4th Annual Spooky Festive Rendezvous Pinal 4X

[joebartels]

Saturday Oct 18th - Autumn foliage should be i n s p i r i n g

• about 24 mi / 6800 aeg
• 6:00am head up Telephone Ridge in the crisp morning air to witness a stellar sunrise
• 9:00am - down Sixshooter at a relaxed photo snappin' pace
• 12:00am - lunch in the shade at trailhead
• 12:30pm - Icehouse in an hour or longer
• 2:30pm - crawl down Kellner
• Chalo's! ( 902 E Ash St, target arrival 6:00pm )

General timeframes posted for those interested in a shorter portion, make it an 0.25X, 2X, 8X or whatever works for you!
The top mile of Six Shooter and Icehouse are the highlights.

planned route of travel

Backpackers
Bring your gear or we'll happily stuff rocks in your pack.

Coffee House Connoisseurs
Let's burn fresh arabica beans & toss in Kraft caramels. We intend to keep it real cutting in copious amounts of heavy whipping cream! Everyone can throw a twenty spot in the trash and we'll all act like it's cool!

Spooky Goblins
Wear a HAZOWEEN costume, hide in the bushes & chase down lycanthropes.

Social butterflys
Forget the hike & hang out at one of the three official Autumn HAZFEST trailheads. Drink mincemeat pie beer with locally harvested coatimundi ear wax for that extra pungent kick you seek. Don't forget your smartphone, we'll play Nonot's new app Build a Bonfire.

Comfy Bed Haters
Come out the night before, playhouse, freeze your pumpkin off & hike in the morning feeling like a zombie!

Previous Years
2013
2012
2011

[RowdyandMe]

@Fan3992
Come on now. You were with me when I broke my ankle and I am doing it all.
It is very beautiful up there in the fall.

[RedRoxx44]

If I'm in Globe area ( which I am a lot) I mite drop in ---the restaurant part. Hey Joe, instead of a moderator don't you think my title should be "instigator" ;)

[joebartels]

Sweet!

dinner topics

1. religious border fires
2. naked politicians with guns

As a bonus, Bruce said he will present "Life of a Leaf - Give me Chlorophyll or give me Death"!

[BobP]

Last month...this event was 8 weeks away....and now its almost half that....but I still can't go...so that should encourage others to go

[FOTG]

@BobP
I just changed mine to committed thanks for the update Bob.. ;)

[BobP]

WOW..where did those last 4 weeks go...get in on this while you still can....don't wait until the last minute.......oh and I still can't make it.

[joebartels]

Larry has a screw loose
Word on the trail is Preston may be singing a solo duet
Nino, Pookie, Scotty & Gee Money are fifteen years past their prime

Hang on Sloopy, now just under four weeks and Autumn is knocking on the door

[chumley]

Autumn is knocking on the door

That's what Jim_H said. :roll:

[FOTG]

@chumley

Not to put Spider Legs on blast as well, but he also proclaimed that the worse of summer was over, only about a month ago ;)

but it appears that the worst of summer is over

-weather thread August 22nd, Spider Legs :roll:

[joebartels]

It's already ten degrees cooler in the Valley. Definitely notice it in the mornings. Saw Box Elders turning in the Bradshaws yesterday. Reports of the same on EldOn and the IB.

[BobP]

Tomorrow is October :FG: and this hike is in October :FG:

[The_Eagle]

@BobP
And you are still quilting......

[BobP]

@BobP
And you are still quilting......

I may actually be able to do this hike.

[slowandsteady]

I am bummed, I can no longer make it....I was looking forward to a duet! :FG:

[The_Eagle]

@slowandsteady
Is it me? I'll back out so you can go. That's the kinda guy I am.
Was looking forward to finally meeting you and telling you some Karl stories...

[slowandsteady]

@The Eagle
I was looking forward to meeting you too!
I finally committed to a two week rock climbing course....going to find out if an ol' gal can learn new tricks!

[fan3992]

are we going to meet somewhere to carpool?

[joebartels]

I will private message the committed by Tues evening

[trekkin_gecko]

might do a shorter version of this on sunday
can one of you let me know fall color status saturday night?

[joebartels]

If I'm too tired to get a triplog out I'll send you a PM.

Kelly,

Foliage was awesome! :FG: ← Bruce with pink ribboned pigtails

- joe

...just practicing