I am taking this way to help spread the
> word about an Iowa
> Chapter, Sierra Club Outing hosted by the White Pine
> Group of Northeast
> Iowa.  I am sending this to a few folks associated
> with the Minnesota,
> Wisconsin, and Illinois Chapters and the nearby
> Groups; some past
> participants; and others for whom I had email
> addresses that I thought might
> help pass this information on to others and/or check
> into this outing for
> themselves.      
> 
> We will be happy to accommodate a variety of
> possible arrangements for the
> use of the two cabins.  We still have one entire
> cabin available and a few
> spaces in the other cabin.  Two folks who have
> registered so far plan to
> just come for Saturday night, so that opens even
> more space for Friday
> night.  The ice and snow situation in this area has
> been pretty bleak so far
> this winter – as it was last winter when we didn’t
> attempt to go out onto
> the lake ice at all – but, still had a great time
> due to the variety of
> Backbone’s attractions.   
> 
> Any assistance you can give by forwarding this on to
> others would be greatly
> appreciated.  Some of the addresses I have used date
> back to 2005 so
> forwarding this on to more appropriate entities
> would be helpful.  
> 
> Feel free to contact me for any additional
> information.   THANKS.
> 
>  
> 
> Sierrally,   Dick Worm
> 
>                 White Pine Group
> 
>                 Iowa Chapter
> 
>                 Sierra Club     
> 
>             
> 
>             
> 
>  January 19-21 (Friday-Sunday) Outing:
> 
>      “Backbone Cabin Outing”
> 
>       Register now to attend the fifth annual
> Backbone State Park Cabin
> Outing near 
> 
> Strawberry Point, Iowa.  Two, 2-story, modern,
> heated and wheel chair
> accessible cabins have been reserved for a maximum
> attendance of 22
> participants.  Last year, both cabins were filled
> both nights.  We’d like to
> repeat that opportunity for so much Sierran
> camaraderie again this year.
> Imagniff game was a hoot!!  The cabins overlook
> Backbone Lake and provide
> easy access to East Lake trails and, if the lake is
> frozen, to the West Lake
> trails.  Spiral stairways in the cabins were
> designed and installed by our
> Sierra member, Bill Jamison!  
> 
>       Early registration offers a better choice of
> accommodations which for
> each identical cabin includes, on the main level, a
> double bed in one
> bedroom and a two-person futon in the living area. 
> The lower level includes
> a bedroom with a double bed and a single bunk above
> or on the floor there or
> in the large recreation room with another two-person
> futon.  The capacity
> for each cabin of 11 is reached by using floor space
> in the recreation room
> for two more individuals. Minimal overflow has used
> the park campground or
> camper vehicles.     
> 
>      Activity can begin anytime after 4 PM on
> Friday.  An RSVP campfire
> dinner will be provided Friday evening.  All other
> meals beginning with
> Saturday breakfast and ending with a “leftovers”
> lunch on Sunday are
> provided in order to reduce kitchen congestion.   
> 
>       Snow conditions will determine the extent and
> types of outdoor
> trekking, but some special park attractions include
> a crevice slide, a cave,
> and Richmond Spring as well as trails along the  
> Backbone ridge and to
> other scenic overlooks, woodlands, and prairies.  A
> park map can be provided
> upon request. Snowshoeing, x-country skiing, and ice
> skating/hockey on the
> lake ice may all be possible with hiking or
> snowshoeing at Brush Creek
> Canyon Park as a Sunday forenoon option.  
> 
>       Cost per person for lodging will be $30 for 2
> nights and $20 for one
> night as can be coordinated.  Meals will cost $2.50
> for the Friday night
> dinner and $15 for the additional four or five
> meals.  Reduced prices for
> minors under age 12 and for fewer meals on a per
> meal basis can be arranged.
> 
> 
>      Additional details about directions, meals,
> registration and all else
> can be obtained from:
> 
> Barb Cooey(563-583-8648) 
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
> 
> 
>      1747 Lawndale, Dubuque, IA 52001-4208
> 
> Dick Worm (563-582-2580)  <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> [log in to unmask]  
> 
>       3680 Echo Hills Drive, Bellevue, IA,
> 52031-9557
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> February 3 & February 10 (Saturdays) Outings:
> 
>      “Whitewater Canyon Adventures”
> 
>      You are invited to experience the winter
> wonders of the newly
> established Whitewater Canyon Wildlife Area in
> southern Dubuque County
> during one or both of these two outings.  The area’s
> main attractions are an
> overlook into the deep canyon and the canyon itself
> with its sheer walls
> extending along part of the areas western border. 
> We will experience
> portions of that canyon during each outing by
> hiking, snowshoeing, and/or
> x-country skiing from the area’s main parking lot
> down to the canyon floor
> and on the surface of its frozen creek.   
> 
>      As an added option, winter tent camping at
> nearby Fillmore Recreation
> Area will be hosted on Friday and/or Saturday nights
> before and after each
> of the outings.  Campers may stay for additional
> exploration in the
> Whitewater Canyon Area.  CONTACT Dick Worm for
> details and directions
> regarding the take-care-of-yourself camping. 
> 
>             (563-582-2580)   
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] 
> 
>       There are signs for the Whitewater Canyon
> Wildlife Area on US 151 east
> of Fillmore.  Turn south onto County Road D53 toward
> Bernard but at the
> first big curve, continue south on Curoe Road to the
> end of the blacktop
> where the entrance gate to Whitewater Canyon is on
> the right.  Follow that
> lane west to the parking area.  Meeting time for
> each outing is 10:45 AM.  
> 
>       February 3:  Trek as snow conditions allow on
> a trail west to the
> overlook and then down to the canyon floor to
> continue on the ice of
> Whitewater Creek.  Have lunch at an old cabin near
> the creek and return.
> Plan on at least four hours.  Bring a lunch and
> beverage and dress
> appropriately.  
> 
>      February 10:   Trek options as above southward
> to the park boundary
> then loop around down through Lost Canyon on
> adjoining property.  This
> canyon has caves among other things.  Bring a lunch
> and beverage but this
> trek and back will be shorter so plan on three
> hours, at least. 
> 
>     CONTACT for more details about these treks: 
> Bill Jamison (563-852-7237)
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]   who
> lives near the area and
> knows and will get permission from landowners for
> any treks outside the
> official Whitewater Canyon Area boundaries. 


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