I do a lot of hiking in the GSMs.
Here is my foot on top of a waterfall:
(fuck ankle support, I guess)
I did twenty miles the other day (Cooper Road and Rabbit Creek trails). It was a bit O_O because all the black bears have just come out of hibernation. Got to campsite and saw this:
The bears were nuts all day! Saw more than I ever have in my life. Any of y'all ever been approached by a bear?
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Saturday, 16 May 2009 22:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
jesus christ are you serious?? you actually saw bears for real?? think i'd probably have a heart attack. did get pretty excited when we saw deer just a few feet away from us when hiking out at the marin headlands, but then i get excited about seeing squirrels.
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
I saw a ton of bears, one ran right across my trail. Some more experienced hikers have told me not to worry about bears and that if a bear attacks you just whack it on the nose, as if you are punishing a child, and it will run from you, "probably". Shit like that makes me feel pretty amateur hour.
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
what kind of bears, like how big? i got scared the first time i saw a sign warning about mountain lions, jordan couldn't understand till i explained to him that in nz the scariest animal you can encounter in the wild is a boar.
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
i wld be afraid of a wild boar!
i used to be terrified of mountain lions but i never actually saw one.
― ricardos montalban (tehresa), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
also: 20 mi sounds insane! the most i've ever done is probably 7, and i was pretty fucked afterwards.
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah but you don't really see them all that often xp
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
the first time i saw a snake (it was about 7") while hiking was also freaky, but i managed to get photographed with it
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, May 17, 2009 12:06 AM (8 minutes ago)
what the fuuuck
― k3vin k., Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
Justine, they were black bears, like this one:
Although tbh one of them that day looked like this:
I saw some bear TRACKS that were scarier than any bear I've ever seen, though.
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
See, bears don't want to fuck with you, though. If you make noise on the trail so that you don't sneak up on them, and if you don't mess with them, they're not a danger to you at all. People get really freaked out by bears but I think they've only killed maybe 2 people ever in the Smoky Mountains and one was an idiotic baby who was taunting it and its parents let it and the bear just swiped at it and it died. No one had ever been killed by a bear in the Smokies until 2000. IIRC that incident had something to do with a girl gathering blackberries and there was a bear inside the bush.
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
They are mostly sweet, and want to leave you alone and be left alone, in my experience. This is why I don't bushwhack much during non-hibernation periods.
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
so they're not huge, right? maybe the same height as an average person, standing up? tbh, that cub is too cute for words and i'd have to be restrained from attempting to pet it and consequently incurring the wrath of its mum
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
when we went to the zoo last year we spent aaaaaaaages hanging out talking to 'ting ting' the sun bear
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
I saw many deer while I was on the trail at night. I was under the impression that deer were diurnal, but I kept hearing all this rustling around between 10 and midnight. I'd flash my light over thinking it was a bear, and it'd be some beautiful deer just prancing through the forest.
xpost yeah most of them are about person sized or smaller that I've seen, there are some fucking huge mamas out there though. The babies are embarrassingly cute, and tumble around in trees and try to get you to pet them so that their moms can kill you, it's terrible
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
i don't like hiking but this thread title makes me really really happy
― first you get the monkey, then you get the power, then you get the women (hmmmm), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
it was this or niggaz with altitude
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol
― ricardos montalban (tehresa), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
North Face backpack where I'm hold'n all the work at
― umma doomie (Curt1s Stephens), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha the other day me and my hiking buddy were on a trail and we passed this huge lump of white animal hair and i was like "what could this possibly have come from?" i picked some up to inspect it, saying "haw, im disturbing this ecosystem." my buddy was like "yeah, and it's disturbing me"
i wish that could be our hiking club's motto somehow
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 04:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
I can't wait to get this:
pretty much the most metal looking thing ever
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
On my last hike I totally ran out of water! I was only a couple miles from the endpoint, though. Next time will take two of the above.
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
That is pretty metal. How many ounces?
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's 33 oz
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
am also considering the nalgene flask
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
I ran outta water on a hike in Arizona once, a day into it (which meant a day's hike out in ridic heat w/o water). It was kinda scary at first but we found a big tree, all by its lonesome, and sure enough there was a little water hole next to it.
― SQUIRREL WITH A PEOPLE FACE (╓abies), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
cute! tbh i passed lots of creek (the trail was called rabbit creek for pete's sake) but i'm to chickenshit to drink much out of creeks
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
i got sigg bottle today but it is purple with pretty swirls because i like things that are purple.
― ricardos montalban (tehresa), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
woah nalgene flask is neat!btw i was at eastern mountain sports and EVERYTHING is 20% off!
i know, i am crazy about that flask
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
man, i wanna go hiking
― geekquel (latebloomer), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
there are many great options nearby, lb!jones gap :D :D :Dused to do table rock a lot when i was a kiddie.
― ricardos montalban (tehresa), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
also the dupont forest has really cool waterfalls.
― ricardos montalban (tehresa), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
man i miss the smokies so much. i don't think i ever did the rabbit creek/abrams loop. out of cades cove, we used to go up to gregory bald a lot. and spence field, i love that hike. also did a lot of day-hiking up from the cosby side. and from newfound gap. (charlie's bunion!) you know the whole time i was there, i never hiked the chimneys. some things to do in the future.
these days all my hiking is urban. which is fine and i like it, but it's not the same. i really loved getting up, stocking up, driving out and spending the whole day walking. then a big dinner and beer somewhere. (if we went up out of townsend we'd stop by that mexican place in maryville on the way home. los something-or-other.)
― would you ask tom petty that? (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
chimneys suck imo!!! 2 miles straight up a bunch of red clay mud and 2 miles straight back down where you just came from, and the view is great of course, but there are a lot of great views in the smokies. i dread going up there, you didn't miss anything
my favorite short hike is alum cave bluffs, nothing else like it
i'm waiting for azalea season to do gregory's bald! did andrew's bald and it was really miserable, but i picked a stupid time of year to do it.
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh man there is nothing better than finishing a huuuuge hike and just chowing down on the way back through townsend at the heart and kettle or something
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
*hearth
saw three of these peeking out from a tree and was just like "do not want to be eaten by the inevitable mom" and ran through a trail junction
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah you want the azaleas in bloom for sure.
the contours of the chimneys is why i never did it. once i got out there i wanted something more immersive than that, i guess. i love the rhythms of a nice long hike.
― would you ask tom petty that? (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
i think cucumber gap is the best short, completely easy hike
also love house mountain in south knoxville, so cool that a hike like that is just right there
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
hahaha, i must hike this!!!!
http://www.localhikes.com/Hikes/Haw_Ridge_3840.asp
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
house mountain is more northeast than south, isn't it? out rutledge pike? but yeah that's a nice near one. that's where i saw a whole flock of wild turkeys try to take flight. they made it up into the lower branches of the nearest tree.
i did some hikes around oak ridge, don't remember if it included HAW ridge.
also good: frozen head.
― would you ask tom petty that? (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
Haw, I totally meant East Knoxville
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
― ricardos montalban (tehresa), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
and big south fork! site of my bachelor party. granted there was less hiking than drinking and whatnot involved there. but there's some great hikes too. east tenn. is really A+ for hiking.
― would you ask tom petty that? (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 17 May 2009 05:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
hahaha
i wish i had a pic of the sign at abrams falls
"four people have died here! please do not be next"xpost
― (b)admin (roxymuzak), Sunday, 17 May 2009 06:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
20 miles in one day? that's some serious hiking. what kind of elevation gain?
there's a million place to hike in the East, and it's good to get out there in the fresh air (smokies haw) and go up and down and such, but there's not a lot that's as interesting as most of the stuff in the other half of the country. i gotta start doing some stuff here though in preparation for out there.
― "the whale saw her" (gabbneb), Sunday, 17 May 2009 06:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
in hawaii there were massive warning signs about swimming in waterfalls and getting caught in riptides and swept out to sea. it was scary but also kind of gnarly and awesome.
― ricardos montalban (tehresa), Sunday, 17 May 2009 06:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
we've been out to the marin headlands a few times this year (san francisco), i like it because it's all open hills, beautiful views of the ocean, and this totally weird-ass old military stuff (like forts and stuff).
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Sunday, 17 May 2009 06:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
re that nalgene drink bottle: nalgene is responsible for making a lot of the equipment involved in animal testing (battery cages, immobilisers, restraints etc), fyi.
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Sunday, 17 May 2009 06:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
According to our last update from the park service, the trailheads effected are Baskins, Bullhead, Grapeyard, Old Sugarlands, Rainbow Falls and Trillium
― Kelsey Glamour (Nijoli), Friday, 9 July 2010 22:41 (1 month ago) Permalink
Most of those trails are accessible by other trails that are not on the closed road - is there one in particular you are wanting to go on? The road is closed but the trails are open, so it is just a matter of how you access it
and that road was SCREWED UP
― Kelsey Glamour (Nijoli), Friday, 9 July 2010 22:44 (1 month ago) Permalink
A lot of those are the ones we wanted to go on, but if they're accessible from other areas, I guess it's ok? Do you have recommendations for sites to visit for alternate routes? Trail recommendations? We're looking at day hikes mostly, nothing over 5-6 hrs round trip.
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Friday, 9 July 2010 22:47 (1 month ago) Permalink
Depends on what sorts of things you want to see - are waterfalls more important or valley/mountain views from up high?
My favorite hikes are Charlie's Bunion further into the park near Newfound Gap with a wonderful view when you reach it, Abrahm's Falls in Cades Cove - gorgeous and easy with swimming at the top and maybe Alum Cave Bluffs which are part of the hike to Mt Leconte, but you can stop at the bluffs.
Stay tuned for pictures of these hikes.
― Kelsey Glamour (Nijoli), Friday, 9 July 2010 22:50 (1 month ago) Permalink
Valley/mtn views! Waterfalls are great, too, but I think they're less urgent. We live in flat old Chicago, so any sort of elevation change is pretty exciting.
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Friday, 9 July 2010 22:54 (1 month ago) Permalink
CHARLIES BUNION:You can sit up there and have lunch before heading back. It is round trip 8 miles but I did it once with 15 adolescent boys who had been in treatment for 6 weeks and totally out of shape and they all made it with no problems.Charlie's Bunion has an AMAZING pay off when you get there - this view:
ALUM CAVE BLUFFS:I once weathered a storm underneath this bluff and didn't get wet at all. Another great place for a picnic. It is 4.6 miles round trip and has some awesome views along the way.
ABRAHMS FALLS:5 miles round trip and really cool. The fall is 20 feet but there are usually TONS of people on this trail and at the top, just fyi
― Kelsey Glamour (Nijoli), Friday, 9 July 2010 23:08 (1 month ago) Permalink
Wow. Swimming! Thank you so much -- the pictures are beautiful and I am muy excited about this. You're #1 awesome!
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Friday, 9 July 2010 23:20 (1 month ago) Permalink
The one with swimming at the top is a fairly easy hike to do and is a nice way to spend a whole day up at the top. Also, the trailhead is on the Cades Cove Loop drive - an 11 mile loop road that shows off the valleys that people once lived in. Some of the cabins are there and you can go walk around in them. There is an old mill that is functioning and they sometimes are selling corn flour they are making if you are there on the right day.
Here is info on the loop:http://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/cadescove.htm
and here is a map of the loop so you can see where the abrahams falls trailhead is:
― Kelsey Glamour (Nijoli), Friday, 9 July 2010 23:30 (1 month ago) Permalink
A model ranger, you are, Nijoli! Now my husband wants to know if you are able to make it not rain the entire time we're there ;) That's probably asking too much, I realize.
I guess if it does we might have to go into Knoxville to go record shopping or something. Thanks again.
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Saturday, 10 July 2010 00:10 (1 month ago) Permalink
If you do that, be sure you go to the store where I work, which is Lost and Found Records.
― Kelsey Glamour (Nijoli), Saturday, 10 July 2010 00:13 (1 month ago) Permalink
Will do! (My name is Amanda btw -- would hate to introduce myself as "la lechera") this is what it would be like if i were your neighbor at mesa verde
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Saturday, 10 July 2010 00:17 (1 month ago) Permalink
aw. i love mesa verde! my sister is headed that way and can't wait.
― Kelsey Glamour (Nijoli), Saturday, 10 July 2010 00:33 (1 month ago) Permalink
and my name is heather, by the way!
ok, i will try to visit you if (who am i kidding, WHEN) we have a rainy day
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Saturday, 10 July 2010 03:08 (1 month ago) Permalink
aw
― tehresa, Saturday, 10 July 2010 03:30 (1 month ago) Permalink
Yeah, you don't need Roaring Fork at all. It's only (? from memory) like 11 miles long, and it's a loop. I've walked it a few times to get to trails when it was closed to traffic. Newfound Gap Rd. will get you everywhere you want to be.
― roxymuzak, Sunday, 11 July 2010 00:13 (1 month ago) Permalink
FYI Abrams Falls IS easy, but incredibly rocky and considered one of the 10 most dangerous hikes in America for this reason (and also the fact that people die swimming there). The NPS discourages getting in the water at Abrams. That aside, it is one of my favorite hikes. Skip: Clingman's Dome, unless you are fetishistic about reaching "highest point(s) in _______." It is ugly this time of year, and way too crowded, but it is the highest point in TN. Something I would really recommend is going up to the Mt. Sterling shelter and camping there. It is the only shelter camping experience you can get without hiking a lot, or really, at all. It's close via car to Newfound Gap which is worth a stop for the view (you'll be there anyway if you do Charlie's Bunion, IMO the 2nd best hike in the Smokies, and awesome this time of year). Of course, the jewel in the crown of the Smokies is Mt. Leconte and I can't advise anyone to skip it ever. If you only come here once, you really must do it. Only 5 miles up from the Alum Cave trailhead. A tough 5, but not too tough, and more worth it than anything you'll ever do.
― roxymuzak, Sunday, 11 July 2010 00:35 (1 month ago) Permalink
I would recommend the Boulevard as the trail up Mt. Leconte. It's longer, but a lot less (I won't say strenuous, it probably evens out) constantly uphill. It's 8 miles of incredible beauty and surprises. For real. It is THE Smoky Mountain experience.
Also cool and really easy is Kephart Prong (named after ultimate bro Horace Kephart), only 2 miles, and there is a beautiful shelter to camp in. It's great this time of year. Lots of stream crossings (w/ footbridges) and covered in wildflowers. Perfect forest hiking, perfect backwoods camping.
― roxymuzak, Sunday, 11 July 2010 00:44 (1 month ago) Permalink
(Should have said "though" after my sentence about the Boulevard. Basically just don't take the Bullhead)
oh phew, it's a relief that roaring fork isn't 100% necessary -- i was worried that it would be the only way that we can access the places we want to go.
i do want to visit the jewel in the crown of the smokies, though -- will not skip. whee forest hiking wildflowers ultimate smoky mtn experience! i am c/p-ing all of this into a doc that i will print and bring along. otherwise i am likely to forget all of your advice.
!!muchisimas gracias!!
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Sunday, 11 July 2010 00:47 (1 month ago) Permalink
seriously, when the SMA was trying to get the feds to make the smokies a national park...they took them to Mt. Leconte.
<3 I hope you love the Smokies. It is my favorite place on earth and I have devoted my life to it.
― roxymuzak, Sunday, 11 July 2010 00:49 (1 month ago) Permalink
well, i certainly feel fortunate to have your advice on my visit :)
have fun on tour! sorry i'm missing you in chicago. i will tell mt leconte you said wuzzup/luv.
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Sunday, 11 July 2010 00:55 (1 month ago) Permalink
i loved the smokies! pics forthcoming as soon as i get my shit organized and pick up my (other) dog from the dude who was taking care of him. we took the puppy with us, which interfered with hiking a little bit but mostly interfered because she got her first period while we were there :-/
the short story is that * hiking in the early morning is MY JAM. so quiet, so spooky.* charlie's bunion hike was my favorite because it was SO foggy and SO quiet and there was no one there but us. lots of awesome gnarly trees. we saw some people on the way down, but no one on the way up. * boots were ok, but can anyone explain why my feet felt numb and then extremely painful in the toe area on the way down any steep incline? is it my feet or the boots, you think? * smokies rule
many thanks to nij/rox for their valuable expertise.
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Monday, 19 July 2010 21:51 (1 month ago) Permalink
boots too big imo
― be told and get high on coconut (gbx), Monday, 19 July 2010 21:54 (1 month ago) Permalink
if they felt numb, probably too tight
― just1n3, Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:22 (1 month ago) Permalink
i had a pair of amazing ecco gor-tex hiking boots that i couldn't wear bc they did the same thing after 30mins or so - i think it was bc altho the leather would have stretched after wearing them in, the gor-tex wouldn't.
― just1n3, Tuesday, 20 July 2010 01:23 (1 month ago) Permalink
TREES
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 19:35 (1 month ago) Permalink
VIEW
daaaaaang
― be told and get high on coconut (gbx), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 20:04 (1 month ago) Permalink
so are my boots too big (gbx, doctor) or too small (justin3, shoe expert)?
it is a mystery
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 20:27 (1 month ago) Permalink
i mean if the pain/numbness happens only when going downhill, it might be because your toes are sliding forward and banging the end of yr boots. this has been my experience, at least. you could try some insoles, they usually do a good job of holding yr feet in the same place while you move around
― be told and get high on coconut (gbx), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 20:42 (1 month ago) Permalink
i had some insoles and i removed them because it seemed like they were crowding my toes. it got a little better, but still happened on the final day of hiking. as soon as i took my boots off and rubbed my feet a little, the pain was totally gone. this makes me think it's the boot and not a deformed/fucked up foot.
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Tuesday, 20 July 2010 20:48 (1 month ago) Permalink
in my opinion, most numbness, toe-banging, and blister issues arise when boots are too stiff. i really don't think it's necessary to have a traditional leather hiking boot unless you're carrying a pack that's 25 - 30% of your weight. once i finally switched to trail runners as my hiking (and backpacking shoes), i stopped getting problems similar to what you've described.
if you want to stick with boots, i second gbx's recommendation for insoles - get a pair that is advertised as low profile. superfeet insoles are probably best at holding your feet in place, because they have a lot of arch support and a really deep heel cup, or you can get customizable ones from montrail or sole that are a little less extreme.
― dad, i wanna be a lothario speedwagon (ytth), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 01:39 (1 month ago) Permalink
yeah i am 100% of trail runners---i haven't used a "real" hiking boot in like ten years
― be told and get high on coconut (gbx), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 02:22 (1 month ago) Permalink
~in favor~
huh
mine aren't leather, but they are boots. will take into consideration. i like the sturdiness of boots, and the very solid sole, and the fact that i can wear them in the snow, but i always find myself wanting a pair of hiking shoes BUT i don't want to ruin my running shoes. so many shoes.
― ghee hee hee (La Lechera), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 12:01 (1 month ago) Permalink
gahhh need car miss hikes ;_;
― tehresa, Friday, 23 July 2010 20:55 (1 month ago) Permalink
I just got back from approx two weeks of hiking in NE Oregon, where I calculate I hiked about 110 miles and 20,000 ft. of elevation gain and loss in 12 days of hikes. I may post a few pics later. I feel great btw. It's my form of periodic rejuvenation.
However, I drove 350 miles today to get home, and boy are my arms tired (no, uh, wait a sec; dammit; wrong joke).
― Aimless, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 04:45 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
welcome back! that sounds great. i love oregon.
― estela, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 04:53 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
Wallowas? Steens? or somewhere else?
my wife is camping on the headwaters of the Metolius near Bend OR right now, she goes camping with some of her girlfriends every summer.
― bug holocaust (sleeve), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 05:26 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
I want to go hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains! I need to see when my Knoxville friend will be in Knoxville again, maybe she will come with me if I don't mention the bears.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 11 August 2010 08:58 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
I was in the Wallowas. That place is starting to become my second home. I would have branched out this year and done a long section of the PCT for a change, but the late melt-out for this year's snow buggered those plans but good.
― Aimless, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 18:27 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
BTW, the Metolius area is OUTSTANDING! My wife and I will go backpacking together near there next week, in the Mt. Jefferson wilderness. This is a big trip for us, because my wife hasn't done such an ambitious hike for almost a decade.
― Aimless, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 18:29 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
Not sure what size this will come out. Sorry if it is huge. Flickr has been monkeying with how this is done and I am in strange territory.
This pic is the headwaters of the South Fork of the Imnaha River at dusk.
― Aimless, Thursday, 12 August 2010 18:13 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
eh. Let me work on this later.
― Aimless, Thursday, 12 August 2010 18:14 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, August 11, 2010 4:58 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark
Surely any Knoxvillian knows there are bears! Haw
― proprietor of gib (roxymuzak), Thursday, 12 August 2010 20:39 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
We apologize for unavoidable delays caused by YACT (Yet Another Camping Trip).
S. Imnaha R. at dusk
― Aimless, Saturday, 21 August 2010 19:40 (1 week ago) Permalink
Technology Gets Hikers Into Trouble
― nickn, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 05:16 (1 week ago) Permalink
mmm love that photo, aimless!i miss pnw!
― tehresa, Friday, 3 September 2010 01:44 (21 minutes ago) Permalink
getting car this weekend - need to start planning virginia/w virginia hikes now :)
― tehresa, Friday, 3 September 2010 01:44 (20 minutes ago) Permalink