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Run

Run 2355 – Pyro Has Plans for the Hash

Hare:   Pyro

Location:  Baker Park – Off Shriners Road NW

https://maps.app.goo.gl/K8JdVTKaHPGEQvGAA

RA:  Hump the Shark
Attendance:  22

Trail Might Be this Way!

The Beginning

We thank Pyro for setting trail in August. Pyro saves the hash once again and we appreciate the effort. Close to home in the NW, Pyro chose the West End of Baker Park for the run start. Not to be confused with the “other” start point in Baker Park that Hump the Shark chose last month. A clarification e-mail confirmed the start point location and a group of 22 intrepid hashers showed up for the run!

Apparently, Lumberjack made an appearance. As he is now a Vernon BC resident, it was a while since he has enlightened the Calgary group with his presence. Lumberjack attracted another archive, Party Pumper, who came out to play. Perhaps a reunion of the Lumby dancers is in the works for a future hash?

The dusty parking lot was the start venue.

Imagine this as the start of the run (vs the end)

As the usual hash photographer and scribe was elsewhere, the notes and pictures were supplied by others. As such, not much from the start of the run.

I am sure that On In got the circle together. Announcements were conducted. Welcome if the archives, Lumber Jack and Party Pumper. Dastardly had a milestone run. The group went through the names.

Pyro was called into the circle to describe the marks he had selected for the trail.

Let the adventure begin and the pack was off!

The Trail

Down to the river. Explore the catacombs of urban design. Uphill and around about. Through the pathways and ravines of Tuscany.

Under the bridge
Side of the road
Up the hill
Tunnel or gopher hole
Urban decadence

No shortage of photo opportunities for the photogenic sector of the group. We should use this to promote new membership!

They are all number 1!

Insane is camera shy!
Large gopher hole
Lazy Cummer photo bombing
Eyes wide open!

It would appear that the run was successful! The joy and satisfaction of a run well done was ready to be rewarded!

The Regroup and the Down Down’s

The circle of chairs was formed and the outdoor down down show was assembled. Creative creation of an outdoor table from a cooler lid and cases of beer!

Hump the Shark nominated himself to be RA. Choir was Hardly and Lazy Cummer.

Hump the Shark with the choir, Lazy Cummer and Hardly

This list of crimes and punishments was extensive. So extensive that it was duly documented by the RA. Crimes in the captions of the photo’s.

Hare – Pyro
Visitor Lumber Jack from Vernon BC. Legacy CH3
Party Pumper, archive, and one of the Lumby dancers
Lets pee friends!
Dastardly 1150 runs
Lazy Cummer studying the song list
Hash Shit
Hash Shit handoff
Apparently you can lose you phone on trail!
OPP found a used rubber glove
Snowblower attracted prickly things to his clothes
Slippy Thong – missing her lower half.
Bum titty training
Booty Camp needs to get out more
Dastardly saves Camshaft
Monkey Spanking tribute available!

After an extensive number of songs and frivolity, the group settled down to some munching and drinking. On the piss was declared by Hump the Shark!

Left part of the circle
Right part of the circle
Happy to have beer!

Scribed by Skewbic Hair

Trail Summary

Looks like 6-7 km of trail was run. No casualties, except for that lost and found phone thing.

Scribe Extra

Another taproom in Winnipeg with fine, tasty beer. Also, we can report a new craft brewery has opened in Moosomin, SK. White sand beach in Grand Beach, Manitoba!

Run

Run 2351 – Half a Century – Celebration of Life. Hump Day Shark Day Birthday Run

Hares: Hump the Shark with assistance from TSOH

Location: Baker Park NW, Calgary, AB T3L 1S5

https://maps.app.goo.gl/AFz33bNnMz8vE2XCA

RA: Hardly
Attendance: 25

This is how I feel when I get this old

The Beginning

A busy hashing week with the Stampede Run and Float on the weekend, a Hump the Shark birthday BBQ on the same day. Now we have the real deal birthday with a run set my the birthday boy, Hump the shark.

With a start point in Baker Park, which is precariously close to the Bow River, and a hot day….Expect to get your feet wet.

Parking entrance was not easy to find, and apparently there was some confusion with which end of the parking lot to target. In spite of multiple postings and confirmations, there was some consternation with some hashers.

We grouped in the parking lot, eventually to venture over to the horse shoe flinging area to circle up.

Hashers showing up
Hardly
Twisty with her precious Hash Shit
Dastardly and Camshaft
KC strikes a pose
On In
Licker Quicker
TSOH and Hump the Shark
AP and Can Crusher
Blue Balls and Pyro
Lazy Cummer
Snow Blower
BC and Slippy
Daisy Duke
PMS applies bug attractant
LSOS ready to run

Circle up, and watch out for flying horse shoes. Hump the shark described the marks chosen as well as special stop. Beside the regular playgrounds an, viewpoints, there would be a “shot stop” at a special location!

On In trying to get things in order
Can Crusher is ready
Horse shoe pits are good for something
If you see these marks, they will keep you on trail.

Off the pack went madly in all directions. True trail was determined and the hash was afoot.

The Trail

Starting from Baker Park, a number of pathways and attractions abound. Watch out for the disc golfers as they will fling that thing at anything.

Hardly runs for the sky
Daisy choose the shoe wash route
What are the chances of a false trail at the top of these stairs?
Big tree, small H
KC looking like an FRB
Roaring roaring past
PMS is not afraid of anything
Lazy Cummer assessing
Feet cooling ahead

Hump the Shark provided us with a variety of pathway, gravel, shoe washing and feet cooling, plus the most uphill trail we have ever had!

A stroll through water
First hashers stirred up the water
How did we get up here?
Is that the city way over there?

Thankfully the primative trails, thick brush, uphill gave way to downhill with views. Playgrounds appeared providing a much needed swinging, sliding and teeter tottering relief.

Hump the Shark goes down
Daisy goes down
LQ goes for a ride
Daisy tries to slide up the slide
What swingers!
Daisy flying
LC masters the pole
Snowblower decides that swing was not for him
Teeter Totter in action

The “shot stop” materialized with a selection of two beverages best served in small glasses. Thank you to the “friends” of Hump the Shark for hosting the stop.

What do we have here?
Daisy entertains the hosts
PMS blurred in quick to get the best drinks

After what seemed forever, the trail delivered us back to the start where we could get set up for the epic birthday down downs.

The Down Down’s

Hardly was the Religious Advisor. He selected a choir of hashers who mysteriously appeared after the pack had left. It is only fair to reward them for showing up… Strap On and Tighty Whitey, plus Dastardly to make it work.

RA Hardly
Dastardly, Strap On, and Tighty Whitey as choir

Down Downs for the hares. Great trail with lots of elevation changes. Happy to see that we all did not get lost in the wilderness section.

TSOH and Hump the Shark

Now, there were a series of down downs for various crimes and rewards.

Mmmmmm Lady Fingers makes a scary face
Lazy Cummer with PMS “UP”
Lazy Cummer with PMS “DOWN”
AP and Can Crusher
Looks like hash shit transfer
Scoobie recreates his near fall on trail
KS not happy with the parking
Racists – Front of the Pack
Slippy promoting her Ride for Cander
Daisy explaining the fun he had on the slide. Down good, up bad.
Roaring…another victim of the parking virus

Now, as this was a 50th birthday run for Hump the Shark, and it was the actual day of his birthday, why not feed him 50 down downs and see how that works out. Let’s place them around the horse shoe flinging area and see if that leads to anything good.

The set up:

Without going into too much detail, the primary complaint from the birthday boy was not the volume of beer, but the volume of “bubbles”.

After a fine display of small glass consumption, it was time to call in the “reserves” to participate in the celebration of the birthday with small glass down down consumption support.

Hump needs help! We can help him!
Race to the down down station. The call was out to help with the final station and Strap On Cramp On was up for the challenge. She has been practicing and wished to show everyone how proficient she has come!
Strap on is very helpful at this station
Hump the Shark recovering his small glass proficiency

Hump the Shark was probably thinking that this was the best 50th birthday run he has ever been to. He also appreciates that all those bubbles can be a problem, which was solved.

On the Piss

Scribed by Skewbic Hair

The Trail Summary

We ran somewhere between 7 and 8 kms. Great trails we did not know existed in this area. Fine trail and a fun time.