07, whos your minnesota smith?
do you guys have any stand out , wyoming skateboarder types or your own ms yet? anyone who everyone is talking about ? whos your mascott?
matthewski
I'd volunteer myself, but I don't think I'm nearly colorful enough. I have a feeling someone will come to the forefront within the next several weeks.
"Too much civilization around here! Remember when the woods used to be woods, Harry?"
I thought Matthewski was already elected.
I concur
If you're looking for more unique political and social commentary in a "stream of conciousness" style he would be the natural choice. Especially after the way he carried the torch for MS last year.Originally Posted by Frolicking Dinosaurs
If that's not your cup of tea then the "Blissful and family" thread would probably suit...seems like they've got a large following already.
"When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute.
But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute--and it's longer than any hour.
That's relativity." --Albert Einstein--
What defines a Minnesota Smith? Someone who takes 11 months to hike the trail? Someone who gets a thread about them? Someone who likes to put peanut butter in other people's beards?
We won't have a Minnesota Smith. We'll have our own legends and characters.
you sound jealous.minnesotasmith is one-of-a-kind. there will never be another. most hikers are cookie-cutter sheeple. his legend will live on.
you sound jealous.
I love you Marine!
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
-Churchill
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scorpiorising80/
Minnesotasmith was a thru-hiking GOD. Matthewski could have been ayou sound jealous.
thru-hiking GOD with an added degree of flatulance but the taxman confiscated his dreams. Now he is flatluant dreamer.
(_*_) Blaaaaaaaat...
A good press agent. A compelling character. Good script. Likeable cast. Lots of "buzz".
SHEEPLE?!? I love it!
"Too much civilization around here! Remember when the woods used to be woods, Harry?"
For us new guys (and girls), what makes his story so unique? I'm curious...
Nothin', really. He just had a good PR agent.
You never turned around to see the frowns
On the jugglers and the clowns
When they all did tricks for you.
HA! I'm surprised nobody caught this DOM
And......shall the dogwood go down in history?
I think so!
Again, "hike your own hike" comes to mind when I think of Minnesota Smith.
That means......don't take hiking so seriously that it interferes with the ability to enjoy and have fun.
The Minnesota Smith thread was informative, educational and for some (most of us), humorous. Regardless of how he hiked, he indeed thru-hiked it.
There were times when the thread was very serious. Yet, we were able to have fun with it.
There is nothing wrong with that.
Each step taken on the Appalachian Trail is a historical one. It's people, the same. Categorize them however you will.
To answer your kwestion Matty, yes I have many. This year I am following many hikers. I have many ideas. Who knows, maybe I'll start a new thread.
Whoops. I didn't mean to sounds jealous. I'm really not. I was trying to invoke the idea that MS was one of a kind, like Wolf said. It just didn't come out right.
i know you're not. i'm just messin' with ya.
I've already seen several hikers come through this year.....but so many are doing it "by the book" so to say. I'm going to follow many of them, and we'll see who I find!
The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose............................................ ...
Strong and content I travel the open road
~Walt Whitman Song of the open road
What book?
Wingfoot's.
or yours
could be by your book Jack, just e-published....
peace
mf
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