Hiking the North/South trail @ LBL in Ma rch

“Do not forget to mark on your calenders. I hope this is still on
and everyone is ready for a good time. See you on the trail.”

“Gypsie, sorry can't make those dates, have to work. Sorry!! Dang I can't believe there is a hike in my back yard and I can't go!!! Would love to meet up with you guys on the 11th though. Let me know where you're gonna end the hike please!”

“Looking forward to it. Keep the thread alive.”

“Folks, DO NOT FORGET the scheduled date for the N/s trail hiking event scheduled for March 8,2002.
We will have a good time.”

“Hey Gypsie I have to call off work for Friday and Monday or just Friday?”

“Folks, Just a couple of months until we get together for some hiking on the N/S trail. See ya
then.”

“The North half is Great!
Have fun!”

“Hey I need the dates.”

“If WD40 is going I'm staying home!”

“Naw, I can't make this one. Wish I could though. That Northern half is Cool!”

“March 8 -March 11. We will meet @ the North welcome center.”

“Coool I will come down Thursday night.You will have a place for me I hope?”

“what time are we meeting on the 8th?”

“Don't forget to buy your permits at Golden Pond Visitors Center.”

“Guys,
Walkindude is right about the permit($10.00 annually)and you can get it at the Golden Pond visitor center or at the North Welcome station and we can pick up the N/s trail there. I would like to meet at the north station trailhead at 9:00AM. Mike I will call you for directions to my house and we can leave from there. My wife will cook us breakfest before we depart and we have an extra bed or two.If anyone else needs accomadations on Thursday night let me know. I live about an hour from the LBL.”

“The North & South Visitors centers are closed for the season. Only Golden Pond is open.
Yall might want to meet at Golden Pond so everybody can get theair Permit. I think the Hours are 9:00 to 5:00.”

“Guys, we need to meet at Golden Pond and get the permits. I already have one and then we can go to the North Welcome station and
get on the trail there. They have plenty of parking available.
Walkindude, I was thinking that these welcome centers might be open in March anyway we will meet at Golden Pond. See you on the trail.”

“Any idea where yall plan to be each night? I don't know what I'm going to be doing that weekend but if I'm available Saturday & Sunday, I may try to meet ya on the trail.

Who's going any way?”

“Me and Khatru”

“does anyone know if Golden Eagle Passports are accepted at LBL?”

“I'm too young to know the answer to that.
Sorry.”

“This sounds like it is going to be a great trip.”

“You going Mike?”

“Walkindude,
Right now we have about twelve people that have verbally committed
to hike this weekend.I know Mike is coming down and will crash at my house Thursday night and the wife will fix us breakfest and then were headed to the trail head.
Mike, is Charlie or Ed from Chicago
coming down? See you all on the trail.”

“I don't Know?Email them....”

“that's the "golden age" passport that your too young for, me too. Golden Eagle's get you into ALL fee areas at no charge and discounts on camping sites. Well worth the $65.00 if you hit the right places during the year.”

“Getting in LBL is free. The permit for backcountry camping is $10.

Thanks for explaining the difference in the "age" & "Eagle" thing.”

“Gypsie, who do you have slated so for for the hike. what are your distination points for friday and saturday, will we be hiking sunday or will we be finished by then?”

“I may try to catch up Saturday morning if You have an idea about where you'll be.”

“Meet Friday At 8:00 AM @ Golden Pond visitor center so everyone that needs a backcountry permit may purchase it then. We then will drive to the North welcome station
and start hiking from there to Sugar Jack springs (13.8 miles).
Saturday- From Sugar Jack springs to Golden Pond trail head.(18.9 miles). Note: Sunday/Monday we can dead head back,or we can have a couple of vehicles parked at the South welcome center and let that be where we end the journey at.let me know what you all think.”

“I'm trying to remember, Is Ironton Road #140 (South of Sugar Jack) a paved road? If it is, I could just meet yall there as you come through.
Do any of yall going have one of those FRS radios? That would make it easy for me to find yall Saturday morning.”

“Gypsie, while I pride myself on not being out of shape, I don't think I can hike near 14 miles on the first day, when I'm freshest, and then near 20 on the second day. I am not that kind of hiker that I can walk for that distance nor length of time, regardless of the terrain, its just a matter of endurance and strength, not will. At most, I am probably good at 7-9 miles. If what you are trying to accomplish and the rest of the group is with you on this, then, unfortunately, I will not be able to accompany you, bummer. I was really looking forward to it, maybe I'll show up there and hike what I can with you all for a day and then camp with ya'll and then hike back on the trail to my car. That, I wouldn;t mind to do. I'd like to continue to meet more TT'ers.”

“That sounds good to me.But a car shuttle is a MUST!”

“If I can make it I'll hook up with yall south of Sugar Jack but I can only stay out 1 night. I'll have to be at work on Monday. Is anyone ending at Golden Pond on Sunday?”

“I would be ending at Golden Pond if I can figure out how to do this hike and not die on the trail.”

“It's an easy hike. You'll be fine.”

“walkindude, maybe its an easy hike, but still. to do more milage on the second day is asking alot of this ole body of mine, we'll see. the only thing is that if I fall behind and hike at my own pace, I won't have a way back to my car at the north visitor center. I'll have to see, and work out plan B. I'm not interested in punishing myself, just enjoyment.”

“I still say we need to have a car shuttle!!!!”

“Why don't you leave your car at Golden Pond and just walk to it?

If I can make it, my truck will be at the boat ramp at Sugar Bay on Ironton Rd. That's where I'll catch yall at.”

“Send me an e-mail at walkindude32@home.com”

“Hey, I will cut back on the miles to ensure we all have a good trip. I think once your out there you will see its easy mileage. I want everyone to feel comfortable and have fun on the trails.”

“So what is the deal with this trip?How many people are going?And are we going to have a car at the point that we going to finish or are we going to dbl back?This will be one of my 4 day trips and I am very excited about it.I hope there is a good turn out becuase I am going to take lots of pictures and lots of them will be put up on my clubs website.”

“I'll just be there for Saturday & Sunday unless I gotta work witch is doubtful.”

“I can't wait to meet you...:)”

“Is this a 4 day hike? I'm terribly confused...sorry. I realize that the terrain is not difficult. It just the knees. I might scale back and do sat and sun and tag rides with Walkindude. and hang with you all on those 2 days, if possible, if not, then we'll get together for a short bit. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone too. Gypsie, can we talk off line? you can email me at marclherring@hotmail.com
Thanks.”

“Well it's Fri,Sat,Sun,Mon....:)”

“thanks mike...I needed that.”

“Glad to help...:)”

“Stikmon, this is a four day hike and we will start on Friday and finish Monday. we will go easy on you and yes I will e-mail you off
line.”

“looks like I might do what walkindude is doing, come out sat and sunday. I would have taken friday off, but I can;t take monday also, so if I can;t do it all, I'll have to settle for less.

Walkindude: can you make it out friday night?, we can hook up cars then and camp with the group friday evening then hike all day sat, into sunday and then poof, we're history.”