Lost in Ohio

“Ok, we can't have a trip with out a trip thread so here it is. Anyone have any ideas, or feel like gettin out this weekend please pipe up cause I don't know jack about Ohio, and this is really Fuzzy Pink Butt's trip anyway. ;-)”

“Why do I have to be fuzzy? I live in Ohio and still get lost. Speaking of, I can't wait to use my new GPS thingy :-)

Yep, anyone who wants to get out speak up. We don't care where we go.”

“i'll tell you where to go”

“You have to hike to qualify for that job Crash. You coming?

LOL! @ Pinky. I just do it to get you wound up.”

“You coming Crash?





If not, kiss my fuzzy pink butt :-P”

“Fleece is fuzzy, I'll let you slide this time MG”

“he only calls you that because you had too much pineapple rum and mooned us all with your fuzzy pink butt”

“Lost in Ohio!?

My Dad's wife used to live in OhiA.

You gotta be in sorry "straights!"

Sarabelle--help them!”

“Not me!

MG showed his crack while showing off his tat, and JB was flashing his around too!

You trying to get me in trouble?”

“Hey that's what we need!


YO BEAR!!!”

“If I were going to get lost, I'd do it in Tahiti, I think... not Ohio ; )”

“Well next time you decide to get lost let me know in advance, so I can go too, k?”

“Go to Shawnee State Forest, its great for beginners.

:)”

“Wanting to hike in Ohio makes me seem like a beginner? I just don't want to drive 4 hrs :-)”

“no, getting lost in broad daylight on a trail that others found their way in, in the dark, makes you seem like an absolute beginner (props to me for the david bowie reference)”

“Would I get leniancy if I said I was high?”

“youre too short to be high”

“Ohio: Indiana's Alabama.”

“not me :-))”

“LOL
That may be backwards gojo.
They took me to the reddest necked joint I've been to in ages for Sunday lunch, after the Indiana Deam Wilderness trip.


Hi Fuzzy Pink Butt!”

“Probably some place with lots of trees so you can tie off a bunch of tarps for the rain this weekend. What are ya guys talking about here? Backpacking? Camping out and getting together? Cheap motel and a case of Boon's Farm wine?

I'm busy Friday night but I could come out and play Saturday morning through Sunday. What part of the state are we talking here? There's Hocking Hills in south central. There's John Bryant in the west central.”

“Hey stovie! We told the waitress there that we were the last of our group, and to have a good day as we were leaving and her reply was "I will now"
LOL! No kidding. I don't think anyone else heard it but I don't think she likes hikers very well...”

“NIGAL!!! you, me a case of BF, and a sleazy motel big boy!! LOL!
Naw I think this is turning into an Indiana trip cause our fearless Fuzzy leader couldn't find anything she liked in OH. I think it's gonna be the LowGap trail just south of Indy. You are more than welcome though. I'm pretty sure it's just a Sat-Sun thing.”

“Can a brotha get a link to da LowGap 411? As well as where everyone will meet...or meat if that's the case?
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“Has anyone found the buckeyes yet?

They looked pretty lost on Monday.”

“Jesus H. Krist...only 363 more days to go of Arc's gloating.”

“http://www.in.gov/dnr/outdoor/hike/

try that Nigal. Low Gap is #7 on the list. It's a 10 mile loop, and it would be easiest to meet at the ranger station about 1/2 mile past the TH.”

“Hey, who TF is planning this trip anyway? LOL!”

“OK, I've done the three lakes loop before and camped at the camp grounds. I'll see what i can do on my end to make it but I make no promises.”

“HEY! The trip's in your land now MG!”

“I was thinking about John Bryant but no one had anything good to say about it? Have you been there Nigal?

That is REAL close to me :-)”

“John Bryant is real nice. It doesn't have backpacking but has a nice state park campground. There are two places for hiking and they are connected so you could do a 12 mile day hike if ya wanted to. And Yellow Springs is an awesome town with lots of shops and hippies to taunt and tease.

John Bryant and Clifton Gorge-
http://www.ohiodnr.com/dnap/location/clifton.html

Glen Helen Preserve-
http://www.antioch-college.edu/glenhelen/

Where do you live anyhow?
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“I'm scared of hippies.”

“Dayton/Huber Heights

I will have to check out John Bryant some time, thanks for the info”

“Pinkfleece:

Here's some links to past trips for future backpacking ideas:

Zaleski State Forest
http://www.thebackpacker.com/trips/trip/1109.php
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/forestry/Forests/zaleski.htm

Wildcat Hollow (Part of Wayne National Forest)/Burr Oak State Park
http://www.thebackpacker.com/trips/trip/1009.php

Lake Vesuvius
http://www.thebackpacker.com/trips/trip/897.php
http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/wayne/recreation_sites/trails/Vesuvius.pdf

Shawnee State Forest
http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/forestry/forests/shawnee.htm
http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/forestry/forests/pdf/shawneesf_backpk.pdf

Tar Hollow
http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/parks/parks/tarhollw.htm
http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/parks/parks/pdf/tarhollowmap_304.pdf


The NBH Hiking site has quite a few reviews of Ohio Trails:
http://www.naturalbornhikers.com/
http://www.naturalbornhikers.com/ArchersFork/ArchersFork.htm

Give'm a look and plan some trips.

Good Luck-Fulcrum
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“Ok, here's the scoop-fam, an da bla-bla-blam, so ya got da hook-up from da flo up, an we keep it proppa like.


I guess I'm planning this now and it's gonna be the Low Gap trail on the 20 - 21st. This is a 10 mile loop with back country camping. There is a link above to the Indiana DNR page with an addy, and map info.
I figure we'll meet at the ranger station at about 1000 on Saturday. This would give us plenty of time to wander the trail in and maybe explore a little around camp. I believe it is about 4 miles to the back country area where camping is allowed. Water is not a problem on the way in but I'm not sure about on the way out. So we may need to pump plenty of water in the morning. That may not be correct. I'll have to look at my maps when I get home tonight, and let you know tomorrow. Also if anyone wanted to kill some extra time on Sunday we could cruise out to Bear lake and check things out out there.”

“Well, sh*t csiler...you have two of the above trips already under your belt.

:)
-Fulcrum”

“Hey thanks anyhow for the info Fulcrum cause I've never hiked in OH so it gives me all kinds of stuff to look at.”

“I'd like to hear more about John Bryant State Park. I've seen the website before but it didn't look too spectacular. I thought it was just a state park with an overlook to the river. I might go out there on Sunday for a dayhike. 12 miles you say? I had no idea.

Who is fuzzy pink butt?”

“If you link the Clifton Gorge trail with the Glen Helen trail system it can be a nice day of hiking. Dogs aren't allowed on part of the Clifton trail though. Don't know if you might be taking a dog or not.”

“You are so lost in Ohio that you end up in Indiana! LOL

What city is this trail close to?”

“I really like John Bryan. I try to get up there every spring at least once. There's a little 9+ mile day hike loop route I got together, basically from one end to the other. Pretty easy, takes about 3-3.5 hours. The Clifton Gorge part is the most scenic. That's a beautiful little gorge. I'd like to see it raging after a good heavy rain. The trails can be crowded though.
Bigben”

“Looks like I can't get out this weekend. :(”

“John Bryan/Clifton Gorge is between Xenia and Springfield. 2 other nice stops while you are there are Young's Jersey Dairy and the Clifton Mill. Fun places to eat and hang out. Both parks are very nice places to day hike.”

“For more on the actual trip please see "Low down in the Hoosier state" thread.

Yup we're lost....”

“MG- You're silly

Thanks Fulcrum. I have been to some of those places but I appreciate the easy list you provided.

Ductape- I met you Friday night at the Deam. My old name is csiler.”

“yup, now she's just know for fuzzy pink cheeks. LMAO!!!”

“OK, I'm here. Now what?

[skeetskeetskeetskeet]”

“everybody's a smart az. LOL!”

“MG stop telling people about my fuzzy pink cheeks!”