I'm surprised no one has mentioned not bringing maps..
I'm surprised no one has mentioned not bringing maps..
Snore like a wounded moose.
Pee near the trail.
Pack explosions in shelters.
I guess all the above for me.. Especially heading out with ot telling anyone. Hey, if their not here when I go, thats there problem. When its time to go, Its time to go!!
"So what if theres a mountain, get over it!!!" - Graywolf, 2010
It's time to go!
"For me, it is better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
Carl Sagan
not telling my parents where i was for weeks at a time hiking never worked for me. i was running away , and whenever i called from the doyal or dwg to ask for busfare home and to appologize, mom never got mad, never was at a loss for where i was, allways figured i was hiking my trail, and so i was defeated time and time again trying to hurt my family by being a runnaway like bro and sis were. when they ran away, folks chased them and hunted them and worried. when i tryed, they were fine with guessing i was hiking, even if they werent sure how long id been gone. so they never thaught of me as a runnaway. something i longed for.lol.
matthewski
I pee in privies.
Sometimes when I run into a hiker coming toward me and they ask about the terrain or location that I have just passed, I can't resist the urge to be a little less than truthful.
I don't hike often enough.
I stay off WB too long.
I don't camp the recommended footage from water sources, but I try to obey staying off the trail.
I don't pee on peoples tents at night or poop in fire rings as some have previously stated...
That's about it. I am better at pointing out others mistakes than my own. If my wife was on here, she would have a long list!
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. - Tertullian
I run with scissors.
If you find yourself in a fair fight; your tactics suck.
I remembered another one. I get lolipops when in town...I stick the paper handles into the ground. If you ever saw about 1/4-inch of white stick poking out of the ground that means I passed that spot.
Is it a bad habit to ask strangers how long their cheese lasts?
Skids
Insanity: Asking about inseams over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein, (attributed)
1. I smoke
2. I drink
3. I chew
4. and I hang out with women who does those things two
Would you be offended if I told you to
TAKE A HIKE!
CowHead
"If at first you don't succeed......Skydiving is not for you" Zen Isms
I once was lost, then I hike the trail
If I'm not leading the trip, I don't study the route as much as I should--and occasionally don't carry a map.
I sometimes don't carry enough water. Then I end up thirsty. Oh well.
I never hang my food. I always sleep with it. I hiked part of the PCT in the Sierras without a bear canister.
I don't bring a rain jacket and then I get miserable and wet in the rain.
I don't use a headlamp and instead fumble around in the dark.
I'm not very good at reading maps. I usually don't have a compass. I sometimes take a wrong turn and end up lost. Once I was so incredibly lost I didn't even have a clue where I was. Another time I went the wrong way but after a few hours I figured it out and at least I knew where I would end up. Worked out both times just fine.
Sometimes I just push over a rock to take a dump and then push the rock back on top after.
Some knew me as Piper, others as just Diane.
I hiked the PCT: Mexico to Mt. Shasta, 2008. Santa Barbara to Canada, 2009.
Sometimes I'll put on the most dejected, sorrowful, pained expression, and limp a bit, as I'm attempting to hitch a ride into town/back to the TH. Is that bad?