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[Mountain Mike]

2 per person if from a different country. If you are lucky both can be extended.

[Rasty]

2 per person if from a different country. If you are lucky both can be extended.

How many Mastercards?

[atmilkman]

How many Mastercards?

Sounds like he is the Master of the card.

[max patch]

Most talented: Kelly Clarkston

Hottest: Carrie Underwood

Biggest Joke aka What were they thinking? Taylor Hicks

Biggest Screw Job: Adam Lambert

[coach lou]

I am a strong advocate of getting tested for Lymes if after any hike you present flu/cold like symptoms....especially if you are concerned enough that you are at the doctors office. I have seen WAY to many diagnoses that doctors get wrong with Lymes and attribute it to everything else but Lymes.


turtle fast that is a really good point....what harm would it do to get tested anyway? Nothing.

Thank you, you make absolute sense. I have my script and I must report back on Monday. And I will tell him my concerns on that. I actually am really fastidious about checking myself, and super sensitive of things crawling on my skin and hair. i do not have any rashes or abnormal joint pain (55yrsold). And I started to come down with this by Sunday evening, which I would think would be alittle quick to develop. But, you have pricked my alert system and I will follow through on that. Thank You again.

[Deer Hunter]

Relax inn at Atkins.
Army had a box here, thunderstorms are coming in and the restaurant nearby serves a sixteen ounce burger!

T
"The Barn" I assume?

[Deer Hunter]

:D Thanks for the update!! So sorry you got sick, coach. This post amuses me..thanks for the chuckle. :p

I had to laugh, too. People that don't hike don't know anything about the AT and hiking but it's always the same questions. U carry a gun?, etc...........

[rocketsocks]

Hey coach?
I think it's Fri Fish Fry Night....

[Astro]

Was it on before that.....I have not been watching TV since 2005!:banana Every once in a while I will be caught in front of one, I am reminded why! Don't get me wrong, i spend lots of time in front of this screen, and watching a game in a bar is fine, but I don't miss TV one bit!

Good for you Coach. :)
We have been without TV at home for almost that long. I do have a TV in my office that I watch the MLB Network sometimes. My 13 year old has learned a lot about business during the last two off seasons (contracts, arbitration, unions, trades, etc.). Also watch Duck Dynasty marathons since I mentoring students doing a project for them.

[Astro]

Guess what!
AA, MT, IM and I are at another motel!:banana

You gotta do what you do best. :)
We could call it hiking Ozzie style.
Or maybe Ozzie Blazing. ;)

[Astro]

Relax inn at Atkins.
Army had a box here, thunderstorms are coming in and the restaurant nearby serves a sixteen ounce burger!

Now that 16 oz burger should make this stop memorable!

[atmilkman]

Biggest Joke aka What were they thinking? Taylor Hicks



No doubt. What were they thinking. And Kellie Pickler going out at #6.

[atmilkman]

I think it's Fri Fish Fry Night....
Just had fish and shrimp. Yum, yum.

[Astro]

Hey coach?

Congratulations ATM, you got one! :banana
I keeping the scorebook for the High School State Baseball tournament, so i missed this one. :(

[rocketsocks]

Just had fish and shrimp. Yum, yum.Oh man...I forgot to eat dinner, I was wondering what that rumble was....it is supposed to rain tonight.....

[atmilkman]

Congratulations ATM, you got one! :banana
I keeping the scorebook for the High School State Baseball tournament, so i missed this one. :(

I snuck (is that a word) right in there. Had to tease coach.

[atmilkman]

Oh man...I forgot to eat dinner, I was wondering what that rumble was....it is supposed to rain tonight.....

Yes it's gonna rain.

[coach lou]

Hey coach?


I think it's Fri Fish Fry Night....


Just had fish and shrimp. Yum, yum.

The birthday girl requested 'Baked Mac & cheese Overload', her fav. I had to get supplies for that and my script:)

[atmilkman]

The birthday girl requested 'Baked Mac & cheese Overload', her fav. I had to get supplies for that and my script:)
Tell her Happy Birthday from ATM & SS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ztoSUhbNntQ

[rocketsocks]

The birthday girl requested 'Baked Mac & cheese Overload', her fav. I had to get supplies for that and my script:)
Ah...Happy Birthday "Overload"

[rocketsocks]

man all this foody talk....Honey...where's my hossenfeffer?

[coach lou]

Ah...Happy Birthday "Overload"

Sorry 'Socks, I thought it might be a little confused after I posted. It is Mackenzies birthday. Overload, her mom, is the cook!

[rocketsocks]

Sorry 'Socks, I thought it might be a little confused after I posted. It is Mackenzies birthday. Overload, her mom, is the cook!No worries....I'll just bank the birthday wish for "Overload" until such time, and issue a new one to Mackenzie...Happy Birthday Mackenzie!:D

[hobby]

No doubt. What were they thinking. And Kellie Pickler going out at #6.

Kellie Pickler went out at #6? and Dianna DeGarmo made it to #2?

[Deer Hunter]

That was the year Kellie Pickler should have won. (a pretty good year) 2005 was the best with Carrie Underwood winning.


I like this cover Kellie Pickler did.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t4PQCL4tMc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t4PQCL4tMc

[Sarcasm the elf]

i miss finding out whats beyond the next knob,whats around the corner.at home whats around the corner hasnt really changed much.

Hey Andy, how are the withdrawl symptoms treating you now that you've quit hiking cold turkey? Come to think of it, a real hiker would never turn down turkey... Anyway, hope you're doing well.

[Sarcasm the elf]

Was it on before that.....I have not been watching TV since 2005!:banana Every once in a while I will be caught in front of one, I am reminded why! Don't get me wrong, i spend lots of time in front of this screen, and watching a game in a bar is fine, but I don't miss TV one bit!

See Lou, I knew there was a reason we get a long so well, I haven't owned a TV since 2003!


Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn't Own A Television

http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-constantly-mentioning-he-doesnt-own-a-tel,429/

CHAPEL HILL, NC–Area resident Jonathan Green does not own a television, a fact he repeatedly points out to friends, family, and coworkers–as well as to his mailman, neighborhood convenience-store clerks, and the man who cleans the hallways in his apartment building.
http://o.onionstatic.com/images/articles/article/429/onion_news1069_jpg_250x1000_q85.jpgJonathan Green, who tells as many people as possible that he is "fully weaned off the glass teat."
"I, personally, would rather spend my time doing something useful than watch television," Green told a random woman Monday at the Suds 'N' Duds Laundromat, noticing the establishment's wall-mounted TV. "I don't even own one."
According to Melinda Elkins, a coworker of Green's at The Frame Job, a Chapel Hill picture-frame shop, Green steers the conversation toward television whenever possible, just so he can mention not owning one.
"A few days ago, [store manager] Annette [Haig] was saying her new contacts were bothering her," Elkins said. "The second she said that, I knew Jonathan would pounce. He was like, 'I didn't know you had contacts, Annette. Are your eyes bad? That a shame. I'm really lucky to have almost perfect vision. I'm guessing it's because I don't watch TV. In fact, I don't even own one."
According to Elkins, "idiot box" is Green's favorite derogatory term for television.
"He uses that one a lot," she said. "But he's got other ones, too, like 'boob tube' and 'electronic babysitter.'"
Elkins said Green always makes sure to read the copies of Entertainment Weekly and Peoplelying around the shop's break room, "just so he can point out all the stars and shows he's never heard of."
"Last week, in one of the magazines, there was a picture of Calista Flockhart," Elkins said, "and Jonathan announced, 'I have absolutely no idea who this woman is. Calista who? Am I supposed to have heard of her? I'm sorry, but I haven't.'"
Tony Gerela, who lives in the apartment directly below Green's and occasionally chats with the 37-year-old by the mailboxes, is well aware of his neighbor's disdain for television.
"About a week after I met him, we were talking, and I made some kind of Simpsons reference," Gerela said. "He asked me what I was talking about, and when I told him it was from a TV show, he just went off, saying how the last show he watched was some episode of Cheers, and even then, he could only watch for about two minutes before having to shut it off because it insulted his intelligence so terribly."
Added Gerela: "Once, I made the mistake of saying I saw something on the news, and he started in with, 'Saw the news? I don't know about you, but I read the news."
Green has lived without television since 1989, when his then-girlfriend moved out and took her set with her.
"When Claudia went, the TV went with her," Green said. "But instead of just going out and buying another one–which I certainly could have afforded, that wasn't the issue–I decided to stand up to the glass teat."
"I'm not an elitist," Green said. "It's just that I'd much rather sculpt or write in my journal or read Proust than sit there passively staring at some phosphorescent screen."
"If I need a fix of passive audio-visual stimulation, I'll go to catch a Bergman or Truffaut film down at the university," Green said. "I certainly wouldn't waste my time watching the so-called Learning Channel or, God forbid, any of the mind sewage the major networks pump out."
Continued Green: "People don't realize just how much time their TV-watching habit–or, shall I say, addiction–eats up. Four hours of television a day, over the course of a month, adds up to 120 hours. That's five entire days! Why not spend that time living your own life, instead of watching fictional people live theirs? I can't begin to tell you how happy I am not to own a television."

[rocketsocks]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHHvqncASrI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHHvqncASrI

[Storm]

Marooned at restaurant.
Walked up here without rain gear.
It's p###ing down!

Man that's a trail shower, grab you soap and go for it.:)

[hikerboy57]

Hey Andy, how are the withdrawl symptoms treating you now that you've quit hiking cold turkey? Come to think of it, a real hiker would never turn down turkey... Anyway, hope you're doing well.
actually had turkey for lunch. went to the planting fields in oyster bay with my daughter courtney and granddaughter fia.not really a hike, a beautiful botanical garden designed by edward coe, with 100 yr old trees,azaleas in bloom and the rhodos are just starting to peak open. it was a beautiful day. i had a fresh carved turkey hero with bacon and cheddar.a real ny hero. had real ny pizza yesterday.gonna have real chinese food tomorrow.hiker hunger has yet to subside, but im gaining the wieight back quickly.
my landlady has asked me again to stop digging holes in the backyard, that we have indoor plumbing.
i still sleep with my food, but its mostly crumbs by the time i fall asleep. shelter mice are not a concern.
i would like to get out tomorrow somewhere and hike.i return to work monday

[hikerboy57]

Worn out one pair of shoes.
I haven't found it necessary to change my sleeping bag yet.
What gear should i have that shouldn't last a thru hike?
with how often you actually sleep in the bag, it should last you a lifetime

[HikerMom58]

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More pics from Chin's visit... He's cooking mushrooms that he and B-Rocket found on the trail after all the rain. YUM!! Chin was inspired to get "new look" by me wearing my hiking head thing. We matched... :cool: He was really happy about his "new look"... B-rocket and I approve. :) I'll be out there myself in a week... can't' wait!! :)

[rocketsocks]

actually had turkey for lunch. went to the planting fields in oyster bay with my daughter courtney and granddaughter fia.not really a hike, a beautiful botanical garden designed by edward coe, with 100 yr old trees,azaleas in bloom and the rhodos are just starting to peak open. it was a beautiful day. i had a fresh carved turkey hero with bacon and cheddar.a real ny hero. had real ny pizza yesterday.gonna have real chinese food tomorrow.hiker hunger has yet to subside, but im gaining the wieight back quickly.
my landlady has asked me again to stop digging holes in the backyard, that we have indoor plumbing.
i still sleep with my food, but its mostly crumbs by the time i fall asleep. shelter mice are not a concern.
i would like to get out tomorrow somewhere and hike.i return to work mondayyeah but are you still wearing your rain suit to do laundry.

[hikerboy57]

yeah but are you still wearing your rain suit to do laundry.
i dont have to do laundry for another month. im wearing the same clothes every day.why clean em if theyre only gonna get dirty again?i wore em in the rain yesterday, rinse cleaned em-thats good enough for a few more days

[rocketsocks]

2155421555215562155721558

More pics from Chin's visit... He's cooking mushrooms that he and B-Rocket found on the trail after all the rain. YUM!! Chin was inspired to get "new look" by me wearing my hiking head thing. We matched... :cool: He was really happy about his "new look"... B-rocket and I approve. :) I'll be out there myself in a week... can't' wait!! :)very nice...where are you going hiker?

[rocketsocks]

i dont have to do laundry for another month. im wearing the same clothes every day.why clean em if theyre only gonna get dirty again?i wore em in the rain yesterday, rinse cleaned em-thats good enough for a few more daysBut of coarse, I should have known that...but then I'm just a lowly weekender....:D

[atmilkman]

2155421555215562155721558

More pics from Chin's visit... He's cooking mushrooms that he and B-Rocket found on the trail after all the rain. YUM!! Chin was inspired to get "new look" by me wearing my hiking head thing. We matched... :cool: He was really happy about his "new look"... B-rocket and I approve. :) I'll be out there myself in a week... can't' wait!! :)

Cool pics. Cool looks.

[HikerMom58]

I'm going hiking in PA with my daughter... can't wait, RS. :)

Thanks ATM!

[hikerboy57]

Cool pics. Cool looks.
i like the red bracelet

[atmilkman]

i like the red bracelet

You just made Shellie's night.

[rocketsocks]

actually had turkey for lunch. went to the planting fields in oyster bay with my daughter courtney and granddaughter fia.not really a hike, a beautiful botanical garden designed by edward coe, with 100 yr old trees,azaleas in bloom and the rhodos are just starting to peak open. it was a beautiful day. i had a fresh carved turkey hero with bacon and cheddar.a real ny hero. had real ny pizza yesterday.gonna have real chinese food tomorrow.hiker hunger has yet to subside, but im gaining the wieight back quickly.
my landlady has asked me again to stop digging holes in the backyard, that we have indoor plumbing.
i still sleep with my food, but its mostly crumbs by the time i fall asleep. shelter mice are not a concern.
i would like to get out tomorrow somewhere and hike.i return to work mondayHey, was taking a walk this morning and noticed one of my neighbors has a rohdie that has yellow flowers. I've never noticed the color yellow on rohdies before....has anyone ever seen this variety? is it like hydrangeas that change with the ph of the soil?

[rocketsocks]

I'm going hiking in PA with my daughter... can't wait, RS. :)

Thanks ATM!cool, have a great hike. the weather here today was 81 degrees...little to warm for my liking, but i spect it will cool off again.

[rocketsocks]

You just made Shellie's night.
did she make that Milk Man?

[hikerboy57]

did she make that Milk Man?
ive got a green one.

[rocketsocks]

I'm going hiking in PA with my daughter... can't wait, RS. :)

Thanks ATM!In about three weeks I'm going to hike the Botona trail with "1azurus" it's 50 miles were looking to cover in three days...this will be the longest hike I've ever done to date, and the mileage per day will be a real challenge for me..as my longest daily mileage is 16...still in training :D doing my squats and walking every day and doing my stretches :)(after the muscles are warm ;) thanks for that...been working well). so I do feel pretty confident about it. :)

[rocketsocks]

ive got a green one.cool, I made one in black (found the directions on the backpacker website) but still haven't afixed my watch to it yet.

[hikerboy57]

In about three weeks I'm going to hike the Botona trail with "1azurus" it's 50 miles were looking to cover in three days...this will be the longest hike I've ever done to date, and the mileage per day will be a real challenge for me..as my longest daily mileage is 16...still in training :D doing my squats and walking every day and doing my stretches :)(after the muscles are warm ;) thanks for that...been working well). so I do feel pretty confident about it. :)
the key to keeping up with lazarus is shuttles

[rocketsocks]

Hey, was taking a walk this morning and noticed one of my neighbors has a rohdie that has yellow flowers. I've never noticed the color yellow on rohdies before....has anyone ever seen this variety? is it like hydrangeas that change with the ph of the soil?oh, just found this...guess i better stop by my neighbors house...
http://www.reference.com/motif/home/rhododendron-leaves-turn-yellow

[atmilkman]

did she make that Milk Man?

Yep she makes them. Come to Trail Days and get yours.

[hikerboy57]

oh, just found this...guess i better stop by my neighbors house...
http://www.reference.com/motif/home/rhododendron-leaves-turn-yellow
http://www.brighterblooms.com/product/yellow-rhododendron.html
those are the leaves, not the flowers:

[rocketsocks]

the key to keeping up with lazarus is shuttlesyeah I know...he's a machine, hehe...were just planning on meeting at night, on that trail you have to stay in pre-disignated camp site..., I'm not very fast, but I can go for about 8 miles without stopping, so I don't expect we will hike in lock step...my gate is pretty short 27"...yep I measured once to double check a pedometer I use to use.

[Rasty]

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More pics from Chin's visit... He's cooking mushrooms that he and B-Rocket found on the trail after all the rain. YUM!! Chin was inspired to get "new look" by me wearing my hiking head thing. We matched... :cool: He was really happy about his "new look"... B-rocket and I approve. :) I'll be out there myself in a week... can't' wait!! :)

Nice morel mushrooms!

[rocketsocks]

http://www.brighterblooms.com/product/yellow-rhododendron.html
those are the leaves, not the flowers:ugh!...pays to have comprehension when reding...and schpellin

[rocketsocks]

This guys azaleas are the reddish orange color...and freakin huge...they are just beautiful when the sun hits em....

[rocketsocks]

Yep she makes them. Come to Trail Days and get yours.I read trail days got cancelled this year, hehe but would love to come one day....sounds like fun.



I recently pirated a small snap off a pair of gloves that I had to use on the one I made.

[Sarcasm the elf]

the key to keeping up with lazarus is shuttles

True.

Do you remember the scene in the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring movie when the whole fellowship was crossing a mountain pass, suffering and wading through a waist deep blizzard, meanwhile Legolas (the elf) was walking effortlessly on top of the soft snow? The first time I met Lazarus on the trail, he was Legolas and the rest of us were the others.

[rocketsocks]

True.

Do you remember the scene in the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring movie when the whole fellowship was crossing a mountain pass, suffering and wading through a waist deep blizzard, meanwhile Legolas (the elf) was walking effortlessly on top of the soft snow? The first time I met Lazarus on the trail, he was Legolas and the rest of us were the others.Well...I hope it don't snow :D

[rocketsocks]

well folks...it's off to train, catch you's guy's later.

[coach lou]

True.

Do you remember the scene in the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring movie when the whole fellowship was crossing a mountain pass, suffering and wading through a waist deep blizzard, meanwhile Legolas (the elf) was walking effortlessly on top of the soft snow? The first time I met Lazarus on the trail, he was Legolas and the rest of us were the others.

Don't forget meeting Tom Bombadil in the morning walking in to meet us!:D

[hikerboy57]

Don't forget meeting Tom Bombadil in the morning walking in to meet us!:D
i just spit up my cherry garcia

[HikerMom58]

Nice morel mushrooms!

I couldn't remember the name of them, Rasty...Yup that's them! :D He said they are outrageously expensive to buy.

[Another Kevin]

As I awoke one morning,
When all sweet things are born,
A robin perched upon my sill,
To welcome the coming morn.

I reached tenderly
out to the little sparrow -
he **** in my hand.
-- Issa

[Rasty]

I couldn't remember the name of them, Rasty...Yup that's them! :D He said they are outrageously expensive to buy.

Dry @ $90 per pound, Fresh @ $25 per pound

[hikerboy57]

I reached tenderly
out to the little sparrow -
he **** in my hand.
-- Issa
now that theres some good highkoo

[atmilkman]

Nice morel mushrooms!

Watch out for those ones growing out of cow poop. They'll make you see things that ain't there.

[Edro]

Oh Hey and HI there.... welcome!!
Thank you and Hey and Hi there back!

[HikerMom58]

Dry @ $90 per pound, Fresh @ $25 per pound

That sounds about right!


Thank you and Hey and Hi there back!

Jump in any time in here. It's fast and furious but it's fun!

Running the 5K today.... gotta dodge the rain drops, maybe. Have a great Saturday everyone!!!

[Train Wreck]

I'm thinking of asking the Sharpie company to sponsor my hike in the Whites this summer. Any suggestions for my letter of request? :D

[Rasty]

I'm thinking of asking the Sharpie company to sponsor my hike in the Whites this summer. Any suggestions for my letter of request? :D

Write it in ballpoint pen.

[Train Wreck]

Originally Posted by Train Wreck:1470877
I'm thinking of asking the Sharpie company to sponsor my hike in the Whites this summer. Any suggestions for my letter of request? :D


Write it in ballpoint pen.

I knew I kept you around for a reason! :banana

[coach lou]

I knew I kept you around for a reason! :banana

It's good having that kids quick sharp-ie mind around here

[Train Wreck]

It's good having that kids quick sharp-ie mind around here

Yeah, and I want to grab that sponsorship before anyone else latches on to my idea :D

[Train Wreck]

Thank you and Hey and Hi there back!

:welcome Hi, Edro, from a fellow North Cackalackian!
...psst...got any sharpies?

[BirdBrain]

I was out (fill in outdoor activity) and I noticed (fill in destructive behavior that 99% of the planet would agree was wrong). Should I start another thread to discuss the moral implications of said act? Should I debate the merits of forgiveness, proclaim my disdain and superiority, and/or bash opposing views? Should I climb inside the brain of the perpetrator (even though I don't know who it was) and discern the thoughts and intents of their heart? Should I be surprised by any of this? Should I just stay away from such threads?

[Rasty]

I was out (fill in outdoor activity) and I noticed (fill in destructive behavior that 99% of the planet would agree was wrong). Should I start another thread to discuss the moral implications of said act? Should I debate the merits of forgiveness, proclaim my disdain and superiority, and/or bash opposing views? Should I climb inside the brain of the perpetrator (even though I don't know who it was) and discern the thoughts and intents of their heart? Should I be surprised by any of this? Should I just stay away from such threads?

Yes, yes, yes, no, maybe, yes, yes, no, yes, and no!

Hope this random grouping of yes and no helps. :D

[BirdBrain]

Yes, yes, yes, no, maybe, yes, yes, no, yes, and no!

Hope this random grouping of yes and no helps. :D

Start at 1:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj988bo2iKM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj988bo2iKM

[Train Wreck]

Yes, yes, yes, no, maybe, yes, yes, no, yes, and no!

Hope this random grouping of yes and no helps. :D

BB has been away too long. He needs to go back to Pohoing 101. There are at least 6 lost posts embedded in that one post.

[BirdBrain]

BB has been away too long. He needs to go back to Pohoing 101. There are at least 6 lost posts embedded in that one post.

That's it. I am putting on my 44lb pack and heading for a 5.4 mile walk.

[Train Wreck]

That's it. I am putting on my 44lb pack and heading for a 5.4 mile walk.

Are you sure you have everything you need? :D

[BirdBrain]

Are you sure you have everything you need? :D

I have 10 days of food in it. I am simulating what my pack will feel like entering the 100-mile wilderness. But I just noticed a bigger problem. It is raining out. Oh, wait... I have rain gear. Problem solved.

[Driver8]

now that theres some good highkoo

Is it spelled "hikeu"?

[atmilkman]

I was out (fill in outdoor activity) and I noticed (fill in destructive behavior that 99% of the planet would agree was wrong). Should I start another thread to discuss the moral implications of said act? Should I debate the merits of forgiveness, proclaim my disdain and superiority, and/or bash opposing views? Should I climb inside the brain of the perpetrator (even though I don't know who it was) and discern the thoughts and intents of their heart? Should I be surprised by any of this? Should I just stay away from such threads?

Yes - start, yes - debate, yes- proclaim, yes - bash, yes - climb, yes - discern, don't be surprised, don't stay away.

[BirdBrain]

That's it. I am putting on my 44lb pack and heading for a 5.4 mile walk.


Are you sure you have everything you need? :D

5.4 miles with 44lbs = 1 hour 40 minute walk. But BirdBrain, why would you carry so much weight? Because it feels so good when I put it down.

[atmilkman]

5.4 miles with 44lbs = 1 hour 40 minute walk. But BirdBrain, why would you carry so much weight? Because it feels so good when I put it down.

That's a good decent walk. Just over 3mph. What kind of terrain were you walking on?

[rocketsocks]

5.4 miles with 44lbs = 1 hour 40 minute walk. But BirdBrain, why would you carry so much weight? Because it feels so good when I put it down.brother, I like the way you think!, and yeah that is a good clip.

[BirdBrain]

That's a good decent walk. Just over 3mph. What kind of terrain were you walking on?

A bike path with moderate hills. It was more of a test of the pack weight than a hike.

[rocketsocks]

A bike path with moderate hills. It was more of a test of the pack weight than a hike.I posed this the other day....did you notice that after a few miles the pack seemed to not be there, or was not really and issue...this I've noticed, but I'm a little light than that.

[BirdBrain]

Okay serious question. All are welcome to answer. I especially want HB's opinion. Hence the posting of it here. i am trying to calculate food weights per day for Maine trip. I have heard many say numbers from 1.5 to 2.5 lbs/day. I typically eat 2 plain (the contents only weigh 1oz) packages of oatmeal every day for breakfast while at home. Ya, I know... boring. I am a creature of habit, patterns, order, and structure. I don't like variables. For the trail I am planning 4 packages of oatmeal for breakfast, 2 poptarts for 2nd breakfast (sorry, Hobbit joke), gorp (macadamia nuts, brazil nuts, and M&M's) for trail, granola bar for afternoon treat, and 4 servings of Knorr's Mac&Cheese for supper. After repackaging all of this comes to 1.5lbs/day. And finally the questions: Is this enough? What is your typical day's food. I will be cozy cooking.

[BirdBrain]

I posed this the other day....did you notice that after a few miles the pack seemed to not be there, or was not really and issue...this I've noticed, but I'm a little light than that.

I hiked last weekend over a good sized hill in the Belgrade Lakes region with 29lbs. The pack felt very good. Hardly noticed it there. That weight disappeared. I would forget that I was carrying it. This weight is another story. No. I always knew this was there.

[Mountain Mike]

1.5 is sufficient. You are right with the 1.5 - 2.5 average. All depends on terrain, weather, mileage & duration. Starting out your body will not be starving for food like a thru-hiker is after a month on the trail. You are going in summer so you won't be needing extra calories for the cold.

[rocketsocks]

I hiked last weekend over a good sized hill in the Belgrade Lakes region with 29lbs. The pack felt very good. Hardly noticed it there. That weight disappeared. I would forget that I was carrying it. This weight is another story. No. I always knew this was there.That's it, that's the word I was lookin for...disappeared...that's what it felt like to me too...I forgot I was carrying a pack...then I remembered I was, but then it went away again, hehe

[Train Wreck]

That's it, that's the word I was lookin for...disappeared...that's what it felt like to me too...I forgot I was carrying a pack...then I remembered I was, but then it went away again, hehe

Did you notice numbness in any other extremities? Like your head? :D

[Astro]

Okay serious question. All are welcome to answer. I especially want HB's opinion. Hence the posting of it here. i am trying to calculate food weights per day for Maine trip. I have heard many say numbers from 1.5 to 2.5 lbs/day. I typically eat 2 plain (the contents only weigh 1oz) packages of oatmeal every day for breakfast while at home. Ya, I know... boring. I am a creature of habit, patterns, order, and structure. I don't like variables. For the trail I am planning 4 packages of oatmeal for breakfast, 2 poptarts for 2nd breakfast (sorry, Hobbit joke), gorp (macadamia nuts, brazil nuts, and M&M's) for trail, granola bar for afternoon treat, and 4 servings of Knorr's Mac&Cheese for supper. After repackaging all of this comes to 1.5lbs/day. And finally the questions: Is this enough? What is your typical day's food. I will be cozy cooking.

BB, I would strongly recommend mixing in some variety there. Oatmeal every morning and especially Mac & Cheese is going to get old everyday. And if you do eat oatmeal for breakfast every morning and want to take that instead of grits or something else, try eating something different at home the week or so before you go.

[rocketsocks]

Did you notice numbness in any other extremities? Like your head? :Dyes, yes did....I was comfortably numb, then i woke up...just in the nick of time.

[rocketsocks]

Okay serious question. All are welcome to answer. I especially want HB's opinion. Hence the posting of it here. i am trying to calculate food weights per day for Maine trip. I have heard many say numbers from 1.5 to 2.5 lbs/day. I typically eat 2 plain (the contents only weigh 1oz) packages of oatmeal every day for breakfast while at home. Ya, I know... boring. I am a creature of habit, patterns, order, and structure. I don't like variables. For the trail I am planning 4 packages of oatmeal for breakfast, 2 poptarts for 2nd breakfast (sorry, Hobbit joke), gorp (macadamia nuts, brazil nuts, and M&M's) for trail, granola bar for afternoon treat, and 4 servings of Knorr's Mac&Cheese for supper. After repackaging all of this comes to 1.5lbs/day. And finally the questions: Is this enough? What is your typical day's food. I will be cozy cooking.This question is best answered by others, as I don't have a tone of experience in this area....but I love oats, and eat them every morning at home (I think I'm half horse) but when I took oats for breakfast, I didn't eat them, just woke up, started hiking, stopped for breakfast but didn't feel like eating....then would eat nuts all day (GORP) and then a sensible dinner, hehe...so I to am looking to learn here too.

[Train Wreck]

This question is best answerd by others, as I don't have a tone of experience in this area....but i love oats (I think I'm half horse) but when I took oats for breakfast, I didn't eat them, just woke up, started hiking, stopped for breafast but didn't feel like eating....then would eat nuts all day (GORP) and then a sensible dinner, hehe...so I to am looking to learn here.

Try Gummi Bears for breakfast, Skittles for mid-morning, Snickers for lunch. Reverse order till supper time. Four honey buns.

[atmilkman]

Try Gummi Bears for breakfast, Skittles for mid-morning, Snickers for lunch. Reverse order till supper time. Four honey buns.

Honey buns, now you're talkin'.

[rocketsocks]

Try Gummi Bears for breakfast, Skittles for mid-morning, Snickers for lunch. Reverse order till supper time. Four honey buns.I like sweets as much as anybody....But that right there would have me bonking off the trees....I really have made better food chioces since visiting this site/and getting older...I never use to pay much attention to diet. Now I find myself trying to eat less portion, and more balanced....sappyness over.


in addition you probably don't want me all amped up....it gets pretty silly...not bad..just stupid silly.

[Train Wreck]

I like sweets as much as anybody....But that right there would have me bonking off the trees....I really have made better food chioces since visiting this site/and getting older...I never use to pay much attention to diet. Now I find myself trying to eat less portion, and more balanced....sappyness over.


in addition you probably don't want me all amped up....it gets pretty silly...not bad..just stupid silly.

Ok then!
Second choice:
Raisins for breakfast, prunes mid-day snack, apricots for lunch. Reverse order till suppertime. Four bran muffins. HAPPY?? :p

[rocketsocks]

Ok then!
Second choice:
Raisins for breakfast, prunes mid-day snack, apricots for lunch. Reverse order till suppertime. Four bran muffins. HAPPY?? :pI think we both no where that recipe leads....+1 on the brand muffins

[Mountain Mike]

I love oatmeal for breakfast when hiking. Great weight - calorie ratio, easy prep. I use quick cook & add to it for variety. I eat it almost every day on the trail. Lunches: Crackers, bagels, tortilla w/creamed cheese, hard cheeses, Peanut butter, summer sausage, pepperoni, tuna, salmon, canned meat spreads. Snacks: gorp, snickers, dried fruits. Dinners: Mac & Cheese, Knorr noodles or rice. I will try & carry some FD veggies & add meats if I feel really hungry or tired. I will carry some deserts if hiking with others. Pudding is easy to make in a nalgene. Or a mock cobler with FB cooking. Just use your choice of FD fruit, sugar & bread crumbs.

[BirdBrain]

BB, I would strongly recommend mixing in some variety there. Oatmeal every morning and especially Mac & Cheese is going to get old everyday. And if you do eat oatmeal for breakfast every morning and want to take that instead of grits or something else, try eating something different at home the week or so before you go.

Normal is the operative word. When it comes to food (and a few of other things) I am far from normal. You are talking to a person who ate a ham, cheese, pickle, and lettuce double-decker sandwich for lunch for 3 years straight. Fortunately I have a normal brother-in-law that is hiking with me that is dehydrating a variety of meals for our trip. The things I listed were test items. I think my meals will be the same for the entire trip except for the suppers he is planning. Variety is not a big deal for me. I could eat the same daily menu for years before it would bother me. My wife dictates otherwise and I am fine with that too. When I was single I ate cold ravioli out of a can for supper for months. It is an OCD thing. I would be in 7th heaven if I could walk every room in my house in 4 steps at a time for the rest of my life.

[Deer Hunter]

Dry @ $90 per pound, Fresh @ $25 per pound

Glad I didn't have to pay for mine. My buddy went and found some and gave to me. Soaking in the fridge now. Can't wait to eat them tonight. Yummy!!!

[BirdBrain]

I am noticing a culture thing here. In Maine our meals are breakfast, lunch, and supper. Dinner is something you eat at a restaurant. As in, I plan to go out to dinner tonight. In between the meals are snacks. and grits are never involved

[Train Wreck]

I am noticing a culture thing here. In Maine our meals are breakfast, lunch, and supper. Dinner is something you eat at a restaurant. As in, I plan to go out to dinner tonight. In between the meals are snacks. and grits are never involved

I saw that.

[Train Wreck]

I grew up eating breakfast in the morning, dinner at mid-day, and supper in the evening.

[coach lou]

............ and grits are never involved


BB......you must enjoy the local cuisine. One of my favorite joys of travel is the local food. You have to try the southern worms when you fly south:D

[BirdBrain]

I grew up eating breakfast in the morning, dinner at mid-day, and supper in the evening.

If you look at the words it makes sense (for the most part). In the morning the fast is broken. In a loving environment we sup. In a formal environment we dine. Not sure where lunch fits in. 2nd breakfast might be a better name.

[BirdBrain]

BB......you must enjoy the local cuisine. One of my favorite joys of travel is the local food. You have to try the southern worms when you fly south:D

I love the local cooking. The south does it up right. I tried grits. Couldn't do it.

[atmilkman]

I am noticing a culture thing here. In Maine our meals are breakfast, lunch, and supper. Dinner is something you eat at a restaurant. As in, I plan to go out to dinner tonight. In between the meals are snacks. and grits are never involved
In Alabama lunch is called dinner. You eat breakfast, dinner, and supper. At work everybody goes and has dinner, asks you what are you having for dinner. But that's at yankee lunch time.

[Hairbear]

In Alabama lunch is called dinner. You eat breakfast, dinner, and supper. At work everybody goes and has dinner, asks you what are you having for dinner. But that's at yankee lunch time.
here too, lunch boxes are called dinner buckets.

[atmilkman]

In Alabama lunch is called dinner. You eat breakfast, dinner, and supper. At work everybody goes and has dinner, asks you what are you having for dinner. But that's at yankee lunch time.

Forget the smiley face. :)

[BirdBrain]

here too, lunch boxes are called dinner buckets.

Dinner bucket? Is that like a doggie bag?

[atmilkman]

here too, lunch boxes are called dinner buckets.

How much you want for that dinner bucket? Did you wife put it together? I'll give you $5 for it without lookin'.

[Hairbear]

Dinner bucket? Is that like a doggie bag? goes back to earlier times when men carried their luch in old tins that looked like pails.

[Hairbear]

How much you want for that dinner bucket? Did you wife put it together? I'll give you $5 for it without lookin'. Ok ,but I get to keep the sweet cakes.

[BirdBrain]

goes back to earlier times when men carried their luch in old tins that looked like pails.

You mean sorta' like lunch pails? We have those up here. All kidding aside, you cannot beat the southern hospitality when it comes to cooking. Just go hungry and visit just 3 places a day or some host is likely to start crying because you didn't eat enough.

[atmilkman]

Ok ,but I get to keep the sweet cakes.

No fair. You looked. $4.

[atmilkman]

You mean sorta' like lunch pails? We have those up here. All kidding aside, you cannot beat the southern hospitality when it comes to cooking. Just go hungry and visit just 3 places a day or some host is likely to start crying because you didn't eat enough.

It's pretty much insulting.

[Hairbear]

You mean sorta' like lunch pails? We have those up here. All kidding aside, you cannot beat the southern hospitality when it comes to cooking. Just go hungry and visit just 3 places a day or some host is likely to start crying because you didn't eat enough. Ive seen more compassion here than most places ive lived. They will share luch with a hungry man that has nothing.

[BirdBrain]

Ive seen more compassion here than most places ive lived. They will share luch with a hungry man that has nothing.

We used to be that way. A lot has changed from the days of May Baskets (look it up, the best holiday ever, but gone now). Today it is hooray for me and to hell with you up here. Few know their neighbors. If it were not for my roots, my job, and the beauty of my state, I would leave in a heartbeat.

[Hairbear]

You mean sorta' like lunch pails? We have those up here. All kidding aside, you cannot beat the southern hospitality when it comes to cooking. Just go hungry and visit just 3 places a day or some host is likely to start crying because you didn't eat enough. How true people that have you work here will often feed you lunch. They get a little snippy if you dont eat well.

[Hairbear]

We used to be that way. A lot has changed from the days of May Baskets (look it up, the best holiday ever, but gone now). Today it is hooray for me and to hell with you up here. Few know their neighbors. If it were not for my roots, my job, and the beauty of my state, I would leave in a heartbeat. Im from upstate new york, it was a culture shock to get used to rural ways.

[atmilkman]

Southern cooking is all about the sides. Sides, sides, and more sides. Even the sides have sides.

[Hairbear]

Southern cooking is all about the sides. Sides, sides, and more sides. Even the sides have sides. And the sides have gravy mmmmm gravy.

[BirdBrain]

Southern cooking is all about the sides. Sides, sides, and more sides. Even the sides have sides.

Many of the people do too. Not that we are immune to that up here. Comes with good cooking. The food has to go somewhere.

[atmilkman]

And the sides have gravy mmmmm gravy.
That does it. Biscuits and gravy tonite. I'm gonna make chipped beef and gravy, mashed potatoes, biscuits, and green beans. First you put the potatoes on you plate and kinda spread them out. Then you bust up a couple of biscuits on them. Then cover in gravy. It doesn't matter if it runs over the edge, you just put the cat up there when your done.

[Hairbear]

We used to be that way. A lot has changed from the days of May Baskets (look it up, the best holiday ever, but gone now). Today it is hooray for me and to hell with you up here. Few know their neighbors. If it were not for my roots, my job, and the beauty of my state, I would leave in a heartbeat. I often miss New Y ork ,but I hear the economy is really bad there now. How is Maine?

[OzJacko]

Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
BB Re food needs.
I find that while average food weights are good in theory, it all gets screwed up on the trail.
The first two or three days on a trail I hardly eat. For a one week hike it's only the last two or three days that you need a lot of food. (and you've usually already eaten the stuff you like)

[BirdBrain]

http://www.pressherald.com/life/homeandgarden/Maine-Gardener-Celebrate-spring-with-flower-filled-May-baskets_2010-05-02.html

This article describes our May Day in Maine. I so miss that practice. Neighbors would chase us kids into our home to give us a kiss. I had one drag me out from under my bed to give me a kiss and return the shoe I ran out of trying to escape.

[atmilkman]

That does it. Biscuits and gravy tonite. I'm gonna make chipped beef and gravy, mashed potatoes, biscuits, and green beans. First you put the potatoes on you plate and kinda spread them out. Then you bust up a couple of biscuits on them. Then cover in gravy. It doesn't matter if it runs over the edge, you just put the cat up there when your done.

I forgot, you gotta fry the chipped beef in butter in a cast iron skillet before you make the gravy in it.

[Hairbear]

That does it. Biscuits and gravy tonite. I'm gonna make chipped beef and gravy, mashed potatoes, biscuits, and green beans. First you put the potatoes on you plate and kinda spread them out. Then you bust up a couple of biscuits on them. Then cover in gravy. It doesn't matter if it runs over the edge, you just put the cat up there when your done. Now my stomach is growlin,dont forget the bacon in the green beans

[BirdBrain]

I often miss New Y ork ,but I hear the economy is really bad there now. How is Maine?

Like any other state with high taxes.

[Hairbear]

http://www.pressherald.com/life/homeandgarden/Maine-Gardener-Celebrate-spring-with-flower-filled-May-baskets_2010-05-02.html

This article describes our May Day in Maine. I so miss that practice. Neighbors would chase us kids into our home to give us a kiss. I had one drag me out from under my bed to give me a kiss and return the shoe I ran out of trying to escape. Thats cool . I just did that the other day with some tulips at the bank. The teller wasnt there ,so I just left them. The other tellers ratted me out though.

[Hairbear]

Like any other state with high taxes. A town close to where I grew up had a bridge wash out that was built in the 1800s. It took 3 years to replce it.

[Hairbear]

Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
BB Re food needs.
I find that while average food weights are good in theory, it all gets screwed up on the trail.
The first two or three days on a trail I hardly eat. For a one week hike it's only the last two or three days that you need a lot of food. (and you've usually already eaten the stuff you like) So are you still on trail Oz?

[atmilkman]

http://www.pressherald.com/life/homeandgarden/Maine-Gardener-Celebrate-spring-with-flower-filled-May-baskets_2010-05-02.html

This article describes our May Day in Maine. I so miss that practice. Neighbors would chase us kids into our home to give us a kiss. I had one drag me out from under my bed to give me a kiss and return the shoe I ran out of trying to escape.

We have a May tradition here in the South that has gone by the wayside with the younger generation that I fondly remember as a child. It's called Decoration Day which may take place the Sunday before Mother's Day or Mother's Day itself. Just depends on your Churches preference. It's where everbody gathers at the graveyard to decorate. When I was a child it was an all day affair starting mid-morning with people bringing dishes that were set up at outside tables or a pavilion. It lasted till mid-afternoon. It was somewhat of a large family/friends reunion. Now it's just a couple of hours of old timers talking. Sad. It was a good thing. Now I guess we can just text pictures.

[atmilkman]

Now my stomach is growlin,dont forget the bacon in the green beans

Bacon and onion. It's a given.

[Hairbear]

We have a May tradition here in the South that has gone by the wayside with the younger generation that I fondly remember as a child. It's called Decoration Day which may take place the Sunday before Mother's Day or Mother's Day itself. Just depends on your Churches preference. It's where everbody gathers at the graveyard to decorate. When I was a child it was an all day affair starting mid-morning with people bringing dishes that were set up at outside tables or a pavilion. It lasted till mid-afternoon. It was somewhat of a large family/friends reunion. Now it's just a couple of hours of old timers talking. Sad. It was a good thing. Now I guess we can just text pictures. It is sad ,now we store the elderly in nursing homes where they are long forgotten before they even die.

[Hairbear]

Well its back to work,have a good one all.

[hikerboy57]

It is sad ,now we store the elderly in nursing homes where they are long forgotten before they even die.
we dont have to.

[Edro]

how doo.. thanks for the welcome.. as for Sharpies.... Blue Green or Red.

:welcome Hi, Edro, from a fellow North Cackalackian!
...psst...got any sharpies?

[hikerboy57]

I love the local cooking. The south does it up right. I tried grits. Couldn't do it.
i love local cooking.its only when i go away that the food sucks

[atmilkman]

Well its back to work,have a good one all.

Don't work too hard. I'm headed to the grocery to get supper. Rain delay at the tournament anyway. Good a time as any. I'll save you some biscuits and gravy. Green beans too.

[Train Wreck]

how doo.. thanks for the welcome.. as for Sharpies.... Blue Green or Red.

One of each please!!

[BirdBrain]

Hey HB:

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?86369-hikerboys-cyber-cafe&p=1470988&viewfull=1#post1470988

[OzJacko]

So are you still on trail Oz?

In Atkins.
Leave in morning.
IM got new shoes.

[Trillium]

Okay serious question. All are welcome to answer. I typically eat 2 plain (the contents only weigh 1oz) packages of oatmeal every day for breakfast while at home. Ya, I know... boring. I am a creature of habit, patterns, order, and structure. I don't like variables. For the trail I am planning 4 packages of oatmeal for breakfast,
My suggestion is to take along and add some cinnamon to your oatmeal. It aids digestion, while also enhancing the flavor IMHO. I also add walnuts and powdered milk to make my breakfasts a very complete protein.

[BirdBrain]

My suggestion is to take along and add some cinnamon to your oatmeal. It aids digestion, while also enhancing the flavor IMHO. I also add walnuts and powdered milk to make my breakfasts a very complete protein.

That is similar to my brother-in-law's take. If I did that, it would be Nido.

[Storm]

That's it, that's the word I was lookin for...disappeared...that's what it felt like to me too...I forgot I was carrying a pack...then I remembered I was, but then it went away again, hehe
I was walking along one time and realized I couldn't feel my pack. Had to walk back over a mile to get it where I took my last break.

we dont have to.
Some of us elderly will probably die commenting on white blaze. Probably not a bad way to go.

[hikerboy57]

Okay serious question. All are welcome to answer. I especially want HB's opinion. Hence the posting of it here. i am trying to calculate food weights per day for Maine trip. I have heard many say numbers from 1.5 to 2.5 lbs/day. I typically eat 2 plain (the contents only weigh 1oz) packages of oatmeal every day for breakfast while at home. Ya, I know... boring. I am a creature of habit, patterns, order, and structure. I don't like variables. For the trail I am planning 4 packages of oatmeal for breakfast, 2 poptarts for 2nd breakfast (sorry, Hobbit joke), gorp (macadamia nuts, brazil nuts, and M&M's) for trail, granola bar for afternoon treat, and 4 servings of Knorr's Mac&Cheese for supper. After repackaging all of this comes to 1.5lbs/day. And finally the questions: Is this enough? What is your typical day's food. I will be cozy cooking.
its a good start. bring snacks, lots of snacks.cracker/peanut butter,crackers/cheese,cheese, peanut butter,nutella.in my gorp i used almond joy pieces instead of m&ms. i felt better hiking when i snacked throughout the day.not sure what you're entertaining for protein in your dinners-tuna packets,microwave bacon, summer sausage,pepperoni,spam singles.
i brought instant oatmeal,but emptied all the packets into one freezer bag so that i could control portions(never got tired of brown sugar/cinnamon oatmeal or poptarts.)some mornings i didnt cook, just hit the trail and had brunch an hour or so up the trail.

[hikerboy57]

That is similar to my brother-in-law's take. If I did that, it would be Nido.
nido is awesome, added it to everything.think ramen alfredo

[hikerboy57]

most mornings i had coffee oatmeal and poptarts, snacks all day long, and either mtn house meal or knorrs sides or mashed potatoes w/cheese, jerky,bacon ,tuna,or spam.after the 3rd week, i was always hungry.
some mornings i would just make an iced mocha frappacino with coffee, hot chocolate, nido,and water, hit the road, and not have breakfast for an hour or so.

[atmilkman]

Hey HB:

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?86369-hikerboys-cyber-cafe&p=1470988&viewfull=1#post1470988

What about that butterscotch zoom-zoom drink you told me about awhile back. What was that again?

[Hairbear]

Ok then!
Second choice:
Raisins for breakfast, prunes mid-day snack, apricots for lunch. Reverse order till suppertime. Four bran muffins. HAPPY?? :p Sprinting to the outhouse would put the rocket back in his socks. lol

[Hairbear]

In Atkins.
Leave in morning.
IM got new shoes. Congrats Oz sounds like your doing well.

[atmilkman]

Sprinting to the outhouse would put the rocket back in his socks. lol

I don't know. Eating that combination might put something else in his socks.

[Hairbear]

I don't know. Eating that combination might put something else in his socks. Have to change his name to rooster tail.

[Deer Hunter]

In Alabama lunch is called dinner. You eat breakfast, dinner, and supper. At work everybody goes and has dinner, asks you what are you having for dinner. But that's at yankee lunch time.

Here in Virginia where I'm at, it's breakfast, lunch and supper/dinner. Supper and dinner are the same.

[hikerboy57]

In Atkins.
Leave in morning.
IM got new shoes.
with all the time you spend in motel rooms, did he have to replace his slippers?

[Train Wreck]

I don't know. Eating that combination might put something else in his socks.

They better be some Darn Tough rocket socks.

[rocketsocks]

Have to change his name to rooster tail.Burnout...

[Wise Old Owl]

Hey whats new?

[Train Wreck]

Burnout...

Blowout.
...

[Wise Old Owl]

Qi Wiz - you exceeded your stored quota of messages!

[BirdBrain]

Sprinting to the outhouse would put the rocket back in his socks. lol

I will be carrying a couple of those premixed just in case it is pouring and we don't want to cook. It has Nido, Carnation Instant Breakfast, instant coffee, and butterscotch pudding. I tried it with and without honey. I am going to forgo the honey. I will be making some on the trail. Hopefully not many, because when I do it will be pouring.

[atmilkman]

I will be carrying a couple of those premixed just in case it is pouring and we don't want to cook. It has Nido, Carnation Instant Breakfast, instant coffee, and butterscotch pudding. I tried it with and without honey. I am going to forgo the honey. I will be making some on the trail. Hopefully not many, because when I do it will be pouring.

I knew it was coffee, Nido and pudding. Forgot the CIB.

[Wise Old Owl]

One sweet hyped Birdbrain... welcome back

[BirdBrain]

I knew it was coffee, Nido and pudding. Forgot the CIB.

Glad you sorted through that. Somehow I quoted the wrong person.

[S'more]

5.4 miles with 44lbs = 1 hour 40 minute walk. But BirdBrain, why would you carry so much weight? Because it feels so good when I put it down.

My 5.8 took 2 hrs. 18 min. with about 15 lbs.

[BirdBrain]

My 5.8 took 2 hrs. 18 min. with about 15 lbs.

Were you on a paved bike path with only moderate hills? It is likely your terrain was a bit more aggressive. My walk was only a test of the weight, not a true hike. I was not trying for speed. That is just where it ended up. I was surprised at the pace. I thought the weight was dragging me down a bit. I learned what I wanted to. The pack weight is doable. My feet were a little hot by the end and my torso was complaining. Legs were fine. I still need to shed some pounds off me. If I am able to, I should be fine.

[FarmerChef]

Here in Virginia where I'm at, it's breakfast, lunch and supper/dinner. Supper and dinner are the same.

When I was a kid growing up in Lacey Springs, I still remember Sunday dinner. Kept calling it that all the way through college. And I was referring to lunch. One of my friends from Floriday swore by it. Said dinner was what you had at midday and supper was what you had at night.

Of course, now everyone here just calls it lunch.

Speaking of supper...just polished off a couple pulled pork sandwiches hot off the smoker at 4:00am this morning. Mmmmmmm. The rest is getting frozen for my Wood Badge patrol this weekend. We're eatin' supper in style! :D

[Wise Old Owl]

Pick up a chain saw and swing it around all day gosh my wings are sore.

[S'more]

I am noticing a culture thing here. In Maine our meals are breakfast, lunch, and supper. Dinner is something you eat at a restaurant. As in, I plan to go out to dinner tonight. In between the meals are snacks. and grits are never involved

Breakfast, lunch and supper. Dinner on Sundays, Holidays, and restaurants. (and grits are NEVER involved!) My hubby, bless his heart, ;) calls lunch- dinner, and supper- dinner. After 30 years, I still have to ask him which he means.

[Train Wreck]

Breakfast, lunch and supper. Dinner on Sundays, Holidays, and restaurants. (and grits are NEVER involved!) My hubby, bless his heart, ;) calls lunch- dinner, and supper- dinner. After 30 years, I still have to ask him which he means.

I bet the hubby is from below the Mason-Dixon line :)

[atmilkman]

When I was a kid growing up in Lacey Springs, I still remember Sunday dinner. Kept calling it that all the way through college. And I was referring to lunch. One of my friends from Floriday swore by it. Said dinner was what you had at midday and supper was what you had at night.

Of course, now everyone here just calls it lunch.

Speaking of supper...just polished off a couple pulled pork sandwiches hot off the smoker at 4:00am this morning. Mmmmmmm. The rest is getting frozen for my Wood Badge patrol this weekend. We're eatin' supper in style! :D
I don't think it is so much as where you're from as it is your family's interpretation. Although it does seem the midday dinner term is more prevalent in the South and especially the Deep South.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinner

[S'more]

Were you on a paved bike path with only moderate hills? It is likely your terrain was a bit more aggressive. My walk was only a test of the weight, not a true hike. I was not trying for speed. That is just where it ended up. I was surprised at the pace. I thought the weight was dragging me down a bit. I learned what I wanted to. The pack weight is doable. My feet were a little hot by the end and my torso was complaining. Legs were fine. I still need to shed some pounds off me. If I am able to, I should be fine.

The trail is 'moderate'. lots of ups and downs, some steep. I ran out of water, almost. was rationing. I had a liter, plus a 16 oz bottle.

[S'more]

I bet the hubby is from below the Mason-Dixon line :)

WINNER! He is! And his b-day today!

[Deer Hunter]

When I was a kid growing up in Lacey Springs, I still remember Sunday dinner. Kept calling it that all the way through college. And I was referring to lunch. One of my friends from Floriday swore by it. Said dinner was what you had at midday and supper was what you had at night.

Of course, now everyone here just calls it lunch.

Speaking of supper...just polished off a couple pulled pork sandwiches hot off the smoker at 4:00am this morning. Mmmmmmm. The rest is getting frozen for my Wood Badge patrol this weekend. We're eatin' supper in style! :D

Sounds delicious! 21580

[atmilkman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wFh-rX_Sfhs
WINNER! He is! And his b-day today!

[Train Wreck]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wFh-rX_Sfhs

You better do something really special when my b-day rolls around!

[Train Wreck]

Breakfast, lunch and supper. Dinner on Sundays, Holidays, and restaurants. (and grits are NEVER involved!) My hubby, bless his heart, ;) calls lunch- dinner, and supper- dinner. After 30 years, I still have to ask him which he means.

I never ate lunch till I went to college!

[BirdBrain]

The trail is 'moderate'. lots of ups and downs, some steep. I ran out of water, almost. was rationing. I had a liter, plus a 16 oz bottle.

I was carrying 2 16.9oz bottles. Didn't touch them until end. I camel. Might not be the best idea, but I down a bottle here and there.

[BirdBrain]

I never ate lunch till I went to college!

You must have been pretty hungry by then.

[Train Wreck]

You must have been pretty hungry by then.

My college eddication paid for itself that first week, just finding out I'd been eating the wrong meal my whole life!

[HikerMom58]

Great convo guys!! :) When is your b.day TW? I ran my 5k race today... I'll put up a few pics in a minute. Our time was 32.28.....
After the race it poured rain for a few minutes.. there was hail in the down pour too!!

Chin called today- Byron talked to him. He said the bugs were driving him nuts. It must be all the rain that has brought them out. Anyone have suggestions on how to stop them from swarming. I know that is not fun at all. I think I heard that a dryer sheet works well to keep them away.

[Wise Old Owl]

looks like you all went to bed (no green lights) Good night folks

[HikerMom58]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/935664_516294018433141_867710834_n.jpg

Starting out.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/428469_516294111766465_862303814_n.jpg

350 Yards to go

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/943308_516294215099788_1038452418_n.jpg

We got this.....

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/253331_516294261766450_1538884518_n.jpg

DONE!!!! :)

[Train Wreck]

I'm jealous. I don't look that good when I sweat :p

[Train Wreck]

looks like you all went to bed (no green lights) Good night folks

I thought owls were night critters!

[HikerMom58]

I'm jealous. I don't look that good when I sweat :p

Ha Ha!! I love Byron's camera!! It makes one look better than one really does. :p

[Deer Hunter]

Great convo guys!! :) When is your b.day TW? I ran my 5k race today... I'll put up a few pics in a minute. Our time was 32.28.....
After the race it poured rain for a few minutes.. there was hail in the down pour too!!

Chin called today- Byron talked to him. He said the bugs were driving him nuts. It must be all the rain that has brought them out. Anyone have suggestions on how to stop them from swarming. I know that is not fun at all. I think I heard that a dryer sheet works well to keep them away.

Where is he at, mom? If he is close to me now, I have some bug spray that I could take to him. It works good for me.

[Train Wreck]

Chin called today- Byron talked to him. He said the bugs were driving him nuts. It must be all the rain that has brought them out. Anyone have suggestions on how to stop them from swarming. I know that is not fun at all. I think I heard that a dryer sheet works well to keep them away.

I wear a baseball cap and spray DEET on the bill. It keeps them out of my face. Cussing helps too :) (mentally)

[BirdBrain]

I'm confused. 1st it was cummerbunds, then it was anklets. When did we move to leis? And where is mine?

[Wise Old Owl]

I thought owls were night critters!


We are - did a ton of yard work, broke a concrete block wall and broke it up for fill, Knocked a tree down - cut it up ...sore (not as sore as a 5k)

[HikerMom58]

Where is he at, mom? If he is close to me now, I have some bug spray that I could take to him. It works good for me.

Punchbowl tonight DH... I texted him to call you.

TW.... I'm sure he's doing a lot of cussing. ;)

[Deer Hunter]

Punchbowl tonight DH... I texted him to call you.

TW.... I'm sure he's doing a lot of cussing. ;)

Only like 5 miles away from me. If the bugs don't drive him crazy tonight, the frogs in the pond up there will.

[BirdBrain]

Is this all green screen? Why is HM the only one smiling during the race? Why is 126 texting and running? Isn't there a law against that?

[Wise Old Owl]

You are funny... remind me not to text round you in Maine.

[BirdBrain]

I
am
the
bird
brain
asking
foolish
unneeded
questions

[atmilkman]

You better do something really special when my b-day rolls around!

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ37-lchxa3K2UC-m1IZo-wTYS-Jyo4w30PUOEhciNfFGymEvTITw

[Train Wreck]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ37-lchxa3K2UC-m1IZo-wTYS-Jyo4w30PUOEhciNfFGymEvTITw

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[atmilkman]

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http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/03/15/opinion/15confederatebillimg/15confederatebillimg-blog427-v2.jpg (http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=BcJcT9QVNp26BM&tbnid=kFChPaO4evjpLM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fopinionator.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2 011%2F03%2F14%2Fmoney-for-nothing%2F&ei=lgmPUceSB4Si8gSJjIGQCg&psig=AFQjCNHdsfT0DzAlnoiE6CCNVialJ_QSTQ&ust=1368414374655913)times 1000

[Train Wreck]

Best send that currency to T.S.Kobzol via the "entitled hiker" thread :p

[Train Wreck]

Trail Days coming up
paying for lodging in town
six sinning pohos

....Who's gonna break the news to Hikerboy? :D

[BirdBrain]

Trail Days coming up
paying for lodging in town
six sinning pohos

....Who's gonna break the news to Hikerboy? :D

Sinners huh? Well that narrows it down.:rolleyes:

[Train Wreck]

Sinners huh? Well that narrows it down.:rolleyes:

Oz confessed to "sinning" (i.e. slackpacking) several times in his journals. I'm pretty sure the rap sheet includes town stays, vs. tenting, as well :D

[atmilkman]

Trail Days coming up
paying for lodging in town
six sinning pohos

....Who's gonna break the news to Hikerboy? :D

Don't tell him it's a 3 bedroom house with full basement.

[Train Wreck]

Don't tell him it's a 3 bedroom house with full basement.

I won't...

[Deer Hunter]

For all the moms. Hope you have a great one.

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[HikerMom58]

For all the moms. Hope you have a great one.

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Thanks Deer Hunter!!! Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!!!

[HikerMom58]

Is this all green screen? Why is HM the only one smiling during the race? Why is 126 texting and running? Isn't there a law against that?

Funny BB.... I like to smile through the miles. :) 126 is trying to get her run keeper started. :) I'm so happy to see your bird face again. Tell ur partner in crime Happy Mother's Day!

[HikerMom58]

Trail Days coming up
paying for lodging in town
six sinning pohos

....Who's gonna break the news to Hikerboy? :D

He'd rather be hiking!! :D Y'all have fun!! Wish I could be there!

[hikerboy57]

He'd rather be hiking!! :D Y'all have fun!! Wish I could be there!
happy mothers day,mom.
although id love to see everyone again, thats not in the cards.no trail days this year, although i hope to finish my thru come august, and then every day will be trail days again!
yes, id rather be hiking

[slow mind]

Well... it looks like winter is back. So pretty(sarcasim)

[Hairbear]

Burnout...
lmao ,finally someone sees the real me .

[Hairbear]

Burnout... Its better to burn out than it is to rust.hey hey my my.

[Hairbear]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/935664_516294018433141_867710834_n.jpg

Starting out.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/428469_516294111766465_862303814_n.jpg

350 Yards to go

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/943308_516294215099788_1038452418_n.jpg

We got this.....

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/253331_516294261766450_1538884518_n.jpg

DONE!!!! :) wow,the fountain of youth must be in your back yard.

[BirdBrain]

Go wish your mother a Happy Mother's Day. We will be putting flowers and a balloon on my mother-in-law's grave this morning. I know the vast majority of people appreciate their mother. Just giving a gentle prod. Whatever you have planned, do a little more. I screwed up and bought orchids last week. Some how I thought the day was then. Going out and eating lobstah with her today.

[Wise Old Owl]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2297/2409995477_9579fa935a_z.jpg?zz=1

[atmilkman]

http://mothersdayhappy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/momma39s-time-happy-mother39s-day.jpg

[Deer Hunter]

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[Wise Old Owl]

TS Kobol just cracked me up at the end of one of his posts it read "sent from Samsonite using tapioca 2"

http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/msh/lowres/mshn81l.jpg

[coach lou]

Wow, I have some catching up to do!!!
1st/ Happy Mothers Day Girls!!!!

I think DH got it right!

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[Storm]

Chin called today- Byron talked to him. He said the bugs were driving him nuts. It must be all the rain that has brought them out. Anyone have suggestions on how to stop them from swarming. I know that is not fun at all. I think I heard that a dryer sheet works well to keep them away.[/QUOTE]
Just hang a banana peel on the back of your hiking buddies pack when he isn't looking.

Happy Mothers Day Girls!!!!

from me too.

[coach lou]

I never ate lunch till I went to college!

Where I studied, all meals were called CHOW :D

[coach lou]

Ha Ha!! I love Byron's camera!! It makes one look better than one really does. :p

Not quite as good as in person!:)

[Astro]

Try Gummi Bears for breakfast, Skittles for mid-morning, Snickers for lunch. Reverse order till supper time. Four honey buns.

Throw is some Texas Cinnamon Buns too. Loaded in calories and taste great. :)

[Astro]

I am noticing a culture thing here. In Maine our meals are breakfast, lunch, and supper. Dinner is something you eat at a restaurant. As in, I plan to go out to dinner tonight. In between the meals are snacks. and grits are never involved

When talking to people from different places I try to avoid the word dinner, because some consider it the noon meal, others the evening. Lunch and Supper usually are not confused.

[Astro]

Dinner bucket? Is that like a doggie bag?

No, it is a lunch pail.

[Wise Old Owl]

Wow we are parsing words.... Hi Astro how is the Grubb?

[Astro]

You mean sorta' like lunch pails? We have those up here. All kidding aside, you cannot beat the southern hospitality when it comes to cooking. Just go hungry and visit just 3 places a day or some host is likely to start crying because you didn't eat enough.

A top past time of southerners (especially the women who cook) is watching their company eat.

[coach lou]

A top past time of southerners (especially the women who cook) is watching their company eat.

That would also be the trait of an I-talian Grandmother!:D

[Astro]

Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
BB Re food needs.
I find that while average food weights are good in theory, it all gets screwed up on the trail.
The first two or three days on a trail I hardly eat. For a one week hike it's only the last two or three days that you need a lot of food. (and you've usually already eaten the stuff you like)

Oz, wow, you mean reality of the trail is different then the theory we find on WB? ;)

[Astro]

with all the time you spend in motel rooms, did he have to replace his slippers?

HB, that should earn Post of the Week! :banana:banana:banana

[Astro]

When I was a kid growing up in Lacey Springs, I still remember Sunday dinner. Kept calling it that all the way through college. And I was referring to lunch. One of my friends from Floriday swore by it. Said dinner was what you had at midday and supper was what you had at night.

Of course, now everyone here just calls it lunch.

Speaking of supper...just polished off a couple pulled pork sandwiches hot off the smoker at 4:00am this morning. Mmmmmmm. The rest is getting frozen for my Wood Badge patrol this weekend. We're eatin' supper in style! :D

Growing up once a month at church we would have "dinner on the ground". Most probably call it a potluck now.

[Astro]

I'm jealous. I don't look that good when I sweat :p

TW, That gave me flashback to the story about how you got your trail name. :D

[Wise Old Owl]

Wow a great guy from the Hammock Forum is attempting a thru...



http://stormcrowoutdoors.com/blog/2013/04/22/42013-campsite-50-off-trail/

[Astro]

That would also be the trait of an I-talian Grandmother!:D

Coach, and they can really cook too! I was lucky growing up in the South (both my mom and dad were great cooks) and my oldest sister's mother-in-law was Italian. So from about 9 years old on I enjoyed many of her awesome meals also!

[Astro]

Wow we are parsing words.... Hi Astro how is the Grubb?

WOO, not really trying to parse words, just replying back to the threads where they going back-n-forth about the words "lunch" and "dinner". I guess I should have included a ;) so it wasn't taken the wrong way.

[coach lou]

Coach, and they can really cook too! I was lucky growing up in the South (both my mom and dad were great cooks) and my oldest sister's mother-in-law was Italian. So from about 9 years old on I enjoyed many of her awesome meals also!

Monga little Astro, come, sit down eat something...your too skinny!

[Astro]

Monga little Astro, come, sit down eat something...your too skinny!

And back then I was, but unfortunately not so today. :(

[rocketsocks]

Happy Mothers Day to all

[coach lou]

Monga little Astro, come, sit down eat something...your too skinny!


And back then I was, but unfortunately not so today. :(

"Such a cute little Astro, here have another dish"21588

[Rasty]

I'm glad I brought some winter gear. I'm off tomorrow and will be going hiking. The plan is to do 8 miles on Lafayette and Lincoln. The weather at 5200' is calling for 25 degrees and 30 mph winds. Hikerboy knows me well enough to know that means shorts and a long sleeve shirt while hiking and I will probably complain that it's hot. I will have full winter gear in my pack.

[hikerboy57]

I'm glad I brought some winter gear. I'm off tomorrow and will be going hiking. The plan is to do 8 miles on Lafayette and Lincoln. The weather at 5200' is calling for 25 degrees and 20 mph winds. Hikerboy knows me well enough to know that means shorts and a long sleeve shirt while hiking and I will probably complain that it's hot. I will have full winter gear in my pack.
temps here are expectd to get into the lo 40s tonight after this front blew through.
enjoy the hike, that section is where it all began for me.

[Rasty]

temps here are expectd to get into the lo 40s tonight after this front blew through.
enjoy the hike, that section is where it all began for me.

http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Lafayette/forecasts/1603 - I love this website for forecasts. So far it has been fairly close. I typed the wind speed wrong the first time. It's 30 mph which means I may keep the legs on my pants.

[hikerboy57]

http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Lafayette/forecasts/1603 - I love this website for forecasts. So far it has been fairly close. I typed the wind speed wrong the first time. It's 30 mph which means I may keep the legs on my pants.
whats that in metric?

[Rasty]

http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Lafayette/forecasts/1603 - I love this website for forecasts. So far it has been fairly close. I typed the wind speed wrong the first time. It's 30 mph which means I may keep the legs on my pants.
whats that in metric?

42 kilometers

[Wise Old Owl]

I am too intense and I need a drink, Rasty what is in the Nagalene tonight? Someone help me collect some firewood for tonight's fire. Hopefully it won't be windy.