Savage Gulf 1/16-18/04

“FG - that reminds me of a phrase that comes up in alot of the Books on Tape I borrow from my boss. It's about a 12 book historical fiction series from the late 1700's about the British Navy. When the main character is in a scary situation he says, "I was so scared I wouldn't trust myself with a fart."”

“I like these trips that are close to home. SG is a little over an hour away for me.”

“Too funny....”

“ut oh....I can't find my knife.....how in the world do ya lose a knife????”

“Is it in someone's back?”

“I'm going to have to go through my pack again tonight. I've packed too heavy. Now that the forecast is a bit warmer my load should lighten. Did we decide it would be about 10* colder camping in the canyon?

Also, tonight I have to sew my new mittens and sleeping cap. I think they'll be a big hit.”

“I found it...woo hoo.....

Walkindude....no...but I have pondered it once or twice....

and is your pack really at 13 Lbs???....wow...”

“I can get down that low in summer, but not this time of year. WD, will show up wearing every piece of clothing he owns so that it won't be in his backpack and won't count against his pack weight.”

“I'm about packed up, here. See y'all in a short-short.

Take-off is scheduled for 10 AM EST.”

“Okay, I'm up. I gotta eat and then I'm on my way. Unfortunately, it's not just around the corner for me. See you all at Collins West. Lift off is at 0900 EST. ETA - around 1500 EST.”

“I am ready to go as well. Lift off is scheduled for 8:30 AM CST.”

“I'm all packed upa nd ready to go as well. My pack is heavy...30 pounds without water. But some of that is food I'll eat Friday morning, and most of it is cold-weather clothing that I may leave in FG's van.

Looks like Friday is going to be nice in any case, and hopefully Saturday won't be too wet.”

“geesh, I haven't even started packing. Don't know if I have any food either. To many things to do tonight. Glad I went to the gym this morning”

“The pack is Frickin' heavy, like ALWAYS...LOL. I will make it to Collins West Thursday (TODAY) Evening, so I will be dayhiking on Friday...still thinking about this, tent or Hammock...the tent is in the pack, hammock is handy...each weighs the same....decisions, decisions...”

“SS...I have the same hiking plans as you. Great minds think alike.

:p”

“MDSHiker - ;-)


Work is really dragging today.

I want it to end so I can start traveling! A little over 500 miles total I think, and the dang gas prices just shot to the roof again!”

“Leaving work to go home in about half an hour...then FG and I will be heading up...”

“With this heat wave we'll be having, I may need to take a dip in the river. I'm still bringing my new 0F bag, dangit!”

“Due to the weather me and Ms Cmb are out of this hike.The rain is not a good thing in cold weather.And I do not want to drive 10 hours just too have one nice day of backpacking.


Next time everyone.


8(”

“We'll miss you two!

One of the good things about living close is that if we decide to pack it in on Saturday, it's a short drive home. Not that I expect that to happen.”

“Leaving work early to get to Collins West before Dark...see ya!”

“Have fun out there.”

“I'm desparately trying to finish my project by 6 or 7 tonight, finish packing, and then be on the road by 5am on Friday. I can't wait.”

“On the road to beauty.”

“Translation?”

“Translation= Cottonsocks is bringing another newbie.”

“Fresh meat.


I'm actually brining a whole bag of marchmallows for fire time Friday night. If we run out of them we can use newbie fat.”

“Moses and cottonsocks will probably keep all of you entertained for the whole weekend.”

“I thought you were joking. Who is Moses? Local Memphis person?”

“He is a city boy!!!”

“Well, we gonna dun take him to the wuds and dun show him a goo tym”

“dang, I lost my tentmate :(”

“Of course I will not. He will be learning the hard way of life.

Damm man my husband might get mad at me if I show him a good time.”

“That just means you can fart in your sleep now.”

“Ewker, I still love ya man!”

“Well, if he can part the Red Sea, maybe he can make the skies clear.”

“No kidding dayhiker!”

“I might be able to manage turning the rain into blood but, not sure of stopping it all together. At least the water falling from the sky dosen't need to be filtered.”

“Well, we'll understand that you'll do what you can. That'll have to do I guess...'sigh'”

“By the way cottonsocks ---no beans for you---”

“Please be safe everyone they are saying a inch of rain so be careful!


8)”

“Where did they say that? There's a 60% chance of rain. Yeah, we'll get wet but I haven't seen a downpour called for.”

“I saw it on Yahoo weather.


8)”

“I'll check that out. weather.com and accuweather.com aren't sounding that dramatic.”

“If you read that as an inch then I see why you bailed. It actually says 1/4". Heck, that's just a dusting. Here's a cut and paste from Beersheba Springs, TN. This is about 5 minutes away from the Gulf.


Tonight: Mainly clear. Low 22F. Winds light and variable.

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High near 45F. Winds light and variable.

Tomorrow night: Mostly cloudy skies with a few showers late. Low 31F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 30%.

Saturday: Rain showers in the morning becoming steady in the afternoon. High 44F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.

Sunday: Cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the low 20s.

Monday: Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 30s and lows in the mid teens.”

“Just an inch? No big deal it will be fun. MSCrazy I hate that I will not have the chance to meet yall!!”

“yahoo is calling for a quarter inch. That's nothing. That forecast actually makes me feel better about the weekend.”

“1/4 inch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1/4 inch ---------
"don't bail out now, I bet with all of this whinning it won't even rain."”

“Who's bailing?


Who still going?”

“Hell, even one inch wang will be 75% dry.”