Skip. Really scary people rarely skip.
Skip. Really scary people rarely skip.
As usual, more wisdom in your simple advice than first meets the eye.
Now if I can only decide what my appearance is once and for all. Some of us have to work a little harder than others appearing too strange or changing too much, at least externally. Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised if we are cause more suspicion, but we might out of courtesy try to change our external appearance less often like you say, and at least try to be a little more predictable.
Small pink teddy bear on top of your pack facing backwards.
"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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Try talking to yourself while waving your arms around. That will warm people up right away.
If you find yourself in a fair fight; your tactics suck.
So here's what I've got so far. After my plastic surgery I should skip down the trail backwards, wearing an Easter bunny costume and a floppy hat, with a pink teddy bear lashed to my pack, all the while talking to myself and waving my arms about. Well, this should prove to be a very intereting journey indeed.
And now the bad news... this is a public forum... so anyone trolling for info on "how to be a hiker" and "how to not look scary" now has all the info they need...
~If you cant do it with one bullet, dont do it at all.
~Well behaved women rarely make history.
You can never appreciate the shade of a tree unless you sweat in the sun.-- Author Unknown
you could skip all that stuff and just finish every sentence you speak to others with the words "according to the prophecy."
One time I was driving through town and a giant bunny waved at me.
Could've been around Easter, but, ya know, that's not a given.
I checked out your TJ page too, and I must disagree...
Nah, you look pretty approachable
I hate it that I missed out on all of this today, but I'd say skip all that other stuff and just go for a flower patterned sundress.
And maybe a nice straw hat
If you don't make waves, it means you ain't paddling