...when the five second rule becomes the five hour rule.
'All my lies are always wishes" ~Jeff Tweedy~
...Or when you have headlamps in nearly every room in the house and one hanging on the interior doorknob to the main entry.Originally Posted by Smile
When you still have your headlamp hanging on your bedpost and use it regularly.
Skids
Insanity: Asking about inseams over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein, (attributed)
When you can actually look forward to a can of sardines for lunch?
When you have enough gear to completly outfit a whole 'nother hiker (or 2!)
~If you cant do it with one bullet, dont do it at all.
~Well behaved women rarely make history.
damn! forgot
... you're losing weight in spite of eating massive quantities of the greasiest, sweetest, carb-loaded food you can get your hands on.
... 1500 feet of vertical no longer inspires fear, but a sigh or a shrug
... wearing the same socks or underwear for three days no longer inspires disgust, but a sigh or a shrug
... indoor plumbing begins to appear miraculous.
... news and politics become irrelevant, and weather becomes all-important
... you begin to anticipate and even participate in "random acts of kindness"
As a 1600-mile section hiker, I still worry about where to step at stream crossings. I hate walking in wet socks & boots!
"when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." --HST
Uncle Silly VA->VT '05, VT->ME '07, VA->GA ??
When you think you should have taken Monkey Butt for your trail name.
When hot trail food is the highlite of your day.
When you no longer mind the mice at the leantos sharing your sleepingbag.
When you know that the next time your going to see any action (sex) could be 5 months away and you just shrug your shoulders
IN VINO VERITAS
When you wear your clothes into the shower and wash them with shampoo.
the five second rule becomes the ten feet rule
Gaiter
homepage.mac.com/thickredhair
web.mac.com/thickredhair/AT_Fall_07
have a large collection maps and guidebooks.
ask everyone they meet about tents, Gore-Tex, and water filters.
introduce themselves by a funny name.
insist on knowing the weight, to the nearest gram, of everything they buy.
don't like their 100% cotton underwear and socks anymore.
have an obsessive interest in weather, day length, elevation gains and losses, and how far they can hike in one day.
“Only two things are infinite; The universe and human stupidity,
And I’m starting to wonder about the universe.”
Albert Einstein
I agree. This phenomena usually only occurs toward the end of a long day of hiking in wet conditions where my feet cannot get any wetter and I just want to get to my destination to remove the wet footwear.
sucks for you. i got action every year i was out there. you must stink or somethin'
When you know that the next time your going to see any action (sex) could be 5 months away and you just shrug your shoulders
When you are not hiking, you inspect food packaging for nutritional value as a candidate for a future hike.
when some "trash juice" leaks in the trunk of your car and your wife asks if you're wearing your hiking shoes
Last edited by soulrebel; 10-31-2007 at 22:10.
See ya when I get there.
Not just "Thru-hikers"....all hikers!!
You know you have been on the trail awhile when the the four letters "AYCE" get you sexually aroused!
Just Jim
Last edited by Just a Hiker; 10-31-2007 at 22:43. Reason: Didn't want to leave anyone out!
When you get off the bus in your home town, at hikes end, and someone yells..."get back on the bus, we've got enough homeless people around here already" !!
Then you are just a hobo
Sometimes you can't hear them talk..Other times you can.
The same old cliches.."Is that a woman or a man?"
You always seem out-numbered..You don't dare make a stand.
OR.... you're seen in a VA garden swapping shirts with a SCARECROW..
Phew!
Good thing you tacked 'bo' on the end.
She can shoot you know.
Skids
Insanity: Asking about inseams over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein, (attributed)
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