Nice weather this way,need to get out an d backpack

“I have to get out for a backpacking trip this weekend. It is a must.

I am thinking of finishing up the AT in Maryland. I need to do 23 miles from the PA state line to Alt. US 40. This is considered to be one of the easiest sections on the entire Appalachian Trail.

I am thinking about meeting at the South Mountain Inn on Alt. 40 and camping at the backpacker campsite on Friday night and then Saturday morning shuttling up to Penmar at the PA/MD line and backpacking 14 miles south to the Pogo Campsite.

On Sunday, I'd like to continue hiking south another 11 miles to Alt. US 40.

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the other option is 15 mile section in NJ from Culvers Gap to Rt 23 near High Point. This would be a pretty easy weekend hike. Start at Culvers Gap and camp at Rutherford Shelter and finish at 23. Probably 10 miles on Saturday and 4-5 on Sunday. No camping on Friday night.

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I am leaning towards the MD hike. Sign up if yer interested.”

“I promise this will not be a deathmarch. I just want to get out and enjoy the nice weather and knock out a section of the AT.”

“Thanks for the invite:) I'm working on a food system that will adhere to this scdiet.org I haven't b-packed at all this season! Going insane. Please help.”

“EarthNsky is already insane, you two should get along famously!

Too bad I can't join you, NutBoy!
You know you are one of my favorite hiking partners!
You and me, yeah.................we been through some schit together!”

“Vernal, the trail is your prescription. You should look into enerta meals. I'm not familiar with the south beach diet, but enerta meals are dehydrated, vegitarian and delish!

Head down to MD and hike with us this weekend. Where in PA are you?

Mark, that was some mud and muck we slogged through in Vermont this summer!!!”

“Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.”

“also, this is Blair Witch country....”

“I ain' afraid o' no ghost!”

“But you are afraid of the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man, aren't you?”

“Scared stiff, Back Slack!!

I dunno, he's a sailor, he's in New York City.
We get him laid he should be no problem!”

“LOL!!!”

“That is a sweet section of trail, I'm thinking about joining you ENS, don't you want to do the entire 40 miles of MD AT in two days? What is wrong with you?”

“lol bobo (and lol Marko and slacka)

nah, I did the section from Alt 40 south to Harpers Ferry already. I love the view at White Rocks and also Weaver Cliffs. One day I want to do the 4 state challenge as a dayhike.. but may save that for the spring.

That'd be awesome if you can come.. maybe we can scare up some Blair Witch.”

“Woo Hoo!!!
It got down to 70 degrees last night.”

“"....don't you want to do the entire 40 miles of MD AT in two days? What is wrong with you?"

#&%!$ yeah!!!”

“Only 40 miles in a weekend!? What a bunch of wusses. ;-)”

“I don't care if I don't backpack, just dayhike or something. I need to get the flip out of here. I didn't get my spring break trip to the Smokies this past March, like a certain someone else did.”

“good weather this way comes. I plan on getting to the backpacker site on Alt 40 around 830-9. Parking is at the South Mtn Inn. We'll shuttle Saturday morning to Penmar and then hike south to Pogo campsite. It's just under 14 miles I think. Sunday the hike qill be 9 miles. The weather is looking awesome...!

Bobo, hope you can make it.”

“Friday Night: Partly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light and variable wind.

Sunday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 80.”

“where is that Pennsy?”

“Hmmm, tonight could be a bag night and a chance to visit.”

“you thinking of camping with us tonight el'marko?”

“Yeah!!

I like the idea.....but I can't hike on, much as I'd like to.

I must work some wood tomorrow......its been a long time.”

“cool. I am going to try and get there around 8-830 tonight.”

“Way cool!

That is the campsite that is a couple hundred yards from the South Mountain Inn, huh?”

“yeah, the Dahlgren Campsite. the same one you guys camped at for the Blair Witch Trip.

I called the South Mountain inn and it is ok to park there tonight and tomorrow night as long as we park next to the woods.”

“So Don't Be Square!
:p

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“Le Kapitan !!”

“The Dalek Campsite? Uhhh, I dunno......

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“marko, I sent you an email... do you have a big car camping tent that can house three? Kiva?

we got a few rain showers today.. they said all the rain will move through before 7 tonight, so we should be precip clear!

I'll be roadbound by 630, but I must make a stop at the store.”

“I dropped the boys off at Pen Mar at about 11:00 and they are south bound on the MD AT.

We had a nice time last night drinkin' beer and bangin' the hell outta some guitars in the moon light until the wee hours.

WTF is up with the robot?

Capt Robo?”

“Capt Bumpo”

“Bump-Ditty-Bump”

“I just pulled into me homestead.. I had a great time. I now have MD in the bag..”

“It might have been a bit warm, no?

Bobo still en route?”

“Bobo should be arriving home shortly.. We didn't get on the road until 9.

We finished hiking around 730. We hiked 9 miles Saturday and 14 miles today.

It was a little warm, but over all very nice.

It was quite an eventful trip.”

“Uh huh, do tell!!”

“I shall post a trip report..

I wonder how our friend Stratton is doing..”

“I reckon Stratton is Beetling around West Virginia about now.”

“YO!

I AM ALIVE!!!!!!!!

Great trip! Congrats to ENS for bagging all of the Maryland AT and for not getting eaten by the humungous timber rattler that was guarding the trail. It was an interesting little hoppity-dance you did!!!

Thanks to MarkO for flying in to provide the Friday night entertainmet and the car shuttle to Penn Mar was clutch. Had a blast hiking with EarthNSky and singing Beatles tunes along the way. My feet are alittle(!) sore this morning and I'm doing the bloody stump shuffle, I think I'll go down to the Nurses office and see if I can rent a walker!!!”

“That bit of trail is pretty stoney........hard on the feets!

I missed some good dancin'?
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“Well?”

“when I saw the rattle snake, I did the hokey pokie!”

“I did a little Irish Jig one time when I nearly stepped on a rattle snake that was coiled and asleep in the trail.”

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“That is one hell of a snake!!

Cool pictures, Bobo.”