Inter America 2025 part 4: Sunday part 1

--Along with local trails you can also attend large events like regional hashes (Pacific North West Inter Hash, Texas Inter Hash, Gold Rush H3, and so many more), national hashes (Inter Americas, Nash Hash, Euro Hash, and more), and then you have the biggest one of all the Inter Hash. All these hashes are not just show up for a few hours and you are done, nope! Typically they are a 3 day (Fri, Sat, & Sun) event and most often they have pre and post events with them.--

--30 Oct-2 Nov 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana--

Inter America 2025 – Part 4: Sunday Trail, Part 1

Sunday morning, the girlfriend and I had to be at the hash hotel by 7:30 a.m. for our trail. This one was called Cajon Country, a full two-hour bus ride away, sponsored and hosted by CoonA$$ H3. Oh my goodness—what a great time we had!

The bus eventually left the main road, turned down a couple of side roads, and then followed a gravel path that ended at a little wooden shack with a sign: “Welcome to the Swamp.” We piled off the bus and were quickly herded into position for a group photo.

Now, this wasn’t like the basic training bus ride I survived back in 1997—no drill sergeants yelling in your face. This was more like light yelling. Mostly pointing and cheerful commands like, “Hurry everyone! We’ve got a schedule and lots of fun to be had!” Little did we know the danger about to come…

Once everyone was off the bus, we snapped our group photo. (Hmm… I should see if I can eventually get a copy of that.) Then came the next step: forming a line. This part did feel like basic training—just line up, wait, and don’t ask questions.

It turned out we were lining up to sign in, grab our goody bags, and hit the snack table. The snacks were simple: breads and crackers paired with Cajon-style jellies. There were three or four kinds, and every single one was delicious.

Next we walked through the little shack, past the classic overpriced tourist items that every touristy shop seems to have, and out onto a back deck overlooking the water. Two large boats were waiting for us. A family standing on the dock almost boarded with one of our groups, but that was quickly sorted out—they got their own smaller boat.

Once both of our boats were full, we got the standard safety briefing: keep your hands inside the boat, and if you fall in, don’t panic—just stand up. The water is only about three feet deep!

Our boat’s guide was the owner’s son. He had a thick accent, so sometimes it was hard to catch everything he said, but he grew up on that swamp. His dad started taking him on tours when he was six years old, and it showed—he had a ton of knowledge and quick, funny banter.

He showed us different types of trees, a few turtles, and yes, lots of alligators. Travel note: take these tours mid-morning like we did. The group before us only saw two small gators, while we saw many—including one huge 10–12 foot mama alligator with a whole pile of babies next to her.

It was an exciting and genuinely fun tour.

Afterward, we loaded back onto the bus and headed toward the trail.

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