At least the lows are getting higherOriginally Posted by Disco
At least the lows are getting higher
Agreed, good news for sure!At least the lows are getting higher
Thanks to fuhgawee graciously loaning me an UQ...I am at just under 20 lbs with water.
"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito." -- Dalai Lama XIV
"He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate."
--Henry David Thoreau
Disco; final confirmation; we're meeting Friday morning at 0800 at Taum Sauk Mountain State Park parking lot, correct?
Just to be sure...
Gideon
Hoot and I will catch up with you Friday evening.
"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito." -- Dalai Lama XIV
"He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate."
--Henry David Thoreau
Just to make sure we have clear skies the whole time I am pulling my raingear and tarp out of my pack.no don't do it- the lower you go the lower the temps will go. stay positive. everyone should just bring a fleece blanket and that is it...
"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito." -- Dalai Lama XIV
"He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate."
--Henry David Thoreau
That's affirmative, Sir.
With beauty all around you, may you walk.
Just a reminder since I can't change the outdated info in the first post anymore...
THE PLAN
I cant edit the first post anymore, so here's the updated plan...
Friday 8am: Meet at the Taum Sauk Mountain parking lot. Pile into a few cars and drive to the hwy A trailhead to start our hike.
Here's a map that shows the Taum Sauk lot and directions to the HWY A trailhead lot:
http://goo.gl/maps/x5BiW
It looks like if we camp where I want to camp, we'll be doing aprox. 11 miles on day one, 7 miles on day two, and 12 miles on day 3.
Day 1: Hwy A to Walker Branch. There is a nice site with a fire ring there, and there should be water in the branch.
Day 2: Walker Branch to Johnson Shut Ins for Lunch, to the Scour. The Scour is a cool place to hang...neat view of the valley and the reservoir.
Day 3: The Scour to Taum Sauk Mt.. This will be a long day, but we'll see some cool stuff like Mina Sauk Falls and Devil's Tollgate.
A few notes about the terrain... There is every possible kind of surface along this trail. Mud, gravel, grass, dirt, moss, large boulders that you have to climb up, and several creek crossings (including the Black River). You name it, we'll walk on it. Choose your shoes/boots accordingly.
Water was plentiful...hopefully that will be the case when we go.
There are many areas where you are in the sun for a long time. Sunscreen is suggested.
With beauty all around you, may you walk.
Just to update I had planned on heading out on Thursday and Hike Bell Mt. with Hairbear, however with Hairbear being out of commission right now I will be meeting up with everyone else at the Taum Sauk Mountain parking lot at 8:00 A.M. on Friday.
Hairbear, you and I can hike Bell Mt. when you are feeling better or we can do whatever hike you have in mind. You will be missed on this hike, relax and have a beer or two this weekend.
The make up hike sounds good to me. Ill be grumpy this weekend with the disapointment of not being there,but if someone puts something green by the fire somehow ill be amongst you. Just think someone else will have to be the smoke eater on this hike.
Thanks for the call the other night digitizer,it really cheered me up.
Last edited by hairbear; 05-01-2013 at 15:42.
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