Savage Gulf 1/16-18/04

“Man, I feel like a woman!”

“WOW! What a day.

Dayhiker, you've had a load today trying to change plans and adjust everything. But looks like you pulled it off.

I'm off the list - NOT because of the plan changes and potential ranger issues or anything like that.

I landed my new job (finally) this week and now I'm prepping to move (again) (my trail name fits me perfectly) to Greensboro, NC.

I was really looking forward to meeting you folks and I'll be very bummed out all weekend when I know yall are out there - even if it rains.

Enjoy the trip and be safe!”

“Stickmon, you and Khatru can hike with me and Buddur anyday.”

“Congrats on the new job. I'm sorry we'll miss you. Oh to live in NC. I think I'd give my left...well, you get the picture.”

“Congrats Roam!”

“Congratulations Roam...but you are moving farther away from AL!!”

“I'll be about three hours from the closest entrance to GSMNP, maybe a touch more. Only about 2.5 from Mt. Rogers.

Not all bad.”

“Thanks guys.

Divinity - that's ok, I still have Sipsey on my to do list.”

“Roam...You can plan a TRIP!!!..LOL”

“Good...SIPSEY is awesome.......I can't wait for the wildflowers!!!..and maybe do some kayaking when the water is up!!!”

“Plan a trip, hmmmm, maybe this summer - After tax season is over.”

“stikmon and I just hung up and everything is cool. Everything is set.”

“Good, looked kinda rough there for a minute.”

“It's amazing how just hearing another persons voice changes the whole situation. We actually toned it way down before the phone call and didn't even talk about mud slinging. It was all about the hike.”

“GROUP HUG!!!”

“THIS IS JERBEAR! yO BEAR I will NOT be attending this hike nor will I bail anyone out! LOL. bE CAREFUL, KEEP IT CLEAN AND SAFE SOME OTHER TIME... SOME OTHER PLACE!iTS A BIG WOODS!

ps i AM AT BAUMME HOUSE AND CAN NOT LOG IN AS ME! wAAA!”

“yo bear...me and stikky will hold it down for ya!! YO stikmon 334-428-3021 save me a spot next to you at camp friday/saturday..if you don't show i'm KICKING OFF ON YOUR @$$!!!!!!....”

“I can't believe you just posted your number on TT. I'm guessing that since that cell number is about to change that it's ok.

He says he's coming unless the rain forecast jumps to 70+%”

“I too am not encouraged by the forecast. But I still plan on coming.”

“hey if it rains we can all crawl into one tent & play "worst case scenario"
woooo hoooo

and if it rains REALLY REALLY bad we can get a hotel and party.....”

“lol...”

“But only if it is REALLY, REALLY bad”

“Less than favorable conditions make for the best storytelling. When you're old and feeble and you're re-telling your backpacking adventure during the great winter storm of '04, you'll be glad it was crappy......Now let me tell you about a trip in the Never Summer Range during a late summer deluge in an aptly named area called Hells Hip Pocket...”

“"GROUP HUG!!!"
divinity
07:56:58 PM
01/13/04

(...puke...retch...gag...)

I HATE that touchy-feely shyte...


;-)”

“FG....you WILL hug me and LIKE it......or else....

omg ..I have stuff strung out all over my room ...I am in the middle of packing......I LOVE it....LOL.....

decisions....decisions...
tea....or coffee......
sweet & low...or splenda......
panties ....or commando.....”

“commando ;)”

“SS - it took you almost an hour to answer that. I figured it would take about 69 seconds.”

“I don't get up from bed till 6:40. I live 15 min from work.
Divinity starts work way before me.”

“Would anyone who is hiking out on sunday be up for an overnighter at Fiery gizzard sunday night? We could leave a car at both ends and shuttle back on monday.”

“No rain on Friday or Saturday?”

“still to early to look at the weather forecast”

“Showers are predicted during the day on SAT, not that night.”

“"...panties ....or commando....."
divinity
06:41:18 AM
01/14/04

Commando, bay-bee! Then I'll hug ya!!!”

“Its going to be a little cold for that.”

“There's such a thing a friction-generated heat, WK. ;-)”

“touche'”

“Things sure are calm today.
Maybe we need to wake stikky up? ;-)”

“nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.... LOLOL”

“stikmon and I have been emailing a good bit. We talked for about 20-30 minutes last night and everything is fine. His major concern was finding the place in the dark. I have emailed a map that I got off of MS Streets and Trips. I think it will help me find the place as well.”

“FRIDAY NIGHT rain snow 32

Saturday Rain Likely 42/ 35

Sunday rain 45”

“Oh he11, cotton. That's a .gov site. What do they know.”

“Does look like it's going to be rainy...”

“don't want no rain, Don't need no rain...miserable sneaky rains...we hates its, we does.”