Smokies Trip Nov. 23-26

“when i get there on friday if i can drive my car to cataloochee and drop it off b/c i am staying 2 extra days. then go back to cosby and start there.”

“i guess i'd better get there fri to help w shuttles”

“ductape that would be great if you can make it on friday...if you park at cataloochee and then smokygirl drives us to cosby. we can start at cosby and go to cosby knob shelter...then saturday hike to cs#37 then sunday hike to cataloochee...we'll be taking the gunter fork trail that sunday which is great.

think about it.”

“back to the top”

“I see now perhaps I need to lokat a map!”

“we'll be going in on the NC side.”

“sounds tasty!~ is therte enough room for two bears?”

“absolutely..come on down. can you make it?”

“I am giving this a close look. I CANT find my smokies map! I will.”

“open a different window and go to www.nps.gov

then look for smokies then under maps and pull up trail maps”

“cool, friday night then.”

“that will be great ductape...what's the earliest you can get there? looks like jerbear and Buddah bear might be joining the rest of us.”

“well, i gotta take my peeps out around town during the day and show em what they will be buying me for Christmas:) then probly eat dinner with em and roll out.
anything should be fine really. i might be able to drop my car off during the day and just get a ride to the trail, it's far enough in advance, i can do anything.”

“well, i gotta take my peeps out around town during the day and show em what they will be buying me for Christmas:) then probly eat dinner with em and roll out.
anything should be fine really. i might be able to drop my car off during the day and just get a ride to the trail, it's far enough in advance, i can do anything.”

“dammit”

“you talking in circles ductape?”

“hehe, i talked with my dad and he's willing to do anything i need. how far of a drive from gatlinburg anyway?”

“not far maybe 30 minutes.”

“no problem.”

“Back to the top.

Jerbear and buddah bear are you guys in for this one?”

“.”

“I am a thinnin!”

“Jerbear! How are you doing?

We are out of town for this trip, pretty much have been for the whole year...just dropped in to say Hi.”

“hey Swiss how ya doin? I miss ya and Rolex. Any hikes planed? jerbear@backpacker.com YO bear!”

“I hear there is a big gathering planned that same weekend at a place called "Hangover"-anywhere near Cosby?
A bunch of guys do this every year.”

“"Hangover" and Cosby? Sounds scary!”

“I wanna go!”

“so where is cosby on the map and catalochee. What roads would the parkin areas be I found my smokies map!”

“Cosby is on the north east side of the park and cataloochee is on the south east side of the park.

There are 2 options.

(1)those who want to go friday night through sunday will do a loop back to cosby
(2)those who want to stay through tuesday will hike out at cataloochee.”

“treebait..do you want in? and if so, what days?”

“buddah bear, are you still in?”

“bbinkley
mauri
ductape
jerbear
smokygirl
smokygirl's boyfriend
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maybe's
smokygirls friend
Buddah bear
treebait
Josh man????

if your in just say your in and say what dates you are in for.
the list keeps growing.
I'll need to call and up the reservations to more people. Just need a head count.thanks”

“still in, leaving sunday”

“mauri is in and leaving sunday”

“I'll be up there this weekend 11-1. Darn shame I wouldn't be able to get OLP (Old lady Permission) for another trip so soon and have to save up for January hike.”

“i'm in and leaving tuesday around noon.

beg,borrow and deal with her mtnman.

suggestion read the book "how to win friends and influence people" this might help with your wife.

but for real help go to the "ask buddah bear thread". he should be able to answer questions of this nature. good luck”

“bbinkley, I'm gonna hang with ductape on this trip, so count me in.

(Fri - Sun)

Add my head to the list for reservations.

Ok?”

“okay, i will do that. be great to have you MDSHiker.”

“I'm going to try and make this trip. I can actually get up there early if I go. It all depends on HPM's next job and the baby of course. So I'm still a maybe.”

“Thanks bbinkley.

11/23 is my birthday and hiking will be a good way to celebrate.”

“Is there anyone who can stay sunday night and/or monday night?”

“She ain't comin' :(
Too many tests to study for...”

“So, is your boyfriend in?”

“i believe so... but there is a chance he might not because we are hiking the 15th through the 20th, and that might be too much for him. I can't get enough!

I asked him to give me a definite so I will let you know tomorrow for sure hopefully.”

“this is turning out to be a decent sized group”

“oh yeah, we'll have a great time ductape. should be a good crew”

“B I am now a maybe. Soorry!”

“My fellow New Carlisle-ian better make it!!!”

“to the top”

“still in. not backing out.”