Ouch! That'll leave a mark.Originally Posted by maxNcathy
"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
Maybe not!
I thought about PMing Blissful that comment, but I suspect she's already seen it and has chosen not to comment herself.Ouch! That'll leave a mark.Since she's no doubt busy with far more important things today, I'll proceed directly to her defense.
Last edited by emerald; 02-28-2007 at 01:52. Reason: Added link, modified wording, later.
::: Wacks maxNcathy with dino tail on behalf of Blissful :::
Ah, she can handle herself
A t-shirt never made:
I only do what the White Blazes tell me to do.
woops, that was handle things like the last comments herself, man i need to pay and be able to edit posts
A t-shirt never made:
I only do what the White Blazes tell me to do.
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Actually, I thought her linked comeback impressive, Bunyan.Ah, she can handle things like maxNcathy's comment herself.
As for your editing skills, what I quoted looks fine to me.
Last edited by emerald; 02-24-2007 at 18:30.
Thanks, FD and Shades of Gray. See, I don't have to say a word.
(Back to editing mss...)
Fasten your PBA to your pack!
Get yourself some strong thread and sew your patch to your pack flap. I'd orient it vertically with the bit at the top, just like an axe would be when you'd be about to impart a mighty blow.
Last edited by emerald; 02-25-2007 at 11:05.
Hahaha
So how is everyone this fine and frosty Sunday morning?
That will be some great adventure you have young Paul with your Mom. You will have good and trying times and learn from each other how to enjoy the trail and how to persevere.
Wishing you both the very best
Sandalwood
"Pain is temporary; Pride is Forever"
"LOVED OR HATED, BUT NEVER IGNORED"
Deep in the throes of winter's stifling grip on what longs for spring and the purple hepaticas it's sure to bring.
Spring will soon come to lavish you with its warm and soothing lotion
And guide you as you think and speak and hike
So calm and smooth and easy
Like pure poetry in motion.
So wonderful it will be!
Last edited by emerald; 02-25-2007 at 14:48.
This is what it could be like for you when you start back after some time off in Virginia and set off for points farther north where still more good times await.
The power of positive thinking and enthusiasm will propel you up the A.T. like nothing else. It won't be easy for you at first, but it will get better as you accumulate miles and the confidence that comes with them.
The A.T. saves its greatest rewards for those NOBOs who follow it all the way to Katahdin.
Last edited by emerald; 02-27-2007 at 22:33. Reason: Added a few words.
Wear clean underwear.
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OK - just kidding. Cut out any liners you have in your shorts. Air circulation is the key to combating chafe. Take a battery-powered fan if it helps!
Thru-hiking may be the closest thing to absolute freedom that you ever experience. Don't mess it up with by trying to stick to a schedule or by trying to adapt to someone else's. And spend at least a few nights out in the woods alone.
Great information.
I am a few years past 16, only about 55, but I enjoyed all the great information. In fact I have made a copy of all the suggestions and shall read it daily until I know each and every one. I will then use all of it on the trail.
I hope I can find ways to get on to Whiteblaze from the trail at various times. I am sure I will be able to use and need your help from time to time.
Tomman
Red-eyed vireos
Early-starters, hang tough, for when red-eyed vireos return from South America to their Appalachian haunts, they will rally northbound A.T. hikers by repeating in a loud, clear, encouraging voice 'you can do it, go for it!' Through these efforts, they have converted some of the most timid doubters into the strongest, most capable believers.
Last edited by emerald; 03-02-2007 at 17:49. Reason: Reword.
Take to heart your byline...
"Fixed fortifications are monuments to the stupidity of man."
General George S. Patton Jr.
It's agood one.
*Take your "itinerary/schedule" (you know what I mean, it's that piece of paper that tells you where you're gonna be at four-thirty in the afternoon of your 139th day)......take that piece of paper and start a fire with it.
*Whatever your plans are for the trip in terms of a timetable, add two or three weeks. This will give you extra time to go slower, take unexpected time off, etc.
*When you're at a waterfall, or scenic view, or beautiful campsite, whenever
you find yourself mentally saying "Great spot, but I gotta get movin' and
make the miles!" Well, whenever you catch yourself saying that, pause for
a minute and resist the temptation to get up and hike. If you want to sit
on a rock and enjoy the view for two hours, well do it. If you wanna go
swimming three times in one day, well do it. If you camp at a place that's
so fine you don't want to leave, well stay there all day the next day, it'll
affect your trip schedule not at all. Remember that of the places you visit,
and the things you see, in all likelihood, you'll see most of them ONCE. Slow
down and enjoy it.....very few people look back at their trips years later and
say "Geez, all in all, I wish I'd finished the trip faster!"
*Even if you're dog tired at day's end, be willing to make one climb at the end
of the day and camp up high somewhere. That's where the sunsets are.
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