Hawk Mountain Returns

“Friday (24 hours): Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s.

Saturday (24 hours): Few showers. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 40s.

Sunday (24 hours): A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s.”

“If you organize a hike you're responsible for making sure it doesn't rain, so get to work. I suggest seeding the clouds on Thursday while they are well west of where we'll be hiking so that they rain out before they get there.”

“Maybe if we all think about it hard enough we can make this rain stop!”

“Yes. Everyone start concentrating now. Sunny Skies, ommmmmm. Sunny Skies Ommmmmmm.”

“maybe i'll be able to hitch the sunshine to the back of my car as I leave Florida...


sunny skies......sunny skies......sunnyskies......”

“I don't know exactly the areas you will be in, but remember this Saturday May 1 is the opening day of the spring gobbler season in PA.”

“Mt. Penn in Reading is always famous for diverting weather systems. Maybe Mt. Penn will divert the wet systems south of Reading and we will have sunny skies the entire time.

No Rain omma gomma omma bumba sunshine somba nomba moonlight bomba maromba.

Yeah, we should be fine.”

“Geez nashville, do you do exorcisms too?”

“Gobble, gobble! Ruh Roh!


Roam, you better be bringing that sunshine along with you or else I'm sending you back where you came from.”

“I was hooking up my hitch during my lunch break already.

Between me and nash, we should be warm and dry!”

“hope no one is no one is disappointed by the Blue Mtn massif at 1600 feet.”

“word”

“"word"


Just WTMF are talkin' about?”

“bird bird bird, bird is the word”

“what's a massif?”

“If Hawk Mountain Returns, then where exactly did it go???”

“but whats a massif?”

“I think it's a breed of dog?”

“I won't know until the last minute, but I might be dropping in ya's Saturday sometime. One thing confuses me though:

"We'll then shuttle some cars to the Pinnacle and start our hike there."

Ummmmm, Scorchy.... you hiring a heli to airlift cars up to the Pinnacle?

Ok.. I'm assuming you mean to shuttle cars to one of the trailheads that lead to the Pinnacle. Which one though? If I remember correctly, there are several ways to get up to the Pinnacle.”

“DOH! Yes, I meant the trailhead that leads to the Pinnacle,.. although I didn't know there was more than one...”

“I think there are a few places to park near Blue Rocks CG, where there is the Blue Rocks Trail and the Pinnacle Trail. There is also parking on Reservoir Rd near the Hamburg Reservoir where you'd get on the AT.”

“glad i'm ridin in with Scorch.

that sounds really confusing to someone whos never even been to PA.”

“Hmm.. I don't see Reservoir Rd on the map I have for some reason. Maybe I'm blonde,.. I mean blind.

I guess we can all meet at Blue Rocks CG and take the Pinnacle Trail up to the AT.”

“uhhh, ok, I'm following somebody.”

“Thought we were driving up together, you schmuck!”

“lotsa luck Roam. You'll need it. ;o)

Reservoir Road ends at a gate near the Windsor Furnace Shelter. Isn't that near where you're camping Fri night?

One other thing I noticed. You're leaving a car(s) at the Sanctuary when you shuttle Sat morning? You might want to check if overnight parking is ok, unless you meant to overnight park somwhere else.”

“Yes, good luck with me, Roam. I'm not very good with directions ; ) JK.

I'll have to call about that, Penns”

“I have mucho faith in the Queen of Hawk Mountain.

and I am not a schmuck!”

“giggle, giggle”

“massif is a mountain”

“ah! ok, that makes more sense,,,,

but why would we be disappointed?

maybe though, if it's only 1600 ft, it was embarrased and went to hide for a while?

Is THAT where it went, and now it's got its confidence back?”

“No dude, I done told you twice, the damn mountain was on sabbatical.”

“a sporadical sabbatical?”

“lol, yea sure whatever floats your boat”

“I have parked at Blue Rocks CG ($) and at AT/Port Clinton. I have hiked on the AT past the Eckville shelter and I know there is parking on that road. Most people who hike up to the Pinnacle park at the Reservoir, I have never done that.”

“Reservoir Road ends at a gate near the Windsor Furnace Shelter. Isn't that near where you're camping Fri night?

Yes, that's Fri night but that's not where we're going to park the cars... I figured we can meet at Hawk Mt.'s visitor's Center only because it's not hard to find. Then we can figure out where to park the cars. I don't think it will be a problem for us to leave some of the cars there and then shuttle down to the Pinnacle Trail.”

“Fritz are you joining?”

“I may just hang out with you Friday night. Not sure how my weekend is going to shake out.

Would enjoy meeting you and whoever else, and seeing Roam and Ynami again.”

“Fritz if I go, wil you come to visit me too?


thinking about this trip since my VT trip got postpond...(sp)
cancelled(sp)

oh hell it got aexed!!”

“I still would really like to know where Hawk Mountain went.”

“so can i crash the party or what?”

“SS...this fall we'll have a trip called "Son of Hawk Mountain," then it will be "Hawk Mountainn Meets ScorchFire."

(Scorchy...every time I see your name now I think about your well-wishing message to pedxing...with your name under it...)

Mapleleaf, c'mon out, the more the merrier. Not positive I will be there but it would be good to see you.”

“fritz if you do go i will give you a big hug :)


see now thats way worth it right?”

“That's full cool, ML....hugs not drugs, and all that. :)”

“whats the water source like?”

“Water? What kind of TT trip is this if you'll be drinking water?”

“Fritz, looking forward to meeting you,.. hope you can make the trip! We'll be hanging out near Windsor Furnace shelter Friday night.”

“Ynami, are you coming?? I didn't see you signed up but Fritz says otherwise!

Fritz, I completely forget my well wishing post?”

“well I'm trying to, I'm attempting to try and avoid hiring a car :o) Hopefully though.”

“As far as water resources go.. I don't remember ever seeing anything on the Hawk Mt lands, but I see "Gold Spring" on the map right a little bit past the Pinnacle.... I haven't been to that part of the AT so I'm not sure.... Pennsy? Bobo?”