Sipsey-Bankhead Bushwhack - Fall '08

“Channel 1 Okay....”

“Thx Fridge. Looks like the front may be moving in around 8 now instead of 11 so I'll try to get there before that.

karo...do you have a radio?”

“OK - I'll bring the saw”

“I'll bring my radio to!

HOI is bringing the saw? Is the ax in the shop?”

“I'm bringin Eagle Rare Bourbon and the SPAM!!!”

“Peek a boo!!!... Wendy & I will be hiking in Fri morningish.....or maybe noonish....
:)
I am spending Thursday with my daughter in Hartselle..& then up bright & early Fri to have coffee with my son...pick up Wendy ...stop by the store....& off to the trailhead...wooohooooo!!!
last edited: 11/05/08 6:37:22 PM”

“Anyone bringing a tarp?”

“# Today: Sunny. High 78F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
# Tonight: Mostly clear skies this evening will give way to isolated thunderstorms overnight. Low 59F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 30%.
# Tomorrow: Showers and thundershowers likely. High 73F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
# Tomorrow night: A few showers in the evening, then clear overnight. Low 48F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.
# Saturday: Abundant sunshine. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 40s.
# Sunday: Mainly sunny. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the upper 40s.

at least it is going to be warmer at night than first forcasted.....( was in the 30s)
50% that means a 50% it might NOT rain!!!!wooo hoooooo..............”

“Div Iwll call tommorrow after I make my first connection, then you wil know whT TIMW OM AND I will be in the state yo bear!”

“weather.com is still showing lows of 32/30 for Double Springs on Sat/Sun updated 2 mins ago:

http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/coldandflu/tenday/USAL0163?from=36hr_topnav_flu”

“My goodys! This will be like a regler famly reyunin! Assep for some of yall that I do not awreddy kno.

I will see yall to nite or when never we get ther (we got to ride in the truk firts).

I hope Gissmaeioux dos not attak Blak Pathner be cuz he theenks he is a reel mowtin line and get him ded rite ther in front of ever buddy! BOL!
last edited: 11/06/08 5:46:28 AM”

“I'm on my way folks...see ya there.”

“I like Divs weather report better!”

“I will bring my FRS radio adn have it on channel 1 also. Will someone ask toph or fridge to monitor their radios on Sat afternoon say between 5 till 8 or whenever I get there???”

“BTW that is channel 1 and interference code 0 or zero since my radio doesn't have them.”

“Hate to bug out at the last moment, but our only babysitter is sick. My great luck continues. Hope everyone has a great trip and pass the news on to Toph if you can.”

“Looks like I'll be coming alone!!!”

“Stew and daughter will be there Saturday sometime after 12pm.”

“I am leavin on a jet plane, dont know when Ill be back again......! Yo Bama , here I come.”

“I am on my way to decatur to have coffee with my son!”

“I'm sorry stormin! i was looking forward to meeting you!”

“It sure is raining in decatur!”

“I'm sorry but I'm having to back out! My wife is having some health issues!”

“Well I reckon you can disreguard my last post! LOL!

I'm back in NC and I had a great time! Nice to see all my old friends and to meet my new friends!!!”

“well spam how about a trip report”

“BusyBee and I had a good trip. Short overnight trips are just the ticket for kids. She led the way back to the car and performed the role of hiking guide: watch out for that hole, look out for that limb, that rock is slippery, etc.

We had a good time. Thanks for the hospitality!”

“2 Much and I had a great time also. It was his first TT trip, but we went on our first trip over 10 years ago. It was great to finally meet om and crash bang. And I got to meet 2 more TTers that I hadn't met till now, stomper and stick. We went over to Kinlock and saw the shelter, spring and the falls. The fall colors were awesome and I hope to post a few pics soon.”

“back and safe. Good trip, friends and food! Yo bear and thanks to all!”

“Just wanted to say "Hi" to all the great people I met this weekend. So sorry I got sick :( Next time will plan better LOL I had a blast however and it was great meeting you all. Special thanks to Jerbear and Ohm for taking me to the store :) I really appreciated it. Can't wait till the next time. Thanks again for being so welcoming!!!!”

“back and safe...
long drive , but i would do it again in a heartbeat. good to see old tt buds and make a bunch of new ones!! fine folks all.
fantastic area ..leaves gorgeous ..really hope to spend more time in the sipsey wilderness next time
chocky (now "chaco taco") had a blast and is currently outside sniffin out the perimeter..letting the night critters know he is back on his job with om-land security.

thanks toph for sharing the beauty.
peace to all...
chomp <
last edited: 11/09/08 8:30:43 PM”

“...coffee's brewin...mmmmm....I arrived home last eve about 9pm...ready for a bath & a bed!!!
so wonderful to meet everyone & see old friends!!!!!!I had a BLAST...the Sipsey trips always are...trip report later....
...now I need to go do something with my mullet hairdo..( I went to bed with it wet & it is sticking up all over)...
...one question...did ya'll like the sausage???”

“I'm back safe.


OM,
I've got your charger.”

“Thanks to everyone who made it...great trip with lots of new faces to put with names. Final tally = 18 TT'rs:

HOI
Fridge
Divinity
TrixieRabbit
Stew
BusyBee
karo
TooMuch
crash bang
sticks
om
jerbear
stomper
precision
Spam
TNWarEagle (Stan?)
SuperTroll
toph

Did I miss anyone?

I hope to have a few pics posted within a day or two.

div - Damn good sausage.

gojo and slowroller - what happened to you guys?”

“Rabbitman came for an afternoon visit!!!!”

“Stovie???...where were you????”

“...and we had quite a few states represented!!!
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
North Carolina
Virginia
...did I miss any????”

“Crap. I forgot to give the dogs a heads-up. Belle and Giz were'nt too happy Saturday morning when I took a left on Atlanta Rd. - toward the jobsite - instead of "the nother way to Abalama".

I had decided to work, but get an early start and knock off at lunch. That woulda had us in camp before dark. I worked all day. Alll freakin' day. The dogs still aren't talking to me (though they each initiated scratchys this p.m.).

I hate having missed long time no-see-ems Om and Jer, more recent see-ems SpHOIvinidge, et al, and the half-dozen or so never-seen-ems.

Pics. We need pics.”

“Pics are up:

Toph's Trips

Enjoy!”

“Loved the pics! Looked at most of your albums Toph and it makes me want to go to so many places. Thanks for sharing :)”

“Thanks Trixie...”

“Toph you are a pro my friend!!! Nice job withthe photos!!!”

“Nice pics toph. And thanks for pulling this all together.
Yea, Joe where in the heck were you?
Yo bear!”

“Woooo Hoooo...Great pics Toph!!!!!!
thanks for sharing!!!!!”

“Chit! Div that sausage was superior to any I have ever tasted. Where was it made????”

“are you making fun of me????”

“http://www.conecuhsausage.com/

THE best sausage EVER...lol.....

...made in ALABAMA.....THE best state to backpack :)”

“no comment”

“Any trips being planned in AL in the next few months? Didn't see anything listed on the trip page. *waves at Div*”

“no div, J/k Yo bear!”