wow!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 02:28 (fourteen years ago) link
omg the scenery is gorgeous as fuck!
― mr. waffles (Nijoli), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 02:35 (fourteen years ago) link
cascades?
― tehresa, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 02:37 (fourteen years ago) link
it looks like some fantasy dream world
― mr. waffles (Nijoli), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 02:37 (fourteen years ago) link
It's the eagle cap wilderness in NE Oregon. Not easy to get to. Yup, it's gorgeous as fuck. One of my all time favorite haunts.
― Aimless, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 04:22 (fourteen years ago) link
I think you posted a wdyll photo from that spot cause I realized that I live pretty close to the Wallowas and haven't been there yet.
― joygoat, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 04:34 (fourteen years ago) link
i want to go to there
;_;
― tehresa, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 04:39 (fourteen years ago) link
xpost
Yeah. I put up a WDYLL pic of me at Wonker Pass in the southern part of the Wallowas, maybe last Sept. I've just been pining away for them lately and thought I'd share part of the reason why with ILX.
― Aimless, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 04:41 (fourteen years ago) link
some friends have been down there a couple of times but we got snowed out the one time we tried; I really want to do it this summer some time
― joygoat, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 04:46 (fourteen years ago) link
i have not actually been hiking since getting back to tennessee, but in anticipation of it i went and bought myself the nicest hiking boots i have ever owned in my life. they're still stiff as hell, i'm wearing them around town to break them in a little. so sweet though. i feel sort of guilty about spending so much money, so i need to take some real hikes to justify it.
― hellzapoppa (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 05:03 (fourteen years ago) link
wowza, nice kicks! i've been hiking in trail runners for so long i can't imagine wearing boots anymore.
― a bold plan drawn up by assholes to screw morons (ytth), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 05:05 (fourteen years ago) link
don't feel guilty! good footwear makes SO much difference! i think my hikes since i got my current boots have been like 10x more enjoyable just because my feet are happier.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 05:06 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, on one hand at the level i'm likely to use these things there's no real need for them. but also because of that, i figure they should last me a good long time. and feel good doing it.
― hellzapoppa (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 05:12 (fourteen years ago) link
my hiking boots got took while drying in front of the lodge I worked at :(
sneaker man ever since
― drink more beer and the doctor is a heghog (gbx), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 05:29 (fourteen years ago) link
wow: http://perpetualweekend.com/wordpress/?p=333
― caek, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 14:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Great shot and place Aimless!
― not_goodwin, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 14:39 (fourteen years ago) link
― caek, Tuesday, April 6, 2010 9:27 AM (49 minutes ago) Bookmark
wowowowowowowowowo
― drink more beer and the doctor is a heghog (gbx), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 15:17 (fourteen years ago) link
i know.
― caek, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 15:18 (fourteen years ago) link
makes me want to make changes to my life.
― caek, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 15:19 (fourteen years ago) link
seriously
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 15:19 (fourteen years ago) link
how much does it pay
― ☀ ☃ (am0n), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 15:31 (fourteen years ago) link
100 berries
― caek, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 15:34 (fourteen years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/stratodab/SouthernSpiral/P1050914.jpg
srsly gonna drop out of school
― drink more beer and the doctor is a heghog (gbx), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 15:35 (fourteen years ago) link
oh man this one looks like they are about to jump into another dimension!http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/stratodab/SouthernSpiral/P1050822.jpg
― tehresa, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 16:02 (fourteen years ago) link
just, damn. good to know some ppl do that shit.
― fat mantis (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 6 April 2010 16:34 (fourteen years ago) link
I am pretending there has been a groundswell of interest to see a couple more pics of my hike last August. Another campsite. It was a very hot day.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4497757160_c40041f127_b.jpg
― Aimless, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 18:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Keep 'em coming Aimless
― not_goodwin, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 18:17 (fourteen years ago) link
I was a couple miles off trail for this one. The lake is called Hidden Lake and the granite ridge is the backside of Eagle Cap:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4497757518_41f4bdaa41_b.jpg
― Aimless, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 18:17 (fourteen years ago) link
Holy amazing!!!
I always love to see pics of ppl's adventures!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 18:19 (fourteen years ago) link
One last pic. This was a brief lifting of the rainstorm that dogged me the last two days of the trip. The trail is leading up to pass over an 8000 ft. ridge. On the other side was 7 miles of trail leading back down to the trailhead and my car.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4497757942_f4c016ce69_b.jpg
― Aimless, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
Nice shots, the place looks amazing.
― not_goodwin, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
It's one of my favorite corners of the universe. To see it properly, you absolutely need to load up a pack, hoist it, and get more than one day from any road. That's where the best magic happens.
― Aimless, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 18:30 (fourteen years ago) link
wow
― caek, Tuesday, 6 April 2010 18:42 (fourteen years ago) link
bad fuzzy pic but i saw this guy today:
http://i39.tinypic.com/2z59e9z.jpg
― mr. waffles (Nijoli), Thursday, 15 April 2010 02:29 (fourteen years ago) link
himingood
― billion holla baby (roxymuzak), Friday, 16 April 2010 06:14 (fourteen years ago) link
him was!
― mr. waffles (Nijoli), Friday, 16 April 2010 15:12 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm going back to this place sometime this year, will strike a pose this time...http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/2706419643_6893fec3ea_b.jpg
― not_goodwin, Friday, 16 April 2010 18:42 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm kind of glad you didn't try to upstage the clouds.
― Aimless, Friday, 16 April 2010 19:49 (fourteen years ago) link
nice photoshop work! j/k
― mr. waffles (Nijoli), Sunday, 18 April 2010 20:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Hope you don't mean me?http://www.flickr.com/photos/carljgodwin/sets/72157606398062088/
― not_goodwin, Sunday, 18 April 2010 21:41 (fourteen years ago) link
i was kidding. it is such an amazing picture that it almost does not seem real.
― mr. waffles (Nijoli), Sunday, 18 April 2010 21:42 (fourteen years ago) link
oh, sorry for minor tantrum.
― not_goodwin, Sunday, 18 April 2010 21:45 (fourteen years ago) link
aw. no worries. i should have been more clear. where is that picture exactly?
― mr. waffles (Nijoli), Sunday, 18 April 2010 21:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Austria, see the link.
― not_goodwin, Sunday, 18 April 2010 21:50 (fourteen years ago) link
hahaha nice photoshop work made me lol
― billion holla baby (roxymuzak), Monday, 19 April 2010 01:22 (fourteen years ago) link
do y'all work out in preparation of getting back into hiking?
i'm starting back into my routine of doing several hikes a week and it's like coming out of hibernation. i feel like i lost all my butt muscles, so maybe i'll just concentrate on that
― billion holla baby (roxymuzak), Thursday, 22 April 2010 16:29 (fourteen years ago) link
ITT a butt
― am0n, Thursday, 22 April 2010 16:41 (fourteen years ago) link
i dunno part of the appeal of hiking for me is that it's a sport/activity that i can wholly divorce from "fitness"---like i'm not gonna sweat getting into shape for it because that just happens the more you do it. but yeah, squats oughta sort you out right quick
― GREAT JOB Mushroom head (gbx), Thursday, 22 April 2010 16:59 (fourteen years ago) link
i agree w/u gbx, though it is hard to wholly divorce it from fitness when you return to your usual caliber of trail and find yourself having heart attacks
― billion holla baby (roxymuzak), Thursday, 22 April 2010 17:17 (fourteen years ago) link