IOU... December 2006 Events

IOU Hike, Bike or Ski: Dec. 16. TBA

IOU Holiday Party instead of Meeting: Dec. 18. Location and time TBA.

Costa Rica: Dec. 26 – Jan. 4. Contact Cindy Reitz at sarapique@earthlink.net for details.

IOU... November 2006 Events

Living History Farm’s Race: Nov. 18. More information to come.

IOU... October 2006 Events

IOU Trip to Utah: TBA. Please let Melissa Ritter know if your interested iamsmelly79@yahoo.com .

IOU Loess Hills Fall Trip: Oct. 13-15. TBA

Race for the Cure: Oct. 28. TBA

IOU Halloween Party: Oct. 28. TBA

IOU... September 2006 Events

Full Moon Float: Sept. 7. Lake Red Rock. Contact Scott at sevans@kach.org.

Monarch Banding: Sept. 16. Cost $5 to $10. It should be fun and a cool way to help the monarchs out.

Brushy Creek Fall Cruise: Sept. 24. Contact Jim at jdodd50@hotmail.com.

IOU Great Race Around Central Iowa: Sept. 29 - Oct. 1. TBA

IOU... August 2006 Events

IOU Boundary Water Canoe Area: August 5-11. Limited to 16 people. Cost estimate $265, which does not include costs for meals on the road or rental extras. The deadline to sign up is June 19. The following deposits will be due: $100 at the June meeting, $100 at July meeting, and the remainder in August. Contact iowaoutdoorunlimited@yahoo.com to sign up.

IOU Camping Trip: August 25–27. TBA

IOU... July 2006 Events

IOU 4th of July Celebration and Fireworks: July 4. More to be announced. Email shollerich@peoplepc.com if interested in helping.

IOU Camping trip to Northern Minnesota and Canada: July 3-9. If you are interested please contact Emily Vaughn eev23@hotmail.com.

Boon Bash River Dash: July 8. C&K Races go to http://www.boonebashriverdash.com/ for more info.

Full Moon Float with Central Iowa Paddlers: July 8. Raccoon River overnight. Contact Lynn at laldridg@uhl.uiowa.edu or Bob at fatherrobt@yahoo.com.

IOU Backbone State Park: July 21–23. Emily Vaughn is organizing a camping trip to Backbone State Park. Contact her at eev23@hotmail.com.

IOU RAGBRI: July 22-29. Contact Lee Hill for more information lee.hill@att.net. We do not have a team, but some people will be riding for only a day or two.

IOU... June 2006 Events

Dam to Dam Run: June 3. For more information go to http://www.damtodam.com/.

IOU Devil’s Lake State Park Wisconsin: June 1-4. Limited to 18 people. Some people will be leaving Des Moines on June 2. Please see http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/devilslake/ for more information. The deadline for sign up is the April meeting. $25 deposit.

IOU Loess Hills and Desoto National Wildlife Refuge: June 9-11. Limited to 12 people. Email tawhipple@mchsi.com. We will be leaving in the afternoon/evening on June 9 and returning anytime on June 11. We will camp both nights at Wilson Island State Recreation Area. We will visit DeSoto NWR early in the morning of June 10 and picnic for lunch. Saturday afternoon and/or Sunday we will drive the Loess Hills Scenic Byway and explore the Loess Hills State Forest, Preparation Canyon State Park, and Sylvan Runkel State Preserve. Camping at Wilson Island State Recreation Area, Missouri Valley, IA. Cost estimate $40-$50 (estimate for splitting gas, campsite, park admission, food). Other activities include Nature-hiking, birdwatching, touring 19th century steamboat wreck. Website References: Desoto National Wildlife Refuge, Wilson Island State Park, Loess Hills Informaiton. The deadline to sign up is April 28.

IOU Great Race around Des Moines Metro: June 17. More details to be announced. Contact Emily Vaughn for more information eev23@hotmail.com.

Project AWARE: June 17-24. Attend any days you wish. See http://www.iowadnr.com/volunteer/aware/index.html for info.

IOU... May 2006 Events

IOU Service day for Polk County Conservation Board at Yellow Banks Park: May 6. Melissa Ritter is coordinating an IOU service day at Yellow Banks Park and is looking for volunteers. We will be cleaning up the park's hike-in campsites. Sign up at our March meeting or email iowaoutdoorunlimited@yahoo.com.

Full Moon Float with Central Iowa Paddlers: May 13 at Lake Red Rock. Contact Scott for more information by emailing sevans@kach.org. Bring your own canoe or kayak.

Asian Heritage Festival Tournments: May 13. For more information contact Scott Murphy at smootermuff@yahoo.com. There are several different tournments including Volleyball, Kartor/Sipa, Soccer, Cricket, and Kite Flying from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

IOU Devonian Fossil Gorge Camping Trip: May 19 – 21. Email shollerich@peoplepc.com. Camping at Sugar Bottoms Group Camp Ground at the Coralville Lake. Cost estimate $20 to $30. Other activities include Hiking, Mountain Biking, Boating (Canoe and Kayak), and the Devonian Fossil Gorge. Website References: Devonian Fossil Gorge Information, Devonian Fossil Gorge - Campground, Hiking, and Biking Maps, Coralville Campground Information.

IOU... Omaha Zoo September 17, 2005

On September 17th we will be heading off to Omaha to the zoo. That night we will then camp out near Omaha. If you would like to join us, please email Emily Vaughn at eev23@hotmail.com. For more information about the Omaha Zoo see their website http://www.omahazoo.com/.

IOU... Costa Rica December 26th - January 4th

IOU Costa Rica… December 26th to Jan 4th. There is still room for more people to sign up. Please contact iowaoutdoorunlimited@yahoo.com if your interested and information will be passed along.

IOU... Camping at Devil's Lake State Park June 3 - 5, 2006

IOU… Camping DLSP(Devil’s Lake State Park in Wis.) June 3nd - 5th, 2006! We had such a blast we decided to make this trip again! The trip is limited to the first 12 who sign up.

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/devilslake/

IOU... Boundary Waters Canoe Area or Grand Tetons

IOU... Boundary Waters Canoe Area or Grand Tetons. Next August, probable dates August 7 - 11th. Will Start planning soon.

More information on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area:
http://www.bwcaw.org/


More information on the Grand Tetons National Park:
http://www.nps.gov/grte/

http://www.grand.teton.national-park.com/

IOU... Meeting September 19th

Monday September 19th at 7:00 at Gray’s Lake on the Peninsula near the swimming beach and playground equipment. Look for the tent(s). IOU will be hosing a tent extravaganza. Bring your tent to the meeting and set it up. We will have a tour-de-tent. It is a great chance to view other people’s tents and get the low down on the pros and cons of each tent. We would like to have as many tents as possible set up because we are hoping to get s little press coverage. If you have anything you would like to sell, a few people have expressed interest in selling their tent or other gear. Bring along any gear you would like to sell.

We would like to welcome Anna Whipple as our new secretary, Emily Vaughn as an assistant secretary and web-historian, and Chris Heiman as an assistant web designer.