"30 hours of Knobstone" trip planning

“Hey guys, we are getting close to this trip, and I'm having a really hard time getting in touch with everyone, so I listed it public.

If you are part of the support crew, please chime in about where you want to stay on Friday and Saturday nights. We need to make reservations for a group campsite in Delaney Park, and to do that we need to know how many nights to book it for. You can either stay on the trail for free with the hikers, or car camp and party down, but you will be driving more. It's up to you since I won't be there.

HIKERS: Please check-in and update your status so I have an accurate head count. Attendees would be wise toorder your trail map from the IDNR as soon as possible if you don't already have one. Also be sure you have thoroughly read the trip description, and are physically prepared for this type of trip. It is going to be extremely difficult.
Thank you.”

“Sorry, if it ain't at least 100 miles I'm not showing up for it.”

“CJ, I wish I could make it man. This would be a f'in awesome hike. Plus I have wanted to hike ever since I read one of nigals TRs years back. But wont be able to, I will have been gone most of the month prior to this. Post pics for sure.”

“Man, if I wasn't going to be in Atlanta that weekend I would bring my RV to the park and have burgers, beer, and a comfortable place for you guys to chills when you got off the trail.”

“OK, I'm going to Atlanta with dub.”

“I don't think I'm going to make it for this one.”

“I'm there”

“You're a god Nigal. LOL!

Birch, I understand. Be careful in your travels. We'll see you in May right?

Dub, perhaps next time. I may make this an anual trip if this works out well.

Windi, we'll miss you.

Dhutch, lets rock and roll! I can't wait!”

“Will do Cap'n. And yep, I am still on for May unless my schedule is changed for me.”

“right on. that's another one I'm really excited about. My girls will be very busy this summer. Should be a blast.”

“0600 - Mile 0 - Leave Deam Lake TH and hike north

0900 - Mile 8.75 - Break at Pixley Knob TH and first water drop. Leave at 0930.

1300 - Mile 16.75 - New Chapel TH lunch break and water drop. Leave at 1400.

1700 - Mile 24.5 - Leota TH This will be the last water drop for the day, so load up! It's 7 miles and a camp to the next drop. Leave at 1730.

2000 - Mile 30 - camp

0600 - Mile 30 - hike on!

0630 - Mile 31.5 - Elk Creek TH Water drop only. Leave at 0645.

0845 - Mile 37.25 - Oxley Memorial TH Water drop, first break. Leave at 0915.

1210 - Mile 46 - Delaney Park DONE!

This is an incredibly ambitious schedule. It is based on a moving average of 3mph, and short breaks. That would put us finishing the trail in 30 hrs 10 min. and is only approximate times but this is a brutal pace to maintain on this trail. I know it will take everything I have to maintain that and I'm not sure I can, but I am really excited to find out! Again I have no intentions of going home the same day the trail is finished. I will need lots of rest and food before I go anywhere. All are welcome to join me car camping in Delaney Sunday night and driving out Monday morning.

I am open to suggestions from any one so feel free to chime in and tweak anything you want.”


I just thought I would repost our itinerary here to make sure all are aware of our approximate schedule. Please look over this carefully, so you are aware of the pace that will be required.”

“you are frackin' nuts ;)”

“might i make a suggestion?

since youre planning on having support, just carry a daypack until your last road-stop before camping. otherwise, youre really going to have trouble maintaining your schedule

but seeing as how youre figuring on finishing at just a little past noon, falling behind wont hurt ya”

“Well, that is an option for any that might want to Crash. I'll be bringing all my shlt with me though. I guess I'm just masochistic like that. LOL!
Actually, it's just for the added challenge, and as you stated - if I fall behind, it won't matter.”

“you know whatd be really interesting if you were REAAAAAAALLY bored? start at the north end of the monon trail in carmel, take that as far south as you can, finish walking the rest of the way thru indy, then walk down state road 37 to morgan monroe, hook up with the tecumseh trail, take that to hoosier national forest, then by trail and by forest service roads, work your way down to the north end of the knobstone, thru hike that to the southern terminus, then walk the country roads down to kentucky, cross the border, and get on the sheltowee, and take that all the way down to bsf. i dunno what after that. maybe work your way down to the smokies
last edited: 3/29/08 7:13:31 AM”

“dammit. now i kinda wanna do that.”

“Well, hell, that shouldn't take more than 7 or 8 days. I'll get right on that after I finish this trip. Infact, I think I'll do it completely with out resuply, just so I know I'm doing something.”

“LOL! It would be a good way to see the area. Not sure about the section between Louisville, and Winchester though... Oh wait! That's the Bourbon Trail! Dude, I'm IN! When do we leave?”

“tomorrow. pack your bags”

“WTFE. Get your azz home would ya?
Your hikin buddies miss ya. The Red misses you. Mugsy misses you. LOL! You should have seen him when I tried to immitate your cockapoo call. I was an easy 60 yards away, and I saw his eyes light up.”

“2 months”

“a long 2 months

my co-workers are so lame. none of them understand a thirst for adventure. all they have thirst for is bad korean beer and soju”

“Where we holdin your welcome home party?”

“i dunno”

“a long 2 months

my co-workers are so lame. none of them understand a thirst for adventure. all they have thirst for is bad korean beer and soju”
crash bang

Ugh! screw that. Don't you worry, I'll have a case of PBR on ice just for you when you get back. Nuthin but the best for my palls.”

“Where do you want it to be?
RRG?
Adventure trail?
LowGap?
Tecumseh?
Deam?
Adena Trace?
KT?
Your house?
Somewhere else?”

“the red, of course.”

“i dont know that i want to have a big party, tho. a normal-sized group would be fine. i'll have plenty of time to catch up with folks. i dont need to do it all at once

no beer for me thanks. a six pack of woodchuck hard cider would be cool, tho
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“Sheltowee?
UPluver, and Salem and I did some bushwhacking there back in Dec up on the North end. It was REALLY nice. Infact Salem just e-mailed me yesterday about going back there.
You familiar with the area around Gladie center/Cloud splitter?”

“i am, but i dont believe ive ever actually been TO cloud splitter. i think its on a section i havent done”

“no beer for me thanks. a six pack of woodchuck hard cider would be cool, tho
last edited: 3/29/08 8:41:21 AM”
crash bang
8:40:26 AM

I'll keep my eyes peeled for it. It's kinda hard to find. Tasty though!”

“any hard cider is good. im trying to think of the other one that i see a lot, the name escapes me now tho”

“i am, but i dont believe ive ever actually been TO cloud splitter. i think its on a section i havent done”
crash bang

We never made it either! HA! There is a really high (for the red) thin bald ridge that looks like it would be a challenge to get on top of but it would be a really bad azz place to camp! Though, it wouldn't accept too many tents, so a group of 6 or 8 might be a max.”

“cloudsplitter is on the sheltowee, just north of the road and the suspension bridge, yes?”

“yes.”

“them dutch folks make really good hard cider....”

“what brand is best, chappy?”

“Who is this Captain Jack???
And whay does he want to hurt himself so badly???
I thought Meangreen was doing sumpin like this as well.....wait a minute… bandannas, extensive ink work.... I see this is MG!! only in a alter ego alias kinda thing!!
Strange!! Musta been taking some sorta cues from Yogisan, er I mean Jimmysan , I mean Pitts. Whatever!!
See ya later.
Randall”

“easy to get: woodchuck amder draft (and it's good too)

strongbow is my favorite but it's hard to find. once in a while i can find it in pubs.. outstanding!”

“...oh and my homemade hard cider is best but i haven't made it in 10 years and have none left... it's VERY easy to make but you must be patient.”

“Can it be made in 2 months Yogi?
I bet you have all the equipment needed, don't you?”

“all you need is cider, sugar, and plastic jugs. it is very easy to make. the cider needs to not have any preservatives in it. you can boil the cider (pasturize it) but then you have to add back in yeast. i never did this but just used the natural yeast that is in the cider. it takes about 6 months start to finish if you want a good product... a little longer if you want it carbonated rather than still. i like cider that is crisp and clean and perhaps just a little sweet.”

“oh, and you can get seriously sh*t faced on this stuff... it is deceptive to drink... just apple juice after all!”

“really? like milk jugs?
Damn. 6mo. is too long. Crash will be back before then. Maybe he likes Egg Nog too.

I could whip up a gallon or so of Nog, but if we're camping in the Red in June that won't work so well. Sheet! I guess I'll have to try to find Woodchuck in bottles then.”

“Hey dude me and Otis were out your way kayaking the Big Walnut had a great time the water was perfect.I changed the Tecumesh trip if everyone bails for the date change maybe i'll come down and camp with you all.”

“Sounds great!
Hey, next ime you get out that way gimme a holler, and I'll come have lunch with you guys or something. If you take out on 36, there's a great little pizza place just south of Groveland. Everything's homemade - SO good. If you are up by North Salem the Red Dog Saloon is legendary for it's apple wood grilled steaks on the weekends, and they have nice lunch specials etc too.
I could even help set up shuttles possibly. Sundays are best for that type of stuff.”

“Yea I have been to the Red Dog great steaks”

“i am back to seriously considering this trip. i am looking for a good benchmark activity to see if i am making progress for the peak bagging trip this august. the longest day i ever hiked was a 25 and it was like falling from a tall building... a lot of fun until i hit the bottom.”

“LMAO! You got this, dude! I know you will roll in ahead of me. I'd be damn glad to have you back on board!”

“BAILERS AND LOSERS THE LOT OF YOU.

I am in... the captain shamed me into attending.””