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“Last night I bought my trail food, today I bought some Yak Trax and new Wigwam socks and I got my new pot (thanks Gathernomoss). Now I need to pack everything and pick up some oysters and I will be ready.”

“I always wait until the very last minute!”

“Only way to go.....”

“nah, i just packed my pack (except for some food) this evening... got all my warm gear packed up...

hey just to let everyone know, i've got about 6-7 of those hand warmer/foot warmer things (the ones that get hot as you expose them to air) that I do not need so i will be bringing them if anyone needs to toss one in the sleeping bag at night!”

“You guys think this is cold!
I bought one of those tree tents and it has a heater with it. I know they cost several thousand dollars but man is this shelter the one to be in when the temps drop.”

“oh yea....This tree tent is big enough for 4 and the heater is vented with 5000 btu's with the average temp at 55 deg with the outside temp at 0. I tested it a couple days ago. The only problem is. iff you get drunk, you may find it hard to get in or you may fall out going to peepee....”

“Bull Chit!”

“hey Spam, will it be ok to call you friday morning to get road conditions or could you post road conditions on here by 9:00am? I will be leaving between 10 and 11.I have a 4wd but it gets crappy gas milage compared to my pickup. I will drive it if I have too but I'd rather not. Thanks.”

“Hey Spam....
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/sitelets/christmasbook/fantasy.jhtml?cid=OCBF8_NMO2792&cmCat=christmas&icid=NMCB
Now I got a discount. 70 percent off at sierra trading post.”

“What official trail head we meeting at? Marko and I plan on being there Friday at 7am.”

“hey fridge, or anybody with extra gear... could someone bring an extra pair of trekking poles? i've never used any and i'm contemplating purchasing some to hike with. I'd like to hike saturday with them and see if i like them...

if not, its cool, i was just wondering...

-twentyone”

“Hey Fridge
I think its babel tower trail head..
and fridge do you have a 0 bag i could use.”

“High /
Low (°F) Precip. %
Tonight Jan 15 Mostly Clear 18° 0 %
Wed Jan 16 Partly Cloudy 42°/25° 0 %
Thu Jan 17 Wintry Mix 34°/29° 70 %
Fri Jan 18 Few Snow Showers 37°/22° 30 %
Sat Jan 19 Few Snow Showers / Wind 33°/9° 30 %
Sun Jan 20 Sunny 27°/13° 10 %

a low of 9* on saturday!!!
that is gonna be pretty chilly!


random question...
who are azimuthcoordinator, PopeyeUSN, and jimh... they haven't really posted on here have they? are they still coming?
last edited: 1/15/08 6:53:38 PM”

“JB......I have a bag for spam's nephew to use, and my -40 bag.......my other bags are mid and light.......My Wify has - 40 and a -25 bag but they are cut to fit a woman, meaning smaller shaped.”

“21......I have a pole , which one you want to hold on too? Hiking Pole dude!
LEKI, KOMPERDELL, Black Diamond?
last edited: 1/16/08 2:47:50 AM”

“Fridgy I knew which tree tent you were speaking of and thats the reason I said Bull Chit!

Yota you can call any time!

It's lookin like the weather's gonna suck the next few days.
last edited: 1/16/08 3:24:11 AM”

“i'd like to try out the leki's if possible... i appreciate it...”

“21, odds are they'll be there. Azimuthcoordinator's a cool guy.”

“where all gonna be COOL guys this weekend”

“dang, where=we're

I use 2 ski poles I bought from goodwill for $1 each. They don't even match. I am one cheap bastard”

“7:00 AM ????”

“Bull Chit on 7 am too!”

“Where are the directions to the trailhead?”

“accuweather again,


Wednesday, Jan 16
High: 40 °F RealFeel®: 43 °F
Partial sunshine
Wednesday Night, Jan 16
Low: 22 °F RealFeel®: 26 °F
Cloudy with 1-3 inches of snow late
Stargazing conditions

Thursday, Jan 17
High: 37 °F RealFeel®: 34 °F
Snow in the morning, accumulating up to an additional inch; otherwise, cloudy and cold
Thursday Night, Jan 17
Low: 28 °F RealFeel®: 21 °F
Rather cloudy

Friday, Jan 18
High: 40 °F RealFeel®: 32 °F
Mostly cloudy
Friday Night, Jan 18
Low: 25 °F RealFeel®: 6 °F
Periods of snow, sleet, and freezing rain with little or no accumulation; breezy late

Saturday, Jan 19
High: 33 °F RealFeel®: 14 °F
Clouds yielding to some sun, winds gusting past 50 mph and colder with a couple of snow showers
Saturday Night, Jan 19
Low: 12 °F RealFeel®: -16 °F
Winds gusting past 50 mph; partly cloudy and cold

Sunday, Jan 20
High: 16 °F RealFeel®: -6 °F
Windy and colder with sunshine
Sunday Night, Jan 20
Low: 15 °F RealFeel®: -5 °F
A moonlit sky and breezy

what the hell is wrong with me?”

“Heh, several weather sources are saying our high for tomorrow is 34. It'll be colder than that in Linville.”

“Chili take I-40 to NC 221 go north thru Marion.Once you pass by Linville Caverns the road will get curvey for a few miles then you'll come to Louises Rockhouse, turn right onto NC 183 go about a half mile look for dirt road on your right,thats the Kistler Memorial Hwy, follow it until you see us on the left hand side of the road.”

“What is Louises Rockhouse?

Never mind, I googled it. SOunds like an interesting building and restaurant.
last edited: 1/16/08 1:39:06 PM”

“And the food is good too!”

“cant wait for this weekend... spam are you taking a coleman stove for friday night cooking>?”

“wow, so i started my college algebra class (i'm working on my business degree) tonight... and i have the world's most boring teacher... this guy puts the fun in funeral... all class, all i could think about was getting into the wilderness this weekend... man i need this trip...”

“its going to on the cold side ,,,, will be nice to see if my system will keep me warm.
any way I'll let you all know what kinda of snow we get tonight. and on Thursday.”

“Chili on the Coleman JB”

“its 1045pm and its a snow ice mix and stickin good.looks good for fri and u should see some good ice around the caves on conley.they havnt graded kistler since before thanksgiving.so expect a couple wash board spots but its not to bad.there is a lot of wood that's down and easy to cut up top but not much down by the river.”

“It's been a couple of years since I've been to the Gorge, but the last time I was there we had a hard time finding wood.”

“not this time bill... since the bad storms over the past two to three years, theres a ton of trees down...”

“Not down by the river!”

“I have never been to a campsite where I couldn't find wood. You just have to want it.”

“hey hyway, you live near charlotte right? i thought i heard u lived in huntersville... if so, what time you headin' up to the gorge?”

“I live in wilmington. wildbill and I hope to arrive around 2. I want to attend a funeral friday midmorning, but I don't want to arrive late in teh day when the roads start icing over again so I will have to miss it”

“Well here in the foothills I just awakened to about 3.5 inches of the beautiful white stuff!”

“After spending a night in wind, snow, and temperatures in the teens on Mt. Sterling last Sunday, I'm bowing out on this weekend. I've got some cold weather gear, but not cold enough for what they're calling for. If the weather is a little more favorable, I'll go next weekend. Hey, lonely is OK. Catch you next trip.

Bill”

“ahh, beautiful snow outside... oh wait, and freezing rain as well! it still looks beautiful outside, and for some reason, i still have class today! agh!”

“we have about 4 in at babel tower trailhead.idrove to the rockhouse for breakfast but they didn't open.so I drove back kistler hwy to play with my jeep.I had better traction back there than on 183.now its heavy sleet fallen.some dam good sledding.will be very slick on the trails today but should freeze to a hard crust by saturday morning ing”

“Due to recent weather reports, I am having second thoughts about going as well. I am worried about the road conditions as I will be well after dark arriving. I also don't know how well my cold weather gear will hold up in the single digits. I wish it was going to be 10* warmer and/or not so windy. I am about 50/50 right now.”

“6am 26°F

9am 30°F

12pm 38°F

3pm 42°F

6pm 38°F

9pm 33°F


I'd say anyone that plans on coming friday will be good. either way, it'll just add to the adventure!”

“21 I'm up in Huntersville. It will probably be late when I get on the road. I've got a few things up in the air.

I'm a little iffy at this point. Mostly cause I'm ok with cold, I'm even ok with rain. Cold and rain? Not so much. I'll be watching the weather closely.”

“ok so how many people are still going?
I know I will be there .will be heading to the trail head around 12,I have to clean out the van before I can go ....”

“i'll be there, and i got a friend that will be there later in the evening...
i'm gonna try to get out of charlotte around 11 or 12”

“so do we know who's not going yet.?”

“I gotta drive 400 miles to Fridgy's house this evening.

Unless it's all gone to hell I will be there in the wee hours tomorrow morning.”