Maryland Trip (12/20-21)

“Sorry Mapes, no extra trekking poles here...heck, my roommate owns one of mine...so I don't even own a full set!”

“"StoveStomper does I bet."

no mapleleaf, you cant have those. theyre MINE. literally.”

“You bringin' a storm?”

“Hey StormBringer, how far is the REI in fairfax from the trailhead? I think I might have to make a side trip there Sunday to look around.”

“them dangerous words "just to look around"”

“There is an REI in Timonium, Maryland(east off I-83 just outside the Baltimore Beltway) and in College Park, Maryland(Just inside the D.C. Beltway off U.S.1).”

“looks like a little over an hour”

“Time on the D.C. Beltway is relative to the time of day.

Distance from South Mountain to Fairfax probably 60-70 miles.”

“Hmmmm...I might head down there Friday then and "look around." [must leave credit cards at home]”

“It's a nice new store (fairfax), I went there a couple of weeks ago.”

“ewww better make it about an hour and a half, then? no matter, i plan on being at rei first thing in the morning, and dont have to meet the crew until 8 at nite, so i plan on snooping around burkittsville as much as possible.”

“No, Dub, it's not going to rain.”

“Friday: Cloudy with occasional flurries. Highs in the upper 30s and lows in the mid 20s.

Saturday: Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 30s and lows in the upper 20s.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s and lows in the low 20s.



I am getting all excited!!
weather sounds like its going to be perfect!


hmm I may leave some extra clothing in the car. I dont want to be over heated.
Yeah Baby!”

“Forecast for the weekend in MD:

Friday (24 hours): Cloudy with occasional flurries. Highs in the upper 30s and lows in the mid 20s.

Saturday (24 hours): Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s and lows in the upper 20s.

Sunday (24 hours): Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s and lows in the low 20s.”

“HEY WTF!!!!”

“wench”

“that is freaking way to scary.

your hiking ahead of me!!”

“I'm out I'm afraid - selfish witch of a wife of mine needs the car. Made up some excuse about it being Christmas ;o)”

“Planes, trains and auto mobils....”

“Ynami, are you on the way from Baltimore to the trailhead? Perhaps we can pick you up...”

“hmmm, possibly, I never really looked that hard at where we were going - let me go see.”

“check it out for real, Ynami. we are going to Tom T's house on Friday night. Maybe we can get you early Saturday morning..”

“I'm a good distance south of that, thanks though. I may see what I can do as an alternative though.”

“ok, Ynami. I don't know the geography here. But, if we can help...”

“I appreciate the offer Treebeard :o). I may just hire a car (or should that be rent - I always forget?) - have to see though.”

“Ocassional flurries! That's snow! Hmmm...I hope my 32F down sleeping bag will be enough...guess I'll find out!”

“Dub, do you have a fleece liner?”

“Nope...but I might go buy one today.

Anyone know where we're staying Saturday night? Is there a shelter we're hiking to or are we just gonna set up camp wherever we find a good spot?”

“I think calm said in a shelter near the AT.

that would be cool. shelters are more fun. we can make a fire Sat and drink and howl at the almost new moon.”

“Yeah...I'm gonna see how light I can go on this trip...toss a bunch of stuff I don't use very often.”

“Are some of you camping Friday night?”

“Yeah, me, Scorch, Calmwater3, and maybe StormBringer? Maple and Tree will be meeting us in the morning. Not sure where we're gonna meet on Friday though and where we're gonna camp.”

“Dub, you have mail!”

“Homies. I am so pimped for this trip. See you at the trailhead parking lot!”

“doubt that cool breeze”

“we are meeting at the Inn Sat at 9:00am
right?”

“yes, woman”

“Wait one second here....

I need to know exactly where we are meeting...the trips page says Burketsville which is 6 hours from me. Boonsboro is 8 hours from me. Where is this hike taking place?”

“bum#&%!$egypt.”

“Wait just a cotton pickin' second here...there are TWO cities named Boonsboro in MD. Boonsboro Washington, MD and Boonsboro Carolina, MD....I'm assuming it's the Carolina one as it's closer to Harpers Ferry and the AT?”

“"Ok guys how does this sound............We can meet at 8AM at The Old South Mountain Inn, its right down the road from where the AT crosses Alternate Route 40, In Boonsboro. be careful not to confuse Alternate Route 40 and Route 40. We will park half the cars ( I was told theres a gravel lot thats ok to use in that area), take the other half up to SR77 (Foxville Road) and start hiking north to south. Total distance is about 13 miles. Theres no really big climbs but alot of little ups and downs. Total elevation gain of about 2200 ft. Total descending elevation is about 2700ft. I kept the distance low so we could take our time and because it gets dark so early. I've never hiked here, just going by what info I could find, So if anyone has any input let me know."
calmwater3
02:04:58 PM


Old South Inn”

“Check that, the Washington one is closest to Harpers Ferry. You people are confusing me!”

“Thanks Maple, I did a Mapquest to the doorstep of the Inn.

StormBringer, what day are you coming again? eMail me if you wouldn't mind.

Also, Scorch, Calmwater...where do you guys want to meet on Friday?”

“"....need to know exactly where we are meeting...the trips page says Burketsville which is 6 hours from me. Boonsboro is 8 hours from me. Where is this hike taking place?"
Dub
02:36:48 PM

Dub, Boonsboro is west of the AT and Burkittsville is to the east.
Is your e-mail OK?
That is Boosboro, Maryland, yeah?”

“The AT in Maryland is not very strenuous. The grades are not that steep, except the one coming north from Harpers Ferry.”

“Check out this Mapquest search. When I did a driving directions from Columbus to Boonsboro MD it said it was 8 hours and near the coast. When I searched for just Boonsboro it showed that there are TWO cities in Boonsboro.

I just did a Mapquest to the INN we are supposed to meet at, 6 hours from me. I guess I'll meet Scorch, Calmwater, and Stormbringer there on Friday and then we'll all find a place to camp nearby. Then we are hiking 13 miles Southbound on the AT per the post above.

Whew...why can't this information be centralized on the Trip page?”

“That should read, "when I did a search it showed that there are TWO cities named Boonsboro in MD"”

“dayum couldn't ask for better directions. My krewe and me will look for a group of cars with plates from different counties in Maryland etc. That's how we will know it's my new BPing Brohs.”

“dub, you have mail

CB you have mail”

“K, got the mail and responded. I also responded to the message Tom Terrific sent me earlier. Where did you get CB's email address?”