Land Between the Lakes in March

“If the weather keeps up, I might have to give the North Fork Mt Trail Trip a look. I thought we were suppose to be heading into spring. What month are we in?
last edited: 3/07/08 11:18:15 PM”

“I'm definitely out. The weather canceled my trip this weekend so I'm going to have to try again next weekend.

MG - I'm with you...put me on the list to thru hike it...someday! :)”

“Everyone bailing on this trip report to the North Fork Mt Trip ......bring your gear,, this is a real backpacking trip.”

“Weather looks great better check it again 50 and 60 maybe a couple days a maybe for rain.

How close can we drive to the campsite for Friday Night if I can drive up to it might bring a load of wood for Friday Night?”

“You can drive right up to it..”

“Everyone bailing on this trip report to the North Fork Mt Trip ......bring your gear,, this is a real backpacking trip.�
Refrigerator

Fridge, You're a trip poacher!!!!!”

“C'mon People!!
What's a little mud!!! Just bring yer Yax Trax and buck up.

I do have a seriuos question however!

How far is the Friday night campsite from the southern Trailhead? If we are planning on hitting the trail early (8:00 AM) are we gonna end up getting up at 5:00 AM?? Maybe we need to reconsider a campsite closer to the trailhead (Maybe on the trail proper?) Just a thought and not a criticism. LOL
See ya later.
Randall”

“I will defer to chili or Stomper on that. If it is the same trail head we caught last time, it is like across the road. But I don't know for sure.
last edited: 3/08/08 6:32:55 AM”

“Fridge, You're a trip poacher!!!!!

Once a poacher, always poacher”

“Friday's nights campsite is right on the water. You can drive right up to it. Depending on where we camp, you might have to walk a very small distance. Randall poses a good question as far as Friday night's campsite. The campsite is closer to the North end of the trail. I don't know if shuttling will aready be done or not. I won't get there till late on Friday.”

“yall have all the woman on this trip....not fair.”

“ya'll should bail on that knife edge crap and come play in the mud with us!!! hehe...”

“Sorry, I didn't mean to start anything. I just was looking outside and getting really tired of winter When I was looking at the weather radar it didn't seem like WV was getting all this crap.
last edited: 3/08/08 8:27:14 AM”

“I like it when a woman talks that mud stuff.....I really like it.”

“I like gettin dirty...mud is good for the complexion..”

“Plus, it feels soooo good when you get cleaned up!”

“the shower is the BEST part of the hike...”

“hummm good for the complexion ! everything about being with a woman in the mud is good for the complexion.......drink up.”

“We get past this weekend and the weather starts looking better!”

“Did someone, mention something about playing with mud, :)”

““Everyone bailing on this trip report to the North Fork Mt Trip ......bring your gear,, this is a real backpacking trip.”
Refrigerator
6:16:19 AM
3/08/08

That's my boy!”

“Yeah, West Virginia is the place to be!”

“Chili checking in but not logging NGB out...


Friday campsite is drive up. It is on north end of trail, but we need to have a vehicle up there anyway. If we break camp at 7, we can be on the trail by 8.

If that is too early for you slackpackers, then we can camp somewhere closer to south TH.

Let me know which works better.”

“Looks like Attlia and Randall are going to be there in the afternoon I am planning on getting there in the early afternoon how about going 5 or so miles and then camping somewhere if that works for everyone what do ya think????

We get an extra hour of daylight in the morning,HA HA
last edited: 3/08/08 5:17:38 PM”

“That would work for me. If everyone is getting there early, it is not a problem. But if people are arriving late, then we need to coordinate the night hike.”

“WTH I thought the hike didn't start till Saturday? I'm not going to be able to get there till late on Friday night. Just let me know where everyone ends up being.
last edited: 3/08/08 6:54:58 PM”

“�Sorry, I didn't mean to start anything. I just was looking outside and getting really tired of winter When I was looking at the weather radar it didn't seem like WV was getting all this crap.
last edited: 3/08/08 11:27:14 AM�
windigrrl

Let's see...you are going up in elevation on a N/S aligned moutain range and you expect warmer weather and no snow.

I want some of what you are smoking....”

“Coyote, Randall.

If we can position Coyote's vehicle at the North Ranger Station. And Randall's at Golden Pond on Friday afternoon, we can camp at or near the south TH.

I will look at the map and make sure we have a clear, easily identified rally point for Windigirl to join us on Friday night.”

“sounds good”

“.
last edited: 3/09/08 10:11:08 AM”

“http://www.lbl.org/LBLGeneralMap.pdf

Gatlin Point is the alternative.

It looks like that will work better for almost everyone.

Any objections?”

“Now, I'm in the mix if you still got room. I have the whole dang week off starting this Friday morning.

I was planning on heading to Grayson Highlands but this one sounds interesting.

What cities are nearby that Sa could "explore" for 4 days?”

“Nashville, Clarksville, Paducah.”

“I tried calling you chili”

“CM, ygm.”

““I tried calling you chili”
ChinMusic
5:19:20 PM
3/09/08

I call him "Chili" all the time.

Don't some of ya want to see West Virginia?”

“you out?????”

“Chin Music is now in.

Three confirmed to thru hike. I suspect my wife is just waiting on a forecast, lol. I understood Windi to be in on this, but now I don't see her name on the list.

Two more to hike 30 miles. Ok, this trip is shaping up.”

“really I am just waiting on the mood to strike me..I don't really put much faith in weather forecasts.”

“Face it darlin. You know you want to tromp around in the mud with me for 4 days. After sleeping in a tent together for four days with no shower or bath, we will really get to know how much we love each other.”

“yeah yeah...That's the "mood" I speak of...I am still waiting for that to sound FUN!!!”

“http://www.kentuckylake.com/lbl/northsouth-map.htm


Also, hikers need a permit. You can get one at the Welcome Centers. $7 bucks for three days, or $15 for a year. (or close to that dollar amount).”

“if were voting then Gatlin Point gets my pick!! Still gonna need a pick up at Golden pond!!
See ya later.
Randall”

“Gatlin Point sounds good to me.”

“I spoke a day too soon. The reason I had the week off was it was the week of the Univ of Illinois' baseball spring trip. My son was at first not selected to make the trip so Sa and I went to Plan B.

Ty called me this morning saying that one of the catcher's is hurt and the coach has asked him to travel. That is great news for us but it means I am back to Plan A and will have to miss the LBL trip.

The trail will still be there in the future but this will be the last chance in his baseball career for a week-long Florida trip. He red-shirted last year and has not seen the field yet this spring.

Wish him well in getting in his first D1 game.....”

“Congrats to your son, ChinMusic. Family always comes first.

Gatlin Point is it for Friday night. I will coordinate later in the week to set a definate time to meet at Gatlin Friday.”

“chili I put some firewood up today so we could have some dry wood maybe we could meet at Gatlin Point and unload it before we shuttle or what ever would work the best.”

“Just some thoughts about picking me and Attila up at Golden Pond.
I can call you on your cell phone when we are about an hour from getting there if that will help
We are looking at getting there around 5:00 PM local time??(4:00 PM Chicago Time )
I am not really sure what time zone Golden Pond is in!!
You might want to start thinking about what you guys wanna cache in the car at Golden Pond as well.
See ya later.
Randall”

“Randall,

LBL is on Central.

Coverage up there can be spotty, but I will talk to you before Friday to make sure we are on the same page. I am guessing I will be packing it all from day one. If I leave anything in your vehicle, it will be two days worth of grub.”

“Sat
Mar 15

54�/36� 60% Chance of rain

Sun
Mar 16

Partly Cloudy
54�/42� 20%


Mon
Mar 17 Cloudy

64�/44� 20%


Tue
Mar 18 Showers

60�/39� 60%

Of course it will change a couple times between now and then, but it looks like we need rain gear and some fleece, however, daytime hiking might be in shorts.”