NCCX will be attending this event on August 6-7

Please sign-up below if you think (or would like to attend). We need to be sure that we have enough vehicles to help.

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Hi Everyone,

Stephen from Camp WAMP asked me to forward this thank you letter and to let all of us know what’s happening this year. He’s very excited about adding new sessions at other locations and continuing to be able to sponsor all campers through successful fundraising events. What a great guy!

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Wheelchair Adventure
Mountain Programs

April 14, 2005

Northern California Xterra Club
Attn: Jean Miller

Dear Northern California Xterra Club,

It is with sincere gratitude that I thank the Northern California Xterra Club for its four-wheel driving services you provided to Camp WAMP during the month of August, 2004. I appreciate the overwhelming support and dedication you made to the efforts of Camp WAMP at Hawley Lake. You made the experience for the kids we support even better then we had planned.

I’m happy to announce that the help the Northern California Xterra Club provided for Camp WAMP at Hawley Lake was reason the first year was a huge success!!!! The experience really exceeded all expectations and all we had worked for and dreamed about for years. After a couple years of dedication and planning, I was very excited to return to the camp I once attended as a child, but now with my wife, children, friends, staff, and of course, our 24 very special campers you help sponsor this year! I hope to share the magical experiences together with you in the summers to come.

I look forward, with great optimism, to the number of kids we can sponsor through the continued support of the programs Camp WAMP will provide in the future. I hope you think about us as we expand and grow throughout the next several years and know how much you’ve done to have this dream come true for these great, deserving kids.

With my deepest appreciation and thanks,

Steve Wampler
Camp WAMP, Inc.
Tax Exemption Number: 74-3060306
Phone: (619) 957-4285
E-Mail: campwamp@san.rr.com
Web: www.campwamp.org

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This is such a great camp experience for wheelchair bound youngsters and we were priviledged to participate last year transporting the kids! see my photos at http://www.grovestreet.com/jsp/userview.jsp?username=BlueJ

The dates they need 4WD transportation for the Campers to get to and from Hawley Lake are August 6, 13, 14 and 20. .Jenny Yarrow (Program Coordinator) is in also in charge of coordinating the 4WD transportation this year and she is contacting various 4WD clubs about committing to one day or the middle weekend. Last year thanks to Reno Charlie we tagged on to the Hills Angels group.
How about if we do it again? The camp is in the beautiful Gold Lakes area of the Sierras and we talked about combining this with a Sierra Buttes trek - it’s a wonderful oppurtunity to be of service.

Jean

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NCCX DISCLAIMER:

By using this site and participating in club events, I hereby acknowledge that off-road driving is a potentially hazardous activity and that I should not participate in this activity unless I am medically and physically able to do so. I also acknowledge that off-road driving may cause damage to my vehicle. I assume any and all risks associated with my voluntary participation in club events. In addition, I, for myself and for anyone who might claim on my behalf, covenant not to sue, and hereby waive, release, and discharge NCCX and any and all of it's members from any personal injury, property damage, or any other claims which may arise from my participation in club-organized activities.

NCCX

Jean, I am again interested in making this a club run for NCCX. Do you mind if I put you on point to plan the event (for now we just need someone to work out the dates and specifics with Camp WAMP, I can help later with trail stuff)? The only thing I ask is that we make this a weekend trip so that we can allow for more members to participate.

Thanks!

I would love to participate in that keep us posted, I will plan to take some time off in August when dates come available...

I'd like to participate as well. Not much room in the X with the car seat but I can make the passenger side available!

Hi all,

I got a bit more information about this event from Jenny Yarrow, one of the campWAMP directors.

Here are the needs so far:

Saturday, August 6, 2005: Meet at Restroom area in Johnsville right after bridge.
Meeting time: 12:30 pm. Have lunch, load up campers and drive (off-road) to the camp at Hawley Lake. Arrive at camp approx 3:00 and unload.
Transportation needs: 16 campers and 20 staff

Saturday, August 13, 2005: Meet at Hawley Lake camp
Meeting Time: 10:30 – 11:00am. Load campers and gear. Depart towards Johnsville bus pickup to arrive by 1:00 pm.
Transportation needs: 16 campers and approx. 10 staff

Sunday, August 14, 2005: Meet at Restroom area in Johnsville right after bridge.
Meeting time: 12:30 pm. Have lunch, load up campers and drive (off-road) to the camp at Hawley Lake. Arrive at camp approx 3:00 and unload.
Transportation needs: 16 campers and 10 staff

Saturday, August 20, 2005: Meet at Hawley Lake camp
Meeting Time: 10:30 – 11:00am. Load campers and gear. Depart towards Johnsville bus pickup to arrive by 1:00 pm.
Transportation needs: 16 campers and 20 staff plus gear.

Be prepared to transport the kids, their wheelchairs, and their luggage. Adequate vehicle protection is recommended, so wheelchairs or other luggage does not damage paint.

Liability issues are currently being worked on by the camp directors. At the minimum, they will require all drivers to have current licenses, registration, and insurance policies.

Notes about the trail: The trail from the Johnsville bus drop-off point to the camp at Hawley Lake is relatively easy and is completely doable by any stock 4x4 with a low range transfer case. There is just one steep and slippery hillclimb getting out of the camp, but last year nobody had any problems.

I believe that August 6 is a good candidate date, since it allows most of us to get to the pickup point, deliver the kids, and complete our own camping/wheeling adventure and return home Sunday.

The other dates (August 13, 14 and 20) may not work as well for many of us, due to the 4 to 5-hour drive from the bay area to the Johnsville area.

Here\'s the thread from last year\'s trip. We all had a pretty good time.

We can probably try to run the same trails as we did last year or try some new ones after we deliver the kids to the camp.

Weekend: August 6-7

Sign-up list:
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1. XPLORx4
2.

Weekend: August 6-7

Sign-up list:
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1. XPLORx4
2. Dave5434 (Love to join that)

All, please sign-up soon if you think you can make it. We will need to notify the camp ASAP! BTW, the goal is 10 vehicles from NCCX, but more would be best.

Sign-up list:
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1. XPLORx4
2. Dave5434 (Love to join that)[/QB][/QUOTE]
3. Huey
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10.

Sign-up list:
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1. XPLORx4
2. Dave5434 (Love to join that)
3. Huey
4. Casper
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I missed last year do to engine problems. Definatly won't miss this one


Casper

Sign-up list:
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1. XPLORx4
2. Dave5434 (Love to join that)
3. Huey
4. Casper
5. THEEPOLARBEAR
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pretty sure i can make it!!

Hey Huey, I got your PM...unfortunately Aug 6-7 is the yotatech pismo trip so I'm afraid there won't be many takers. But my club doesn't have anything going on that weekend so I'll send off an email to the club.

Sign-up list:
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1. XPLORx4
2. Dave5434 (Love to join that)
3. Huey
4. Casper
5. THEEPOLARBEAR
6. Christi & Ron (spikheel)
7.
8.
9.
10.

Sign-up list:
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1. XPLORx4
2. Dave5434 (Love to join that)
3. Huey
4. Casper
5. THEEPOLARBEAR
6. Christi & Ron (spikheel)
7. Jay
8.
9.
10.

Sign-up list:
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1. XPLORx4
2. Dave5434 (Love to join that)
3. Huey
4. Casper
5. THEEPOLARBEAR
6. Christi & Ron (spikheel)
7. Jay
8. Jean & Diana
9.
10.

Is it ok if we bring a friend that will be in town who is in the Air Force and he will come along with his truck with all of our comping gear, etc which will enable us to take at least 2 if not 3 kids in the Xterra? Also can we bring our dogs?

Sign-up list:
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1. XPLORx4
2. Dave5434 (Love to join that)
3. Huey
4. Casper
5. THEEPOLARBEAR
6. Christi & Ron
7. Jay
8. Jean & Diana
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Yes to both questions, provided that your dogs can be separated from the passengers during transit. Some of the kids may not feel comfortable riding with dogs (but some may) so you should be prepared for either contigency.

I'd like to send an update to the event coordinator about our participation on this.

Here's the list:
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1. XPLORx4
2. Dave5434 (Love to join that)
3. Huey
4. Casper
5. THEEPOLARBEAR
6. Christi & Ron
7. Jay
8. Jean & Diana
9.
10.

Is this list still current?

I printed some trail maps of that region, and it looks like there are some really nice, scenic trails we can try. Our options are:
Gold Valley (easy) <-- this trail actually starts at the campWAMP pickup point
Snake Lake (difficult) <-- ran this last year; definitely not stock-friendly!
Sierra Buttes (easy) <-- very scenic; 3/4-mile hike to a lookout along the trail appears to be worth it.

Im still in, recap the dates for us lazy people..

Drop off is a different week then pick up correct. :p

Yes. We are delivering the kids/counselors to the camp on 8/6. The details are on the first page of this thread, just one mouse-click away.

Thanks for the update, I promise next time I will click back to check past threads

we are still in! but speaking from a stock X point of view, we are not going to be able to do a difficult trail, but we can handle up to a moderate trail with out a problem.

in like a dirty shirt!!!

Thanks for the responses.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The camp coordinator will require each driver to show proof of full-coverage insurance and a valid driver's license, so please be sure to have those with you. If you do not meet these requirements, please PM me. Thanks.

I need to know how many passengers each of you can fit. Last year I was able to squeeze 3 kids in the rear seat, since all my camping gear was moved to the rear cargo area.

Please edit or correct this list (but only if it's inaccurate):

Name: Passenger capacity
1. Dean and Connie: 3
2. Dave5434: 4
3. Huey: room for 4
4. Casper: 4
5. THEEPOLARBEAR: 3
6. Christi & Ron: 3
7. Christi's friend with the truck: 0
8. Jay: 4
9. Jean & Diana: 3
10.

Name: Passenger capacity
1. Dean and Connie: 3
2. Dave5434: room for 3, maybe 4 if this chick dosen't come..
3. Huey: room for 4
4. Casper: 4
5. THEEPOLARBEAR: 3
6. Christi & Ron: 3
7. Christi's friend with the truck: 0
8. Jay: 4
9. Jean & Diana: 3
10.

Name: Passenger capacity
1. Dean and Connie: 3
2. Dave5434: room for 3, maybe 4 if this chick dosen't come..
3. Huey: room for 4
4. Casper: 4
5. THEEPOLARBEAR: 3
6. Christi & Ron: 3
7. Christi's friend with the truck: as long as people like dogs we can take 2 more in the suburban.
8. Jay: 4
9. Jean & Diana: 3
10.