Sipsey Wilderness trip this weekend - w as Cheaha

“The Cheaha trip is now a Sipsey trip due to a variety of conditions. Check out the trips page for a trip rundown. The trip will be Friday afternoon til Sunday. Friday night will be close to a trail. Folks can come in Friday night or Sat morning.”

“Better make sure this gets on the Cheaha thread.”

“It did”

“Just being a nitpicky engineer! Ha Ha.”

“Are you sure that you and that special someone in Huntsville wouldn't like to come and share the 19* temps we'll have at Sipsey? Doesn't that sound fun?”

“Naaaaaw. I thing I'll go to FL instead, now that OPIE is free to show up in Huntsville. ;)”

“Tango?”

“quick - update the odds”

“LOL, I never even said the lady is on TT. I just said I got a better offer for this weekend. ;)”

“If I keep asking about your love life you'll wind up lumping me in with the spammers that ask about....well, you know what they ask about.”

“I Have Sunday & Monday off ...so I am heading to Sipsey Sunday am....maybe I'll run into ya there!!!...have a great hike....and there is a much better campsite about 3/4 a mile in....:)”

“3/4 mile on which trail? If it's 209 then you have to cross Borden. We're just looking for a place to put a tent up and meet before driving somewhere else.

What part of Sipsey are you checking out? I was there last Sat to try and see the Indian paintings at Kinlock Rock Shelter. There were 3 hunters trucks parked there so I didn't bother. Kinlock falls was great.

Last weekend was a hunting weekend. No hunting is allowed this weekend.”

“Good..then I won't need a permit
....and no it is on the right side of Borden creek just past where they come together......it is hidden:)”

“I think I know where you are talking about. That area is great. I was there this past Saturday.”

“Ohhhhhhh lala. SS has a *secret*
;-)”

“the ranger chic told us they didn't care about or enforce permits...and i only heard one far off shot...and if you burn all my lighter i'll bend all your tent stakes!!!”

“I'm not using that tent site OPIE. I need one close to the trailhead. Granted, it doesn't take me 3 hrs to get to a campsite a mile and a half in, but it's still too far. haha

How ya feelin'? Both my kids now have sinus infections and blew chunks from drainage. I'm feeling pretty good now, but have an awful cough.”

“still have a 101 temp...full body aches, horrible cough, just plain snotty....i'm trying to convince my brother to shoot me...there is a good campsite on the white oak hollow trail about .1 from the thompson creek turn off...i've seen 3 large tents there...the creek is a lil high right now..and kinda noisy..but the site doesn't flood.”

“That's the one I was planning on using. It's on the left side of the creek if you're heading upstream, correct?”

“yea...it's on the left...small bend in the creek..large boulder..well defined firering...you may have to go to the far left or right of the valley to find much in the way of fire wood.”

“I thought I'd bring this up in case someone had a last minute of inspiration.”

“The weather now looks good and dry for this weekend. I'm meeting dayhiker and others at the Sipsey picnic area at 9am Saturday morning. Dayhiker says we'll hike a few miles and dump our gear before continuing the hike. Should be a good time if anyone else wants to show up and hike with us.”

“Where are Ya'll gonna be Saturday night. If I dont work I may be able to hike in and chat awhile.

BAMA”

“Well heck BAMA, I can't remember where Dayhiker said we would be. Sorry about that...he's already in the woods.”

“It don't matter now. We had some major hydralic problems on a press at work tonight. Looks like I'll be working. I may be out there sunday afternoon. Wish I could have made it in saturday night.
maybe next time. I'll be running around in a blue ford 4x4. I'll probally be over by cranal road fee area.

BAMA”

“Dayhiker, CocoaWilliams, Mark, and myself had a good time exploring parts of the Sipsey Wilderness. We found a secluded campsite along a creek and plenty of dead cedar trees for an awesome campfire. (I remembered to bring a saw this time.)

Saturday we explored along creeks and canyons. We found a creek that disappeared into a hole in the ground, only to figure out that it emerged as a spring on the other side of a nearby hill. We also explored a canyon that had a small waterfall at the bluffline.

CocoaWilliams and Mark went home before dark. Dayhiker and I stayed overnight and had a good time talking over a good warm fire. It was so cold that dayhiker woke up to find frost on the top of his hat. After some hot oatmeal and hot chocolate we headed back to the trailhead.

I now have a bigger appreciation for the diversity of the Sipsey Wilderness. Hopefully I'll get back there soon.”

“what area were you guys in MDS?”

“We took FSR 280 to the trailhead. Umm...we were in the NorthEast part of the Sipsey...umm...that's all I remember...I just follow dayhiker...it's easier that way.

:p”

“mds..your lucky to be alive...just follow dayhiker..i think that was the last note found pinned to 2 sets of remains they found out there a few years back..."I was just following dayhiker"”

“Finally back after all day meetings. We camped at the intersection of Hagood and Braziel Creeks. These join to form Borden Creek. I'll bring my pics with me in the morning and see what I got. Hopefully, I'll have some nice ones to post on webshots.

The route into camp for the March trip is awesome. I'm going to dayhike it again over New Years weekend. I'll post when that happens. Two waterfalls as good as any on the trail network.”

“is that 203 or 210 up that way?”

“I don't have a map with me, but I think it was off 207 and 210. We weren't using the trail network for the trip. We parked where FR208 and FR229 come together and followed a trail about 1/4 mile or so and then were off trail from then on. We did bump into some of the horse trails a time or two, but not sure which ones they were.”