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When is your projected date for starting at Springer? you probably mentioned it somewhere before, but I'm too lazy to look.
Late March.
Plan is to start and get to Walasi-Yi before Good Friday to avoid weekend issues there. Probaably try to get there Wed night so leave Amicola about Sun/Mon which ties in with 2 night stay at Hiker Inn after about 2 days in Atlanta organising bump box, phones/tabs whatever and last minute gear purchase (have a couple of items cheaper over there and not worth paying postage on, e.g water filter/purifier, small Leatherman, rain jacket).
Train Wreck
09-05-2012, 04:32
I know what you mean, though. I have a shelf full of AT books. You'd think after you read one or two different descriptions of someone's night at the same shelter, or stay in the same town, that it would get kind of old. But it doesn't, at least for me.
The data book is pretty dry reading, though. The plot is very predictable ;)
I know what you mean, though. I have a shelf full of AT books. You'd think after you read one or two different descriptions of someone's night at the same shelter, or stay in the same town, that it would get kind of old. But it doesn't, at least for me.
The data book is pretty dry reading, though. The plot is very predictable ;)
I really enjoyed this online one.
http://skwc.com/exile/Hail-nf.html
Not sure what kind of person George is but he writes a very readable journal.
And although didn't make it as a thru hike, Mrs Joy's TrailJournal of 2010 also rates. Only journal my non (long distance) hiking wife read avidly.
Hairbear
09-05-2012, 04:41
good morning........
good morning........
Good morning HB.
Hope you have a wonderful day.
I'm just "shootin the breeze" with TW (is that how you say it?).
My wife has been in Canberra for three days and comes back tonight.
I've got about 4 hours before her plane arrives and will have about 1 1/2 of them madly making the place look less like a batchelor pad, the rest on WB and fixing some dinner.:rolleyes:
I would never have thought that vindaloo dish could grow that kind of fungus....:eek:
Hairbear
09-05-2012, 04:50
Good morning HB.
Hope you have a wonderful day.
I'm just "shootin the breeze" with TW (is that how you say it?). you have it down,im always wondering where those sayings come from.i had an english person say he was going to take a douche,i didnt know what to say till he said it meant to shower lol.he got a kick out of it when i told him what it meant here
you have it down,im always wondering where those sayings come from.i had an english person say he was going to take a douche,i didnt know what to say till he said it meant to shower lol.he got a kick out of it when i told him what it meant here
Due to my choice of reading material in my youth I learnt your meaning before his so I know where you're coming from. Despite my dutch heritage having his meaning in that language.
Another one that gets us laughing is root. You guys root for your team. Here that would basically be Debbie does the Dallas cowboys.....
In my youth I worked in a bank.
A US ship came into port for R & R.
A group came in and changed money with me.
Some of them started a conversation with the typist (it was a long time ago) alongside me.
One asked her how many pitchers of beer he could get with the Aus dollars he had.
She tried to tell him that we call pitchers jugs here.
He leaned over, cupped both her breasts and said these are jugs.
She nearly died of embarrassment on the spot and I probably got my best memory in 3 years of working there....:banana
Train Wreck
09-05-2012, 05:04
:p Not our fault you guys can't speak English!
Train Wreck
09-05-2012, 05:04
Good morning Hairbear
Hairbear
09-05-2012, 05:07
it sure is the different that adds spice to life.this guy then informed me he was going to smoke a fag,i sure didnt want his breath lol.
Hairbear
09-05-2012, 05:07
hello tw do you ever sleep
:p Not our fault you guys can't speak English!
WE can't speak it?!
At least we still spell it a lot like the Poms and it is their language after all. (What coloUr is that?)
And are you telling me that I can't speak English as well as those guys catching alligators on "Swamp People" on one of my TV channels?
Train Wreck
09-05-2012, 05:18
WE can't speak it?!
At least we still spell it a lot like the Poms and it is their language after all. (What coloUr is that?)
And are you telling me that I can't speak English as well as those guys catching alligators on "Swamp People" on one of my TV channels?
Better get with the Swamp People dialect, you're going to hear some of it when you get down here. Well, maybe not that bad!!
Train Wreck
09-05-2012, 05:20
Regarding language, I was surprised to learn that "shagging", which is a dance style made popular in the Myrtle Beach / Carolinas area here, has a VERY different meaning across the ocean.
Regarding language, I was surprised to learn that "shagging", which is a dance style made popular in the Myrtle Beach / Carolinas area here, has a VERY different meaning across the ocean.
Maybe you should try an internet search on "strine".
This is basically a corruption of the word Australian and is used to describe the idiosyncracies of our language.
Our Prime Minister has a very strine accent....
She is also recently getting bad press here because of the misdemeanours of someone she "shagged" in her youth.:)
Damn - promiscuity (turning the light on, easier to type correctly).
coach lou
09-05-2012, 06:18
Better get with the Swamp People dialect, you're going to hear some of it when you get down here. Well, maybe not that bad!!
He will be lost once he crosses the Mason/ Dixon line. Then it changes again in Jersey, and every state after that has our own dialect..................poor Oz............that alone he'll never forget:D
He will be lost once he crosses the Mason/ Dixson line. Then it changes again in Jersey, and every state after that has our own dialect..................poor Oz............that alone he'll never forget:D
I am looking forward to ALL of them.
There are subtleties to Oz accents too but you guys probably would be hard to tell us apart from a Kiwi let alone spot difference between a Queenslander (banana bender) and a West Aussie (sandgroper).
atmilkman
09-05-2012, 06:54
Good morning folks. Gonna jump in here and drift a little. Just a friendly reminder that it would greatly be appreciated if ya'll could pop in over on 10-K's caregiver thread and cast a vote. His friend pulled into first place sometime through the night. Just goes to show you that we can do something more than just bitch and fight. And whoever said that must have never stopped in at the cafe.
coach lou
09-05-2012, 06:58
Good morning folks. Gonna jump in here and drift a little. Just a friendly reminder that it would greatly be appreciated if ya'll could pop in over on 10-K's caregiver thread and cast a vote. His friend pulled into first place sometime through the night. Just goes to show you that we can do something more than just bitch and fight. And whoever said that must have never stopped in at the cafe.
That's great to hear Milkman. Who said it.....vote early and vote often! Glad to see you stop by. I thought you may have had enough of our foolishness!!!! This thread is all about drifting!!!!:D
coach lou
09-05-2012, 07:01
I am looking forward to ALL of them.
There are subtleties to Oz accents too but you guys probably would be hard to tell us apart from a Kiwi let alone spot difference between a Queenslander (banana bender) and a West Aussie (sandgroper).
Ha, that is great. Wait 'till you hear mine vs. the Elfs or HB57s and we live less than 70 miles apart!
Ha, that is great. Wait 'till you hear mine vs. the Elfs or HB57s and we live less than 70 miles apart!
Wait till you hear me.
I do say g'day!
Sample of Oz slang... "I'm so hungry I could eat the crutch of a low flying seagull"
hikerboy57
09-05-2012, 07:05
I don't have an accent.
Hadn't read that caregiver thread as I thought it was US specific.
It accepted my vote.
coach lou
09-05-2012, 07:06
You've seen Deniro in Taxi......... when in a rush, that's me!!!!!
atmilkman
09-05-2012, 07:06
That's great to hear Milkman. Who said it.....vote early and vote often! Glad to see you stop by. I thought you may have had enough of our foolishness!!!! This thread is all about drifting!!!!:D
Thanks coach. I've had out of town family in and have been on the go. Headed to Huntsville Airport right now to get "rid" of them. (LOL) I've been peeking in on the cafe just not hanging out and trying to pay attention to the "guests" (LOL) Plus my foolishness comes in spurts. I'll be by.
I don't have an accent.
I'm born here but parents came from Friesland in the north of the Netherlands.
My Dutch is fair but definitely not fluent.
Went there in 1998.
Threw the locals a bit (they all speak better English than my Dutch and probably my English).
When I spoke English they picked me as an Aussie no problem.
Despite the poor command of it they picked me as a northerner when I spoke Dutch.
The milk tongue wins in the end....
coach lou
09-05-2012, 07:12
I don't have an accent.
You should hear it on voice recognition:confused:
you should hear it on voice recognition:confused:
11 11 11 11 eleven!!!!
I've got to go.
It's been a fun night but now I have that mad 1 1/2 hours of tidy up before the missus gets home.
Catch you all later, probably not much before the weekend.
Gray Blazer
09-05-2012, 07:34
Good Morning. I need a black coffee transfusion and a coupla jugs.
You've seen Deniro in Taxi......... when in a rush, that's me!!!!!
Mario Cuomo all the way. I've got a pretty good Bill Clinton impersonation which I ... well ... whip out at the drop of a hat. Coming from Arkansas and having spent a lot of time in the northeast, it's been shaped in ways similarly to his own.
coach lou
09-05-2012, 09:55
Mario Cuomo all the way. I've got a pretty good Bill Clinton impersonation which I ... well ... whip out at the drop of a hat. Coming from Arkansas and having spent a lot of time in the northeast, it's been shaped in ways similarly to his own.
That was only because i was hiking with a new friend and I wanted to be understood. I told you my step kids from Saybrook are always making fun of me!:D
Where is 10-K's caretaker thread/poll? I want to go vote in it, but am having a devil of a time finding it. :(
Where is 10-K's caretaker thread/poll? I want to go vote in it, but am having a devil of a time finding it. :(
His OP has a hotlink.
His OP has a hotlink.
Non AT forums....
Water Rat
09-05-2012, 12:19
24 hrs until my hike! Backpack is packed and by the door (Coach, the book "Not Without Peril" will be joining me.)
Just stopped by to drop off cookies and apologize for posting so much silliness lately. I understand that it has bothered many and I will curb it. Can't promise I won't be goofy, but that is just part of who I am.
To those starting out on their hikes while I am away - Hope you have safe and happy hikes! To those who wish they were out hiking - The trail will always be ready for ya.
Hope y'all have a great day!
Water Rat
hikerboy57
09-05-2012, 12:23
happy hiking
Train Wreck
09-05-2012, 12:44
Enjoy your hike, Water Rat :)
Train Wreck
09-05-2012, 13:08
Good morning folks. Gonna jump in here and drift a little. Just a friendly reminder that it would greatly be appreciated if ya'll could pop in over on 10-K's caregiver thread and cast a vote. His friend pulled into first place sometime through the night. Just goes to show you that we can do something more than just bitch and fight. And whoever said that must have never stopped in at the cafe.
I am unable to find the thread. I'm sure it's just my search abilities or lack thereof. If you can bump it to the top of today's posts, will gladly go have a look.
Train Wreck
09-05-2012, 13:42
Oz...just looked at the Bibbulman Track video. That looks like an amazing hike. All kinds of varied terrain. What is that instrument playing in the background? guessing it's Australian :)
24 hrs until my hike! Backpack is packed and by the door (Coach, the book "Not Without Peril" will be joining me.)
Just stopped by to drop off cookies and apologize for posting so much silliness lately. I understand that it has bothered many and I will curb it. Can't promise I won't be goofy, but that is just part of who I am.
I like your silliness and feel it would be needless and counterproductive for you to curb your enthusiasm - though I do enjoy that TV show. :) I think a person or two whom I like a lot here might have gotten their knickers twisted towards you, but it's my hope that they will simmer down, live and live and take a kinder approach.
Have a great hike!
I am unable to find the thread. I'm sure it's just my search abilities or lack thereof. If you can bump it to the top of today's posts, will gladly go have a look.
It's in a forum to which I was not subscribed and to which you may not be, also, Train Wreck. Alligator was kind enough to subscribe me to it - might've done the same for you already. It's the Non-AT forum. Give it a look on the main forum page. Cheers.
Train Wreck: Here's the link to 10-K's thread - http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?87590-Vote-for-someone-I-know-to-win-a-caregiver-cruise.
Train Wreck
09-05-2012, 14:06
I like your silliness and feel it would be needless and counterproductive for you to curb your enthusiasm - though I do enjoy that TV show. :) I think a person or two whom I like a lot here might have gotten their knickers twisted towards you, but it's my hope that they will simmer down, live and live and take a kinder approach.
Have a great hike!
I probably contributed my share of silliness as well. But my understanding of the cafe was that it was a pseudo chat room, in the humor forum. and not a go-to source for sober and reliable information anyway. I remove the silly hat (mostly) if I go post on the other threads.
Train Wreck
09-05-2012, 14:08
Train Wreck: Here's the link to 10-K's thread - http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?87590-Vote-for-someone-I-know-to-win-a-caregiver-cruise.
thank you.....
Drybones
09-05-2012, 14:33
Wait till you hear me.
I do say g'day!
Sample of Oz slang... "I'm so hungry I could eat the crutch of a low flying seagull"
How about the north end of a south bound mule?
Train Wreck
09-05-2012, 14:35
How about the north end of a south bound mule?
"I'm so hungry my stomach is gnawing my backbone!"
Wait till you hear me.
I do say g'day!
Sample of Oz slang... "I'm so hungry I could eat the crutch of a low flying seagull"
How about the north end of a south bound mule?
Generally the best part!
Water Rat
09-05-2012, 15:01
I probably contributed my share of silliness as well. But my understanding of the cafe was that it was a pseudo chat room, in the humor forum. and not a go-to source for sober and reliable information anyway. I remove the silly hat (mostly) if I go post on the other threads.
Yes, but I think I took it too for. For that, I am sorry. I think I just got caught up in the adrenaline rush of actually being able to get out on more than a day hike...and it did not translate well.
Just stopped by WB to look up some info I swear I saw here...But, might have seen somewhere else. I really hate it when that happens.
Train Wreck
09-05-2012, 15:03
Yes, but I think I took it too for. For that, I am sorry. I think I just got caught up in the adrenaline rush of actually being able to get out on more than a day hike...and it did not translate well.
Just stopped by WB to look up some info I swear I saw here...But, might have seen somewhere else. I really hate it when that happens.
Just start a thread with "What did I forget" and people will gladly tell you :p
Thirsty DPD
09-05-2012, 15:07
24 hrs until my hike! Backpack is packed and by the door (Coach, the book "Not Without Peril" will be joining me.)
Just stopped by to drop off cookies and apologize for posting so much silliness lately. I understand that it has bothered many and I will curb it. Can't promise I won't be goofy, but that is just part of who I am.
To those starting out on their hikes while I am away - Hope you have safe and happy hikes! To those who wish they were out hiking - The trail will always be ready for ya.
Hope y'all have a great day!
Water Rat
Have a safe and refreshing trip.
Water Rat
09-05-2012, 15:08
Have a safe and refreshing trip.
Thanks for the well wishes everyone! It is going to be awesome to get back out on the trail.
Water Rat
09-05-2012, 16:20
Just start a thread with "What did I forget" and people will gladly tell you :p
Yeah... Somehow, I don't think I want to go there. :)
Funny thing is, I went off and started doing something else. That was when I remembered exactly what thread I needed to look in for the the hiking info.
Thirsty DPD
09-05-2012, 16:41
Yeah... Somehow, I don't think I want to go there. :)
Funny thing is, I went off and started doing something else. That was when I remembered exactly what thread I needed to look in for the the hiking info.
Remember to leave plenty of food & water for Henrietta.
BobTheBuilder
09-05-2012, 17:28
25 days until my next section, can't wait! That's what's on my mind.
rocketsocks
09-05-2012, 17:41
Howdy boys!...and girls, been a little under the weather, so....
I see 10-K has a loved one needing a trip, stuck it on my tool bar to lend a hand until Sept 15th. Hope all is well well everyone, will catch up later...back to sleep for now. Cheers
Howdy boys!...and girls, been a little under the weather, so....
I see 10-K has a loved one needing a trip, stuck it on my tool bar to lend a hand until Sept 15th. Hope all is well well everyone, will catch up later...back to sleep for now. Cheers
Rocket - Welcome back we thought you got lost somewhere!:welcome
Train Wreck
09-05-2012, 18:18
Rocket - Welcome back we thought you got lost somewhere!:welcome
Who was that masked man??
Hairbear
09-05-2012, 18:19
well fanny mays ghost is that rocket socks
Hairbear
09-05-2012, 18:21
i genuinely missed you rocket......
Hairbear
09-05-2012, 18:26
hey rasty good thread im impressed by the whole olive branch attitude.
hey rasty good thread im impressed by the whole olive branch attitude.
Thanks! It was just getting kind of silly. Some good responses and some that I won't react to. Glad Rockets back but we may need to dock his pay for missing so many days.
hikerboy57
09-05-2012, 20:07
Thanks! It was just getting kind of silly. Some good responses and some that I won't react to. Glad Rockets back but we may need to dock his pay for missing so many days.
Are you kidding me? When he gets back I'm giving him a big raise. Whats that line from Joni Mitchell? You don't know what you got till its gone. He is a huge asset to the cafe. Kayak carl is sending his stool samples. We gotta get rid of these sofas.
Thanks! It was just getting kind of silly. Some good responses and some that I won't react to. Glad Rockets back but we may need to dock his pay for missing so many days.
Are you kidding me? When he gets back I'm giving him a big raise. Whats that line from Joni Mitchell? You don't know what you got till its gone. He is a huge asset to the cafe. Kayak carl is sending his stool samples. We gotta get rid of these sofas.
Give him a 50% raise from zero. You win.
hikerboy57
09-05-2012, 20:19
Give him a 50% raise from zero. You win.
I was hoping that 1 would slip by
Give him a 50% raise from zero. You win.
I was hoping that 1 would slip by
Always the car salesman! :D
atmilkman
09-05-2012, 21:10
Howdy boys!...and girls, been a little under the weather, so....
I see 10-K has a loved one needing a trip, stuck it on my tool bar to lend a hand until Sept 15th. Hope all is well well everyone, will catch up later...back to sleep for now. Cheers
We knew you'd be back, after all you da rocket man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvQwXOCKNLY
Train Wreck
09-05-2012, 23:31
25 days until my next section, can't wait! That's what's on my mind.
Where are you headed for your next section?
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 02:47
Hey, Hairbear! How did the hang go the other day? You obviously lived to tell the tale... :)
first run is a success i achieved the 60 foot height (yeah i know show me the film)dont do the tech stuff well,always avoided it till recently,but my son said he would record it and put it on here so im going higher next time and he will film it and post it.had some equipment problems last few days so ive been turning a wrench trying to get up and going again.will get it soon though,i had alot of fun doing it .my son said i should change my trail name to guano,because im bat #$%^
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 02:52
first run is a success i achieved the 60 foot height (yeah i know show me the film)dont do the tech stuff well,always avoided it till recently,but my son said he would record it and put it on here so im going higher next time and he will film it and post it.had some equipment problems last few days so ive been turning a wrench trying to get up and going again.will get it soon though,i had alot of fun doing it .my son said i should change my trail name to guano,because im bat #$%^
Pictures or it didn't happen
Oz...just looked at the Bibbulman Track video. That looks like an amazing hike. All kinds of varied terrain. What is that instrument playing in the background? guessing it's Australian :)
Yeah there are 3 distinct forest types and then the ocean for a lot of the last 2 weeks.
Re music - no idea, picked it up on a search for free music as I didn't want copyright issues.
How about the north end of a south bound mule?
Usually say camel.
Mules are rare in Oz.
Did you know Australia is the only place in the world with wild camels? (one humped anyway - not sure about 2 humped).
They let them loose in our colonial past and they have thrived.
Welcome back Rocket!
The cafe's been a bit duller without you but Rasty has kept us amused elsewhere and Water Rat's been busy everywhere.
10K - my daughter has now got people in Ireland and NZ voting....:D
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 03:14
Pictures or it didn't happenmight try again today......
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 03:18
you two should get paid for night patrol security.
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 03:30
you two should get paid for night patrol security.
Rent-A-Cyber-Cop!!
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 03:37
might try again today......
How do you get down off that thing?
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 03:38
hiya, kangaroo boy :D
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 03:52
night security going on long break, hold down the fort!
hiya, kangaroo boy :D
Sorry was offline for a bit.
Probably will be most of the (my) night.
About to go shopping for a replacement for my wife's dead notebook. which may get me online a bt more again...:)
Gray Blazer
09-06-2012, 07:58
Good Morning. What's the special today?
OZ. Tie me kangaroo down, please.
Good Morning. What's the special today?
OZ. Tie me kangaroo down, please.
I'll shoot it, gut it and butcher it for you but I won't tie it down mate.
Didn't you read my bit about how they try to disembowel with the hind legs...?:eek:
If you like we can have kangaroo stew...
Gray Blazer
09-06-2012, 08:41
Must admit, I didn't read it. Doesn't sound like much fun.
The stew sounds good. I'll take a bowl, please.
Must admit, I didn't read it. Doesn't sound like much fun.
The stew sounds good. I'll take a bowl, please.
No worries, roo is a great casserole type meat. Low fat, high iron and good for slow cooking.
I have to call it a night.
Left the roo stew simmering on a slow cooker...
Help yourselves folks!
Gray Blazer
09-06-2012, 12:00
I have to call it a night.
Left the roo stew simmering on a slow cooker...
Help yourselves folks!
Tastes like a cross between Bald Eagle and Manatee.
Wise Old Owl
09-06-2012, 12:06
Roo is a larger than normal rat.17341https://d3qcduphvv2yxi.cloudfront.net/assets/5507965/view_large/roo%20stew%20add.jpg?1335990204
Gray Blazer
09-06-2012, 12:14
With a wee taste of owl.
Gray Blazer
09-06-2012, 12:15
Roo is a larger than normal rat.
Like Tweety's friend on the Sylvester cartoons?
With a wee taste of owl.
I've always wondered what owl wings taste like?
Wise Old Owl
09-06-2012, 12:35
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg275/MarkSwarbrick/Nuts.jpg
Water Rat
09-06-2012, 16:39
Train Wreck - Just had to post this one for ya. The best of both worlds just happened! E.T. is NOT going to be on the hike (you're right...I am sure the "phone home" thing would get annoying), AND my friends have a whole bunch of Reese's Pieces for the hike. :) Gotta love that!
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 16:41
Train Wreck - Just had to post this one for ya. The best of both worlds just happened! E.T. is NOT going to be on the hike (you're right...I am sure the "phone home" thing would get annoying), AND my friends have a whole bunch of Reese's Pieces for the hike. :) Gotta love that!
Sounds like a plan. Where you headed?
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 17:14
How do you get down off that thing?youll see.........lol
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 20:09
why is there a sign in the parking lot that reads coming soon hiker boys quality used cars....lol
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 20:11
I've always wondered what owl wings taste like?probably like chewing on a gizzard tough and salty
coach lou
09-06-2012, 20:14
why is there a sign in the parking lot that reads coming soon hiker boys quality used cars....lol
Come fall I will post a picture of his Plaid fleece jacket
Drybones
09-06-2012, 20:14
why is there a sign in the parking lot that reads coming soon hiker boys quality used cars....lol
Pretty good bear...a always appreciate a laugh...he haw!
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 20:19
Pretty good bear...a always appreciate a laugh...he haw!i suffer from comettes thats a comedian with teretes syndrome.
Wise Old Owl
09-06-2012, 20:33
Theres a pill for that - google it yourself.... I am not a prof lookie upper.
movin on Hi Train Wreck... whats new?
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 20:39
hey woo whats new.......
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 20:55
Hi Hairbear and WOO
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 20:56
Hi Hairbear and WOO hi tw how was your day
Wise Old Owl
09-06-2012, 20:57
Awww life is grand... what's the subject tonight? ....avoid diss ..of pol and bad vibeshttp://randomoverload.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/b6c81213attire-fail.jpg
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:01
Awww life is grand... what's the subject tonight? ....avoid diss ..of pol and bad vibeshttp://randomoverload.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/b6c81213attire-fail.jpg you getting any miles on your leg
hikerboy57
09-06-2012, 21:01
you've got my attention.
Wise Old Owl
09-06-2012, 21:02
Yea its picking up... 4 miles so far... still have to shuttle...
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:02
you've got my attention.didnt see the picture until i posted .............well then
hikerboy57
09-06-2012, 21:03
by the way guys I'm out here in the back in the hammock with pepe. I can hear every word. it's Paisley not plaid.
Wise Old Owl
09-06-2012, 21:04
He's a dissenter & wants to close a good thing.... his thoughts are his own....
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:06
do you guys know any of the missouri guys getting together to hang on the ozark trail in sept
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 21:09
quiet day at the cafe...
Water Rat is gone hiking
Rasty is burning someone's order
Oz is working
I am sitting here watching the movie adaptation of Moby Dick and wishing it'd been around when I was in high school. We were forced to read the whole 1000 page tome...
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:12
quiet day at the cafe...
Water Rat is gone hiking
Rasty is burning someone's order
Oz is working
I am sitting here watching the movie adaptation of Moby Dick and wishing it'd been around when I was in high school. We were forced to read the whole 1000 page tome...thats funny about wishing it was around when i was in high school,i thought the same thing when i saw woos picture above.
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 21:13
I'm not sure where their gear came from but I'm guessing not REI
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:15
I'm not sure where their gear came from but I'm guessing not REIi bet its a better breeze than a kilt,even if you wore it daisy duke style
Wise Old Owl
09-06-2012, 21:16
I have a really good memory..never saw that poop in high school!17347
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:19
I have a really good memory..never saw that poop in high school!couldnt get those options until 1982 when rack and pinion steering came out
Wise Old Owl
09-06-2012, 21:22
Well thats fine - not here to talk about fashion on either side of the isle.... sort of like that thread.. whats the most popular boot for the trail.?... oops.
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 21:23
do you guys know any of the missouri guys getting together to hang on the ozark trail in sept
not me - that's an area I would love to see one day.
Is that anywhere near the Buffalo River National Park?
coach lou
09-06-2012, 21:26
Is that a Victoria Secret Gortex Hiking kilt?
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:27
not me - that's an area I would love to see one day.
Is that anywhere near the Buffalo River National Park?not sure just started to get my feet wet with the ot,trail are a connection of smaller areas its different from other trails ive been on
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 21:27
Is that a Victoria Secret Gortex Hiking kilt?
If we told you it wouldn't be her secret anymore.
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:28
Is that a Victoria Secret Gortex Hiking kilt?no pics lets just let victoria keep that secret
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 21:30
So when do we get to see the vertical hang?
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:33
going to do it saturday going for 80 feet this time
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:33
hammock will be horizontal
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 21:34
going to do it saturday going for 80 feet this time
Should we call the fire department now or wait?
Rasty has some experience gettting cats down out of trees, you might want to bring him along
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 21:36
back to Moby --
These guys are about to get served big time!
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:36
Should we call the fire department now or wait?
Rasty has some experience gettting cats down out of trees, you might want to bring him alonglmao ill have two there for back up going to be cool if i can pull it off again.
coach lou
09-06-2012, 21:37
I'm sorry to drift to actual hiking, but I'm following her up Mahoosic Arm.
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:37
back to Moby --
These guys are about to get served big time!do whales eat people with mayo on crackers
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 21:39
lmao ill have two there for back up going to be cool if i can pull it off again.
got your city permit?
got your safety gear?
got a note from your mom?
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 21:40
I'm sorry to drift to actual hiking, but I'm following her up Mahoosic Arm.
I'm sure she would appreciate a little boost in the hard places
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:40
I'm sorry to drift to actual hiking, but I'm following her up Mahoosic Arm. stay back a ways and remember temptation is not your friend,and pee wee herman got arrested for that.
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:42
got your city permit?
got your safety gear?
got a note from your mom? doing it in the boonies,safety belt 120 foot climbing rope.
coach lou
09-06-2012, 21:43
stay back a ways and remember temptation is not your friend,and pee wee herman got arrested for that.
I'm just talking about walking.
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:44
I'm sure she would appreciate a little boost in the hard placeseven i wont touch that one
Hairbear
09-06-2012, 21:48
I'm just talking about walking.sorry i was thinking it was you that posted the picture
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 21:50
even i wont touch that one
What? I've heard it's the most difficult part of the whole AT.
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 21:52
I'll see you guys later, I have 6 dogs staring at me right now wanting their dinner!
quiet day at the cafe...
Water Rat is gone hiking
Rasty is burning someone's order
Oz is working
I am sitting here watching the movie adaptation of Moby Dick and wishing it'd been around when I was in high school. We were forced to read the whole 1000 page tome...
I don't burn anyone's order! :datz
Been busy this week dealing with a brand new Health department code that started on September 1st for North Carolina. It's so new that even the health inspectors are confused. The health inspectors got their 605 page regulation book in mid August and are supposed to be experts in two weeks. It's a good plan that allows Medium Rare burgers. Before September 1st each cook was personally liable for damages from an under-cooked burger because you can't get insurance to cover damages from an illegal act. The only down side to the new rules is it's going to cost the average restaurant $12k+ to replace some refrigerators to go from 42 degrees to 40 degrees.
hikerboy57
09-06-2012, 22:00
Just watched a surprisingly powerful speech. 1 more speaker to go.
Sarcasm the elf
09-06-2012, 22:12
Just watched a surprisingly powerful speech. 1 more speaker to go.
Stop that now.
I unplugged myself from most media in the spring and don't plan to listen to the news again until well after the election, I just can't take listing to all this crap day in and day out.
Any political talk here and I might have to bail on WB until mid November.
Stop that now.
I unplugged myself from most media in the spring and don't plan to listen to the news again until well after the election, I just can't take listing to all this crap day in and day out.
Any political talk here and I might have to bail on WB until mid November.
Sarcasm, don't worry HB was watching a Winston Churchill speech on the history channel!! Something about an Iron Curtain descending across Europe!
Sarcasm the elf
09-06-2012, 22:23
Sarcasm, don't worry HB was watching a Winston Churchill speech on the history channel!! Something about an Iron Curtain descending across Europe!
Now we're talking! Thanks for clarifying.
hikerboy57
09-06-2012, 22:25
Yeah,churchill,thats the ticket, Winston Churchill.
hikerboy57
09-06-2012, 22:28
I love history. especially the 1 we live in. the only 1 we got. creating our own destiny.
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 23:36
It takes 605 pages to learn how to cook a burger :confused:
Sarcasm the elf
09-06-2012, 23:40
It takes 605 pages to learn how to cook a burger :confused:
Depends on the size of the page and how hot the paper burns.
Train Wreck
09-06-2012, 23:41
Depends on the size of the page and how hot the paper burns.
Well, it would explain the rather slow service in this cafe.
Sarcasm the elf
09-06-2012, 23:44
Well, it would explain the rather slow service in this cafe.
Yeah, about the service in here... Turns out that trail registers don't burn that well, it also takes a king time to collect enough to make a meal for a whole table.
It takes 605 pages to learn how to cook a burger :confused:
No! It covers every rule and regulation for restaurants, healthcare food service, bakeries, etc. From the food service building codes, employee health policy's, beards, engagement rings, watches, making fresh mozzarella, storing feta cheese, rodents, insects, and even cooking burgers. I think legally I could serve raw chicken if you requested it and I have a written warning on the menu. Of course there is no way in hell I would do that, but I could. I like the new consumer advisory telling you you could die eating the food!
Train Wreck
09-07-2012, 00:17
No! It covers every rule and regulation for restaurants, healthcare food service, bakeries, etc. From the food service building codes, employee health policy's, beards, engagement rings, watches, making fresh mozzarella, storing feta cheese, rodents, insects, and even cooking burgers. I think legally I could serve raw chicken if you requested it and I have a written warning on the menu. Of course there is no way in hell I would do that, but I could. I like the new consumer advisory telling you you could die eating the food!
I would like one raw chicken, quartered, please, with a side order of fetid cheese.
I would like one raw chicken, quartered, please, with a side order of fetid cheese.
Train Wreck - For you I might make an exception! :eek:
Hey Rasty!
What's the top two ways to annoy a chef??
Hey Rasty!
What's the top two ways to annoy a chef??
Number 1 - call them a cook
and 2. Insist on VERY well done steak.
Sorry - I'm guilty on both counts...:p
I quite like steaks that you can snap....
Train Wreck
09-07-2012, 03:11
Hi Oz!
:-?:):banana:cool:
Train Wreck
09-07-2012, 03:13
Hi Oz!
:-?:):banana:cool:
Thought I would add a little variation to the "ten characters required to post"
Thought I would add a little variation to the "ten characters required to post"
G'day:-?:):confused::eek::sun:mad::rolleyes::cool::p;):D: welcome:o:banana:(
Now I have a post to come back to to see which smiley I want to use.....
Train Wreck
09-07-2012, 03:42
G'day:-?:):confused::eek::sun:mad::rolleyes::cool::p;):D: welcome:o:banana:(
QUOTE: WB Article #5719-E-92-i.o.u.-1 "No member, at any time, shall post more than four (4) sequential smileys in a row in any given message. Doing so fills the interwebs with cyber garbage and violates the user agreement thereof. A warning will be issued upon first infraction of this rule. A second infraction will result in removal of all posting privileges and banishment to the ends of the earth."
Oh poop.
In trouble twice in 1 week.
I received a suggestion that the cafe needs more posters etc to brighten up the walls.
Here's my offering....
https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR0cD748Uk-fUvH6992a7MIR2nLp_fLD79Cwl0A8ZP2gFdK_cweTA
Sorry I couldn't get him in a rain jacket or poncho....
For those a that don't mind a bit of vulgarity, if you google DILLIGAF you get more or less the same sentiment as Alfred's but in a more "modern" phrasing...:p
Here's a 2nd poster to go next to the first...
http://dailypicksandflicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/picdump-573-6.jpg
One of your offspring WOO??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6AVEQQNJOU&feature=player_embedded
Mountain Mike
09-07-2012, 05:12
DILLIGAF = Damn it looks like I got another flat! ...I know what it means working biker route but that was response someone told a newbie one time working in the warehouse. nose got a coffee douce.
Train Wreck
09-07-2012, 05:40
Here's a 2nd poster to go next to the first...
http://dailypicksandflicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/picdump-573-6.jpg
Time for a Zero Day.
When you cant get excited about white blazing, blue-blazing, OR yellow-blazing.
Drybones
09-07-2012, 07:25
I received a suggestion that the cafe needs more posters etc to brighten up the walls.
Here's my offering....
https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR0cD748Uk-fUvH6992a7MIR2nLp_fLD79Cwl0A8ZP2gFdK_cweTA..
Sorry I couldn't get him in a rain jacket or poncho....
Alfred E....what a guy...There's a striking resemblance to someone I saw on TV at the DNC last night...it must be the ears.
Alfred E....what a guy...There's a striking resemblance to someone I saw on TV at the DNC last night...it must be the ears.
Nah, you're confused - mixing the guy from last night with his extraordinarily smart, successful, prudent immediate predecessor.
Drybones
09-07-2012, 07:36
do whales eat people with mayo on crackers
Red wine or white...which one goes with people...wonder how they get that rancid taste off hikers?
Gray Blazer
09-07-2012, 07:46
Here's another poster for the wall of the cafe ...
http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/6/2/1/7/travis_x_001.jpg (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showimage.php?i=53045&original=1&c=553)
hikerboy57
09-07-2012, 08:22
i like it.hang it next to zigzag man
hikerboy57
09-07-2012, 08:59
hey everyone, get out the vote today(caregiver)
Drybones
09-07-2012, 09:11
Number 1 - call them a cook
and 2. Insist on VERY well done steak.
Hey cook, bring me some jerky...guess that's better than...hey jerky, bring me a cook.
coach lou
09-07-2012, 09:40
Where are those guys getting the Gore tex kilts?
hikerboy57
09-07-2012, 09:44
why is there a sign in the parking lot that reads coming soon hiker boys quality used cars....lol
check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPZY_GKgeAE
Hairbear
09-07-2012, 10:50
check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPZY_GKgeAEtoo funny ......
Hairbear
09-07-2012, 10:55
Number 1 - call them a cook
and 2. Insist on VERY well done steak.
then send it back because the didnt put ketchup on it.
Number 1 - call them a cook
and 2. Insist on VERY well done steak.
then send it back because the didnt put ketchup on it.
I no longer like either of you!:D
Sarcasm the elf
09-07-2012, 23:13
then send it back because the didnt put ketchup on it.
Please don't send it back. You don't want to know what they do to your food if you send it back. I swear I never did it myself, but trust me things happen. My advice, eat what you're served and be happy with it. :eek:
then send it back because the didnt put ketchup on it.
Please don't send it back. You don't want to know what they do to your food if you send it back. I swear I never did it myself, but trust me things happen. My advice, eat what you're served and be happy with it. :eek:
Never seen what you are inferring about and would have any cook arrested if I witnessed it.
coach lou
09-07-2012, 23:29
I think Sherrie and I are headed to Greylock tommorrow. i think, by morning who knows. I do know, that Cliff and Mackenzie are with thier father this weekend:banana
Sarcasm the elf
09-07-2012, 23:38
Never seen what you are inferring about and would have any cook arrested if I witnessed it.
Glad to hear it. Sounds like you work at nicer places than I did.
Mountain Mike
09-07-2012, 23:39
Can I get an order of Mashed Taters? Anyone want to throw some bullets?
coach lou
09-07-2012, 23:43
Can I get an order of Mashed Taters? Anyone want to throw some bullets?
You better not send them back, the Elfs been fillin' in for 'Socks.
Never seen what you are inferring about and would have any cook arrested if I witnessed it.
Glad to hear it. Sounds like you work at nicer places than I did.
Never worked at any corporate or fast food restaurants!
Sarcasm the elf
09-07-2012, 23:47
Never worked at any corporate or fast food restaurants!
Dang, you missed out on all the miserable fun. Working at College dining halls were my least favorite job to date.
Sarcasm the elf
09-07-2012, 23:49
You better not send them back, the Elfs been fillin' in for 'Socks.
No worries, your 'taters are safe with me!
Lou, in regards to your post in the other thread, my grandmother was the last one in the family to speak the language. Most of us just speak what is referred to as "culinary Italian"
coach lou
09-07-2012, 23:55
No worries, your 'taters are safe with me!
Lou, in regards to your post in the other thread, my grandmother was the last one in the family to speak the language. Most of us just speak what is referred to as "culinary Italian"
Same same in our family, but in Staven it's more of a 'colorful' Italian! I have to try to use HBs voice recog to see how it comes out.
You better not send them back, the Elfs been fillin' in for 'Socks.
No worries, your 'taters are safe with me!
Lou, in regards to your post in the other thread, my grandmother was the last one in the family to speak the language. Most of us just speak what is referred to as "culinary Italian"
I get my culinary Italian and my culinary French mixed up. To many one letter changes for me.
Mountain Mike
09-07-2012, 23:59
When my taters get here I will show you guys my Jim Balushie imitation!
Sarcasm the elf
09-08-2012, 00:00
I get my culinary Italian and my culinary French mixed up. To many one letter changes for me.
For Italian, just pronounce every syllable and add emphasis to the the vowels, it will be good enough to fool most people. :D
coach lou
09-08-2012, 00:03
For Italian, just pronounce every syllable and add emphasis to the the vowels, it will be good enough to fool most people. :D
In Sturgis, not in Stamford.
Good nite fellas, all packed, going to actually hike in the morning.
Mountain Mike
09-08-2012, 00:06
Night Coach, enjoy your hike.
I get my culinary Italian and my culinary French mixed up. To many one letter changes for me.
For Italian, just pronounce every syllable and add emphasis to the the vowels, it will be good enough to fool most people. :D
I meen written. Pronouncing is much easier. French just run away from the last letter.
Sarcasm the elf
09-08-2012, 00:43
I think Sherrie and I are headed to Greylock tommorrow. i think, by morning who knows. I do know, that Cliff and Mackenzie are with thier father this weekend:banana
Lou, have a good trip. Let me know how it is. Rte 8 south of greylock is the farthest point north at I've gotten, I'm hoping to hit the Vermont border by the end of the year.
Train Wreck
09-08-2012, 07:06
The cafe should offer its own microbrew. What about this?
17353
Of course, we need a slogan or tag line.
Any suggestions?
Hairbear
09-08-2012, 07:29
LIGHT BEER we dont need no stinking light BEER just think of the old man from grumpy old men saying ...i weigh 98 bleepedy bleep pounds and you bring me this slop and foam.im sure oz will have something to say about light beer lol.cool post
Hairbear
09-08-2012, 07:31
The cafe should offer its own microbrew. What about this?
17353
Of course, we need a slogan or tag line.
Any suggestions?
A T light after 12 of these she wont mind your smell................
Drybones
09-08-2012, 07:48
[QUOTE=Sarcasm the elf;1335428]No worries, your 'taters are safe with me!
What's that stuff on top of them taters?...never saw gravy look like that before.
hikerboy57
09-08-2012, 07:51
The cafe should offer its own microbrew. What about this?
17353
Of course, we need a slogan or tag line.
Any suggestions?
well certainly has to brewed with SILWF purified water. should be bottled in either lexan or an old gatorade jug, with a touch of sea salt. dont know about a slogan, maybe cyber ale for the cyber hyker?made with 2184 types of hops?
i got it" the one beer to have when you're having instant mashed potatoes"
Drybones
09-08-2012, 07:51
The cafe should offer its own microbrew. What about this?
17353
Of course, we need a slogan or tag line.
Any suggestions?
Will there be an Ultralight version? How about dehydrated beer? Needs a thinner bottle to reduce wight.
hikerboy57
09-08-2012, 07:52
i already carrry dehydrated water
hikerboy57
09-08-2012, 07:53
looks like karl voted 15 times?
Drybones
09-08-2012, 07:53
The cafe should offer its own microbrew. What about this?
17353
Of course, we need a slogan or tag line.
Any suggestions?
What's the alcohol to weight ratio?
LIGHT BEER we dont need no stinking light BEER just think of the old man from grumpy old men saying ...i weigh 98 bleepedy bleep pounds and you bring me this slop and foam.im sure oz will have something to say about light beer lol.cool post
Oz definitely doesn't want light beer!
But I think we could develop a brand with a full lager, a light for the easily light headed and a stout to rival Guinness.
Just might need to start with one and let the real brewers among us work out the details.
Oz definitely doesn't want light beer!
But I think we could develop a brand with a full lager, a light for the easily light headed and a stout to rival Guinness.
Just might need to start with one and let the real brewers among us work out the details.
We could market the stout as the summit of beers for those that have thru(cyber) hiked, the lager for the calories on the way and the light for those who prefer the "Ray way".:D
Sarcasm the elf
09-08-2012, 09:06
I've got buddy that does some serious home brewing. I keep trying to get him to make a new beer for me so that I can name it "Trappalachian Ale"
Capt Nat
09-08-2012, 09:36
You folks are so clever... I don't get to stay and drink that much but I enjoy sticking my head in the door every day and seeing what you comedians are up to!
Wise Old Owl
09-08-2012, 09:44
Slogan >>>>>AT lager for what Ales you!
hikerboy57
09-08-2012, 09:58
lager than the old lag
hikerboy57
09-08-2012, 09:59
4000 calories
Wise Old Owl
09-08-2012, 11:23
what calories.... hey did we talk calories before.... ? hmmm lets ask the Redundancy Department
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg275/MarkSwarbrick/redundencydept.jpg
we all know redundancy reoccurs on whiteblaze again and again.
elf - you're with the department of redundancy department?
I don't think its Sarcasm the elf _ I just skyped The Redundancy Department on my smart phone and here is what I saw....
4000 calories
2184. Goes up every year.
Lou, have a good trip. Let me know how it is. Rte 8 south of greylock is the farthest point north at I've gotten, I'm hoping to hit the Vermont border by the end of the year.
Elf:
Greylock's the best hiking on the A.T. corridor in Mass, imo, pretty much in the state, with the southwestern corner a close second and the Mounts Tom and Holyoke areas the best I've seen outside Berkshire County. The stretch on the A.T. from Mark Noepel spur trail to Wilbur Money Brook Trail, for the most part, is amazing, especially along Saddleball's ridgeline down towards the col between it and Greylock. I still haven't done the north side of the formation up Prospect from Rt. 2. Might just go do that this weekend.
Train Wreck
09-08-2012, 16:30
The cafe should offer its own microbrew. What about this?
17353
Of course, we need a slogan or tag line.
Any suggestions?
umm, good suggestions so far...
How about:
WhiteBlaze Lite - Less Drama, More Filling?
hikerboy57
09-08-2012, 16:33
....i like it
hikerboy57
09-08-2012, 16:35
16 votes to close the cafe and except for kk,all positive comments.
the cafe stays.
Train Wreck
09-08-2012, 16:38
16 votes to close the cafe and except for kk,all positive comments.
the cafe stays.
a round of celebratory WhiteBlaze Lite on the house!!
Hairbear
09-08-2012, 17:29
I've got buddy that does some serious home brewing. I keep trying to get him to make a new beer for me so that I can name it "Trappalachian Ale"nice.............
Hairbear
09-08-2012, 17:35
Oz definitely doesn't want light beer!
But I think we could develop a brand with a full lager, a light for the easily light headed and a stout to rival Guinness.
Just might need to start with one and let the real brewers among us work out the details.hops we need more hops
Hairbear
09-08-2012, 17:41
what calories.... hey did we talk calories before.... ? hmmm lets ask the Redundancy Department
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg275/MarkSwarbrick/redundencydept.jpg
I don't think its Sarcasm the elf _ I just skyped The Redundancy Department on my smart phone and here is what I saw....thats sarcasms better looking brothers......
Train Wreck
09-08-2012, 17:43
hops we need more hops
OK, we aim to please!
http://www.break.com/index/one-crazy-kangaroo.html
Hairbear
09-08-2012, 18:18
OK, we aim to please!
http://www.break.com/index/one-crazy-kangaroo.html oz needs to switch to decaf!!!!!!!!!
16 votes to close the cafe and except for kk,all positive comments.
the cafe stays.
I'll have some Katahdin Stout - line em up! (Takes a longer time to pour em than drink em!:D
hikerboy57
09-08-2012, 20:35
finally have a day off this tuesday,gonna head up tominnewaska state park do a 12 mile loop,one of my favorite hikes out to lake awosting and back on the long path.has some cool scrambles on beautiful white Rock. I have some pictures in my gallery.
coach lou
09-08-2012, 20:47
We are home. The rain never stopped on top of Greylock, the Ranger wasn't too keen on us staying up there with the tornado watches. HBs and Driver 8s warnings of Tornado watches and looking at the weather map at the lodge desk did not look to hot for the rest of the day. I do love wild weather in the mountains, but the wife was with me...........I'd like to keep her around for awhile. Maybe, get out and dayhike tommorrow.
hikerboy57
09-08-2012, 20:55
we had a tornado touch down this morning at breezy point in the rockaways.began as a water spout and came ashore,damaged a beach club.
crazy.
Hairbear
09-08-2012, 20:57
we had a tornado touch down this morning at breezy point in the rockaways.began as a water spout and came ashore,damaged a beach club.
crazy.been a wild ride this year...
hikerboy57
09-08-2012, 21:09
in the past year weve had a hurricane earthquake and 2 tornadoes..anybody got a mayan calendar? if it starts raing frogs im outta here.
in the past year weve had a hurricane earthquake and 2 tornadoes..anybody got a mayan calendar? if it starts raing frogs im outta here.
Keep the frogs. I will make snacks!
coach lou
09-08-2012, 21:17
in the past year weve had a hurricane earthquake and 2 tornadoes..anybody got a mayan calendar? if it starts raing frogs im outta here.
If you go, leave Pepe with me!
coach lou
09-08-2012, 21:18
Cats and dogs on Greylock, no frogs.
Train Wreck
09-08-2012, 21:19
in the past year weve had a hurricane earthquake and 2 tornadoes..anybody got a mayan calendar? if it starts raing frogs im outta here.
..........
17372
hikerboy57
09-08-2012, 21:22
If you go, leave Pepe with me!
Sorry pal.pepe stays with me.
hikerboy57
09-08-2012, 21:24
Sorry pal.pepe stays with me.
He has a cousin though.
hikerboy57
09-08-2012, 21:26
..........
17372
well done!
(one hand clapping)
Sarcasm the elf
09-08-2012, 22:38
Elf:
Greylock's the best hiking on the A.T. corridor in Mass, imo, pretty much in the state, with the southwestern corner a close second and the Mounts Tom and Holyoke areas the best I've seen outside Berkshire County. The stretch on the A.T. from Mark Noepel spur trail to Wilbur Money Brook Trail, for the most part, is amazing, especially along Saddleball's ridgeline down towards the col between it and Greylock. I still haven't done the north side of the formation up Prospect from Rt. 2. Might just go do that this weekend.
Very cool, I remember that the view from the cobbles on North Mtn(?) just south of Cheshire was amazing.
According to my guidebook, there is parking on rte 8 south of Greylock and again on Pattison road on the north side, do you happen to know of it is safe to leave cars at these spots overnight?
Word is, Elf, that Pattinson is fine, as is Greylock Community Club, which IIRC is like 0.1 east of the A.T. on Rt. 2. I don't know about the parking space on Rt. 8 in Cheshire, but I'd bet it's fine. I parked on Outlook Ave just west of Cheshire when I did an A.T. there-and-back to the Saddle Ball summit last fall. Had no problem there - it's billed in the guidebooks as having no parking, but it's clear that people park there more than a little - right next to Reynolds Rock. Anyhow, I'd bet Rt. 8 in Cheshire is fine, as would be parking in the middle of town in Cheshire. I hope one of the western Mass regulars here can chime in helpfully on this.
We are home. The rain never stopped on top of Greylock, the Ranger wasn't too keen on us staying up there with the tornado watches. HBs and Driver 8s warnings of Tornado watches and looking at the weather map at the lodge desk did not look to hot for the rest of the day. I do love wild weather in the mountains, but the wife was with me...........I'd like to keep her around for awhile. Maybe, get out and dayhike tommorrow.
Yeah, from the weather radar, it looks like this system is moving much more slowly than predicted and Greylock is still getting the what-for from it.
I'm gonna head up and do the Falling Waters-Lincoln-Lafayette Loop tomorrow, I think. Reckon FW will be fun with all the new rainfall and there will be the early hints of fall foliage, plus the hut will still be open. Win-win-win. Call me early in the AM if you want to join me - two cars would allow us to do a longer traverse - maybe AT from the Notch up across to Lafayette and down via Greenleaf Trail. Call me anytime - lv msg if I don't pick up. Will call back asap. Hitting the sack now, intend to get an early start tomorrow.
Wise Old Owl
09-09-2012, 08:54
That Kangaroo video from Train Wreck was very funny.
coach lou
09-09-2012, 16:47
It continues to amaze me how a few folks here[on the WB] come to this site just to make negative comments about everything and anything. I mean page after page of nastyness with absolutely no contribution at all to this mostly friendly community.
hikerboy57
09-09-2012, 16:52
It continues to amaze me how a few folks here[on the WB] come to this site just to make negative comments about everything and anything. I mean page after page of nastyness with absolutely no contribution at all to this mostly friendly community.
you caught that also
coach lou
09-09-2012, 16:56
you caught that also
That is what we already knew, trolls just lurk and have nothing to contribute.