Ghost of Masten 2007

““Sure MarkO. *flutters eyelashes*

Ha ha, you'll have to bring your own tent but it will be a hoot as usual to share your company.

I got D or Fri-Sat-Sun nights.”

“I'm willing to share my gas with you guys.”

“Uh..................gas stove, that is.

>8^]”

“Like have a choice about any other kind....”

“I reserved A for Friday to Sunday”

“Eeeeeeeeeh!!”

“That's what happens when you toss Sat-Mon trip dates at people. Not having that Fri messes us all up. Disturbs the balance of things.”

“I'm off Fridays and Saturdays and will try to get the Sunday off.

We will go up there Thursday night or Friday morning.”

“jackstraw, is that the site with the fire place?

do we have anyother sites reserved yet?
last edited: 9/20/07 2:14:47 PM”

“Dude, we got them all!!

A, B, C, D and............E.

Are there any more?”

“i live at the intersection of i77 and i40....i guess we will talk bout it at roan mtn next weekend chili”

“A few questions from the newbie: can I judge the cook-off since I will be totally unbiased and un-bribeable?”

“No One is unbribable! Mouhahahahahaha.......”

“ is that the site with the fire place?

do we have anyother sites reserved yet?
last edited: 9/20/07 2:14:47 PM”
EarthNsky


Si!”

“A-E is all the sites.

wow, I gotsta start paying more attention.”

“I just hope yall aren't too loud. I gotta get my sleep ya know!

I'll have to get extra rest to acclimitize to all the extra oxygen.”

“And humidity. You'll LOVE the humidity!”

“BPB, not sure if I will make Roan, but send me an email. NGB and I will leave Knoxville on TH evening headed to Masten, no problem to pick you up on the way.”

““And humidity. You'll LOVE the humidity!”
spindlette

Yes. The humidity too - my skin will expand upon arrival!”

“please report to the poop thread, on the trip page.
:)”

“Last year, it rained for 12 hours straight.”

“I don't remember rain?”

“Maybe that was MarkO pissing on my tent all night.”

“It might of sounded like piss b/c He ate a lot of burritos.....”

“I don't remember rain?”
bearmagnet
9:51:42 AM
9/21/07

You serious? You don't remember your hood full of water? LOL”

“LMG, as much Scotch as he put away, I am surprised he even remebers being there.

Dude, do you remember the mechanized hike we took?”

“Now it's coming back. LOL! hoods suck ass if they're not on when needed! Twas a beautiful canyon.

Missing this sucks!”

“I went on that Mech Hike. You'll be missed BM.”

“Whatchya cookin', Jackstraw?”

“Hey bpbryan...you live on the corner of 77 and 40...like Elkin area??? oh wait thats 421... I mean Hickory area??
last edited: 9/21/07 1:01:12 PM”

“its a little further east of hickory, bout thirty min in statesville.....”

“god i wish i could go.....but im out of vacation...dang it....oh well....”

“Its gonna be a surprise MarkO. I havent quite figured it out yet. I am gonna make a huge pot of some sort of soup for Friday night and Crazypace is gonna do a huge vat of chili. Mmmmm. Mmmmmm.”

“I think I'm going to come just to eat all your food!! Oh, and drink your beer!”

“Jersey must be represented, BackSlacker.

Maybe this cook off will be The Battle Of The Buckets Of Slop.

I have a five gallon steel pot in which I used to cook beer.”

“FYI, MarkO, the Slacker resides in Pennsyltucky now.

No worries, I'll be representing the garden state ;)”

“Excellent. I've been missing my pillow. :p”

“Yeah, I know, but ain't he a Jersey guy?”

“Alrighty....

My permit arrived. It came for Site "C"...I called back and got it straightened out for Site "E". Tammy in the Hillsgrove office is a huge help.

Quoting from the paperwork I received:

"Beginning in 2007, all fire rings have been removed from campsites. IF CAMPFIRES ARE ALLOWED, you may build a small fire ring, but prior to leaving the campsite, the fire ring MUST be taken apart and the rocks scattered"

We're not allowed to bring our own firewood either as of July 2007 because of non-native invasive plant pests.

So leave your own WOOD at home! ;)”

“WOOD causes trouble.”

“You got the permit in the mail?


My site is "D", we must be neighbors.

Don't get too rowdy.”

“Yep! They sent me a pretty yellow permit with extra yellow, salmon, and white papers that say stuff about rules.

Forestry folk are a wacky bunch!

WOOD t'ain't nuthin but trouble anyways.”

“And I suppose Forest Folk are any less wacky?!?”

“you may build a small fire ring, but prior to leaving the campsite, the fire ring MUST be taken apart and the rocks scattered


Sure, we can make a "small" fire ring. A little smaller than last years at least ;p

Or, use Fridge's pit on wheels. It's like a Thunder Dome for logs.”

“All we need is a metal 5 gallon bucket, pack it full of corregated cardboard, pour in some diesel and presto, instant fireplace.

Of course the folks on the downwind side wont like it too much.”

“The smoke would be visible from orbit!”

“We can huddle around the booze if they won't let us play with fire.
Here's hoping for a wet October.”

““We can huddle around the booze if they won't let us play with fire.
Here's hoping for a wet October.”
GreenMonkee
4:26:31 PM
9/24/07

Didn't a group of TTers do something like that before?”

“If memory serves me, there was group of misfits that set out on an epic but-kicker. They were thwarted by storm and slide, retreating to the warmth of camp and huddling 'round a case of brew.


Ahhh, the memories!”