still fuckin with climb cuz climb pays: the ILX hiking thread

Do it!

Also check yr webmail!

emailed u

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.

I can't wait to go somewhere round here!

can u tell mountain hardwear to fix my jacket the zipper busted

they have lifetime warranties on their stuff, i think? maybe you could send it in and get it fixed

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.

great!

btw can i just pimp my friend's project: http://www.biolitestove.com/BioLite.html

this shit is dope as hell

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

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.

from young hill (the hike was really short; i think i confused it with another one in my fast/lazy planning):

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btw, fuckin with climb, in action, courtesy of dadrza:
http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz47/ppcpp/Machupicchu040.jpg

oh man

just a hint of climb

guys think i'm gonna hit up the superior hiking trail one of these days soon

did not quite realize how good it (reportedly) is: awesome shelters, never crowded, ridgelines with views of the lake, <3 <3 <3

srsly considered stealing yr tat idea, rox

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

~knucks~

~bones~

"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.

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?

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

god why didn't i go to the adirondacks ever

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 so
i used these nice french canadians' site as a resource, still recommended http://www3.sympatico.ca/jgrimard/

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.

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?

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.jpg
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9315.jpg
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9313.jpg
http://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.jpg
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9270.jpg
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9266.jpg
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9267.jpg

image overload!

but this is important: seaweed is crazy.

http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9317.jpg
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9314.jpg
http://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

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).

this thread just fills me with jealousy. I need to get my life stable enough to start making some weekend outings.

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.

yeah since this is where a creek goes out to the sound, i am thinking not jellyfish. but what?! ackljglk
xpost

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.

does it say "boots and hogs" inside that tree?!

also lol @ gbx re: neb

even better:
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/carkeek/102_9292_2.jpg

my sigg bottle has been ~~~~FOUND~~~~

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!

oh wow, jealous! have an amazing time! take lots of pictures!

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. :(

also:
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/Chass3ur/Peru2000_0002adj.jpg

^_^

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.

start a club imo!!!