mount rogers, va - november 2003

“Y'all have fun!
I have to work!”

“BS, I hope you get feeling better. I will miss hiking and talking with you like we did last yr. Get well soon.”

“What's the deal with the fruitcake? Are you all really excited about friggin' fruitcake or do I have to be in the A crowd to know what is goin' on? LOL!!!

Yeah, I'M bringing my own fruitcake! Azimuth! LOL!!!!!
...what a second, Azimith is bringing me... :|”

“....I don't want to know about any fruitcakes....”

“keep yer steenkin fruitcakes in yer panties...

me...I'm bringin beef jerky.”

“Dear God! What in THE he!! are you all talking about? this is hilarious!

Fruitcakes must be dangerous! Beware!”

“FRUITCAKE!!!! FRUITCAKE!!!! i got FRUITCAKE!!!!!”

“Baume is makes the best fruitcake. I have first dibs because on the Roaring Plains trip, he left early and took ALL his fruitcake with him. :o(

See y'all at the Wise Shelter on Friday!”

“fruitcake is the perfect trail food.”

“wise on friday? i thought is was thomas knob on friday.”

“hmm... it sounds good?

See you all there! Be there early Friday evening - hopefully before dark!”

“....publicly admitting to having a fruitcake fetious...next you'll be telling us how light you are in the loafers!

Stikmon....i'm with you bro...i'm packing my beef jerky....”

“Hey Pennsy, It will be good to see you again. No more dang shortcuts though...lol

baume, you can't let Pennsy have all the fruitcake, save a slice for me”

“there should be enough for all that are interested to have some.”

“you're bringing a wheel barrow full??”

“>:|

Hrumph!”

“hey baume, don't forget the pineapple either :)”

“got some of that ready too.”

“a dozen apples...yummmmmmmyyyyy.

Smoky girl...you gonna cook up some of your famous salmon stuff? Khatru is looking forward to eating all the leftovers and licking everyone ziplock bags clean.”

“I dehydrated my hiking boots, and now they are trail runners...if it rains, they will re-hydrate back into boots. cool!!!”

“Stikmon - you haven't tried my chicken curry on a biscuit, have you? I might feel frisky enough to make some...

Salmon is pretty stinky.. the ponies might smell it and stomp our a$$es!”

“But, I'm open for new adventures...

I'd be willing to share.”

“Uh oh, my salmon is already packed.

Hey Baume - exactly how much fruitcake are you bringing? You're gonna need a packmule if you plan on feeding all eleventy million of us. On a less sillier note, are you bringing your ID bivy?

Ewk - I'm gonna be watching you this time. ;o)”

“yes, i'm bringing the bivy. the fruitcake portions may be small, expcept for yours of course.”

“on the fruitcake...SL is bringing Philly pretzles...and I got a small container of Dijon mustard from france...pretzles for friut cake...whatcha say???”

“deal.”

“Well I don't have any fruitcake to share but there might be a slice or two of SPAM to share.Okay just you go ahead and say "YUK' or something like that now but when Spam is frying up the SPAM don't ask for any!!!! LOL!”

“i hain't saying yuck. i've had your spam breakfast burritos. yum!”

“Crack? Who the heck are you? Have I been gone so long that you've changed your name? Am I really just talking to myself? Naaah!”

“I'm Ready!”

“i am crack. crack was the first name i had when i started posting here.”

“Well shiver me timbers I didn't know that!”

“Where do you want us to meet you in Damascus? I don't know the town, but if we can make it for lunch where is a good place to eat? You could meet us there. We should be there between noon and 1 pm. Thanks again for the shuttle.”

“I'm glad you changed your name baume..lol

I'm ready to go..woohoo”

“one more question... how far is the watersource? anyone knows? I can't remember...

Man, it's going to be cold. I am thinking about bringing 2 bags. My warmest sleeping bag is only good for 15 degrees. and i am a cold sleeper.”

“I believe I'll stay warm I have a 0 degree bag that kept me warm on the Shining Rock trip Oct 2002. Iffin I stayed warm that night I think I can stand anything.Right OM?LOL!”

“there are springs near each camp area. you'll need to carry enough for your hiking during the day.

no doubt on the shining rock trip spam. i had a 15 deg. bag and my tarp that night.”

“guess I will pack tomorrow night, I always wait till the last moment”

“i'll pack tomorrow after coming back from the outfitter. yeahhhhhh!!!!
I want to look for a warmer pad. Maybe some down booties. (oh boy, I hope I spelt this one right).

I am excited. this is my first backpacking trip now since almost 2 month. time to get out.”

“Uh oh, my salmon is already packed
Pennsy
05:57:53 PM
11/12/03

salmon........yummmmmmm”

“something like that now but when Spam is frying up the SPAM don't ask for any!!!! LOL!"
Spam
06:53:33 PM
11/12/03

If you pack to much spam I will take some off your hands, wonder when they will come out with Spam in a foil pouch”

“yyuuummm salmon yam?? yeh right..lol cool”

“heeheehee, trekkngirl. ;-)”

“woohoo..”

“Sorry but I don't have any trout to bring on this trip. I need to go fishin' in a bad way. Little Bit (Tanya) and I were thinking about fishing while we were in the area. There are several good trout streams in the area. 2 or 3 in Grayson Highlands State Park!”

“karo!! I'll finally get to bpack w/ you!”

“I'm so excited and pumped over this trip. I finally got to go with fellow TTers at TC3. We didn't really go that far tho. This will really be a good trip for me. And you will get to meet Little Bit (Tanya). She works with me at Saturn and goes to our church. I have my long johns packed and I am ready to go!”

“I'm meeting TWE at Kroger..Thanks for the ride offer..Can't wait..”

“karo, i'm pumped, too. and it'll be great to meet little bit.

trekkngirl, what time you meetin'?”

“Freakin 4:30...LOL I'm cool with it though..Stan's the man”