woah--we did angels landing about a year ago. i loved zion soo much, wanna go back.
― Mr. Que, Friday, 19 June 2009 16:06 (fourteen years ago) link
we also did grand canyon, bryce and capitol reef=would go to all of these places again.
― Mr. Que, Friday, 19 June 2009 16:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Aw yeah I did angels landing years and years ago - wld hike again. And Bryce is the coolest! Like a super mega sized version of those drip sand castles we used to make.
― tehresa, Friday, 19 June 2009 18:09 (fourteen years ago) link
some cool looking shit here^^^^
― "world wide" neb (roxymuzak), Friday, 19 June 2009 20:28 (fourteen years ago) link
i did bryce on horseback though. cheating. but i was also like 14 then.
― tehresa, Friday, 19 June 2009 22:45 (fourteen years ago) link
!!
― The Neb-U-Taunt Ball (roxymuzak), Friday, 19 June 2009 23:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Fun fact: that same trip I came to Seattle for the first time and decided I wanted to live here.
― tehresa, Saturday, 20 June 2009 00:07 (fourteen years ago) link
i am in the san juans and ~not~ hiking due to cares, but i can say with some certainty that i would move here in a heartbeat
― i want to marry a pizza (gbx), Saturday, 20 June 2009 18:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Do it!
― tehresa, Saturday, 20 June 2009 22:54 (fourteen years ago) link
Also check yr webmail!
― tehresa, Saturday, 20 June 2009 22:56 (fourteen years ago) link
emailed u
― i want to marry a pizza (gbx), Saturday, 20 June 2009 23:04 (fourteen years ago) link
i just spent all day working at a big gear sale at mountain hardwear's headquarters... really made me want to get out on the trail.
― a terrible camera... with fangs and shit... (ytth), Sunday, 21 June 2009 02:22 (fourteen years ago) link
I can't wait to go somewhere round here!
― tehresa, Sunday, 21 June 2009 06:10 (fourteen years ago) link
can u tell mountain hardwear to fix my jacket the zipper busted
― i want to marry a pizza (gbx), Sunday, 21 June 2009 22:23 (fourteen years ago) link
they have lifetime warranties on their stuff, i think? maybe you could send it in and get it fixed
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Monday, 22 June 2009 02:51 (fourteen years ago) link
i did take a look at their warranty area- i didn't realize that they repaired the stuff in-house. but yeah, if you send it to them, they will fix it.
― a terrible camera... with fangs and shit... (ytth), Monday, 22 June 2009 03:01 (fourteen years ago) link
great!
― i want to marry a pizza (gbx), Monday, 22 June 2009 05:10 (fourteen years ago) link
btw can i just pimp my friend's project: http://www.biolitestove.com/BioLite.html
this shit is dope as hell
― i want to marry a pizza (gbx), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 04:59 (fourteen years ago) link
point reyes today:
big elk we saw:http://files.getdropbox.com/u/821832/king%20elk.JPG
weird caterpillar:http://files.getdropbox.com/u/821832/caterpillar.JPG
lotsa labybugs:http://files.getdropbox.com/u/821832/ladybug.JPG
we hiked just past where you can see the big rock out near the end (about 8 miles there and back):http://files.getdropbox.com/u/821832/view%20of%20point%20reyes%20hike.JPG
baby elk looking it's gonna pee on it's mum:http://files.getdropbox.com/u/821832/stretching%20baby%20elk.JPG
― where we turn sweet dreams into remarkable realities (just1n3), Monday, 29 June 2009 05:09 (fourteen years ago) link
This looks like a great day! Need to find someplace for next weekend when my friend visits. Based on my experience kayaking with her last summer and my knowledge of her cardio machine endurance at the gym, it should be not too hard. Maybe we will just find a nice place to explore rather than hike? Eh.
― tehresa, Monday, 29 June 2009 07:11 (fourteen years ago) link
from young hill (the hike was really short; i think i confused it with another one in my fast/lazy planning):
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs187.snc1/6256_95313951588_506836588_2185337_1194683_n.jpghttp://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs167.snc1/6256_95313956588_506836588_2185338_7996432_n.jpghttp://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs167.snc1/6256_95313966588_506836588_2185339_5646410_n.jpghttp://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs187.snc1/6256_95313981588_506836588_2185341_2758865_n.jpghttp://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs187.snc1/6256_95315906588_506836588_2185405_7216029_n.jpghttp://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs187.snc1/6256_95315921588_506836588_2185406_5000079_n.jpghttp://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs187.snc1/6256_95315926588_506836588_2185407_5347178_n.jpghttp://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs187.snc1/6256_95313931588_506836588_2185335_7204293_n.jpg
― tehresa, Tuesday, 7 July 2009 09:15 (fourteen years ago) link
btw, fuckin with climb, in action, courtesy of dadrza:http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/ppcpp/Machupicchu040.jpg
― tehresa, Tuesday, 7 July 2009 09:30 (fourteen years ago) link
oh man
― bentley cadence (gbx), Tuesday, 7 July 2009 16:32 (fourteen years ago) link
just a hint of climb
― gucci gone bonkers (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:42 (fourteen years ago) link
guys think i'm gonna hit up the superior hiking trail one of these days soon
― bentley cadence (gbx), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:44 (fourteen years ago) link
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 (fourteen years ago) link
srsly considered stealing yr tat idea, rox
― bentley cadence (gbx), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:46 (fourteen 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 (fourteen years ago) link
~knucks~
― bentley cadence (gbx), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:48 (fourteen years ago) link
~bones~
― gucci gone bonkers (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:50 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen years ago) link
god why didn't i go to the adirondacks ever
― bentley cadence (gbx), Saturday, 11 July 2009 21:51 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen years ago) link
― 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen years ago) link
even better:http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9292_2.jpg
― tehresa, Sunday, 12 July 2009 21:15 (fourteen years ago) link