Beast of Traal
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the Trace Will Open officaly May 21 so it look like we will be the first to ride the Natchez section of the trace I'm sure what time the ceramony will be but it will open to trafic diectly after the ceramony.
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I am planning a 450 mile bicycle tour event cache The tentative start date will be May 20 2005
The Tour will follow the Natchez Trace Parkway from end to end (Natchez Ms to Nashville Tn).
The total length is approximately 450 miles.
It will take about 8-9 days to complete.
To get credit for the event you can ride all or any portion of the tour or just meet me along the way.
We will be camping for most of the tour.
We will ride on average 60 miles per day with 15 min breaks about once an hour.
You will be responsible for your own transportation to and from the start/end points.
Day 1 May 20 Friday night meet at Natchez State Park.
Day 2 May 21 Ride from Natchez terminus to Rocky Springs Campground 59 miles
Day 3 May 22 Ride from Rocky Springs to Ratliff Ferry 74.4 miles
Day 4 May 23 Ratliff Ferry to Jeff Busby 70.5 miles
Day 5 May 24 Jeff Busby to Tupelo Visitor Center 74.2 miles
Day 6 May 25 Tupelo Visitor Center to Colbert Ferry 62 miles
Day 7 May 26 Colbert Ferry to Meriwether Lewis 59.3 miles
Day 8 May 27 Meriwether Lewis to Nashville terminus 57.1 miles
I'm not sure yet if we will use a sag wagon to carry most of the gear or if we'll carry it on bike.
If you are interested in participating or have suggestions email me For more info on the Natchez Trace Parkway click here
for the newest info go to the website Bike Quest 2005
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I am planning a 450 mile bicycle tour event cache The tentative start date will be May 20 2005
The Tour will follow the Natchez Trace Parkway from end to end (Natchez Ms to Nashville Tn).
The total length is approximately 450 miles.
It will take about 8-9 days to complete.
To get credit for the event you can ride all or any portion of the tour or just meet me along the way.
We will be camping for most of the tour.
We will ride on average 60 miles per day with 15 min breaks about once an hour.
You will be responsible for your own transportation to and from the start/end points.
Day 1 May 20 Friday night meet at Natchez State Park.
Day 2 May 21 Ride from Natchez terminus to Rocky Springs Campground 59 miles
Day 3 May 22 Ride from Rocky Springs to Ratliff Ferry 74.4 miles
Day 4 May 23 Ratliff Ferry to Jeff Busby 70.5 miles
Day 5 May 24 Jeff Busby to Tupelo Visitor Center 74.2 miles
Day 6 May 25 Tupelo Visitor Center to Colbert Ferry 62 miles
Day 7 May 26 Colbert Ferry to Meriwether Lewis 59.3 miles
Day 8 May 27 Meriwether Lewis to Nashville terminus 57.1 miles
I'm not sure yet if we will use a sag wagon to carry most of the gear or if we'll carry it on bike.
If you are interested in participating or have suggestions email me For more info on the Natchez Trace Parkway click here
for the newest info go to the website Bike Quest 2005
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I will be ridding this Monday a tuesday January 17 and 18 i will leave from the prentiss end early monday morning and if i have time i'll ride back if not i'll stay at a motel in hattiesburg then ride back to prentiss on Tuesday. If i have time to ride both directions on monday i'll probably ride half of it again on tuesday. if any one would like to join me on eaither day your more than welcome to ride along.
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thanx
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recently a representative came to our Hiking club meeting to discuse WMAs and Nonconsumptive use. the Department of Wildife and Fisheries is starting to recognise that not everbody uses WMA for Hunting and Fishing.
but If you go caching in a Wildlife Managment Area WMA you might want to keep these rules
in mind.
the Wild Life Magament areas are inteded for hunting and fishing but the do allow for Nononsuptive Use. NCU
If you enter a WMA you must check in and out. even if you not hunting or fishing.
failure to do so could result in fines as high as $400 depending on the Parish.
to Use a Wildlife Mangament Area You must Have a hunting or fishing licence.
you can get a special pass to use it without hunting or fishing for $5 or you can get a cane pole licence for $2. this will alow to to use all 50+ WMAs in La.
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In about a week I plan on Cycling the LongLeaf Trace from end to end.
I will start at Prentis and ride all the way to Hatisberg and Back.
I would like to know some good caches along the way.
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Java Chat dosn't work either not even at my parents house.
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the Natchez Trace bike trip will br posponed until may the Trace will be completed then and I would like to ride the whole thing
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My internet has been down for a week has the chat switched servers.
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I cant get in to the chat . What happened?
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The Alababa Rambler has voluntered to drive along the way. Carry extra gear food,etc. He can also shuttle people ridding part of the trace back to there cars.
I know not everybody is intrested in ridding all 450 miles but if your intrested in ridding just few miles that will be ok and you'll have a ride back to your car.
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ok i got some more info the event will start on friday night october 29 at the primative campground at Natchez State Park here are the coordinates i have so far
if anyone lives near the other stops listed above or other campground along the Trace you can post them here
or email them to me.
N 31 36.272' W 91 13.909' Natchez State Park
N 32 05.243' W 90 47.911' Rocky Springs
N 32 35.675' W 89 50.353' Ratlif Ferry
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I have a few geo parodies on my web site geo parodies
you can also email your parodies to me and i'll put them on the site boftraal@geodining.com
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The geodining website has just got a major face lift. and has gone international.
There are now menus for each contenent and each restaurant listing is now on it own page.
I hope that geodinnig can now serve the global geocaching comunity
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I am planning a 450 mile bicycle tour event cache for some time this fall (tentative start last Friday in October)
The Tour will follow the Natchez Trace Parkway from end to end (Natchez Ms to Nashville Tn).
The total length is approximately 450 miles.
It will take about 8-9 days to complete.
To get credit for the event you can ride all or any portion of the tour or just meet me along the way.
We will be camping for most of the tour.
We will ride on average 60 miles per day with 15 min breaks about once an hour.
You will be responsible for your own transportation to and from the start/end points.
Day 1 Friday night meet at Natchez State Park.
Day 2 Ride from Natchez State Park to Rocky Springs Campground 49 miles
Day 3 Ride from Rocky Springs to Ratliff Ferry 74.4 miles
(Note the Trace through Jackson is not complete we will have to detour through the streets of Jackson the NPS has a map of the best way through)
Day 4 Ratliff Ferry to Jeff Busby 70.5 miles
Day 5 Jeff Busby to Tupelo Visitor Center 74.2 miles
Day 6 Tupelo Visitor Center to Colbert Ferry 62 miles
Day 7 Colbert Ferry to Meriwether Lewis 59.3 miles
Day 8 Meriwether Lewis to Nashville terminus 57.1 miles
I'm not sure yet if we will use a sage wagon to carry most of the gear or if we'll carry it on bike.
If you are interested in participating or have suggestions post a reply to this thread. When more of the details are ironed out
I will post an event on the cache page.
For more info on the Natchez Trace Parkway click here
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I have decided to move the La1 bike tour to the spring. I have however decided to do a bicycle tour on the Natchez Trace Prkwy instead this fall. more details as they become available.
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I am planning a 450 mile bike tour event cache. for some time this fall.
The tour will start at Three States at the far northwest corner of the state and follow La Hwy 1 to its end at Grand Isle.
I haven't decided a date yet. And worked out all the details but here what I know.
The total length is approximately 450 miles.
It will take about 6-7 days to complete.
To get credit for the event you can ride all or any portion of the tour.
We will be camping for most of the tour possibly staying a Hotel for one night.
We will ride on average 75 miles per day with 15 min breaks about once an hour.
You will be responsible for your own transportation to and from the start/end points.
Day 1 Three states to Shreveport 45.6 miles Maplewood RV Park
Day 2 Shreveport to Natchitoches 76.9 miles Sibley Lake Campground
(Possibly stay two nights here and spend a day touring around Natchitoches)
Day 3 Natchitoches to Marksville 88.9 miles Grand Avoyelles RV resort
Day 4 Marksville to Port Allen 92.3 miles Cajun Country Campground
Day 5 Port Allen to Thibodaux 71.8 miles Holiday Inn
Day 6 Thibodaux to Grand Isle 84.3 miles Grand Isle State Park
Note all campgrounds are just tentative I just picked them using Street and Trips based on proximity to LA hwy 1
And distance along the highway. If you know of other campground along the route we can camp
Elsewhere. Most of the campgrounds in S&T are RV parks.
I'm not sure yet if we will use a sage wagon to carry most of the gear or if we'll carry it on bike.
If you are interested in participating or have suggestions post a reply to this thread. When more of the details are ironed out
I will post an event on the cache page.
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while on my vaction i saw a few signs
and here are the falls they are talking about
and near by was a survey marker looks like they changed there mind
acurate to two decmal points Wow!
Dose this count as a benchmark?
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I have a TB( Geocachers Cookbook International )that has stalled in Stansted Travel Bug Hotel (Essex) it has been there for almost a year and i think it's time for it to get moving could someone check on it. I would like the bug to go through the Chunnel to France. If you decide to pick it up try and at least bring it closser to thr Chunnel.
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I have just add map links to Geodiningand there is a GPX file available for download. it should be compatable with Watcher, GPX Spinner, EasyGps and GPS Bable.
It is not compatable with GSAK
When using the file keep in mind that difficulty refers to Price Range
terrain refers to service level. the cache type is listed as Unknown.
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Geodining.com now has links to the nearest cache page for each restaurant.
comming soon GPX files and links to maps.
Bike Quest 2005
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yes they will complete the section of the trac fro HWY 61 to Natchez aboyut a 10 mile stretch.