Canoeing the Kickapoo!!!!!!!

Once a payment is received you will be moved from the waiting list to the event list. In order to secure a spot on the trip, payment must be received.

Let’s take a trip to the beautiful Kickapoo River and enjoy some awesome cliffs and scenery!

Itinerary: Ontario to LaFarge (About 22.5 miles, or 11 hours of paddling)

Saturday:

7:45 AM -- Meet in the Mendota Lounge at Memorial Union.

Drive to Ontario and load canoes.

Paddle to Rockton.

Camp on the river, eat food, and chill.

Sunday:

Paddle from the campsite to LaFarge.

Load canoes and return to Madison by 7:00 PM.

This is a G3 level trip. No Ground ratings are required, but prior camping experience is recommended. A swim test rating is required. You will be moved from the wait-list to the trip list once your trip payment is received.

Opportunities for Rating to be Earned: G3 Land Rating, Canoe Lake Lesson.

The trip deposit will be $40. That includes fleet rental, food, and permits. To pay, please give your payment to Ryan Stowe via cash, check, or Venmo (preferred). Ryan’s Venmo is Ryan-Stowe-1. Please caption it “Kickapoo River Trip”.

The group size will be 8 or 10 total. I would like to have the group finalized and all money collected by Saturday, June 17, 2017.

Important gear: Sleeping bag (can be rented from Outdoor UW), Sleeping pad (Hoofers has some you can use), Water shoes or sandals, Warm clothes (average June temperatures are between 80F and 60F).

Questions/Comments? Email:

- Ryan Stowe (rstowe16@gmail.com, 612-245-7391)

- Murray Dunsirn (mdunsirn@wisc.edu, 414-418-5793)

- Rachel Christenson (rchristenso2@wisc.edu, 507-398-9993)