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    Illinois, Garden of the Gods, Labor Day weekend

    I would like to get a group hang together at Garden of the Gods, Illinois for Labor day weekend.
    The trails are really nice and there are some good hanging spots along the trail. Most likely we will be meeting at the backpackers parking lot and hiking a couple miles down the River to River trail. I can bring a couple extra hammocks if you have a friend that wants to come and doesn't have a hammock. I don't have any extra underquilts or topquilts as of today.

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    I'll be spending the night there July 10
    Get lost in the woods and find yourself again. A vacation,to me, is working with your hands and surviving because of the fruits of your labor. In the business world I teach;in the natural world I learn.

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    Are you planning to go for 3 days, 2 nights?
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    It depends on what everyone else wants to do. I can do three days two nights if that is what people want.
    We could hike a few miles on the River to River trail the first night, hike back out to the cars to get water, food, etc, then hike somewhere else and camp a second night if people are interested.

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    There are plenty of streams and creeks to get water from along the RtR trail. I wouldn't worry about bringing too much if you have a filter or just boil it. Some of those streams I'd just drink from
    Get lost in the woods and find yourself again. A vacation,to me, is working with your hands and surviving because of the fruits of your labor. In the business world I teach;in the natural world I learn.

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    I've spoken with some people about the hang and we will be meeting around 2pm at the backpackers parking lot.

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    I'm definitely interested. I probably won't make it the whole weekend, but at least one night.

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    We won't be hiking in very far, and cell phone signal is pretty good. If you can't make it the first night, I will give you my cell phone number so we can get in touch.

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    I defineatly am interested i will be following thread,im going to look into a megabus ride because my Jeep doesnt like long road trips on gas to justify a couple day hang

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    some of them dry up in September

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