Ithaca Car Camping trip

“This is an area I visited many years ago and one that has seldom come up in my experience with the NE BPers here. I was originally looking for a BPing trip up there, but in speaking to the powers that be in the area, it appears that car camping is the way to go on this one. So, before you poo-poo it, please look at the potential here. The trips page now has desrciptions of two parks up there that we will choose from as to our base camp. There are several trails to cover (some along the gorges) and these can be accomplished as day trips. I think that I will make this at least a three nighter. So, if interested, please sign up as i would like to get reservations in as fast as possible, as well as deciding on the dates...”

“July is the target month here, people!”

“Ithaca is gorges!”

“YEAH another car camping trip!!
last years in MD was a BLAST.

do I smell another cook off?”

“I'm there!”

“Oh Ski! That was bad...


...but very funny!”

“groan ski......


LOL”

“The whole month?? LOL”

“Yeah, man! When we party, we party!”

“is this going to be a revenge cookoff?”

“Oh yeah. I think Geobeet will be chamoing at the bit (not you, Bitpusher) to get at me. I just have to find the judges and send the 'boys' out to have a little talk with them...”

“chamoing = champing”

“I'd like to go but it depends on if I graduate or not in June.”

“You'll see those bumper stickers all around Ithaca.”

“car camping is evil”

“So are you. But you are still invited!”

“Are you sure that you guys won't get all your stuff sopping wet again just so you can sleep in a hotel while the rest of us car campers get mosquito-bitten margherita hangovers? Enquiring minds ... , you know?”

“well ummmm errr ahhh



HEHEHE

no rain no rain. i want to kayak and swim!”

“I thought for a second that Geo was going to be giving you that great Shammy shine, lol!”

“In other news, I think I'll sign up as a maybe on this trip. Mapquest says it's a 16 hour drive, which in my youth I could do without breaking a sweat. The route goes right through Columbus, so if someone from there wanted to go, I could stop and pick them up. But I wouldn't count on me coming, since I haven't discussed vacation plans for this summer with my wife yet.”

“Ithaca is in or near the Finger Lake region with it's zillions of wineries (free wine tasting), and Watkins Glen which is a nice walk through a gorge of waterfalls.”

“Exactly, Lyndy. On the trip page, I outlined some of the other gorges and waterfall attractions. This is going to be a great one.

Bit, we'd love to see ya for this. Dub is near Columbus. He's a maybe. Haven't heard back from the other Ohio folks yet...”

“My route goes straight thru Nashville, Cincinnati, Louisville, Columbus, and Buffalo, and near Cleveland, Akron, and Rochester, so by the time I get there, my truck could look like this:

”

“lmao, Bit!!”

“(free wine tasting

LyndyS
12:47:06 PM
01/09/04

oh no, this could spell trouble. getting drunk for free”

“My husband and I went car camping after the free wine tasting. It was fun, except for the freight train coming through camp at 2AM.”

“You obviously didn't taste enough wine, Lyndy!”

“I remeber that trip. you tried to get your money back right?”

“Pets: Household pets only; caged or on a leash not more than 6 feet. Certificate proof of rabies inoculation. Not allowed in bathing areas....



LOL 6 feet long?
I guess my frog satys home then :(”

“Six feet long? Is that stretched out or standing on four legs? Good grief!

Yes Mapleleaf, but I didn't get my money back. Slimy campground guide publishers! Better to just use the internet.”

“So, whaddya think, Lyndy? You game? Tell you what, you show up and we may even give up the hotel...”

“and leave me 6 foot frog at home :)”

“I'm going to check the Terms of Participation. I can't believe that Matt allows car camping trips advertised on a backpacking forum.”

“And I bet you will find every iota of this trip in line with the terms! Humphh!!

:)

Why don't you join us, NS?? You aren't afraid to have some fun now, are you??”

“I'll bet its gorgeous, Treebeard.”

“A month-long trip is good!”

“Treebeard - It's a temptation. If I can work it into my schedule, I will be there. I will be in Wisconsin and Minnesota during part of June.”

“Nowslimmer, it would be great to have you along. Maybe we can justify the car camping with all the day hikes planned along those beautiful gorges and waterfalls! lol”

“Is that anywhere near Schroon Lake?”

“No”

“Good!”

“No, Tom. Ithaca in between Syracuse and the Binghampton/Elmira areas. More in the western part of the state...”

“What's wrong with Schroon Lake?”

“Too many slaughtered animals!”

“WTF?”

“oh wait, is that where the dead animals were on the wall?”

“I wish I could make this one but it's sooooo far!”

“You go into one bar and they have a deer a$$ mounted to the wall and the Down-Staters black list a place.

BTW – I put myself down as a maybe for this trip out West.”

“How long is it for you, Nigal. I was actually thinking this would be better for you than something like the Daks, being that Ithaca is further west. then again, I don't know how long it is from Ohio...”

“I saw that, Zac. This is going to be a lot of fun. I plan on using a vacation day or two and make this an extended weekend...”