[W2CRA] Blackwell Mills Trailride

[Tony Ploski]

The next community service event that Cherryville Repeater Assn II will 
participate in will be the Blackwell Mills Trail Ride on Oct 5 2014.  
This is an equestrian event which consists of riding horses along the 
tow path from Blackwell Mills, Franklin Twp, Somerset County (Six Mile 
Run State Park) to Rocky Hill and back, and also on trails within the 
State Park.  We need people to man checkpoints along the routes and 
report back rider information.  It is not a race, but we need to keep 
track of who is where. The riders are usually in groups of two to four.

The checkpoints for the first half of the event are:
Start/Finish in State Park
Blackwell Mills bridge
Griggstown Crossing
Rocky Hill

The riders go down to Rocky Hill and return on the canal towpath so they 
will pass the checkpoints twice. The horses are check by a vet and given 
a half hour rest when they return.

The second half of the event is in the park and the checkpoints are:
Start/Finish
Blackwell Mills Road
Domchowsky's Farm
Jacques Lane

The riders go through the park on a loop after the farm and return on 
the same trail.  The two road checkpoints are on the edges of the park.

The start time is about 8:30AM and the event ends at about 2PM.

We will be using the K2NJ repeater, located in Hillsborough, which is on 
147.135, PL 151.4, +600 offset.  The Cherryville coverage is spotty in 
Rocky Hill.  I have permission to use this repeater on that date.

Please let me know if you are available, even for half the event.

Tony Ploski
W2HWW