Interesting read in the Washington Post on the MD push. Kind of lame they slept in a hotel that night, tho..
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...072501658.html
Interesting read in the Washington Post on the MD push. Kind of lame they slept in a hotel that night, tho..
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...072501658.html
That's not much of a challenge. Any reasonably fit thru-hiker can do it.
Just to the left, heading south and not seen in the article photo, was a cow pasture with a bunch of longhorn steers.
"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..."
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i believe i hold the record for the 40 mile challenge. i did it in 6 days in 2003.
is this a joke?Originally Posted by Alligator
also i agree with l. wolf, it's not that tough
Branded no less.Originally Posted by wilconow
"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..."
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must have missed the cows
I could be off, they may have been a little north of there. I have the date on the photos at home. Are those recent? There are longhorns heading south somewhere between Duncannon and Rt. 70 in MD. That curve in the trail looked very familiar, as I joked to a NOBO that I had riled up the cattle and he should be careful. He had come out of the trees as I was reaching the far end of the field. I could have gotten the field wrong though. I'll post the photos when I get home.Originally Posted by wilconow
"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..."
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the photo in the washington post is the result of a recent relo (late '03/early '04)
but before the trail basically went through someone's driveway and a dirtroad...
my photos were from april 2005
i never saw cattle on the md part of the trail, but ive only been hiking since '03
It was supposed to be a lead-in for a barnyard humor not swamp humor .
I could easily be off, but, if your photo is to the left of the blaze in the article's picture, did you focus over the well traveled trail that's there? Even the second lower photo doesn't show trail.
I went through there less than 2 weeks ago.
"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..."
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come to think of it, i believe the relo takes you through 2 meadows.
one is where you see the house with the satellite dish (my photos)
the other one is in the one pictured in the wash. post. i never saw cattle there, but it would seem more possible than the area in my photos.
sorry about that.. glad we could clear it up
Last edited by wilconow; 07-26-2006 at 13:40.
============================Originally Posted by the goat
I lost track of time in 2003 but I think I might have beat you by a day or two.
'Slogger
The more I learn ...the more I realize I don't know.
OK, photo is up
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/...s&cutoffdate=1
That was definitely MD, the last day I hiked was in MD.
You owe me one barnyard joke!
"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..."
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Two bulls are standing on a hill. Down in the valley, they see a group of cows.Originally Posted by Alligator
The young bull excitedly nudges the old bull and says, "Hey! Hey! I know! Let's run down there and **** one of those cows!"
The old bull looks at the young bull, then turns and takes a long look at the cows. He turns back to the young bull and says, "Son, I got a better idea. Let's walk down there and **** em' all."
Skids
Insanity: Asking about inseams over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein, (attributed)
actually I have the record. 7.5 days for the 40 mile challenge this year. Top that. hehe
See ya when I get there.
ROTFLMAO. The old are wise.
"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
Whiteblaze.net User Agreement.
thanks for the photo!