Red River Gorge Marathon Hike

“Dang it 'Stomper' person.
You need to change your name!”

“There's 7 yeses Stomper. You're the only woman.

Is Crazy Mike still in?”

““Dang it 'Stomper' person.
You need to change your name!”

Why am I having flashbacks to the episode of Sienfield where George is dating a female version of Jerry?”

“what's the deal with that”

““Dang it 'Stomper' person.
You need to change your name!”

she can't change it to jellofrog, nigal already took that one”

“jellofog = Towndog. However there do seem to be spaces in the name. It ain't me.”

“I'm thinking the lows for Friday will be from early Friday morning and then take a warming trend into Friday afternoon.”

“thanks sticks”

“my husband is not crazy about the boy/girl ratio

no boys, only men”

“my husband is not crazy about the boy/girl ratio

Tell your husband I am married with three kids and he can talk to my wife to verify how whipped I am. Jimmy-san is zero threat factor.

As for Sunday, I was just going with the flow. I thought people were return-driving Sunday. I am open to hiking on Sunday if someone has some idea of where to go. I am new to the area so anything is game. It would be nice if I could get home Sunday night or early Monday morning. I don't mind driving through the night.
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“I have to leave early sunday morn”

“Tell your husband I am married with three kids and he can talk to my wife to verify how whipped I am. Jimmy-san is zero threat factor.

ditto for me...just add the word "super" in front of wipped LOL

we'll probably be leaving sunday morn too then, unless the cold weather just totally kicks my @ss then i just might leave saturday night ;)”

“"unless the cold weather just totally kicks my @ss then i just might leave saturday night ;)”

Of course you do realize this would be something that follows a guy for the rest of his life, right? LOL!”

“LOL, i'll take a nick name and some good natured ribbing over hypothermia any day
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“Don't forget your fruitcake for this hike. One serving of fruitcake is 350 calories and hardly any of it is fat. PURE winterhiking rocketfuel!

You guys (and girl) have loads of fun; I'll be thinking of you!”

“I'm planning on driving up on Friday morning. It will take me about five hours to get there. I'll look for Jimmysan's campsite and do some shorter trails in the afternoon.

I won't do the whole 17 mile hike on Saturday and I don't have to leave until early Sunday afternoon.

that's my plans if anyone cares.”

“right now i'm hopeing to get there around 3-4 but that depends on my brother in law, i've already taken friday off...nigal, when do you think you'll be there?”

“2 or 3. I'm thinking I'll be the first one getting in so I'll get the site and mark it. Oh don't worry, you'll know it when ya see it. HAHA!”

“I am such a light weight when it comes to cold. I hope I can make it without bailing out. I really want to go though cause this will be my last overnight trip until April. (tax season)”

“another reason i want to do rock bridge to martins fork instead of the other way around, is that ive been on the rough trail much more recently than the swift camp creek trai, and would feel more comfortable manuevering on it after sunset (hopefully we'll be in before that)”

“Ow of 15 for Friday night. Brrrr! I'm not gonna have any scotch for the weekend so I'm bringing beer. Wonder if I should bring a cooler to keep it from freezing? LOL!”

“if you bring a cooler, i'm sleeping in it

geer list as of now:

2 blankets
2 sleeping bags
1 comforter

think i'll stay warm?”

“I am quickly running out of room. I'm going to have to really try and pear down the stuff I'm taking. Thrifty, you can have the cooler when the beer's gone. Until then, shiver!

BTW- what's the coldest temps you've camped in?”

“ummm...like 40...you're scaring me, why'd you ask that?”

“i have a tent delema

i have this one (only green)



it's all mesh on top w/ a rain fly

or i have a 3 man dome that has very little mesh

the smaller one in theory would be easier to heat but i'm not sure how much protection the fly will give me

if i bring my dog, and it's looking like i won't, than i will probably bring the dome

litte better picture


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“You just seem very concerned about the cold. I remember the first time I camped in really cold temps. I was afraid I'd go to sleep and never wake up. LOL! How big is the done? It may hold heat in better.”

““i'm not too awfully concerned...i'm driving my wife's station wagon, if push comes to shove i'll just sleep there, so if you wake up saturday and can't find me that's were i'll be LOL

i'm not sure of the size of my dome, it's your typical 3 man dome (you know, it says 3 man but in reality it maybe big enough for 1 man and a couple of midgets)...it might be 4' tall”
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“I am less concerned about the night out than I am about the 17 mile hike. I wasn't planning on bringing a lot of gear on the hike but with the cold weather I am going to have to increase the amount of gear I carry. Crash, we should coordinate a bit so we don't duplicate a lot of gear since most of it will only be used if we are forced to overnight as the result of an emergency. Save weight.”

“Thrifty's bringing midgets!? DAMN! And I thought I was bring a lot of extra stuff! LOL! So far the stupid stuff I'm bring are, a 12 pack, two bundles of firewood (just to be sure we have at least one dry bundle for when the long hikers get into camp near dark, plus being close to the road it'll be harder to find ready wood), and fresh food.

What time are you long hikers getting on the trail? Do you think you should leave before it's light for the TH so you can use as much light as possible?”

“nigal, what time to you think you'll get up and get going sat morn?...we're supposed to get any where from 3-8 inches of snow from now until friday...it's a possibility that we just may be coming sat morn”

““nigal, what time to you think you'll get up and get going sat morn?"

Depending on how many people are getting dropped off for the long hike I was planning on driving them to their drop off. That is if I can fit everyone in the PT Cruiser. Then I'm driving back to camp and hit the trail. My plans are very loose so I am flexible. I'm just planning on farting around on some of the loops so I can be back at camp before dark. No planned mileage or anything. It's going to be a nice relaxing weekend.”

“sounds right up my ally...you still bringing the pooch”

“Yes! I'm bring a summer bag for her sleep on/in.”

“Well, after much consideration I have decided to leave Honey Dog at home. I’m afraid she’ll be too miserable. She’s gonna be devastated. I’m going to have to pack in secret so she doesn’t see me packing and loading the pack in the car. The good thing is that I can leave a bunch of stuff at home and tarp it. Hell, if it’s not going to be too moist I may just cowboy camp.”

“HeeHee!

Check it out!

"A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

AN EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DURING THE AFTERNOON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF EAST KENTUCKY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY START AS A BIT OF RAIN OR SLEET BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY EVENING.

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW FOR A TIME IN THE SOUTH LIMITING ACCUMULATIONS THERE. THERE IS STILL HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW BY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY. FURTHER NORTH AROUND FOUR INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY AND INTERSTATE 64 WITH UP TO SIX INCHES POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT SEE THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS THURSDAY EVENING. FURTHER TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF THE WATCH AREA...WARM AIR AND RAIN IS EXPECTED TO LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS TO JUST A COUPLE OF INCHES LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY."”

“wow...i'm leaning more and more to just coming down sat morn”

“That's cool. Ya gotta do what's best for you.”

“You guys have got me thinking I need a new tent now. How much difference does a "better" tent really make when it comes to cold temps?”

“well considering nigal's not even using one, i'm not sure”

“As far as warmth goes you can make a much better difference for less money with a better sleeping bag.”

“jimmysan give me a call before friday and we'll talk”

“what, you don't want to have a conversation in front of a few thousand of your favorite friends? LOL”

“Did ya ever think they want your murder to be a surprise Thrifty?”

“LOL, but if this weather keeps up it won't be a murder, it will be a mercy killing”

“CB: I'll call you tomorrow.”

“I’m leaving Friday around 2pm from Dayton. I will have to leave Sunday morning for work on Monday.

I don't care what the weather is like on Friday. Part of camping is being prepared for any condition and making do with whatcha got. Nothing against ya other people. This is not a bashing post in any way shape of form.”

“Fri
Dec 9 Partly Cloudy
30°/18° 20% chance of precipitation

Sat
Dec 10 Partly Cloudy
39°/25° 0% chance of precipitation”

“It will be a cold Friday night. I was down in Atlanta these last few days and people were bundled up in scarves and winter jackets. It was funny. The rental car didn't have an ice scraper in it and I had to use a Credit Card... :)”