The complete 2010 Outings schedule is listed below.
Friday-Sunday, August 27-29, 2010
Crook Group Campground — near Woods Canyon Lake
If you are tired of the summer heat and are looking for a cool place to go, plan on attending the annual August Crayfish Outing. The outing will be held at the Crook Group Campground on the Mogollon Rim near Woods Canyon Lake.
The Crook Group Campground has been reserved for this outing. There will be a $30.00 fee for camping and $5.00 fee per car load for the people coming up just for the day. The fees will be collected by Phil Wagner at the outing and will help to cover the cost of renting the group campground.
To get to the campground, take Highway 260 east out of Payson toward Heber. When you reach the top of the Mogollon Rim, turn left on FR 300 (Rim Road) toward Woods Canyon Lake. Follow FR 300 about 3 miles until you reach the road (FR 105) into Woods Canyon Lake. On FR 105 take your 1st right into Crook Group Campground. Follow the AFC signs into the campground.
The purpose of this weekend is to harvest as many crayfish as possible in order to re-duce their harmful effect on the lake environment. Members will begin setting traps on Friday and will continue to harvest crayfish up until the potluck on Saturday, at which time the feast will begin.
The Hosts for this outing will be Richard and Jan Girard who always do a fantastic job. The potluck will be around 3PM on Saturday, so bring a dish or desert to enjoy with the crayfish. This outing is an important conservation effort, so I hope to see a lot of club members participate in this event. I look forward to seeing you at the outing.
The outing
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Notes on Upcoming Outings:
The outing for September will be held at JD Dam Lake, which is located about 20 miles southeast of Williams. The outing dates are September 24th through the 26th. More information will be available on this outing at the September meeting and in the September newsletter.