Sipsey-Bankhead Bushwhack - Fall '08

“I am sooooo looking forward to this trip....BEWARE......once you come to Bankhead or Sipsey....you are hooked......”

“Div - I should be arriving early afternoon.”

“hey stomper,see you fri. Yo bear!”

“So when is everyone arriving?”

“Friday morning about 8 AM.”

“The Email Attendees function on the trip page is broken..."Errors sending email"”

“Om and I will get there fri eve, My plane arrives huntsville 5 ish Yo bear”

“You two all good with hiking in after dark?”

“IS there a trail?I have the craco map and the falls area is marked. I am okay with it.Is it that tough to follow the creek? We may encounter others arriving later? Worse case will be we will camp out if I cant find you. However with 22 persons I will most likly see /hear you from the road.
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“The trail is an old road bed which is grown up in places but it isn't really hard to follow (only been here once and it was during the day). There is one drainage from the left I recall that the road winds around before coming back to Brushy and I believe you can bypass this by just dropping straight down and back up the other side to save yourself a few hundred yards going up the side drain and back out. If ever in doubt, just stay with Brushy Creek and you should be fine. There may be places where the way skirts the edge of a drop so be careful. As we are well over a mile from the road and in the canyons, I'm skeptical that you would be able to hear us from the road no matter how loud.
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“div was saying some one may blaze the trail with glow dots?”

“I'm not aware of anyone planning to do that but based on when I was up there a few weeks ago, there are blue flags at least part of the way.”

““div was saying some one may blaze the trail with glow dots?”
jerbear

Good luck with that! Someone was suppossed to put glow sticks out last time Chili and I were there...and you all know how that turned out.”

“At this point, Chili and I are on the "not going to make it" list. He will more than likely have to make some sales calls Saturday morning. So we will probably stick to Nashville and maybe catch a hockey game Sat. nite...”

“Boo Hiss”

“Toph, what time are you going to be at the trail?

I might go in with you, depending on time.”

“We'll most likely be there around 9:00 AM Friday...”

“!
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“NGB/Chilli: Well, let us know what the puck's up after yall get back.

Hockey in TN? WTP?”

“I love when a good hockey game breaks out at the fights!!!!”

“one question tho
where"the way skirts the edge of a drop"...how wide is that? wall hugging wide?
at least as wide as my hippie hips wide? :)”

“I don't recall anything specifically "dangerous" other than an occassional sinkhole or steep embankment on the right down to the creek . There's sufficient walking room...just watch where you are putting your feet.
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“I can't get out of work till 2 on Saturday so expect me sometime Sat late afternoon, dark thirty since DST will take affect this weekend.”

“If all goes well I should come dragging in around noon on Friday... I am looking forward to this trip, lots of folk’s signed up that I have yet to meet.”

“Myself,Govmentmule and possibly Moonshine will be there sometime after noon on Friday if nutton happens!!1”

“Toph, I'll try to arrive about 8:30 to 8:45.

Are you feeling better for hiking now?”

“"Are you feeling better for hiking now?”

Who?”

“so...who is gonna carry my stuff in???








LOL..hahahahahaaaaa”

“for all who is interested, there is a great store @ the corner of 36 & 33 in Wren...last flush toilet!!!!....store has lots of goodies & MAPS of the area...there is a small museum there....it has always been a tradition for me to stop on my way home & use a REAL toilet & sink & get me a DR Pepper...lol....they also serve sandwiches...”

“Last time I was there, they had buffalo burgers. There used to be a small glass top freezer near the door that had frozen buffalo steaks. Needless to say I had buffalo steak one night in Sipsey!”

“"other than an occassional sinkhole or steep embankment on the right down to the creek . "
ahh...glad theres nothin dangerous....!
are the alabama sinkholes like the florida sinkholes....? that's pretty durn deep!

lookin forward to this trip.....
pretty durn close now..
om peace~~~~”

“"are the alabama sinkholes like the florida sinkholes"

No, typically just big enough for your leg to fit and break a critical bone or two...right chili?”

“its a good thing i am bringing my seeing eye dog with me then......:)”

“Indeed.”

“...is anyone going to answer my question????”

“hey div....leave it at the trailhead and maybe ole jerbear will carry it in for you...!place as many chocolate items on the pack for incentive....:)”

“I am going to try for an earlier flight fri lets hope, Yo bear
Carry what, food. sure!LOL”

“Jerbear and Om...

don't forget that I live in Huntsville. If you need a ride both ways then just let me know...no problems.

(aka MDSHiker)

athikerstew@yahoo.com”

“lol...hahahaha.....or wait for fridgy & his lil wagon!!!!!”

“Ya'll want me to bring some of THE best sausage ever????”

“Yes.”

“Conecuh...hot & spicey!!!!!!...mmmmmmmm”

“maybe I'll bring some cheese and wine.”

“Hows about Spam & Egg Burritos for breakfast???”

“yummmmm.......sounds good....lol...sounds better than oatmeal...lol.....”

“Yep, you can get Conecuh here in B'ham...pretty good stuff.”

“Stew, thanks but I have om picking me up and div returning me to the airport. However its nice to have options.
So I dont need to bring food? Yo bear!”

“Can we have campfires. Fire ban? or any thing like that.”

“question....
...can I use the spray water proof stuff to waterproof my nylon water bag/bucket??”

“Well, you would almost need to spray the inside and that could alter the taste. OR you could use a plastic bag and just line it.”