Overlook Mountain Catskills Aug 15th-17t h

“Are you kidding me? When did you guys win the lottery?”

“Treebeard, you know this trail is marked like I-95, A GPS might be overkill.”

“Don't rain on my parade! :) No, really, Lt. I will bring it anyway. I am really green with it and I just want to get used to the functions and how to use it. I wasn't expecting this to be a real killer hike...”

“Just kidding you Tree!

We bought my wife a pack over the weekend, got her a Gregory g-pack, just happens that it fits me also!
She is really getting into the gear buying part of Backpacking. I think she has more backpacking clothes than me. And of coourse a pink Nalgene bottle.
All of the new gear is making me shaky, I think I am going to have to buy myself something. Maybe a new sleeping bag then she can use my old one.”

“Sounds fair, Lt! Between maple's kayak and my GPS, we ate up the $800 that the government gave back for the child credit thing.”

“You do know that its about $170 per credit for school? Each class averaging about 3 to 4 credits?

I think ya just blew your 1st semester of school!

Just harrassing you ;)”

“SHUT UP TWINKS.


no reminding him of that little fact. he buys gear, I get gear.



j/k”

“actually - you are lucky - your tuition is only $120 per credit”

“why?”

“let me check something real quick...

Community college is $120 per credit plus fees and books

Senior colleges are $170 per credit plus fees and books”

“Brooklyn is a community isnt?”

“I'm confused - Brooklyn College sucks - they don't even have tuition posted on their freakin site - had to go to the CUNY site.

Piece of crap ghetto school.

Sorry - I've had it with them - I'm not going - I'd rather wait than commute 4/5 hours a day - get mugged coming home from evening classes - and deal with an incompetent school”

“Ok you thread degraders this is a trip thread!”

“if you reread what twinks said, she talked about what her TRIP would be like....



j/k LT”

“Well I am off to the gear store!”

“oh man, gearr!!!!



going to campmor?”

“Friday. Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Friday night. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Saturday. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

Saturday night. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.

Sunday. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

Sunday night. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.”

“This reallly is a disease!”

“I"m ready. I'm the newbie on this hike. See you all Friday night.”

“for those that are going, if you want to exchange cell or home #'s then lets do it via email only.
if you want mine or treebeards, just email us.
thanks”

“One more day”

“So the weather forecast has changed a little. There is a chance of thunder storms and showers Saturday afternoon thru Sunday morning, I’m not sure what the plan is for camp Saturday night or how far everyone planned on hiking, but the shelter at echo lake may be a good place it would give us a place to cook and hang out for the evening out of the rain. If not I’ll probably bring a tarp along.”

“FYI


just to let you know we are still on for the trip. we will be there earlier. im thinking around maybe 5 or so.

so hope everyone has a safe trip. be very careful because some of the street lights are still out.

Maple”

“we all just made it to my place - have to pack - waiting for the trees to make it through the gas line - will probably head out of the city by 6 at the latest”