The thread for all the pictures of the 2008 Mid-South Fall Camping Trip.

The Group Shot (almost everyone in this one)
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Welcome to Kings Mountain Battleground
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Some of the Campsites
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Somebody forgot to bring the tent poles...
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The 'E'lectric E (yes, that is a power cord going in the back window)
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Samson and Delilah's Place (oh yea, they let the food lady hang out there too)
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The Taj Mahal
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More Campsite Pictures
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Base Camp (yea, we pull that with an E) (liar, liar, pants on fire)
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Random E pictures
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The newest E (still had temporary tags)
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Wow, looks beautiful! Makes me all excited about my Thanksgiving camping trip.:D
Too bad it's not an E-meet too:-(

We tend to 'rough' is when we go camping...

We have to use the microwave outdoors.
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The first round of ribs... (my hands were too messy to use the camera for the second round)
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Pirogies
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Hogsqueel aka: fire-elf aka: The Rib Master
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Is it camping without dogs?

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is it a meet without mods?

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This is why everyone needs to do the Home Depot Grill Mod
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Benny, thanks for posting the pictures! Looks like you guys had great time (as usual) and probably noone left hungry. Thanks for the dog-E pictures.

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The Campfire
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Playing in said campfire
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Hanging out at base camp
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E-ple taking pictures
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of E-ple taking pictures
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Chewey in mom's arms.
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Thank you for sharing. Wonderful pictures. Looks like a great time was had by all!!!

Nice shots Benny. Thanks for sharing.:D

I'm glad to see such a great turnout. Carrie and I missed seeing everyone this month. :sad:

We missed you guys, hope the wedding planning, buying of frilly stuff and what nots were productive. :)

It was overall a great event, weather was a tad dicey Friday night, but decent the rest of the time.

We had a good turnout, great food in typical abundance, and above all fantastic E-ple to spend the weekend with. There were a few that dropped in on us on Saturday and it was a pleasure for me personally to talk with a former Scout leader and exchange a few stories. It's always an honor to have an Eagle Scout in one's presence and then being lucky enough to spend time with another Woodbadger... even if he was a Fox. ;-) I used to be a bobwhite and a Good 'ol bobwhiite too...
And now I'm finished bobwhiting... I don't I don't know what to do...
I'm growing old and feeble and I can bobwhite no more...
So I am going to work my ticket if I can...
Back to Gilwell.. Happy Land..
I'm going to work my ticket if I can...

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Great pics Benny! We had a great time, with Great E-ple. We really enjoyed meeting the new faces, most were, considering this was only our 2nd outing. Already looking forward to the next trip. We are also looking for other sleeping arrangements(possibly something we don't need a buoyancy rating on). The food was out of this world. I think we added a few pounds, which could be a good thing considering the extra insulation we needed this morning! Had a good trip back home, and more beautiful scenery on the way back with the snow caps on the other side of Asheville.

Benny, I'm so glad you and Court had cameras.....that was another thing I forgot.....was my camera.

We finally have everything ready to go. The only thing left now is the march of death itself. :D

We finally have everything ready to go. The only thing left now is the march of death itself. :D You'll pay for that death remark Wolf.:lol:

Great pics guys. Brought back some fond memories. We're down, but not out so hopefuly we'll get to do another Event down the road.

OMG look at those ribs! Hot dang - youse guys know how to camp! :)

It's fairly uncommon for anyone to leave camp hungry... :smile:

We do believe in eattin' :wink:

Great pics Benny!:) Wish we could have gone but with a high school senior way to much going on in life.:twisted: Drew:)

Handful of photos from the EOC Mid-South Camping Trip - Photos of Kat and I setting up in the rain, Jager napping before dinner and a photo from when the storm hit!
Jamie, Katrina and Jager

Round #2 Camping photos from Jamie, Kat and Jager

Round #3 - Hope to have some more later today - Kat's trying to figure out her new camera -

Here are three more photos: A "light-headed" Ron serving up ribs, the best damn rib'kick'in smoker/cooker/all around fun guy I've ever met -Denny- Alton Brown better look out! And the trophy wife and myself preparing to head back to the beach! Look at that bright orange orb in the sky! Is that the sun?

Cheers all!

Jamie

Thank you for sharing. Wonderful pictures. Looks like a great time was had by all!!!

what he said -g

we missed you guys, hope the wedding planning, buying of frilly stuff and what nots were productive. :)

it was overall a great event, weather was a tad dicey friday night, but decent the rest of the time.

We had a good turnout, great food in typical abundance, and above all fantastic e-ple to spend the weekend with. There were a few that dropped in on us on saturday and it was a pleasure for me personally to talk with a former scout leader and exchange a few stories. It's always an honor to have an eagle scout in one's presence and then being lucky enough to spend time with another woodbadger... even if he was a fox. ;-) i used to be a bobwhite and a good 'ol bobwhiite too...
and now i'm finished bobwhiting... I don't i don't know what to do...
i'm growing old and feeble and i can bobwhite no more...
so i am going to work my ticket if i can...
back to gilwell.. Happy land..
I'm going to work my ticket if i can...

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/eoc/kings_mountain/th_sr_002.jpg (http://s71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/bh241/eoc/kings_mountain/?action=view&current=sr_002.jpg)




:)

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Handful of photos from the EOC Mid-South Camping Trip - Photos of Kat and I setting up in the rain, Jager napping before dinner and a photo from when the storm hit!
Jamie, Katrina and Jager

Very nice pics. Love to see the E amongst all the colorful leaves. And the pup snoozing...well it's simply the cutest! :D

Man I just love looking at all those fall leaves, it must have really been beautiful. Oh and I love looking at food pictures too:oops:

Well the leaves were almost gone from the trees after Friday night's "Big Storm"....but the ribs, well, they live on...we still have a rack in the fridge. I'm already looking forward to dinner tonight!:rolleyes:
Kat and I spent most of today drying out the tent and some of the camp bedding - that was one heck of a palmetto-pounder Saturday night.

Jamie

Nice shots Jamie, thanks for sharing and its a pleasure to have you, Kat and Jager joining are crew. It was also a pleasure to see more new faces joining our get-togethers. :D:cool:

after Saturday night's "Big Storm"....

Over on our side of camp, we had the bad weather Friday night.... :rolleyes:


:-P But other than that storm (which ever night it was) things really were great.

Excellent pictures Jamie, thanks for posting them!

A little video clip of Benny and Boomer enjoying the falling leaves!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AoTu_6m8ZU

A little video clip of Benny and Boomer enjoying the falling leaves!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AoTu_6m8ZU

Oh man, I need to wait until I get home to watch the video. Thanks for posting.

BTW, your dog-E is so cute.

OMG look at those ribs! Hot dang - youse guys know how to camp! :)

Someone should cook up some ribs too during our Death Valley camp out in Feb :D:D

And a video of the Friday evening thunderstorm - Jamie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu0JWZ_V_D0

And a video of the Friday evening thunderstorm - Jamie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu0JWZ_V_D0

Much nicer seeing it with dry clothes on.:lol:

I will remember this camping trip for a long time......it was alot of fun.

yeah, I'm gonna remember this one too...

It was so great. Now, if I can just get my webshots to cooperate with my photos and my computer, I'll be a really happy camper.

I do have one question....Benny how do you resize your photos for posting here? urgh...:confused: I can't find that "happy medium" like you do!!!

Great pics, you guys! Made me feel right at home to see all the layers of clothes and tarps!

And did I see Eggs "Benny" too? :lol:

Great pics, you guys! Made me feel right at home to see all the layers of clothes and tarps!

And did I see Eggs "Benny" too? :lol:

We do eat well
A typical day at E camp
Eggs Benedict,mimosas,bloody Mary's

Beef Stew

pirogues'
Ribs,coleslaw, ranch beans

pineapple cake
cookies
brownies

Today I have to weigh in :sad:

Mel, you had to walk 2 dogs......I doubt you have to worry about a few extra calories.

Jamie - love the video's! post more!

Mel - I missed the pineapple cake, and the brownies too... :sad:

Court - I re-sized them to no larger than 800x600 and use photobucket (http://photobucket.com/) to host the pictures. It works, sometimes I wish I could have easy access to larger resolution pictures tough.

While on the topic, anyone who wants a larger resolution picture of any I've posted send me a pm or an email.

Deb - I'll remember this one for a while too, actually not unlike the others. I do hate that the weather kept us from having our bolo championship. Maybe next time.

We do eat well
A typical day at E camp

Eggs Benedict, mimosas, bloody Mary's
And more bloody mary's

Beef Stew
And more bloody mary's

pirogues'
Ribs,coleslaw, ranch beans
And more bloody mary's, then a stealthy switch over to bourbon

pineapple cake
A Lil' Lord, then some Tuaca...a little more Lord
cookies
brownies
camp coffee, with Bailey's -of courseToday I have to weigh in :sad:

Are you starting to notice a trend? Yes, we do drink coffee in the woods.
:rolleyes:

Are you starting to notice a trend? Yes, we do drink coffee in the woods.
:rolleyes:

:evil: I'm gonna have to learn to keep up with YOU <wink>

I'm having WEBSHOTS issues....but finally got the photos (some of them) up.

GO LOOK HERE (http://community.webshots.com/user/courtenaybrown61)

Sigh - I need some time (and money) LOL

Had a great time - looking forward to seeing everyone again soon!

:evil: I'm gonna have to learn to keep up with YOU <wink>

I'm having WEBSHOTS issues....but finally got the photos (some of them) up.

GO LOOK HERE (http://community.webshots.com/user/courtenaybrown61)

Sigh - I need some time (and money) LOL

Had a great time - looking forward to seeing everyone again soon!

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Why is Boomer in none of your pictures? Is Benny so jelous that he hides the big guy?

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Why is Boomer in none of your pictures? Is Benny so jelous that he hides the big guy?

I took Boomer home early Saturday morning. I had right at 3" of water in my tent (because I didn't put it up correctly) from the storm on Friday night. It was a total mess that I really needed to deal with. I just felt Boomer would be better off staying home with my wife and the other pups.

The only pictures anyone has of Boomer at this trip would have been made Friday or very early on Saturday.

Nice pics Cuz.:)

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Nice pics bro.....you had to post that one with me and Boomer.....didn't you??

Thanks for more pictures! Kissya, I am so jealous. I would have come down there just for those pups (oh, and the ribs):D

Thanks for more pictures! Kissya, I am so jealous. I would have come down there just for those pups (oh, and the ribs):D

If I didn't have 4 dogs and a cat......I'd have a Saint or 2....lol.

You need to come to the next camping meet to experience them first hand..
It's going to be late March....Tybee island, Ga...watch for the thread.

Oh...the ribs were yummy......"finger licken good":D

Denny's still checking on places in GA - The campground at Tybee Island is City owned, and they apparently aren't as dog friendly as we want them to be. Also, they don't allow dogs on the beach (another PITA) - so I'm not sure what we're going to be doing as yet for the End of March camping trip. I still wish we could all go to Savannah, but maybe we will have to do it somewhere other than Tybee Island?

I'll keep Denny (FIRE ELF/HOGSQUEAL) on track, if possible.

:razz: Kissya, I'm saying nothing about the finger lickin good ribs....LOL (SNORT)

I'm ready for another camping trip AND SOON!!!

We could head north and camp in the snow
camping for Christmas :smile:

Just be glad we went to Kings Mountain when we did... last Saturday morning the temperature was 13 degrees...

yes, I said that right, 13 degrees. Balmy huh? :rolleyes:

We'll find a place to go, didn't Jamie say something about a place on the beach we could camp with the dogs???

We'd love to host a camping event down here at the beach!

Couple places jump right out for us:

Carolina Beach State Park - about 30 minutes south of Wilmington, N.C. - Right on the Cape Fear River, you can walk the banks of the river or take a very short car ride over to the beach. March is great, April starts to get a little buggy. NC state parks are as pet-friendly as SC - standard six foot leash requirement.

Official Site:
http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/cabe/main.php

Insider's Guide:
http://www.insiders.com/wilmington/main-camping3.htm


We're also HUGE fans of the Croatan National Forest camps up near New Bern. Lots of cool semi-off road driving (Element friendly driving in the wilderness) Located just outside historic New Bern, N.C. - maybe 90 mins north of Wilmington -convenient to US 64. Cedar Point campground is on the intracoastal waterway side, and the Neuse River site is another great car-camping site located on the river. Again, pet friendly and we give both sites thumbs up for our style of camping.

Official Site:
http://ncnatural.com/NCUSFS/Croatan/

Great PDF of coastal forest locations:
http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/recreation/crouwhcamp.pdf


Now, in South Carolina, there's Huntington Beach State Park, half way between Charleston and Myrtle Beach, S.C
Official Site: http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/1020.aspx


Couple other contenders for you mountain folk: If you guys liked the last South Carolina campground site, we'd also suggest the Uwharrie National Forest, just east of Charlotte and north of Rockingham, N.C. Great car camping sites at Arrowhead Campground (first choice) and the Baden Lake Group Camp.

Official Site: http://ncnatural.com/NCUSFS/Uwharrie/camping.html


That's far more info than you probably wanted, but we're thrilled you're even considering a trip over to the coast. Anything we can do to assist, just let Kat and I know!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Jamie

Kat said I forgot to mention - we re-heated a rack of HogSqueal's ribs the other night for dinner. (Steamed them in a double boiler, like we do all of our chopped bbq and tasty ribs down here at the beach)

Talk about your culinary flashback! They were still just as tender and smokey as they were the night we hunkered over the fire and dove into them - minus the terrifying thunder and lightning, of course.

Just thought I'd share that moment. What? You didn't take a rack of leftover ribs home from the camping trip? :???:

Golly. What a shame. :rolleyes:

-Jamie-

Just thought I'd share that moment. What? You didn't take a rack of leftover ribs home from the camping trip? :???:


uh, yea we did. But they were gone by nightfall... :neutral:

We'd love to host a camping event down here at the beach!

<clip> (check the message for some great info)

Anything we can do to assist, just let Kat and I know!

Jamie

I for one say go for it. Set something up and we'll be there.

Most of the guys kinna like the water / electricity thing... just ask them about Linville Falls... :rolleyes: NO, wait, on second thought... :D

To me as long as the dogs can come, I'm good. Power and Water would be a plus, but not mandatory.

I'm game for a March Beach Trip. :)

Just wanted to wish all a happy thanksgiving and thank you all for the nice time we had meeting and talking with everyone at Kings Mountain campout. You all are a fun group to be around and we really enjoyed it. Thanks again.

It was great to meet you too. I hope you'll be around the area for some more events. Check in with us if you can.

For those that are interested, I posted a few pictures on webshots,

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Without electric there will not be eggs benadict.

I need to think about sam on the beach. he already bring the great out doors in hidden in his fur. there may not be any sand left on the beach:-o

Without electric there will not be eggs benadict.

Well that's simply not going to happen Mel! If you think for a split second I'm going to pass on your breakfast speciality, you're badly mistaken - we're not savages for pity sakes!

:-D

Dog-friendly, electricity, water and toilets are bare minimums for this crew - and Kat and I have no problem with that! We won't steer you guys wrong.

We'll take a look at travel times to New Bern and Carolina Beach for hosting a possible early March '09 camping event. My first inclination is New Bern -specifically the Neuse River/Flanners Beach campground- since it's so easy to access for folks coming from the north and west.

Carolina Beach isn't difficult to get to, it's simply at the end of everything - end of I-40, end of US 421 - basically, the end of North Carolina. And beach access isn't quite as easy as New Bern - along the Neuse River site, you're less than 20 yards from a lovely, white sand 300- yard long beach.

Take a peek at the links on my earlier post for the Croatan Forest - Here's an even newer brochure for the Neuse River Campground (aka Flanners Beach) http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/recreation/croatan_brochure.pdf

Kat and I will start making some calls after the holidays and see what we can come up with.

Cheers,

Jamie

Guys, we need to start a new thread for the 'Beach Blast' or 'Coastal Dog Weekend' or whatever we're gonna call it.

Think of all the fun we can have just coming up with a name for it. :)

Then we gotta figure out where, and when.... :-P

Hey dog drool, if it's a problem, I have a small shop-vac I can bring to clean the tents, trailers, and E's out. The big dogs do tend to bring a lot in with them.

I still hate that we missed this trip, but I think we had a good reason. :D


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Guys, we need to start a new thread for the 'Beach Blast' or 'Coastal Dog Weekend' or whatever we're gonna call it.

Will do!

-Jamie

I still hate that we missed this trip, but I think we had a good reason. :D


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I still say an E-ple wedding would have worked... :rolleyes:
Imagine the food at the reception....

ribs, slaw, chili, you would have been the talk of all the wedding planners... :-o

(you guys make a nice looking couple)

I still say an E-ple wedding would have worked... :rolleyes:
Imagine the food at the reception....

ribs, slaw, chili, you would have been the talk of all the wedding planners... :-o

(you guys make a nice looking couple)

That would have been a sight.... all those E's around that nice looking couple. O well, next time.:-P Maybe when they celebrate their 50th. Now that would be the bomb. Should we start planning now?:-o:razz:

I still think a Twenty One Horn Salute would have worked!

And surely one of those nice Forest Rangers could have read the last rights, errr, wedding vows. :-P

I'm thinking their first wedding anniversary would make for another nice camping meet. A year will pass by before you know it!

-Jamie-

That would have been a sight.... all those E's around that nice looking couple. O well, next time.:-P Maybe when they celebrate their 50th. Now that would be the bomb. Should we start planning now?:-o:razz:

I'm not even sure I'll be around to see our 50th. Do you really think you old guys will? :razz: :lol:

I'm not even sure I'll be around to see our 50th. Do you really think you old guys will? :razz: :lol: Hey watch it. I'll have "The Don" make you an offer you can't refuse.:lol::lol:

:lol: :lol:

I do apologize. My mother did teach me to respect my elders. :evil:

Will do!

-Jamie
Am I missing something. I can't find it.:D

Am I missing something. I can't find it.:D

Nope, not missing a thing - Kat and I have both been battling the flu and creepin' crud that's been going around Wilmington - promise to have something up within the next week, maybe sooner.

I was going to offer up some camping suggestions for spots along the NC/SC coast that Kat and I are familiar with- of course, we're open to any other suggestions as well!

:)

Jamie