And in the next few years I imagine we'll get to see some Bill Bryson bobbly-head dolls at each one!Originally Posted by Uriah
Help me out with the red cup thing. I have seen them mentioned with something to do with Starbucks. What is the deal with them? What is everyone teasing about with them? I don't go to Starbucks enough to get the joke.Man, thank goodness the ATC isn't selling plain red cups this holiday season . . .
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln
I pm'ed you to avoid thread drift - and furthering absurd controversies.
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"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
That won't stop 'em.
The trouble I have with campfires are the folks that carry a bottle in one hand and a Bible in the other.
You never know which one is talking.
The decision to feature a Bill Bryson bobble head doll AND his books AND his DVDs on the cover of the ATCs catalogue deserves to be mocked.
Is is a big deal in the context of all the great things the ATC does?
Of course not.
Just worth noting that the ATC of TODAY saw fit to feature Bill Bryson's and Robert Redford's work TO ITS MEMBERSHIP over that of more humble origins the THEY KNOW FULL WELL better captures the heart and soul of the trail they LOVE.
Given the HIGH REGARD most of us hold the organization, it probably takes someone like me take issue with that DETAIL a public forum. That said, I feel confident that more than a few have had similar thoughts.
As organizations grow, they can change character-- and little things can send a loud message.
Makes me sick!! Thx for all you do! I make a point to clean up trash left behind...every bit helps....
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I thought his mission was to bring peace and good will to all of humanity (that and stamp out red cups) He came up short.
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Love people and use things; never the reverse.
Mt. Katahdin would be a lot quicker to climb if its darn access trail didn't start all the way down in Georgia.
Now, that's funny!
Next time I order at Starbucks I'm telling them my name is Bill Bryson. That way I can offend everyone at once.
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BSP asks ATC for help mitigating increased AT hiker impact.
ATC heavily promotes a movie that most say will increase AT hiker impact.
It didn't go unnoticed.
Teej
"[ATers] represent three percent of our use and about twenty percent of our effort," retired Baxter Park Director Jensen Bissell.
C'mon, Rick. It's not like they put the movie on the cover of the ATN.
Oh, wait...
Teej
"[ATers] represent three percent of our use and about twenty percent of our effort," retired Baxter Park Director Jensen Bissell.
C'mon, Rick. It's not like they put the movie on the cover of the ATN.
Oh, wait...
Teej
"[ATers] represent three percent of our use and about twenty percent of our effort," retired Baxter Park Director Jensen Bissell.
Don't forget these guys.
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In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln
Gandolf was always my favorite Avenger.
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
So what's the ATC suppose to do, tell people not to hike the trail?
I saw WITW and I doubt it will inspire any of the crowd that was in the theater with me to hike much. Mostly they seemed to be elderly Redford fans.
"Chainsaw" GA-ME 2011
youtube vids are bringin' out the "problem hikers" on the AT. lots of them are party vids showin' dopin' and drinkin'.
Long before the AT became commerical. I made a decision to support them only in token ways. Cleaning up my area when I have the time and rarely in a minimal way with money. My major support has long been going to the Green Mountain Club. Quite frankly my heart would not be broken if the AT was allowed to become overgrown. I'm not forking over for advertising. The GMC just seems more important to me than individuals ego's., and even they are getting out of line. If grass roots support of the AT fizzles out so will the path. Just think hikers might actually have to carry a map and compass. If it becomes bobblehead commerical. My interest in the AT will become historical. No real interest in a racetrack fronting as a hiking trail, no interest a hiking trail catering the bucket list vacationing type with zero backwoods skills. Not on my dollar. If I were king close her for several years. Cull out the groupies.
As usual Lone Wolf is correct. WITW probably won't encourage a dozen people to hike the trail. It wasn't even really about the trail.
I love the smell of esbit in the morning!
There is a certain person who has a pretty visible presence on the Facebook AT groups who has been "producing" thru hiking vids with the dope smoking and party themes.
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In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln
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