Riverside Etiquette and Dutch Oven (DO) cooking class
You don’t have to eat canned beanie weanies on your overnight river trips! Learn to cook lasagna, casseroles and tasty desserts in a dutch oven (DO). It’s so easy and it’s a great way to get invited on future river trips. But don’t forget the dishes! You can’t dump the leftovers in the river. Learn how to clean up your river meals without leaving a trace and hygienically clean your dishes.
Date: Saturday, April 19, 2003
Location: Ruby Mountain Campground, Arkansas river; Directions to Ruby Mountain can be found at the AHRA link here.
Time: 11 AM-2 PM
What you need to bring: Personal drinks, dishes, fork/knife, river chair
What we provide: A Leave No Trace volunteer to present the class, DO cooking experts, river kitchen and gear, food, semi-valuable giveaway items for each participant, 6 month membership to Colorado Whitewater Association, membership to the Private Boaters Coalition and Pikes Peak River Runners.
Sponsors: Colorado Whitewater Association, Down River Equipment Company, Pikes Peak River Runners , CEE Dub (the DO king from Idaho) and Private Boaters Coalition.
Topics to be covered:
- Set up a river kitchen and see all the newest gear
- Dutch oven setup & cooking (tricks and tips)
- Leave No Trace Travel (guidelines)
- River Camping (including Groover-toilet setup)
- Eat the goodies
- Kitchen Cleanup
To participate, contact Liz Hall (conservation@coloradowhitewater.org) at 720-320-2785 or Christina King (privateboater_85@codenet.net) at 719-687-1470.
The registration fee will be approximately $15/person (just enough to cover the costs of food and campsite reservation fees). You will also need to purchase a daily parks pass $2/person or an annual pass works as well.
Please contact us in advance of the class with the number of people that you want to attend so we can make sure to bring enough food. Everyone is welcome.
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