This week's hash falls on the 225th anniversary of Elijah Craig first distilling Bourbon from corn (in 1789 for the math-averse). It also falls perilously close to a full moon. Let's celebrate, as always, with a run/walk and a bit of a picnic.
You can almost see the preacher's Virginia drawl!
We're celebrating this 161st Hash with a (not very) diabolical trail conceived by the evil Sir Turtle Head, assisted by your trusty Grand Master, Multiple Entry.
- What: Hash #161-The Full Moonshine Hash
- When: Saturday, November 8, 2014. 2:00PM
- Where: End of Camino La Dehesa.
- How Much: $4.000 gets you in, gets you beer and a couple of hot-dogs.
- What to Bring:
- food (that doesn't need cooking, or can be boiled)
- extra libations (why not some Elijah Craig Cask Barrel Proof?)
- extra carrying capacity, as in room in a backpack or what have you. Getting up the hill will be a cooperative effort. Each person will need to carry the equivalent of about 4lb of stuff (or, if you prefer, 4lb=2000cc=8 beers worth - a better hashing unit of weight)
- sunblock
- water
- spare socks? (lots of stickers on trail) - How to find it: Take the C16 bus to the end of the line. We will assemble at the bus stop, corner of La Dehesa & Paseo Pie Andino, at 2pm sharp and walk up from there carrying beers & everything. It's a 3.5km walk from the bus stop to the site, so be prepared to haul some stuff and bring a backpack with room for a six-pack or two, please. We're counting on you, hashers!
We go to the site here:
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| Here we can see the evil Sir Turtle Head in his natural habitat... |
Here's a fine, high-quality walk-through, with some mighty fine pictures of my fingers thrown in for good measure:
...and a proper Strava walk-through. Note that hovering over segments on the right will show specific sections of the trail on the map. The route goes roughly like this:
- We meet at the bus-stop, and walk up all together, going from 0 to 3.6km on the lower graph, or sections 1, 2, and 3.
- Circle up, introductions, and we're off...
- Wankers go from 3.6 to 7.3km, or sections 4, 5, 6, 7.
- Runners on the graph below go 3.5km to 2.2, then 10.8km to 7.3, or sections 4, 3, 11, 10, 9, 8.
- The real circle then happens.
Please remember it's imperative to be on time. The trailhead has many possible paths, so finding the right one requires a little experience, and the walk up is a freaking mountain-bike freeway, so all markings are liable to get erased. Luckily, amateur sherpa Sir Turtle Head will be there to guide us.
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Your faithful GM,
Multiple Entry
** For the uninitiated:
We are a drinking group with a running problem. If that sounds a little de trop, don't worry. It is. We follow hashing traditions, singing songs, drinking beer, and following silly rules. We start with a ~7k run / 4k walk (your choice), then do our circly ritual, sing some ribald songs, and finally we relax, and eat a little. This time we're expecting 10-25 hashers. Come check it out, or join us next time, in 2 weeks.
