Sodsfest 2004: Dolly Sods in June

“According to the USFS Website for the wilderness areas in the MNF the maximum size for a group is 10. However, fewer is better.

The Forks will be a subdivision in June. Stay up on the plateau.”

“"Yeah, get it right Tom. Scorchie's a hussy wench and Pottymouth's an evil wench. Jeez, ...!"

yea, really. pssh. get it right.”

“Since we don't really hike as a group, everyone just kinda does their own thing, I doubt the 10 limit will matter. I will find out the limit on the campsites though.”

“you do that”

“B U M P”

“This will be my first trip back north after my evacuation to Florida! I'm soooo looking forward to it.”

“We are still in.


8)”

“Right On, people!”

“yay, can't wait to hike with u cmb and ms cmb!”

“Careful what you wish for!”

“tru dat yo”

“We got mo' hikers!”

“who? ... my browser isn't letting me look”

“The bastard thing!”

“Carl said to email him as the time got closer and he'd come.”

“awesome, carl was great. how come he never came to TT?”

“He said he couldn't figure out how to register...I sent him instructions and a link to the nightcrawlers thread to post a hello, but I guess he didn't make it.”

“I remember carl!”

“Landrover is Carl and Carl is Landrover. The non techno wiz finally made it. Thanks Dub”

“Alright!

You gonna go to the Sods with us?”

“most assuredly”

“Carl!!!! It's Melissa... how YOU doin? Glad you finally made it to the site and lookin forward to hiking with you again in the Sods :)”

“Hey Landrover - your lucky these guys have already hiked with you or you'd be forced to endure endless accusations of TROLL!

hey, btw - Scorchfire and Dub are both HUGE slackers!”

“LOL!!!”

“Roamy, you're the biggest slacker. Stop trying to project it onto your fellow TTers.”

“..... you say something?...”

“are your eyes slackin?”

“don't you have a paper to write?”

“Sweet! I had no idea you finally got registered. Glad to see you signed up for the trip!”

“Hey Melissa, good to here from you to.I'm really looking forward to the Sods. Haven't got out much unfortunately.By the way Roam Around the Troll Accusation has already been around the block.”

“Don't think anything about the troll accusations...I was called a troll for 7 months, lol.”

“Landrover, I knew your handle sounded familiar. I think I've seen you post before. Why didn't you tell us it was you!”

“Let him have it, Scorchie!”

“I'm gonna let you have it for not coming this weekend to the Barrens :P”

“Yeah(hanging head....), I was lookin' forward to laughing my ass off.”

“: P~”

“I happened across this thread and was hurt by the insensitive remarks made about my friend Phil.

In addition to his avid interest in the outdoors and the AT, Phillip Cowall (like dowel) was a great athlete, a terrifically intelligent and funny guy, and he served is country as a graduate from the US Coast Guard Academy.

I remember bus trips to and from wrestling tournaments (the time we wanted to take ice cream to states for after weigh ins, and his parents packed it in dry ice so it wouldn’t melt) and football games, weekend nights going to high school dances, or just hanging out-- those ordinary times all guys spend when in high school and college--and Phil’s presence was truly a bright spot in this sometimes cynical and insensitive world.

As a tribute to Phil, after his death in a traffic accident in 1997, his parents donated the money for the shelter that bears his name, so other hikers could have a place to be a little warmer and a little safer as they hiked the trail Phil loved so much.

I’d hope that when hiking the trail and coming across the ENSPHILLIPCOWALL memorial shelter, perhaps instead of cracking jokes, each person would take a moment to appreciate the shelter and the wilderness as Phil would have done.

Ken Farrell”

“Where is this shelter?”

“It is the Hemlock Hill Shelter in Maryland on the AT (in the vicinity of, I believe, MD 17 and I-70)”

“The "new" Hemlock Hill Shelter, I should say.”

“I think that's the one we stopped at for lunch on the 12/20-12/21 trip.

That is a very nice shelter!”

“Scorchfire, Sorry to disappoint but i never posted before”

“Well then, heck, I have no clue what I'm talking about,.. yet again.”

“Does that mean you're running for president?”

“Don't ask......don't tell”

“I'm not as good as Bush with the 'not knowing what I'm talking about' deal, sorry.. maybe a few years down the road!”

“Scorch, no problem not knowing.You probably thought Landrover was such a good name it had to be used before.”

“No worries Scorchie, twenty years of drinkin' and you too could be as stupid as our fearless leader.”

“LOL at both of you weirdos!”

“By the way Tom Terrific it is good to here your voice.WHOSE OLD.”