4-16-09 Hal Hambone & Barry Memorial Birthday Campout

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:57 am

No prob with the chainsaw.
Hal I think I may be meetin' ya up there. I'll be up and ready and packed by early morning, no sense just sitting around when I could be out there.
Hopefully tonight will be a non event. I won't be home until 6 or so tho.

tristessa · Post by **tristessa** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:23 pm

K, well I'll drop off the paper-plate sign with you this evening to mark the turnoff with.

"Youth Tuba Camp" should keep what few people are out in the woods from bothering us...

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:30 pm

The latest pinpoint forecast for Clacky Camp(madness I tells ya)

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming west southwest between 4 and 7 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south.

Friday: Rain likely before 6am, then showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. South wind between 3 and 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Gypsie · Post by **Gypsie** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:52 am

Probly pretty drizzly up there right now
...and cold...

fire's probly not cooperatin'...

Still can't think of any other place I'd rather be right now.

9:51 and counting....

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:17 am

Gypsie wrote:Probly pretty drizzly up there right now
...and cold...

fire's probly not cooperatin'...

Still can't think of any other place I'd rather be right now.

9:51 and counting....

always seems like a looooooong day when you are trying to get out the door!

Gypsie · Post by **Gypsie** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:06 pm

shutting down the work computer right now. Ciao for Niao

justgimmecoffee · Post by **justgimmecoffee** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:26 pm

pix of the Clacky Camp

T-Minus 18 hours before liftoff and my bus is still in drydock.

A test drive home to grab stuff, then boogie over to Tristessa's house to meet up.

Pulling up the mountain behind Hammie.

That bus is surprisingly nimble through the curves. Mine wallowed like a hippo.

Stopped at the entrance to put up the sign for Gypsy and clear the road.

Encampped!

Hal and I had to leave today. more to come...

ruckman101 · Post by **ruckman101** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:49 pm

Niiiiiiiiice.

I'm starting to waver, wondering if maybe I should adopt a minimal program of travel until I get new bearings installed.

neal

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:21 pm

Beautiful!!!

It was a grand day in the PNW, one of the rare ones.

Westy78 · Post by **Westy78** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:59 pm

What a difference from Thursday to Friday. I bet it was really nice up there today though.

tristessa · Post by **tristessa** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:46 pm

It was going towards nice when we left around 9-9:15ish...

Waiting for Barry:

Eva could hide in that can...

Drippy Friday morning...

Breakfast .. and COFFEE!!!1!!

Dog under the Bus, behind the one you *can* see

Picture of Barry .. taking a picture.

Trying to dry the chair

Steamy...

Westy78 made a celebrity guest appearance, heard him coming a half-mile away...

Trillium (I can't believe *I* took this picture...)

Fire .. FIRE!! heh heh ...

The video of the fire I tried to take .. didn't come out. Oh well...

ruckman101 · Post by **ruckman101** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:31 am

I wimped. It got so late so quick.

Looks like I missed a good night.

Happy Birthday ya lugs.

neal

deschutestrout · Post by **deschutestrout** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:07 pm

I bet Hammy missed his 'lil grill

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:25 am

Strangest camp trip of my life...sore throat Thursday morning as I replaced a broken brake spring...downhill from there. Strange to be so sick in such a cold wet place, and having to take care of Eva at the same time. Feeling a bit better by Saturday, still not myself tho so I'm home sick today. Hope everybody had fun anyway. I know Eva and Lily had a blast. Man I look like hell in that foto.
Good to see Barry and his bus out there, that was some last minute mechanincking to be sure.
I see the Clacky Dog Drama is yet to be told...
40 today, isn't that the new 8,000? For me anyway, apparently I'm
crotchety.
Off to find some call girls and a mineral bath I'll talk to you all later.
Mark thanks for snaggin my grill thot it was lost to the ages.

tristessa · Post by **tristessa** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:13 pm

hambone wrote:I see the Clacky Dog Drama is yet to be told...

Yeah, well .. I managed to post pics Saturday after I got home from work.

Sunday I checked in with Miss Zora in the AM about a weird noise from the engine area, went to work. Came home, went to mow the yard and my right middle finger was attacked by the mower .. then spent almost six hours in the ER at Kaiser to get four stitches, an X-ray and a prescription for Keflex (this is better than socialized medicine .. how?).

I called in "wounded" at work today but I'm not exactly in shape for much typing right now to relate the dog drama. It'll have to suffice to say it involves our dogs, a cliff, and Mary taking them for a walk sans leashes because she didn't think they could get in much trouble.

It's taken more than five minutes to hunt-and-peck this post...

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4-16-09 Hal Hambone & Barry Memorial Birthday Campout