Trail Days

milkman · Jan 24th 2014, 8:33am

Shellie and I received a letter from a couple whom we rented a house from last year at Trail Days. We're considering doing this again this year and are just throwing it out there to see if anybody might be interested in joining in as well. Like another café get-together. Who knows, we may run into the wolf and hikerboy

Rather than go into a lot of detail here, I'll just paste and excerpt from the letter and go from there. It slept 6 last without putting anyone on the floor which they would of had no problem with (LOL) Anyway, here's a bit of the letter.
Hello Bobbjo & Shellie,
I have sold the business I owned and now have officially retired. This will give us more time with the grandchildren and the vacation rental home. We have added another bedroom and a queen bed upstairs. Also, as soon as the weather breaks, we will be opening up an area where we have the creek adding a picnic table and a fire pit. We replaced the fence near the creek and added a gate.

We were going to fence out the horses completely, but there have been a lot of people who have expressed the joy of the horses, so we will just fence them out of the area we are going to expand then everyone will enjoy the best of two worlds.

Trail days this year will be May 16, 17, and 18 and I was wondering if you all might want to visit us then. Please let me know as soon as possible because those days book up real soon.
That's basically it minus the personal stuff.

The place is about 11 miles out of town and ran about $65 per person, split 5 ways for the 3 days 2 nights. I don't expect it to be much different this year and probably less the more that you have go in on it even with the added bedroom. All the bedrooms were equally as nice to each other.
I sent a response and am waiting to hear back from her.
I have to leave now for a couple of hours so if you are interested and have any questions post them here and maybe I can answer them when I get back.
Who knows - maybe this is one of those café family things we can start doing with a great event, great place, great location and a great time of year to do it.

hikerboy · Jan 24th 2014, 6:10pm

im hoping to hit damascus by that time, but i should have a place to stay with my friends fidjit and dot.com

milkman · Jan 24th 2014, 6:24pm

hikerboy wrote:

im hoping to hit damascus by that time, but i should have a place to stay with my friends fidjit and dot.com

I'm hoping we can put this together and possibly make it a yearly café thingy and we'd really like to see you there and you know it goes unsaid that if we're there you gotta place with us too. I got an update from the folks that I'll post in a minute. It would be great to put together some kind of picnic with everybody or something.

milkman · Jan 24th 2014, 7:10pm

Here is the latest from the folks we rented the house from just outside of Damascus.
Obviously the more the merrier - and the less it costs.

Hello Bobbyjo and Shellie,

The rate for the house is the same as last year. For up to 6 people $150 per night over 6 an additional $15 per person. We can sleep

9 and if someone wants to use the couch, we can accommodate 10. If you all decide to come, let me know and your favorite cake or pie will be waiting for your arrival. I love to cook and now I will have plenty of time to cook for my friends.

Nice folks as you can see.
I'll try to figure out how to post a map of the exact location in relationship to Damascus. The road you turn on is only a couple of miles out of town, but then it's a little drive to the place. Leisurely ride out in to the country. Very nice.

CrazyLarry · Jan 25th 2014, 4:47pm

I know of a place that can sleep up to twelve a night if any if you need an extra place but you need to make reservations now if you are gonna get it. Contact Gary Greer at 276-594-5030

Sent from my U670C using Tapatalk 2

TrainWreck · Jan 26th 2014, 1:33am

Milkman, the hubby and I are definitely interested in sharing the house with you for Trail Days this year. We had to cancel last year due to a death in the family. Keep us posted!

milkman · Jan 28th 2014, 9:15am

TrainWreck wrote:

Milkman, the hubby and I are definitely interested in sharing the house with you for Trail Days this year. We had to cancel last year due to a death in the family. Keep us posted!

Was so sorry to hear about your Aunt. Again, our sympathy and prayers.
I've let the folks know that we want the place again and sent off the deposit.
So far is just ya'll and us. (yuins and us)

For anybody else that may be interested in joining us here is the link to the place. You can just google map the address from downtown Damascus to see where it is. It's not quite 11 miles out of town.
Very peaceful area out in the country.
Bicycles could even be road a couple of miles down the country road to the Alvarado Station which is a Creeper Trail access point and from there road into town via the trail. Vehicles could also be left here in a good sized parking lot where there is a little store and ice cream shop and light sandwich grill.
Just throwing out another option.
http://www.alvaradovacationrentalhome.com/Blank.html

CoachLou · Jan 28th 2014, 11:16am

milkman wrote:

TrainWreck wrote:

Milkman, the hubby and I are definitely interested in sharing the house with you for Trail Days this year. We had to cancel last year due to a death in the family. Keep us posted!

Was so sorry to hear about your Aunt. Again, our sympathy and prayers.
I've let the folks know that we want the place again and sent off the deposit.
So far is just ya'll and us. (yuins and us)

For anybody else that may be interested in joining us here is the link to the place. You can just google map the address from downtown Damascus to see where it is. It's not quite 11 miles out of town.
Very peaceful area out in the country.
Bicycles could even be road a couple of miles down the country road to the Alvarado Station which is a Creeper Trail access point and from there road into town via the trail. Vehicles could also be left here in a good sized parking lot where there is a little store and ice cream shop and light sandwich grill.
Just throwing out another option.
http://www.alvaradovacationrentalhome.com/Blank.html

I wish my Timeshare was a different week.....we would be there! With cheesecake!

Socks · Jan 28th 2014, 12:22pm

CoachLou wrote:

milkman wrote:

TrainWreck wrote:

Milkman, the hubby and I are definitely interested in sharing the house with you for Trail Days this year. We had to cancel last year due to a death in the family. Keep us posted!

Was so sorry to hear about your Aunt. Again, our sympathy and prayers.
I've let the folks know that we want the place again and sent off the deposit.
So far is just ya'll and us. (yuins and us)

For anybody else that may be interested in joining us here is the link to the place. You can just google map the address from downtown Damascus to see where it is. It's not quite 11 miles out of town.
Very peaceful area out in the country.
Bicycles could even be road a couple of miles down the country road to the Alvarado Station which is a Creeper Trail access point and from there road into town via the trail. Vehicles could also be left here in a good sized parking lot where there is a little store and ice cream shop and light sandwich grill.
Just throwing out another option.
http://www.alvaradovacationrentalhome.com/Blank.html

I wish my Timeshare was a different week.....we would be there! With cheesecake!

Pull an HB Lou..just say f*** it, hehe God bless em, wish I had it like that.

CoachLou · Jan 28th 2014, 12:35pm

rocksNsocks wrote:

CoachLou wrote:

milkman wrote:

TrainWreck wrote:

Milkman, the hubby and I are definitely interested in sharing the house with you for Trail Days this year. We had to cancel last year due to a death in the family. Keep us posted!

Was so sorry to hear about your Aunt. Again, our sympathy and prayers.
I've let the folks know that we want the place again and sent off the deposit.
So far is just ya'll and us. (yuins and us)

For anybody else that may be interested in joining us here is the link to the place. You can just google map the address from downtown Damascus to see where it is. It's not quite 11 miles out of town.
Very peaceful area out in the country.
Bicycles could even be road a couple of miles down the country road to the Alvarado Station which is a Creeper Trail access point and from there road into town via the trail. Vehicles could also be left here in a good sized parking lot where there is a little store and ice cream shop and light sandwich grill.
Just throwing out another option.
http://www.alvaradovacationrentalhome.com/Blank.html

I wish my Timeshare was a different week.....we would be there! With cheesecake!

Pull an HB Lou..just say f*** it, hehe God bless em, wish I had it like that.

TOO expensive 'Socks, I'll loose it if I don't use it. Besides, St. John isn't too shabby!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOOsldAkUi4

Socks · Jan 28th 2014, 12:45pm

CoachLou wrote:

rocksNsocks wrote:

CoachLou wrote:

milkman wrote:

TrainWreck wrote:

Milkman, the hubby and I are definitely interested in sharing the house with you for Trail Days this year. We had to cancel last year due to a death in the family. Keep us posted!

Was so sorry to hear about your Aunt. Again, our sympathy and prayers.
I've let the folks know that we want the place again and sent off the deposit.
So far is just ya'll and us. (yuins and us)

For anybody else that may be interested in joining us here is the link to the place. You can just google map the address from downtown Damascus to see where it is. It's not quite 11 miles out of town.
Very peaceful area out in the country.
Bicycles could even be road a couple of miles down the country road to the Alvarado Station which is a Creeper Trail access point and from there road into town via the trail. Vehicles could also be left here in a good sized parking lot where there is a little store and ice cream shop and light sandwich grill.
Just throwing out another option.
http://www.alvaradovacationrentalhome.com/Blank.html

I wish my Timeshare was a different week.....we would be there! With cheesecake!

Pull an HB Lou..just say f*** it, hehe God bless em, wish I had it like that.

TOO expensive 'Socks, I'll loose it if I don't use it. Besides, St. John isn't too shabby!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOOsldAkUi4

yep, gotta keep mama happy. Having retired recently, I'm on a very tight "disposable income" budget...So I know what ya mean. I gotta make my trips count this year, probably won't do as many as I'd like..freakin gas money kills ya, to go anywhere is a hundred dollar bill. I might have to start "Lumpin" again. 2.gif

moose717 · Jan 28th 2014, 2:03pm

This looks like fun. I may join in ... sans hubby, just have to check my schedule at home and see if the fam can do without me for another long weekend!

milkman · Jan 28th 2014, 2:47pm

moose717 wrote:

This looks like fun. I may join in ... sans hubby, just have to check my schedule at home and see if the fam can do without me for another long weekend!

Well you know you got a place to stay and you'd be more than welcome and it be a pleasure to meet you. Just let us know. P.S. don't forget your bike.

moose717 · Jan 28th 2014, 2:52pm

milkman wrote:

moose717 wrote:

This looks like fun. I may join in ... sans hubby, just have to check my schedule at home and see if the fam can do without me for another long weekend!

Well you know you got a place to stay and you'd be more than welcome and it be a pleasure to meet you. Just let us know. P.S. don't forget your bike.

My bike ???? I have a brand new bike I got for my birthday 2.5 years ago. I've been on it twice. I don't have the patience to figure out how to change the gears ... gif.010 I guess I could have one of the kids look at it and just tell me what to do

milkman · Jan 28th 2014, 2:58pm

moose717 wrote:

milkman wrote:

moose717 wrote:

This looks like fun. I may join in ... sans hubby, just have to check my schedule at home and see if the fam can do without me for another long weekend!

Well you know you got a place to stay and you'd be more than welcome and it be a pleasure to meet you. Just let us know. P.S. don't forget your bike.

My bike ???? I have a brand new bike I got for my birthday 2.5 years ago. I've been on it twice. I don't have the patience to figure out how to change the gears ... gif.010 I guess I could have one of the kids look at it and just tell me what to do

Tell them you need a crash course in biking 101. gif.002

DakotaJoe · Jan 28th 2014, 3:02pm

milkman wrote:

moose717 wrote:

milkman wrote:

moose717 wrote:

This looks like fun. I may join in ... sans hubby, just have to check my schedule at home and see if the fam can do without me for another long weekend!

Well you know you got a place to stay and you'd be more than welcome and it be a pleasure to meet you. Just let us know. P.S. don't forget your bike.

My bike ???? I have a brand new bike I got for my birthday 2.5 years ago. I've been on it twice. I don't have the patience to figure out how to change the gears ... gif.010 I guess I could have one of the kids look at it and just tell me what to do

Tell them you need a crash course in biking 101. gif.002

Did somebody say bike? I love bikes! Bike as in bicycle though! If I didn't love bicycles then I wouldn't have ridden one from SWFL to NWGA twice! Let me just make it crystal clear: I LOVE BIKES!

milkman · Jan 28th 2014, 3:35pm

DakotaJoe wrote:

Did somebody say bike? I love bikes! Bike as in bicycle though! If I didn't love bicycles then I wouldn't have ridden one from SWFL to NWGA twice! Let me just make it crystal clear: I LOVE BIKES!

Me too. I used to be a mechanic in a bike shop. There was a time when bikes was all I did.

CoachLou · Jan 28th 2014, 3:55pm

DakotaJoe wrote:

milkman wrote:

moose717 wrote:

milkman wrote:

moose717 wrote:

This looks like fun. I may join in ... sans hubby, just have to check my schedule at home and see if the fam can do without me for another long weekend!

Well you know you got a place to stay and you'd be more than welcome and it be a pleasure to meet you. Just let us know. P.S. don't forget your bike.

My bike ???? I have a brand new bike I got for my birthday 2.5 years ago. I've been on it twice. I don't have the patience to figure out how to change the gears ... gif.010 I guess I could have one of the kids look at it and just tell me what to do

Tell them you need a crash course in biking 101. gif.002

Did somebody say bike? I love bikes! Bike as in bicycle though! If I didn't love bicycles then I wouldn't have ridden one from SWFL to NWGA twice! Let me just make it crystal clear: I LOVE BIKES!

BIcycles.....your talking MM and my language!

milkman · Jan 28th 2014, 4:13pm

CoachLou wrote:

DakotaJoe wrote:

milkman wrote:

moose717 wrote:

milkman wrote:

moose717 wrote:

This looks like fun. I may join in ... sans hubby, just have to check my schedule at home and see if the fam can do without me for another long weekend!

Well you know you got a place to stay and you'd be more than welcome and it be a pleasure to meet you. Just let us know. P.S. don't forget your bike.

My bike ???? I have a brand new bike I got for my birthday 2.5 years ago. I've been on it twice. I don't have the patience to figure out how to change the gears ... gif.010 I guess I could have one of the kids look at it and just tell me what to do

Tell them you need a crash course in biking 101. gif.002

Did somebody say bike? I love bikes! Bike as in bicycle though! If I didn't love bicycles then I wouldn't have ridden one from SWFL to NWGA twice! Let me just make it crystal clear: I LOVE BIKES!

BIcycles.....your talking MM and my language!

Too bad you can't make it Lou. I fully understand why though. That under sea is my other world. I'm gonna finally get legally certified in March. Nitrox too! :ohmy:

Socks · Jan 28th 2014, 6:13pm

Yous are a bunch a biker trash.

Mountain-Mike · Jan 28th 2014, 6:32pm

rocksNsocks wrote:

Yous are a bunch a biker trash.

It keeps me in ramens!

Besides driving the show rigs

Allowed for me to get a shower most nights. Bed stayed set up right behind the seat. And had some nice co workers

Socks · Jan 28th 2014, 6:52pm

Mountain-Mike wrote:

rocksNsocks wrote:

Yous are a bunch a biker trash.

It keeps me in ramens! Besides driving the show rigs
Allowed for me to get a shower most nights. Bed stayed set up right behind the seat. And had some nice co workers

Schwing!

Mike I gotta show this picture to my son, he'll dig that truck. Way cool job!

Traffic Jam · Apr 5th 2014, 8:47pm

I want to know more about Trail Days.

What makes it so great?
How crowded is it?
What do spectators do?
What's your most favorite and least favorite thing about it?

LoboSolo · Apr 5th 2014, 10:01pm

TrafficJam wrote:

I want to know more about Trail Days.

What makes it so great?
How crowded is it?
What do spectators do?
What's your most favorite and least favorite thing about it?

if you like to drink a lot then it's for you. the last good trail days was in 2001. they moved it off the river the next year. it's too big now. lotta non-hikers come. hard core drugs and rapes at the campground

drivel · Apr 5th 2014, 10:53pm

LoboSolo wrote:

TrafficJam wrote:

I want to know more about Trail Days.

What makes it so great?
How crowded is it?
What do spectators do?
What's your most favorite and least favorite thing about it?

if you like to drink a lot then it's for you. the last good trail days was in 2001. they moved it off the river the next year. it's too big now. lotta non-hikers come. hard core drugs and rapes at the campground

Sounds like a good time!

Traffic Jam · Apr 23rd 2014, 7:44am

milkman wrote:

moose717 wrote:

This looks like fun. I may join in ... sans hubby, just have to check my schedule at home and see if the fam can do without me for another long weekend!

Well you know you got a place to stay and you'd be more than welcome and it be a pleasure to meet you. Just let us know. P.S. don't forget your bike.

Moose, I pm'd you, you probably haven't seen it. Are you still thinking about going? My daughter is graduating earlier than I thought so I might go.

milkman · Apr 23rd 2014, 8:27am

TrafficJam wrote:

milkman wrote:

moose717 wrote:

This looks like fun. I may join in ... sans hubby, just have to check my schedule at home and see if the fam can do without me for another long weekend!

Well you know you got a place to stay and you'd be more than welcome and it be a pleasure to meet you. Just let us know. P.S. don't forget your bike.

Moose, I pm'd you, you probably haven't seen it. Are you still thinking about going? My daughter is graduating earlier than I thought so I might go.

We're back in Bama now and we're getting the house opened up and getting ready to go. We got a great place to stay and there's room for ya'll.

OzJacko · Apr 23rd 2014, 8:30am

milkman wrote:

TrafficJam wrote:

milkman wrote:

moose717 wrote:

This looks like fun. I may join in ... sans hubby, just have to check my schedule at home and see if the fam can do without me for another long weekend!

Well you know you got a place to stay and you'd be more than welcome and it be a pleasure to meet you. Just let us know. P.S. don't forget your bike.

Moose, I pm'd you, you probably haven't seen it. Are you still thinking about going? My daughter is graduating earlier than I thought so I might go.

We're back in Bama now and we're getting the house opened up and getting ready to go. We got a great place to stay and there's room for ya'll.

Still looking at 2015 MM!
Really sad I can't make this year.

Traffic Jam · Apr 23rd 2014, 9:07am

milkman wrote:

TrafficJam wrote:

milkman wrote:

moose717 wrote:

This looks like fun. I may join in ... sans hubby, just have to check my schedule at home and see if the fam can do without me for another long weekend!

Well you know you got a place to stay and you'd be more than welcome and it be a pleasure to meet you. Just let us know. P.S. don't forget your bike.

Moose, I pm'd you, you probably haven't seen it. Are you still thinking about going? My daughter is graduating earlier than I thought so I might go.

We're back in Bama now and we're getting the house opened up and getting ready to go. We got a great place to stay and there's room for ya'll.

I'm glad you and Shellie had a safe trip. Do ya'll usually stay until Monday?

Mountain-Mike · Apr 23rd 2014, 9:09am

The way my schedule is now I should be there.

Traffic Jam · Apr 23rd 2014, 9:12am

Mountain-Mike wrote:

The way my schedule is now I should be there.

Will you stay at the house? I told them not to save me a room since I haven't decided. I'll bring my tent just in case.

Traffic Jam · Apr 23rd 2014, 10:35am

TrafficJam wrote:

Mountain-Mike wrote:

The way my schedule is now I should be there.

Will you stay at the house? I told them not to save me a room since I haven't decided. I'll bring my tent just in case.

In case that sounded wrong...I mean are you staying at milkman's house?

Mountain-Mike · Apr 23rd 2014, 7:46pm

I'm planning to camp with the Fort bastion Crew, But hope to meet up with the Cafe Crew.

OzJacko · Apr 23rd 2014, 10:12pm

Mountain-Mike wrote:

I'm planning to camp with the Fort bastion Crew, But hope to meet up with the Cafe Crew.

Will TruBrit leave the pistol home this year?
:huh:

Traffic Jam · Apr 23rd 2014, 10:14pm

OzJacko wrote:

Mountain-Mike wrote:

I'm planning to camp with the Fort bastion Crew, But hope to meet up with the Cafe Crew.

Will TruBrit leave the pistol home this year?

I've been waiting to hear the story. Soooo?

LoboSolo · Apr 23rd 2014, 10:36pm

issues...............................

Traffic Jam · Apr 23rd 2014, 10:38pm

Enough said

Mountain-Mike · Apr 23rd 2014, 10:48pm

I doubt it, but I was not there & heard only one side of the story.

Traffic Jam · Apr 23rd 2014, 10:50pm

I don't want to start any 46.gif . I really don't need to know.

Traffic Jam · Apr 24th 2014, 7:12am

TrafficJam wrote:

I don't want to start any 46.gif . I really don't need to know.

That sounded witchy. :blush: I don't want to start or be involved in people bashing. I did that once and regret it. I've read nice things about Nigel from hikers staying at his place.

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