meanie .Originally Posted by Rasty
besides it was my pack
I laugh every time I see my avatar for some reason.
because its so you
It is like a license to be mean also. It's almost expected.
you're diabolical
Where is Hikermom?
her twin made a cameo appearance in woos group earlier this evening
I'll just take two of them…
In all seriousness though, I'm a planner. I would LOVE to plan a thru-hike. Pouring over maps and planning meals and mail drops and such, distances and water breaks and all that. But I could never go… for one the wife would never accept me being gone for that long (And no, I can't leave her, my kid is in school; I still have 8 more years on the contract) She doesn't even like me being gone for a two night hike and treats me like crap when I do.
I want to eventually do some section hikes of about a week, and work through it slowly like that. Fantasizing IS part of the fun. But much like your all female swedish hiking team, the reality would not live up to the fantasy. After a few days they would be some tired smelly women complaining about blisters and all the guys hitting on them.
But there are some parts of the reality that are worth it: Tramping uphill for hours only to finally come out to a view that just takes your breath away is the kind of experience that has to be earned. Thinking as you gently rock to sleep in a hammock in the middle of nowhere about how your friends and family have to get up and fight traffic to spend time in an office with customers they hate or supervisors that couldn't manage their way out of an empty parking lot. Realizing after several days the simple joys of a hot shower and a flush toilet are some of life's most incredible inventions.
Please don't read my blog at theosus1.Wordpress.com
"I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. Thank God for Search and Rescue" - Robert Frost (first edit).
Go out a bit at a time. Walk a few miles in good weather. Sleep under the stars on a cloudless night. Leave the electronics turned off. The magic will find you. You've only got to meet it halfway. Then go home and be grateful for baths, mattresses, etc. Glory be. At least you asked. There is some hope for you.
Half the fun for me is feeling I can't take another step because I'm so tired and in so much pain, but I do it anyway. I feel so accomplished.
Long distance hiking is all about deprivation, fatigue, and maybe a bit of pain.
hmmmmm. i've done 16,000 of LDH and never felt them adjectives
you went home once when it was no fun also! you must of done it all wrong.
I'm so confused, I'm not sure if I lost my horse or found a rope.
once? a buncha times. never cuz of deprivation, fatigue or pain
Me too.. you look fat!
Because he's not fat...LOL!!
I'm here... you can be a blue meanie now.
Must be because you are a Marine. After that long distance hiking is just a vacation in the woods.
The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General
it's a mindset for sureMust be because you are a Marine. After that long distance hiking is just a vacation in the woods.
You said it's cuz you weren't having fun anymore...
Let me tell you about pain... I hiked 30.4 miles in 2 days. I consider that a long distance to hike in that amount of time, straight from home to the trail. My FEET were killing me! I keep going back for more....
So whatcha sayin?? You are not a "normal" person? You can hike the trail effortlessly, a bunch of times?Hence the phase- it's just walkin. I want a video camera to follow you hikin... I mean walkin.... I won't believe it till I see it....
yup. pretty much
So whatcha sayin?? You are not a "normal" person? You can hike the trail effortlessly, a bunch of times?
or perhaps its just that you are....the most interesting man in the world
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