steppenwolf 's Iraq Xmas

“Hey Everybody, Guess I get to celebrate Xmas ahead of all you folks. Heck, even before the Holy Land! Since I have not been very good this year, there is no chance Santa will get me what I want, so I will appeal to the good nature of the Trailtalk crowd. I want a 2005 Honda ST1300 sport touring bike. It is only around $14,000. So, if everyone will just submit a couple hundred dollars.... Seriously, yall have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We are slated to come home sometime in Jan or Feb, so I will see yall on the trail one day!”

“Merry Christmas steppenwolf!
Enjoyed meeting you during the Sipsey trip!
Stay SAFE in that palace!”

“What Steve said. (except I didn't meet you on the Sipsey trip.)”

“Merry Christmas Steppenwolf. I spent my first married Christmas on the DMZ in Korea, it was a bummer.

God Bless and I hope to meet you in '05.
If you ever find yourself in Nashville, your bar tab is on me!!”

“Merry Christmas Steppenwolf!”

“Merry Christmas, Steppenwolf! Good to know you are safe and well. Please stay that way. And thank you. Hope to hike with you some day.”

“Merry Christmas Steppenwolf - pass that along to your buddies over there too.”

“Merry Christmas Mike. Thanks for your service over there. Reece says hi too.”

“".......Stay SAFE in that palace!”
StoveStomper
10:46:31 PM
12/23/04

WoW !!
A palace?

Good luck Merry Christmas!!”

“Merry Christmas. Stay safe. Way back in 69-72 I spent three Christmasses just on the west side of the IDL. It was very confusing. A whole day ahead of the states.”

“Merry Christmas to YOU !!!!...It was a pleasure to meet you at Sipsey and enjoyed your company!!!.......Be safe......and I will look forward to the next backpacking trip with you!!!!”

“MarkO - He was working in one of the rooms in one of Sadam's palaces, but no running water, no utilities, etc.
He told me that a few weeks ago on the Sipsey trip while he was on leave.

So he IS in a palace, just not a very comfortable one. ;-)”

“Merry Christmas Steppenwolf, keep your head down.”

“Hey Step - I just bought you one with my insurance money. It's a ST1300A5. Rode great, but I wrecked it on the way to the insurance office trying to swerve around a Reindeer. Sorry Man - I guess Santa didn't want me to get around the rules.

Here's hoping you'll be on the trail soon. Thanks for what you're doing. I know the situation there would have totally gone to #&%!$ if it weren't for quality folks like you putting it on the line. I'll raise a glass to you, and all who are across the sea for our country, Christmas dinner.”

“Merry Christmas Steppenwolf. Be safe and come home.”

“Dang Stovie, I thought ya stepped in it!”

“What? No magic carpet ride?”

“Merry Christmas Steppenwolf.

What'll be the first trail you hit?”

“Merry Chistmas Steppenwolf, If your ever back in the sipsey give me a holler. never hurts to have a partner that brings wine, and steak..... lol stay safe”

“Have a Merry Christmas, or I guess it's I hope you had a Merry Christmas! Here's wishing you all a Happy and safe New Year.”

“They moved all of us from Babylon. It is under Iraqi control now. Kicked me out of the palace and now I am trailor trash in the city of Diwaniya. Hey, there is a bathroom about a hundred yards away! Whoo-hoo !”

“Merry Christmas to you and stay safe.All of us "early risers" have wood to cut,fires to build and many war stories to tell.The Sipsey is waiting for us to explore.Take care and looking forward to backpacking with you soon.”

“A Merry Christmas to you. I hope you and everyone else has a Great New Years too.


Stay safe.


Thanks.”

“Great to hear from you. Thanks for the service you do. Tell all the guys over there that they are really appriciated, Without you guys and gals over there it would be much more to worry about here. Be safe and we are looking forward to hiking with you in the future.


BAMA”

“Thanks for all the well wishes. Part of my company convoys to Kuwait today in order to process outta here. I will follow within the week and will let yall know when I am back in God's country. Probably about February.”