bob dylan...

[cliffordbarnabus]

...and the times, they are a' changin'

i am a caretaker near lake santeetlah, nc. i have thru-hiked the AT twice. PCT once. also, i'm an avid cyclist.

i do loops that cross the AT several times. i always carry trail magic. the other day, i was at fontana dam shelter. i had cookies. but it took a while to get thru to the thru'er's. why? they were huddled in the shelter. huddled together. around a small screen. watching a movie. finally, they paused it to accept my offerings.

i don't own a cell phone.

i ain't some luddite. i just don't like things beeping at me.

anyhow, technology....they were watching a movie. it was 65 degrees and sunny. i was watching the mountains.

[One Half]

that much effort I would have said "screw 'em" and taken the cookies to someone more appreciative

[Stone1984]

I have to carry 2 phones in everyday life right now. When I am in the woods one of the things I look forward to most is not having service and not having to look at it.

[Patriot76]

Technology is like a leash. It is great for raising kids and keeping track of their activities, but I hate when it is keeping track of me.

[Busky2]

I switched from Verizon to T-Mobile to "save money" but with less coverage back then I could go days without checking in if I wanted to and just blame it on T, not so much anymore.

[Rex Clifton]

...and the times, they are a' changin'

i am a caretaker near lake santeetlah, nc. i have thru-hiked the AT twice. PCT once. also, i'm an avid cyclist.

i do loops that cross the AT several times. i always carry trail magic. the other day, i was at fontana dam shelter. i had cookies. but it took a while to get thru to the thru'er's. why? they were huddled in the shelter. huddled together. around a small screen. watching a movie. finally, they paused it to accept my offerings.

i don't own a cell phone.

i ain't some luddite. i just don't like things beeping at me.

anyhow, technology....they were watching a movie. it was 65 degrees and sunny. i was watching the mountains.

Bobby, you gotta get with the times cause "you better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone". Despite the rhetoric about it being a zen experience, it can get pretty boring out in the bush.


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[Odd Man Out]

It doesn't take a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

[cliffordbarnabus]

i get it. hyoh. to each, his/her own. it was just an interesting experience.

also, when i went into the men's bathroom at the fontana dam shelter, i felt like i was back in india. there were all sorts of extension cords and socket multipliers and a spider web of usb cables charging everyone's phone.

[rocketsocks]

Haven't you heard of cosmic radiation, solar flares, maybe they were just seeking shelter from the storm.

[Old Hiker]

that much effort I would have said "screw 'em" and taken the cookies to someone more appreciative

We seriously need "like" - "dislike" buttons on WhiteBlaze. A quick "like" for this one.

[Old Hiker]

that much effort I would have said "screw 'em" and taken the cookies to someone more appreciative

We seriously need "like" - "dislike" buttons on WhiteBlaze. A quick "like" for this one.

[August W.]

I'm just relieved to find this thread isn't about Dylan going on another bear mountain picnic...or worse.

[Puddlefish]

This comes down to "Stop liking what I don't like." This isn't a times have changed concern, this has always been the case.

I ran into two cranky trail angels on my hike, one of whom yelled at me because I politely declined their "hiker hospitality." In my case, I was trying to commune with nature, not hang out at a smelly loud intersection to chat with them.

You might think that you were providing something of value to them. They didn't see it that way. That's hardly their fault.

[jfarrell04]

Take care of your memories, for you cannot relive them.

[Uncle Joe]

"Chump don't want da help chump don't git da help!"

[FrogLevel]

Not owning a cell phone in 2017 doesn't make you deeply connected to nature or above anyone. It literally does make you a Luddite.

[Dogwood]

...and the times, they are a' changin'

i am a caretaker near lake santeetlah, nc. i have thru-hiked the AT twice. PCT once. also, i'm an avid cyclist.

i do loops that cross the AT several times. i always carry trail magic. the other day, i was at fontana dam shelter. i had cookies. but it took a while to get thru to the thru'er's. why? they were huddled in the shelter. huddled together. around a small screen. watching a movie. finally, they paused it to accept my offerings.

i don't own a cell phone.

i ain't some luddite. i just don't like things beeping at me.

anyhow, technology....they were watching a movie. it was 65 degrees and sunny. i was watching the mountains.

Hey you're cookies were beaten out by the desire to watch final episode of The Bitchelorette... was it it free internet porn they were watching?

Funny thing is according to various Grand Canyon NP stats more time is spent in the trinket shops buying pictures of the Grand Canyon on tee shirts, coffee cups, calendars, postcards, key chains, and on New Agey/"Native American" CD's than actually at the North or South Rim. Gotta shop, shop, shop and consume, consume, consume. We might joke about it but George Carlin was right. Americas's favorite past time is not baseball. It's consumption and shopping...shopping...shopping

[cliffordbarnabus]

This comes down to "Stop liking what I don't like." This isn't a times have changed concern, this has always been the case.

I ran into two cranky trail angels on my hike, one of whom yelled at me because I politely declined their "hiker hospitality." In my case, I was trying to commune with nature, not hang out at a smelly loud intersection to chat with them.

You might think that you were providing something of value to them. They didn't see it that way. That's hardly their fault.

never blamed 'em or thought less of them....it's just the whole experience made me think!! also, i don't think movies in shelters have "always been the case". at least not on my thru's!

[cliffordbarnabus]

Not owning a cell phone in 2017 doesn't make you deeply connected to nature or above anyone. It literally does make you a Luddite.

never said it made me deeply "connected" with anything....my point is, i don't want to "connect" via cell phones!

[cliffordbarnabus]

Hey you're cookies were beaten out by the desire to watch final episode of The Bitchelorette... was it it free internet porn they were watching?

Funny thing is according to various Grand Canyon NP stats more time is spent in the trinket shops buying pictures of the Grand Canyon on tee shirts, coffee cups, calendars, postcards, key chains, and on New Agey/"Native American" CD's than actually at the North or South Rim. Gotta shop, shop, shop and consume, consume, consume. We might joke about it but George Carlin was right. Americas's favorite past time is not baseball. It's consumption and shopping...shopping...shopping

consume! and be consumed by consumption!

i live a strange life. i get paid nothing. i don't deal with money. people won't believe me, but i live entirely off dumpster dived food. and for dinner tonight (i only eat one meal a day) i'll have a kale salad, vegetarian lasagna, raisin bran and bananas with coconut milk, blueberry greek yogurt, gorp, and protein bars. BURP!