Virginia, Sept. 27th.

“Anyone interested in a 2 nighter in the Saint Mary's Wilderness. I am planning on getting there late Thursday evening (8:30-9:00) and heading home on Saturday or Sunday depending on others that may be interested. There are a number of possible loops or point to point of about any milages you'd want. I'm open to whatever (high miles or low)if anyone is interested.”

“I have a map I can email to anyone interested.”

“baume66, are there any "jumping on" points where someone could show up late Friday or Sat. morning?”

“Wish I could bro.”

“bpbaby, there are several points where a body could jump on. The route could be planned accordingly. The wilderness is 20-25 miles south of Shenendoah N.P. in the George Washington National Forest. The Blue Ridge Parkway borders it.”

“Topo map of the area.”

“Sounds OK to me if you don't mind a slow hiker tag-along - email me at hog_on_ice on hotmail and lets see what we can arrange. I also will be trying out some new gear - if it really doesn't work out I might have to bag it early but so far it looks OK. I can probably get Friday off as well as 1/2 day Thursday so I could easily be there before you - I will need to see what the boss says but usually not a problem.

HOI”

“hey HOI, I sent you an email.”

“How far from Baltimore is the Saint Mary's Wilderness?
I've never heard of that one.
Where are you located?

My 15 year old son and I are planning to go to Roaring Plains.....near Dolly Sods.....Thursday evening, Sept 27.”

“I live just west of Richmond, VA.
The Saint Marys Widerness is 23 miles south of I-64 on the Blue Ridge Parkway (23 miles south of the southern end of Shenandoah N.P.)”

“Cool

That may be closer than Cranberry Wilderness for me.

If I had to guess, I'd say about 250 miles from here.

Nice place, huh?”

“I would guess 3.5 +/- hrs. Beautiful area.”

“Hmmmm, let's see.......
3.5 hours, at 100 mph.....
That's about 350 miles then, no?”

“If you want more info Tom, send me an email. mccracdb@msn.com”

“The weather is looking good for Thursday - Saturday. yeehaw!”

“West Virginia is lookin' almost as good;
Thursday and Friday--scattered showers, temps about the same
Saturday and Sunday--partly cloudy, temps about the same

I'm ready to go!”

“See you there tomorrow baume 66 and anyone else that is going to show up (smile).

HOI”

“Yo! Time to GO! 70 more minute and I should be outta here. Trailhead ETA 18:00.”

“tom terrific....be sure and post a review of that roaring plains trip as brandy and i are seriously contemplating a journey over there october 11-14....specifically, how is the drinking water situation? also interested in whether or not it is crowded at this time of year (autumn leaf gawkers)....have a good time!!”