John and Lee's going away hash, 1/13/07

Hare: F'ing Joe
Author: R.i.c.k.


     Having heard there is little or no mountain laurel in John and Lee's new environs out Salt Lake City way, Joe made sure there was no shortage of laurel on this hash. Also no shortage of slick steep rock ascents and descents, swamps, river crossings, and the like. John was also treated to a last, lingering lope through the Redding dump, no doubt bringing back many fond memories of Saturday afternoons spent taking trash to the transfer station.
     The hash began somewhat inauspiciously with Evalin taking a header off the deck stairs onto the sidewalk. But Joe checked for broken bones and Pavlina declared Evalin would probably live, so off we went. The pack headed toward Huntington fairly uneventfully, then got stuck at the first real check just before the park. But eventually we found our way, and proceeded to bushwhack through mud and muck and the occasional river. From there the trail proceeded more or less as follows: (i) fight through a few acres of mountain laurel, (ii) wet slick rock ascent, (iii) more laurel, (iv) wet slick rock descent, (v) laurel, (vi) swamp, (vii) laurel, (viii) river crossing. Then repeat above sequence 20 or 30 times.
     All in all, a fine going away hash, topped off with going away t-shirts courtesy of David H.