It's Go Time.

Rendezvous at Common Room. Tarp shelters prepared. Food divided up. Gear checked. Last preparations made. It's Go Time. HMCC Everglade preparation trip begins.

"Tomorrow we should wake up around 6:30...A.M," says Todd. David's eyes widen to the size of pancakes (Airport Diner style). Tomorrow the core will be traveling to Glen Onoko, a part of Lehigh Gorge State Park. Then we will launch our canoes and begin our 10 mile downriver expedition. After hopefully seeing wildlife and great sites (and hopefully having no accidents) we will cache the canoes near Lehigh Gap Nature Center and continue the trip on foot. The plan is to trek 28 miles on the Appalachian Trail back to Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. But when do things ever go exactly to plan...