The Harpers Ferry Tubing Trip is finally here!! This Saturday - come and join us!!
The weather on Saturday will be 70 degrees in Harpers Ferry. Only 30% chance of rain, so things are looking really good for our 2 ½ hour tubing trip! (If the weather deteriorates, we’ll do a historical tour of Harpers Ferry, but I think we’ll be able to tube. :-) )
We will be floating at 12:15pm with the River Riders. If we miss that time, the next start time isn’t until 2:30pm. So…
We are meeting at the Chevy Chase building at 9:45am. We must be on the road by 10am to ensure we get to the departure point on time. Please be on time. Chapel address: 5460 Western Ave Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (On Western between Connecticut and Wisconsin)
For those of you coming from VA, if you’d like to drive separately, please note the driving directions below and plan to meet us at the River Riders location at noon.
We will be back in DC/NoVA in time for the sisters to get ready for the General Relief Society Broadcast that evening, if they choose to attend.
What to bring:
- $25 - $20 for the tubing trip and $5 gas money for your driver
- You MUST wear shoes that are strapped to your feet and around your ankle. Old sneakers, water shoes, or strapped sandals are appropriate. River Riders won’t let you go without them.
- Lunch – it will be easier if you pack food. At the very least, bring snacks for yourself.
- Bottled water.
- You may want to wear the clothes you plan on floating in so we can get right into the water when we get there.
- Dry clothes for the return trip. (Your drivers will thank you.)
- A car – if you are willing to drive others. (Thank you!)
- Cap, visor or inexpensive sun glasses; bathing suit or shorts and a T-shirt; sun screen.
- Depending on the weather, you may not want to wear cotton. Cotton is a poor insulator when wet. (And you will get wet.) If you wear it, or you may be cold. Wool, polyester, polypropylene, nylon and other synthetics are good.
Additional Notes:
It is a good idea to make sure you have a secure place to keep your keys and other valuables while you are on the trips. They have one-time-use lockers to rent for $2 that take tokens or you can leave everything in your car and they can check your keys for $3.
Directions: (If you get lost on Saturday, please call Lisa Chapman at 202 270 9582.)
From the DC Area:
I-270 north to Frederick, MD. Merge with I-70 West at Frederick for about 1/2 a mile, Take Exit 52 - 340 West to Charles Town. Follow US 340 for 16 miles and cross the Potomac River Bridge. Continue 2 miles and cross the Shenandoah River Bridge. Follow 340 to the top of the hill and see Cliffside Quality Inn on the left. Get in the left lane and proceed downhill. (Look to your left and you will see our building - it is a large blue building with a red roof and "River Riders" in black letters on the front.) At the bottom of the hill, turn left onto Millville Road (you will see a large flea market open on the weekends). Once on Millville Road, go three-tenths of one mile and make a sharp left turn onto Alstadts Hill Road. There is also a small blue "River Riders" sign. Follow this road to the last building on the right.
From Northern VA:
Take 66 West to the Dulles Toll Road/Rt 267. Take the Rt 28 North Exit. Rt 28 ends at Rt 7. Get in the left lane and Take Rt. 7 (Leesburg Pike) west past Leesburg. Exit onto Rt. 9 West to Charles Town. Follow all the way to Charles Town. (Do not take Harpers Ferry Road - Rt. 671 to 340.) From Rt. 9 West exit onto 340 North towards Harpers Ferry. Go several miles and exit to stay on 340 North. Go 3 7/10 miles on US 340 north. Turn right onto Millville Road. Once on Millville Road, go three-tenths of one mile and make a sharp left turn onto Alstadts Hill Road. There is also a small blue "River Riders" sign. Follow this road to the last building on the right.
If you took Harpers Ferry Rd - Rt 671, at the end, turn left onto 340 and follow for about 2 miles. Turn left onto Millville Rd and follow the above directions.
See you Saturday!!
Chevy Chase Mid-Single Adult Group
