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BumpJumper
02-17-2009, 18:49
Who all from WB is going to the Conference in White Springs this March?
BumpJumper
02-17-2009, 19:03
Are you camping?
sheepdog
02-17-2009, 19:52
future teachers of america?
future teachers of america?
Florida Trail Association (http://www.floridatrail.org/)
PatrickONeill
02-18-2009, 00:03
Hello Floridians,
When is the conference?
Noob in Jacksonville, Fl.
March 27-29
http://www.floridatrail.org/News/Latest-News/News/Latest-News/News/Latest-News/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=543&Itemid=287
BumpJumper
02-18-2009, 08:50
Hi Patrick and welcome. You will really enjoy it.:cool:
Hey Patrick - like BJ said, you'll have a great time at the Hiking Festival!
BumpJumper
02-20-2009, 18:13
I will see you there Kevin.
Gray Blazer
02-21-2009, 11:04
Do they have booths or swap meets? Would it be worth it to me to set up my booth with AT/FT pics?
BumpJumper
02-21-2009, 19:07
You would have to call the FTA and ask about that. They do have lots of vendors.
chiefduffy
02-22-2009, 05:39
The missus and I are thinking about going for the 1st time. What say, Gray, I will if you will! (I wanna see your photography!!!)
Gray Blazer
02-22-2009, 21:42
The missus and I are thinking about going for the 1st time. What say, Gray, I will if you will! (I wanna see your photography!!!)
I'm getting a new batch together now. I sent a bunch to The Only Wanderer cuz he thought he could sell 'em for me. He had to dump 'em becuz they weren't garage sale material. I'm gonna contact Ron Haven and try to make the Hiker Bash with some fresh ones.
I can only say maybe right now about White Springs although you have planted a seed.
chiefduffy
02-23-2009, 03:46
'Maybe' is better than 'h@ll no', I reckon.:rolleyes:
future teachers of america?
Florida Trail Association (http://www.floridatrail.org/)
Thanks fo the link. I thought the FT in that acronym were two completely different words.
FT could mean so many things.
Gray Blazer
02-23-2009, 21:28
Thanks fo the link. I thought the FT in that acronym were two completely different words.
FT could mean so many things.
F*** Tard
Gray Blazer
02-23-2009, 21:29
http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/6/2/1/7/058_thumb.jpg (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=30704&catid=member&imageuser=6217)
Here's proof that FL is not all flat. You can access Torreya from the FT.
BumpJumper
02-25-2009, 11:14
Well I just got my reserations and I am so there....see yall there.:D
Gray Blazer
02-25-2009, 13:43
http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/6/2/1/7/058_thumb.jpg (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=30704&catid=member&imageuser=6217)
Here's proof that FL is not all flat. You can access Torreya from the FT.
Whoops, I meant to put this map in fave sections of the FT thread.
I may see you at White Springs. I still have nightmares about that Spring House there. My parents took me there when I was a little kid and it was still in use.
BumpJumper
02-25-2009, 19:34
What about the spring house? Do tell!:-?
Gray Blazer
02-25-2009, 21:51
They built it around the White Springs. It had a flood gate they would close up to fill the place up. The strange thing is it had more than one level inside complete with changing rooms, bathrooms and concession stands. To a 4 year old kid it was huge and the water was black and deep. I got some closure years later when our boyscout troop canoed by it and I was able to go inside to see what it was all about 15 years later.
I don't know why the script changed to italics.
fancyfeet
02-25-2009, 23:57
I don't know why the script changed to italics.
Because you're still spooked? :p
Jim Adams
02-26-2009, 01:31
Well I just got my reserations and I am so there....see yall there.:D
Yo, BumpJumper, look up my buddy ChickenMan while you're there. I feel sure that he will be there. He is a trail crew foreman on the FT.
geek
BumpJumper
02-26-2009, 10:12
Jim, what is his name? I probably have already met him doing trail work.
Jim Adams
02-26-2009, 15:19
Jim, what is his name? I probably have already met him doing trail work.
Dave Feviere...36 y/o, tall, thin, dark hair, beer can permenently in the non-talking hand!:D
geek
BumpJumper
02-27-2009, 08:11
LMAO...no, I dont recall meeting him as of yet. I would remember the "can"!:D
BumpJumper
02-27-2009, 08:12
Hey wait a minute.....does he play a banjo or a guitar?
I just made reservations for myself and my 2 youngest boys (15 and 11). I picked camping (share a site), and we'll be tenting. Looking forward to meeting some of y'all in person! :)
BumpJumper
03-02-2009, 18:39
Hey Catnip. I will look ya up.
Any others coming out to the Florida Hiking Festival?
chiefduffy
03-21-2009, 04:31
I will probably come out for a day, won't camp tho.
BumpJumper
03-23-2009, 18:08
What day are you coming Chief? I will be camping at the Suwannee Valley Campground. We at least need to meet.
chiefduffy
03-24-2009, 04:28
I'm planning on coming out saturday morining. I will wander around the State Park and see what's going on. If I don't see ya I'll cruise over to the KOA and see if I can spot ya.
Gray Blazer
03-24-2009, 07:52
Any others coming out to the Florida Hiking Festival?
Idon't think so, but, ya never know.
Ya'll have some fun.:sun
Any others coming out to the Florida Hiking Festival?
Not me this year, too far to come from Az! Have a great time.
BumpJumper
03-25-2009, 19:13
Chief, we are assigned site #8. I have a white Dodge Ram just in case they change my lot on me.:welcome
Gray Blazer
03-25-2009, 19:15
Chief, we are assigned site #8. I have a white Dodge Ram just in case they change my lot on me.:welcome
I'm confused......are we supposed to dodge you or ram you?
BumpJumper
03-26-2009, 22:39
Lmao
Hope y'all made it through the bad weather Saturday night. My kids and I decided to leave Sat. night after supper and got home about midnight Saturday. Hope it missed White Springs!
chiefduffy
03-29-2009, 10:42
I ended up having to work Saturday....can't turn down work these days. How about a trip report BJ?
Gray Blazer
03-29-2009, 11:09
We didn't see you. I was looking for #8 at the state park. I just reread and saw you were at the KOA. We had a good time anyways.
Had a good time on Friday, but left Saturday about noon. We need the rain, but dang!
Kind of hard to have a good group camping trip when everything is soaked and blowing around.
JaxHiker
04-01-2009, 09:07
I got some work on Sat as well so I was in Daytona instead.
Gray Blazer
04-01-2009, 09:12
White Springs is really nice. Sat was a beautiful day.
Lots of good places to stay, camp, hike, swim, canoe and soak up a little FL history.
chiefduffy
04-01-2009, 17:35
Did they have many vendors/booths this year? I love White Springs, but I have never been to the conference.
Gray Blazer
04-02-2009, 07:42
There were a coupla info booths about different trails including that canoe trail you told me about. I didn't seee any vendors except for the normal State Park FL crafts cabins.
Gray Blazer
04-02-2009, 07:50
Hey, did you guys hear about the boyscout who was attacked by a rabid bobcat in the Withalacoochee State Forest yesterday? I'm not sure if he was on the FT. The bobcat jumped on his back while the scouts were hiking. His friends helped him. The bobcat went on to attack a 71 year old man.
Heard about the bobcat. I think they were on the Croom Trails (FT Loop). I see lots of scouts out there. I'm not surprised about the bobcat though, seems to be a healthy concentration of them in the Withlacoochee.
Did they have many vendors/booths this year? I love White Springs, but I have never been to the conference.
Nah, no vendors really. Well, Brasington's was set up inside selling some gear. The rest were mainly info booths. The folks from the Len Foote Hike Inn had a booth, Alabama Hiking Trail Society, Suwannee River Wilderness Trail, American Hiking Society - stuff like that.
Heard about the bobcat. I think they were on the Croom Trails (FT Loop). I see lots of scouts out there. I'm not surprised about the bobcat though, seems to be a healthy concentration of them in the Withlacoochee.
Wait a sec - couldn't have happened on the Croom Trails. That's in Hernando, the bobcat attack was in Citrus. Silly me!
BumpJumper
04-07-2009, 14:37
I didnt make the conference. The weather reports were such that I did not want to drive my beast up there in those winds, only to get there and sit in all weekend. I canceled.
Sorry I missed it though.
Deb, we need to get together for a good hike. :banana