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October North Laurel Fork Trail TripView Messages“is the plan to go the full length from US 33 North again or to come in skipping the first section?” 5:38:27 AM 7/25/02 Woooooohooooooo! “Buddur's going! Buddur's going! Tom, it'll be nice to see you again too ; ) .” 6:07:38 AM 7/25/02 “Buddha - I need a full plan in order to make this happen. Are we hiking Fri evening? How many miles would we be hiking on Sunday? Anyone else from MI wanna come?” 12:51:50 PM 7/25/02 “I think, with so may people coming, that we should start on Fridat evening, and get to that 1st site. We'll have to log in some serious miles on Saturday (15), and hike out Sunday, we should be done by noon on Sunday.” 2:33:54 PM 7/25/02 “Thanks for the info. I'll start working on it tonight.” 2:38:30 PM 7/25/02 “bubbha bear.... you guys aren't going to try to overnight on that way-cool overlook that we climbed up onto last time?? i am checking my schedule now to see if i will be able to attend the north forkalooza....” 3:44:58 PM 7/25/02 “That is the goal gonzo. I think, with a decent pace, we can make that spot on Saturday.” 4:44:34 PM 7/25/02 “I got Friday off.... YIPPEE BB - maybe I can come to your place Thurs PM so we can head out early on Friday. If not, I'll head out early on Friday. No biggie either way. Buddur - Lemme know if you'll be able to get picked up on Friday AM/early PM. Not sure about your work schedule. But, the earlier we can get to the trailhead, the better... I imagine. Max said he probably won't make this one. But, I'm trying to talk my brother, "Binra", into going, too. We'll see.” 2:37:39 PM 7/26/02 “I can be down there by at least 3 p.m. on Friday.” 2:39:49 PM 7/26/02 “Where exactly is the meeting place going to be and what time should I get there?” 7:03:15 PM 7/26/02 “yo distance dude. you're going to make this one? are you a herd fan? i once hiked from kenova to catlettsburg. pretty impressive, eh? hope to get to meet you there. my wife's family is from your area. ceredo, kenova.” 9:27:20 PM 7/26/02 “Yea, I'm there. Of course if nothin out of the ordinary happens. Takin a bud from work to Cranberry Wilderness Aug. 16th- 18th. He has'nt backpacked much so it should be interesting. Kenova is only about 15 minutes from my house. If your down this way and wanna backpack, I'm always up for a Shawee, Ohio trip. 1 hour drive from Kenova. Cool place.” 6:35:09 AM 7/27/02 “There's a parking lot at the exit point. It would probably be best to meet there and then shuttle to the other end of the trail as there's limited parking space there. That's what we did last year.” 8:24:15 AM 7/27/02 “Good idea skully, we should definately make that the meeting point. I guess we'll get times down the sooner the date arrives.” 10:42:12 PM 7/28/02 “Im thinking about going on this one but wont be able to leave NC till 6 pm friday night.. Keep me posted please.” 6:46:51 AM 7/29/02 Locations “here is the south end of the trail: US 33 crossing top of North Fork Mtn. and here is roughly where the north end of the trail is - its the first parking area on the right as you come south on the little road shown on map - note actual trail is not shown on map: Northern termination of North Fork Mtn. Tr. Other notes South end can handle about 3 or 4 cars parked along the edge of US 33 - be sure not to block the access to the small utilities building in the chain linked fenced area. North end can handle at least 6 cars with possibly a couple more in the weeds along side the graveled parking area.” 11:22:24 AM 7/29/02 15 Miles...We Gotta Carry Lots Of Water, Ya Know “Getting a Fri off should be no problem...but sounds like a busta$$ hike. We're not gonna pass up Chimney Rock again are we???” 6:57:07 PM 7/31/02 “nah - we'll go this time. But we can definately do 15 miles. We just need to get an early start, and hump it bro. Pretend those damned Penndot bastards are chasin' ya.” 7:42:14 PM 7/31/02 I Got'sk A Better Idea “Or pretend I'm a chasing them!!! I send in my "Acknowledgement of Suspension/Revocation/Disqualification/Cancellation" sheet in tommorrow via certified mail...and it will be my last day of driving till Feb 2 (Of course, you know something will happen and Feb 2 will come and I'll still won't be able to drive for a while after that) Did I mentin that I'm gonna whipe my @$$ with the sheet prior to sending it. I certainly aren't going to leave any skid marks...but it just may have a slight” 9:09:27 PM 7/31/02 Mmmmmmmmmm... “My grammar is tarabul!!! I meant to say it'll most likely have a slight odor to it. I spent the majority of the day making printable maps of my Cranberry Wilderness hike per day. And because I want to remember EVERYTHING of the hike, I'm writing a detainled trip report for posterity. I'm sure it'll be way too long for most to want to read, but I'll post it anyways...just as soon as I'm done and ppoofreeding it. (That's why my gramma is tarabull)” 9:13:14 PM 7/31/02 “does anybody have a five gallon water can that i can tote???” 9:13:22 PM 7/31/02 “Hey?! I ain't no gramma. :-)” 11:12:30 PM 7/31/02 Heeheehee! “Yep, but this time you have to tote it full!” 5:41:42 AM 8/01/02 Speaking of which... “I will definitely be bringing along my Sherpas on this one. Anybody got any tips for hiking in shackles?” 7:35:36 AM 8/01/02 Hmmmmm.... “I wanna go too! If Birch can't get off work I'm going to do what I can to make this one. I have unlimited vacation days at the moment, lol. Sounds like a good trip. It's about time I see West Virginia! I wouldn't want my pal Tbull driving all the way to Cleveland by herself.” 8:19:27 PM 8/12/02 MORE Vacation??? “Sweet!!! Carpooling with two babes and two dogs and going hiking to boot...what more could a man ask for. 8)” 8:34:51 PM 8/12/02 “r u calling me a dog buddur? OK I forgive ya!” 8:41:12 PM 8/12/02 8:44:06 PM 8/12/02 “I was there in May, and you can still park your car there. The locals are cool, just mention Jerry the Guide, and they are prolly related to him. BTW - Pauls a dummy. Look forward to seein' ya there HOI, this time I'll know ya when I see ya!” 9:05:35 PM 8/12/02 “its this trip on or /????” 9:46:20 AM 8/24/02 “running girl, boy and i are still planning on it at this time.” 10:16:36 AM 8/24/02 “I still plan to be there.” 12:54:08 PM 8/24/02 Sure...Well...Maybe...Of Course “I'll still go...if someone comes to get me.” 1:54:18 PM 8/24/02 “We'll be there.” 3:39:15 PM 8/24/02 “Buddur - I'm still planning to pick you up pal... so you'd better still be going.” 8:15:37 PM 8/24/02 “Yo bear!I have my good eye on this trip. Keep me in on the plan.Ifin you go to the email mine is still jerbear@backpacker.com” 8:21:03 AM 8/25/02 8)“Buddur - I'm still planning to pick you up pal... so you'd better still be going." tarabull 08:15:37 PM 08/24/02 Yup...I still plan to make it!” 8:44:25 AM 8/25/02 “Im there, have the calender marked, one thing may hold me nack. If my mother n law gets married that weekend??” 8:57:27 AM 8/25/02 “Hell yeah it's on!” 10:51:32 AM 8/25/02 “I'm in...Birch is out. I'll be copilot for Tarabull. It has been decided. Someone has to bring up the rear of the group on those uphills...I'm the woman for the job! =)” 8:31:16 PM 8/25/02 “Im going to back out on this one..Im heading up to Michigan with Mike..Hope you all have a great hike” 9:08:35 PM 8/25/02 “Sauron is out. Unfortunately, he has a school conflict. G00SE and I are still in.” 4:06:34 AM 8/26/02 I'm out too “Broke my leg on my last morning at Red Creek Campground on the Dolly Sods, so it looks as though I will be out of backpacking action for some time. I made a more lengthy entry on the New Jersey AT hike thread. Ratzenfras!” 7:34:30 AM 8/26/02 “North Fork Mountain is still there. Hasn't fallen down yet!” 7:34:52 AM 8/26/02 “Dang Geobeat! Why'd you go and do that? Heal quickly, friend. =)” 8:13:12 AM 8/26/02 Well Sass, “I was just sitting around thinking that my life has not been screwed up lately, so maybe I should just go ahead and screw it up myself. Actually, it was a slick rock, my left foot went out, my right got caught in a crack, and that was all she wrote! I'm less than gruntled, but life goes on. It will heal eventually, and I'll just start the training program right back up. At least I got to see some beautiful country before the proverbial $hit hit the fan, and at least it was the fibula and not the tibula, which bears the weight.” 8:36:51 AM 8/26/02 “poor Geobeet. Note to self: watch out for slippery rocks.” 8:41:28 AM 8/26/02 “You know, in all the time I've been hiking, I've gone down like that at least a half dozen times and been lucky. This time I paid the price.” 8:53:31 AM 8/26/02 “i am going to try very hard to make this trip and to convince brandy to come along and help you ladies in bringing up the rear.... is the plan to meet at the north trailhead on friday, october 4th?? what time are y'all gonna be there?? are we gonna stash water at the midpoint again?? looking forward to seeing everyone again!!” 2:34:45 PM 8/26/02 “Wow Geobeet, since your less than gruntled now does that mean you'll be *dis*gruntled when you've healed? Cool. I'm really sorry about your leg and I hope it heals quickly and correctly with a minimum of intervention. Gonzo, we'll be thinking of you this weekend. Do what must be done for the cause mon, it make the reward that much sweeter. And do try to convince brandy to come along. We don't know yet what time we'll be there but right now it looks like G00SE and I will both get the day off and could be there fairly early. We haven't yet decided whether we will be making a water drop. If it's been wet enough the spring should be running, yes? Anybody else have any thoughts on this?” 5:04:34 AM 8/27/02
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