[Bristol-Birds] a few tips for TOS Shady Valley Foray
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TN-birds" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 20:54:34 -0400
Allow us to share a few tips for many of you who plan to take part in the
upcoming
three-day TOS Shady Valley Foray, Johnson Co., TN, June 10-11-12.
Stay hydrated at all times. The TOS Shady Valley Foray sponsors will
provide FREE bottle water at the foray HQ located on Orchard Road in the
stone house at Orchard Bog Preserve of The Nature Conservancy.
If you are among those who are hiking/birding most of the day along
many miles of high elevation mountain trails, we encourage you to take
2 to 4 bottles, depending on you estimated need. Do not come up short !
We will begin with three cases of water and replenish as needed during
the weekend. Water from the faucet's at the HQ building should not be
used for drinking water....it has not yet been tested.
For refreshing relaxation between events or to simply stop and enjoy
your fellow birders, you will find an abundant supply of soft drinks on
ice -- they are FREE also. You will also find many bags of cookies,
chips and dips for your enjoyment.
Walkie-talkie radios operating on the Family Radios Service (FRS) are
easily and cheaply available at Wal-Mart's, Kmart's, pharmacies and
similar outlets. The foray field operation channel will be Ch. 5. This limits
running all over trying to exchange simple instructions or communications
with your party or the foray leadership.
In addition, there are at least two cell towers in Shady Valley. You may
likely have easy and good service. That will allow communications with
others who have their cells and for any needed service -- including 911.
Cell phones among leaders:
Rick Knight 423-483-4204
Roy Knispel 920-203-0332
Wallace Coffey 423-360-2532
Medical clinics, three close hospitals with good emergency rooms
and two nearby hospitals which are trauma center are available.
Authorities can quickly call wings air medical or med flight choppers into
service as they deem needed. A 24-hour lighted medical flight
landing pad is available at the Shady Valley Volunteer FD on US 421.
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