All,
This time of year is always the biggest hike for the members of the Pine Barren Explorers (PBX), and this year was no exception. Our founder bobpbx came up with a good one as usual. Here is an edited version of the email we all received back on January 7th of this year.
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The title of our Big Trip for 2007 is entitled:
“Wading River to Wading Pines”
Get some muscles on your legs and grow a big fin on your back. You’ll need to get in shape for the big 2007 trip. It will be held on Saturday, May 5th. Like last year, we need an early start, no later than 7:30 at the starting point, which is the Wading Pines campground.
From there, we’ll get in a vehicle and mosey on down the Chatsworth Road to the sleepy riverside village of Wading River. We’ll abandon the vehicle at that point and foolishly walk all the way the hell back to the Wading Pines Campground, generally following the river. During our daylong exploration we’ll cross the Wading river no less than seven (7) times. I want to say right here and now that how you get across is your own business; wade, swim, build a raft, get on another guys shoulder, call for a helicopter, use a boat or a life raft, bring a horse to ride, or get some of those kiddy swimmies for the arms, but get across the dog-gone river. No slackers here.
PS: this will come in handy http://pooltoy.com/facodubafl.html
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So at 7:30 this morning 5 members of this website, and two non members found ourselves in Wading River walking all the way back to Wading Pines. And Steve (Behr655) kayaked up the river following along with our planned stops. A knee operation kept him from walking all that way.
It is hard to imaging how far that it when you are walking straight through the woods and along some serious swamps by the Wading River. Due to time limitations we actually only swam across the river two times, but what an adventure that was. Because of my camera packed tightly in my backpack, I have no photo’s of the crossings. But Steve does
Here are a few photo’s to give you an idea of our day.
Here is a canal we found along the way.
A green snake sunning in the brush.
A break in the action.
A group shot in one of the nicest places along the route. You would never guess where it was, even though many of you have most likely been within a few hundred yards of it. It is a well hidden Gem!
All of us in a remote area of Wading Pines after a long day. Attending was Pinelandpaddler, Long-A-Coming, Behr655, bobpbx, TeeGate (Me), RednekF350, ecampbell, and two non members of this site..Paul and Mickey.
A great day, with great people. And I want to thank all of them for the very special celebration for me.
Guy
This time of year is always the biggest hike for the members of the Pine Barren Explorers (PBX), and this year was no exception. Our founder bobpbx came up with a good one as usual. Here is an edited version of the email we all received back on January 7th of this year.
**
The title of our Big Trip for 2007 is entitled:
“Wading River to Wading Pines”
Get some muscles on your legs and grow a big fin on your back. You’ll need to get in shape for the big 2007 trip. It will be held on Saturday, May 5th. Like last year, we need an early start, no later than 7:30 at the starting point, which is the Wading Pines campground.
From there, we’ll get in a vehicle and mosey on down the Chatsworth Road to the sleepy riverside village of Wading River. We’ll abandon the vehicle at that point and foolishly walk all the way the hell back to the Wading Pines Campground, generally following the river. During our daylong exploration we’ll cross the Wading river no less than seven (7) times. I want to say right here and now that how you get across is your own business; wade, swim, build a raft, get on another guys shoulder, call for a helicopter, use a boat or a life raft, bring a horse to ride, or get some of those kiddy swimmies for the arms, but get across the dog-gone river. No slackers here.
PS: this will come in handy http://pooltoy.com/facodubafl.html
**
So at 7:30 this morning 5 members of this website, and two non members found ourselves in Wading River walking all the way back to Wading Pines. And Steve (Behr655) kayaked up the river following along with our planned stops. A knee operation kept him from walking all that way.
It is hard to imaging how far that it when you are walking straight through the woods and along some serious swamps by the Wading River. Due to time limitations we actually only swam across the river two times, but what an adventure that was. Because of my camera packed tightly in my backpack, I have no photo’s of the crossings. But Steve does
Here are a few photo’s to give you an idea of our day.Here is a canal we found along the way.
A green snake sunning in the brush.
A break in the action.
A group shot in one of the nicest places along the route. You would never guess where it was, even though many of you have most likely been within a few hundred yards of it. It is a well hidden Gem!
All of us in a remote area of Wading Pines after a long day. Attending was Pinelandpaddler, Long-A-Coming, Behr655, bobpbx, TeeGate (Me), RednekF350, ecampbell, and two non members of this site..Paul and Mickey.
A great day, with great people. And I want to thank all of them for the very special celebration for me.
Guy
