That's the reason I love backpacking. Nice post: short, to the point and on the money again Wolf.Originally Posted by L. Wolf
That's my dog, Echo. He's a fine young dog.
Thanks Ed. It's so true. Most hikers today rush to a town, spend days on end at an overcrowded hostel, slackpacking out of it for days on end. ***n weird. Huge cliques. All the way to Maine. I understand why they cry at Katahdin. They missed SO Much.
A little bit of slackpacking ain't going to kill you or ruin your trip. Where do you draw the line is the question. Four or 5 days in and out of town, arranging shuttles with cellphones, depending on trail angels/providers much of the way.
Not to pick on LW but he's supporting the ultimate slackpack aka sub 40. As the saying goes, HYOH.
Apples and apricots, bro.
thanx dances
the minnisota smith update thread is now accepting applicaions for summit posts.
matthewski says; dear minnisota smith, you are done. go home.
suggestions?
matthewski
I'd suggest a ride to Kent.
LOL! you beat me to itI'd suggest a ride to Kent.
Merry Christmas. What took you so long?
'All my lies are always wishes" ~Jeff Tweedy~
minnisota smith's final request
i minnisota smith being of sound mind and judgement do on this day, august 29th , in the year of our lord 2006, hearby request, if i should die before finnishing the appalachian trail to be carryed by thru hikers to the summit of mount katadhin and left for the vultures, with my gear to be burned at abol bridge that evening while the constitution is read aloud by lone wolf. also i would like my dead stiff body to be propped up against the sign for a summit shot.
matthewski
most thrus don't even carry a full pack. What makes ya think they'd want to carry you??
now that's pretty funny!
It's August 30th, not the 29th.
Don't take anything I say seriously... I certainly don't.
I've carried a full pack to the top of K a few times. I'd carry him.most thrus don't even carry a full pack. What makes ya think they'd want to carry you??
Some towns are worth a few days. Earl was mad the trail was diverted from towns. Seeing them and meeting the people that live there is part of the trip. Damn, I've yellow blazed on a slack! I only do what seems like fun at the time. I like to be masochistic sometimes too, but I'm not making a religion out of it.
Bulletin Bulletin Bulletin
Liberty Springs Campground tonight, Lonesome Lake Hut last night.
South Kingsman was a real Smith-kicker: 6 hours to do 4 miles.
Clear weather, breath taking views all around.
The roots are slicker than the rocks - he's pulled out his leather gloves to protect his hands from stumbles and for climbing.
He met SoBo Goats Milk.
Stay tuned for his Mt. Washington webcam appearance.
You never turned around to see the frowns
On the jugglers and the clowns
When they all did tricks for you.
The Kingsmen sang "Louie, Louie."
The mountain in question is "South Kinsman."
And as far as his staying at Lonesome Lake Hut......geesh, since he doesn't seem to approve of anything the AMC does, then what's he doing there?
Or is he perhaps saying that the club's high-end and exclusive lodging policies
can be forgotten when it's HIMSELF that is in need of a rack for the night?
Ya know, I bet when he showed up exhaused and tired after a long day's Smithkicking, I bet the AMC's lodging houses looked pretty damned good to him.
As long as they took him in, that is.
They probably thought he was on a supply run with that pack.
"Sleepy alligator in the noonday sun
Sleepin by the river just like he usually done
Call for his whisky
He can call for his tea
Call all he wanta but he can't call me..."
Robert Hunter & Ron McKernan
i was thinking the same thing myself!
it seems that MS has the mindset of: "abolish the AMC and all the huts.....after i take advantage of them, that is."
When I said recently that The Whites would "slow him to a crawl", I didn't mean that literally.
'All my lies are always wishes" ~Jeff Tweedy~
To be fair, he probably never had direct experience with them before this, so give him a chance to make an informed decision based on actual experience.i was thinking the same thing myself!
it seems that MS has the mindset of: "abolish the AMC and all the huts.....after i take advantage of them, that is."
Who knows, maybe this experience will change his mind on the huts system, and maybe it will strengthen his resolve against it. But at least he'll have actual personal experience now.
Don't take anything I say seriously... I certainly don't.
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