Red River Gorge Marathon Hike II

“Hmmmm... Perhaps some lemmon-pepper fish then. Ooooh and asparagus! OH YA! That's got me all over it!.”

“i am thinking a steak, grilled vidalia onions, sweet potatoes cooked in the coals until they start to caramelize and a bottle of homemade wine. haha! dude, after that hike we will need to PUT BACK what you have TAKEN OFF! nobody is allowed to lose any weight by the end of the weekend. :)”

“I hope I can make this hike! Luke is playing ball this summer so I have to check his schedule.

Yogisan, I'll let you cook for me this time! :)”

“it would be my pleasure but not necessarily yours! the wine will be good... :)”

“So whats the story Stompy? Are you and Windi gonna make it? It's gonna be a helluva good time.”

“It's going to be a helluva hot time.”

“let's do a marathon hike the first weekend of summer. great idea! yea!”

“Crazy fun. An early morning start will help with the heat.”

“And first stop after the hike will be the swimming hole!”

“I'm gonna try to make it. I'd like to carpool but since everyone is coming south and I'm going north, I guess that won't work. :(”

“stomper - I just did the Mapquest from Spfld and I don't come anywhere near Paducah.”

“I was thinking about this, but it's gonna be too hot for me. I will have a terrible headache halfway through the hike that doesn't go away for a week. I don't know what it is about me, but I always get headaches from the heat. Actually, it doesn't even have to be all that hot.

At first I thought maybe I got headaches from dehydration, but it seems like no matter how much water I drink, it doesn't stop them. Maybe I need to try them fancy electrolyte things I've been hearing about.”

“endurolytes.”

“I definitely need to boost my food and fluid intake on hiking weekends. Last weekend my legs were cramping up on a short hike - prolly cause I hadn't eaten much that day. I'm going to boost my electrolytes to, can't hurt!”

“dehydration will for sure be an issue. i won't harp on everyone to drink lots of water and electrolyte replacement on this trip.

i went running on sunday, 13.25 miles. it was very hot and muggy. i put down 3 liters of vitalyte as i ran and another liter during the remainder of the day.

dehydration will for sure cause headaches (ductape) and seriously robs you of performance. it's also dangerous. so i hope everyone is planning on taking breaks, drinking lots of fluids, having a way to treat water in case you run out, and if you feel you need it take advantage of the cache we will set up so chinmusic can have his diet coke... :)

while this is a LONG hike this is NOT a race. there are no medals for first place. it is supposed to be fun and i know you all know this. we should enjoy the area and the company of each other.

saturday night will be a blast!

the swimming hole is an EXCELLENT idea sass. if we get an early start i would think we would easily have time for this.”

“I'm going to have to bail on this trip guys...I'm just not going to be strong enough that soon...plus, it's gonna be hot and I can't swim with a new feeding tube...I also am already having dehydration issues and temps are only in the low 70's around here...I just have to get more things in line physically...I'm bummed but there will be other times...I will now, sniff, officially remove my name from this trip...”

“sorry to miss you. i was hoping youd heal up in time”

“You'll be missed mata, I hope you improve steadily, I'd love to finally meet you someday.”

“oh bummer!

feel better soon mata. perhaps we'll see you on the fox river pathway trip in october? if you get to feeling better consider visiting and staying in the park lodge. i know we would all love to visit with you.”

“Mata - Mugsy will have to wait for cooler weather so see ya, maybe this fall.

I certainly will be caching some drinks at the second road crossing. Hopefully you speedy guys won't find my hiding place......heheh

On a serious note, it probably is a good idea to hide a cooler for the group there. I don't think Yogisan will be lucky enough to find another 6-pack.”

“I had really looked forward to finally meeting you Crash, birch and Sass...in the meantime, I really look forward to reading this thread...I hope someone writes a TR and takes lots of pictures...”

“never underestimate my foraging skills”

“Like finding the Guiness infused cheese in the Dells.”

“EXACTLY!”

“for june 20th the high/low average temps 82/63 degrees F. the record for june 20th was 94 degrees in 1994... let's hope for the historical average and -not- another record temp! i have updated the trip page with this information.”

“We just ordered endurolytes. Will bring some extras so we don't have to listen to Crash Bang howl all night. ;)”

“i bought some last year, too”

“Crash, are you back in the states yet?”

“what states?”

“crash is routinely in a variety of states, some of which could be addressed through medication and others which have not yet been discovered by the rest of sentient mankind. still, if you think of all the problems he could have but doesn't or does have but keeps to himself he is a really remarkable person!”

“barack obama thinks there are only 57 states. ive got news for him....
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“hey jimborama

when are you picking me up, pup?”

“I'm so sorry Mata isn't going to make it! =(

Mataharihiker, you must focus on getting to Fox River! I was so excited to be finally meeting you in person.”

“Why aren't there any other women on this hike?! Do you guys smell bad or something?”

“what, windigrrl and stomper aint woman enough for ya? it doesnt get any more woman than that”

“IDK Randall said that Stomper was "just one of the guys"”

“They're down as maybes, not yeses.”

“you know the sign up section means diddly. so far, they talk as if theyre definitely going”

“OK-I've changed mine to a yes. How about I bring some apple cobbler to make over the fire on Saturday night? Or would you prefer cherry?”

“either is good windi...we'll be so famished that stick and dirt cobbler will be a treat.”

“I'm hoping to leave Indy between 3-4 PM if anyone needs a ride.”

“ohhhhh... cobbler! it's always a pleasure just to watch someone make it, yet alone enjoy the final results. :)”

“I now have friday off so we should be arriving between 2-3pm.”

“She made it last weekend and there were sticks and dirt in it.

I'll be there if it's not 110 outside. Which campsite are we staying at?”

“the doubble secret campsite”

“Doubble secret huh!? Please let me in on it! Crash, You never answered my question. Are you back?”

“i'm back, front, center, and sideways”

“stomper: check out the trip page. there is a map and if you care gps coordinates.”

“so. yoggi. when you pickin me up, fool?”

“i am trying to get friday off. i would like to get there early if i can. my job is insane... not like my old job... i have far less control over my schedule which i don't mind as much as the fact that on top of this i have almost zero predictability what is going on from one week to the next. it's led to some fairly stressful family situations, to say the least. so right now i'll say that my intention is to take friday off and arrive early -but- those plans may change next week.”