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max.patch wrote:
whats worse; being a goober or a weenie?
Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them. -
Da Wolf wrote:
poles are for weenies. seriously.
Ha ha! I love it! Throws the same hand grenade, and gets the same predictable twisted panties everytime... It's like hunting over bait.Of course I talk to myself... sometimes I need expert advice. -
Tuckahoe wrote:
Da Wolf wrote:
poles are for weenies. seriously.
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i converted to weenie gooberdom when i found that poles help me hike farther, longer.
i'd rather be a goober weenie and be out hiking longer distances, staying out longer.
this skinny ol goober weenie aint getting any younger.its all good -
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here's a coupla weenie goobers
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"Congrats to Ariel and Anna Feindel of Portsmouth, who came into the store late this afternoon having just completed a 4000-Footer Direttissima (an unsupported, continuous backpacking hike of the 48 peaks) in, to the best of our knowledge, a record time of 8 days, 8 hours and 37 minutes. They started up north on Mt. Cabot and ended on Mt. Moosilauke, averaging nearly 30 miles per day on their 240-mile trek. The idea of a 4000-Footer Direttissima is credited to Rev. Henry Folsom, who hiked the then 46 peaks in 19 days (though not consecutive) back in 1970. Other known Direttissima hikes were crafted by Mats Roing in 2007 (10 days, 14 hours, 2 minutes) and in late summer 2014 by Taylor Radigan (about 14 days) and Arlette Laan (11 days, 19 hours). Persistence pays off - this was Ariel and Anna's third attempt; their previous two were derailed by rainy weather and injury. (Photo taken last year on a chance encounter in Kinsman Notch.) Kudos to all - the Direttissima is a very cool hiking feat!"
Mountain Wanderer Map & Bookstore
mountainwanderer.com/retail-store.phpits all good -
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SarcasmTheElf wrote:
socks wrote:
max.patch wrote:
OzJacko wrote:
Things that annoyed me a little included the hiking poles never used,
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yup. wore'em a season. thought they looked cool. not. useless gear
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Back in the 1970s I bought dark brown gaiters to keep rocks out of my sneakers and rain off my shins. My rain poncho went to just below my knees. No idea what happened to them, I haven't seen them since about 1980.--
"What do you mean its sunrise already ?!", me. -
Da Wolf wrote:
yup. wore'em a season. thought they looked cool. not. useless gear
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Yeap we are doing it all wrong as we all argugue about doing it wrong!
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extr letters were just pr typed for next post, but I have calmed down now & may not be needed.
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JimBlue wrote:
Back in the 1970s I bought dark brown gaiters to keep rocks out of my sneakers and rain off my shins. My rain poncho went to just below my knees. No idea what happened to them, I haven't seen them since about 1980.
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Rasty wrote:
so far I've only used gaiters during the winter
I may grow old but I'll never grow up. -
Drybones wrote:
Rasty wrote:
so far I've only used gaiters during the winter
On the plus side, my fugly new shoes look much better.Lost in the right direction.The post was edited 1 time, last by Traffic Jam ().
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just in case someone out there hasn't seen the picture of jack and his famous shirt.
[IMG:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2016/2503460688_0514a9bd18.jpg]2,000 miler -
max.patch wrote:
just in case someone out there hasn't seen the picture of jack and his famous shirt.
[IMG:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2016/2503460688_0514a9bd18.jpg]
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max.patch wrote:
so far we got goobers and weiners. surely the people who wear those knee high electric blue gaitors deserve a name of their own.
Goobers? Well, they say you are what you eat. Which is why when Kennedy said, "ich bin ein Berliner," the Germans ate it up.
I do have a pair of blue over-the-calf gaiters, but they're about worn out so I just use them for chores like snowblowing. Why the blue ones? EMS had them on closeout one Spring, and the blue ones were what they had left. They were about a third of the regular price. So in my case, the name for they guy that wears them is "cheapskate."
I use over-the-calf gaiters in deep snow or heavy brush. They're great for the sort of bushwhacks where you have viburnum, blackberry and stinging nettle grabbing at your ankles with every step. Not so great for trail hiking.I'm not lost. I know where I am. I'm right here. -
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socks wrote:
JimBlue wrote:
Back in the 1970s I bought dark brown gaiters to keep rocks out of my sneakers and rain off my shins. My rain poncho went to just below my knees. No idea what happened to them, I haven't seen them since about 1980.
Moved after they were purchased, so they weren't behind the drier the past two times.--
"What do you mean its sunrise already ?!", me. -
JimBlue wrote:
socks wrote:
JimBlue wrote:
Back in the 1970s I bought dark brown gaiters to keep rocks out of my sneakers and rain off my shins. My rain poncho went to just below my knees. No idea what happened to them, I haven't seen them since about 1980.
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max.patch wrote:
just in case someone out there hasn't seen the picture of jack and his famous shirt.
[IMG:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2016/2503460688_0514a9bd18.jpg]
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Da Wolf wrote:
max.patch wrote:
just in case someone out there hasn't seen the picture of jack and his famous shirt.
[IMG:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2016/2503460688_0514a9bd18.jpg]
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LIhikers wrote:
If the audience in the theater when I was there is any indication, there won't be any increase in trail traffic next year. It was mostly gray haired couples and women in their 60s, 70s and maybe older.
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EdDzierzak wrote:
LIhikers wrote:
If the audience in the theater when I was there is any indication, there won't be any increase in trail traffic next year. It was mostly gray haired couples and women in their 60s, 70s and maybe older.
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Da Wolf wrote:
max.patch wrote:
just in case someone out there hasn't seen the picture of jack and his famous shirt.
[IMG:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2016/2503460688_0514a9bd18.jpg]
I may grow old but I'll never grow up. -
Da Wolf wrote:
huh? i like bryson and his book. jack is jealous of bryson's success and fame which jack has none of. i'll make a shirt that says " jack tarlin is a fat ass"
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Da Wolf wrote:
huh? i like bryson and his book. jack is jealous of bryson's success and fame which jack has none of. i'll make a shirt that says " jack tarlin is a fat ass"
jack is pretty famous in our little hiking world.2,000 miler -
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Back when I was in my dislike A Walk-in the Woods and Bill Bryson phase I thought the shirt was funny... Now that I've (cough) matured, it really is a stupid shirt and makes any wearer a dumbass. He may have failed at a thru-hike but Bryson still did somewhere between 800-900 miles of the trail. Got a bit further along than the majority of folks attempting a hike.Of course I talk to myself... sometimes I need expert advice.
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max.patch wrote:
Da Wolf wrote:
huh? i like bryson and his book. jack is jealous of bryson's success and fame which jack has none of. i'll make a shirt that says " jack tarlin is a fat ass"
jack is pretty famous in our little hiking world.
Baltimore Jack sat down and talked with me when I was at the ATC where he was volunteering last year. I really enjoyed the conversation and it was one my highlights thus far of hiking the AT. I really wish he would write a book of his own. He is very intelligent and definitely has a story to tell.
Hey, I hiked almost as much as Bryson did this summer with a turn rotator cuff, so maybe Jack is right (Orthopedic Surgeon having me get an MRI to confirm, personally hoping it is just pulled and Physical Therapy can fix it).The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
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rafe wrote:
famous... or notorious?
but that is not to say he did not do some notorious things along the way.The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA GeneralThe post was edited 1 time, last by Astro ().
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