Delaware Water Gap, July 27/28

“thank you goretex!!


as far as meeting in the am. dont worry about it. its ok!!
please email me with your address so i know where to pick you up. i figure around 6:30 if thats ok with you. ill email you with my cell phone #..
cant wait to me ya of friday!!! cheers”

“I will be bringing nylon cord as well and should be able to accommodate a couple of bags as well. If it becomes necessary, people can carry their food out to whatever vehicles are parked on Route 191 and stash it there.

My daughter-in-law will be coming along with my son. All of her experience has been with car-camping, so this will all be new to her. See, I'm even providing a newgie for our entertainment!

Good call on the guitar Zay. Yeah, moisture would not be good and at the very least it will be humid.”

“I've read there is a small population of elk in Pennsylvania. Would they happen to be in the area we are hiking by any chance?”

“what
now there may be elk
ok whats up with this??
im going to have to be pretty good and drunk just so i can sleep with all these aniamls running around making me scared”

“Nope, unless they belong to the Elks organization. The real elk hang out in north central Pa. near the Quehanna Trail, which jmitch informed me is a loop trail that cuts through an elk preserve. Gotta go do it one day.”

“great now your going to tell me that there are snakes and big ugly bugs and all kinds of critters running....”

“Cool, thanks Geo. I'll have to check out that area sometime, I'd love to hear their bugle call! Wildlife is a big reason why I love backpacking.”

“MSilver has a great picture of a whole pile of tangled rattlesnakes that were right next to the trail on a recent hike.”

“Cool! Timberland rattlers are neat snakes. I've seen them before up in Harriman State Park (Rockland Co., NY).”

“WF, the only animals you have to worry about walk on two legs and live in Brooklyn! Compared to them the ones you meet on the trail will be just fine.”

“You mean, Brooklyn and Philly, right?”

“Yeah, the zoo has a big fence to keep the animals away from the animals.”

“Shoot, what's the deal with lyra? (email me if necessary)”

“Check your hotmail from last night--Lyndy sent what she knows.”

“I didn't get any email from Lyndy last night. Can you email me the gist of it?”

“Now they're calling for morning showers on Saturday and evening showers on Sunday. That would work!”

“Sweet!”

“Check your hotmail. Lyndy had it addressed correctly so I am not sure why you missed it. I am sending to the same address she used. (?)”

“Sooo Geo isn't getting my emails? I wonder why not?”

“Wildflower emailed the details. Sorry to hear that.

Didn't get your email either Fritz. Check the address when you click my name. Maybe hotmail's going blooey on me!”

“oh mine went through.

i feel so special!!”

“You are special (Church Lady, "Well isn't that just special!")”

“Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.”

“church lady?
you think im a guy dressed in drag??”

“I have no way of knowing, at least until Friday night!”

“well after drinking lyndys marg. you never know.....”

“Mix 'em strong Lyndy, I think I just found us our entertainment committee!”

“AAHHHHHOOOOOOOOO!!!
WEREWOLVES OF LONDON!

I forgot to tell everyone I tend to howl at the moon at nite if I haven't taken my medication and my weekend supply seems to have run dry.
btw - how old is everyone? I'm 33(human years).”

“Oh great, now I've got competition!”

“I'm 30, but feel like I'm 18.”

“Peopleage,

My friend Frank and I will be joining you all for the overnighter. If all goes well, we'll meet most of you Saturday morning at the start of the trip (I can't guarantee that we'll be able to keep up with the rest of you - especially on the climb up Minsi with full packs - but will catch up later).

On Sunday morning, instead of backtracking to the Water Gap, we're planning to continue on to Fox Gap, drop off the backpacks at a vehicle spotted there on Route 191, then switch to daypacks and hike a little farther west along the AT to Wolf Rocks (maybe even a little beyond there), have lunch, enjoy the view, then head back to Fox Gap to end our version of the trip. Hope the weather holds up.

Wildflower: With all these posts (330! ...and counting!) I think there's something in here about your brother's illness. I hope and pray he'll be okay. God bless.”

“M Silver,

Everybody can hike at their own pace. We'll all get there eventually, and I can pretty much guarantee that I'll be lurking near the rear of the bunch so you may have company.

As an old man named Eric once told me in the Adirondacks when I was a lot younger, "We all get to the top eventually. It's just that I get there when they're all coming down and I have the place to myself!"”

“Anybody else going a speed demon like me?”

“PS: I'm bringing my dog Sparky. Hope nobody's afraid of Border Collies. But he's a good dog -- just ask Lyndy.”

“Goretex might give you a run for your money.”

“For being a good dog or a speed demon?”

“M Silver cut in on me. Speed demon.

Border collie welcome as long as it doesn't take big bites.”

“and drinks alot

lol”

“I love dogs!”

“because i dont care whos dog you are
im not shaing!!!”

“Just so we know when everybody's there.

Let us know if you are going from trailhead or meeting at the shelter, and whether both days or one.”

“Trailhead, both days.”

“dito”

“OK....I'm in for the trailhead, and both days.

BUT CAN I GET A BIG FAVOR FROM SOMEONE? I would like to leave my car in Wind Gap. My son will not be able to come at all, so that leaves me without a shuttle. If anyone is driving up Saturday morning, from the south or west, you may be driving right past Wind Gap on Rte. 33.

Anyone???”

“Fritz, I don't know the area and will be heading in from the east (near NYC). But if you give me directions I don't mind leaving a bit earlier to pick you up. Lemme know!”

“What time? You mean the trailhead right near 33, on old 115 that runs north from Wind Gap?”

“goretex you have to call me to let me know you live!!!


ok wmb,
we will see you on sat. morn.”

“Fritz - I'll be able to pick you up. This is my first time on-line since coming home from Acadia NP so I am way behind on everything.
Just let me know what time you'll be there. I assume you mean the small parking area where the AT crosses 115 in Wind Gap, right?”

“Sounds like some of you know the area much better than me.. so perhaps it's better if one of you help Fritz out (I'd hate to leave him stranded because I got lost!). I can be used as a backup though.

Pennsy, Acadia is beautiful, I've been there a couple of times. Hope you had fun.”

“bj, i have seen alot of peoples website and i have to tell you that i think i love yours the most (sorry everone)
so now im going to go back and play around more on your site!!!”