Lets put the Windorama to bed

“My GPS gives me 7.4 miles for day one.”

“All packed.
Winding down a bit with a nice beer, Abita Springs Amber.
Dang, I wish tomorrow was here already! ;-)”

“i am heading out the door to jax ...should pull into the radagast inlaws driveway around four am......
entonces , nos volaremos....hmm, is that the right way to say we be flying in the morning?...i am deleriously tired...but, i kin do it

big poppa...bet the om suv of peaceful cruzitude will be able to get to that trailhead by nine....we are all five staying in one room at the EL Rancho in Jackson we can start showers at five am....
heh....ya right...
yah stovers...just like packing to fly...out of chaos comes order and it will work..i called the car rental and they said most of their suvs had roof racks...jay~~~

yipee and yahoo
safe travels everyone....cant wait to see your beautiful smiley faces
ciao~~~~~~~~~”

“you all suck!


j/k, yall are gonna have a great hike, hope the pics let me share a piece of it.

take care - have a great time and be safe!”

“Out the door to the airport!
Woo Hoo!”

“Less than 24 hrs. until I'm on the plane!”

“I am packed. two duffle bags and a flyrod case. This should be fun at the airport. I am sure the TSA love to see my kind of luggage. I have everything that will look suspicous, but won't pan out. Then they will have to repack everything. Good luck to them.”

“Yeah I'm sure they're gonna wanna take a peek at my fly-rod case, looks like a machine-gun case.”

“Alright then, lets put Windorama to bed. In ten hours I get up and go to the airport to meet some new friends and a few old. We will taste some new air, hear some new songs and feel some new dirt.

The last paragraph of the last page of Mitchell's book is this:

"for him, may the winds that blow his way be always mild and the rains that fall upon him be warm and gentle. May the path he selects to follow through life be decorated with lilacs so the beauty and frangrance of the land be with him all the days of his life. May God be with him along his way and guide him through the darkest nights. Amen."

This is going to be a good trip. See you all soon.”

“well, I hooked up with Stovestomper, Om, Rad and wife today. These guys are packin pretty lite. Makes me want to go through my stuff this evening and rethink a few things. We went to REI and then for some killer Mexican food. I will see you both tomorrow. I will probably be the only person in the airport with a NY Yankees hat on.

FYI once you leave the concourse to retrieve your baggage you can't go back in so I will be waiting down at the bottom of the escallators where bagage pickup is.
Matt you have my cell number, right?”

“I've got your number sirpete, I'll see you by the baggage claim.”