{"id":8366,"date":"2024-08-15T18:01:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T22:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/?p=8366"},"modified":"2024-08-15T18:01:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T22:01:52","slug":"big-creek-long-point-provincial-park-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/2024\/08\/15\/big-creek-long-point-provincial-park-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Creek\u2014Long Point Provincial Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tues-canoe-trip.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-508806ac-da4b-4cfa-94d4-14ac7f07f4ae\"><br>Big Creek (3rd. Concession Rd, Access #3) to Long Point Provincial Park<br>(Intermediate Training Required)<br><br><strong><mark>Date<\/mark>:<em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>August 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-6df15dba-e86f-4201-90dc-388194143cc8\"><strong><mark>Time:<\/mark>&nbsp;<\/strong>Meet at the Shed at 8:00 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-acd6df82-4322-4d46-89c8-8b0439f765a5\"><strong><mark>Trip Leader<\/mark>:&nbsp;<\/strong>TBA<br><strong><mark>Tower:<\/mark>&nbsp;<\/strong>Bruce Burkhart<br><br><strong><mark>Trip Fee:<\/mark>&nbsp;<\/strong>$15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-5a7f70b7-2668-4290-a9ef-6c8af13c7c0c\"><strong><mark>Trip Details:<\/mark><\/strong><br>Big Creek is a watercourse in Norfolk County, Ontario.<br>It is approximately 60 kms long (we are doing a section of it).<br>It empties into Lake Erie at Port Rowan, at Long Point.<br>Its watershed covers 730 square kilometres.<br>It is called the \u201cCanadian Amazon\u201d as it meanders through the heavily lush canopy of the Carolinian forests of Norfolk County to Long Point.<br>This is a l<strong>onger trip that does require maneuvering skills and stamina. Approximately a 3 hour paddle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-0e62fc02-4ac7-4440-855d-36a6c9575f07\"><strong><mark>Shuttle<\/mark>:&nbsp;<\/strong>Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-a294d237-cf22-4f7a-bf5f-613ddc67bafa\"><strong><mark>Carpooling:<\/mark><\/strong><br>Please make car pooling arrangements before we meet on Tuesday morning.&nbsp;If you carpool, please reimburse your driver ($5-10 would be appropriate for this trip). If you drive in a different car each way, please reimburse both drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-0a7cb324-b9a7-4291-aee8-4916b3d2e28c\"><strong><mark>Remember to Bring:<\/mark><\/strong><br>Emergency Contact Card, lunch, water, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, PFD, and proper foot wear- no flip flops&nbsp;or crocs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d342ede6-2776-425c-b966-4f5298ced0b8\"><strong><mark>To Register:<\/mark><\/strong><br>Please contact&nbsp;&nbsp;Anne Woolner&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:annewoolner@hotmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">annewoolner@hotmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;519-743-2277&nbsp;&nbsp;to register for this trip, and&nbsp;<strong>advise if you paddle stern or bow<\/strong>.<br>You will receive a confirmation email.<br>If you don\u2019t receive confirmation by Monday night, please contact&nbsp;&nbsp;the trip leader to make sure you are on the list.&nbsp;<br><br><em><strong><mark>NOTE:<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><br>If you<strong>&nbsp;<em>change your mind<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;or are unable to make it for some reason, please&nbsp;<strong><em>let the Trip Leader know asap<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;as this will affect number of canoes required, partners, etc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-ed8aa60d-2343-4f9b-b0d3-5c26937877a7\">Please check your email the morning of the trip in case of cancellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Creek (3rd. Concession Rd, Access #3) to Long Point Provincial Park(Intermediate Training Required) Date:&nbsp;August 20 Time:&nbsp;Meet at the Shed at 8:00 am. Trip Leader:&nbsp;TBATower:&nbsp;Bruce Burkhart Trip Fee:&nbsp;$15 Trip Details:Big Creek is a watercourse in Norfolk County, Ontario.It is approximately 60 kms long (we are doing a section of it).It empties into Lake Erie at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/2024\/08\/15\/big-creek-long-point-provincial-park-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Big Creek\u2014Long Point Provincial Park&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8366"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8368,"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8366\/revisions\/8368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}