Another Pawnee Cleanup 5-20-06

[newracer]

Just got an email from the USFS. They are organizing another cleanup at the Pawnee Grasslands.

Flier

Join us on: May 20, 2006 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (weather permitting)
Where: Meet at the corner of County Road 88 and 61.
What to Bring: Please bring leather gloves and eye protection if you have these, if not some will be provided. Be sure to bring plenty of water. Also, bring a snow shovel or rake if you have them.
••• If you have a truck available to use, it would be greatly appreciated•••

PLEASE RSVP TO SARAH PROCTOR
BY May 12, 2006
WEATHER PERMITTING:
Please call, 970-346-5013 the morning of the clean-up. My voicemail message will notify you of a cancellation.

[Marlin]

I'll try and make this one.

[2ndChildhood]

Uhhhh - isn't this the scheduled shoot day?
Certainly not the conflict I want to be faced with.
2C

[Marlin]

Yep Your Right, I guess I'll do My share of the cleaning down there.


Sorry 'bout that.

[newracer]

Uhhhh - isn't this the scheduled shoot day?
Certainly not the conflict I want to be faced with.
2C

Us northerners can go cleanup and then shoot. [postal]

[2ndChildhood]

Us northerners can go cleanup and then shoot. [postal]

well, I only see a couple issues with that;
-We may not get as many people showing up as we would at 7&72 since it's farther for them.
-This location is a bit harder to find, 88 is a clearly marked county road but 61 looks to be a very minor dirt track. If I had to guess from the satellite picture, it would be an un-numbered track with a sign saying no vehicles allowed.
If most of those coming want to do it this way, I'll go too but I think I'd just as soon shoot a bunch of mags up at 7&72.
2C [pirate]

[newracer]

88 and 61 looks like a spot I have never been to, I think I'll go just to find a new shooting area. [postal]

[2ndChildhood]

Newracer & I went and "scoped out" this location Sunday. It was easy to find, basically there's the big gully that goes N - S. Where road 88 crosses it is a spot where people pull over at the bottom and use the slopes as a backstop. Road 61 is a total nothing only noted by a tiny sign on a cattle grate. This spot wasn't real dirty, but we saw enough trash that a cleanup could be done.

Newracer I'm ok with the idea of cleaning up then having a shoot there, but I see two problems:
-It might take a while for the cleaning crowd to clear out before shooting can start and I'm somewhat time-limited that day. (last cleanup, the crowd was in no hurry to leave)
-Because of distance, a number of North folks may not be willing to go out there so it could result in a low turnout.

Therefore, I still prefer doing the shoot at 7 & 72. What say you?
2C

[newracer]

Turns out I probably won't be able to make a shoot or cleanup that day. The wife is going out of town so I have sole resposibility for the kids. I need to check their soccer schedule to see if I (we) can make either.