"Gettin' old ain't for sissies"-------Bette Davis
"Gettin' old ain't for sissies"-------Bette Davis
E-Z---"from sea to shining sea''
Attitude is a decision: if you look for goodness and beauty, you will always find it.
Take more pictures of people
Lean forward going downhill...this give you more traction than just your heels.
Happy hiking!
TTF
"You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it's a little
thing, do something for others - something for which you get no pay but the
privilege of doing it." - Albert Schweitzer
Be aware of how you treat people on your way up ...
You'll most likely meet them again on your way down ...
'Slogger
The more I learn ...the more I realize I don't know.
be sure to know your inner self before you gaze apon the white blaze.
beware the blue blaze, he is a devil in discize.
matthewski
Never say ill pack that before i go cause youll forget like i did this past weekend when i said hmm my gortex rain suit is in the hall closet ill pack it wheni carry my pack up in the am, I sure missed it when i was gettin rained on near fontana damn grrrrr. lol
I love folks who look down there nose at me and say id never carry that lol well after 20 years as a paratrooper {infantry} and 14 years hikng i kinda know what i need. But i do love the good advice here. ESPEACIALLY NO SNIVELLING
The only Gear you have to Fear is Gear itself.
Well, the fact that you are still wearing Goretex gives you away as a total loser with no outdoors sense whatsoever. Give up hiking and turn in your boots immediately.Originally Posted by carolinahiker
Never eat anything bigger than your head.
Never shoot pool at a place called Pap's.
Never eat food at a place called Mom's.
When will you be back?
In the fullness of time - expect me when you see me.
No Sniveling about covers most things. Can't beat the simplicity, and it is nice to remember when I start bitching about trail conditions or something I can't really control.Originally Posted by carolinahiker
How about these good ones:
"That dog don't hunt."
and
"Don't tear down a fence until you know why someone put it up."
Anyway, you know, after many years of being a cav scout and a hiker, the best advice about packing came from some of those younger fellers out there like Hungry Howie and Sweeper. Old dogs can learn things occasionally
Huah!
SGT Rock
http://hikinghq.net
My 2008 Trail Journal of the BMT/AT
BMT Thru-Hikers' Guide
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NO SNIVELING
My mottos:
Dilligaf. Covers all of it for me, usually
and
My line is a mile from me, but as thin as a razor.
You are in heaven.
I'm not an ultraliter... yet. Each day as I get a little older and little weaker, I'm hopefully getting a little wiser (mostly from info I glean from WB members) . I adopted (alright stole ) my line from the ADK trail guide to the Northville-Placid trail. I think it speaks volumes.
I would much rather be anywhere on a trail right now
than just sitting in front of some computer reading about it.
What would have been is what was.
Any landing you walk away from is a good one.
Anger and self-pity weigh more than a pack can hold, but a good laugh will lighten any load.
Oh, and one more: If you never find yourself wanting something that you decided not to pack, you probably pack too much.
You don't really know a town until you get drunk there.
~Beater~
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possess what is real.
shut up.......
matthewski
See lyrics from Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen, by Mary Schmich
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/S...Sunscreen.html
Sums things up well.
With proper diet, rest, and exercise a healthy body will last a lifetime
Everyone has a photographic memory. Not everyone has film.