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To: [Summers, Alex], [Centino, Arthur], [Barton, Clinton], [Gibney, Kyle], [Lincoln-Lopez, Maya],[Murdock, Matt], [Rambeau, Monica],[Romanoff, Natasha],[Smith, Tabitha],[Summers, Scott], [Thomas, Everett]
From: [Dane, Lorna]
Subject: Overnight Backpacking

Hi, I think I grabbed everyone that was interested in going. I got the permits for next weekend August 12-14th. We are going to be hiking from Maine back down here again. If that is too far, there are multiple ways of exiting the park/trail. Cell phone service can be a bit spotty in these parts so make sure you plan ahead of time. We plan on leaving Thursday Night, staying in a motel nearby, and then getting an early start on the trail. If you like to join, than you are more than welcome to do so. Or if you like to join us on the trail, we are planning on being there before 8am. Lots of ground to cover and things to see.

There are a list of items you need to provide for yourself:
-Sleeping Bag
- Backpack
-Change of clothes (this is not necessary, but do bring a change of socks. At least three pairs)
- Heavy jacket or sweater (it gets cold at night)
- Water bottles (at least two and filled up with water before we start)
- Meals and snacks
- Flash lights
- Extra batteries
- Sunscreen
- Insect repellant
- Tarp or Tent
- Plate, fork, cup, and possible a cooking pot
- Camera (if you want to take pictures)

Remember, you will be carrying this so if you don't need it than don't bring it. The less you carry the better you will be.

Now, if you don't have these items. Alex and I have extra backpacks (I think we have at least 3, Two Smalls and one Large), and at least 2 more sleeping bags. We will also be bring the majority of the food but we would like it if the load can be shared among us. I put meals and snacks on the list above if you have a dietary need that we cannot provide.

We will also be providing water purifiers and tablets so we can refill our bottles, and we have a large tarp. We won't be bring a tent but if you would like one you'll have to bring your own (our last one had a fight with a bear). We will also have the matches, some more cooking items, a map of the trail including all the exit points and of course a first aid kit.

I look forward to this trip and I hope you are too. If you have any more questions please feel free to email me back or come find me.

-Lorna

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[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

Wait what...Bear? Do I need to be worried about you two and your luck camping?

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

No. You can blame Alex for leaving food in the tent. He learned his lesson and luckily we were down by the lake when it happened. We've camped almost every other weekend when we first meet up until 2015.

[xp-havok.livejournal.com]

Okay, it was like, BARELY food. It was a couple piece of bread with some bologna in it and in my defense, when have I ever left food uneaten? You can hardly blame me for thinking it was gone.

[xp-havok.livejournal.com]

To: [The Hiking Group]
From: [Alex]
Subject: Overnight Backpacking

BRING. GOOD. SHOES.

Most of you seem like you've done this before and probably don't need the advice, but if any of you are first-time hikers, seriously, the first day out on the trail is not the time to wear your brand-spanking-new boots for the first time. There's enough big guys coming that you can probably get someone to carry you, but you can avoid that by just having good shoes.

If you need tips for breaking new shoes in hmu.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

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Man, shoes are teh devil.

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

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Shoes are evil but also important.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

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Nah, I'm over shoes. Ima barefoot it.

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

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Do you at least believe in pedis?

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

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Yeah, the last 100% of my girl and boyfriends kinda used to sit on me and make me get them or else I claw up people's legs in bed. It's that or I gotta tape up my toes at night which is a pain.

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

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Kinky.

Wait. Do you have claws?

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

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Yep. Feet and hands.

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

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That is awesome. Now I understand the whole no shoe thing.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

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They're pretty handy for climbing things. I got weird feet too so shoes ... don't always work for me. I got a set of bust out sneaks for emergencies and tevas for when I gotta wear shoes shoes.

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

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Well you can count on climbing on things during the hike. I bet you can get some great pictures too from those heights.

Sandals?

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

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Yeah, I used to have a buddy make custom ones but mostly these days I just get Tevas and roll with it.

Yeah, someday I wanna hike Big Sur and get pics from the top of a redwood.

[x-polarisstar.livejournal.com]

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I'll keep my eyes peeled.

Big Sur in California? One of my favorite spots.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

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K, so I've got an extra backpack too in medium (I mean it has Hello Kitty stickers on it and belonged to an ex, but hey, someone adopt it) and a spare extra big sleeping bag (same ex). I've got two red-light headbands too - good for going out to pee at night without shining bright lights all over the place or having to try to pee while holding a flashlight.

I also roll a real big pack, and I don't bring shoes or socks, so if someone needs me to take on some extra, lemee know.

Ima also go beg a spare satellite phone off the SV peeps cause just in case. They have the good stuff.

-K

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[xp_spectrum]

- Flash lights
- Extra batteries
- Sunscreen
- Insect repellent

Yeah, so, I don't need any of these with my powers, so I'm happy to carry someone else's if they need it.

(Seriously, I absorb light - sunscreen makes me feel icky)

I also have a couple of sets of those Army dishes, the ones that fit into each other and can double up as cooking pans.

This is gonna be so awesome!

Nica.