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BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 16:07
then all statements contribute?
Thank you for the clarification. I was thinking, 'there goes all my posts'.
how does this statement contribute exactly?
HB, actually I was thinking about people just posting speculating when they really did not know what was going on. So if it prevented that, it would be good. But on the other hand I can see how it could be perceived as just another non-value added post. And of course I posted it here instead of there, so I guess I was just sharing my take on it more than anything else. Perhaps as Rasty eludes to I am just a non-valued added PoHo. :)
hikerboy57
05-19-2013, 16:16
HB, actually I was thinking about people just posting speculating when they really did not know what was going on. So if it prevented that, it would be good. But on the other hand I can see how it could be perceived as just another non-value added post. And of course I posted it here instead of there, so I guess I was just sharing my take on it more than anything else. Perhaps as Rasty eludes to I am just a non-valued added PoHo. :)
finest kind.
hikerboy57
05-19-2013, 16:31
Thank you for the clarification. I was thinking, 'there goes all my posts'.
your posts have been validated.
i can validate your parking too
Water Rat
05-19-2013, 16:45
He believes in dual purpose, His bagpipe is full of duck feathers.
With...or without...the duck?
hikerboy57
05-19-2013, 17:01
they say you pack your fears. you know-them,the hike your own hike my way them.
well sometimes i like to pack a book.
i hiked with a coupla guys that bought camp chairs after 471 miles, added to their pack weight, knew they could handle the weight and decided they wanted to be more comfortable if theyre gonna be out there for another 3 or 4 months.
hikerboy57
05-19-2013, 17:05
when it comes down to it, when you're on the trail, what do you really need?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSWBuZws30g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSWBuZws30g
HB, actually I was thinking about people just posting speculating when they really did not know what was going on. So if it prevented that, it would be good. But on the other hand I can see how it could be perceived as just another non-value added post. And of course I posted it here instead of there, so I guess I was just sharing my take on it more than anything else. Perhaps as Rasty eludes to I am just a non-valued added PoHo. :)
finest kind.
I was just adding to my post count.
Water Rat
05-19-2013, 17:11
they say you pack your fears. you know-them,the hike your own hike my way them.
well sometimes i like to pack a book.
i hiked with a coupla guys that bought camp chairs after 471 miles, added to their pack weight, knew they could handle the weight and decided they wanted to be more comfortable if theyre gonna be out there for another 3 or 4 months.
I try not to associate with "them." I think they are the ones who pack their fears... I try not to pack fears. Had one slip out of my pack once and I stepped in it. Couldn't get it off my shoe for a week.
I like the idea of camp chairs! Definitely more comfortable that way... Just have not found one I like so much I am willing to carry it. Though, I do keep an eye out for possibilities!
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 17:18
I try not to associate with "them." I think they are the ones who pack their fears... I try not to pack fears. Had one slip out of my pack once and I stepped in it. Couldn't get it off my shoe for a week.
I like the idea of camp chairs! Definitely more comfortable that way... Just have not found one I like so much I am willing to carry it. Though, I do keep an eye out for possibilities!
My chair weighs 8 grams. Got the idea from Kaboose. Not gonna weigh my stool though.
hikerboy57
05-19-2013, 17:27
My chair weighs 8 grams. Got the idea from Kaboose. Not gonna weigh my stool though.
some things should never be weighed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bczOxg2JoJM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bczOxg2JoJM
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 17:35
some things should never be weighed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bczOxg2JoJM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bczOxg2JoJM
I think we have a winner, but he is doing it all wrong.
I was just adding to my post count.
Hey, the Cafe we all just here for each other. ;)
Wise Old Owl
05-19-2013, 18:12
how Endearing... Biggest Crap ever? Tp killing fields forever.
One for Rasty.....
21678
Bet those taste good.
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 18:28
Bet those taste good.
I can't vouch for Buffalo Ankles, but Bison Burger is delicious.
Bet those taste good.
Better than chicken ankles....:D
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 18:31
Better than chicken ankles....:D
Wow! I am sure someone will find that highly offensive... and I have a ring side seat.
Wow! I am sure someone will find that highly offensive... and I have a ring side seat.
Now now .177...humorous, not offensive.
As someone who like beef more than chicken, I am not sure chicken ankles represent ALL the answer...;)
Speaking of which, I am about to have yet another sirloin while my pictures upload to my TJ.
Will be back later to chat a bit and post more text and add captions.
Bet those taste good.
Better than chicken ankles....:D
Blasphemous blabber!!!!!
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 18:45
Now now .177...humorous, not offensive.
As someone who like beef more than chicken, I am not sure chicken ankles represent ALL the answer...;)
What do you say to that Rasty? Are you gonna' take that?
Nikola Tesla would love this post number.
Blasphemous blabber!!!!!
Romans 14:2:D
At least we are both safe Rasty....;)
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 18:51
Romans 14:2:D
At least we are both safe Rasty....;)
Love it. By that verse I am far from weak. Does Lobstah count?
Blasphemous blabber!!!!!
Romans 14:2:D
At least we are both safe Rasty....;)
I knew vegetarians were evil!
hikerboy57
05-19-2013, 19:25
im having an interesting dialogue over on trail forums right now about whiteblaze. you might want to take a peak:http://www.trailforums.com/
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 19:43
im having an interesting dialogue over on trail forums right now about whiteblaze. you might want to take a peak:http://www.trailforums.com/
Looked at it. Some valid points. A lot of anger. Seen enough.
hikerboy57
05-19-2013, 19:48
he misinterprets.
its haiku,not poetry,
and doesnt much care.
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 20:01
I
am
not
sure
where
poetry
offends.
I can't vouch for Buffalo Ankles, but Bison Burger is delicious.
I once had one at Wall Drug in Wall, SD. It was OK, but what really impressed me was the Badlands. Felt like I was on the moon or another planet or something like that.
Now now .177...humorous, not offensive.
As someone who like beef more than chicken, I am not sure chicken ankles represent ALL the answer...;)
Oz, I am with you there. Definitely enjoy beef more than chicken myself. :)
Speaking of which, I am about to have yet another sirloin while my pictures upload to my TJ.
Will be back later to chat a bit and post more text and add captions.
Oz, I am sure I would enjoy hiking with you, but just hitting the towns and the steak houses would be a lot of fun too! :cool:
What do you say to that Rasty? Are you gonna' take that?
Nikola Tesla would love this post number.
BB, please explain why Tesla would like that one. :confused:
Romans 14:2:D
At least we are both safe Rasty....;)
Oz, great verse. I guess it confirms my faith is pretty strong too! :)
I knew vegetarians were evil!
Ah, not evil, just weak. ;)
Ah, not evil, just weak. ;)
never seen a vegan that didn't look anemic...
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 20:44
never seen a vegan that didn't look anemic...
Isn't a vegan a car that chevy used to make.
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 20:49
BB, please explain why Tesla would like that one. :confused:
It is an OCD thing. People with OCD are constantly looking for order and patterns. I benefit from the same "affliction" that Telsa did. My obsession convinced me of the presence of a designer in all things (Romans 1:20). I am obsessed with the number 4. He was obsessed with the number 3. The post number was 37773. 3 seven 3. 3 times 7 = 21. 2 + 1 = 3. 3 3 3. It makes little sense to those who are not obsessed with numbers, but I am certain it would not be lost on him.
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 20:54
Isn't a vegan a car that chevy used to make.
Close. very close. And a Vega was a very weak car. I understand the connection.
It is an OCD thing. People with OCD are constantly looking for order and patterns. I benefit from the same "affliction" that Telsa did. My obsession convinced me of the presence of a designer in all things (Romans 1:20). I am obsessed with the number 4. He was obsessed with the number 3. The post number was 37773. 3 seven 3. 3 times 7 = 21. 2 + 1 = 3. 3 3 3. It makes little sense to those who are not obsessed with numbers, but I am certain it would not be lost on him.
BB, gotcha. Problem is I thought you were referring to his 37770 or 37771, not yours 37773.
Isn't a vegan a car that chevy used to make.
ATM, no that was the Vega, which was similar to the Ford Pinto, except the gas tank didn't explode on it if you hit the bumper (like the Pinto did). Great cameo of that in the movie Top Secret.
Deer Hunter
05-19-2013, 21:13
Oz, I am with you there. Definitely enjoy beef more than chicken myself. :)
Me too............
HikerMom58
05-19-2013, 21:14
Hey guys....weve done 36 miles since 3:30 on friday. In duncannon now. I met zippy morocco first night.... Awesome. They are fast hikers. Hit some rocks today but pa has been beautiful. I think a porcupine came around my tent last night. Huge bunch of boy scouts at shelter last night....they were fine...cute. So glad everyone is safe...so sorry to hear about the trouble at Traii days...later....
Close. very close. And a Vega was a very weak car. I understand the connection.
Yeah, meat eaters would drive Camaro's and Mustangs (muscle cars), not Vegas and Pintos.
Yeah, meat eaters would drive Camaro's and Mustangs (muscle cars), not Vegas and Pintos.
And for the record my first car was a Camaro.
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 21:19
It is an OCD thing. People with OCD are constantly looking for order and patterns. I benefit from the same "affliction" that Telsa did. My obsession convinced me of the presence of a designer in all things (Romans 1:20). I am obsessed with the number 4. He was obsessed with the number 3. The post number was 37773. 3 seven 3. 3 times 7 = 21. 2 + 1 = 3. 3 3 3. It makes little sense to those who are not obsessed with numbers, but I am certain it would not be lost on him.
I was born on the 8th day of the 8th month and I weight 8lbs. 8oz. - does that mean anything?
Hey guys....weve done 36 miles since 3:30 on friday. In duncannon now. I met zippy morocco first night.... Awesome. They are fast hikers. Hit some rocks today but pa has been beautiful. I think a porcupine came around my tent last night. Huge bunch of boy scouts at shelter last night....they were fine...cute. So glad everyone is safe...so sorry to hear about the trouble at Traii days...later....
HM, thanks for checking in and glad you are having a great time. Also great to see Boy Scout Troop was acting like they should.
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 21:20
Hey guys....weve done 36 miles since 3:30 on friday. In duncannon now. I met zippy morocco first night.... Awesome. They are fast hikers. Hit some rocks today but pa has been beautiful. I think a porcupine came around my tent last night. Huge bunch of boy scouts at shelter last night....they were fine...cute. So glad everyone is safe...so sorry to hear about the trouble at Traii days...later....
Hike on hike mom.
I was born on the 8th day of the 8th month and I weight 8lbs. 8oz. - does that mean anything?
ATM, Crazy 8s. :cool:
I was born on the 8th day of the 8th month and I weight 8lbs. 8oz. - does that mean anything?
Your father had a good night in November....?
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 21:29
Your father had a good night in November....?
You've got Shellie in tears, all but rolling on the floor. I guess in cyber typing that's ROTFLHAO.
You've got Shellie in tears, all but rolling on the floor. I guess in cyber typing that's ROTFLHAO.
Good to see you got home safe.
coach lou
05-19-2013, 21:41
im having an interesting dialogue over on trail forums right now about whiteblaze. you might want to take a peak:http://www.trailforums.com/
Dialogue........reads like an arguement............I don't need anyone telling me what a real hiker is........I have friends who I hike with.........I have put 250something pics in here to show my joy of hiking and good friends that I have found on the WB that I have shared that joy with. All that crap on those other sites is just crap. I do like following folks I know on TJ though!:)
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 21:43
I was born on the 8th day of the 8th month and I weight 8lbs. 8oz. - does that mean anything?
I am betting those details meant a lot to your parents.
hikerboy57
05-19-2013, 21:45
I am betting those details meant a lot to your parents.
means nothing if you're using a chinese calendar and weightin kilos instead of lbs.or if you're using binary code
means nothing if you're using a chinese calendar and weightin kilos instead of lbs.or if you're using binary code
My response transcends such issues.......:D
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 21:47
means nothing if you're using a chinese calendar and weightin kilos instead of lbs.or if you're using binary code
There are always 10 different sides to a binary coin.
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 21:48
My response transcends such issues.......:D
Are you referring to the "issue" in November?
hikerboy57
05-19-2013, 21:48
My response transcends such issues.......:D
you still have some poho skills.
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 21:49
Hi all, just stopping in to say a brief hello. I have not been checking text/online for the last couple of days till now. I missed seeing everyone at Trail Days. So sorry to hear about the accident, and very glad that none of you were injured during the incident.
Oz, it is 150 trail miles between Pearisburg and the James River Bridge near Lynchburg, VA. Here's a good calculating tool if you don't know about it already.
http://www.atdist.com/
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 21:51
im having an interesting dialogue over on trail forums right now about whiteblaze. you might want to take a peak:http://www.trailforums.com/
Y u messing around with that bunch of malcontents and naysayers?
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 21:54
Y u messing around with that bunch of malcontents and naysayers?
You appreciate rib-eye more if you consider cube-steak once in a while.
Hi all, just stopping in to say a brief hello. I have not been checking text/online for the last couple of days till now. I missed seeing everyone at Trail Days. So sorry to hear about the accident, and very glad that none of you were injured during the incident.
Oz, it is 150 trail miles between Pearisburg and the James River Bridge near Lynchburg, VA. Here's a good calculating tool if you don't know about it already.
http://www.atdist.com/
Our plans would suggest we will be there around Wed/Thurs (29/30th) next week then.:)
Are you referring to the "issue" in November?
I wasn't referring to tissues...;)
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 21:58
You appreciate rib-eye more if you consider cube-steak once in a while.
That ain't even cube steak, more like soylent green.
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 21:59
Our plans would suggest we will be there around Wed/Thurs (29/30th) next week then.:)
You going to do ten 15-mile days with no zeros, neros, hostels, or motels??
You going to do ten 15-mile days with no zeros, neros, hostels, or motels??
No we plan on more than 100 per week from now on. Daily mileages may vary.
All slackpacks considered.
We have agreed to chalk up some miles for a while.
coach lou
05-19-2013, 22:02
That ain't even cube steak, more like soylent green.
It isn't even fun to look at. I like are pics, and music...........not even 7 english classes in high school could get me to figure out how to write a High Koo! Hang out with some hiker trash a few months....BAM.....I'm a poet and i didn't even know it!!!!:D
Hotels and motels will also be considered.
(Currently in some sleazy place with a name like Paris out front....);)
hikerboy57
05-19-2013, 22:03
You going to do ten 15-mile days with no zeros, neros, hostels, or motels??
thats over 240 km!!!
thats over 240 km!!!
Very good!
You have a conversion table bookmarked??
By the way.
You may notice HooRoo developing more of a personality in my TJ pics....
He is showing his true blue Australian nature more every day.
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 22:09
Good to see you got home safe.
Are you all settled in for the night? It was good to see you Oz, as well as IM and AA and everybody else. What a great time Trail Days is. Even with all that happened spirits were high and everybody had a good time. I'll mention this here. We stopped at the Alvarado Station on the way out and a man there told us there was also a stabbing Sat night at the main bridge by the caboose. His daughter confirmed this as she was questioned because she was dressed like a girl that was involved. She said the police had to go into the river to arrest the guy. But I'm going to leave this story here in the café. If it's true it will surface elsewhere. But, it was fun and we had a great time.
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 22:11
Hotels and motels will also be considered.
(Currently in some sleazy place with a name like Paris out front....);)
We may try to catch up with you that weekend, then, if we can get in touch with you. Still need to get in some practice hiking before August :)
hikerboy57
05-19-2013, 22:11
Very good!
You have a conversion table bookmarked??
between smiley virgin, smokes, agent orange and engineer,metric has been all the rage on trail this year.3518 km is so much more impressive than 2186 mi
Are you all settled in for the night? It was good to see you Oz, as well as IM and AA and everybody else. What a great time Trail Days is. Even with all that happened spirits were high and everybody had a good time. I'll mention this here. We stopped at the Alvarado Station on the way out and a man there told us there was also a stabbing Sat night at the main bridge by the caboose. His daughter confirmed this as she was questioned because she was dressed like a girl that was involved. She said the police had to go into the river to arrest the guy. But I'm going to leave this story here in the café. If it's true it will surface elsewhere. But, it was fun and we had a great time.
Viloence isn't limited to the USA.
That call I took from my wife this morning - she also advised Perth has had about 5 murders in the last week.
between smiley virgin, smokes, agent orange and engineer,metric has been all the rage on trail this year.3518 km is so much more impressive than 2186 mi
Agreed.
Pearisburg is over 1000km!!!
We may try to catch up with you that weekend, then, if we can get in touch with you. Still need to get in some practice hiking before August :)
I am promising to at least put my location and mileages in my TJ by SAP from now on.
Failing that AA's TJ is usually up to date and you have our phone numbers.
We test for texts several times a day.
You going to do ten 15-mile days with no zeros, neros, hostels, or motels??
I'm sure Oz will hook up some slack packs in their too. ;)
I am signing off now.
AA is snoring behind me, IM is about to do same.
If I leave it too late IM has too much of the bed for me to squeeze in and I have a hard time trying to shift him.
Mail boxes in the morning and hope to be hiking before 9:30.
It isn't even fun to look at. I like are pics, and music...........not even 7 english classes in high school could get me to figure out how to write a High Koo! Hang out with some hiker trash a few months....BAM.....I'm a poet and i didn't even know it!!!!:D
You make it rhyme every time,
nothing to it you just do it :)
I'm sure Oz will hook up some slack packs in their too. ;)
We've been dubbed the "hike smarter, not harder" team by some other hikers.:D
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 22:19
Hi all, just stopping in to say a brief hello. I have not been checking text/online for the last couple of days till now. I missed seeing everyone at Trail Days. So sorry to hear about the accident, and very glad that none of you were injured during the incident.
Oz, it is 150 trail miles between Pearisburg and the James River Bridge near Lynchburg, VA. Here's a good calculating tool if you don't know about it already.
http://www.atdist.com/
We missed you TW, but understandably so. I gave Oz and Army Ant jumbo Sharpies. Don't know what trouble this may cause.
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 22:21
By the way.
You may notice HooRoo developing more of a personality in my TJ pics....
He is showing his true blue Australian nature more every day.
I'm reporting you to the ATC right now for contributing to the delinquency of a marsupial.
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 22:22
I am signing off now.
AA is snoring behind me, IM is about to do same.
If I leave it too late IM has too much of the bed for me to squeeze in and I have a hard time trying to shift him.
Mail boxes in the morning and hope to be hiking before 9:30.
Have a good night Oz, good hiking to you and again was good to see you and had a great time. Definitely a do again thing.
We've been dubbed the "hike smarter, not harder" team by some other hikers.:D
Oz, not a bad reputation to have. Have a great day back on the trial tomorrow and we will catch you later.
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 22:23
We missed you TW, but understandably so. I gave Oz and Army Ant jumbo Sharpies. Don't know what trouble this may cause.
The upcoming shelters prolly aren't in much danger, but I don't know about the motel rooms :D
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 22:25
The upcoming shelters prolly aren't in much danger, but I don't know about the motel rooms :D
Now that's funny.
coach lou
05-19-2013, 22:25
You make it rhyme every time,
nothing to it you just do it :)
I hope to get some inspiration this weekend. 'Socks, myself and WBers, Goody5534, and Cricket71. We are going to do the ridge walk North of DWG.....finally!
between smiley virgin, smokes, agent orange and engineer,metric has been all the rage on trail this year.3518 km is so much more impressive than 2186 mi
See I thought about celebrating completing my cyber hike of the Cafe tonight, but if we are going metric, I guess I am only 2/3 there.
I guess I will just have to keep posting. :)
I hope to get some inspiration this weekend. 'Socks, myself and WBers, Goody5534, and Cricket71. We are going to do the ridge walk North of DWG.....finally!
Coach, that is great. Something to look forward too also as you work this week.
I'm reporting you to the ATC right now for contributing to the delinquency of a marsupial.
I put in an official request for a gre(a)y blazed trail for the over 50's. I need more petitioners to support me I suspect. Trail to contain no more than 250 feet of rise and fall per mile.
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 22:28
See I thought about celebrating completing my cyber hike of the Cafe tonight, but if we are going metric, I guess I am only 2/3 there.
I guess I will just have to keep posting. :)
No. No metric.
:banana:clap:banana:clap:banana:clap:jump:jump:jum p
Congrats for completing your cyber hike!!!!
Celebrate with the cyber beverage of your choice!
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 22:29
See I thought about celebrating completing my cyber hike of the Cafe tonight, but if we are going metric, I guess I am only 2/3 there.
I guess I will just have to keep posting. :)
I think you are overestimating your progress. By my calculations you are only about 5/8 of the way there.
No. No metric.
:banana:clap:banana:clap:banana:clap:jump:jump:jum p
Congrats for completing your cyber hike!!!!
Celebrate with the cyber beverage of your choice!
Thanks, I stick with the US system then. :)
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 22:32
I put in an official request for a gre(a)y blazed trail for the over 50's. I need more petitioners to support me I suspect. Trail to contain no more than 250 feet of rise and fall per mile.
Why would you think you'll get anything passed using the name "grey blaze" - that's the second most feared disease after norovirus!
I do like the elevation restrictions though :)
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 22:34
Why would you think you'll get anything passed using the name "grey blaze" - that's the second most feared disease after norovirus!
I do like the elevation restrictions though :)
You better stay out of Maine then. A trip to the mail box could involve that much.
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 22:34
I think you are overestimating your progress. By my calculations you are only about 5/8 of the way there.
He's 2466/3518th's there.
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 22:36
You better stay out of Maine then. A trip to the mail box could involve that much.
I'll stick with email when in Maine then :D
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 22:36
He's 2466/3518th's there.
This fraction can be reduced. A+ for first one to reduce it.
coach lou
05-19-2013, 22:39
He's 2466/3518th's there.
I just got the High koo thing...now I have to do math?
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 22:40
He's 2466/3518th's there.
I see. He gained 280/3518 when I was not looking. I stand corrected. He is about 7/10 of the way there.
He's 2466/3518th's there.
This fraction can be reduced. A+ for first one to reduce it.
1233/1759ths
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 22:43
I just got the High koo thing...now I have to do math?
I hope not. Next they'll want to do a sudoku shootout or something.
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 22:44
This fraction can be reduced. A+ for first one to reduce it.
Not by much.... 1233/1759. my 7/10 is close enough for an engineer.
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 22:44
1233/1759ths
Oh Chicken Ankles!
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 22:46
1233/1759ths
Here's your A+ - AAaaA AAAA
A+
Gray Blazer
05-19-2013, 22:47
42
Gray Blazer wuz here.Gray Blazd
Gray Blazer
05-19-2013, 22:48
the disease has mutated
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 22:50
the disease has mutated
Make it stop
I see. He gained 280/3518 when I was not looking. I stand corrected. He is about 7/10 of the way there.
Actually Cafe count is 2192, so if going Metric 62.3%, which is close enough to 2/3 for most folks. But since TW says forget the Metric, I am staying US anyway. :)
Here's your A+ - AAaaA AAAA
A+
Come on ATM, he just quit smoking a couple of months ago and now it looks like you are trying to send Rasty to AA.
Make it stop
Y'all need to cut that out. It is tough on old folks eyes.
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 22:53
Actually Cafe count is 2192, so if going Metric 62.3%, which is close enough to 2/3 for most folks. But since TW says forget the Metric, I am staying US anyway. :)
I am correcting my correction and going back to my 5/8 which is 62.5% which is very close to your ratio and the miles to kilometers conversion.
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 22:54
Y'all nee to cut that out. It is tough on old folks eyes.
Just how old do you think my eyes are? Let me try the spoiled brat approach: He started it.
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 22:56
Here's your A+ - AAaaA AAAA
A+
Come on ATM, he just quit smoking a couple of months ago and now it looks like you are trying to send Rasty to AA.
Looks like the Arthur Fonzarelli Chapter.
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 23:01
the disease has mutated
we're doomed.:banana
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 23:03
Actually Cafe count is 2192, so if going Metric 62.3%, which is close enough to 2/3 for most folks. But since TW says forget the Metric, I am staying US anyway. :)
62.36498%.
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 23:07
Looks like the Arthur Fonzarelli Chapter.
(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ aaayyy
It's round two in New Hampshire this week. 11 work days and 3 hiking days yhis time. Mahoosuc's sounds like a plan.
Mountain Mike
05-19-2013, 23:12
It's round two in New Hampshire this week. 11 work days and 3 hiking days yhis time. Mahoosuc's sounds like a plan.
Have fun!!:)
Lost in http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/2/4/9/2/5/just_me_thumb.jpg (http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=56089&c=721)the woods again.
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 23:13
It's round two in New Hampshire this week. 11 work days and 3 hiking days yhis time. Mahoosuc's sounds like a plan.
Are you going metric with the calendar as well? Since when did a week equal 14 days? :p
BirdBrain
05-19-2013, 23:14
It's round two in New Hampshire this week. 11 work days and 3 hiking days yhis time. Mahoosuc's sounds like a plan.
I will likely be doing Tumbledown Mountain this weekend. Getting closer to you guys.
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 23:15
Lost in http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/2/4/9/2/5/just_me_thumb.jpg (http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=56089&c=721)the woods again.
We definitely need to keep you on the cafe roster. You look so respectable, trustworthy, and normal. I'd trust you with a whole pack of sharpies!
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 23:15
Lost in http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/2/4/9/2/5/just_me_thumb.jpg (http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=56089&c=721)the woods again.
Do we have to put out a silver blaze alert?
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 23:18
Do we have to put out a silver blaze alert?
You're just jealous of that well-coiffed head of hair. Come to think of it, so am I :( Storm, who's your trail stylist? :D
You're just jealous of that well-coiffed head of hair. Come to think of it, so am I :( Storm, who's your trail stylist? :D
Makes you wonder why he had it covered with a hoodie when he first started showing up at the Cafe.
It's round two in New Hampshire this week. 11 work days and 3 hiking days yhis time. Mahoosuc's sounds like a plan.
Have fun, great to see you able the blend some great hiking into your work schedule away from home! :cool:
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 23:25
Makes you wonder why he had it covered with a hoodie when he first started showing up at the Cafe.
He was doing some double naught spy work for snailspace :D
He was doing some double naught spy work for snailspace :D
TW, so he was a counter spy you were able to sway over to our side. Good job!
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 23:34
TW, so he was a counter spy you were able to sway over to our side. Good job!
No, I think it was the cafe blew-plate special (mashed taters and chicken ankles)
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 23:37
No, I think it was the cafe blew-plate special (mashed taters and chicken ankles)
Don't you mean blue-hair plate 4:00pm special.
I just got the High koo thing...now I have to do math?
You've still gotta work on your spelling. It's "hikeu" here, right? To the back of the line with you. :D
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 23:40
You've still gotta work on your spelling. It's "hikeu" here, right? To the back of the line with you. :D
It has several accepted regional variants.
Down here, it's actually "Hi, y'all Koo"
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 23:43
It has several accepted regional variants.
Down here, it's actually "Hi, y'all Koo"
"Hi, y'all Koo Driver'.
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 23:49
You've still gotta work on your spelling. It's "hikeu" here, right? To the back of the line with you. :D
I've also heard "Hike? Ewwww"
Train Wreck
05-19-2013, 23:52
I was distressed to learn that the good people on trailforums.org have no appreciation of the fine art of High Koo. Maybe Hikooboy can bring some light to their literary wasteland... but I kinda doubt it
atmilkman
05-19-2013, 23:56
I was very sad to learn that the good people on trailforums.org have no appreciation of the fine art of High Koo. Maybe Hikooboy can bring some light to their literary wasteland... but I kinda doubt it
He was a bad Hikeyboi.
Train Wreck
05-20-2013, 00:07
He was a bad Hikeyboi.
A little poetry never hurt anybody.
I can see why someone would get aggravated at all the math postings :D
A little poetry never hurt anybody.
I can see why someone would get aggravated at all the math postings :D
Hey now, some of us are more numerically gifted than poetically gifted.
I like to think we compliment each other and that helps the world go round.
Train Wreck
05-20-2013, 00:52
Hey now, some of us are more numerically gifted than poetically gifted.
I like to think we compliment each other and that helps the world go round.
But some of us have to pull off their hiking boots to count past ten...
Thereby putting innocent spectators at risk for collateral damage from exposure to foot funk :D
Trillium
05-20-2013, 00:59
Hey now, some of us are more numerically gifted than poetically gifted.
I like to think we compliment each other and that helps the world go round.
yes, I would much rather do a TJ on an excel spreadsheet than in a word document!
Train Wreck
05-20-2013, 01:09
yes, I would much rather do a TJ on an excel spreadsheet than in a word document!
I'd rather do it in sharpie, with lots of pictures!
Train Wreck
05-20-2013, 01:12
Bless all your number-crunchin' lil hearts :)
Off to bed, goodnight, all!
Bless all your number-crunchin' lil hearts :)
Off to bed, goodnight, all!
TW, I am sure you could draw some awesome pictures with those sharpies too!
Trillium, it is great to see that "you are one of us"! :)
Catch everyone tomorrow.
Wise Old Owl
05-20-2013, 01:43
I'd rather do it in sharpie, with lots of pictures!
this is Sharpie Art......
http://www.womansday.com/cm/womansday/images/ae/01-lamborghini-1.jpg
Wise Old Owl
05-20-2013, 01:44
and so is this...
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nY99pC4cjKE/TTi2Zp_75kI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/UfNCKd-9-2Y/s1600/mediocre_sharpie_art.JPG
You're just jealous of that well-coiffed head of hair. Come to think of it, so am I :( Storm, who's your trail stylist? :D
You guys are embarrassing me, guess I will have to regrow the beard. And I was wearing a hoodie cause it was cold. And I'm not even sure what "snailspace" is? Enlighten me please.
BirdBrain
05-20-2013, 08:45
A little poetry never hurt anybody.
I can see why someone would get aggravated at all the math postings :D
I get confused by the number of syllables in a Hi Cuckoo. There are no 4's. I end up thinking 4 4 4 + 1 3 1 = 5 7 5. None of it works. It is just too complicated.
You're just jealous of that well-coiffed head of hair. Come to think of it, so am I :( Storm, who's your trail stylist? :D
You guys are embarrassing me, guess I will have to regrow the beard. And I was wearing a hoodie cause it was cold. And I'm not even sure what "snailspace" is? Enlighten me please.
Trailspace is another website about hiking. Averages maybe two posts per day so it's snailspace
BirdBrain
05-20-2013, 08:52
and so is this...
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nY99pC4cjKE/TTi2Zp_75kI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/UfNCKd-9-2Y/s1600/mediocre_sharpie_art.JPG
I'm confused again. Is it a Haiku or a Hi Cuckoo or a Hiker Doodle?
Deer Hunter
05-20-2013, 08:56
I once had one at Wall Drug in Wall, SD. It was OK, but what really impressed me was the Badlands. Felt like I was on the moon or another planet or something like that.
Didn't stop at Wall Drug. After seeing signs for a couple hundred miles it made me not want to stop. Like you, I enjoyed the Badlands.
Deer Hunter
05-20-2013, 09:01
Our plans would suggest we will be there around Wed/Thurs (29/30th) next week then.:)
Great. You will be close to me then. :)
Wise Old Owl
05-20-2013, 09:03
http://pestcemetery.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/picture-17.pngWho stole my cheese?
Hiker Doodle BB!
Water Rat
05-20-2013, 11:26
http://pestcemetery.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/picture-17.pngWho stole my cheese?
Hiker Doodle BB!
Hey, I feel like a rat without water here... Why am I being dangled above a mousetrap? A trekking pole would be a much safer way to get the cheese... :)
BirdBrain
05-20-2013, 11:51
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Gray Blazer
05-20-2013, 11:53
I will likely be doing Tumbledown Mountain this weekend. Getting closer to you guys.
Is that near Brokeback?
BirdBrain
05-20-2013, 12:01
Is that near Brokeback?
Not quite.
FarmerChef
05-20-2013, 13:25
Hey guys - back from my second weekend at Wood Badge. Woot! Sure looks like I missed a lot. Got some reading to do. And so sad about what happened at TD this weekend but also so encouraged and impressed by how it was handled and our community.
Looking forward to catching up.
Didn't stop at Wall Drug. After seeing signs for a couple hundred miles it made me not want to stop. Like you, I enjoyed the Badlands.
DH, you probably were not traveling with a wife and four children (8 and under at the time). Was really important to the wife to stop at Wall Drug, and ended up being a good diversion for the children.
Hey, I feel like a rat without water here... Why am I being dangled above a mousetrap? A trekking pole would be a much safer way to get the cheese... :)
WR, thanks for sharing just one more reason why using trekking poles is a good idea.
Hey guys - back from my second weekend at Wood Badge. Woot! Sure looks like I missed a lot. Got some reading to do. And so sad about what happened at TD this weekend but also so encouraged and impressed by how it was handled and our community.
Looking forward to catching up.
FC, that is great that you doing Wood Badge! Something I was interested in, but my sons interests were greater in other areas, so I never did. After my son finishes his Eagle project this Fall I guess I will be through with BSA. Great organization, but just too many ballgames right now in my life.
Deer Hunter
05-20-2013, 13:45
DH, you probably were not traveling with a wife and four children (8 and under at the time). Was really important to the wife to stop at Wall Drug, and ended up being a good diversion for the children.
No kids with me, just ex-wife. They have some kind of a maze or something there don't they? Miniature fort? Can't remember for sure. Just remember seeing signs every 10 miles or so for like 200 miles.
No kids with me, just ex-wife. They have some kind of a maze or something there don't they? Miniature fort? Can't remember for sure. Just remember seeing signs every 10 miles or so for like 200 miles.
Been 11 years so I do not remember that well, just know the children and wife enjoyed it. But the Badlands and Mt. Rushmore is all I would make a trip back for.
Deer Hunter
05-20-2013, 14:03
Been 11 years so I do not remember that well, just know the children and wife enjoyed it. But the Badlands and Mt. Rushmore is all I would make a trip back for.
Just looked the place up. I can see where the kids would enjoy it. I would like to go back to the Black Hills and badlands again. Maybe one day.
Water Rat
05-20-2013, 15:15
WR, thanks for sharing just one more reason why using trekking poles is a good idea.
Yes... Being dangled over a trap would be a heck of a way to go!
hikerboy57
05-20-2013, 15:23
well im only back at work a week and already i feel stress come creeping back into my life.going through trail withdrawal, found myself in a video from medicine man ontop of little bald. i hadnt bothered with breakfast or coffee, as it was bitter cold when i got up, just packed up and started hiking. when i got to little bald, i looked around said"this looks like a great place to have a proper cup of coffee", sat down pulled out my stove and brewd myself a cup,while i was relaxing medicine man comes up with his camera, interviewed me for a few minutes.
you can see and hear how relaxed i am, i appear in the first 2 minutes of the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESEOMSVRTeM&list=UUp0JcVkBuV6MACgtZQxB4KA&index=7
Water Rat
05-20-2013, 15:29
well im only back at work a week and already i feel stress come creeping back into my life.going through trail withdrawal, found myself in a video from medicine man ontop of little bald. i hadnt bothered with breakfast or coffee, as it was bitter cold when i got up, just packed up and started hiking. when i got to little bald, i looked around said"this looks like a great place to have a proper cup of coffee", sat down pulled out my stove and brewd myself a cup,while i was relaxing medicine man comes up with his camera, interviewed me for a few minutes.
you can see and hear how relaxed i am, i appear in the first 2 minutes of the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESEOMSVRTeM&list=UUp0JcVkBuV6MACgtZQxB4KA&index=7
You looked really relaxed...content. Such an awesome feeling!
Just think - You will be back out on the trail soon. You are enduring the stress to be able to get back out on the trail!
atmilkman
05-20-2013, 15:30
well im only back at work a week and already i feel stress come creeping back into my life.going through trail withdrawal, found myself in a video from medicine man ontop of little bald. i hadnt bothered with breakfast or coffee, as it was bitter cold when i got up, just packed up and started hiking. when i got to little bald, i looked around said"this looks like a great place to have a proper cup of coffee", sat down pulled out my stove and brewd myself a cup,while i was relaxing medicine man comes up with his camera, interviewed me for a few minutes.
you can see and hear how relaxed i am, i appear in the first 2 minutes of the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESEOMSVRTeM&list=UUp0JcVkBuV6MACgtZQxB4KA&index=7
Pretty cool HB. But that's way short of the 15 mins. of fame Socks is talking about. Definitely look relaxed.
FarmerChef
05-20-2013, 15:31
well im only back at work a week and already i feel stress come creeping back into my life.going through trail withdrawal, found myself in a video from medicine man ontop of little bald. i hadnt bothered with breakfast or coffee, as it was bitter cold when i got up, just packed up and started hiking. when i got to little bald, i looked around said"this looks like a great place to have a proper cup of coffee", sat down pulled out my stove and brewd myself a cup,while i was relaxing medicine man comes up with his camera, interviewed me for a few minutes.
you can see and hear how relaxed i am, i appear in the first 2 minutes of the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESEOMSVRTeM&list=UUp0JcVkBuV6MACgtZQxB4KA&index=7
Barely recognized you with the beard. Bet that came in handy with the cold. My goatee was only marginally warming on our section at the end of March. :rolleyes:
rocketsocks
05-20-2013, 15:47
well im only back at work a week and already i feel stress come creeping back into my life.going through trail withdrawal, found myself in a video from medicine man ontop of little bald. i hadnt bothered with breakfast or coffee, as it was bitter cold when i got up, just packed up and started hiking. when i got to little bald, i looked around said"this looks like a great place to have a proper cup of coffee", sat down pulled out my stove and brewd myself a cup,while i was relaxing medicine man comes up with his camera, interviewed me for a few minutes.
you can see and hear how relaxed i am, i appear in the first 2 minutes of the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESEOMSVRTeM&list=UUp0JcVkBuV6MACgtZQxB4KA&index=7
Cool vid...needed a fix! +1 on the chillin'
rocketsocks
05-20-2013, 16:17
Hey when does Hiker mom get back?
atmilkman
05-20-2013, 16:24
Hey when does Hiker mom get back?
You'll have to ask hikerdad.
Directions!??! I don't need no stinking directions. ....
Said every man, ever. ;)
coach lou
05-20-2013, 16:30
Said every man, ever. ;)
Directions did not come with any of my wives!:D
I am mostly Scottish and considered it. However, what I wear does not effect my base weight. My skin out weight is currently at "Clear!!. Okay we have a heart beat".
I am 1/4, Swede, 1/4 Finn, and 1/4 Scot. Can you say thrifty and stubborn?
FarmerChef
05-20-2013, 16:35
Directions did not come with any of my wives!:D
or my kids........
rocketsocks
05-20-2013, 16:39
You'll have to ask hikerdad.dare I say..."tis a man's world".....INCOMING!
rocketsocks
05-20-2013, 16:40
I am 1/4, Swede, 1/4 Finn, and 1/4 Scot. Can you say thrifty and stubborn?Hey, same as me, though I won't admit to it for a nickle, hehe
Water Rat
05-20-2013, 16:42
Directions did not come with any of my wives!:D
Funny... The guys I have dated have not come with directions, either! :) That would be a little odd... Picture it - You meet someone and start thumbing through the book of instructions that is attached to them, or can be found attached to their backpack...
rocketsocks
05-20-2013, 16:45
WOW these Tornados are whoopin up today...not good!
Trillium
05-20-2013, 16:57
Received the following e-mail from my brother-in-law today that I thought has several humorous statements in the last 2 sentences:
Trillium,
This article is kind of unfortunate, but what caught my eye is that the Trail parade was in Damascus. Isn't that where you are starting up again on your hike?
http://news.msn.com/us/up-to-60-hurt-as-car-crashes-into-parade-crowd-in-virginia
Gee, who knew that Damascus Virginia would be more dangerous than Damascus Syria!
Enjoy the hike but keep a watch out for the Hokies
Your brother-in-law
With apologies to those who graduated from VT, you have to keep in mind that the brother-in-law is a stinking Wolverine.
Hey, same as me, though I won't admit to it for a nickle, hehe
how about a quarter?
FarmerChef
05-20-2013, 17:25
With apologies to those who graduated from VT, you have to keep in mind that the brother-in-law is a stinking Wolverine.
Patrick Swayze might have something to say about that...
rocketsocks
05-20-2013, 17:31
how about a quarter?Heck yeah, my Moma didn't raise no fool...well...never mind :o but it wasn't her doin.
atmilkman
05-20-2013, 18:18
Received the following e-mail from my brother-in-law today that I thought has several humorous statements in the last 2 sentences:
Trillium,
This article is kind of unfortunate, but what caught my eye is that the Trail parade was in Damascus. Isn't that where you are starting up again on your hike?
http://news.msn.com/us/up-to-60-hurt-as-car-crashes-into-parade-crowd-in-virginia
Gee, who knew that Damascus Virginia would be more dangerous than Damascus Syria!
Enjoy the hike but keep a watch out for the Hokies
Your brother-in-law
With apologies to those who graduated from VT, you have to keep in mind that the brother-in-law is a stinking Wolverine.
Go Blue! https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRMxgobdbNYzzfH7O1ySdNZeHh7v-7G-XQRnr7Avaqg0iquRoic
Wise Old Owl
05-20-2013, 19:09
I lived in Chicago for 4 years. My parents house was "jumped" by a tornado... Why won't people get a underground shelter "attached"?
Deer Hunter
05-20-2013, 19:10
WOW these Tornados are whoopin up today...not good!
Not good at all.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/videos-massive-tornado-rips-oklahoma-215949606.html
http://news.yahoo.com/event/oklahoma-tornado-damage-updates-headlines/?vp=1
Trillium
05-20-2013, 19:22
Patrick Swayze might have something to say about that...He's going to speak to us from beyond the grave? Must be an important message that he has for us.
Wise Old Owl
05-20-2013, 19:30
posting on Backpacker is like the Wild West of putzes! found out the hard way just now!
well im only back at work a week and already i feel stress come creeping back into my life.going through trail withdrawal, found myself in a video from medicine man ontop of little bald. i hadnt bothered with breakfast or coffee, as it was bitter cold when i got up, just packed up and started hiking. when i got to little bald, i looked around said"this looks like a great place to have a proper cup of coffee", sat down pulled out my stove and brewd myself a cup,while i was relaxing medicine man comes up with his camera, interviewed me for a few minutes.
you can see and hear how relaxed i am, i appear in the first 2 minutes of the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESEOMSVRTeM&list=UUp0JcVkBuV6MACgtZQxB4KA&index=7
That was pretty cool! Great to put a voice with you. Definitely not a southern drawl. :cool:
I am 1/4, Swede, 1/4 Finn, and 1/4 Scot. Can you say thrifty and stubborn?
What is the other 1/4?
Patrick Swayze might have something to say about that...
Hey he came back alive in Ghost, although I preferred Red Dawn (as you are referencing).
hikerboy57
05-20-2013, 19:36
heard from my trail family today, starface emailed me to let me know she was okay along with gardengirl,twigs,shady and guru.
coach lou
05-20-2013, 19:41
That was pretty cool! Great to put a voice with you. Definitely not a southern drawl. :cool:
By Damascus his voice recognition short circuited!:eek:
Mountain Mike
05-20-2013, 19:45
If you visit the Black Hills there are lots of things to see beyond normal touron traps. Definately drive through Custer SP. 21692And there is a missel silo just off the interstate.2169321694 Or if you are up for a short hike Bear Butte make a nice little climb with great view of the plains.21695
Here are a few links of sites.
Devils Tower: http://www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm
Badlands: http://www.nps.gov/badl/index.htm
Wind Cave: http://www.nps.gov/wica/index.htm
Custer State Park; http://www.sdgfp.info/parks/Regions/Custer/Index.htm
Crazy Horse: http://www.crazyhorsememorial.org/
Mt Rushmore: http://www.nps.gov/moru/index.htm
Deadwood: http://www.deadwood.org/
Bear Butte: http://www.sdgfp.info/Parks/Regions/NorthernHills/BearButte.htm
Ft Mead: http://www.fortmeademuseum.org/
Minuteman Missile Silo: http://www.nps.gov/mimi/index.htm
Needles Highway: http://www.allblackhills.com/attractions/needles_highway.php
Air & Space Museum @ Ellsworth AFB. : http://www.pbase.com/harpeggio/south_dakota_air_and_space_museum
1800 Train: http://www.pbase.com/harpeggio/1880_train
hikerboy57
05-20-2013, 19:47
By Damascus his voice recognition short circuited!:eek:
dont know whatyall talkin bout
If you visit the Black Hills there are lots of things to see beyond normal touron traps. Definately drive through Custer SP. 21692And there is a missel silo just off the interstate.2169321694 Or if you are up for a short hike Bear Butte make a nice little climb with great view of the plains.21695
Here are a few links of sites.
Devils Tower: http://www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm
Badlands: http://www.nps.gov/badl/index.htm
Wind Cave: http://www.nps.gov/wica/index.htm
Custer State Park; http://www.sdgfp.info/parks/Regions/Custer/Index.htm
Crazy Horse: http://www.crazyhorsememorial.org/
Mt Rushmore: http://www.nps.gov/moru/index.htm
Deadwood: http://www.deadwood.org/
Bear Butte: http://www.sdgfp.info/Parks/Regions/NorthernHills/BearButte.htm
Ft Mead: http://www.fortmeademuseum.org/
Minuteman Missile Silo: http://www.nps.gov/mimi/index.htm
Needles Highway: http://www.allblackhills.com/attractions/needles_highway.php
Air & Space Museum @ Ellsworth AFB. : http://www.pbase.com/harpeggio/south_dakota_air_and_space_museum
1800 Train: http://www.pbase.com/harpeggio/1880_train
MM, did they ever finish the Crazy Horse monument?
Mountain Mike
05-20-2013, 19:52
MM, did they ever finish the Crazy Horse monument?
Far from it. They will be working on it for decades.21696
atmilkman
05-20-2013, 19:54
If you visit the Black Hills there are lots of things to see beyond normal touron traps. Definately drive through Custer SP. 21692And there is a missel silo just off the interstate.2169321694 Or if you are up for a short hike Bear Butte make a nice little climb with great view of the plains.21695
Here are a few links of sites.
Devils Tower: http://www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm
Badlands: http://www.nps.gov/badl/index.htm
Wind Cave: http://www.nps.gov/wica/index.htm
Custer State Park; http://www.sdgfp.info/parks/Regions/Custer/Index.htm
Crazy Horse: http://www.crazyhorsememorial.org/
Mt Rushmore: http://www.nps.gov/moru/index.htm
Deadwood: http://www.deadwood.org/
Bear Butte: http://www.sdgfp.info/Parks/Regions/NorthernHills/BearButte.htm
Ft Mead: http://www.fortmeademuseum.org/
Minuteman Missile Silo: http://www.nps.gov/mimi/index.htm
Needles Highway: http://www.allblackhills.com/attractions/needles_highway.php
Air & Space Museum @ Ellsworth AFB. : http://www.pbase.com/harpeggio/south_dakota_air_and_space_museum
1800 Train: http://www.pbase.com/harpeggio/1880_train
Been to the first 6 places. What a good time. Dropped the ice cream out of my cone at Rushmore right onto the pavement in front of about 100 people. I politely said as everyone was watching "I am a proud man but I'm not too proud to waste food", and scooped that ice cream right back up in my cone and gave it a big old lick right there in front of everybody. Some I think wouldn't have dared by the look on their faces and others I think just may do the same if it ever happens to them. Heck that cone was $6.
hikerboy57
05-20-2013, 20:00
Far from it. They will be working on it for decades.21696
thats weird, theyve almost finished the one on mars
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0g536bLlL1r2bm13o1_400.jpg
What is the other 1/4?
Missing was my guess.
We are at the Captains.
First 20 mile day done.
Mountain Mike
05-20-2013, 20:04
Missing was my guess.
We are at the Captains.
First 20 mile day done.
Congrats OZ!:banana:clap
atmilkman
05-20-2013, 20:06
Missing was my guess.
We are at the Captains.
First 20 mile day done.
Congrats OZ!:banana:clap
Way to go guys.
Deer Hunter
05-20-2013, 20:07
If you visit the Black Hills there are lots of things to see beyond normal touron traps. Definately drive through Custer SP. 21692And there is a missel silo just off the interstate.2169321694 Or if you are up for a short hike Bear Butte make a nice little climb with great view of the plains.21695
Here are a few links of sites.
Devils Tower: http://www.nps.gov/deto/index.htm
Badlands: http://www.nps.gov/badl/index.htm
Wind Cave: http://www.nps.gov/wica/index.htm
Custer State Park; http://www.sdgfp.info/parks/Regions/Custer/Index.htm
Crazy Horse: http://www.crazyhorsememorial.org/
Mt Rushmore: http://www.nps.gov/moru/index.htm
Deadwood: http://www.deadwood.org/
Bear Butte: http://www.sdgfp.info/Parks/Regions/NorthernHills/BearButte.htm
Ft Mead: http://www.fortmeademuseum.org/
Minuteman Missile Silo: http://www.nps.gov/mimi/index.htm
Needles Highway: http://www.allblackhills.com/attractions/needles_highway.php
Air & Space Museum @ Ellsworth AFB. : http://www.pbase.com/harpeggio/south_dakota_air_and_space_museum
1800 Train: http://www.pbase.com/harpeggio/1880_train
Been to 7 of them. Got trapped behind an oversized RV that couldn't fit through the first tunnel on the Needles Highway. They were trying to back down the curvy road. Felt sorry for the man and woman.
Congrats OZ!:banana:clap
Thanks MM
That is first of the ones to get me to Lynchburg by next wed/thurs not first ever.
AA, IM and I hiked in with packs.
Mother T got here with a slackpack.
atmilkman
05-20-2013, 20:10
AA, IM and I hiked in with packs.
Mother T got here with a slackpack.
Are you staying there?
hikerboy57
05-20-2013, 20:11
Missing was my guess.
We are at the Captains.
First 20 mile day done.
thats over 32 km!!!
hikerboy57
05-20-2013, 20:12
thats over 32 km!!!
you must need new shoes again!!
Mountain Mike
05-20-2013, 20:13
What's the rush? Is there an outfitter there?:eek:;)
What's the rush? Is there an outfitter there?:eek:;)
That is just brutal, getting his hopes up with the outfitter talk. :D
hikerboy57
05-20-2013, 21:04
I wonder how much of this gear he's buying will be able to use on the bubble gum trail.
I wonder how much of this year he's buying will be able to use on the bubble gum trail.
Just the grape flavored
hikerboy57
05-20-2013, 21:17
Just the grape flavored
grape?
doesnt mix well wih nido, which i sstill cant find in ny, by the way
Just the grape flavored
grape?
doesnt mix well wih nido, which i sstill cant find in ny, by the way
I knew NY was a wasteland!
atmilkman
05-20-2013, 21:25
grape?
doesnt mix well wih nido, which i sstill cant find in ny, by the way
Just had to make Nido for a supper recipe. Was out of milk. Can you believe it. I blame it on Trail Days. I had to chug a quart Fri. morning before we left. Can't find it in NY. I thought you could get anything in NY. Have you tried an all Hispanic store?
hikerboy57
05-20-2013, 21:25
I knew NY was a wasteland!
heck i cant even find a dollar general.
lots of .99 stores though.
heard over the loudspeaker:
"price check"-"99 cents"
"price check"-"99 cents"
"price check"-"99 cents"
i know its not haiku, but its not poetry either.
hikerboy57
05-20-2013, 21:26
Just had to make Nido for a supper recipe. Was out of milk. Can you believe it. I blame it on Trail Days. I had to chug a quart Fri. morning before we left. Can't find it in NY. I thought you could get anything in NY. Have you tried an all Hispanic store?
i'll have to visit the barrio.
yo hablo espanol muy malo.
Just had to make Nido for a supper recipe. Was out of milk. Can you believe it. I blame it on Trail Days. I had to chug a quart Fri. morning before we left. Can't find it in NY. I thought you could get anything in NY. Have you tried an all Hispanic store?
i'll have to visit the barrio.
yo hablo espanol muy malo.
Mucho trevaho or immigration is the only Spanish I know!
hikerboy57
05-20-2013, 22:25
in starfaces email to me, she told me at the blue blaze cafe when we had breakfast she had written "its not about the kilometers, its about the smilometers"on the paper tablecloth, and its now hanging on the wall there.
Another Kevin
05-20-2013, 22:34
AK had a very concise answer to the tick question thread. My hiking partner has informed me that he will not be helping me look for ticks.
I saw that...somethin to do with a mirror and a good friend
Hmm, I wasn't expecting to make that much of an impression with the posting! The things that hikers will read into a posting! :eek:
Most of the places that you guys appear to be thinking about, I can check just fine with a mirror. But there are a few spots that you kind of need to have a partner check (or a second mirror, held in a third hand - a nifty trick if you can do it!) to check. For example, under the hairline at the back of the neck or over the ears - and I've had a tick attach right at the hairline in back at least once.
I can use a mirror to check between my legs and under my arms all by myself, thank you. :) (Which, I'm sure, is a relief to my non-hiker wife.)
"Bartender, give me an entendre. Make it a double."
Another Kevin
05-20-2013, 22:47
It is an OCD thing. People with OCD are constantly looking for order and patterns. I benefit from the same "affliction" that Telsa did. My obsession convinced me of the presence of a designer in all things (Romans 1:20). I am obsessed with the number 4. He was obsessed with the number 3. The post number was 37773. 3 seven 3. 3 times 7 = 21. 2 + 1 = 3. 3 3 3. It makes little sense to those who are not obsessed with numbers, but I am certain it would not be lost on him.
And 37773 is divisible by 33. The quotient, 1399, is prime.
heck i cant even find a dollar general.
lots of .99 stores though.
heard over the loudspeaker:
"price check"-"99 cents"
"price check"-"99 cents"
"price check"-"99 cents"
i know its not haiku, but its not poetry either.
HB, so in NY you have 99 cent stores instead of Dollar stores? That is really funny, and I will leave it at that. :D
BirdBrain
05-21-2013, 00:10
And 37773 is divisible by 33. The quotient, 1399, is prime.
Now that's what I am talking about.
BirdBrain
05-21-2013, 00:27
↑↑ Well... I never noticed that before. Learn something old every day.
rocketsocks
05-21-2013, 05:43
Hmm, I wasn't expecting to make that much of an impression with the posting! The things that hikers will read into a posting! :eek:
Most of the places that you guys appear to be thinking about, I can check just fine with a mirror. But there are a few spots that you kind of need to have a partner check (or a second mirror, held in a third hand - a nifty trick if you can do it!) to check. For example, under the hairline at the back of the neck or over the ears - and I've had a tick attach right at the hairline in back at least once.
I can use a mirror to check between my legs and under my arms all by myself, thank you. :) (Which, I'm sure, is a relief to my non-hiker wife.)
"Bartender, give me an entendre. Make it a double."+1 on the dueling mirrors AK.
FarmerChef
05-21-2013, 07:42
What is the other 1/4?
Yes indeed. Good catch, Astro. I wanted to scream Wolverines! in my post but wasn't sure that would come across quite as well. :P
Wise Old Owl
05-21-2013, 08:13
http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/60/6066/KYZD100Z/posters/eric-lewis-no-i-don-t-have-any-weed-new-yorker-cartoon.jpgPage 1900!
How many days for Grafton Notch to Gorham NH? Two or Three? It's 31 miles
atmilkman
05-21-2013, 08:59
How many days for Grafton Notch to Gorham NH? Two or Three? It's 31 miles
Oh sure. Now that your over forty your feeling foxy hunh?
hikerboy57
05-21-2013, 09:02
How many days for Grafton Notch to Gorham NH? Two or Three? It's 31 miles
i took 5 but it can be done in 3.
BirdBrain
05-21-2013, 09:12
Page 1900!
I am waiting for page 1961. I am going to own that one.
BirdBrain
05-21-2013, 09:13
How many days for Grafton Notch to Gorham NH? Two or Three? It's 31 miles
When is that happening? These trips are getting wicked close to my stomping grounds.
i took 5 but it can be done in 3.
I have three days. June 3rd, 4th and 5th! Anyone want to go hiking?
Deer Hunter
05-21-2013, 09:40
Looks like Astro might have some bad weather today. I really dont like this part: possibly a tornado
http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Searcy+AR+USAR0508:1:US
When is that happening? These trips are getting wicked close to my stomping grounds.
June 3rd to 5th!
I'm thinking about going super-duper-uber-ultra-light on this trip. Just taking a snickers bar and a credit card. How does this sound?
BirdBrain
05-21-2013, 09:49
June 3rd to 5th!
Very tempting. I am already using 6 weeks of vacation in June and July. Hmmm..............
BirdBrain
05-21-2013, 09:51
I'm thinking about going super-duper-uber-ultra-light on this trip. Just taking a snickers bar and a credit card. How does this sound?
Do you have a big credit card? Can it be used as a shelter? Sounds about right.
Do you have a big credit card? Can it be used as a shelter? Sounds about right.
I cut off the extra weight on the credit card to cut weight and also acts as a knife blade for skinning chipmunks!
coach lou
05-21-2013, 09:54
I'm thinking about going super-duper-uber-ultra-light on this trip. Just taking a snickers bar and a credit card. How does this sound?
Will you have pockets to carry the Snickers and plastic?
BirdBrain
05-21-2013, 09:54
I cut off the extra weight on the credit card to cut weight and also acts as a knife blade for skinning chipmunks!
Repackage the snickers bars in saran wrap and carry helium balloons and you should be there.
coach lou
05-21-2013, 09:57
Looks like Astro might have some bad weather today. I really dont like this part: possibly a tornado
http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Searcy+AR+USAR0508:1:US
A terrible thing. Tornados, hurricanes, Blizzards, ice storms, wild fires....locusts.....what next?
BirdBrain
05-21-2013, 09:58
A terrible thing. Tornados, hurricanes, Blizzards, ice storms, wild fires....locusts.....what next?
Expert cyber hiker opinions.
coach lou
05-21-2013, 10:00
....and we all have them:D
BirdBrain
05-21-2013, 10:00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_3AdG7W4gs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_3AdG7W4gs
coach lou
05-21-2013, 10:00
I'm going for it!:banana