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« on: March 17, 2009, 10:25:12 AM »
I was just curious to see who and where everyone was hiking/ backpacking this weekend?

Me and my wife are planning on heading to the Sipsey Friday after work. Not sure which trails we will be doing, it will be her first trip.
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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2009, 10:32:41 AM »
I am heading out early Thursday morning. I plan to camp at the Borden Bridge Thursday - Sunday.

Plans include: Trail 203 & Borden Creek Cave, hunting for salt peter cave (Bee Branch) and Trail 210 Mitchell Ridge.

Hope to see some Alatrail memebers during my walks!

Eric
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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2009, 10:37:20 AM »
Were gonna get there a little after dark Friday. There should be plenty of campsites around Borden avaliable?
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2009, 11:06:43 AM »
There are at least 8 sites directly around the bridge on both sides of the creek. I have noticed that most people who park at the bridge hike in to camp in the woods. Should be OK to find a site. I will keep an eye on open sites, hopefully I will be at the same spot we met at last time. I'll let you know where the best spots are and if they are empty if you would like.

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« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2009, 11:19:32 AM »
I was thinking about making a trip back to Clifty Creek Falls on Sat. that is if I am not helping a friend move  Sad
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« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2009, 01:50:46 PM »
A friend and I may.... hopefully..... go down FS228, aka Caney Creek Road, to Atkins Cemetery and drop into the drainage to the west.  Lamar Marshall called it Sweetwater Creek. 

Or.... I may end up having to stay home and deal with stuff.
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« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2009, 02:13:22 PM »
Quote from: montysano on March 17, 2009, 01:50:46 PM
A friend and I may.... hopefully..... go down FS228, aka Caney Creek Road, to Atkins Cemetery and drop into the drainage to the west. 

Can you drive that far down?
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« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2009, 03:30:36 PM »
Quote from: elbowman on March 17, 2009, 10:32:41 AM
I am heading out early Thursday morning. I plan to camp at the Borden Bridge Thursday - Sunday.

Plans include: Trail 203 & Borden Creek Cave, hunting for salt peter cave (Bee Branch) and Trail 210 Mitchell Ridge.

Hope to see some Alatrail memebers during my walks!

Eric

Good luck.  Last fall we tried Trail 210 and it was so overgrown we turned around and went home.  Ticks covered us up.  Hiker beware.
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« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2009, 03:35:49 PM »
Quote from: elbowman on March 17, 2009, 11:06:43 AM
There are at least 8 sites directly around the bridge on both sides of the creek. I have noticed that most people who park at the bridge hike in to camp in the woods. Should be OK to find a site. I will keep an eye on open sites, hopefully I will be at the same spot we met at last time. I'll let you know where the best spots are and if they are empty if you would like.

Eric

That would be greatly appreciated. We get off at 5 so We will probably leave around 5:30 or 6 and it will take about 3 hours to get there. So we will be there around 8:30-9 hopefully.
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« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2009, 03:43:14 PM »
Uncle Wayne,

Sipsy Wilderness Hiking Club has adopted Trail 210 and reports it is fully cleared from end to end.

http://sipseywilderness.blogspot.com/

I will let everyone know for sure come next week.


JC785,

I will keep an eye out for you. Safe travels.

Eric
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« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2009, 05:26:10 PM »
Quote from: toph on March 17, 2009, 02:13:22 PM
Can you drive that far down?

I dunno.  Guess I better call the Forest Service tomorrow and check it out.  There's a private inholding down past the cemetery; it's clearly visible in Google Earth.  Have you tried it and found it gated, toph?

BTW: a camping buddy, who I'll characterize kindly as "over-adventurous", recently spent yet another night on the trail in the Sipsey (his 3rd such "night out", I believe).  He went in to the junction of North and South Caney, got turned around dayhiking, then thrashed out the next day.  He went back later in the week to retrieve his gear at his campsite.  My wife really prefers that I not go camping with him.   Grin
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« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2009, 08:09:34 PM »
Quote from: montysano on March 17, 2009, 01:50:46 PM
A friend and I may.... hopefully..... go down FS228, aka Caney Creek Road, to Atkins Cemetery and drop into the drainage to the west.  Lamar Marshall called it Sweetwater Creek. 

Or.... I may end up having to stay home and deal with stuff.

we drove to the cemetery 6-8 months ago. I would look at the road to the east of the drainage, might be a good way in
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« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2009, 10:12:33 PM »
NAWFEST, Fri, Sat, Sun, If you're up that way, stop by and check out the fun. Carl W.
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« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2009, 12:35:27 AM »
Quote from: montysano on March 17, 2009, 05:26:10 PM
I dunno.  Guess I better call the Forest Service tomorrow and check it out.  There's a private inholding down past the cemetery; it's clearly visible in Google Earth.  Have you tried it and found it gated, toph?

BTW: a camping buddy, who I'll characterize kindly as "over-adventurous", recently spent yet another night on the trail in the Sipsey (his 3rd such "night out", I believe).  He went in to the junction of North and South Caney, got turned around dayhiking, then thrashed out the next day.  He went back later in the week to retrieve his gear at his campsite.  My wife really prefers that I not go camping with him.   Grin




I just don't understand why she wouldn't want you to go camping with him  Tongue
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« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2009, 06:06:05 AM »
Quote from: elbowman on March 17, 2009, 03:43:14 PM
Uncle Wayne,

Sipsy Wilderness Hiking Club has adopted Trail 210 and reports it is fully cleared from end to end.



That's good news. Thanks. 
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« Reply #15 on: March 18, 2009, 08:25:26 AM »
Quote from: montysano on March 17, 2009, 05:26:10 PM
I dunno.  Guess I better call the Forest Service tomorrow and check it out.  There's a private inholding down past the cemetery; it's clearly visible in Google Earth.  Have you tried it and found it gated, toph?
I don't think so but not sure.  I drove the road a few years back just looking around and my GPS track indicates that I turned back well before the cemetary and not sure at this point "why" I might've done that.  It's so unlike me if the road keeps going Smiley
Quote from: montysano on March 17, 2009, 05:26:10 PM
BTW: a camping buddy, who I'll characterize kindly as "over-adventurous", recently spent yet another night on the trail in the Sipsey (his 3rd such "night out", I believe).  He went in to the junction of North and South Caney, got turned around dayhiking, then thrashed out the next day.  He went back later in the week to retrieve his gear at his campsite.  My wife really prefers that I not go camping with him.   Grin

I think he and I would get along GREAT but ditto the wife.
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« Reply #16 on: March 18, 2009, 08:11:12 PM »
Our plans are to knock another waterfall off the list, actually hoping to do more than one.
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« Reply #17 on: March 18, 2009, 10:48:25 PM »
I'll be working here in LA, but there IS still trail work going on with the AHTS crew till Saturday, HQ'ed at Cheaha but working the south end of Pinhoti mostly. I posted this back a month ago, but for some reason, it never got put on the calender.   Who can explain this mystery?  A conspiracy ?

neither can I figure out why nobody this year, from "those in the know" at AHTS, spends time promoting whats going on on alatrails. Cuffs, you did a good job last fall, but you must have other fish to fry this spring.
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« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2009, 01:53:44 PM »
Quote from: ednotmilkman on March 18, 2009, 10:48:25 PM
neither can I figure out why nobody this year, from "those in the know" at AHTS, spends time promoting whats going on on alatrails.

If I still lived in Alabama I would help promote. However I will be up on the Pinhoti and the Cheaha area this weekend as I am on 10 days of leave.
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« Reply #19 on: March 19, 2009, 02:58:58 PM »
I'm planning an overnighter this Sat-Sun from Borden Creek to East Bee Branch and back.  My son and two daughters(21, 22, and 24 yrs old, respectively) will be accompanying me.  Ya'll say "hi" if you see us!
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