Mammoth Cave in November

“well, at least youre coming. are you driving down with anybody?”

“With pitts :)”

“BlackWidow: We board our dogs in a kennel, but were very selective. I say we board or dogs but in all honestly it's only Elvis (the Rottie) and we have only done it once during a family vacation where we could not bring him. The chihuahua (Luna) is like a cat and we never have a problem finding a place for her to stay.

Anyway, check out the place we sent Elvis. It was like a dog dream-place. We signed him up for a lot of extras. The people there said they had a blast with him. He didn't seem to care.

I am not saying you should do the same, I just thought you might think this place was funny.

http://www.kountrykennels.com/”

“. I would of stayed but he insisted I go

let me think....how did he probably put it? was it along the lines of "get the #&%!$ outta here and leave me alone with my bacon ring!"”

“I'm getting excited for this trip! How cold do you think it will be? Guess I'll bring colder-weather gear...or maybe buy some new!”

“I'm going to use a winter bag but I'll sleep under the stars, or tarp it if it looks like rain. I only sleep in tents when Mike goes, he dislikes sleeping under the stars, I hate tents LOL. I usually dont bring a sleeping pad either but if its going to be cold I might bring the thermalight thingy or jsut one of those silver space blankets so I dont loose heat.
I'm going to see how light I can go. Not going to bring a stove or water filter. I'll use my iodine and eat cold foods :)
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“Right now temps are averaging around 64 during the day and 45 at night.

Dub, this is going to be just like the Deam trip. No rain forecasted as of now, and that should stick.”

“SC: You should just share some gear someone else is carrying. When I go hiking with friends I break the gear into personal gear and communal gear. We save a lot of weight as a result. Anyway, my point is... if you want some hot water for coffee or something I am sure any of us (myself especially) would be happy to pack a little extra fuel.”

“Well, I have a reunion I have to attend on Saturday, so I figured I would miss this one.

But, I am considering coming up Friday night and then doubling back to Nashville for the gig on Saturday.

Probably be next week before I figure out if that is doable.”

“Sure, if you can make it Friday, it would be great to meet you!”

“I have a reunion I have to attend on Saturday,
chili
9:28:16 AM
10/27/05


I didn't know Hooters had reunions?”

“Hooters doen't have reunions, people just have reunions at Hooters.”

“I am sorry that I am not going to be able to go with you all but we have 60+ pets in our house and we need a pet sitter that can take care of all our critters not just the dogs.

Ya I stopped smoking my pipe and my cigars but I still drink beer and chew tobacco and I still sneek in some scotch sometimes but I am going to be doing my backpacking in the winter when Sprit does not want to go so be cool people and we will hook up soon.

Congrats the Sox won!!!!!!!!

Ya baby!!!!!!!!!

Now can the fuc#en Blackhawks do something???????Fo the love of God!!!!!!!

8)”

“I am going to walk across your lawn!”

“WK, when are you heading down on friday?...i may be able to make this one if i can work the logistics out...to you have a car load already?”

“Pitts is picking me up at 7AM. We should hit Indy around 9 or so.

I think we have room for one more, but I am going to have to check with him.”

“9 AM!!! good god man...it's my day off LOL...i'll keep you posted...when i asked my wife she said "we'll talk", so we'll see...do you know if anybody is starting late saturday?”

“There are others in your area (Crash Bang) that will be coming down Friday night after work. He may be able to give you a ride.

You better get used to not sleeping my friend. You got 9 months! Hehehehehehehehe!”

“The van can carry 7 passengers if we use the middle seats. I would say 5 passengers would be more comfortable for all. I am not counting the driver, obviously. The van would hold 8 including the driver.

Getting the gear in will be a trick, but I am sure we can do it.”

“Right now we have four, including you. I don't think thrifty wants to get up that early.

thrifty, I would send crash an e-mail to see about car pooling with him. He should be checking in here in a second.”

“OH god, riding with Crash bang LOL Scary thought! He drives like a maniac!”

“and your husband? What about his driving habits?”

“i will be leaving the kokomo area around 4pm if anyone wants to ride with me.

i just got out the map and guidebook and did some figuring.

the long route (wet prong buffalo-blair spring branch-collie ridge-mccoy hollow) is 15.4 miles

the medium route (western half only of wet prong buffalo-mc coy hollow) is 9.4 miles

the short route (first creek trail) is 5.6 miles

id say that works out perfectly as far as giving a variety of options”

“shuzzup, nichole! youve never driven with me

:-P”

“I'm positively giddy and it's still a week off!

Too bad CMB won't come. =(
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“hey, just a suggestion, if its one of those things were its rain to start the day and then clears up after a couple of hours, theres always a cave tour, then one of the shorter routes once the skies clear.”

“The caves are cool. I did the Wild Cave tour many years back and it was a lot of fun.”

“as long as at least one ferry route is open, that is cool. first creek trailhead is clear on the opposite side of the park from the visitor center, and both routes there are roughly equally long (im thinking about 15 minutes or so)”

“Ever since my first trip to mammoth, I have longed to do the wet prong :) Now I finially get the chance! WOHOO!”

“I would be up for a cave tour if the weather is #&%!$ty in the morning.”

“sounds good to me. As close as I live to this area it will be my first time there.

Fall colors ought to be good.”

“Forecast now calls for rain on Saturday. Still a week off and only a 30% chance.

I just hope it dosen't rain on Friday night. I hate having to pack away wet gear.”

“I'll hike in the rain first! What's a hike without misery and an increased risk of hypothermia? ;)”

“You mean pitts/sarge is going? Dang!”

“Ha Ha!

I don't mind a good hike in the rain either. Just ask Jmitch, he will tell you.”

“Thats it, I'm bringing an umbrella.”

“Ever since my first trip to mammoth, I have longed to do the wet prong :) Now I finially get the chance! WOHOO!”
BlackWidow

I'm longing for a wet prong too! ;)”

“Uhhh, I am a skeered now!
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“I thought it was called the wet slong?”

“Oh my! Wet slongs, ninja dongs and a cavernous orifice.....this trip is getting freakier by the day.”

“Great title for the trip report!”

“Me too, mine's as big as a house!”

“I'm still trying to work out the logistics to make an appearance for car camping on Friday night.”

“I pondering if I should get drunk or not for this festive occasion.”

“Don't hike hung over. It's a "Bad Thing" (tm).”

“Hey WK were starting at Good Spring Church TH then heading out on the Raymor Hollow trail to Collie Ridge on Saturday,so we'll probably run into you guys,our group is up to about 8, both groups together 24,thats a bunch of freaking hiking folks , I'm bringing some Crown,no beer LETS PARTY”

“YAY! OLDOG!!!! I hope to bump into you :D Are ya bringing Bosco?”

“Im glad IJ has stepped up to the plate and voleenteered to be the trail reporter :)”

“Oldog,

Are you guys starting Saturday morning, or will you be hiking on Friday as well? Just wondering where we may meet up?

Where are you staying on Friday?”

“it looks like i'm out for good...my wife lured me away by offering to go car camping...can't pass up an opportunity to go camping with her, don't get too many of them and with her being pregnant now i'm sure they'll be even fewer...there is talk however of doing our car camping down in mammoth...it would be a great opportunity to meet a lot of you and for my wife to see you're not a bunch of axe murderers LOL ...i'm already off friday and my wife can get off easily(insert sex joke here)so we may head down friday...i'll let you know”