PA+ Adopt the Piney Take-Out

Nov '09 7 Sat 8:00 AM
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 15  people attended.
5.00 5.0010 (10 ratings)

{Update Friday, Nov. 6} We got blessed with an Indian summer day!! If you want to come out and lend a hand for a couple hours and be a part of this great event, come on out and join us. Celebration afterwards around a bonfire and a sleepover at Tom's farm.


We LOVE the Piney but the take-out at Walter Nunnelly bridge requires ropes or a lot of manpower to get our boats up an incline to the paved parking lot. We take a lot of pleasure with Tennessee's rivers. Here's your chance to give something back. When we are done, there will be steps made of railroad ties on that incline with a built-in slide down the center, like one of the access points on the Harpeth. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is partnering with us for this Adopt-an-Access and offered to provide rocks as fill for the steps. We'll make the Piney take-out better not only for us but for all canoeists, kayakers and the public to enjoy.

Three events are posted for this event. One for those who are willing to lend a hand, and the other two events for those who cannot be there but willing to adopt-a-worker. We need approximately $400 to pay for railroad ties and lunch for the workers. A $10 contribution adopts one of the workers.

Plan to attend a planning workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 27, place to be determined by number of attendees.

An address will be provided at which to meet to caravan to the Walter Nunnelly bridge.

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  • "Water Lily" Deb
    "Water Lily" Deb

    YOU guys are unbelievable! Great job on the stairs! Such talent! Such an accomplishment. Thank you all for your hard work. Your teamwork and dedication is a true testimony of what a great group this is. I hope to work side by side with you all on many events to come. Again, you guys are AWSOME!

    Posted Nov 9, 2009 9:36 PM
  • Pat
    Pat

    Thanks for all the hard work, so many others can use and enjoy. The steps look awesome. Thanks again.....

    Posted Nov 9, 2009 6:29 PM
  • "Water Lily" Deb
    "Water Lily" Deb

    the property I have to work at this weekend is in West Nashville, at the other end of the world from here. Otherwise I would be there with bells on (or at least a wheelbarrow and toolbelt).

    Posted Nov 7, 2009 7:05 AM
  • Michael
    Michael

    I marked this on my iPhone Google Maps; 35.870308,-87.500526 (Piney River 1912 County Hwy-339, TN 37137) for the take out / project site.

    Posted Nov 6, 2009 10:49 PM
  • Linda
    Linda

    Thanks for the directions. I'll find you guys and will bring a wheel barrow.

    Posted Nov 6, 2009 8:04 PM
  • Mary
    Mary

    Also, the turn from 48->230 has a RR crossing, keep an eye for that.

    Posted Nov 6, 2009 7:31 PM
  • Leslie
    Leslie

    Tom bought enough drill bits so we're good. We'll need extra wheelbarrows. We'll go to dinner afterwards at Kelly's Diner, a favorite of the locals. Good food, great big portions.

    Posted Nov 6, 2009 7:14 PM
  • Dan
    Dan

    The take out is on a stretch of TN-230 that bends to the right so it is easy to miss. It is BEFORE you cross the bridge if you are heading west, on the right side of the road.

    Posted Nov 6, 2009 6:37 PM
  • Dan
    Dan

    Here is a link with directions from I-24 in Nashville:
    http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=...

    These should be correct. There will be a brick church where you must turn from TN-48 to TN-230. That is the only tricky turn.

    Posted Nov 6, 2009 6:35 PM
  • Linda
    Linda

    Leslie,

    Will the meetup location be obvious if I just travel on HWY 230 W toward the bridge? Haven't been to the Piney before...
    Thanks,
    Linda

    Posted Nov 6, 2009 6:21 PM
  • Jessica
    Jessica

    I have my dad's hammer drill but I can't find the bits and I don't know what kind of bits to get. If someone could help me out that would be great!!!

    Posted Nov 6, 2009 4:41 PM
  • Leslie
    Leslie

    Hugs to you, Gabe! If anyone else wants to come on what is going to be a fantastic Indian summer day, even if you are an hour or two behind us you are welcome!

    Posted Nov 6, 2009 3:15 PM
  • Gabe
    Gabe

    Leslie, you sure are a early bird on saturday....but I will be there...zzzzzz

    Posted Nov 6, 2009 3:00 PM
  • Mary
    Mary

    Is there a particular size we're looking for in drill bits?

    Posted Nov 6, 2009 1:58 PM
  • Leslie
    Leslie

    Oops, guess my note wasn't clear about which night. Tom's invited whomever wants to stay over at his place on Saturday night. That will make it easy especially for the Piney paddlers on Sunday. We'll have a variety of quiches for breakfast and fresh fruit.

    Posted Nov 4, 2009 8:28 PM
  • Gabe
    Gabe

    I can bring my shovels, ax, chainsaw, rakes, picks, levels, rope, sites, hammers, drillls, bits, saws, well what else do you need?

    Posted Nov 4, 2009 3:47 PM
  • J P Morgan Sr
    J P Morgan Sr

    Does anyone need a ride, I will be taking my Dodge Caliber with room for 4 people. call me at 615-824-1132 or e-mail me at jpmorgansr@hotmail.com

    Posted Nov 4, 2009 12:17 AM
  • Leslie
    Leslie

    We'll have Danish and other goodies for breakfast available - bring your coffee. Lunch is BBQ (thank you, Mary!), homemade potato salad and beans, and we'll furnish the drinks.

    Posted Nov 3, 2009 7:47 PM
  • Leslie
    Leslie

    Workers only - Tom invites you to spend the night at his farm, which is fifteen minutes from the take-out! Bring an air mattress and bedding to grab some floor space indoors. Other options to spend the night at Tom's is an RV that sleeps three, or even bring a tent if you prefer to sleep outside. There is a great place to pitch a tents on a deck overlooking the field. We'll have a toasty bonfire Saturday evening, too, to celebrate our hard work. Piney paddlers, bring your boats!

    Posted Nov 3, 2009 7:45 PM

Who attended?

  • 15 attendees
    • “ The steps really turned out great, and I felt thankful to all who participated (in a MULTITUDE of ways) as we carried my boat up after the paddle on Sunday! Thanks so very much to all who contributed time, money, food, encouragement, tools, supplies, knowledge, leadership, and hard work! Well done, everybody! :) ”
    • “ PA+'s needs a higher rating than 'Great' - like ten stars for AWESOME! Team work and commitment was unbeatable. We had five steps to complete when it got dark. We worked by car lights, flashlights, headlamps. Six more hours on Sunday to fill with rocks - the days of struggling up that hill with our boats is gone thanks to Dan, Butterfly, Bama, Michael, JP, Linda, Cathy, Don, McGyver, Jerry, Gabe, Jordan, Mary B, Leslie and Tom. Check out the before and after pictures. How many sledgehammers did we go through? ”
    • Butterfly
      “ We did it!! ”
    • “ Terrific learning experience and wow, what a great take-out. ”
    • “ A lot of people did a lot of hard work. I am only worried that Leslie got stuck with a lot of the cost, If you haven't donated, please do so now. I left around 6pm, and they were going to put the rock gravel in sunday morning. sorry I didn't make it back sunday. Again if you haven't donated, please do so now. J P Morgan ”
    • Dan
      Dan the Man
      “ It is Sunday morning and I am not nearly as sore as I thought I would be. The next one we do will be a lot easier than this one, our first. I suggest tearing down that piece of art down by LP Field and putting in a similar take-out for the Cumberland River. If we do it at night (again) nobody will know until we are done. ”
    • Smiley
      “ Paddle Adventures Plus Members Gifted toward the Piney River @ The Walter Nunnelly Bridge Access Project in Many ways & on multiple days. We appreciate all the support for this project to allow Paddle Adventures Plus to ultimately gift a better River Access Point to our fellow Paddlers. We invested a lot of sweat equity this project. If you have tossed around railroad ties lately, shoveled 4" limestone rocks, or driven 36" lengths of 1/2" rebar with a sledge hammer, then take a second to think about it. Those are just a few of the tasks conquered over & over during this project. Enjoy the photos (Thanks Mary). The Teamwork was Amazing. The Testimony of Reward from Hard Work, Accomplishment, & being a member of Our Team makes me Smile! Enjoy an easier trek up & down the steep bank the next time you visit Walter Nunnelly Bridge River Access, Take Great Pride in our PAP+ Meetup Team & Thank TWRA for supplying the gravel. ”
    • “ Team work with a great group of men and women from all walks of life, that all flowed together, to build this set of steps that we will all be proud of. ( and speaking for myself, sleep great that night zzzzz ) :-) ”
    • Bama
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