Thanksgiving Dinner on Little Flat Mountain (Beginner Backpacking!)

OVERVIEW

Do you HATE the Sunday scaries?? Do you always plan to get work done but end up doing absolutely nothing?? Well let’s go AVOID THAT and GET OUTSIDE!!!

Our plan is to do a Thanksgiving themed trip, where we’ll cook some thanksgiving dishes at the top. We’ll eat our yummerz dinner and revel in the joy of backpacking on a SUNDAY. We will hike almost all of the loop on Sunday, so that Monday we’re left with less than half a mile (me and Ella have a 10am). So DON’T LET MONDAY CLASSES DETER YOU FROM THIS TRIP – we will be back in time! We can all get up for sunrise and have a restorative morning before class!

This is a beginner backpacking trip, so no backpacking experience is needed. You won’t need to carry much since this trip is so short, so you can get away with bringing extra luxury items (books, extra snacks, a PILLOW?). Everyone is capable of this trip and WE WANT YOU THERE.

***ALSO this is daylight savings weekend so you’ll be EXTRA RESTED***

The plan:
Sunday
– Meet at echols at 2:30pm
– Drive 40 minutes to little calf mountain, hike 2 hours
– 530/6 pm set up camp & cook group thanksgiving dinna
Monday
– Wake up 6:45
– Hike out ½ mile at 7:30
– Drive 40 minutes back to cville
– Be back to cville no later than 9am.
– Drop people off for morning classes

***we can accommodate peoples’ schedules if there’s someone with an earlier class that wants to come!***

What to bring:
– backpacking backpack
– sleeping bag and sleeping pad
– sturdy shoes to hike in
– clothes to stay warm in overnight, it WILL BE COLD (LAYERS!!)!!
– Gloves, beanie, warm wool socks!
– rain jacket
– headlamp
– water (2-4 liters + stream access)
– food + bowl + spork (1 breakfast, snacks)
– toiletries

What we’ll bring
– Tents from the gear room
– Cooking supplies + pocket rocket + fuel
– Group thanksgiving dinner
– Water filtration
– Bathroom kit
– First aid kit

***Drivers get priority off the waitlist!! The club reimburses for gas +50% tip!***

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/virginia/little-flat-mountain-loop?sh=xdtdjx
https://www.hikingupward.com/OVH/PatriciaAnnByromForestPreserve/