Trail Names
I thought it might be fun to learn how some of you or your aquaintences earned their trail names. I'm sure there are some interesting stories out there.
Carry over from my navy nickname.
"You know your camping trip really isn't going well when you find yourself hoping to stave off sepsis with a six-pack of Icehouse. "
"Age is not an accomplishment, and youth is not a sin."
Two Left Feet. Hospital error.
when I was young (6 or 7) my Dad asked me if I would rather be Wyle E Coyote or the roadrunner.I said Coyote.
The next morning when I woke up and WASN'T coyote I was quite upset.
Name stuck for the last 45 years
headlamp
My son found 2 headlamps while doing an overnight a couple of years back. He was 4 at the time. He wore them both for the whole hike. Now, he wears them whenever we hike. Day or night.
"Donner Party"
Not my trail name...but one that I gave my buddy earlier this year.
We were hiking with the early birds in the snow, temps in the teens at night, and he was reading "The Road" (post-apocalyptic novel) in the shelters...
I don't have a Trail Name yet, I chose Mountain Wildman for this site because the Trail Town I live in is surrounded by Mountains and my best friend always calls me Wildman. I was going to go with White Mountain Wildman but I figured that was a little long.
As a kid I always climbed trees and was dubbed monkey by my family. I can even do a decent monkey impression. Even my Niece calls me Uncle Monkey.
So it was easy to go with Trail Monkey.
My story isn't as good as the others on here. Really...it's kinda boring I guess. I got my name from the way I sleep on backpacking trips...in the tent or in the shelter...on my side..over to my back...turn to the other side...and repeat.Sidebackside
HABAKKUK 3:19
Yaweh my Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer and enables me to walk on mountain heights!
Son and I did some time on the AT in PA this summer - he ended up with Drafty (hikes in a kilt and likes good beer). He gave me TOP (tired old Pole).
Real last name is Gale. So Storm has been around for a long long time.
"The difficult can be done immediately, the impossible takes a little longer"
....... rode my bicycle non-supported from Yorktown, VA to Astoria, OR the year before I thru'd. The name kinda stuck.
"Fish Camp Woman.... Baby, I like the way you smell"
- Unknown Hinson
Mine is a holdover from another hobby, high power rocketry. Hence, I'm jonesin' for rocket launches.
rocket!
now that, I need to see pictures of !!Originally Posted by Rocket Jones
From a few years ago: http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/234466.php
She'll reach a full mile and change with a maximum motor, recovers under parachute.
My daughter took this photo, which is one of my all-time favorites: http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/026849.php
Awesome!!!
Wow, You are into the serious performers, In grammar school I used to build the little ones, mostly Estes, and launch those, still big fun but not as big as your rockets, About 12 years ago I built a Carde Black Brant, It's sitting on my shelf now, never sent it up but I still have the engines for it.
My buddy and I thought about building one about the same size as the one in your picture but we never got off the launch pad(pun intended)
Thanks Rocket !
My wife (in Fla) and I (in WNY) were both huge space/rocketry nerds when we were kids.
A very nice Englishman named me Mr. BuffaloMan. I was stubborn when it came to my 70 lb. pack weight on my thru, I come from South Dakota and I bear a slight reseblance to Buffalo Bill Cody.
Actually, I have 2 but only use 1 in mixed company. First is "Rambunctious Boy" from a John Fogerty song, my daughter was "Midnight Special". Several years ago I canceled a couple of hikes due to severe weather. I don't mind hiking in the rain or snow but it seemed foolish to leave town and head into the eye of the storm. One of the guys I hiked with remembered a scene from the movie "My dog Skip". the main character is getting picked on by 3-4 other kids and he run's home, they follow him yelling "TittyBoy"! After canceling the hikes I started being called Titty Boy, truth be told, I kinda like it. The guy that gave me the name is "Coonass" I definitely like "Titty Boy" better!
Bittersweet
The Gray Fox is from another sport. I was very good at something that a fellow who's nickname was The Silver Fox was good at and a friend gave me an 'also ran' nickname.
I was telling another friend about my exciting plans to do some section hiking next year and how much I wished I had had a chance to hike the AT when I was younger and etc. My friend said, "Hmm, Bittersweet." It seems so appropriate that I gotta go with it.
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