Hooiser Hiking

“Well Crash, I'll out last you any time any day and place, Just how hard you want it crash?”

“�oh no, stovie posted a picture of the secret cave!!!�
thriftyhiker
4:23:29 PM

I like how that picture makes it look HUGE, LOL.”

“sorry, hard. it's over”

“Did I miss something?”

“Here ya go Dub...A GPS controlled Dozer! lol

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“Does anyone have any idea as what time they will be getting there on Friday. That first campsite off from Sycamore may end up having someone already there. I am hoping to get out of work early, but don't know if I can yet. We might want to pick a backup site, just in case. I will help shuttle vehicles to Grubb Ridge Parking area Friday night/Saturday morning for anyone who wants to park there. It all depends on how much hiking you want to do on Sunday as to where you leave your vehicle.”

“if i dont have a job assignment, i should be there by early afternoon. if i do have an assignment, then i will be there late afternoon.”

“I should arrive around 6 or so”

“I should arrive around 6 or so”

“what time are you bailing?”

“Are we taking bets? What's the cost to get in the pool?”

“possible change of plans. if i can arrange to leave my car at blackwell, then im going to bushwack straight from friday nights camp to saturday nights camp. i see at least a couple of intriguing routes, including frank grubb ridge. sunday will be a partial trail-hike, partial bushwack”

“Bring "lawyers, guns, and money"!
Or if you don't have any of those just bring bourbon!

Lawyers, guns, money, and bourbon....recipe for disaster.
I could bring the last three but y'all have to provide your own targets...
Thanks uplover...”

“I can supply the lawyers because I work for them.

Why not make Blackwell the backup site. Won't need to shuttle”

“or we could just go back further on the terril ridge trail”

“Can't believe no one has mentioned Peeper.”

“it was mentioned in the early stages of planning, but has since been moved closer to the road

chin, if you come, bring my wingfoot, please”

“blackwell is a crappy campsite, plus a back-up campsite should be near the original, so you dont have ppl driving all over helter skelter. we have ppl coming in not as familiar with the area. we should keep it as simple as possible”

“Crash - That's the green book right. I got anything else of yours?”

“yes

and

i dont think so”

“Windi- If all goes according to plan we should be getting there around 4ish...

If our site is taken I say we just send Nigal in to scare them away!!

Oh and I have $5 thats says he bails Wed morning at 9 AM!”

“Let's say it the first campsite is taken we will move on to the next one on Scyamore Trail. It's not that much farther. I'm going to see about getting Friday afternoon off. If I can get it off, I can get there about 2-3pm.”

“just so everyone is clear, park at the firetower. it is the third trailhead in, probably 15 minutes east of 446. the sycamore trail is about 5 minutes north of the parking lot. if that campsite at the intersection is taken, turn right and go to the next campsite. i dont remember if there are any campsites before the trail goes downhill, but it wont take long to find another site”

“Hey UPlover, can ya send me those gps coordinance? I'm getting down there Thursday night and hiking out Saturday morning, so I'm not sure what my plan is yet.”

“Yea..I'll dig them out an shoot ya an email...does this mean you're not camping with us on Fri. night?

(That's gonna greatly affect how much bourbon WK needs to bring!)”

“I will be drinking cold beer Friday night.”

“There is also the site just in at the second parking site we can use as a backup to the backup”

“I will be drinking cold beer Friday night.

Come on WK, play along!
I just figure maybe if we convince Nigal there's gonna be lots of bourbon there we can actually convince the bum to camp with us on Fri. night! ;)”

“I was looking at the map of Deam and see that I have never hiked Cope Hollow nor 545.

I have Friday off and get off work Thurs at 3pm. I'm thinking of camping THURS night at the site we have planned and leave my tent up. It is a green Lunar Solo if y'all get there before I get back.

On Fri:
Drive to Blackwell and hike Cope Hollow back to the Sycamore campsite.

Fri eve and Sat:
- with the group

On Sun:
Hike north on Grubb to the 545 trailhead, then back south on 545, and onto Blackwell (car).

If the timing is right then have lunch at the Usual Place (hungry for another tenderloin).”

“That's great Chin, Thanks. You might want to get with Nigal and Meangreen and see if they want to join you.”

“I am thinking about joining you guys, but I have no idea how far away this is. What town should I use to google the distance and directions? Hooiser National Forest is a big place. Thanks!
last edited: 2/22/09 2:18:18 PM”

“bloomington is pretty close”

“Damn, that's 10.5 hours away...so much for that idea.”

“once youve figured out how to get to bloomington, take 446 south towards lake monroe. cross the lake on the bridge. continue uphill for about 10 minutes. look for a sign to your left that says "charles deam wilderness". follow the gravel road to the third trailhead. it will be on your left and have a firetower. i believe the name of the trailhead is "hickory ridge", but it could be terril ridge (which is the name of the trail). go north on the trail for about five minutes to the sycamore trail. the campsite is at the junction. if we're not there, continue down the sycamore trail (follow the smell of cheap booze) til you find us”

“Thanks Crash, but the drive is just too long for a weekend trip. Hopefully I will get to hike with you guys some other time. :)”

“bailer!”

“hey hey hey!!!!! I never signed up, you dork. lol

maybe you should come to Trail Daze!”

“i am hoping to”

“We would love to have you join us, but I understand about the drive. That keeps me from doing the trips in your area. See you at Trail Days!!!”

“Yup, see you at Trail Daze windi!!”

“That keeps me from doing the trips in your area

really? you told me it was her chronic halitosis and her habit of wearing her underwear outside her clothes

maybe im conphoozed”

“wait.....wut???

ummmmmmm.... windi said it was okaaaaaaaaay to dress that way!”

“Hey Creek Dancer - I drove over 10 hours to your neck of the woods.”

“does this mean you're not camping with us on Fri. night?

Yeah I'm camping with ya guys on Friday night. It's Saturday night you won't have the lovely honor of my company.”

“Wow it's gonna be almost 60 on Friday. I can leave the zero bag at home and take the quilt! YAY!”

“where were you looking at? I know it's supposed to warm up, but I haven't seen anything that's said that warm. The weather is looking to be in our favor.”

“Yeah I'm camping with ya guys on Friday night. It's Saturday night you won't have the lovely honor of my company.”
Nigal

That's ok, one night of you is enough!! :p~”

“�where were you looking at? I know it's supposed to warm up, but I haven't seen anything that's said that warm. The weather is looking to be in our favor.�
windigrrl
5:45:24 AM
2/23/09

AS of this morning, it is looking good. Yesterday it looked horrible. Rain all day Saturday, then sleet and snow at night.”

“We still have time for it to change a couple more times. lol”