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Corporal Kielbasa
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Adom]
#5620422 - 05/12/06 09:00 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Naw they are tame! I been up close and personal with them my whole life. I am not scared of them one bit. Just got to take bear hangs seriously. Watch out in blue berry thickets on the trail and bogs in the valleys. Those are bear hang outs, that and where the camps are along the trail. The have designated bear hang places. The trees are wraped with tin. You can see the punctures and claw marks 8 feet up the tree.
The bears are thick and plentiful. But they get along very well with the 8 million people in NJ. Unless you get mad if they eat your trash or steal your bird feeder. But i think they are funny and welcome around my yard any day.
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Adom
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Corporal Kielbasa]
#5620464 - 05/12/06 09:14 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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hmmmmmmm hike in the rain? or drink beer and eat?
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Adom]
#5620476 - 05/12/06 09:19 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Corporal Kielbasa
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Adom]
#5620500 - 05/12/06 09:31 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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They are both pretty nice. I like hikes in the rain as long as i got a cover for my pack and a ponch.
But i also like to eat and drink and be merry.
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Adom
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Corporal Kielbasa]
#5620510 - 05/12/06 09:36 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Hiker friends offered a free spot to sleep on their floor, looks like I'll stay and drink and smoke some.
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Corporal Kielbasa
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Adom]
#5620542 - 05/12/06 09:46 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thats great! When was the last time you have slept in a house?
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rewt5
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Corporal Kielbasa]
#5620550 - 05/12/06 09:49 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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I saw someone post something about Ohio (I live in Ohio). I've never hiked before but I love walking around my town and listen to music. Seems kind of a fun thing to get into though.
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Corporal Kielbasa
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: rewt5]
#5620562 - 05/12/06 09:53 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Its fun but not like haha kinda fun.
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Adom
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Corporal Kielbasa]
#5620581 - 05/12/06 09:57 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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I slept in a few bunk houses, hotel rooms and one bed and breakfast since I've been out here, no real houses though, tell you the truth I haven't been in one since March 26.
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rewt5
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: rewt5]
#5620584 - 05/12/06 09:58 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Ya I know what you are saying I didn't really expect it to be. But it seems like a real mellow experience and we have a beautiful country to explore.
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Corporal Kielbasa
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: rewt5]
#5620592 - 05/12/06 10:00 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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yeah its a get down with nature kinda thing in its own ways "fun"
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Adom
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Corporal Kielbasa]
#5620623 - 05/12/06 10:06 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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I couldn't imagine anything more fun that thru-hiking...
This probably won't be a one time deal for me, I may just be a hiker bum for years to come.
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Adom]
#5621010 - 05/12/06 11:59 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Awesome, where's them pictures? Any other crazy stuff happen other than falling off that log?
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Jfisher]
#5621065 - 05/12/06 12:13 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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man congrats dude.. how long you been going so far?
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Adom
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: evolprim]
#5621246 - 05/12/06 01:05 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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I started March 26.
Here is my photo album, I forgot all about it.
http://www.ringo.com/explore/member.html?memberId=133490078
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Adom
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Jfisher]
#5621306 - 05/12/06 01:37 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Every day is crazy, not like stupid almost hurt yourself crazy though. It's just crazy passing hikers and being passed by others you won't see one for ages then all of the sudden you catch up to them or they pop up behind you. Trading stories and trail talk about whats to come. People here just give us hikers stuff all the time, a group of folks I know got 100$ bill handed to them just to go to the bar and tye one on. I haven't had anything that crazy but stuff like that happens all the time, a couple friends of mine got taken out to eat this morning by a friendly local. I hitch hike and get rides from all kinds of strangers who just love to talk and ask questions about the trail. Every day is different, you never knwo what the fuck is going to happen
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Adom]
#5621358 - 05/12/06 01:57 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Yeah man... that's awesome. I'm glad you've made it so far.. I'm rooting for you to make it to Katahdin
Who knows.. maybe I'll be there with you. I really need to do some hiking this summer.. and I'd love to accompany you. Not sure if I'm prepared though.. or maybe I'm over-prepared. Either way I have to see what my schedule is like... I have festivals to work and whatnot
Maybe I can catch you in the northern end.. I'd really love to see Vermont and Maine.
Hope the weather clears up for you soon... I think it will.. you really are going through a very beautiful area. I hear it just gets more and more beautiful the further you go, though. That area does get a lot of rain in the spring.. but it is well rewarded.... you will see why as the days go by
Happy trails
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Shroomism]
#5622375 - 05/12/06 07:23 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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I'd really love to hike with you man but I must mention the fact that I'm really not willing to slow down for more than 4 or 5 days and unless you are used to hiking I doubt you'll be up for my pace. I don't want to detour you from hiking with me because I'd love it but I don't want you to come out thinking we'll hike together all the time either. I couldn't of pulled a 20 miler to save my life in my first month and now I do them while taking massive breaks all day.
I would really love to hike together but after a few days I'm probably going to want to pull 20-25 and will be pulling 15-19 on regular days, if you are up to it that's beautiful but I don't want to push anyone to the point of terrible shin splints, blisters and knee problems.... I really would love hiking with anyone from this place but I just need to make clear the fact that I'm in prime shape and really won't want to slow down for any long length of time. Keep in mind I started out doing 8-12 for the first month and it took the 6 week mark for me to actually enjoy doing 20....
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Adom]
#5622748 - 05/12/06 08:48 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Ya that's cool.. I understand. Hadn't even considered that by then you'd probably be pushing 25 mile days and you'd probably just smoke me I'm in good shape but not carrying 40lbs on my back and hiking 20 a day good shape. It takes conditioning that's for sure. But yeah maybe I will go for my 2000 miler next year..
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Re: I've hiked over 25% of the Appalachain Trail [Re: Shroomism]
#5703280 - 06/02/06 08:39 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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My perspective on this trail has completely changed in the last few weeks, I could give to hoots about miles now. If you want to come hike, then come and we'll hike together. Miles don't matter, the journey does and I think we'd have a blast together so if you want to come you are more than welcome. Marathon hiking was fun for a couple weeks but I was missing things because I wanted to get 20 in and that's just not what I'm here for anymore.
I made 955.5 this morning and still trucking hard. Seen 6 bears in Shenandoah, along with a fox, countless deer and fawns and a few rattle snakes. Nice park. This morning I rolled into Front Royal around 7 am, after going to k-mart I was walking to the laundry mat and a guy came running up to me to ask how my hike was going, I told him just perfect and it couldn't be better, then he told me to hold out my hand and he placed a gram or two of very nice dank in my palm. I got all bug eyed and thanked him and he ran off, every day is a new suprise!
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