Trip Announcement Annual Ice Falls Location: Sugar Creek Shades to Turkey Run State Park Date: March 2, 2019 Trip Leader: Dwayne James

We will be holding our annual Ice Falls trip down Sugar Creek on Saturday, March 2, 2019. Meet at Deers Mill covered Bridge on SR 234 at 10:00 am to unload your boat and gear and form up for the shuttle. Please read the article on cold weather gear and paddling included in the latest newsletter. This trip is very weather dependent== the last few years we had no snow or ice, very high water, or frozen water. The forecast for next week looks iffy with predicted temps on Saturday of below 30 degrees and more rain. Project good thoughts for snow and then a warmer day so that we get to see the ice formations as we paddle down beautiful Sugar Creek through Shades State Park and Turkey Run State Park.

All paddlers have to bring a dry bag with extra clothing, proper gloves, boots, and jackets and should bring a lunch. Look for an email at 7 pm on March 1 with last minute details. Contact Dwayne James with any questions about the trip. dwaynesjamesa1@hotmail.com As long as it is not raining, temps are at least 32F, the winds are not wailing, and the water is not frozen or above 3ft on the Crawfordsville gauge we will run this trip. Join in the fun. Here is a link to our website for further information on hypothermia and cold weather paddling:

https://hoosiercanoeandkayakclub.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Club%20Documents/ColdwaterPaddling.pdf