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Nestled within the Blueridge Mountains and on the Appalachian Trail, lies historical Bears Den Lodge. Once a summer home for Washington physician Huron Lawson and his wife, opera singer, Francesca Kaspar, Bears Den is an enchanting stone lodge reminiscent of a European castle, complete with turrets and tower.
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Meals are an organized potluck - Your participation is importantYou, the Ruckster, bring all meals and utensils. Information on the menu, utensils and volunteer clean up is available to you on an interactive Google Spreadsheet.. User name is ATrailHiker@hotmail.com and the password is trail work. After you update the spreadsheet with your information click on save at the top right of the page. We organize a Friday evening dinner and the Saturday evening RuckFeast. We also organize a Saturday soup benefit. Bring a soup, chili; luncheon tray, breads and we all pay a donation to eat it. This lunch is important as all the money is directly given to the hostel for their years of allowing us to use this beautiful old historic place (did we mention the grand piano in the main common room?) The kitchen is complete with all appliances, pots, pans, metal utensils, all kitchenware and eating utensils. As for the Ruck utensils, we ask that you donate all eating utensils (defined below). Food donations – We welcome all dishes! Any dish should be precooked and kept cold. There are 2 refrigerators at the hostel and they fill up fast. Long cooking meats should be precooked as well. We welcome any dishes from your ethnic and cultural dishes to good old baked ham or fried chicken (hint). Your ideas, your creation…. it’s welcome here! We ask that you use the interactive Google spreadsheet, click here. Desserts – One thing about a Ruck…you get to stare at the many desserts. Folks are real creative with desserts here, so bring your very best to just plain biscuits. We don’t care – we love it all, and we appreciate it all! We once had a bake-off, you can organize one too. Eating utensils and paper products – These are the items we are in need of: Paper plates (non-styro preferred), paper bowls, plastic forks, spoons, knives, napkins, paper cups, large and sturdy trash bags, foil, plastic wrap, large Ziplocs, paper towels.
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Campfire – Held in the campground. Bring your firewood--it's been as low as zero at night there and we're always in need of more firewood. Please bring what you have. If you are able to drop off firewood ahead of time and no later than a FEW DAYS prior to the PA Ruck
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Backpacking stove display & burn-off- Would you like to display your stove(s)? Bring them to the Ruck! We'll have a table and display tags available for you to show off your favorite stove(s), any type, any year.
Tent Display-
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Clean Up- Bag O’ Tricks is the man in charge of volunteer efforts. For anyone interesting in clean-up and or volunteer work during the weekend, please click here to write your name on the volunteer column of the spreadsheet. Did I mention that you stand at the front of the Buffet lines for the volunteer clean up?
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Bears Den Trail Center info@bearsdencenter.org Scott & Marie Wheaton
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For more information – email Marsha with any questions, ideas or concerns. |
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