while baseball would have you believe opening day is just about a week away on march 28; that is not the case.
"opening day" for the seattle mariners and oakland athletics actually started today -- well, actually in the middle of the night (2:30 am on…
Quote from Traffic Jam: “Curious...do you still hike?
I feel some pressure to hike (and do other activities) as much as I can, while I can. It’s been frustrating because life events are getting in the way and I worry that my good health is running…
The U.S. Armed Forces Survival Manual. Currently on the map and compass chapter. I seem to mumble “WTF” under my breath a lot...I’ll never understand this.
Quote from Astro: “Quote from CoachLou: “Quote from Astro: “I have fond memories of all of these suggestions.
Hopefully someday soon I can say the same of the Whites and Maine.
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You may or may not have sent me an itinerary.....but I no longer have…
Quote from Mountain-Mike: “Bennington > Killington VT is another great moderate sections with plenty of alpine ponds & views. Also easy & cheap public transport for a section hike.
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i agree with this recommendation.
after my thru i initially…
Quote from CoachLou: “Quote from Astro: “I have fond memories of all of these suggestions.
Hopefully someday soon I can say the same of the Whites and Maine.
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You may or may not have sent me an itinerary.....but I no longer have the same…
a couple comments for future consideration.
one of the most beautiful sections of the trail is the "100 mile wilderness" in maine.
the presidentials in new hampshire is right at a 90 mile section. this would not be considered "moderate" and is the only…
Quote from Mountain-Mike: “Bennington > Killington VT is another great moderate sections with plenty of alpine ponds & views. Also easy & cheap public transport for a section hike.
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i agree with this recommendation.
after my thru i initially…
Quote from Astro: “I have fond memories of all of these suggestions.
Hopefully someday soon I can say the same of the Whites and Maine.
”
You may or may not have sent me an itinerary.....but I no longer have the same email.....I will text you a new…
Quote from Traffic Jam: “Curious...do you still hike?
I feel some pressure to hike (and do other activities) as much as I can, while I can. It’s been frustrating because life events are getting in the way and I worry that my good health is running…
We are planning an approx 90 mile hike in late Aug or Sept and looking for some thoughts on a great section to hike. Moderate fitness level just don't have a lot of mountains to hike in Iowa. Prefer not too far south or North for driving reasons. Last year we hiked 90 miles into Damascus.
Anyone celebrating? We we to lunch at our local Irish pub. I had bamgers and mash with a Guinness and a Jameson's on the rocks. A local Irish band and Scottish pipe band was playing.
The night before my hiking buddies were to arrive, my juniper allergy decided to go into high gear. I didn't want to cancel because I was really looking forward to it and we had been weeks in planning it. So I decided if I felt bad in the morning I'd go along anyway for the first night so that I could shuttle them to the other trail head the following morning.
Slingshot and Craig arrived at my house about 3pm and I told them of my sinus situation and what my plan was. So we headed west in both trucks. Our first destination was Sheetz at Zion Crossroads for sandwiches for dinner. Next on to Crabtree Falls Meadows. The Meadows is just above the top of the falls about 2 miles down a narrow 4 wheel drive road. Apparently a big storm had come thru or possibly a tornado as the road was covered in blow downs. The Forest service had cut a path thru barely 8 ft wide, I mean wtf guys would it have been any harder to cut 10 ft? The pictures I took of the road are void of the blow downs. There…
Six Moon Designs Deschutes Plus Weight - 16 ounces Weight w/Pegs - 18.125 ounces Material - 30D Silnylon Features - A no-frills tarp with a no-see-um skirt perimeter. Uses a single trekking pole set anywhere between 40" (100cm) to hug the ground or 49" (125cm) to provide great ventilation. Pros - Weight, Ventilation Cons - The setup is slightly confusing. There are 6 points to attach with pegs. Two of those point must be pegged first and are very difficult specify in dark and/or windy…
On February 27th, 28th and 29th I did a two night out and back trip from Wolf Pit Road trail-head to Table Rock mountain and back. In typical cafe fashion I planned this trip while driving 80 mph east on I-40 heading back from the Smokies. I stopped at a McDonald's to borrow some free Wifi to get a picture of a the trails and away I went. Going up Wolf Pit road in my 2002 Honda Accord was risky with the amount of ice and snow on the road. The final hill going down to the…
On February 25th and 26th I did a nice loop in the Smokies from Big Creek Ranger Station parking lot to Deep Gap along the AT south of Mt. Cammerer fire tower. There was about 6 to 8 inches of snow while going up. I stealth camped due to the amount of snow coming in and the next day went down the Big Creek trail. Overnight there was another 6 to 8 inches of snow and freezing fog.
Nestle Nido and Breakfast Essential Based Milkshakes
Nestle Nido is a full fat powdered milk which when combined with water makes a high calorie milk. I add Nestle Carnation Breakfast Essentials to add flavor and additional calories.
Hopefully someday soon I can say the same of the Whites and Maine.
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You may or may not have sent me an itinerary.....but I no longer have…
