WooHoo The PA Grand Canyon in September!

“if we can't do it in the winter, we'll do it in the fall.”

“the dude that got his butt whomped by Mr Miagi. He who touts his own horn prior to learning the tunes is a fool.”

“no horn tooting here. Just looking forward to trying this trail again. In March we attempted it, but the snow was too deep and the mileage to excessive for the conditions so we had to bail. Come September, the conditions should be ideal for such a trek in the woods.”

“Eh......ENS is a hikin' fool, but no fool!!

And just how does one go about "touting" one's horn?

Is that something like braggin' about one's schlong?”

“the dude that got his butt whomped by Mr Miagi. He who touts his own horn prior to learning the tunes is a fool

I must be a fool because I can't see a hint of where ENS is tooting or touting.”

“A most humble fellow, to be sure!

Though he does seem to be a bit touched what with his wildman long distance hikes.”

“So far, 8 of us fools are signed up for this foolish trip.”

“crazypace, whats so hard/foolish about this trip?”

“Dont know. Ask stikmon. It was just rescheduled from earlier in the year. Its not a hard trip at all. I cant wait to go back up there.”

“Crazy, where exactly in Pa is it. Give me a town close by. I still need to get up to that area for a trip”

“It's not a very hard trail at all. There is a good long climb up to the top of the Plateau, but once you're up there, it's fairly level going with some minor ups and downs. In the winter when we attempted it, there was two feet of snow on the ground and it was powder and the temps got down to neg 10 during the night.

It's one of Pennsylvania's prettiest trails. The hardest part will be the mileage, which will be about 15 miles per day, so not too bad.”

“Ewker, if you want to do a good hike in PA, this is the hike to do. Very scenic trail with lots of views into the Canyon.

We will finish in the town of Wellsboro, but we will start in the town of Blackwell. Both of those towns make good searches. The town of Wellsboro is the larger town.

Very awesome section of Pennsylvania.”

“Blackwell is the closest town to where we started. This would be the one worth going on if you can get up this way.”

“if I come up I would fly..what town would be the closest to fly into? Thought about driving them ruled it out
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“Hey Ewk, Wellsboro or Ansonia are the closest towns. I did Barbour rock a couple weeks ago. It was lovely. The leaves were not quit full so the views were spectacular. Also the trail gets to be about this far:
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from a 800 foot drop. its awesome.”

“Hey ENS, whats up with the fool thing ?”

“Hey Ewk, there is an airport about 3 miles from the trail head.”

“How's it goin' yous guys?”

“Whats up jack, You gonna try and make the 4th of july hike ?”

“CP, I'm not sure. Iguess I am the biggest bragger and horn tooter on trailtalk and a fool for it. Oh well ;P

Ewker, the best airport would be Harrisburg international. That is a half hour from me and I could pick you up and deliver you to the trailhead.”

“Yo Jack, how it be?”

“4th of july is in the plans. I have the prior week off for BSA camp. A marathon from Va. to Pa. Woohoo!!!”

“that trip will be epic.”

“Let's not forget the fool who's hosting this thing...”

“Mr Miagi....ha ha ha ha....crackin' me up....dude...like relax man....yeah i'm talkin' to you ENS...stikmon is just havin' a little fun wit ya bro....but then again....maybe he ain't....this isn't serious stuff man....although when Mr Whipple squeezed the tar outta them there Charmin rolls that wasn't right....now that's sumtin to ponder about...so relax man...grab yerself a brew and....well you take it from there....
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“Oops...I didnt read the PA part of the Grand Canyon trip. I was hoping yall were going to the real GC. I might of joined...although I am sure that the PA one is exceptional. I will just be so dang far away...”

“fly into elmira, new york.

or drive/fly to richmond, va and ride with me.

i have an a s s load of family in wellsboro (aunts, uncles and cousins). i lived there for many years also. it is god's country. my grandparents lived 6 miles frow the east rim of the canyon for 40 years. you'll love it.

hope i can make it. if i do, i'll have your plate in tow ens.”

“I looked at flights up to Harrisburg and there is a few to get there early on Friday. Biggest problem is finding a return flight that leaves late on Sunday”

“what's the latest flight Ewk?”

“9:00 AM I only searched a couple of places last night
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“Ewker, check out lehigh valley airport for sunday. Its south of my house, and I could take you after the trip, Or even early monday on my way to work. I can host ya on sunday night at the crazypace estate.”

“It's 493 miles for us. I'm trying to talk Birch into it. He's not crazy about the idea of hiking 13 miles out and then driving 7-8 hours. I am determined. ;) I may have to duct tape him in the car and pack his gear myself.....

Also have to get a babysitter. That's the real roadblock. Will be asking the grammas today.”

“anyone close to Scranton/Wilkes Barre

I can get flights better there plus it is somewhat closer”

“richb and msilver live near there ewker. i don't know it they will be attending though.”

“jmitch also lives near there (tunkanuck).

i see richb and jmitch are maybes.”

“Ewker, if you were to fly into Newark, NJ airport, that is Phantomsoul territory.”

“If you catch a plane to Newark-Liberty (EWR), I'll take you over. And you should be able to get a pretty late flight back, as it's one of the busiest airports on the East Coast...”

“Amen to the diffucult hike in the snow. Me and RedOctober (remember us) hiked the entire trail the weekend after you guys were there. We were assured by a ranger that the trail was broken by snow shoes and we need not bring them. Post-holing in the snow for all those miles definately ranks as toughest hike ever. Very pretty though with the snowy canyon. Maybe I'll see if I can make the trip if thats ok. I live in Altoona, PA.”

“I could give Ewker a ride from the Scranton/Wilkes Barre airport to the trailhead and back, but at this point I'm still a maybe with the trip months away.”

“crap, that's 8 1/2 hours from me. thought it'd be closer. :(”

“Hey B66, Did your grandparents live on a farm or in Wellsboro proper?”

“I hope I can make this trip. Sounds like a great hike.”

“they had a small farm out at the fork.”

“i have an uncle and aunt and bunch 0f cousins still there. they lived in the town proper for many years but have moved to the outskirts within the last 10.

my uncle, chip johnston, owned a carpet store on rt 6 just on the west side of town. he also owned 1 or 2 carwashes and some storage units. the one carwash was there when you come in past the old merganthaler place on route 6 east of town, and one over towards mansfield (i think).”

“Dam.....yam, now you're stranded in Maine.”

“My uncle runs a farm Over Deans Hill. My Family has a place near the airport. Its been in the family forever.”

“yeah, marko, i'm discovering maine isn't such a main location.”

“I am now a confirmed yes for this mo-fo! Just had to tell the wife where I would be this weekend.

I am from way out of town and am going to need directions. Also, I am taking Friday off because of the drive. I will get to the campsite (total guess) around 5ish. Shall I hump in some beer?”

“I am still a maybe. I sent PS a email about the trip. Just trying to work out where to fly into.

What town is everyone coming from. Maybe there is a flight into and departing that town that might work.
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“I am driving in from the Harrisburg area”