Roaming Around the Black Forest Trail

“'zactly! I've never really been involved with the drunkfests - 'cept mebe for the Ithaca thang, but that was different.”

“1! 1! ONE more day!

helinka
1:17:03 PM

Boom shackalacka boom boom boom!”

“This isn't vaction for me! I'm using my sick vacation ... why... because I am sick of working! SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS TRIP!

Russ”

“That's the spirit skcm!”

“For those staying Sunday and/or Monday, good luck with Slate Run -- iffn you don't have waders, you're gonna get wet for sure...

(Enter: Flashbacks of crossing the Loyalsock Trail's thigh-high Ketchum Run on a rather hot, humid, rainy July afternoon. Of course, the mercury was well into the 90s that day, but I guess you can't have everything...)”

“Now aren't we full of good news, Phantom!

But isn't that part of the adventure of this trip? I just hope my fat butt makes the climb AFTER slate run...
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“good god! is it Friday YET!!!”

“I am thinking of bringing my floaties incase I get swept away! LOL”

“Maybe I can swing by Slate /run tomorrow and get a picture of it from an accesible area since ain't no way I am going to be able to hike this beastie.”

“ENS I'll be scouting the pine Barrens this weekend. Jersey Devil and I are putting together a trip on the other side.”

“shoot Rev - come out Friday night or tuesday afternoon and break bread with us.”

“Where you gonna be Friday night again?”

“friday night at the headwaters of Trout Run, a mile east of Rt 44 in the southern portion of the loop.”

“thanks Gus for the update.. Tell Bob Weber I said hi!”

““friday night at the headwaters of Trout Run, a mile east of Rt 44 in the southern portion of the loop.”
EarthNsky
7:48:07 PM
3/21/07

Is that near Mile 25 on the map?”

“near mile marker 24.5.

It's basically, 3/4 mile from the trailhead on 44.
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“in the event that Slate Run is too dangerous to ford, we can walk to PA 414 and cross the road bridge and then back to the BFT.”

“Wuss”

“As of 5PM today Slate Run, Little Slate Run and Naval Run were less than knee deep at Pine Creek. The showers that were predicted for this evening have not arrived. Snow melt is down to less than 6 inches in the woods. 2 days of 60 degree weather should take it away, leaving trace amounts on the north slopes and shade. USGS stream guages at Cedar Run and Waterville have shown significant drops since last week. High water does not appear to be an issue for you.

Looks like a go for the weekend. I will give you another update tomorrow evening. I would have liked to accompany all of you for the weekend. Its my duty weekend at work.
I have a free morning Tuesday and may meet you on trail after work around 830 AM.

Gus”

“Big #&%!$in' Trail!!”

“That's Big #&%!$in' Trailhead to you, mister.”

“OK, Granola Head!”

“Hey N_G i see that shortcut trail for beer 4 saturday night. How much beer we talkin here?”

“i am done with work! WOOHOO!!!”

“Thanks for the updates What's for Lunch!”

“That's good news Gus!”

“Thank you Gus!”

“Is it Friday yet?”

“How about now?”

“Phantomsoul - I think we're all in that same mode. Can't come soon enough!”

“almost time.....”

“Y'all were gonna get Trail Magic but P-Soul blew it on the roll call thread.

Way to go, George. :)”

“but, but

but......!!!!!!!!!

dang it George!

I didn't say nuttin bad! :)”

“Trail Magic?
Sounds like something I'd like :-)”

“well, I am packed!! whooohooo!!”

“The #&%!$ has hit the fan at work. I have the knowledge and ability to set things straight and save myself a boatload of trouble down the road. But to do so I would have to bail on this trip.

What should I do?”

“quit your job, go on the trip and then market yourself to the competition?

well maybe not....”

“that's a tough one nogranola....

if it were me..... I'd prolly go on this trip, but i've got too much money spent already to bail under almost any circumstance (plane tix for me and two for my kids to ship them off to their mom's). If it were a local trip, i might feel the need to take care or work first.”

“This is killin' me. I've spent two months trying not to get excited about this trip...”

“This time tomorrow, I'll be eastward bound - headed for PA!”

“No_granola go on the trip. A boat load of trouble down the road is also known as job security”

“I hope to get out there sometime saturday and meet up with you guys, car is in the shop from a minor fender bender.”

“Hope you can jmitch - i'd like to meet ya (along with the other dozen or so boneheads I've not met before)

VBG

I'm pretty much wrapped up with work and headed for the door!

I think its time to go
Time ta hit tha road
Ain't no match for your mean old man, I think it time ta roll

Got one foot out tha door
Got one foot out that door.....”

“Depending on how things go tomorrow I may show up late tomorrow night or Saturday morning and jump off on Sunday with PS. I'll call spindle and with updates.”

“you better come NG!”

“At 8PM this evening I made a pass through the canyon on 414 enroute home. There was a major melt in the snow today. Presently a light rain is falling after 3 hours worth of showers. At Slate Run Village behind the Hotel Manor Slate Run is knee deep and rolling some. Nothing severe. Little Slate and Naval Run are the same. I counted 10 deer in the yard next to the hotel. People in the village see bears often, but the farther you are from the village, the less frequent they become.
It is very foggy tonight, I would expect the same the next few nights. Probably not as bad up near Black Forest on 44, but thick in the canyon. Great night for ghost stories.
So there ya have it. Enjoy yourselves, be safe. Hope to see you Tuesday morning.

Gus”

“Rob, I really am going to try to make it. But at some point in the past ten years I became a responsible adult. I'm not sure how that happened and I'm more than a little unhappy about it.”

“that's a bummer NG. If you can make it, awesome!”

“Friday: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Scattered showers, mainly after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. East wind between 5 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Partly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.”

“Out of the Office - I'm leaving to go backpacking on the BFT! See you all on the trail...

Russ”