I would like to know where is he at...I now live about 3 miles from Dennis Cove...and would love to walk a stretch northward with him if he has not already passed me bye...
He is more than 350 miles south of you. You have a good while to wait.Originally Posted by passinBYE
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Thanks
I was getting lost....in everything else this thread has become...
I haven't been on the whiteblaze in awhile. Found myself giving too much time at the pros and cons of a TI cup vs plastic. Well I'm back planning to hike this spring and went on the site to check out any new info and try to find a trail buddy maybe...and I read 5 pages on a guy who hiked 20 miles! At least he is out there doing it. I'm going to take a walk in the woods now with my dog. She does not care what color or weight her leash is.
He's got a backpack on. Beats what I have on tap today.
I wish the guy luck. Regardless of what any of us may post here, getting to take the time and money to undertake a long trek is a luxury in life. Hostels, zero days, walking your way into shape are all part of that experience. A different part for each of us to be sure, but if or when he makes Maine his pace during the first week will not be important.
Additionally, as long as we are talking about making it to Maine, my experience is limited to a paltry one data set but I would suggest that I saw more people fail to hike what they wanted to on the AT because they started out either too fast and gung-ho and burned out down the road, or made bad decisions regarding their physical abilities followed by poor management of weather, shelters and recuperation periods. As such, the fact that he is listening to his body and making rational judgements on what he is and is not capable or prepared to do at this juncture may actually be a positive harbinger for the remainder of his trip and his hiking outlook.
In '91 when I was a young Marine in Monterey, I entered the Big Sur International Marathon. Had never run a long distance before. Some of my "buddies" in the platoon did the same thing that is going on here in regards to my finishing. Very motivating. At that point, I had no choice. Felt obligated to deliver the big "F you". I was pleased to come back and truthfully report a 4:18 time with witnesses.
Vocalized doubt is good fuel.
Vocalized doubt is good fuel to folks like you and, I admit, me. To others it can become a festering emotional wound that never heals. I truly hope that MS is motivated by it and makes his hike exactly what he wanted it to be.
Speaking of updates, anybody know where he's at now? Dances?
Skids
Insanity: Asking about inseams over and over again and expecting different results.
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Hmmm.... in that case....
MS you suck, give up, you'll never make it. I bet you've got a full beard by now you overgrown blowhard. Look at us laughing at you!! HAHAGo home now before you get yourself hurt. There are serious hikers out there, you're only getting in the way. WB has hired a pack of unleashed dogs to track you down and harass you for the rest of the trip. Oh yeah, and the car you left at the trailhead has been stolen by Amazonian lesbians who are on their way to your house to turn it into HQ for their porn ring.
Did that motivate you?
Keep on keepin' on.
A little motivation from a fellow conservative
I have the personal pledge of Hillary Clinton that she promises not to run for president if MS completes his through hike. She, incidentaly, is betting against him. Her, Teddy Kennedy, Chucky Shumer, John Kerry and Al Gore are all bad mouthing MS on CNN tonight. It's just shameful. Larry King has even invited them on to discuss MS's thru-hike and why it must be stopped! Howard Dean has even sent out "Talking Points" aimed at the destruction of MS's thru-hike.
Now, MS, if this doesn't motivate you...............
I was in Mountain Crossings today when a man who was mailing back some extra gear explained to 'bread that he was leaving his bearspray (not to be mailed) and then I caught- (close qoute) - I heard you need to save some spray after the dog for the owner. I knew I was looking at MS. I had an interesting chat with ol' MS. I wasn't on his radar, which was nice. He sure knows a lot of stuff. I'm no good at picking finishers, but the odds didn't look good. He's green fer sure and thats his smallest worry. But he is trying and if there is anyone that a thruhike would do wonders for, it is this man. I hope he ends up on Katahdin- a new man.
we were all green once...........
I've been green a few times. Then pale white. I usually felt better after Ralf showed up.
"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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Yeah it would a shame if the trail didn't change him!He's green fer sure and thats his smallest worry. But he is trying and if there is anyone that a thruhike would do wonders for, it is this man. I hope he ends up on Katahdin- a new man.
Forget finishing, I hope he survives
I never said there was anything wrong w/ being green, I am aware that we all start somewhere. I think he should of spent more time training and less typing though. When I see someone his age in his condition I only hope that they don't kill themselves. He has got to be hurting. I wish him well. The 300 to 1 odds Warren gave Squeaky look good compared to the odds I'd give MS.
i heard he is carrying 6 liters of water an was arguing with other hikers when they told him hed did not need 6 liters of water at a time.the guy is going to hurt himself,i calculated the odds 500 to 1,he will not make it
Great post. You shold repost in the 2006/7 prep threads!!
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Neo, where did you get that? If I understand correctly, MS has done the Georgia section, so he really ought to know better than to think he needs 6 litres. However, the arguing part does sound like the MS we know and love . . .i heard he is carrying 6 liters of water an was arguing with other hikers when they told him hed did not need 6 liters of water at a time.the guy is going to hurt himself,i calculated the odds 500 to 1,he will not make it
Well, that would explain the low mileage, but surely that story got "improved" in the telling.
Me no care, me here free beer. Tap keg, please?
i am a grammeton cleric i have spys every wereNeo, where did you get that? If I understand correctly, MS has done the Georgia section, so he really ought to know better than to think he needs 6 litres. However, the arguing part does sound like the MS we know and love . . .
Well, that would explain the low mileage, but surely that story got "improved" in the telling.
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You guys keep talking smack about the guy. DWM isn't in this morning, I'll take those odds Neo. Same deal. Put up some money. 10 cents to ten dollars.i heard he is carrying 6 liters of water an was arguing with other hikers when they told him hed did not need 6 liters of water at a time.the guy is going to hurt himself,i calculated the odds 500 to 1,he will not make it
Funny you should even be against the guy Neo, he shares a lot of the same crap ideas on immigration you do. You two should be buddies
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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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You guys keep talking smack about the guy. DWM isn't in this morning, I'll take those odds Neo. Same deal. Put up some money. 10 cents to ten dollars.
Funny you should even be against the guy Neo, he shares a lot of the same crap ideas on immigration you do. You two should be buddies
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