Adena Trace Trip

“The trip has been posted. Subject to changes as I talk to Coyote. Disclamer - I will not be on this trip. I'm just posting it for Coyote. I wish I could go, but have family stuff that weekend.”

“so the person who is planning it is not going, and the person who its being planned for will end up bailing. hell, i might as well attend just to show up both y'all”

“CB sounds like a good idea to me. lol”

“you show for this one Crash and I'll carry you pack and buy the booze!

Disclaimer: this offer is ony good for Crash Bang and will only be valid for this one trip for which he would be required to fly halfway around the world, just to hike a 20 mile weekend in the always-an-adventure breathtakingly-scenic east-central Indiana.”

““so the person who is planning it is not going, and the person who its being planned for will end up bailing. hell, i might as well attend just to show up both y'all”
crash bang
6:33:17 AM
8/24/0



.... hmmmm, must be one of scorchfire's trips......”

“Hey if Crash can make it what excuse do you have Roam? LOL! Come hike with us.”

“what excuse do I have?

hmmm, Rocky Mtn National Park is 40 minutes from my front door...

orrr, east-central Indiana is a plane ride and rental car away.

hmmmmm,

I think yall should all get on a plane and come my way. :)”

“Hey I needed a little help getting it going.Randall do you think there will be any good water at the lake or do you think it will be all green and smilly.Looking to camp Sat. Night @ Randall's Spot @ the causeway.Get up go as far as we want Sunday and then have a few short miles on Monday.Looking forward to seeing you CBang”

“the way i hear it, Randall likes his water full of little microscopis creepy crawlys.


mmmmmmmm amoebas!”

“I'm a "maybe" for this one. I'm bad remembering names. Have I hiked with anyone that is planning on going?”

“CHIN! Dude! This is about half of the group that did this trip in January. Remember? Randal's mileage was a little disputed, and Jerbear's directions were slightly exagerated, and Coyote and I beat everyone to the causeway, and Windi and Attilla stayed on the other side of the lake? You been hitting the N2O? Is that Pink Floyd I hear?”

“Actually it was March and I DEF remember jerbear's "directions of death".

"Wish You Were Here" would be another good choice.......”

“I see ya been talking to Thrifty!! (Obscure reference here)
Plenty of water everywhere, got the whole lake!!! That campsite you are referring to is called camp "Sticks" as he was the first to discover it!!! (That's just the moon!!!) Might not be good water there, but the lake is just down the hill. LoL or you could camp down on the beach!!
Really though things are super dry there right now!!! If ya want easy water someplace close to the lake might be better
See ya later.
Randall”

“just a little pin prick.
there'll be no more AAAAAAAaaAAAAAAAAaaaaaa!
But you may feel a little sick.”

“Oh yes, "The Wall" would work nicely as well. "Comfortably Numb" is just too much of a cliche for me to post......heheh”

“Coyote or Windi...can I get some directions to the dam where we'll meet? I have no idea where I'm going...again. I think I'll be coming from I-74...unless it would be better to come from I-70. Seems like there will be some back tracking from the I-70 way.”

“Hello Randall great to see you might make it.Hopefully we will get some more I have been wanting to get back over there and do the rest of trail.

If anyone needs to get ahold of me kevinlikestohike@yahoo.com.

Looks like it will be another hot one and I'm sure the lake will be hopping.But it is a good chance for some miles and to just get out.”

“I tired to email you but couldn't get it to go thru email me and I'll help you with some directions.”

“The weather looks to be about as hot as I can handle.

Friday, Aug 31
Partly sunny and pleasant
Low: 60 °F
High: 84 °F

Saturday, Sep 1
Partly sunny and pleasant
Low: 62 °F
High: 85 °F

Sunday, Sep 2
Times of clouds and sun
Low: 61 °F
High: 82 °F

Monday, Sep 3
Warm with clouds and sun
Low: 52 °F
High: 87 °F”

“The weather isn't too bad. Not like when we did RRG last time. lol”

“For those with a GPS and attending this trip, please make note of this waypoint: N39 29 06.0 W85 01 28.9

This is an EASY turn to miss. At this point you need to cross the water and not follow what looks like the trail. If you miss it you will go a LONG way before you figure it out..........well it took ME a long time, last time......grrrrrrr”

“HELLO EVERYONE NOW IF WE CAN JUST GET THAT RANDALL TO JION THE TRIP WE WILL HAVE SOMEONE TO GUIDE US ALONG THE WAY.”

“hey merry poser (mariposa)

i just saw on your blog that phillip galls closed. that sucks! that was a great store. any other good stores between cincy and lexy?

nevermind, i just saw your remark about j and h landmark. i think thats the same store we have in bloomington. how does their selection compare to pg's?
last edited: 8/27/07 8:05:35 PM”

“Yeah, CB sad about Phillip Galls. J&H has a good selection of backpacking gear. The cool thing about both of them was that they each carried brands the other didn't. So between the two I could find just about anything I needed.

I don't know of any other outfitters but I'm not very familiar with the stretch between Lex & Cincy. There are a couple in Louisville but I've never been to them.

With two, Lexington has always had what I needed! :(”

“ok, now that we're alone, what stories have all these wankers told you about me, now that im not around to defend myself?”

“Ha! You'll just have to wait until you get back from Korea. Let's just say I'm a little bit eager and a little bit nervous to hike with you. LOL!!!”

“Nice try Crash!”

“this is crap! i cant live like this for another 9 months

mg, back me up”

“Dude, I don't know how you made it this long! I'd be climbing the phuking walls by now. We didn't tell her anything bad about you, um, I don't think... Ok well, I was drinkin again, and I think I was kinda runnin off at the mouth, like I usually do, but I distinctly remember saying that you were missed and I thoroughly enjoy hiking with you. (It is a bit of a blur though because Stomper wouldn't help me drink my bourbon, I don't blame Mariposa though since it was her first trip)”

“I'm pretty scared of all of you. You've seen how fast I've run away. ;)

How many trips have I signed up for? What's wrong with me????? Wish I liked bourbon. Maybe that would help me come to my senses. :)”

“Coyote...please don't forget about directions. Still plenty of time but I don't want you to forget. Let me know if I need to send you another email.”

“Saturday, Sep 1
Sunny and delightful
Low: 57 °F
High: 85 °F

Sunday, Sep 2
Sunny
Low: 57 °F
High: 86 °F

Monday, Sep 3
Sunny and warm
Low: 61 °F
High: 87 °F”

“HEY! How many trips have you signed up for BWT?

There isn't anything wrong with you. You are just as nutty as the rest of us!”

“I may try to do this with a slightly modified plan. I may park on the causeway, and hike in Saturday night then get up and finish the whole durn thing on Sunday then drive home. We'll see though. That would be the biggest day I have done so far.”

“Ok, I take it back. Meangreen is proof that bourbon does not bring one back to their senses. LOL.

Basically day hike the thing and then drive back home? Yikes...honestly, it's the drive back that kills me. I don't know how much gum I chewed, snacks I ate, and phone calls I made in an effort to stay awake after the Morgan-Monroe trip.

And BTW, thanks for being fellow nuts!! :) As for trips, I'm signed up for 4 'tween now and mid-Oct but I'm considering 2 more! I think I need to spend *some* time at home.”

“DAMN GIRL! 6 trips in 8 weeks?! Now that is seriously gettin some trail!

Dayhiking this would be WAY bigger than the Low Gap. It is about double the mileage. If I don't finish up till late in the evening, I may just find a secluded place to throw the tent up and crash out till dawn.

You know I usually don't push nearly this hard, but I'm trying to toughen up a little for the KT, and ultimately Colorado in a year. I would like to take a slow scenic trip in November with lots of time to explore side trails etc to kinda bring me back to center so to speak.”

“BTW, YGM Mariposa.”

“Cool. Got it. Back to you in just a minute.”

“Ok, I take it back. Meangreen is proof that bourbon does not bring one back to their senses. LOL.

Wow...that's the understatement of the year....and just think, she hasn't even met Jimmysan yet!
J/K guys...Ya know I'll drink bourbon with you two any day!

BTW-MG When are you leaving to go to Adena? I'm thinkin about comin down for this...but I prolly won't be able to leave till Sat morning so doing the whole thing on Sun and then driving home on Mon sounds like a plan!
last edited: 8/28/07 9:57:26 AM”

“Something tells me UP would drink bourbon with just about anyone... LOL!”

“hey meangreen,

WHAT'S UP WITH THE ALL CAPS HANDLE!!!!???

quit shouting at us

hmmm, one of the largest lakes in the state on labor day...i predict lots of loud boat engines in your future LOL”

“I'M NOT SHOUTING!!!!!!
LOL!

Um, ya. There are some seriously loud ass boats on that lake and I'm sure they will all be runnin like raped apes this weekend. probably gonna sound like an NHRA event instead of a backpacking trip.

UP I'm not leaving Indy till 8:00pm so I wont get to the causeway till prolly 1000. You are welcome to ride along though if you want. It would be nice to have someone to help me spot the trail in the dark. I'm still not totally positive I'm going though. I need to see just what my babysitter situation is.”

“I'm giving some thought to hiking just on Saturday and then heading out Saturday night so I can be back home for the family stuph.
Thrifty if I do, you could ride down with me and back with meangreen if ya want.
last edited: 8/28/07 10:52:10 AM”

“oh no, i'm not going on this party...this weekend is

OCTOBERFEST BABY!!”

“Actually that might work out for me, MG...let me check some things out tonight and I'll shoot ya an email....

And you're right....I'll drink bourbon with just about anyone......even YOU! lol”

“I don't have much time Chin I got your phone message today and Mariposa I will try and get directions for you on Thursday planning on meeting at the dam around 10 am I will make a copy of the map for everyone”

“Everyone will meet at Bonwell Hill Boat Ramp on Saturday at 10:00 am. If anyone needs directions get myself or Coyote know. Mariposa - I sent you directions. Let me if you are having any problems with them.”

“Is this the Bonwell Hill Boat Ramp and parking lot?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=s&ie=UTF8&ll=39.443029,-84.989537&spn=0.003049,0.006663&t=h&z=17&om=1”

“Thanks Windi for the directions. Look ok to me. Once I get home and really sit down I'll email you if I have questions.

I can't wait!!!!! :)”

“Saturday, Sep 1
Sunny and pleasant
Low: 57 °F
High: 86 °F

Sunday, Sep 2
Sunny and very warm
Low: 57 °F
High: 89 °F

Monday, Sep 3
Several hours of sunshine
High: 87 °F
Low: 61 °”