Anyone interested in a Smokies trip 4/22 - 4/24?

“this is going to be a buttkicker though.
Friday 22nd - Alum Cave to Icewater Springs (with side trips to the Jumpoff and Charlies Bunion)
Saturday 23rd - Icewater Springs to Mt. Collins.
Sunday - Mt. Collins to Clingmans Dome - Side trip to the Chimney Tops - after hike meal in Gatlinburg and then home.

I am trying to get MarkO to go, but if he can't go, then the next person to confirm they can go has the spot.”

“ENS, most of us in Tenn will be on the Yam farewell trip that weekend”

“Is this a hoax?”

“this is for real”

“I've seen that Ewk, I actually have been planning this trip from before the Yam trip came about. I really miss the Smokies and need to go back.”

“come on down I-75 and join the rest of us”

“I'm committed to the Smokies that weekend, otherwise I would. I want to bag some sixers.”

“:(
i will never meet you, ENS.”

“you'll be right up the road in Maine soon. I'll meet you this summer.”

“isn't maine like.....HOURS away from pa?? and it seems you always head south to hike...”

“lol I think Maine is closer to PA than Nashville - well I guess they're equal. Probably around 700 miles. That is pretty far. My focus is shifting to the north now, The Whites, Adirondacks and Catskills. Although, I do love the souhern sixers.

I plan on hiking in Maine sometime this summer though.”

“IF this was the weekend ofo the 30th I'd be in. I'm baggin sixers too....how many have you got ENS?”

“we can plan a trip at a halfway point. how's that sound!!

once i'm settled let's do that!!
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“Carlette...remember...we wanted to bag some sixers now for how many years??? We really need to do the mitchell sixers. Come on...not next week, but after that sometime...

Make room!!”

“hmmmm

LeConte
Kephart
Clingmans Dome
Celo
Mt Gibbs
Winterstar
Potato Hill
Balsam Cone
Craig
Mitchell
Hallback
Gibbs Mountain
Blackstock

I thought I had more, but those are the ones that I can think of.”

“I drove to do 4 last weekend...but when I got to Grassy Bald it was a freakin blizzard!!!! (*&$(*&#$(*&*#&$*#&$

I've got 10 down. Want to work on the great Balsams now..you done?”

“which ones you got Carlette?”

“I'm going to add Mt. Collins to my list next weekend.

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That sounds like a good plan there Yammity.”

“Cold
Craggy
Blackstob
Mitchell
Gibbes
Hallback
Craigg
Balsam Comb
celo

WTF am I missing?”

“there are two Gibbs, did you get 'em both? The second Gibbs is between Clingmans Peak (radio towers) and Mt. Hallback.
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“Hallbacks on the list.....just the Gibbs w/ Hallback the same day”

“Carlette, any pictures of you hiking on those sixers? ;)”

“oh, the other Gibbs is near Celo, It's a cool 20 foot scramble to get up to it. I never found the ribbon that's supposed to mark the spot, but I'm pretty sure I stood on the summit. I almost fell off the mountain looking for it. Gemini remembers that trip lol.”

“phils..but its not on a sixer. When I go alone I take pics of the benchmark with my boot...would that suffice?”

“Gang...there is only 1 Gibbes mountain that counts towards your sixers cert. that is Mt. Gibbes ...the one near Clingmans Peak with the NCST weather station on it. Clingmans Peak has the fenced in TV and radio station site.”

“oh, I wasn't looking for evidence. When you complete the sixer conquest, I think they just want you to write an essay on each peak descibing the features.

I was just asking cuz there aren't enough pics of you around.”

“According to the guidebook, both Gibbs Mountain and Mt. Gibbs counts towards the goal.”

“I'm doing good to just keep track of the numbered route. Half the time I can't remember what I did 6 hours ago...geessh”

“I'm gonna have to go get my book out of the car now thanks to t his thread......

OH YEAH...GUYOT...thats the 10th although I can't count it yet..false summits blow!
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“hah, I can link you to about 10 different webshot accounts where she abounds”

“yeah, I have been on a ton of false summits too.

links hyway, please post”

“ENS...I can vouch for her too.”

“I was on the AT last summer doing trail maintenance and sidetracked off to catch Guyot...boy was I pissed..a bushwack at that!”

“heres some

http://community.webshots.com/album/114354668GgLDvl
http://community.webshots.com/album/113672346ospQso
http://community.webshots.com/album/113695270YWMrrO
http://community.webshots.com/album/261180651vjztLG
http://community.webshots.com/album/113926210GtPjPb
http://community.webshots.com/album/113907387NGuOMC

gem also has a bunch of her on the trail days pics for 2005”

“can we please not show me drunk and mad at law enforcement in the rain at trail days......

this has been a public service announcement
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“ENS you are right, was thinking of something else....spank me....Gibbs and Gibbes ....yes you da man.”

“that'd be cool. but I decided after researching it that day hikes might be safer..the wild boars particuarly scare me....has anyone been killed up there recently from animals?”

“Guyot if approached the wrong way is really a butt-smacker....you can get lost in that dead fall very easy.”

“Senuwas, I may be able to find pics where you aren't mad at cops, but come on, pics of you when you weren't drunk? I ain't a miracle worker....
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“yo 2socks, you should come with us. If you can't do the whole weekend, maybe you could join us for a dayhike.”

“Blalock and myself are working on heading towards the plotts as soon as he can get a weekend free....will advise when that happens.”

“Thanks for the invite....my next outing is gonna be Mt. Rogers Va....then along the parkway, grandfather mt. and table rock for some marks....do plan on getting there sooner or later though....thanks and have a good one”

“bump for marko”

“bump”

“Mt Guyot in the Smokies?

Look for the biggest patch of brambles. I seem to remember that the benchmark was in there.”