2K Adventure Club 2011 Calendar

Our ideas meeting took place on Tuesday Jan. 11th at 2K Adventure Gear in Richmond, Illinois.  Nine positively outdoorsy souls combined their passions to put together some great ideas for the clubs 2011 calendar.  Our intention is to have the calendar published by February 1st.

The conversation at the meeting was rich.  We discussed local and distant destinations, more diversity in club activities, and I'm pretty sure we have more volunteers to organize and leed these expeditions.

Last year, we were having difficulties in spreading the word and knowing who would show up for 2K Club events.  (My Bad)  But, because we are now entering our second year, there is more insight to how the club calendar needs to operate.  This year, you will be invited to come and be asked to RSVP.  However, we do not want to over do the emails.  So, we'll only send two emails per event.  One to notify and one to remind.  And to make this more simple for us, you will only receive a invitation link to the Club Blog.  The Blob itself will contain the details.  Some who were not able to attend the meeting expressed their ideas.  Simply put, Tiki Tuesdays and Silver Lake Sundays will be there in 2011.  But, there will be more emphasis on skills and safety.  More info to come.  Also, work schedules may prohibit some from participating in club events.  So we encourage you to organize, schedule, and leed events you have a passion for and feel comfortable heading - regardless of the day of the week.

Here is a taste of what we discussed at the meeting:

• Day Paddles
• Multi Day Paddles
• White Water Paddles and Lessons
• Paddle skills & Training (dumping on purpose, with help in the water)
• Backpacking
• Hiking for Exercise
• Snow Shoeing
• Winter Camping
• Backpacking/Winter Camping
• Rock Climbing
• And one that I just thought of: How to get the most exercise out of paddling. (Tiki Tuesdays and Silver Lake Sundays)

Location Ideas:

• Boundary Waters (DR)
• Quetico (EL)
• Isle Royal (LG)
• Sylvia Wilderness Area (LG)
• Current River (DR)
• Porky Mt's. (RG)
• Plus The Local Areas
• (Bosses Allowing)

Before writing this post, I was thinking - WOW, what a goal for the club!  Then I thought, WOW, what a goal for an individual to achieve this goal.

The bottom line - The club will do all of this - this year.  The question is, who will achieve this goal with the club? 

As always, respond to: 2kadventureclub@gmail.com 

Consider being an event leader.

Rich