montanapalooza 2002

“I can't wait to get all over this trip!!!!

Its going to rock!

8)”

“ya its gonna rock!”

“That it is!!!!!

8)”

“hehe”

“You are going!

8)”

“The "sekert prizes" have been delivered! Y'all are gonna FREAK!
Hmm...Gojo - should I be packing several cases of Snickers to go around, just in case? LOL

Tex”

“The time snuck up on me! Got 16 days til we leave, and there's a overnighter and 4 day holiday in there, which leaves me with 10 days to get ready. I warned my boss that I would be sealing my food during lunch in our conference room.”

“Newgirl,
If you can't make the whole trip and have to leave after 2 days, you could always come back on Friday and hike in with newergirl til you meet up with us, then hike out.”

“Hoping that I don't have to, but what if someone needed to hike out on Wednesday, fly out on Thursday?(I would rent a car) Would it be too much to finish the hike to the other trailhead? How many miles would we be talking about? I know it is mostly downhill the last few days. At least that was what I was lead to believe.:)”

“Yeah, easy trail and downhill both ways..LOL”

“Tex, did you guys go on the Ozark Highlands Trail last weekend?”

“Sh*t Crazy Mike I think you told me the wrong dates!!

You said we are leaving the July 11 to come to your house and leaving Friday but it looks like your leaving what 2 weeks later!

Dam I took off the whole month to man!!!!”

“What are the dates!???”

“Meeting up on the 13th and 14th in Billings or Red Lodge, respectively.

Hiking days are July 15th through the 19th.

Party days are July 12th through July 21st!!!!!!”

“Could any one send me the directions to where and time we will meet?

prowler@fuse.net”

“Please put me on the "secret email" list also. If you'd be so kind as to forward the maps etc. to me I will print them out for Jerbear who as you probably know is currently in the Tetons (today anyway) and won't get back to his computer until after the Montana trip.

mconner@varco.com

Thanks,

Mozark”

“Gotta move this thread back to the top - been stuck on 1,766 posts for, what 3-4 hours?!

For conditions near the trailhead:

Click here”

“Mozark, expect the maps in a few minutes, all 8 megs of 'em.”

“We were going over vacations in the office today and I discovered how close this trip is! Guess I'd better get busy.

martyb: I'd sure appreciate if you could send those maps my way . . . all 8 megs.

chief, aero, newgirl: would one of you be willing to buy maps for me if I send ya the $?

This trip is going to rock! . . .

oh, wait a minute crazy mike has already said that at least once. lol! Guess I've just hiked too much with him and its wearing off . . . ikes!”

“Got my pack figured out for Montanapalooza. Packweight is 30.4 lbs!

Now I have to get the food for Wyoming!”

“but wow!~~~~~i am so lucky....pretty soon i get to ride to a reunion in the smokies and play a day or so, then i get to fly to the rockies and walk and camp and be one with freakin wild montana , and the people I will get to share that experience with! whoa...and then go see the Winds again and try to find griz's bakery for some pastry and fly back to a home that will have been transformed while i was havin all this fun....
wow.!....i mean wow..in a month it will all be just a warm afterglow....if i make it thru....
thanking ja in advance for all these things! yipee yi yo!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~”

“any one have an idea on the weathers patterns this time of year? Temps, rainy etc.

I need to prepare and have never been to the North West Before.

thanks”

“That week is statistcally the warmest week of the year in Montana. It could be as low as the 30's at night and daytime high up to about 80, but most likely 40's-70's. If you had a rain jacket and a fleece top, you'd be ready for anything. The sun can get pretty brutal up there, so stay covered! it's probably a lot like the Sierras- maybe a little cooler.

There's usually a late afternoon thundershower of short duration, but unless a big cold front moves in it should be pretty dry."
aero
01:58:08 PM
06/19/02”

“Yup!
Sounds like the Sierras!”

“COOL! Am I going to be put on the secret emaillist or do I just need to find out where to go??hehe”

“Prowler what Geezer said. You 'll need protection from the wind and rain. A lite wieght rain jacket and a fleece jacket or vest should be ample for night time and when resting while on the trail during the day. I'll normally throw a fleece or rain jacket on so as not to cool off to fast while breaking for lunch or something. Pack a set of dry clothes in case it rains or something you could change into once you have reach camp. Nothing like taking off a sweaty tee the end of the day and putting on a dry one to raise the comfort factor. Hike in one tee and have one for camp and sleeping and back up.”

“tahnks, i am just more concerned of the temps and shoot! I always bring plenty so no problem.


hey briarrabbit you wanna get out to the bar tonight?? My wife is leaving for NM today!!”

“Brair Rabbit, actually the post answering Prowler's concerning the temps is a previous post from Aero. I just brought it up for folks to read.”

“don't know when I'll be back again.

Aero, did everyone coming in by air get back to with flight #, arrival times, etc?

The date is sneaking up for those who haven't.”

“too cool, i dont have to send my pack on the plane in a huge duffle this time and lug it thru the airport........that GPV G4 fits all snug and packed with all my gear inside my wheeled little luggage thingy...! the pack has already pleased me to no end.....

.now the only thing that should set off any alarms at the airport is the stainless steel plate and screws in my ankle!!
mels high country cookbook is getting its use today too!

i am in the three point stance now~~~~~~on the mark...getting set.....”

“GO OM, GO!!!!!!!!!!!”

“I will definitely have to leave on the 17th. I am frickin' flunking my stinkin' math class. I may not be able to come at all, 'cause I might be in prison. I'm very near to gettin' homicidal on my sh!#head advisor's a$$. Why? Why would she advised me to take this class during summer session, w/ some old, humorless Slavic guy?

I am sorry to disappoint everyone, but I have a life outside Montanapalooza (I know, hard to imagine really) and it must be handled. However, the idea of bringing Newergirl and meeting up w/ all ya'll on the other side (SnowNymph you are a source of great ideas) on Friday might be just the ticket.

Om, after I get home from school tonight, Newergirl and I are going to try a practice run w/ the tent in the yard. SnowNymph, I got complimented on your pack. I was told that "it sort makes me look sexy." Thaaaanks! I had no clue that this pack would help me out in that area!”

“Dump the math class and take the summer off from school. You need a break anyways. Trust me, you will never regret it.

Don't sweat the small stuff...and it's all small stuff.”

“You're very welcome!

You can do a overnighter with us at the beginning and do a dayhike at the end. I've done that before (like last weekends Llamarama). At least you're there for part of it!”

“martyb: I forgot to post my e addy, its grach96@hotmail.com . Those maps would be soooooo appreciated!

newgirl: math classes in a summer session are tough! If you are having that much trouble and want to maintain your GPA, have you considered dropping this class? During my college days I dropped classes twice for much the same reasons . . . and was very glad I did! Some teachers just make learning very difficult. Anyway hope you can make the trip, but if not your schooling IS much more important.”

“If you are gonna flunk it get out now for sure!! Take it later with possible a different teacher or find a alternative for that credit come fall. Nothing is worse than taking a 'D or F', cause your GPA will never fully recover. If you get out in time you might get a little refund action for Moose Drool !!!!!!!

I guess you tried to bargin with him? Is the only class you are taking at that time?”

“Chief, here is my dilemna (did I spell that right?):

One must take a certain number of credits per semester to qualify for financial aid. The min. being 6. If I drop this class I will have only taken 3 (my first summer session class). My financial aid will be revoked for this semester, obviously, it has already been spent, which means I will have to pay it back out of pocket. That is a total impossibility. There are no third session classes that meet my degree requirements and are at night, so trading this class for another one . . . is a total impossibility. If I flunk the class, I will lose all that money and time, plus financial aid will put me on academic probation (they care not that I have had a 4.0 until now, if I flunk they will be on my arse), so flunking . . . is a total impossibility. Plus, I expect a certain level of performance out of myself academically and not passing a class is unexceptable or . . . a total impossibility.

So, I am going to make as much of the trip as I can, learn as much as I can from all the bping gurus, get as much use as I can out of the gear so generously donated to my cause, meet as many nice TTers as I can, and have as much fun as I can . . . just in a shorter time frame.”

“Maps are a-comin' -- Hotmail didn't like all of 'em at once, so you'll get a bunch of different emails. The big ones still may not send, but they're less critical....”

“Sure enough, the bigger maps (about 3 megs each) are just bouncing. Let me know if you have another address that will accept the big files. Seems like the smaller ones made it OK.”

“There's gotta be a host of folks here that can help you out with your class. I don't know which math class you're taking, but I could help with some math and statistics, just don't ask me about calculus.”

“Not on your life!

Sexy Texy -
You need not reciprocate...
unless you feel absolutely compelled to do so.
(in which case, I'll take the Snickers headband ;o)

Chewy -
I would be willing to escort you into the hills on Fri, Sat, and/or Sun after MTpalooza. I'll have the time. Mebbe get Newerly sat for the weekend? Mebbe a short hike to a lake camp for fishin' and relaxin'? Or mebbe somewhere on the prairie? Think it over...

Ooo! Mebbe I could hike out with you on the 16th, spend the 17th fishing, then rejoin you early on the 18th - at which time we could hike from the other (east) end and reach the TT camp that afternoon/evening. Then, hike out with the group on Friday. You GOTTA spend more than two measly days out there... you've come too far.


Maps, maps, maps!
I assume I'll be able to get one locally - huh?

I've perused Topozone's onliner. The Beartooths kick ass!”

“Newgirl, I can appreciate your dilemma. Sorry you can't make the entire trip, but I'm looking forward to spending some of it with you.

Family first. I'm proud of you for realizing that.”

“Martyb, what's goin' on, you trying to wear TOPO out before you get here, or what?

Aren't you supposed to be in court?”

“Sawry I did not say nuthin for so many days, but I have ben bissy with a sergry leg and werk. Me and my daddy has done a lot of werk so we can get dollers for my dokter and the truk ride to Wyodaho and Monnyloosa.

Kno what? My daddy sayed mebbe I WILL NOT GO WALKIN IN THE WOODS WITH EVER BUDDY!!! Is he a CRAZY MAN?! Prolly.

He sayed my sergry leg mite still be broke, but I sayed that I got all them nother good legs that are not sergry that do good. I theenk I will be perty go to good. Do yall?

My daddy sayed that if a bare seen me walkin funny that that ol bare wold EET ME! I sayed "what never".

I been layin down reeeeel good and relaxin and I do not play gimmedat with no buddy and I do not ressel cept easy with Gissmo and I do not get rats cept a frawg the nother day. I seen a lisserd but I did not get that lisserd tho. I been eetin my mennisin snaks and regler snaks and gooood suppers so I will have goood engerny and not get no butt werms and belly bugs and poots. I will prolly be ok for Monnyloosa. I will go to my dokter yester day and let him see if it is still sergry. He will prolly say "It will be ok if you wanna go walkin in the woods and sleepin in the woods at Monnyloosa" and I will say "ok".

Any ways, we got yall some goooood prizes any ways.

do:3”

“No court for me - I just told them I know YOU and they hustled me right outta there! (actually, it appears they filled the jury for the trial yesterday morning, so didn't need any of us who showed up Tuesday - good thing, it was a murder case that the prosecutors were planning to go for the death penalty)”

“Gojo, I was planning to hike out on the 17th. I would really appreciate anyone that wants to escort me out. (I'm a little bit 'fraidy cat to do 10 miles by myself in the big bad mtns.) I would completely understand if nobody is up for that, though. I was then thinking that Newer and I would do (as SnowNymph suggested) a dayhike in at the other end on the 19th. Want to do that Gojo . . . or anyone who takes pity on me. LOL!

Stump, thanks for the offer of help. The class is Finite Math. Logorithms, base e, etc. Want to help me?”

“newgirl!! Know that my dog is giving me the pitty look I may hike out with you !!!! And head for a caving trip, that one buddy i know is doig!”

“thepitty look from sage is because she dont want to be left alone!!!

SHOULD I TAKE HER??

She is one of the best dogs you could meet!”

“I bet Sarabelle would like the company! Come on Stump, I need help, don't you want to do Finite math w/ me on-line!?”

“How about gojo and newgirl meet up earlier, say the 12th. Then they head out on the 13th from East Rosebud and meet the group somewhere in between, probably the Cooke City side near Fossil Lake.

They could be there by Tuesday easily, the same day the group would be there. From Fossil they could easily make it out on Wednesday.

The could then dayhike in on Firday, carrying cold beer of course, and meet up with the group.

And, if they were real nice, they would carry packs out for people.”