Eagle Rock Loop Group Hike

Well Lew contacted me and said he is out.. on the good news side its shaping up for Tenn and I to be able to get out of memphis on Thursday.

I know I will be there for the whole trip....not sure if I will come in Thursday night or early Friday morning. Everything is coming together including the perfect weather forcasted. YooHoo!

I am leaving Thursday morning early, parking my truck at FR106, and then hiking north Upper Mo Tril head. I am camping there Thursday night, and meeting everyone there Friday morning at 9am. If you get there Thursday night, just look for the young kid in a hammock The weather is looking awesome!

I'm going to leave the house at 2am Friday morning and hope to meet the group a the RV parking lot close to 8. If I'm late, then I'll drive up to the Upper Little Mo and catch up with you guys on the trail.

Oh, and no one can make fun of my bear canister - I'm training w/ it for the JMT in July.

Ditto on the weather!!

Sean

Hey AR.. you felling any better? I was hoping to see you again on the trail this trip. Pete and I will be leaving Memphis around 12 or 1 I think.

I got confirmation on having the weekend off, but I still don't know what time I'll be able to get out of LR on Friday. Probably not before 5.

Well check on us in AP before heading down to the winding stairs trail head I guess just to make sure we made it that far.

Hey just a FYI for everyone. I just talked to Tenn... and I think what I may do is something that the other guys that may wear out quickly maybe should think about doing. I am thinking I will stage my main pack at Albert Pike in someones vehicle, and just take my day pack from the upper trail head down to AP. Then pick it up. Should make Fri faster and more distance. Then we know we are only packing enough stuff for Saturday and sat night and sunday morn. Just a thought. Been thinking about doing this the last 3 times or so I did the trail. But then I am not trying to prove anything just moving on down the trail lol.

Makes sense to me. Too bad that wouldn't work for the ABF section .

Makes sense to me,TM. There should be 1 or 2 vehicles from my group here that we could leave there. I'm bringing a daypack just in case.
Any other good ideas? Rollerblades,anything like that?

I think I'm going to have to sit this one out, don't want to aggravate my knee even though it's feeling better. May camp around the trailhead Sat. night and at least say howdy when you guys come off the trail. Have a good trip!

I just got back home, and WOW RedBuffalo sure can keep a steady even nice pace up hills!! Eagle Rock and Brush Heap were nice and we didn't have to stop, just slow and steady. We made it to my truck around 1:30 and I just went ahead and drove home (no Pizza-Hut ). Amanda made me Enchiladas, so that got my home pretty fast.

I had a great time, and thanks Mark for the invitation!!!!

By the way. . .

Trail Monkey had me worried when he said Saturday morning that he thought my pack weighed 20-25 lbs., so I went home and measured it
With everything except food and water, my pack weighed in on Isaiah's baby scale at 8lbs 9.5oz.! I had 1 liter of water on me (2lbs) and then my food. I did weigh my extra food when I got home, and I had 1lb 11.5oz I could have eaten for a whole other day. I will have to cut the extra food out and really plan my snacks out from here on out, but I am glad that going up Eagle Rock and Brush Heap I had on a sub 15lb. pack

I just got home today. Tenn and Red Buffalo are freaking machines! I was carrying a 16 1/2 pound pack and could barely keep up with them on the big uphills.

BTW Red Buffalo, I found a bunch of rocks in my pack. Any idea where those came from??

Don't have a clue? Had a great time!

Here's a link to some of the snaps I took; ERL Snaps.

Good to hear that the guys caught up with you Red. How long did it take them to meet up with you Saturday? The pics are great

I was putting my boots on the other side of Blaylock Creek and here they come. They said they had lunch at the same spot we did (Saline Creek?).

Preacher - thanks for letting me set the pace up those climbs and staying back with me. Having you on my heels kept me going... We had a great camp w/ coffee, cigars, and discussing the finer points of backpacking (UL vs ?}.

Just when I left!!! They really were on our heels, I am realy glad that they caught you, I was worried you would be solo today.

Wish I could have made the hills with you guys.. but it just wasn't to be. My knee wasnt that bad but didn't want to push it and worked out great. We meet some more great people down by the Winding Stairs and had a great time. I think that Pete has seen the light.. the heavens opened and the light shone down to his pack hahahah.

Tm, I found a knife that isn't mine in the floor behind the drivers seat. Lose anything this trip?

I saw the light. Believe me, my knees, shoulders haven't stopped reminding me about it either.

If it's a grey folding Gerber,it's mine. I haven't seen it today but I figured it was in my pack somewhere. Must have come out on one of those bone jarring potholes.

If its a black Kershaw then its mine.. I too have not found it lol.

WOW, I can't beleive you backcountry fellows can't keep up with your most important survival tool, your knife. Survivorman would be disapointed. LOL I am just kidding, don't let me get under your skin. I am glad that you guys had a good trip.

I found a fixed blade gerber, but lost my keys