Red River Gorge Marathon Hike II

“Friday, Jun 20
A blend of sunshine and clouds
Low: 53 °F
High: 75 °F

Saturday, Jun 21
Partial sunshine
Low: 56 °F
High: 76 °F

Sunday, Jun 22
Mostly sunny
Low: 58 °F
High: 78 °F

SOLD, lock in that price NOW. OMG that weather forecast looks SWEET. I just wish the prediction wasn't over a week away.....sigh”

“haha! it starts with the weather forecast...

well i agree it's damn promising, esp the night temps. good sleeping weather.”

“dam, wish I could make this but Ive got a gig that weekend.
-take lots of pix.
Attila”

“ok, so it's official. i am really, really, REALLY ready for this trip to the red. it's been tooooo long.

crash, what size shoe do you wear? i'll see if i have a set of climbing shoes that might fit you.”

“I am right there with you yogi. My coworkers are planningmy going away party and I reminded them that I will be "sick" next friday. The weather and company will be perfect, what else could a brother ask for?”

“I have just found out that my daughter will be home during this hike. She works for homeland security and is coming here to evaluate the flood damage. So, I won't be making this trip. Ya'll have a great time.”

“dang, there went the other female!

Enjoy the time with your daughter Windi. =)”

“I think the elevation data is pretty close. The mileage numbers are off quite a bit as my GPS lost signal a LOT during the Dec 06 trip.

”

“That looks scarey.”

“Sweet! I ran the mileage on a topo map and it is 15.5 miles.”

“WOW, the weather looks to be holding us nicely.....

Friday, Jun 20
Nice with partial sunshine
Low: 60 °F
High: 79 °F

Saturday, Jun 21
Clouds and sun with a t-storm
Low: 61 °F
High: 79 °F

Sunday, Jun 22
Some sun with a thunderstorm
Low: 63 °F
High: 81 °F”

“at the expense of sounding like a complete idiot. Where are we staying friday night?”

“Omg birch. I am not going to even answer that! RTFTP!

Lol!”

“LOL, is it the red box on the map?”

“Haha yes. It is off of tunnel ridge rd. The last parking lot on the right before auxier ridge trailhead. Walk all the way back in (don't stop at the first few immediate camp sites).”

“Hey all have fun! I wish I could make this. I remember the first one, lots of fun!”

“thanks yogi.

What time are you folks arriving friday?”

“pretty late. i think we'll be doing well to get out of chicagoland by 2pm. i have to pick up fourass, crash, and captain jack...”

“I should be getting there mid to late afternoon. I'm gonna try to cache some drinks at one or both of the road crossings.

I'll try not to set up my tent under the "no camping" sign.”

“If you go to where I have indicated there won't be any!”

“Sass are you still goin?
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“she sure is stomper...”

“I'll be there.

Hey, Chinmusic, we'll be arriving around the same time as you and Mugsy. Will you wait for us and we'll go w/ you or follow you to do drops?

Then we were thinking of hitting the swimming hole by suspension bridge if you want to join us.”

“sass - I sent an email to the gmail acct you have listed in your profile.”

“I will be there late Friday night.

Sass - Has your leg healed up enough to do the Marathon Hike? If not you can hike with me. I'm going to start at Martin's Fork and exit somewhere on Tunnel Ridge Road.”

“thats an awfully short hike. how about the next road crossing. or do just the rough trail?”

“I'm back as a maybe. My daughter is busy working and seeing old friends, so I might as well hike.”

“Confirmed as a maybe! Hehe. Hope you can make it.

Remember folks! We are camping off of tunnel ridge road and NOT at that illegal camp site at martin's fork. See the trip page... The last parking lot on your right before auxier ridge trailhead on tunnel ridge road.”

“I just noticed the coordinates for the camp yogi, I was planning on taking my GPS so that'll be a breeze. I also wanted to track the route for some reason. This is gonna be fun!”

“I have mile marker waypoints for my gps if you want them. Basically waypoints at each mile through 15. Email me if you want them. I can email a gpx file.”

“i'll take em yogi.”

“The length of the Rough trail is only 7.8 miles. Seems like it should be farther. I guess if I did that, I could leave my car there the night before to shuttle back.”

“Stomper, I'm pretty much all better. My lungs will be the body part that revolts, lol. I was planning on doing the entire hike.”

“I wish I could go. You'll have a great hike.”

“Oatmeal raisin cookies coming out of the oven. This batch of cookies brought to you by the cold snap.”

“Mugsy just got back from "Puppy Spa Day" and is trimmed and ready for the trip.

He is looking forward to a good "Cock-a-POOOOOOOooooooo" from Crash.”

“guess where that quote is going”

“froo-froo???”

“Most of my gear is packed. Friday cant get here soon enough.”

“i aint packed shiz”

“I didnt pack shiz either, will I need to bring some?”

“I find that packing shiz just adds weight. I've been trying to lighten up, so I don't like packing shiz. I haven't pack anything else either. lol”

“A couple morons at White Blaze actually pack their shiz OUT.”

“I punch holes in my shiz so it will be ultralight. You can shave oz off of shiz this way.”

“I always eat a bunch of ExLax before hiking. That way my shiz can be put in a zip lock and it is more shape conforming in the pack. No wasted spaces.

Of course this makes falling down less forgiving and I never just drop[ my pack at rest stops.”

““I always eat a bunch of ExLax before hiking. That way my shiz can be put in a zip lock and it is more shape conforming in the pack. No wasted spaces.
TMI- lol”

“I think Nigal just admitted he has a preferred way he likes to pack shiz...”

“I'm going to make it, Yeah!!! Is anyone doing anything for Breakfast Sunday Morning? I can bring stuff to make pancakes if anyone is interested.”

“windi, SO glad you can make it!! Pancakes sound good to me. We need to hit the road by 10am at the latest. I have a 7pm flight to nashville (leaving detroit) that I cant miss.”

“You can ride back with me! I can get you to within 130 miles of Nashville.”