WhiteBlaze Commonly Used Abbreviations :

[Kookork]

The first time I posted in this forum I did not know many of the abbreviations which are commonly used in this forum and it took me a while to know most of them and still I do not know some of them.

Let's mention these abbreviations to make it easier for new members who start posting in this forum understand these abbreviations:

For start here are some of them:

HYOH: Hike your own hike

AT : Appalachian Trail

PCT: Pacific Crest Trail

CDT: Continental Divide Trail

CT: Colorado Trail

ADT: American Discovery trail

GG: Granite Gear

FS: For sale

WTB: Want to buy

BA: Big Agnes

NoBo: North bound

SoBo: South bound

BD: Black Diamond

WOO: Wise Old Owl

LW: Lone Wolf

HB: Hiker Boy

How many others you can add to the list?

[budforester]

EVOO: extra virgin olive oil
GORP: trail mix (as in, good ol' raisins and peanuts)
FBC: freezer bag cooking

(can you tell I'm a foodie?)

NOC: Nantahala Outdoor Center
AFSP: Amicalola Falls State Park
OP: original poster

[Kookork]

EVOO: extra virgin olive oil
GORP: trail mix (as in, good ol' raisins and peanuts)
FBC: freezer bag cooking

(can you tell I'm a foodie?)

NOC: Nantahala Outdoor Center
AFSP: Amicalola Falls State Park
OP: original poster

Nice additions budforester.

[HikerMom58]

What's the 100 mile wilderness abb. ... HMW?

TW:Train Wreck
ATM: ATMilkman
DH: Deer Hunter
MM: Mountain Mike
The Big K: Katahdin
OS: One Sock

Just to name a few....

WM: Winged Monkey
DS: Different Socks
Elf : Sarcasm the Elf
CT: Chaco Taco
BB: Bird Brain
AK: Another Kevin
Gator: Alligator
SM: Slow Mind

TA: Trail Angel
TJ: Trail Journal

[Kookork]

What's the 100 mile wilderness abb. ... HMW?

TW:Train Wreck
ATM: ATMilkman
DH: Deer Hunter
MM: Mountain Mike
The Big K: Katahdin
OS: One Sock

Just to name a few....

WM: Winged Monkey
DS: Different Socks
Elf : Sarcasm the Elf
CT: Chaco Taco
BB: Bird Brain
AK: Another Kevin
Gator: Alligator
SM: Slow Mind

Also:
HM: Hiker Mom ( if it was my choice I would call you PM which is ab for "Peace Maker" which suits more to your character.

[Trail Ponderer]

I hope these are right.

FWIW: For what it's worth
IMHO: In my honest opinion

[importman77]

JK: Just kidding
AFAICR: As far as I can recall.
IIRC: If I remember correctly.
PUDS: Pointless ups and downs

[HikerMom58]

Also:
HM: Hiker Mom ( if it was my choice I would call you PM which is ab for "Peace Maker" which suits more to your character.

Thanks Kookork.. I'd abb. your name to KK but we already have a Kayak Karl = KK Also have a FH = FatHead

I hope these are right.

FWIW: For what it's worth
IMHO: In my honest opinion

That's right, TP Oh no... TP? We can't call you TP, can we?

[Sailing_Faith]

IIRC: if I Recall Correctly... More and more needed as one gets older when prefacing ANY comment from memory.

[Sarcasm the elf]

YMMV: Your mileage may vary. AKA, what I'm describing works for me, but it's certainly not the only way to do it.

[slow mind]

42 : The Answer

[Another Kevin]

LNT - Leave No Trace

[BirdBrain]

You guys are forgetting the most important one: PoHo. Some would say POHO.

[BirdBrain]

Thanks Kookork.. I'd abb. your name to KK but we already have a Kayak Karl = KK Also have a FH = FatHead



That's right, TP Oh no... TP? We can't call you TP, can we?

Maybe KoKo. Then KoKo could be a PoHo.

[Kookork]

You guys are forgetting the most important one: PoHo. Some would say POHO.

What PoHo stands for?

[BirdBrain]

What PoHo stands for?

It has a couple of translations. I will give you the family friendly version: Post Hog.

[map man]

ATC: Appalachian Trail Conservancy
ALDHA: Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association

And here is a link to the list of regional Trail Maintaining Clubs -- they have acronyms folks might have heard of:

http://www.appalachiantrail.org/who-...ntaining-clubs

Some of the more prominent ones are:

MATC: Maine Appalachian Trail Club
GMC: Green Mountain Club (Vermont)
PATC: Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
TEHCC: Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club
AMC: Appalachian Mountain Club (some of New Hampshire and Maine)

This last one is sometimes referred to by less understanding hikers as the GDAMC . (just a joke, folks)

[Kerosene]

DWG - Delaware Water Gap
SNP - Shenedoah National Park
GSMNP - Great Smokey Mountain National Park
WHL - White House Landing
Prezzies - The Presidential Range of peaks in the White Mountains (Adams, Quincy Adams, Eisenhower, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Pierce, & Washington; plus peaks named for other notable figures who were not U.S. presidents)
LT - Lean-to

[SCRUB HIKER]

Some places get abbreviated because no one wants to have a go at trying to spell them, like:

SNP - Shenandoah National Park
TM - Tuolomne Meadows
Big K - Katahdin

Others I can think of:

GSMNP - Great Smoky Mountains National Park
VVR and MTR - Vermillion Valley Ranch and Muir Trail Ranch, both on the JMT/PCT
IM(H)O - in my (humble or honest) opinion
Vitamin I - ibuprofen
GG - Granite Gear OR Gossamer Gear
HMG - Hyperlite Mountain Gear
HH - Hennessy Hammocks
MYOG - make your own gear (I think)
MHW - Mountain Hard Wear
SMD - Six Moon Designs
MLD - Mountain Laurel Designs

[Frozen Achilles]

PUD: pointless up and down