[at-l] Trail Days Recap...The Event Part

[Linda Benschop]

Dawg,

You described it so well!  We especially enjoyed that last night at the 
Old Mill.  It was a great way to top off the long weekend.
Hummingbird




Gadog430 wrote:
> Just got home from TDz. Had a fantastic time this year...AGAIN. Little sunburned. 
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> Friday afternoon got there about 4:30 and immediately got to organizing the hiker feed with Tin Man. 
> It seems that our hiker feed...now in it's THIRD year...is such a good idea that someone copied it and did
> it at the campground. It's all for the hikers...but I am a bit miffed. All I am going to say. You know who you are. 
> And what you said last year. 
>
> We fed about 120-140 people and we sold raffle tickets. Dutch Treat played and I LOVE to hear him play. 
>
> In a sign that 'All is Right With the World' the last burger went to Miss Janet. 
>
> After the hiker feed...Puppy Dawg and I walked around so that I could indeed prove to her that our 
> neighborhood is larger than Big D. It is. We had ice cream...shopped a bit...and felt a few rain drops. 
>
> For the record...it did not rain from Friday afternoon to when I left today at 1:00. A RARE EVENT. 
> A RARE RARE RARE EVENT. 
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> Saturday morning met up with 4 fellow hikers at the Abingdon end of the Creeper Trail. 
> We all set out to go 8.5 miles to the Alvarado Station. Spoken...Al-va-ray-do. Learn something everyday. 
> We were met at the other end by my life-long friends, and somehow eight people fit in a Toyota Highlander. 
> I am still pondering that one. The walk was great, and that section of the Creeper is just amazing. 
> Once you get out of Abingdon...it's out thru the country and over these huge trestles and sheer cliffs. Just beautiful. 
>
> Saturday afternoon went to Big D to shop, let Puppy Dawg see what it is all about, and go to the parade...with squirt guns. 
> I told Blondie and Puppy Dawg...if you accept these two squirt guns you are accepting war. 
> You are agreeing to get doused...and they did. I'll get you next year Marta. And Jan. You can't always be on 
> the other side of the street. I'll get you...and your little dog too. 
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> After the parade, we went to Tin Man's to sort out the prizes for Leave a Trace. And then we had the giveaway. 
> Jan Liteshoe won the TV. WTG JAN. And a gentleman from Kansas won the big prize. He was stunned. And his wife cried. 
> They were so sweet. SO SWEET!!!!
>
> After that...'The Group' went to dinner at the Mill. Wine was ordered. And that's all I can say about that. 
>
> After dinner...I took Puppy Dawg to the campground so she could see the drum circle. Some guy asked her
> if she was the cashier at Cowboys and then winked at her. But she was well protected. And she danced a little. 
>
> This morning...we got up and shuttled a few in Big D and then came home in the afternoon. 
>
> Had a blast. And how was your weekend?
>
> Dawg 
>
> Ps. To the one person I know is reading this...could've been you. Love overcomes anything. 
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