Winnie and the adventures of the Hundred Acres woods gang.

[Sjm9911]

Good luck with the repairs. I will say everything is easy when someone else does it but its never like that for me.

 

[Stratman50th]

Yes it is fiberglass.

Mop & Glow for the win! Easiest way to wax the roof!

 

[PaHunter]

Well afternoon rolled on and I got the antenna done. If it blows off, we are probably in a Cat 5 hurricane. Used the appropriate adhesive according to Winnebago to secure and the 18 screws to then further secure it. Covered in a nice layer of self leveling sealant and checked out and working well.
I also got back on the roof and resealed all the J trip around the roof. So we should be good there for awhile. With that I am going to call it a day, and DW and I are taking the nephews out for dinner.

 

[Part-Time Paradise]

Ever think, Oh this project will be easy.

Is the sky blue? I think Murphy amplifies the difficulty based on how long I've procrastinated on the task and/or how much DW wants me to get it done.

 

[mickeyfan0805]

Ever think, Oh this project will be easy.

Yep! I've been trying to replace out kitchen sink for 2 years. I think I finally got it figured out yesterday!

Good luck.

 

[Sjm9911]

Yep! I've been trying to replace out kitchen sink for 2 years. I think I finally got it figured out yesterday!

Good luck.

Your getting a new house?!?!?!?

 

[mickeyfan0805]

Your getting a new house?!?!?!?

LOL! Actually it's the sink in our trailer - but we're not getting a new one of those either.

 

[jbrostek]

I will be curious how the tankless works out for you. I think it's all about temperature rise of your supply. I think the early ones where not that good at doing it as a friend hated hers and found she pretty much never used her cold water valves for most things.

 

[PaHunter]

So April 30th and 3 pm rolls around and DW gets off of work, it is time for camping weekend to begin.

We hop in the motorhome and head down the mountain, make our way thru town and hit the highway. This is a short trip again for us, about 30 miles total. Well the 10 miles on the highway, 🌬🌪 were interesting to say the least. 30 mile per hour winds sustained gusting to 60 miles per hour, I know how that poor fish from the store feels in that plastic bag.
But we survived and made it safely to the campground which is an electric only campground, we stopped on the way in to fill our water tank, and 30 mins later we were on our way to the campsite. We were two sites up from the camp host who was kind enough to inform my DW that the power was out. She was talking with the host while I was putting water in the tank.
We got set up and said well it is time for dinner, so fire up the generator we did. DW has been working diligently to learn to use the convection part of the microwave. Power was out for about two hours then was restored. Dinner and a relaxing evening inside, wondering if the fools that lit campfires were going to burn the place down. Who starts a campfire in a 30 mile per hour wind ???
We woke up Saturday had breakfast and the wind had calmed down some, but was still gusty. We took a walk up to the front side of the campground.


If you drive an electric vehicle you can charge it here.



This is the Ironmasters mansion from when Pine Grove Furnace used to produce Iron. It is now the hostel for those who trek the AT and is here at the halfway point.



NOBO



SOBO




And of course it is tradition among hikers to have a half gallon of ice cream upon getting to the halfway point. As you can see the current record was set 2 years ago. @garneska, that requires a lot of practice.
There were a lot of hikers getting ready to hit the trail, as most had stopped the day before with the high winds. Some where section hiking, some were day hiking. A couple may have even left GA early and made it here.

Well let's continue this in the next post.

 

[PaHunter]

So while we were up front we wanted to check out the AT museum that is located there. But it was not open that early, it was 9 am, they opened at noon until next month. So we walked back to the campsite for awhile, set outside watching the other campsites. About 1pm we decided to head back up and tour the museum, it is a small building that has 3 levels and is still adding to the collection.


This is all the original equipment of Mr. Earl Shaffer.



typical lean to construction along the AT trail, and more of his personal equipment.


One of the original signs from the northern terminus.



And a much cleaner sign from the southern terminus. Most hikers go from south to north as the weather warms, they are in the cooler mountains during the summer. Some people do go from Maine to Georgia, but they start later in the year, and of course it is warmer down south for the finish.

One more post and we should be able to finish up this weekend..

 

[PaHunter]

So this all occurs at Pine Grove State Park.

Which was the home to the Pine Grove Furnace back in the day.



An old photo of the furnace in operation



Another historical photo taken from the opposite direction.



This is the furnace itself and just about all that remains



Some remnants are in the middle of this picture.





Those are some big steel beams in place.

The rest of our Saturday was spent relaxing, making dinner. Sunday we got up spent some time outside, packed up and headed for home. The drive home was less eventful after we got out of the campground. Video of that to follow, glad we have a dashcam.

Well there are those new folks camping and well in bear country this is not how one leaves the campsite.




I mean we had high winds, 30 mph and people had fires going, not sure what people were thinking. Luckily it all worked out.

Oh and one last thing before we go......



Aliner for @bama_ed. Was an interesting little camper, the owners were not there much, would have asked for a tour.

 

[Syndrome]

Looks like an interesting area with lots of AT history . May have to check it out . Its a little less than 2 hours for us .
Was it a state park, or did you stay in one of the local private parks ? Not sure if there is a park campround ?
Yes, we had some crazy winds on Friday as well .......like all day of 30+ with 60+ gusts . Strange day for sure ! Like it came out of nowhere !
Glad the shake down trips are going good in the new MH !

 

[bama_ed]

So while we were up front we wanted to check out the AT museum that is located there. But it was not open that early, it was 9 am, they opened at noon until next month. So we walked back to the campsite for awhile, set outside watching the other campsites. About 1pm we decided to head back up and tour the museum, it is a small building that has 3 levels and is still adding to the collection.

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This is all the original equipment of Mr. Earl Shaffer.

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typical lean to construction along the AT trail, and more of his personal equipment.

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One of the original signs from the northern terminus.

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And a much cleaner sign from the southern terminus. Most hikers go from south to north as the weather warms, they are in the cooler mountains during the summer. Some people do go from Maine to Georgia, but they start later in the year, and of course it is warmer down south for the finish.

One more post and we should be able to finish up this weekend..

The temporary southern terminus is Springer Mtn in Georgia. The true Applachian Trail on the south end remains unfinished to this day.

Benton MacKaye, the founder of the AT, offered this route in his proposal:

I don't see Springer Mountain on the southern end, do you?

The southern terminus shows being extended to Birmingham, AL (Red Mountain there). Roll Tide!

A modern day alternate proposal is to extend the AT to the southern most "mountain" in the Appalachian chain. A "mountain" is defined in this proposal as a peak in a chain exceeding 1,000 ft above sea level. In that proposal, Flagg Mtn in east central Alabama qualifies as the southern most mountain in the Appalachian chain. It is on a more-southern branch of the Appalachians that Red Mountain and barely exceeds 1,000 feet in elevation (1,152'). Roll Tide again!

One can hike today from Springer Mountain (the temporary southern terminus) south through Georgia along the Benton MacKaye Trail and then the current Pinhoti Trail (of which I have hiked various sections of) which extends down to Flagg Mountain.

Can't we all agree to finish the Appalachian Trail and extend the southern terminus to either Birmingham's Red Mountain or Flagg Mountain to finish Benton MacKaye's dream?

That's an interesting place, Chris. I'm glad you got out to start your spring travels.

Bama Ed

PS - and that smallest Airstream, the BaseCamp model, is too small to pay $50,000 for IMO.

 

[Part-Time Paradise]

@PaHunter, looks great. Thanks for sharing and it's added to the PTParaD list of go to spots.

 

[PaHunter]

So the sun in finally coming out after a long drawn out rain. It is chilly today, started at 37 degrees, frost warnings tonight.
We have added a toy box to our collection. This will allow us to bring our motorcycle along on longer trips for transportation.



She is 8.5x16 feet long. I have primed and painted the floor. Hope to protect the floor a little bit anyway, I know the bottom is exposed, and most likely not painted in any way. Needs a bath, and waxing, tires, need all that mud scrubbed off. Need to test fit the motorcycle in there and see how she fits. Since the rain is holding off until tomorrow and sun is out, will try to get that done this afternoon.

 

[Sjm9911]

Looks to be in good shape. It's not new right? Otherwise you wouldn't need tires? It kinda looks new.

 

[Part-Time Paradise]

Looks like a good little trailer.

I'm a big fan of E-track, if it doesn't have any. My cargo trailer has 2 strips on the floor and 2 on each wall.

 

[PaHunter]

Looks to be in good shape. It's not new right? Otherwise you wouldn't need tires? It kinda looks new.

It is new, I meant the tires need a good scrubbing to get the mud off.

 

[Sjm9911]

Ah , ok. Lol.

 

[PaHunter]

Looks like a good little trailer.

I'm a big fan of E-track, if it doesn't have any. My cargo trailer has 2 strips on the floor and 2 on each wall.

It currently has just the 4 d rings in the floor. I have been looking at the e track, but have not known anyone who has used it before. Our first trip looks to be with the motorcycle in there and not much else. We will look at things after that and see what we need to do, since we can also haul our Suzuki in this and be within weight. Was thinking about adding e track to the higher side, so we could carry kayaks somehow, along with the motorcycle. Again, just need some time and the weather to cooperate.