Pennsylvania Trip soon thread

for all those Pennsyltuckians out there.

Ok! Here is the thread...

Thunderswamp trail this weekend. There's a small lot of us meeting around 6pm at the 402 trailhead on Friday for an itty bitty overnight followed by about 19 miles done over Sat & Sun.

Easy, relaxed, and Poconos flat. No mountaineering gear needed. ;)

Need to get out? Come with.

Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

What "grrr"?

Toss stuff in pack, drive, hike.

;)

Yup...............

Grrr, as in.........."yum-yum, I would love to hike that hike."

I got home late last night from 24 miles of riding the ridges on the AT near Roanoke.
That was some wicked up and down and some of the prettiest sights.
I'm still walkin' a bit funny.

Have fun!!

Nice. Doing the Hiker Shuffle rocks.

Anytime you feel up for the Thunderswamp let me know. It right up the road a ways. ;)

T'will be a good weekend. :)

I'm a'feared that I'll have to stay home this weekend and take care of home stuff and wood shop projects that I have been knee-glecting.

Just did that trail 2 weeks ago.

Flintstone "secret site" is posted, and the bridge is still out at Saw Creek.
I had a fun almost waist-high creek crossing there!
Even some of the smaller creeks were a little tricky.
Course it had been raining up there for a couple of days...

TONS of blowdowns on the trail too, that just adds to the fun!

Have a great time

Interesting. Thanks!

I wonder what Saw Creek has in store for us this time? ;)

Tick levels? Of all the trails, this one gives me the heebies the most.

"I wonder what Saw Creek has in store for us this time? ;)"
Spindle

How's about you go and see for yourself?

I am. On Friday. ;)

I see...............

Are you sure?

;)

tick tick tick

hmmm a pile o'gear... :)

Get crackin'!

Grrrrr! A hike in my backyard and I can't go.

Hm. What's up with that?

Here's a pic I took this past fall of the no trespassing sign at the Flintstones campsite.

[www.thebackpacker.com]

Yeah. We saw that on a Bonehead trip not long after it was put up.

They were very enthusiastic with the signage all along the boundary in that area.

Like anyone would tresspass! sheesh.

I think the sites out on the island are the bestest.
Nice soft bed of pine needles
They don't own the island!
Course you might have to wade out there.....
Have a great trip.
I'd join ya but my daughter is taking me to Atlantic City this weekend

Thanks. Have fun in AC. :)

Wading in the 'swamp? It's very possible. ;)

Geez Coco, don't be a wall flower!

He's hardly shy MarkO.

He'll be broke after this weekend tho. ;)

I'm packed. :))

Just gotta mix the Trailgarita.

"He's hardly shy MarkO.

He'll be broke after this weekend tho. ;)"
Spindle

Ask Coco why he's going to Atlantic City.
(I make jokey)

>8^b

I'll be thinking about Trailgaritas whilst I'm home hoeing the rows.

Perhaps I'd rather not know why he's going? Even if his daughter is taking him there...it's probably none of my business. ;)

Pimpin' the yardwork I see.

Lifes hard out there.

lol.

Coco told me that his daughter is taking him to see some live music.

>;^]

That could mean any number of things in AC.

heh heh

OK........OK, I do believe he said they were going to see The Wallflowers.

>8^b

Ooooh. I get it. Ha.

Silly MarkO. Come hike instead of hoeing. ;)

Yeah, off to the Showboat and the House of Blues.

Someone at work told me where the "lucky slot machine" is located! Ha Ha

I'd rather be out on the trail but it's my daughters birthday.


Trailgaritas? Yum

Some other time........................I have some wood wrecking to do too.

>8^[

Make me a high whorl dropspindle? A MarkO original. I'll be the only girl who has one and the other girls will envy me. :)

I'll knit you stuff...

Can you work with a synthetic resin in your shop? Some time ago on a backpacking trip I managed to snap the dowel on my fav spindle above the whorl. The man who made it is no longer in the biz. The broken end needs to be trimmed and the brass hook needs to be freed up and reattached.

I don't have any tools here I'm comfortable cutting resin with.

Just asking. I don't know anyone else who might have the right tools.

Would that I could.

I'm workin' on some guitar bodies that were homeless for a while and now we have a place in which to rub-a-dub-dub and grind and make the sawdust fly.

I really don't know how to handle your.................spindle, Spindle.

Story of my life. ;D

Enjoy your sawdust!

I'll give your regards to the 'swamp ticks. :)

Did y'all survive? How were the ticks? How was Saw Creek?

Saw Creek was very low. We rock hopped across a couple yards upstream from where the bridge used to be.

The ticks are just getting started. I think we brushed off a total of 5 on Sat. Still early in the season.

Yes, we survived brilliantly in spite of a bruise or two.

Brilliant!

You're not having fun if you don't go home bruised. ;)

Atta girl! If you're not bleeding, you're not hiking hard enuff.
However, rock hopping Saw Creek is just wrong.

I guess there were no blackfly issues? I was in the Gap on Wed and got crucified by them.

The 'swamp is very much in need of water.

No blackflies there yet. Gnats yes, but no blood donations to the blackflies last weekend. :)

I've never seen black flies in West Virginia.

Spindle,
That rock hop spot a few yards upstream from the old bridge crossing was where I crossed a few weeks ago in almost waist deep water!

See any turkey hunters on Sat morning?

It's much easier without the waist deep water. ;)

Yes we did. 6 turkey hunters who were none too happy to meet us bopping along like we belonged there.

On Sunday morning we woke up to the sound of a tom gobbling away like he was the only bird in the 'swamp. It was fitting.

"It's much easier without the waist deep water. ;)"

That's about knee-deep on me.
>8^]

Thats funny about the Tom They seem to have a way of knowing when it's hunting season.

You would have enjoyed that crossing MarkO

I'm sure it was an easy rock hop
It was a little harder when I couldn't see where the rocks were, and I hadn't done that part of the trail before.

I'm doing a Lehigh Gap scramble/figure 8 dayhike both sides of the Gap including Devils Pulpit on Sunday if anyones interested.

Gotta get in shape for my Yosemite trip.

Ooo interesting. Another weekend perhaps?

I have plans for a chunk of AT around Hawk Mtn sat-sun w/nogranola and his poor unsuspecting houseguest. ;)

Can't have my feet heal up too much from the Thunderswamp damage! Walking normal is for sissies.

I know you ain't no sissy, missy.

You should see me do the Screechy Girly Dance when I find a HUGE ugly black beetle in my tent.

It's embarrassing. ;)

note to self:

Must hike with Spindle and bring big black beetles.............ugly ones.
Also, someone must have a camera with video and sound capabilities.