Dates -- August 24 - Sept. 9, 2007

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Friday, August 24 -- The Caravan Began in Hot Springs, SD
Dinner on your own


Saturday, August 25
Saturday evening -- Opening Dinner -- Joel's Dakota Grill
Stay onsite at the airport -- dry camping


Sunday, August 26 -- Hot Springs, SD
Side Trip -- Tour the Mammoth Site
Group Pizza at the airport
Dump Station at Custer State Park Campground - next stop


Monday, August 27 -- Move to Custer, SD
CUSTER STATE PARK AIRPORT LINK
We will park our trailers at the airport, but we will need to stay offsite
Make reservations at Game Lodge Campground -- 800-710-2267
 
Explore Custer State Park and Wind Cave National Park, or Crazy Horse
Wind Cave National Park

Custer State Park

Crazy Horse Memorial

Mt. Rushmore

National Museum of Woodcarving

Jewel Cave National Monument

Suzi's Spaghetti and Pot Luck Dinner -- bring a covered dish

Tuesday, August 28 -- Custer, SD -- Ground trips
Explore what we missed yesterday
Dinner -- Game Lodge Dining Room
RV Dump at the campground -- dump before leaving

Wednesday, August 29 -- Move to Hulett, WY
HULETT AIRPORT LINK

Fly near Devil's Tower (observe restrictions)
Stay onsite at the airport -- dry camping
Evening meal -- Celebrate the Full Moon over Wyoming -- Moonrise -- 7:55 p.m.
Old West steak cook-out -- Bring your own steak to cook over the open fire and whatever else you'd like with it.

Thursday, August 30 -- Hulett, WY
Fly near Devil's Tower (observe restrictions)
Side Trip to Devil's Tower during the day

Devil's Tower

Dinner on your own or at the restaurant at golf course near the airport -- Perry visited there
Dump Station Belle Fourche, SD
And Buffalo, SD -- both on the way to Beach --
If traveling the west route through Montana -- Miles City -- Cenex General Store

Friday, August 31 -- Move to Terry, Montana
Terry Airport Link
Fly the Yellowstone River and the Big Sheep Mountains
Chili dump -- enjoy the chili or bring what you want to eat by the fire
 

Saturday, September 1 -- Glendive, Montana
Terry Airport Link -- Fly from the Glendive RV Park hay meadow
Fly the Yellowstone River and the Big Sheep Mountains
And a visit to the Makoshika Dinosaur Museum -- Glendive, MT
Visit Makoshika State Park near Glendive, MT

Sunday, Sept. 2 -- Move to Beach, North Dakota
BEACH AIRPORT LINK
Stay onsite at the airport -- dry camping

Dutch Oven Group Dinner -- bring your Dutch oven or take your chances with others' cooking

Monday, Sept. 3 -- Beach, North Dakota
Visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Group dinner somewhere -- location to be determined

Tuesday, Sept. 4 -- Move to Sturgis, South Dakota
Suzi wants to fix breakfast in her Dutch oven -- if anyone else wants to, maybe we could have a deal.

Wednesday, Sept. 5 -- Move to Kadoka, SD
Dump at the Spearfish campground before leaving
KADOKA AIRPORT LINK
Stay onsite at the airport -- dry camping
Fly the eastern Badlands and Redstone Basin
Dinner on your own

Thursday, Sept. 6 -- Kadoka, SD
Suzi's infamous "Seven Can Soup"
Dump Station Exit 264 -- Rest Area at Chamberlain

Friday, Sept. 7 -- Move to Chamberlain, SD
CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT LINK
Stay onsite at the airport -- dry camping
Fly along Lake Francis Case
Friday night, PPC Caravan III Final Group Evening Meal -- location and meal to be determined

Saturday, Sept. 8

Dump Station -- Mitchell Cabela's -- Exit 332

Sunday, Sept. 9 -- Homeward bound

Sunrise and Sunset Times of PPC Caravan III

Hot Springs – 6:09 a.m.    7:43 p.m. MDT
Custer – 6:11 a.m.      7:40 p.m.  MDT
Hulett – 6:16 a.m.     7:42 p.m.   MDT
Terry -- 6:18 a.m.     7:45 p.m. MDT
Beach – 6:15 a.m.     7:36 p.m.   MDT

Kadoka – 6:15 a.m.    7:15 p.m.   MDT
Kimball – 7:06 a.m.    8:01  p.m.  CDT

I made up these lists to help me. Hope they help you.

 Schedule
Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon -- Hot Springs
Mon, Tues, Wed -- Custer State Park
Wed, Thurs, Fri -- Hulett, WY
Fri, Sat, Sun -- Terry, MT
Sun, Mon, Tues -- Beach, ND
Tues, Wed -- ??
Wed, Thurs, Fri -- Kadoka
Fri, Sat, Sun -- Kimball  

Meals
Friday – Hot Springs – Dinner on your own
Saturday – Hot Springs – Joel’s Dakota Grill – Kick Off Dinner
Sunday – Group Pizza
Monday – Custer – Suzi's Spaghetti and Pot Luck Dinner
Tuesday – Game Lodge campground dining room
Wednesday – Hulett -- Bring your own steak cook out
Thursday – Restaurant at the public golf course
Friday – Terry – Chili dump
Saturday – Beach – Dutch Oven Dinner
Sunday –  To be determined
Monday –
Tuesday Morning -- Suzi cooking Dutch oven breakfast
Tuesday –
Wednesday – Dinner on your own
Thursday – Suzi’s famous 7-can soup
Friday – Final dinner of the caravan – Location to be determined
Saturday – Dinner on your own

We will likely eat some breakfasts and lunches at local cafes.  Nothing scheduled.

What to Bring
AVIATION RADIO
A sack of firewood – non-treated lumber is best
Fuel – not sure how many airports will have 100 LL
Cash – please have enough cash to give me $10 cash per night per airport ($10s or $20s preferred)
Beverages of your choice for around the fire ring
Dutch oven – If you have one – don’t buy one special – we have some

Check list of what to take along when flying
AVIATION RADIO
GPS
CELL PHONE
Helmet
SP license, airplane papers
Camera
Batteries
Map
Flash light
Hand tools incl wrenches
Knife
Jacket
First air kit
Bottle water

For a more detailed list of possible things to take along, see Perry’s Oh S***! Kit in the caravan emails.

                                                                        NOTICE!

+For safety reasons, this adventure is for powered parachutes only.
 + Please -- no trikes, no rotorcraft, and no fixed wing ultralights. 
+All PPC pilots are encouraged to have at least 15 hours of previous PPC flying experience.
+ Limited camping space at airports limits participants to powered parachute pilots & their family, not guest campers. 
+All PPC pilots and their guests must abide by the rules and directions of the Caravan sponsors, airport FBOs, FAA officials, and local authorities, or they will be asked to leave the Caravan at any time during the event. 
+ All PPC pilots take full responsibility for their own actions and flight decisions. 
+ Caravan sponsors are not responsible for any accidents, injuries, or property damage.
+If provided as a courtesy by Caravan sponsors, flight and weather briefings are not intended to guarantee safe flying conditions.
+All participating pilots must have a WORKING aviation radio on board on every flight taken during the Caravan!
+We are guests of the airports we visit.  Each pilot agrees to pay a small "airport use fee" to each airport.  The amount of this fee will be determined by the Caravan sponsors and will not exceed $10 per day.
+ Not all PPC pilots who apply will necessarily be allowed to participate based on past behaviors at other PPC events.
+ Each PPC pilot must agree in writing to the above terms prior to participating in PPC Caravan II.