did not quite realize how good it (reportedly) is: awesome shelters, never crowded, ridgelines with views of the lake, <3 <3 <3
― bentley cadence (gbx), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:45 (fifteen years ago) link
srsly considered stealing yr tat idea, rox
― bentley cadence (gbx), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:46 (fifteen years ago) link
looking for some west connecticut hiking to do tomorrow. got the whole morning to blow
xpost go for it dude, we can be tat bros
― gucci gone bonkers (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:46 (fifteen years ago) link
~knucks~
― bentley cadence (gbx), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:48 (fifteen years ago) link
~bones~
― gucci gone bonkers (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:50 (fifteen years ago) link
"urban hiking" this sounds so funny.i'm gonna do this today. i like the idea of being able to take the bus to a park/trail.
― tehresa, Saturday, 11 July 2009 20:17 (fifteen years ago) link
still lollin' at gab's comments upthread: "those don't really do much for me"
was thinking about hiking. rox did you hike in CT?
― harbl, Saturday, 11 July 2009 20:24 (fifteen years ago) link
also whatever gabbneb says there is good hiking in new york state. who cares if it's not like the best anyone has ever seen ever. there's a lot of interesting stuff and weird little towns to drive through on the way, and it smells good up there
― harbl, Saturday, 11 July 2009 20:26 (fifteen years ago) link
that trail he mentioned before - breakneck ridge - is supposed to be good. my friend who lived in fishkill used to go do it after work all the time. hudson valley is v v pretty.
― tehresa, Saturday, 11 July 2009 20:31 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i haven't done anything "downstate" (or is it upstate? depends where you are) but the adirondacks is nice. i bet hudson valley is great too, just has less elevation. my grandparents live in CT so we used to drive through the berkshires and western CT a lot and it looks fun, there are a lot of streams with beaver dams too
― harbl, Saturday, 11 July 2009 20:34 (fifteen years ago) link
i haven't been to the dacks but i could see them from parts of the green mountains in VT and they are fucking gorgeous, gabb is retarded and i hate him
― bentley cadence (gbx), Saturday, 11 July 2009 20:47 (fifteen years ago) link
The Adirondacks are one of the coolest parks I've ever been to. They are astounding and not for novices. Folks think just because they're in New York that they're not badass, but that's all hogwash. The parks is filled with unbridled wilderness. Here are some cool facts:
1. The Adirondack Park is comprised of about 6.1 million acres (9,375 square miles).2. The park is the size of the state of Vermont.3. There's no marked boundary to the park, no "entrance gate" and no admission fee.4. The Adirondack Park is the largest protected area in the contiguous United States, delineated by the famous "blue line."6. The Adirondack Park is larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Glacier, Grand Canyon and Great Smokies combined.
― QuantumNoise, Saturday, 11 July 2009 21:40 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm hiking a part of Mt. Mitchell tomorrow. That's outside Asheville, NC, on the Blue Ridge. Very awesome. Elevation change of about 2,300 on the trail.
― QuantumNoise, Saturday, 11 July 2009 21:42 (fifteen years ago) link
god why didn't i go to the adirondacks ever
― bentley cadence (gbx), Saturday, 11 July 2009 21:51 (fifteen years ago) link
i wanted to become a 46'er (do all 47 peaks above 4000 ft iirc) but i have only done 7 and i don't live in ny anymore soi used these nice french canadians' site as a resource, still recommended http://www3.sympatico.ca/jgrimard/
― harbl, Saturday, 11 July 2009 22:01 (fifteen years ago) link
As soon as school ended my wife and I went on an extended road trip with camping and hiking features.
We did a variety of short hikes (less than 7 miles, all of them) near Mt. Shasta, Mt. Lassen and in the Tuolomne Meadows area of Yosemite NP. Then we skipped down to the Little Lakes Valley and McGee Creek Canyon south of Yosemite. Also the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest preserve in the White Mountains.
On our way back we hiked in Jedediah Smith State Park, among the redwoods. And did some beach walking near Cape Blanco and Cape Perpetua on the Oregon coast.
Great trip!
Now I am prepping for some backpacking later this summer by lugging a 30 lb. pack around my neighborhood and agitating the local dogs. Next week I will get out for a three-nighter somewhere near here. A lot of snow on the Cascade mountains still, so finding open trails is a bit of a problem.
I love this time of year.
― Aimless, Saturday, 11 July 2009 22:04 (fifteen years ago) link
Nice, quantum! Have fun! Take pics! My loldad still reminisces about his bike to the top of Mitchell like 20 years ago. To the point that you're like ok dad we get it you rode up mt Mitchell can you please do something new now?
― tehresa, Saturday, 11 July 2009 22:15 (fifteen years ago) link
i went to carkeek park. it was pretty. the trails were not long enough! i did like 4 of them. beautiful views/beach at the end, though!
highlights:
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9326.jpghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9315.jpghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9313.jpghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9290.jpg (^^^this fucking tree!!!!)http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9292.jpg(interior of tree!!!)http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9280.jpghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9270.jpghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9266.jpghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9267.jpg
― tehresa, Sunday, 12 July 2009 03:55 (fifteen years ago) link
image overload!
but this is important: seaweed is crazy.
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9317.jpghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9314.jpghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9312.jpg
and can someone pls tell me what this gelatinous blob is?http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9319.jpg
― tehresa, Sunday, 12 July 2009 04:02 (fifteen years ago) link
I saw a gelatinous blob on the beach once and it turned out to be a jellyfish that had washed ashore. Yours doesn't have the tentacle thingies, so maybe it's an alien (or some kind of alien discharge).
― nickn, Sunday, 12 July 2009 06:42 (fifteen years ago) link
this thread just fills me with jealousy. I need to get my life stable enough to start making some weekend outings.
― Fetchboy, Sunday, 12 July 2009 12:10 (fifteen years ago) link
i did bryce on horseback though. cheating. but i was also like 14 then.
― tehresa, Friday, June 19, 2009 11:45 PM (3 weeks ago) Bookmark
You lucky duck. I still haven't visited Bryce. But once you've experienced Utah these other places seem like a stroll in the park.
― Department of Energy Department (u s steel), Sunday, 12 July 2009 12:25 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah since this is where a creek goes out to the sound, i am thinking not jellyfish. but what?! ackljglkxpost
bryce is still one of my favorite places! i liked it so much more than the grand canyon. i think once i can join a hiking group and get out past the city an hour or two, there will be higher peaks to climb, but it's nice to have these strolls in the park easily accessible.
also lol @ a site listing my neighborhood as 'must-do' for seattle urban hiking.
― tehresa, Sunday, 12 July 2009 18:58 (fifteen years ago) link
does it say "boots and hogs" inside that tree?!
also lol @ gbx re: neb
― gucci gone bonkers (roxymuzak), Sunday, 12 July 2009 21:02 (fifteen years ago) link
even better:http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9292_2.jpg
― tehresa, Sunday, 12 July 2009 21:15 (fifteen years ago) link
my sigg bottle has been ~~~~FOUND~~~~
― dont blaze me dro (roxymuzak), Saturday, 25 July 2009 02:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Tomorrow I leave town for two weeks for some serious hiking action. I intend to average about 10 miles a day and about 2000 ft of elevation gain per day for most of that time.
The fact that Oregon is expected to get a lot of 100 degree days in my first week out may cause me to scale back my plans a bit, since I will spend most of that week hiking at 7000 to 8000 ft on a high, dry mountain ridge and I'll have to carry every drop of water I drink between breakfast and supper. I have 5 liters of water capacity, but that would be 12 or 13 pounds of water, on top of about 28 pounds of tent, food, clothes, and other gear.
Anyway, envy me. I will be in beautiful country, often alpine, with wildflowers, lakes and many spectacular views. Wheee!
― Aimless, Saturday, 25 July 2009 15:45 (fifteen years ago) link
oh wow, jealous! have an amazing time! take lots of pictures!
― tehresa, Saturday, 25 July 2009 16:25 (fifteen years ago) link
dont know what to do. there is a bachelor party related activity planned that i'm afraid might kill me, so i'm uhhh, reluctant.
ppls involved want to do this:
http://www.14ers.com/videos/showvideo.php?video=CapitolKnife_1b
im a gamer, but i dont know if im _that_ much of a gamer. there will be no alcohol or shenanigans involved until after the climb. if i do it and survive, i might drink myself to death. :(
― iro with the brown bag (Hunt3r), Sunday, 26 July 2009 23:00 (fifteen years ago) link
also:http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/Chass3ur/Peru2000_0002adj.jpg
― iro with the brown bag (Hunt3r), Sunday, 26 July 2009 23:11 (fifteen years ago) link
^_^
― tehresa, Sunday, 26 July 2009 23:12 (fifteen years ago) link
i am really frustrated bc i can't find an appropriate hiking club.
one is doing all several day overnight trips for which i am not equipped/trained yet. others do more leisurely stroll-like things and i just want a nice, tiring day hike adventure! not a walk on a path with 20 ppl. ugh.
― tehresa, Sunday, 26 July 2009 23:13 (fifteen years ago) link
start a club imo!!!
― kid cruti (roxymuzak), Sunday, 26 July 2009 23:16 (fifteen years ago) link
do you not like to hike solo? i prefer backpacking with 2-3 people, but for a hiking trip, i'd rather be by myself (if my wife isn't coming, that is).
― a terrible camera... with fangs and shit... (ytth), Monday, 27 July 2009 00:17 (fifteen years ago) link
i would love to hike solo but i wonder if it is safe?also i need carpools!
― tehresa, Monday, 27 July 2009 00:18 (fifteen years ago) link
ahh, i see. have you checked out REI? they have a community section where you can find out about groups and stuff.
― a terrible camera... with fangs and shit... (ytth), Monday, 27 July 2009 00:19 (fifteen years ago) link
what the fuck
― kid cruti (roxymuzak), Monday, 27 July 2009 00:26 (fifteen years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/primrosehill/fuckinwclimb.jpg
― kid cruti (roxymuzak), Monday, 27 July 2009 00:27 (fifteen years ago) link
oopsie! i tried to fix my html fuck up and ended up w/ some really strange thing going on there!
anyway. i tried to say:
like i wld <3 to do this solo but what if a mountain sheep eated me?
i was thinking of going to rei to pick up a book about trails, etc., so i will see what's there. i looked at their schedule of events online but nothing jumped out.
― tehresa, Monday, 27 July 2009 00:28 (fifteen years ago) link
i think the <3 ated the rest of the post! but WOAH that was weird.
i know it was like, is the system saying that?!?!?!
― kid cruti (roxymuzak), Monday, 27 July 2009 00:30 (fifteen years ago) link
a ghost in the machine
awesome
― tehresa, Monday, 27 July 2009 00:30 (fifteen years ago) link
it's my new hiking friend
― tehresa, Monday, 27 July 2009 00:31 (fifteen years ago) link
rei-run events are okay, but the actual store will have a whole bulletin board of pamphlets and announcements for local happenings and stuff. another good way to meet people is to volunteer for a trail work day, since those are usually in good hiking areas where you'll find similarly inclined people.
― a terrible camera... with fangs and shit... (ytth), Monday, 27 July 2009 02:47 (fifteen years ago) link
i will go there tomorrow and casually peruse the flyers.
― tehresa, Monday, 27 July 2009 03:38 (fifteen years ago) link
tomorrow: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/snow-lake-1
― tehresa, Saturday, 8 August 2009 02:37 (fifteen years ago) link
wow! that's pretty damn pretty. take pictures!
― a terrible camera... with fangs and shit... (ytth), Saturday, 8 August 2009 03:33 (fifteen years ago) link
it was so cloudy, you couldn't see snow lake! well you sort of could if you looked REALLY hardit's down there:http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/102_9353.jpg
but to make up for it, here is gem lake. it is v v pretty, btw:http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/102_9367.jpghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/102_9364.jpg
and here are a few other pixxxxxxxxx why bc they look intersting (to me):http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/102_9346.jpghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/102_9355.jpghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/102_9370.jpghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/102_9347.jpghttp://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/102_9358.jpg
― tehresa, Sunday, 9 August 2009 02:33 (fifteen years ago) link
and i realized i really should have had sturdier boots instead of trail shoes for this. so rocky!
― tehresa, Sunday, 9 August 2009 02:43 (fifteen years ago) link