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Gunnison Beach Hash
A Joint Summit HHH and Rumson HHH Fun Run
Sandy Hook National Recreation Area - Saturday September 6 at 10:17am
WhompÉm wll
be making a Thai Picnic for anyone who wants to eat. It will cost $5.00 per
person should you wish to participate. If interested, contact her directly
at
gert109@optonline.
Note: If
it's a nice sunny day make sure you get there early as Parking Lot G20tends
to fill-up quickly and is closed by the Park Rangers. You will then be
directed to the North Beach Parking Lot which is about 1/4 mile from Parking
Lot G. Allow yourself the extra time. You will have fun at this Hash! Be
there, or be square! Also, the beach is "clothing optional", so if you
choose not to denude yourself, you're still okay.
This will be
a "No Frills" Joint Hash on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at Gunnison Beach
(Parking Lot G) in Sandy Hook's Gateway National Park. Staying with Rumson
traditi on, starting time will be 10:17 AM. Hares will be Elephant Dick
and Papoose. It's "No Frills" because there will be NO advance registration,
No big registration fee (just $3 gets you all the beer you can drink - until
we run-out of course), No tee-shirt, No food; except as noted above
and No clothes! Gunnison Beach is the largest nude beach on the east coast
and has been voted 6th out of the 10 most pristine beaches in the U.S..
The run will
be fully clothed of course, starting from Parking Lot "G" and finishing up
on Gunnison Beach where you can rip your clothes off while racing towards
the beer (there'll be some Bud for Rumson). If you don't know it already,
Sandy Hook is a National Historic Site and the hares, primarily Elephant
Dick because he knows the terrain so well, will be taking you past the gun
batteries, Nike missle silos and other vital structures that helped defend
the east coast during WWII. The run will be basically flat, but running over
the large sand dunes can be quite challenging.
For you
out-of-towners, there is a hotel near the Hook which is reasonably priced.
The Fairbanks Hotel & Marina, in Sea Bright, is located a20little more than
1/2 mile from the entrance to the park. The Hotel telephone number is (732)
842-8450. Remember, this is a "No Frills" Hash and you're on your own. Make
your reservations in advance. A backup to that hotel is the Leonardo Motel
in Middletown on Rte.36, which is further from the Hook, probably more money
and not as nice. The Fairbanks has a pool and the Leonardo does not. Did I
say pool? Yup! If you check the web sites below there are additional
"recommended" hotels on one of them. They're in West Long Branch and Tinton
Falls (Note: I haven't checked-out that hotel in three years; hope it's
still there).
Directions:
From the
South. Take the NJ Turnpike to Exit 7A. I-195 East to the Garden State
Parkway North.20Take GSP to Exit 105. Take Rte. 36 East (then North) 11.8
miles to the Hook entrance. Go a couple of miles to Parking Lot "G".
From the
North. GSP South to Exit 117. Take Rte. 36 East (yes East) 13.6 miles to the
Hook entrance and go another couple of miles to Parking Lot "G".
Questions:
email Papoose -
jrbhasher@aol.
Check-out
the following sites for information on Gunnison Beach:
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