Ohio Folks

“Well I'm still in and I know some of those hills are gonna kick my butt, but I'm doing it anyway! As far as I know, I'm comming in Friday afternoon, as soon as the boss turns his head I'm goooone!”

“Adventure girl,
I don't get it-why can't you go anyway?”

“Wolfsister, our butts will be kicked in tandum!

Reformed, want me to test out that tikka for ya? We'll miss you.”

“an alternate route for anyone coming in from the north would be to exit off of I70 at state route 56 south (exit number 72)....stay on 56 all the way to 278....turn right and you are there....the advantage of this route is that you would miss out on all the wonderful columbus traffic as well as the huge bottleneck in lancaster....i can vouch for the fact that it is a pleasant country drive with very little traffic....”

“That's the way I'm going.”

“Which route will be faster? We're coming in at night, leaving MI at 2:30pm.”

“Wolfsister My mom is entirely against solo hiking, so I cant just up and say Im going hiking, And she is even more against internet meeting. She has no clue about Trail Talk. The last time I met people, me and roomate just said we were going hiking. It worked well. But I cant pull a solo, because I am forbidden to do solo. And I just got my schedule for work and they scheduled me even though it is not my weekend to work. Oh well.”

“Adventuregirl, sorry that you cant make. I respect the heck outta you for honoring your moms wishes. There isn't a whole lotta that.”

“Adventure girl
How old are you?”

“daahhhh daaa dahhhh adventuregiral...adventuregirl


Look up in the sky......”

“IT's A Bird..........
It's a Plane........
It's.............ADVENTURE GIRL!!!!!”

“You want REAL avventure?
Go backpacking with a buncha people you only know through the internet!”

“Yeah let me tell ya what. I'll never be the same again”

“MOOHAHAHA!!!!!!!”

“Adventure girl,
I didn't realize you were still under the athourity of your parent(s). You did the right thing. Wish I could meet your Mom so she would know you are safe hiking with us. It's sad parents have to be so careful all the time( I know I am!).”

“Sorry to hear you won't be able to make the trip Ms.Adventurgirl...I don't get to meet too many single women that hike! lol”

“Good Luck Tom.”

“Who's Tom?”

“I am 23. Which I know is old enough to not listen to my mom and often I dont. But I need to respect her wishes at least for now. I really want to go. But now I have to work too, so there is no possible way. Plus a huge drive. I am all about adventure, but sometimes a person has to be practical too. If I didnt have to work I could come, because I have another friend who was willing to go. But I have to work. I got to make money.”

“Hey the weather's lookin pretty good...highs in the mid 70's, lows in the fifties! Expected scattered t storms on Sat. Have to wait till tommorrow to get Sunday's report.”

“If they're callin for rain this early in the week...it ain't gonna rain!”

“i see sunny skies in my forecast for this weekend....first day of autumn is always sunny!!”

“Where's the first campsite gonna be...anybody know? (I really don't want to go through the 222 threads to find info that may not be there)

I may get there early, set up camp and tool around the hills for a while.”

“i'm thinking it must be site c on the zaleski trail map....i also intend to get there as early as possible, although since i work 3rd shift, i may be a little crispy without sleep....”

“weather.com says isolated t-storms on saturday and scattered t-storms on sunday.

i am really looking forward to this weekend, despite the rain!”

“We'll camp at C on Friday night, D on Saturday Night, and then hike out.”

“That's the plan Joy!”

“BB - how many miles from C to D? Here is my post from a few days ago. Maybe you can shed some light:

The thread suggests an approximate 3 mile hike on Friday night, a 10 mile hike on Saturday and a 7 mile hike on Sunday.

Buddha mentioned we'd camp at C and D, Friday and Saturday respectively.

I checked out the topo link and am confused... where are we starting? I assumed A, since there is parking there. But the map says it's only 1.8 miles to C. Then only 4.3 miles to D.

What am I missing??? Am I reading something wrong?

tarabull
9/2/01”

“No, I think my numbers are wrong Tarabull. I was just estimating. as for Saturday, it is 4.3 miles from C to D, but there is a, I believe, 2 mile loop near D, that you could hike if you want to extend the milage.”

“I have a dilemma. I have a very important sales call at 1:00 here in Cleveland on friday, and my business partner (right hand man) is having a surprise birthday party thrown for him on Saturday @ 6:00 in Cleveland. It looks like I'll be down for only one night and 1/2 a day if at all. I can't miss the darn party, the guy has busted his a$$ for our company over the past year, and he attended my party in July. What to do, what to do?”

“You choose Buddha that kind of stuff makes my head hurt.”

“Joy, If you want fast and are traveling late (as in past Columbus rush hour)70 to 270 south bypass to 33 south to St. Rte. 278( in Nelsonville) south about 19 miles. Trailhead lot is on the east side (Hope furance across the road) Sign is on the left side of the road 100 yards from the parking lot. Ohio Magazine Aug 2001.”

“The previous TT Zaleski trip thread...If'n anyones' interested!”

“I do believe we're gonna have great weather!”

“Buddur you're so optimistic! I can't get Zaleski to come up, only Cincinnati and it says thunderstorms Sat and Sun!”

“BB "... if at all." ??

I have two choices here. I can be really nice and understanding so as not to make you feel bad if you can't make it.

OR I can lay the guilt trip and tell you that we've been looking forward to seeing you again and would be bummed if you couldn't make it...

What to do, what to do?

Really, though, do what you want to do. Don't stress yourself out either way. If you can't make the trip, we'll understand. If you can't make your friend's party, he'll understand.”

“Buddur you've brightened my day!

BB, exactly what Tarabull said!”

“Anybody got'sk'any idea of who'll'all be hikin'?”

“Gonzo and wolfsister, John and Tarabull, Hyper and me, You, Walkindude, and maybe General Cuastard. BB is a maybe too”

“Buhda Bear, Whatcha gonna do? Will we be seeing you at the trailhead? What about General?”

“I didnt know you could see state lines from space...cooooool!”

“Update: My brother is coming for sure.

The weather looks PERFECT. This is gonna be a great time.

This time tomorrow we'll be on the trail.”

“we are getting all packed up now....should be a great time....looking forward to meeting you all!!”

“sorry, joy. i'm out too.

my employer is having a 'family fun day' at cedar point on saturday. i don't want to go, however, my wife does. since she was good enough to let me go backpacking with BB in vermont, i thought i shouldn't fight her on it.

gc”

“Gonzo, What time you think you'll get there? I think I'll be there by 6:00 if I can resist fishing at Hope Lake. Anyone know if it would be worth it to pack my fishing pole in ?”

“wolfsister....
we are planning on hitting the trail by around 3:00 so as to get to the campsite early enough to kick back and relax a bit....i personally have never had much luck fishing at lake hope, but don't let that stop you from trying....”

“All of you have a great,safe hike! I'll be thinking of you guys the whole weekend. Again, have a great time...”

“Buddur is getting excited...he can tell something is going to happen. See y'all at "C"!

I should prolly go to sleep now.

”