Euro Triplets Run

6-Mar-11

(3) Hares – Parson’s Nose, there Hindlegs & Infested

The hares chose to start the hash on the west side of town for a 3:00 pm hash. Terry Hershey Park is a familiar and friendly location for a “Point A”. The hares promised us good shiggy and great beer at the end of the run. The pack gathered up with civilians milling about, trying to analyze our group. The hares gave chalk talk and announced the identity of the mystery hare as being “Infested”.

The Euro Trash hares for the day were Parson’s Nose (Brit), Hindlegs (Frenchman) and Infested (Scot). Three worldly hares, what could go wrong?

Chalk talk provided the pack with several options. The hares announced a Turkey trail and an Eagle trail. The Turkey trail was said to be friendly enough for the walkers. The eagle trail would provide both a WET and DRY course.  A beer check was also to be offered on the eagle trail. Most marks would be in flour, but toilet paper would be used when needed.

The hares sent the pack off with a smile in their eyes. Trail began down the Terry Hershey trail, but the hounds ran into a back check almost immediately.  Very Clever.  Trail was then found to go through a small subdivision, and then follow a Bayou along the cemetery. Trail seemed to be marked well. We crossed I-10 by going below an overpass. Soon we were at the Addicks Dam Reservoir and climbed that small hill to follow trail. But now we seemed to lose trail.  Where was the Turkey-Eagle split? Most did not find it and ended up doing the Eagle trail.

Once down the hill, we heard a haunting noise that sends a shiver down the back of most hashers.  Gunshots.  With a few comments amongst the pack, we decided that we must be near the shooting range. But we were not comfortable, so we got out of that area as fast as we could!

Trail continued with a nice mixture of terrain. Dirt paths, vines, small shrubbery led us to the most challenging of all, an area of water that we had to cross, ice cold and chest deep.  There was a Dry path around, but was it worth the distance?

After the cold water crossing, we were close to the end.  On-In was at an opening big enough for the hash, but surrounded by trees. This was a perfect ending spot, about one half of a mile north of the start. We could walk back to the start.  The hares provided us a keg of Lonestar, but had a malfunction with the tap. Because of this, we started with cans of beer while waiting on the backup tap to arrive.

The hares paid for their crimes in circle. Of all of the wonderful Eurpoean beers that they could have offered us, they chose Lonestar.  Although most of us love the Lonestar, we thought that our illustrious hares would have had some European beer! The hares thought that this was really funny.

The hares announced the On-on-on to be at Watson’s, an English pub not far from the start.

On-On

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