** PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY START TIME **


Venue:  The Watershed Nature Center, 1591 Tower Ave. Edwardsville, IL 62025

Wear your finest Hobo attire, come ride the rails, and drink bum wine in sunny Edwardsville, IL!    As a way of saying thanks for putting up with 7 years of this bullshit, G and I are giving away custom Big Hump Hobo Mugs to all hobos in attendance. 

What to Expect:  Shiggy, Water, Multiple Beer Stops, Trains, Hills, Booze, Wildlife, Beer, Pavement, Booze, Debauchery, Mugs, and of course, Awarding of King and Queen of the Hobos! 

Previous Kings and Queens:

2008 King: Frankie The Dick Thrusting Pussy Eater   Queen: Do My Butt

2009 King: Lock Nut Monster   Queen: Barnstar

2010 King: Stink Palm   Queen: Diggity Diggity

2011 King: Postage Tramp   Queen: 2:19 From Chicago

2012 King: Fake Bake Fuck   Queen:Dewey Sexual System

2013 King: Lock Nut Monster   Queen: Purple Muffin' Stuffin'
2014 -  King: ?    Queen:?

Is this trail near a metro link station?:  No, but you could hop the Norfolk & Southern out of St. Louis and be there before sundown depending on the schedule.

Is this trail stroller/wheel chair friendly?: Hills+Creeks+Tracks make this trail virtually impossible for strollers/wheel chairs.  Walker's map will be provided for the Bums that are unwilling to work(hash) for their beer.

MAP LINK HERE:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Edwardsville+Watershed+Nature/@38.817012,-89.974107,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x8875f826591bb1bb:0xd06d25280c82a6d4

Directions:

From MO - Take 270 East until you hit I-255.   Take I-255 North and get off on the exit for New Poag Road(exit #3).  Take a Right off of the exit and go into Edwardsville.  New Poag will turn into St. Louis Street after the second stop light.  Take a Left before the curve onto Rose St.  There will be a True Trail Arrow sign there as well as Construction.  Take a Right onto Randle and a subsequent Left onto Terry.  Take this back to the Watershed and you'll see Hobos in the parking lot on the left. 

From IL - Take I-255 North and get off on the exit for New Poag Road(exit #3).  Take a Right off of the exit and go into Edwardsville.  New Poag will turn into St. Louis Street after the second stop light.  Take a Left before the curve onto Rose St.  There will be a True Trail Arrow sign there as well as Construction.  Take a Right onto Randle and a subsequent Left onto Terry.  Take this back to the Watershed and you'll see Hobos in the parking lot on the left. 

From Downtown:  Get onto I-55 North and go across the Poplar St. Bridge.  Stay on I-55 North until you come across the exit for I-255 North.  Take I-255 North and get off on the exit for New Poag Road(exit #3).  Take a Right off of the exit and go into Edwardsville.  New Poag will turn into St. Louis Street after the second stop light.  Take a Left before the curve onto Rose St.  There will be a True Trail Arrow sign there as well as Construction.  Take a Right onto Randle and a subsequent Left onto Terry.  Take this back to the Watershed and you'll see Hobos in the parking lot on the left. 

On After Location:

Either The Corner Tavern (if they'll let us back in after last year) or Gladdy and G's house.  Yet to be determined, but crash space is always available to the weary traveler.

In case you get lost or need further directions you may contact GladHeAteHer at (618) 406-7684 or Plot My G-Spot at (618) 973-9091