Fl>LWRSF>April 6-8, 2013 circuit hike

[olddog]

Bringing fixings for diy bacon wrapped dates for Friday night.

[samsara]

Bringing fixings for diy bacon wrapped dates for Friday night.

Ahhh... bless you, young man

[MAD777]

Ahhh... bless you, young man

+1 on that!!!!!!

[samsara]

Scooby and I just finished our recon of the site. We should be fine to stay at the Lakeside site. There are just a few tiny puddles of water in the little drainage that I will pass on (YMMV) but there is easily accessible water (sand all the way to the water) from the lake about a 5-10 minute walk from the campsite.

Just remember that we are at the beginning of aggressive gator season. It's HIGHLY unlikely that we'll see one but just be aware of your spidey senses.

There is plenty of firewood at both sites (remember... for cooking fires only... I will bring one bag of marshmallows ) but it will mostly be PIY (Process It Yourself) so if a couple of people could bring their Laplanders. The bonus will be that we can do a little bit of trail maintenance to help out the FL Trail gang and get some free firewood in the bargain.

We might need to spread out a bit at the Lakeside campsite but I saw about 6 spots all fairly near to the table/fire ring. The cypress trees are all leafing out and look nice and green. You can also walk out to them and not even get your feet muddy. Don't worry Great White... you shouldn't dunk your camera (or was it phone?) this time

Bugs don't seem too bad and we had that recent cold snap that might have helped some too. The flies are starting to come out but I think the yellow flies (the worst as far as I'm concerned) come out later in April (I can't remember). As usual, this is FL so be prepared for bugs but I probably won't need any bug spray (but I will bring some).

The entrance/day use fee is $6 for the weekend. You can either pay at the iron ranger near the meeting spot or you can give it to me and I'll drop it off at the office on Monday. It makes no difference to me.

Looking forward to seeing everyone soon. The first group will probably head out some time after 4. If you will be coming later and aren't sure how to get out there just let me know and we'll get you oriented.

Dave

[olddog]

Hanging sites at the lakeside site were my concern, a rough count is 10 at this point with some of them maybes. What will the airboats be like there on the lake? I know we could hear some at the Sherpa hang but I don't recall there being many.

[samsara]

Hanging sites at the lakeside site were my concern, a rough count is 10 at this point with some of them maybes. What will the airboats be like there on the lake? I know we could hear some at the Sherpa hang but I don't recall there being many.

I ran into Shannan at the store about an hour ago and he said he will probably be able to make it. As far as airboats are concerned... it's a bit of a crap shoot but I don't think it will be opening weekend for any sort of hunting so that might help.

I think 10 or more shouldn't be a problem. We'll just spread out a bit. I didn't even think about it until now but we could probably find quite a few spots in cypress trees along the hiking trail along the lake.

Now we just need to pray for reasonably cool weather

Dave

[MAD777]

ATTENDEE LIST-----


Signed up and probably packed:

MAD777 (who needs to spend more time in the woods)
samsara (now that his back has healed)
Grinder (with tales from Mexico)
olddog (who never misses an excuse to burn something)
islander (really, really, really)
lilricky (chef extraordinare of campfire Jiffy Pop)
Great White (who can be found bushwacking with lilricky)
Shannan (still tasting his campfireThai Lap dish)


Maybe ???

emcee (who can't decide to hike or finish his taxes, duh)
Tuck (who is checking his calendar)
Floridahanger (who drinks unfiltered water)

[MAD777]

According to The Weather Channel, the forecast calls for highs in the 80's and lows around 60, with likely showers during the day Friday, but clearing by the time we get there and a dry weekend.

With a week to go, let's keep an eye on the forecast and pack accordingly (actually, 10 degrees cooler).

[islander]

I'm ready. Already partially packed, except the sleeping gear quilts. Trying to get out of work as soon as possible. Its about a 2 hour drive for me. Looking to be there at School Bus road by 4:00p.

[emcee]

HOA, check
Business PPT, check
Son's IRS, check
Mom's IRS, check
Mom's State, check
Personal IRS, #$%^&@*(%$#^

Pinholes in my tarp , HG is coming thru with a repair kit.

I'm at 60%.

Can't miss Grinder's tales of Mayheeco.