Hiker Picnic in SNP May 27th!

[Blissful]

3rd Annual Hiker Picnic hosted by Blissful and Papa Bliss
Friday, May 27, 2011 10 AM to 5 PM
Smith Roach Gap Parking Lot (just south of Hightop Hut), Shenandoah Nat'l Park
Come on out and bring food and drinks to share!!

[Blissful]

We're set to go tomorrow with food galore. Hope to see some of you!

[Hikerhead]

I'll be driving by on the way to Culpeper but you'll be gone by then. I hope you have a lot of hikers to stop by.

[Cookerhiker]

We're set to go tomorrow with food galore. Hope to see some of you!

Ah, I wish I hadn't moved so far away. And that's very close to the section I formerly maintained.

[SawnieRobertson]

All who cannot be there wish that they could be there. Is this really an annual event?
If yes, then I will put it on my "must" list for 2012. I know it will be well remembered by all who can attend tomorrow.--Kinnickinic

[johnnybgood]

Sorry , can't make it Blissful . I'm on vacation in Bar Harbor , Maine .

[jlb2012]

how much did the special use permit cost?

[Blissful]

how much did the special use permit cost?

We are having a picnic with our friends in a parking lot. Done it for several years. It is not an official gathering. Ridgerunner comes by each year as does rangers.

[jlb2012]

its a bit of a gray area - hopefully the Rangers that check you out will be reasonable

that said what I had heard (rumor) was that "hiker feeds" needed a special use permit

unfortunately the guidelines document for special use permits is missing from the Shen website so there is nothing I would consider "official" that I can refer to

[stars in her eyes]

Have a great time today. Wish I could be there!

[Blissful]

Had a great time, over 20 hikers came through including the ridgerunner ("Midnight" - this is his third year with us) and two rangers who moseyed on by. Also had 2 hikers from Germany. Several had first aid issues. We keep things nice and low keyed. Many hikers stayed all afternoon. SO it was good.