23rd SEHHA
Campout
Hot
Springs Campground
Hot
Springs, NC
September
19-20, 2008
Join us for the 23rd SEHHA (SouthEast
Hammock Hangers Association) campout the weekend of September
19-20, 2008. It's FREE! (except for your $6/nite camping
fee). This is an informal group event and everyone is welcome--veteran, novice
or future hammockers. See, learn and share your knowledge with other
hammock enthusiasts. This will be an easy overnight campout at a commercial
campground in a beautiful mountain river setting near the Appalachian Trail
in western North Carolina! Join Karen Sousa and Ed Speer, author of
the Hammock Camping book and editor of the Hammock Camping Newsletters for
this fun early Fall campout. Previous trips were well attended and this
is another chance for hammockers to show their stuff, share ideas, learn from
others, and be a part of the 'new way'. Meet old friends and make new
ones! Check out the newest hammock gear!
Come help us celebrate the begining of Autumn!
We will camp in the popular Hot Springs Campground approximately
45 minute drive northwest of Asheville, NC or 1.5 hours east of Knoxville,
TN. The campground is located on the east side of the town of Hot Springs
on Highway US 25/70 directly across from the Hot Springs Resort and Hot Tubs.
The campground is situated on the French Broad River and our campsite
(#413) is on the rivers' west bank. Road access to the campground is
from Asheville, NC or Newport, TN on US 25/US 70. Trees are available
for about 15 hammocks, so please bring hammock stands if you have them--we
will also provide stands (contact us to reserve one). If you have
folding camp chairs, bring them. Everyone will be responsible for his
or her own transportation, gear, behavior, and camping fees ($5/person, see
Ed at campsite).
Show up anytime and leave anytime, but don't miss our free
Saturday evening hot dog cookout! This
is now a tradition at each hammock hangers campout--it's not to be missed! Otherwise, everyone will be responsible for
his or her own meals.
Upon arrival, check in at the campground gate and ask for the
'hammock group'. Don't pay at the
entrence gate--you pay me at the campsite itself. Karen and I will be at the
campsite Friday afternoon thru midday Sunday, so arrive anytime after 1 pm
Friday. The Hot Springs area abounds
with outdoor opportunities like hiking, canoeing, kayaking, river rafting,
fishing, mountain biking, etc--you can easily combine the hammock campout
with an outdoor trip. The Appalachian
Trail passes thru town and only a few hundred feet from our campsite.
The French Broad River adjacent to our campsite is a popular fishing
and floating stream.
Find complete campground details at:
Find driving directions at: http://nchotsprings.com/directions.html
Early Fall temperatures at this elevation can fluctuate wildly,
so expect daytime temps of 50-80F and nighttime temps of 30-50F. Rain
is possible so be prepared.
Signing up is not necessary, but letting us know will be
appreciated-- ed@speerhammocks.com or call (828) 724-4444
Everyone Welcome!
See ya at Hot Springs! …..Ed
"Not To Worry" Speer
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