PA Ruck 2008 - January 25th-27th

[StarLyte]

Hi everyone…

The PA Ruck is right around the corner from us: January 25th-27th, 2008 at Ironmasters Hostel at Pine Grove Furnace State Park PA. It is being held one week after the Southern Ruck. Some folks are driving straight up from this SoRuck to attend the PA Ruck.

The PA Ruck webpage can be accessed here:

http://www.whiteblaze.net/paruck/

It will be updated frequently.

I’d like to thank ATTroll for hosting the PA Ruck on Whiteblaze.net !!! Sly played a major role in the ftp process – I couldn’t have done it without him.

You can access an interactive Google spreadsheet (thanks Sly) from the PA Ruck site, noting your food donations, presentation, volunteer clean-up or anything you’d like to bring or add. Please feel free to visit the spreadsheet as often as you’d like and make any changes necessary, making sure you click edit, then save your work after your entry.

Bag O’Tricks will be my right-hand man this year in charge of volunteer clean-up recruiting. The spreadsheet is available for this purpose and to make this task as simple as possible. Thanks Tricks!

A major thank you to Chris Bagby “Spur” for his generosity in hosting the previous PA Ruck website.

Thanks to Jim and Ginny!

**Thanks again Sly**

Marsha

[Cookerhiker]

Wow, only a week apart. Foodwise, can we just bring leftovers from the SoRuck?

[Sly]

Wow, only a week apart. Foodwise, can we just bring leftovers from the SoRuck?

Yeah, and make a prolonged road trip out of it!

[Cookerhiker]

Yeah, and make a prolonged road trip out of it!

It's practically on my way home from SoRuck so I can't complain.

[Panzer1]

StarLyte,

I like your avatar. Whre did you get it?

Panzer

[Sly]

StarLyte,

I like your avatar. Whre did you get it?

Google "gopher bazooka" and it's the 1st hit.

[turtle fast]

For the presentation on Friday night is it a slideshow of someones hike....or is there a speaker coming?
I think I have to talk my wife into going this year!

[Kirby]

I might go, depends on how things shake down for me.

Kirby

[EWS]

...25:1...

[warraghiyagey]

Anyone from the northeast (Mass, Maine, NH) want to carpool?

[Frosty]

Anyone from the northeast (Mass, Maine, NH) want to carpool?

Are you someplace other than your location indicates (outside Rochester NY)? I'm going from Portsmouth, NH but carpoolling would not make sense as I am closer to the RUCK than I am to you.

[Lyle]

I may be able to combine a trip to the Ruck with a visit to friends that I hope to do in January. Never been to any Rucks, Gatherings, or Hangs - looking forward to making one!

Any interest in veiwing some slides from Hikanation? This was the cross-country hike sponsored by AHS and Dept. of Interior back in 1980-81. Was the precursor to the ADT. Have some I could bring if there is any interest. They are old, would probably be good for a laugh seeing some of the monster packs we used to carry. Let me know if any interest, no hard feelings or disappointment if not :-)

[StarLyte]

For the presentation on Friday night is it a slideshow of someones hike....or is there a speaker coming?
I think I have to talk my wife into going this year!

It is a combination for Friday night. We usually have a speaker first, then the slideshow presentations.

Looking for live music in the common room if anyone is interested. Takoma Tedd could possibly surprise us -- and has, but his drive up to PA is a long one.

There's a beautiful grand piano in the main common room if anyone would like to perform for all to enjoy...please feel free.

[warraghiyagey]

Are acoustic 12 string guitars welcome?

[StarLyte]

Are acoustic 12 string guitars welcome?

Can you feel the love?

[Hikerhead]

Can you feel the love?

And make sure Sgt Rock brings his harmonica too. (oops wrong Ruck. SORRY!)

[warraghiyagey]

Can you feel the love?

I believe I can.

[camojack]

Are acoustic 12 string guitars welcome?

It all depends upon who brings 'em.

Just kidding; I'm planning to attend...as usual.

[Pootz]

My hiking partner M&M I would be willing to show the slidshow from our 07 thru hike. We could do it either Friday or Saturday night.

[StarLyte]

My hiking partner M&M I would be willing to show the slidshow from our 07 thru hike. We could do it either Friday or Saturday night.

I put you in for an 8:45 p.m. Friday night presentation - is this okay? Would this be on the Appalachian Trail?

You can click HERE to view the PA Ruck's Google interactive spreadsheet.

Once you get to the site, click on: edit this page (center, right), once you're in the spreadsheet area, you'll see 6 different spreadsheets on the bottom. Feel free to fill in any of the spreadsheets at this time, then click SAVE AND CLOSE top right.

Welcome and thanks !