Walls of Jericho

“thanks...how far is this from Russle Cave NM? It might be worth my time to go there and do that either on Friday or Sun.”

“It's not very far, probably 30-40 miles at the most.”

“I've never been to Russel Cave NM. Cathedral Caverns is also in the area, but down close to Guntersville”

““Stikmon - Just call the park several times and ask. Be sure to add that there is a INTERNET group coming. ;-)”
StoveStomper
2:20:09 PM
11/19/04

LMAO...Stovy...you are sooo BAD sometimes....hahahahaha


Stikky...just come to my house and pick me up!!!”

“I'm starting to have flashbacks to last Jan. At least the campsite isn't a quarter mile in like last time.”

“How far is it???”

“Pretty sure its about 2.5 miles to the campsite and then another mile to the Walls.”

“oK, Is everyone going to wear orange on this trip? This may be a dumb question, but where do I find something hunter orange?”

“I bought a couple of hunter orange vests in the hunting department at WalMart last week. One for me, one for my pack.”

“At a hunting store?”

“Walmart's definitely gonna have something.”

“My status is changing from a 'maybe' to a 'strong maybe'. ;-)
I other words, I intend to come, but I'm not sure about work yet.”

“You better come, SS!

Do yall think I will need some orange for my doggie too?”

“Couldn't hurt, but you may need to add some buttons or straps to a vest to get it to stay on her. The one I got only has a single velcro strap on it.”

“I have an orange reflective vest for night running - would that work?”

“Dye her orange?”

“Hmmmm. I will think about that one. :)”

“I would sure be a lot safer.”

“Why, do non-orange dogs attack you Bison?
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“ha ha not quite.”

“WW usually has orange vests for a buck in the sports department. I've got a few around the garage somewhere that I'll dig up and bring.”

“I know for a fact that black ones named Layla do......”

“I'll be wearing orange while cooking Friday night. Thanks to a bet with Auburn alum and co-worker cocoa williams I'll be cooking our supper on Friday while wearing Auburn clothing. Drat.”

“Bandana for Khatru. It looks real good on him too..plus, he wears a bright red pacpack. I'm going to get a orange flag for my pack.

Davinity, chili and I will be coming in late thurs night. If you want a pick up, then you need to be ready then and again, I might make a detour to the NPS site. I do
NPS sites, so, You'd be on my time, and, You'd be sittin with Khatru, if that don't bother you, then I can pick you up, as long as I don't stumble onto the local militia.”

“Yeah, better be careful. Seen this story?

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/041122/w112244.html”

“been following this story on TV, what a fiasco...shoulda capped his phukin a$$ and then called the police.”

“Thanks Stikky....but I have to work Fri 5am-1pm......I will catch up later that day ...but thanks....”

“Sounds like you'll get to camp about dark then divity.”

“I don't think there is going to be any danger from the hunter's in this area. As long as everybody stays away from the compartments that are leased by the hunters. I don't think anybody should be concerned.”

“I don't see any danger either close to the walls, but we are going to be doing quite a bit of off-trail hiking and may end up near some hunting areas. I don't want to take any chances of my head being blown off. I'm closer to the ground then the others that are going and could be mistaken for an animal :)”

“Em,

Make some nice antler hats for everyone else and make sure they wear them and you don't.”

“Hee hee hee! Sounds good to me!”

“This many folks with hunters orange should stand out. I don't expect any problems. The guy I talked to with the state said most hunting is on the east side of Hwy 79. We'll be on the west side the entire time.

Bison - have you found a way to make this trip?”

“I'm afraid I'm on-call that weekend.”

“We weren't even going to hum dueling banjos if you came.”

“I was in Alabama briefly this weekend... frightening...”

“Really? Where? I take it you flew into Nashville then or maybe the cheap flights you found to Huntsville.”

“Yeah, flew into Huntsville, found a really cheap flight thanks to this thread, I wouldn't have gone down there this weekend if someone hadn't a mentioned Huntsville.
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“$80 or whatever it was is just unbelievable cheap. There are good hiking places within 2 hours of there. Sipsey, Jericho, Savage Gulf, Fiery Gizzard...”

“Is South Cumberland really 2 hours from Huntsville? I thought it was much closer.”

“Yah, that's about right. Fiery Gizzard is a little closer, but it takes almost three hours to get to Savage Station, f'r instance.”

“if you and I get down and roll in the dirt, then the hunters would think we were large ground hogs and leave us alone, unless you wear that bunny tale you were telling me about, then I could see a potential problem.”

“Har har. Bunny tale? I dont have any stories, but I do have a white furry ball I use as a tail.”

“BTW, are you bringing Khatru(sp)?”

“I am thinking that myself, knife girl, and Little Dude, will be down there. We'll bring in some extra gear and either go up the walls if we can find a route at our level and or also head over to the sinks, which is a mile or so from the wall's, and go into the underground river over there. That place is a amazing sight to see.”

“waterdog - are you talking this past weekend? If so, let us know how it went.”

“Early weather forecast:

Friday 12/10
Mostly sunny
High 59° F


Friday Night 12/10
Clear
Low 42° F


Saturday 12/11
A good deal of sunshine
High 61° F


Saturday Night 12/11
Mainly clear
Low 44° F

Sunday 12/12
Sun and some clouds
High 62° F”

“We are planning on going in on the 10th,”

“Sounds good. Are you going to camp with the main group?”

“depends on where the main group camps, I plan on getting there early in the day. And it depends on the weather too, If it is real wet I may sleep under some natural shelter nearby.
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