Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Update on The Modoc Ancestral Run from Monica Yellowowl

Update on The Modoc Ancestral Run from Monica Yellowowl ***The Run will take place no matter the weather***

>FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd<
Camping will be available for anyone wishing to join us the evening before. Indian Wells Campground, located in the Lava Beds National Park (near Visitor Center). You can arrive anytime after 3pm. Ceremonial fire will be lit at sundown. Cultural stories, history, songs, and friendship will be shared into the evening. Dinner will be provided. Bathrooms, running water, camp sites, and fire pits are available. Please bring your own camping gear and contributions of fresh fruit, healthy snacks and water for runners are gladly accepted.


>SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd<
Anyone wishing to run will need to be at the Indian Wells campsite BEFORE sunrise. The camp will start to stir around 5:30am. Light breakfast will be offered. Opening ceremony will begin at sunrise and the run will begin shortly after. You have the option of leaving your vehicle at the campground and joining other trucks if room permits. Camp cooks will remain onsite to tend the fire and prepare the evening meal and anyone wishing to remain at the camp or arrive later to welcome the runners in, is welcome.

>RUN ROUTE<
The run will begin and end at Indian Wells campground and will move in a circle covering approx. 67 miles. South towards Tionesta, East Towards Clear Lake, North through the Clear Lake Hills, West past Horse Mountain, Across Hwy 139, alongside the Peninsula, and Petroglyph point, across the lower Tule Lake refuge and enter the NE side of the Park. The runners will stop at the Stronghold and proceed in together as a group, stopping for prayer and ceremony. The run will resume relay style and close to the end, all runners will join together and come into the campground as a group. Closing ceremony retiring of the staff(s) will be held followed by a celebration feast.

>THINGS TO REMEMBER<
*Women on their moon cannot carry the staff(s)
*No MP3 players or music devices
*Be respectful of others when using cell phone (coverage is hit/miss)
*No horseplay, foul language, or disrespectful behavior
*No littering, respect the land when you are waiting for the staff
*Use caution at all times, communicate w/ drivers and watch out for each other.

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