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  1. 03-06-2013, 08:04 #1
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    Default My Sheltowee hike

    God never put a town in a better place than McKee, Ky. I'm about 125 miles in and a winter storm hit just as I got into town. Hiked 16.5 miles in a monsoon yesterday to get here.

    Now I have a 25 mile roadwalk to bypass 3 fords that are unsafe until this weekend according to a local hiker.

    Awesome hike so far, Red River Gorge and Natural Bridge State park are highlights.

    Zero day today.....
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    Glad you are safe and having fun! I saw your pic that Cookerhiker put up... Love the Red River Gorge!
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    Great trail! We slept in some of the natural caves during our trip to avoid rain.

    Enjoy and drink an Ale 8 for me
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    Glad to know you are going ok. I was worried about you on Friday night and Saturday nights. I was in Ky at my daughters when it started to snow and I said 10 K was out there. Then I had to explain.
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    BOLO coal trucks on the roadwalk........
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    Quote Originally Posted by 10-K View Post
    God never put a town in a better place than McKee, Ky. I'm about 125 miles in and a winter storm hit just as I got into town. Hiked 16.5 miles in a monsoon yesterday to get here.

    Now I have a 25 mile roadwalk to bypass 3 fords that are unsafe until this weekend according to a local hiker.

    Awesome hike so far, Red River Gorge and Natural Bridge State park are highlights.

    Zero day today.....
    This is why I don't hike with you. Clouds and weeds seem to follow your path.

    The trouble I have with campfires are the folks that carry a bottle in one hand and a Bible in the other.
    You never know which one is talking.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WingedMonkey View Post
    This is why I don't hike with you. Clouds and weeds seem to follow your path.

    The clouds started a week before his hike - trust me on this one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cookerhiker View Post
    The clouds started a week before his hike - trust me on this one.
    OK, Floods follow him then.

    The trouble I have with campfires are the folks that carry a bottle in one hand and a Bible in the other.
    You never know which one is talking.
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    He's now past I-75 and is past the half-way point; he's hiked over 170 miles in just 8 1/2 days which included a zero because of the rain. He'll have warm weather with sunshine the next 3 days at which point he'll reach Big South Fork.
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  10. 03-10-2013, 14:55 #10
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    Taking the day off in Whitley City on the edge of Big South Fork. 66ish miles to go. Rain tomorrow then clear for the finish. Great hike, great trail.
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