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    New Years Eve Hang near Morgantown, West Virginia

    New Years Eve Mini-Hang in West Virginia! Anyone interested?

    RockRat, Country Rat and I are starting to plan a New Years Eve hang at Chestnut Ridge Campground near Morgantown WV, just minutes off of Interstate 68. No hiking in -- just hanging at a year round campground. Although great hiking nearby. . . Virgin Hemlock Trail and Coopers Rock State Forest. West Virginia University and Morgantown are just 15 minutes down the mountain.

    Right now we’re only thinking about Thursday night to ring in the new year and practice for Mt. Rogers. But if more people are driving in, we could make it 2 nights to make it worth your while for the drive.

    We know there aren't that many hangers near us on the HF map, but maybe there are some lurkers out there or tenters who want to learn more about cold weather hammock camping.

    Post if interested. The 3 of us will be there, Lord willin' and the creek don't rise.
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    Sounds interesting to Biker650 and I HappyCamper! Can't let you know for sure until a little closer to the date. I seem to be hogging up the vacation days around the holidays this year at work......

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    Sounds good. Keep us posted!
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    New Years Eve! It's still on! If it snows I'm bringing large tube for sledding, baby! Great hill there! I'm also bringing some firewood but we can always use more. I'll check and see what's available at the campground.

    HappyCamper - yes
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    Country Rat - probably
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    JD's friend - maybe
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    Lisa is another maybe! Yes, I know a lot depends on the driving weather.

    We checked with ranger and yes, showers are still on and are hot at campground. Plus water available for tent campers.

    Also, for those leaving campground on NY day, I'm inviting all to my house for pork and sauerkraut lunch at around 1 pm or whatever time we decide to leave the campground. Mark will have it cooking in slow cooker all morning. Plus hot cider for all!

    I'm told having p&s on NY will bring you good camping weather for rest of year!

    PM if coming to lunch so I know how much to make! Thanks.
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    Sauerkraut huh? In the South it's black-eyed peas and, well... here's a quote from Wikipedia:

    The traditional meal also features collard, turnip, or mustard greens, and ham. The peas, since they swell when cooked, symbolize prosperity; the greens symbolize money; the pork, because pigs root forward when foraging, represents positive motion.[4] Cornbread also often accompanies this meal.
    Not trying to hijack with food, but thought it was interesting, I'm not sure about the "positive motion" thing either.

    Wish I could come hang out with you guys (y'all), but my sister will be visiting us on New Years from St. Louis.


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    Black-eyed peas, eh? Learn something new here all the time. I looked up the pork and sauerkraut. It's a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition and since I'm from PA originally makes sense. "Pork is traditional because the New Year is a time to look forward and a hog can not look back."
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    A New Year's Day without Black-Eyed peas, Greens (collards, mustard, turnip, etc) and Pork is blasphemous, outrageous, downright dangerous. To begin a new year without the Good Luck brought on by this meal would bring disaster at worst, mediocrity at best. The Peas (copper colored) are for pennies, the Greens are for green-backs, and the pork, which I knew only as a necessary part of the good luck meal, is apparently for progress and going forward. I'm glad to have learned that. This forum is a wealth of information- see, Good Luck kicks in again.
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    mmmm hopping johns and collard greens.

    the collard greens provided by...my garden.

    can't wait.

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    Kirk is coming so the list now looks like . . .

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    Kirk - yes
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