit (non-refundable) per person. Please email me if you are not in town (you can give me money when you get to town), if you are in town, please bring your deposit to my office W 6/1 in Stewart biology by Monday (August 30th). I have meetings all week, so ill be in and out, but if i'm not there, just leave an envelope under the door with the money and your name on it and email me to let me know you dropped it off (talk about a run on sentence).
Gatineau Park offers a variety of outdoor activities: hiking, swimming, canoe/kayak rentals, fishing, bike rentals. As far as food is concerned, we're going to create groups that are responsible for buying and preparing one meal. Please let me know if you have any dietary restrictions (i.e. vegan/vegetarian, allergies, etc.) so we can accommodate. The total cost of the weekend will depend greatly on the number of vehicles owned by graduate students. I'll let everyone know the projected price as soon as I know how many cars are coming.
Details:
Date: Friday Sept 10th to Sunday Sept 12th
Alcohol policy: Officially, they dont allow it, unofficially they dont care as long as everyone is cool.
Gear: Please email me back with whatever gear you have (including extra gear you can bring), what we need:
Cars
Tents
Sleeping bags
Sleeping Mats
camping pots and a camping grill grate (not backpacking stoves, just a grate to put over the fire pit)
tarps
coolers
cooking utensils for fire
We have some instruments coming (guitars, fiddle, banjo, washtub bass), but if you have anything especially awesome, let me know , and ill let you know if we can squeeze it in!
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! BUNGEE JUMPING
Monica Radovski has organized BUNGEE jumping as a side trip on the camping trip!
For all the adventurous people:
Have you ever wanted to plummet towards an aqua-blue, spring-fed
lagoon, whilst being tethered to beautiful limestone by a large
elastic cord? Well now's your chance! We're lucky enough to be
camping very close to the highest bungee jump (200 ft/61 m) in North
America! The jump is with Great Canadian Bungee in Wakefield, Qc.
Some of us are planning to go there during the day on the Saturday.
If you don't want to take the plunge they also have a zipline, B.B.Q.
and picnic facilities, a lifeguard beach, a volleyball net and much
more. You can check it all out on their website:
http://www.bungee.ca/
It's cheaper to bungee jump if we're a group of at least 10 people,
and we have to book the jump a couple of weeks in advance because
they're pretty busy on weekends. We also have to figure out the car
situation before we go, so please let me (Monica R.) know if you're
interested in bungee jumping or just coming along to watch and/or take
part in the other activities they have. My email address is
monica.radovski@mail.mcgill.ca. This is just one option for something
to do on Saturday, so there's no pressure to come.
Here are the prices as listed on the website:
BUNGEE JUMPING
First Jump (Regular Price) $97.45
Additional Jumps (Same Day) $53.16
Group of 10 or More $70.87 ( 48hr advance reservation )
RIPRIDE
The RIPRIDE® $31.01
(add on with any Bungee or raft trip) $22.15
PACKAGES
Jump and Rip Ride $119.60
Jump, DVD and T-Shirt $132.89
Jump, Rip Ride, DVD, T-Shirt $155.04
(DVD is a 2 disc set with Adrenaline Overload Promo
video and your personal jump video)
Have you ever wanted to plummet towards an aqua-blue, spring-fed
lagoon, whilst being tethered to beautiful limestone by a large
elastic cord? Well now's your chance! We're lucky enough to be
camping very close to the highest bungee jump (200 ft/61 m) in North
America! The jump is with Great Canadian Bungee in Wakefield, Qc.
Some of us are planning to go there during the day on the Saturday.
If you don't want to take the plunge they also have a zipline, B.B.Q.
and picnic facilities, a lifeguard beach, a volleyball net and much
more. You can check it all out on their website:
http://www.bungee.ca/
It's cheaper to bungee jump if we're a group of at least 10 people,
and we have to book the jump a couple of weeks in advance because
they're pretty busy on weekends. We also have to figure out the car
situation before we go, so please let me (Monica R.) know if you're
interested in bungee jumping or just coming along to watch and/or take
part in the other activities they have. My email address is
monica.radovski@mail.mcgill.ca. This is just one option for something
to do on Saturday, so there's no pressure to come.
Here are the prices as listed on the website:
BUNGEE JUMPING
First Jump (Regular Price) $97.45
Additional Jumps (Same Day) $53.16
Group of 10 or More $70.87 ( 48hr advance reservation )
RIPRIDE
The RIPRIDE® $31.01
(add on with any Bungee or raft trip) $22.15
PACKAGES
Jump and Rip Ride $119.60
Jump, DVD and T-Shirt $132.89
Jump, Rip Ride, DVD, T-Shirt $155.04
(DVD is a 2 disc set with Adrenaline Overload Promo
video and your personal jump video)
Peace,
Caolan
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Caolan Kovach-Orr
Ph.D. Candidate, Fussmann Lab
McGill University
Stewart Biology Building
1205 Docteur Penfield
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B1
Lab: Stewart Biology Building, Room W 6/3.
(514) 398-4096
Office: Stewart Biology Building, Room W 6/1.
(514) 398-6467
McGill University
Stewart Biology Building
1205 Docteur Penfield
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B1
Lab: Stewart Biology Building, Room W 6/3.
(514) 398-4096
Office: Stewart Biology Building, Room W 6/1.
(514) 398-6467
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