West Virginia Car Camping Trip July 14-1 7th 2005

“Right Bit.”

“Of course, we don't have to use the group site at Blue Bend...we could always just invade get sites in the normal campground...”

“That was what we did last year and it made it a little difficult.

The group site at the first proposed campground would be perfect. It is off by itself with nothing nearby.”

“Mmm, okay, I buy that argument. But still, it will suck to have to sherpa drinking water from the other campground.

Wait, <smacks self in head> What am I thinking? No one will be drinking water!”

“BINGO!”

“To reiterate, I want to get a group campsite where we can relax and not have to worry about other campers. That is the primary consideration that I am pursuing. There will be water and pit toilets in one group campground, so we will have to rig up showers, which my son is very adept at. The upside to this is that we would have the place to ourselves by renting the entire campground. I hope to communicate with the man who manages the campgrounds and discuss this with him.

He is not an ogre. He's actually a wonderful guy, as is his wife. But he insists in quiet campgrounds, and realizing how our group is, I don't think it would be a good fit.

It will take some time, but we will find out what works best for everybody.”

“wait you are suggesting we rent the whole campground?
if this is the case,
I WILL BE SKINNY DIPPING NO FREAKIN MATTER WHAT!”

“Boy, the Blue Bend spot is way closer to my place, like two hours closer.”

“Go for it Geo! Just tell whoever picks me up at the airport where to take me. I just need to know where the big beer cooler is.”

“You're bringing it.”

“I believe all campgrounds have quiet rules.

How about we just keep the hell quiet when we have to?”

“Oh sure, go for the easy, obvious solution...”

“OK, OK...lol...”

“Yuk yuk !!”

“I might have to trade this trip for Glacier in August...I can see WV anytime but Glacier is a rariety....I have enough vacation for both...but we pick week by week by seniority...so if I pick July/WV first I might not get the time in August for Glacier. Hopefully no one will pick either and I'll get both. I'd still love to come.”

“i've heard that the flu in July can be a real beyatch to get over - takes several days sometimes...

besides, this trip is a weekender isn't it?”

“I'm looking at four days, as we did at Ithaca last summer. Still waiting for a call-back from my main man in all this.”

“Stick with what ever the hell that site was Geo.

We can just crack a few heads if things get too loud.”

“Which one was that?”

“The NY rangers weren't able to crack any of those heads last summer, so I don't think anybody in our group stands much chance of doing it this summer.”

“The campground near Elkins.”

“[url]“http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/rec/rog_campgrounds/stuart_group_campground.htm[/url]”

“Thank you!”

“oops”

“I still have to talk to the guy who manages the campgrounds. It will be either Stuart or Jess Judy in Smoke Hole, whichever Dean decides is best for us. I'm not so naive to think folks are going to be absolutely quiet from 10 p.m. on, and I'm not going to get thrown out of a campground because somebody does not get it.”

“About 640 miles for me to that one.

I spoke to the wife about it. She isn't interested in going, but will let me go. (Yeehaw!)

I have a pretty good car camping setup, including a large screen tent that's great for bug-free lounging.”

“I might even have a pop-up by then, but I doubt if I will tow it 640 miles for this shindig.”

“Geo, I think we can control the noise. I know last year we had a few issues, but that was beacuse we had others nearby. This is more a group camp setting. I don't know what the site is like at Stuart, but it looks like it is pretty well seperated from the single sites.

I have not looked at the other place you listed above yet.

I think we should be fine.

Way to go Bit! You bringing the hookers this year? Zac had a flosck of them last year at his site. He wouldn't share.”

“Stuart has water and Jess Judy does not.


Oh wait, there I go on the water thing again.”

“No, no hookers, sorry.

We need to get some of the college-age folks to bring their female friends. Not that they are hookers, or even on the same level, of course. But, well, whatever.


I will shut up now.”

“Geo's right yall - there is no way in the world that this group will be quiet enough after 10:00 pm to satisfy any authority figures that might care about such things.”

“Duct Tape”

“I was very quiet when i was sneaking off to go swimming.”

“Fees: Each site is $35.00 per night. An additional fee is charged each vehicle after the 10th vehicle.

this is for jess judy
we can justrent 2 campsites for $70.00”

“$35 a night to pitch a tent? It better come with an open bar for that!!!”

“that is for the whole group site, not per person


we can rent these two spots and they are aval.
GPA & GPB

”

“I like the group site thing. Both campgrounds has this feature available. I have used sites like this before and they rock.

That map above Maple is the Judy campground, right?

Stuart has only one”

“yes it is Judy”

“Maple, is that a campsite or a picture of a flagpole's shadow?
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“Dean will advise me as to what site(s) work best. It may take a day or so for him to get back, but he will.”

“for Judy?
there are only three group sites.”

“sounds like things are really gettin started on this thread.

i'm most likely attending.”

“just to let you all know,
if we stay at judy, I will be saying
"Judy Judy Judy"
in my best Cary Grant voice”

“Did anyone get thrown out last summer?

NO!

There were a few loud-mouths who had to be shushed, let them get thrown out.

Most of us who stayed up late drank and talked quietly.

We would be foolish not to go to the site with water.

My vote is for Stuart!

Jess Judy is in the middle of nowhere.
Stuart is fairly close to Elkins which has more in the way of groceries, etc.
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“I will buy both campgrounds just to be sure.”

“Stuart is 5-6 mles from Elkins, Jess Judy is twice that distance from Petersburg.

Petersburg has a Food Lyin' store and that's about it.

Elkins has a Kroger and Walmart(I think there's a Walmart) and possibly more.
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“MarkO, I'm aware of all that. As I said, I will discuss with Dean, the area campground manager, what works best. When I hear from Dean, I will post what the choices and considerations are. Then we will have to make up our minds.”

“they just won't leave you alone will they geo!

just ignore all the fools and handle it - then let us know where to show up!

thanks”

“Did you get an answer yet, Geo?


Huh? Are we there yet? j/k”