hay geobeet

“are you going to be around this Sat.?
im going to be in your neck of the woods...and thought about stopping bye and saying HI.”

“are you going to be around this Sat.?
im going to be in your neck of the woods...and thought about stopping bye and saying HI.”

“hick-up”

“I was planning to head to the AT Sunday for a very short day hike (another moral victory). I could move that up to Saturday if you want to join.”

“BTW, see the Spring on the Sods thread. It would be nice if you could join for that (bring along treebeard and twignut).”

“ill check out the thread,,

what are we looking at and how long and where?”

“I was thinking in the area of Bake Oven Knob/Baer Rocks for a short jaunt. I have to be careful not to overdo it like I did Sunday. By the weekend I may also be in better shape. I'll just have to see how it goes, but I am thinking short and sweet - under five miles at most.”

“where is that?”

“Go Big Daddy!”

“is this it?
Pa AT”

“It is on Blue Mountain north of Allentown and west of Lehigh Gap. You go up 309, then take a flock of back roads to get to the parking area.

It would probably work best if I meet you in the Lansdale area. What are your plans?”

“Im driving my older daughter home in the early am. then go see her boyfriend and stay there for a little bit. then i can go for a short hike. i cant do an all day hike but maybe a couple of miles. if this messes up your plans then go and have a great time!!”

“No, I can meet you in Lansdale or somewhere. You can follow me up, and when the hike is over you can head over I-78 for the Big Apple. Like I said, it will only be a few miles, perhaps two hours at the most. How's that sound?”

“hay, i just spoke to corp nasty and he may join us for the hike. i need to find out where in going to ans what time.”

“ok he lives in Harlysville. is that near you?”

“if treebead dose not have to work, he may join us!!
he hasnt be able to hike with his bad foot. so if he does not have to work then he will go!!!!

soo cool!!”

“Nope. I was thinking we could meet somewhere along the line of 309. The other issue is what time you want to meet, considering that it gets dark early and it would take a good hour to get there once we hook up.

Harleysville is west and north of Lansdale, actually away from 309.

The other alternative is to meet in Lansdale and head up the Turnpike (probably faster). I have no idea where would be a good placed to meet in Lansdale. I think there's a McDonald's along 63 somewhere near the heart of town, but my memory is not overly confident of this. Do you have any ideas?”

“Geo, you probably know this, but...

From the large parking area on Bake Oven Knob Road, you can go south 1.5 miles to Bear Rocks, or north about half a mile to Bake Oven Knob. At Bear Rocks you have to do some climbing to get to the top and enjoy the views. Nothing that would be a problem for most people with two good wheels, but this may be a challenge for you, depending on how far your recovery has progressed.

There are pics on my webshots page under "AT: 309 to Lehigh Gap."

I took my kids up there on Father's Day, and we did both hikes. It was a nice time.”

“OK, the Bear Rocks pics are spread between two albums, "AT: 309 to Lehigh Gap" and "AT: 309 to Lehigh Gap 2." Look at album 2, the "Fido" picture, for the best view of what you'd have to climb to enjoy the views there. The "get my gun" picture is NOT representative of what you would have to climb, that one is purely optional. :)”

“very nice pics. wow
if this works out, fritz do you think you could join us?”

“Those are both potential targets Fritz. I've hung out in both places. Baer Rocks (named for a guy by that moniker, not a bear) is an old favorite. I know the scramble. Bake Oven is also a scramble. It all depends on time, how I feel, and the other variable, weather. We're due for snow tomorrow night, so if it's icy up there I'm not going anywhere.”

“Not likely Maple, although I would like to. I will have all the kids that day, and if the weather is good I will probably drag them either to the Pinnacle or to the Jersey side of the Delaware Water Gap.”

“ok geo, if the weather is not good, then we will be at your house with some beer. (not for me ill be driving)”

“You'd better pray for good weather then because my place is a wreck (and small). No need for beer for me til April. I'm still on good ol rat poison.

I'm dehydrating apples. Place smells good!”

“male sure you dont get one stuck in your finger!”

“I'll wear Kevlar gloves when I take them out, LOL!”

“...hey is this outing open to others like myself???....”

“hay geo, you may have started something wonderful!!


that would be great if we could get a couple of people for this.”

“It is indeed open to anybody who wants to hike with Da Gimp on the Road to Rehab. I don't expect to be skipping down the trail with my usual aplomb.

The issue remains a meeting place. Another alternative is to just go up 309 to that German restaurant on top of the mountain and meet in the parking lot, then hike to the Knife Edge, or as far toward the Knife Edge as we can get. Otherwise we are still looking for a place in Lansdale along 63, heading toward the Turnpike entrance, and I am not familiar enough with the area to know what is available.”

“what about Rt 113 and Rt 63? its near Sumneytown Pike
thats where im going to be. But we can meet at he enterance of Pa. Turnpike Lansdale Exit.”

“Do you know if there's a restaurant or something at 113 and 63?

The other issue is what time?”

“ok is Rt 113 and Rt 63 closer to where we want to go?
or is Lansdale Tpike closer or at least easier to get to where we want to go”

“Suggest you meet at the parking lot of the hotel across the street from the Lansdale Turnpike interchange. You probably want to go up the Tpk to Allentown, then 78 West to 100 North to ???.”

“i have to go back to harlysville when the hike is over, so it dosnt matter where we meet to go to the hike.
So Lansdale Tpike it is!
as for the time id like to try to shoot for 10:00am. just remember that im driving in from Ny and need to drop my daguhter off.”

“Well you should slow the car down when you drop her off.

Remember to wear something with blaze orange. I think I'll pack my old running vest. They'll have a time convincing the judge they were shooting at a fat deer wearing an orange vest carrying trekking poles and limping.”

“i think im going to buy orange tape and tape it on our clothing
so is the time and place ok?
stratusloop, do you think you can make it?”

“It's good for me. You have my cell phone number in case you are running late, you can give me a call.

The only issue I might have would be if the snow that falls on the trail turns to ice by Saturday. If we get out there and it's icy, we'd have to bag it. (We could always repair to EMS at the mall and buy more gear, then have an Orange Julius and something to eat.)”

“...yes...I might be able to go...not 100% sure but just keep posting the details and i'll let you guys know by the weekend...

I live in the Valley Forge area near a town called Trappe...in fact my house looks out onto Rt 113....i'm about 10 miles down the road so to speak from Harleysville.

Anyhow....i'm familar with the RT 309 crossing of the AT...I was just there a couple of weeks ago...it's real easy to find...like geobeet said there's a restaurant at the top of the mountain and a parking lot across the street for hikers...going north from there is probably a better bet than south...just my $.02....so again just keep posting the details...”

“so did we came to an agreement as to where. when?”

“...I don't think so...”

“its not @ the restaunt off of the Lansdale TurnPike around 10:00am?”

“Good luck old man.....break a leg!”

“im going to be around Souderton area. so if there is a closer place to meet please let me know.”

“I thought we were going to meet in the parking lot of an inn across the road from the Turnpike entrance at 10 a.m.

stratusloop, I will email my cell phone number to you. I drive a gray 1983 Toyota Cressida, and Maple drives a dinky little station wagon with NY tags, I think.

The only fly in the ointment would be if the trail is icy. I'm not going to risk it if it is.”

“hay who are you calling DINKY???
TP is good for me. if im going to be any later ill call you geo. hay the # ive been calling you at, is this YOUR CELL #?”

“....hey...not a problem...sorry for the confusion...just call me a rock head...anyhow...i'll let you guys know on Friday whether i'll be going....also I agree with you Geobeet....icy trails are no fun.

If i'm there...i'm driving a Green Pathfinder....”

“I really hope you can make it. it would be great to meet you!!!!!!
like I said, if the trail is icy, then the party is at his house”

“Hey I just saw this thread. I may join you all if I can convince my kids to hike on Sunday. I will watch the thread for more arguments as to who is dinky, twinky and winky.”

“cool, but the hike is on Sat. unless you plan on taking your children also on a hike on Sun and hike with us Sat?”

“Maple's car is dinky. Maple is an EMT call looking for a location.

There is supposed to be more snow and rain on Friday. It is not improbable that it could be ice and snow up there. If we decide to bag that idea, there is always the canal for a nice stroll. Or we could stop in a restaurant somewhere and drive the wait staff crazy.”