Trail Days 2005

“I have thought about bringing my bike. Wonder which one would work best for the Virginia Creeper Trail.”

“the one with fat tires.”

“awww the mountain bike. Isn't the creeper paved?”

“paved with the flesh of those who have dared to attempt it.


Actually, I hear it is a pretty decent trail. I think the exact words were "even you could ride it, Hyway"”

“hyway that sounds like a fun seminar and hey...even a short hike. Would be the first hike for me during traildays. I normally get alot of walking done though because we walk like hundred times into town and back to camp. Well...if we don't hitchhike.

sorry u can't make it roamy. Dang kids! I betcha you rather want to be with us on trail days. hahahaha
last edited: 4/27/05 1:11:00 PM”

“I think Bison and I are going up to Mt Rogers on Friday for a dayhike. The Sat morning hike sounds good unless Fri night gets a little too crazy....”

“Friday night will get much too crazy LOL.”

“i'm actually debating this...

hmmmmm, i'm the coach of the team and if I go Trail Days i'll miss the last game of the year.

I'd also be tempted to bring Sarah with me which would mean she misses the last game as well.

If she misses the last game the team will be a player short.

But

they're 10 year old non-competitive league, so it's not like the world cup or anything.

She'll miss at least one day of school as well, but so what.

hmmmmm

still thinking.”

“well...keep thinking!!!
I think Sarah would really like Trail days...hell she did last year.

Me also think...we all could hike rogers and she coudl finally see it during nice weather (hopefully)

One player short ain't gonna kill a non comp. league. Prolly wouldn't be the first time it ever happend.

think!!!!!”

“yeah take her out of school so she can hang out with a bunch of alcoholics and druggies...lol

good choice Roam ;)”

“Hey, Trail Days is educational!

Thats what I told her principal last year when I picked her up from school early.

She's already asked if we're going this year and was kinda bummed when I said that I didn't think we were.”

“Roam is a soccer mom!”

“well, u know what they say....



'you are what you.....,




nah, never mind.”

“Soccer is a communist plot to take over the western world. Always screwing things up...”

“Roam is a soccer mom!”
Dub
3:44:55 PM
4/27/05


and Dub is the ball..kick the crap out of him Roam”

“but hey...Roamy still hikes!! Right?”

“That would make him a long snapper.”

“Dude, you know you wanna go... Bring Sarah with you (because you know she wants to go too) and we'll have a soccer game at Trail Days instead...”

“ok, yes Sarah wants to go. BUT she doesn't want to miss her last game either. And she doesn't want to miss the pizza party after the game.

I feel like I shouldn't bail on the last game either - (being responsible sucks)

So i suppose that we won't be attending after all.

:(

i was looking forward to seeing all you guys.”

“That's alright Roam, I'll see ya in August!”

“my son(19) and i will be arriving on thursday morning, see yall soon.”

“GRRRRR... I GUESS I can see some sort of reaoning behind all of it. I GUESS!

I still don't understand it though :(
last edited: 4/28/05 3:36:49 PM”

“That's alright man. You still coming to WV in July? Otherwise, I'll see you in August too...

And you better be coming to NY in October...”

“Roam, your doing the right thing. Trail Days will be there.”

“The VCT is paved with crushed stone/ some cinders. I wouldn't recommend a road bike. I take my cyclecross bike, almost all others use fat tires (AKA mt bikes) The scout ride is a fund raiser. My flyer is around here somewhere. I think it starts at 9 am. Its a nice coast downhill from Whitetop station.”

“trailngel, thanks for the info. Guess I will bring my mtn bike.

Post the info on the ride you are talking about”

“I might try to make this one, but I have to crutch around... my ankle is severely sprained. I am out of commission for weeks. I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later... :|”

“smokygirl, that sucks....but you know how easy it is to catch a ride down town. I don't think you'll have problems at all to "crutch" around.

would be great if you could make it.”

“a pretty woman with a crutch won't have any problems getting around”

“heehee! I will definitely be there unless someting comes up, but I am shooting for it. I might try to borrow or rent a wheelchair so I can shop and do stuff without problems!”

“The important point thing is that it only effects your mobility, not your abilty to lift beverages to the proper drinking position.”

“can I stand being around all of you if I an not drinking”

“you'll probably be able to stand better than the rest of us.”

“true

hey hyway, what does everyone bring food wise. Is it a pitch in or fend for yourself. Can you build campfires where we camp at or bring a bping stove or coleman stove?

info please”

“You can do all those things.

We had our own campfire next to our group of tents. We also had tables and tarps. The group next to us had an extensive setup. Some folks just set up a tent and nothing else. Its car camping with teh exception that after you drop off your stuff you have to park your car a couple hundred yards away.

Last year I brought some food to eat (mostly snacks), plus 2 bushels of oysters. There are food venders in the park and restuarants in town. Most folks shared what they had. I think the rule ended up being if you put it on the table it was fair game :)”

“it looks like you can rent bikes in town for the bike ride. i know that is something that my son wants to do. not sure about myself with my knee . we will probably fly with our cooler and bring our chairs.
okay, so what is this drum circle that i saw on the agenda? and how late does the music go on? still haven't decided if we are camping in town or outside of town. anyone coming in thursday? we get into knoxville at 10:15am, figure we should be there around noonish.
last edited: 4/30/05 8:04:56 AM”

“I'm back to a "maybe." If Bison's going to be there, maybe he'll like to talk about this "whiny pinko wussie" stuff.”

“Well NS if you don't know what you are yourself I don't think I can help you understand.”

“Saturday May 14;9 am registration at First Baptisr Church on Laurel Ave. Depart for Whitetop station at 10 am and noon. Register in Aadvance is $12 and a t-shirt. Same day registration $14. Send Pregistration to Tim Widener

Rent bikes at Blue Blaze, Mad Dog and a few others. I hope to ride with my 8 yo son. See ya there.”

“http://www.weather.com/activities/other/other/weather/tenday.html?locid=USVA0204&from=36hr_fcst_undeclared

can i fly with my alcohol stove or do i need to ship it to an outfitter in damascus?”

“Hyway, I can bring the steamer that I have and the stoves and such that I brought to the Hoot.
Let me know if anything else is needed. I will be coming solo this year btw as Niki will be at Bike Week in Myrtle Beach.

Hyway, email me and we can figure the cooking thing out.

Cross”

“who is crosscut?”

“You know who Jason is Gemini. He used to be on Carolinas Hikers, went to the last Trail days with his wife, Nikki. He has a Mr Clean haircut (shaved head).

BTW, i just found out I have another obligation Trail Days weekend. I just got invited to Bike Week”

“LOL @ Hyway, need to use my parents timeshare in Myrtle while you're there? It has a heart shaped hot tub.”

“hmm...I still can't remember who's crosscut!!
grin...of course I remember!! but the butthead never posts anymore.

Cross...drag Nicki along, it's been a year since I've seen you guys dammit!”

“SuperTroll, Wife and Son....”

“Bike week, smike meek!! Looking forward to seeing you all again... I might get a red wagon and tie it to my wheelchair so i can haul my stuff in... I think I got it all thought out!! YIPPEEEEEEEEEEE! Can't wait to see you all again - last year was a blast! I hear that Baltimore Jack and his friends will be cooking up a cool theme again this year - last year was hilarious matching hairy butts to faces!”

“I'm thinking about going to this....so is there any actual hiking or is it just a bunch of vendors hawking their wares? I'd like to see what it's all about but if it's a real zoo, maybe not.”

“it is basically a hikers version of a street fair except its in the park and not on teh street. There is a parade on the street though. Its a big party. It can be a zoo at the campgrounds.”

“there are events like hiking and biking going on also. go to the websitewhere they have the day to day events

http://www.traildays.nstemp.com/”