# MADs: how about an Outdoors Club event? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 9, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-how-about-an-outdoors-club-event/200437 "2003-09-09T02:10:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-how-about-an-outdoors-club-event/200437/1 "2003-09-09T02:10:50Z")
I’m thinking of a hike somewhere in the close environs of DC, and tentatively thinking of Saturday 9/20 for a date. Who’s interested? ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-how-about-an-outdoors-club-event/200437/2 "2003-09-09T02:54:46Z")
Oooh, ooh! I wanna go! But that date sticks in my mind for some reason. I have to figure out why before committing… ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-how-about-an-outdoors-club-event/200437/3 "2003-09-09T16:03:46Z")
Saturday the 20th is fine for me if I don’t have to go too far. I’m off to Baltimore for the Doper Wimmins Lunch the next day. I know that we should do something new, but Billy Goat Trail was such a blast last time, would the club consider a repeat? It’s a great central location for the DC area MADs. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-how-about-an-outdoors-club-event/200437/4 "2003-09-10T13:17:06Z")
I’m going to see if I can get info about a hike in DC that I did many years ago. But if I can’t, then the Billy Goat Trail would be a fine backup plan. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-how-about-an-outdoors-club-event/200437/5 "2003-09-10T13:24:30Z")
It’s Dominic’s birthday that day, so I’ll be watching the ankle-biters instead. ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-how-about-an-outdoors-club-event/200437/6 "2003-09-10T13:29:22Z")
I was just there the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. Other than not bringing a camera and it being hotter than hell, it was a great time. I wouldn’t mind going back, so long as we do a different part than last time. Where is everyone anyway? **panache**? **Emilio Lizardo**? I wonder if we’d get more new people if we didn’t have “MADs” in the subject line? It could be confusing people who have no idea what it means… ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-how-about-an-outdoors-club-event/200437/7 "2003-09-10T14:54:31Z")
I dunno if the ‘MADs’ is helping or hurting us, **mike**. But at least it’s searchable! ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-how-about-an-outdoors-club-event/200437/8 "2003-09-12T18:41:40Z")
Hmmm…a different DC hike. Would it be in Rock Creek Park? Dumbarton Oaks/Montrose Park? National Arboretum? Anything close in would be great. I hope the few area people who don’t already know will catch on to the meaning of MAD, since the appellation has been used here for several years. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-how-about-an-outdoors-club-event/200437/9 "2003-09-15T02:08:46Z")
I was going to try to locate that other hike this weekend, but I’ve been doing Isabel contingency planning instead. And I think I’ve got a bit more of that to do between now and Thursday. If someone else wants to take over the planning, be my guest - but even if we don’t get a direct hit, I’m not expecting that hiking conditions will be very good in the DC area on Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-how-about-an-outdoors-club-event/200437/10 "2003-09-15T02:18:06Z")
Hmmm… regardless of weather, I may have to pull out for that day. My brother has picked that week to visit from NYC and it’s shaping up to be a hell week. Saturday may be the only day I’ll have any time to see him. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mads-how-about-an-outdoors-club-event/200437/11 "2003-09-15T17:59:31Z")
I’m gonna declare this one dead, then. Sorry, **Anita**.