Planning trips for the summer

“I'm working on planning my backpacking trips for the summer. I'm sticking to the Sierra again this summer because I have so much to see still. I want to do a 5 or 6 day loop in northern Yosemite (a hold-over from last year), I want to go in over Taboose Pass, I'd like to explore Sixty Lakes Basin, go over Forester Pass, check out Thousand Island Lake, and the list goes on...


What's everyone else planning for the summer.”

“I'm playing it by ear. Might join up with a friend who's hiking the AT, but I'm working on some major home renovations, and don't have the cash to do much traveling. :(”

“Same here smiley.

I have been tossing around the idea of trying to get a small group together to do a week or so somewhere in central America--Maybe in 2004-05.”

“A short weekend on North Manitou Island with the little one, a long weekend on the water or two, and a nine day trip to Isle Royale with a few close friends.”

“Haven't started thinking about summer yet. I wouldn't mind going up to Michigan for a cooler trip (it gets really hot here during the summer) but with the impending Mother of All Vacations in October coming, I have to save my leave. We'll see.”

“Oh yeah, also planning to do some white water rafting in West Virginia this spring.”

“C'mon up, bit! We'd love to show you around!”

“Muir Trail in August! i'm planning to take my first solo trip this summer (also in the Sierra), and maybe maybe maybe Sierrapalooza. plus whatever else i can fit in. yippee!”

“I'm definitely considering it, SG...love to hike around up there.”

“Ahhh...summer. That's the best thing about being a student. :) I've pretty much decided that I'll be returning To Glacier (MT) again. For a second...I debated summer school, but I figure I might as well not be in a hurry to finish. Then I'd proabably have to get a real job.”

“i'm going to San Francisco and Yosemite with a couple friends in August!!! i'm sooooo excited...i've never been to CA before. we're going to hike in Yosemite, but i couldn't talk them into backpacking. oh well!”

“That's really cool lyra! I've always wanted to go to Yosimite! Maybe someday. Have a fun trip!”

“i know, i have too, pineneedles! thank you, i plan on having the funnest time EVER.
:-) yeah, i know "funnest" isn't a word. i'm livin' on the edge today!”

“oh wait..."funnest" IS a word! i just looked it up. ANYway...”

“I got a wedding in Germany to go to in August, I guess I should plan to do something around that. Never even thought about hiking there - there must be a few good places, didn't Hitler have a place in the mountains?”

“Lyra, don't believe the hype. CA sucks :)”

“suuuure it does, Rosey! you just want to keep it all for yo'self! where in CA do you live, again?”

“Sacto, my dear, Sacramento. Sacatomato. Suckramento. Actually, it's turned out to be a pretty cool place to live.

August is a good time to visit the state, tho it will be dry as a bone. Less tourists all around. You will dig The City and Yosemite.”

“No kidding, Lyra, ya gotta tell us when you'll be in the bay area, and we'll all meet for sushi!”

“really?? cool!! i'm going with my two friends from college, and my one arch-enemy from college, and none of us know anyone out there. i'll just tell them i know yous guys from "way back when," though. they're the type to get a little squeamish about Undead Flesh-Eating Zombies!”

“Hey! I'm only that way if I have to get up early!

Unfortunately, if you come in August, I will be gone :(”

“Sushi is the food of the gods, and SF is the place fer it!”

“Where the hell are YOU going?”

“You had an arch-enemy in college?

Does he or she have a Secret Lair or something?”

“don't act like you're sad you're going on your trip, Rosey! LOL!

well, she's pretty much a total b-tch, bitpusher. i mean, i can get along with about anyone in the whole world, but she is impossible. she's friends with my two friends who are going. however, i can tolerate anyone, as long as i get to go to CA!”

“South America. For a year.

I'll tell ya tho, last time I went to San Fran with some friends, we went out for sushi. Four guys. Sorta a motley crew but shabby chique. Anyway, we go in this place and the girl sits us at a table near the front window in the front section. We sit for a couple of minutes, I see the floor manager talking to her and pointing to us. Next, she comes up and asks us if we would mind moving. Sure, no problem -- mind your the joint is EMPTY at this point. She leads us waaaaaaay back, to the furthest table in the corner of a hallway in the restaurant next to the bathroom. Snobby feckin' SF elitists! Wish I could remember the name of the dump so you can be sure to avoid it!”

“Be sure and take plenty of duct tape, lyra...

...and maybe a stop in Daytona would be in order, too...lol...”

“You're going to south america! A year?! Is this one of those mormon missions or something? Are you in the peace corps? Having trouble with the law? Whatever it is, we can help ;)”

“Hey lyra, I' know a guy who would be perfect with her. Just let me know, and I'll bring the psycho sonofabich with me. We'll need to see if Pepperdog and Rockman might be able to meet up with us for lunch, too...

I need to add some people to my who have you met list!”

“Wave if you fly over Montana!”

“Phaed:

Self-financed, dood. Mission: have fun!”

“CONGRATS!!!

The more I hear about you the better I like you :)

Have fun out there and be safe. Is the Fiance going? Or did I miss it and it's the wife now?”

“Thanks!

Wife in May. We depart in mid-June.”

“Excellent. Again, have fun. Find a computer cafe if you can and let us know how you're doing.”

“Hitler's Eagle's Nest

"Eagle's Nest"

Google Search”

“i need to add some people to my "Met" list too, Phaedrus! Tarpy ain't cuttin' it. LOL!”

“I love San Fran soooooooo much! It's now been three entire years since I was there last. Have fun while you're there lyra!”

“skully!! what the hell is up? :-) thank you, i will! you got any fun things planned for the summer?”

“Lyra - We'll have to pull out the stops and have a Northern Californian welcome for you. Come to think of it, us Nor Cal'ers don't seem to have much luck getting together. Maybe it would take an out-of-stater to pull us together.”

“The Swiss Alps and B.C.”

“Hey lyra, how's it goin'? No, I'm afraid I'm going to be on the TT Injured/Reserve list for the summer. Have some Girardelli's (sp?) for me, would you?”

“You can buy a 10 pound bar of that stuff for 20 bucks here...”

“See's is the way! Just picked upa pound of it for me today. I think it translates to 5 lbs around the middle tho...

Skully, what happened?”

“Hey davexx - When are you coming to my neighbourhood? Where abouts are you gonna be?”

“South San Juan Wilderness, Colorado”

“Spring... maybe Utah

Summer... at least part of Walkindude's Black Hills/Badlands trip”

“Hi Hodge,
everything's tentative and a long story but....somewhere around the 2nd week of June i'll be doing a roadtrip to my friends in victoria then take a long ass flight to Paris hike in the alps for 10 day trek with some peeps and prolly try do some solo treks after that....Then when i come back in July to vic' I wanna head over to Yoho+lake louise area...”

“Lyra. Go to Phoenix Lake in Marin County, by way of the town of Ross. Climb to the top of Mount Tamalpais and back while you are there. All of the mystics do it when they are in the Bay Area. It's a nice day-hike.”

“Sounds like a great trip, davexx. You're headin' straight for the highlights. Don't forget to look me up, while your here. But, I'll be in CA, from July 2 to 14.

Email me if there's anything I can help ya out with”

“Might do the 285 mile SHT this fall for my real long trip?

Don't know yet.

8)”