Goodbye to Yam trip in April

“Gem, What are you checkin' this thread for? Get back to work!”

“grrr....I AM working! Give me a quick answer and I won't have to check. ;)”

“If you have a map it should be easy to find. The campsite is at the bottom of a bluff on the left side of the trail. You cannot see the campsite from the trail. The trail down to it was kinda hard to follow before, but that was 3 years ago. It is an easy hike.”

“Gem, if you come in from the opposite direction it is only 4 miles”

“i don't care about milage. I just want to be able to find it without searching for the trail.
can i get a map at a gas station? or at the ranger station? (if any)”

“I am out of here..see some of you tonight assuming the creek don't rise”

“Forecast sounds relatively peachy. It's s'posed to snow here in the higher elves of the Asheville area; 30's and windy.

I energized the Jacuzzi a while ago. Instant trippage. I gotta stick around and troubleshoot the blasted bastage. A remorseful Cletus talked me into letting him take the truck and dawgies to TN.

Keep him outta trouble, K?

My Yummy encounters?
Tarabull's house on her arrival with the other Tennesseeans, Fall 03. Then a hike-in to spend the last night w/her et al on the Pictured Rocks hike that weekend. I packed in the largest variety of alcholic beverages I've ever possessed. Trail Angeling, don't cha know? I was completely surprised that EVERYONE still had ample libations of their own. What I couldn't give away, I drank. I got the drunkest I've been since prom night of '76. I was sloppy as a soup sandwich. Totally embarrassing...

Ocala III, 2004.
I got the drunkest I've been since Pictured Rocks, yet I woulda qualified as the designated driver - lol! Cletus made his debut, and fell in love with Yum (he later divulged to me). Geez, I hope he behaves this weekend...

Last year at Monk Bell SP hike, then greet, meet, eet, and dreenk at Yaddayadda restraunt/bar.

Dam gooooooooooood times!”

“You guys crack me up w/ your thoughts down memory lane! I'm not dying, you know!!
(and i had to lol about the GSMNP trip. i'd forgotten that one!!!)

wish you could go, stovie. :(
and bust your a$$, gem, i want you there!!
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“Oh yeah - Stovey.

I know the real reason for why he's not coming:
he owes Sarabelle a butt sniff! LOL!”

“Have a great trip, folks. Wish Maple and I could have made this one Enjoy, and have a drink for us!”

“Ahhhh Rats! We're not going to make it either. We close on our house Monday and move on Wednesday. We still don't have #&%!$ packed. You kids have a great time. It's a great little trail.”

“okay...I am a 80% again, well a 75%. puhhh...that was a close call....”

“Ah currahee!!!!!!!!! I have to move this week too but you dont see me bailing!!!!!!!!

:(

Gem, you need to be more like 99%.”

“You stopping by and picking me up Gem?”

“sure!! you wanna? if you're not scared driving with me...some TTer say I am crazy

it's now a 92%
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“(OPIE)
27 degrees saturday night...get out your fuzzy underwear!!!!!!”

“Dammit, I have to work tomorrow morning, I would then have to go back to Knoxville, swap the Service Vehicle for my car, then try to get there, and it looks like freezing rain in the valley and snow above 2500 feet tomorrow.

I guess I will just stay in Townsend.

chili (covertly operating under Cottonsocks login)”

“what??? what happend to the freakin weather?
oh man! Okay then... I'll see you all there I guess. I am leaving now. hope i find the damn place”

“See yall there!”

“Hell, the one trip I really wanted to make and here I sit.

Guess I will dayhike tomorrow.”

“(OPIE) was a great trip, most awesome trail and perfect weekend for it also. A little rain and a little white lightning, but it only livened our spirits. home, into the hot tub, and then off to dinner on the town. Had a blast guys”

“I got home a while ago. Great trip and trail. Would like to go back in the fall for that one.
The wildflowers were everywhere. I hope to have my pics up later on this evening.

Off to the store and laundry to do..what a thrilling Sunday night”

“Glad y'all had fun. We're still packing.”

“I'm home! great trip. pics and TR will follow, but not today.”

“Sorry I missed it. I was there Thursday afternoon and checked everything, but decided not to stay.

The library computer here in Maryville was down for almost four days and I could not post. The trouble was with the ISP, Bell South.”