"HIKE" MAINE IV ?

“Any interest in a trip like this?”

“yes, I am interested in this trip. Aug would work better for me.”

“okay, I fixed it just for you. :)

now how long???”

“Bike? Like one of those contraptions with two skinny wheels???

Can't we just hike ?!?”

“Angie & I were talking about this last night. We'd be in. August works for us as well.”

“Is Maine flat?”

“flat? yeah, I'd say that....NOT!

Bobo, you could drive SAG with KarenT... :)”

“Maine?!? Nahhhh...there's nothin' to see in Maine.

j/k! Of course I'm interested.”

“How would a person flying in get their bike there?
Take it apart and ship it?
Anyone done this?
Trying to fly with both camping equipment and biking stuff sounds pretty hard but maybe doable.”

“At first I was inclined to go to Jackman, but I think Bethel might be a better place to have a trip like this...

Once we get there, lots of stuff to do in the area...easier to rent yaks...

wahoo! =D”

“Most bike shops should have boxes and be able to pack it up for you...”

“Maybe twiggy has a two-seater you can both ride!

8`D”

“We wouldn't be backpacking and those of us who are driving could bring things like stoves...”

“Oh ha! I do have an extra bike!”

“I'm interested. Havn't done a bike trip since RAGBRAI a long time ago.

Road tires or some off road?
I've got a Trek off pavement bike and my old Bianci road bike.

I guess I could always fly into Portland and buy a new road bike. Good excuse. ;-)”

“Bobo don't SAG!


btw - what is SAG? I didn't think Karen was the least bit SAGGY!

:~o”

“Support And Gear! KarenT said she'd SAG half the way...
And Bobo, that truck of yours would come in REAL handy...LOL

Do we want to bike the whole time, or do the bike to base camp, then hike/yak/bike, bike home...”

“good question, road or mountain bike. I have both but prefer the road bike.”

“I'd say road bike for the trip to base camp, as it will all be on tarred roads.”

“is a tarred road like asphalt road???”

“you'll just have to find out when you get here wontcha, smartass!

=D”

“hehehe...guess I will Ms.Bunny Boiler

we could always tar and feather that mean ole stovestomper”

“ok. :p

So - there's a tenative itinerary out there...”

“MS quit using tar on roads 30 years ago. ;-)
I remember picking up chunks of tar on the side roads and playing with it. We would find an old pot and build a fire to melt the tar chunk, and make things. Our mothers would have a fit when we came home. We always got it all over our clothing.”

“yeah but - do you actually call the roads "asphalt" now? Like, when giving directions, do you say "take a left when the tar ends" or do you say "when the asphalt ends?"
It just sounds so...so...uppity-like..."asphalt"
LMAO...

hey is this gonna be like the rotary thing??? LOL...”

“that trip itinerary sounds good to me.

we get to bike, hike and kayak. Looks like a great way to spend a week in Maine”

“We usually say 'when the black top ends'.”

“I just need to get these terms straight for when I give out directions...
;)”

“bunny boiler - Y'all do have TV up there in Maine? That's where us Southern types learned to speak proper English. ;-)”

““yeah but - do you actually call the roads "asphalt" now? Like, when giving directions, do you say "take a left when the tar ends" or do you say "when the asphalt ends?"
It just sounds so...so...uppity-like..."asphalt"
LMAO...

hey is this gonna be like the rotary thing??? LOL...”
bunny boiler
4:27:56 PM
10/18/04
ignore this user

lol.

I prefer to call it when the road starts to get fun.

How come this is called hike Maine? Shouldn't it be called ride Maine?
8D”

“TV? I use that thing to torture innocent TTers with videos about Maine and the strange creatures that inhabit it...

"That's where us Southern types learned to speak proper English. ;-)”
GreasyGrimyGopherGutsStomper
That sounds like an IceTea-ism! :p

Hike Maine, Ride Maine, Drive Maine - it's all good!
last edited: 10/18/04 6:17:07 PM”

“Mainiacs could use some proper training in English.”

“Maineiacs
MarkO, learn to spell!
hehe...”

“what do you mean 75 miles a day!!!”

“LOL - just think how much of Maine you'd see...”

“I think the name of this trip needs to be changed to, "Tour De Twigeater."

lol”

“haha!”

“I like that name for twiggy. I get to explore all of twiggy....wooohooo”

“HEY!

8~/”

“People, can't we just walk???

fooey!”

“yeah - hey! :)

Don't you want to bike Capn? It's so much fun!”

“Don't you want to bike Capn? It's so much fun!”
bunny boiler
10:59:38 AM
10/26/04

not really...
but will you be wearing your perfect shorts???”

“Actually...

I bought some "baggies" at EMS so you all didn't have the extreme displeasure of viewing my spandex clad ass on a bike for days on end. We'll see how they feel though, I may still torture you all 'til yer eyes bleed. Now I need to figure out the bathing suit part for the paddle day. I could wear a tent! =D
Gawd.
I'll probably do the perfect short thing that day.

NO PICTURES!”

“no pictures,,,just you wait and see”

“alrighty then - 100 miles!

:p”

“I can do it but I will be one tired puppy”

“too tired to take pictures!”