Well it does have holes on either side but my aim isn't quite that good. Maybe with a little practice I can get the angle right. Good way to get a campfire all to yourself for sure though.
AngryMetalsmith's A.T. Thru Hike Thread
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My Pack is down to 22lbs. Everything. Stove, Tent, bag, food, fuel, and water purification. My fitness is not up to that weight for the miles to hike to remote places currently. My goal is to maintain current fitness and level up some. And carry that through until next year. We shall see... Still cannot ride a wheelie...
New Poles work well. Sadly they help. More then I care to admit. 21 miles 3 trips. No heal pain. Same boots, same pack, same distances.
Trekking poles are now as essential to a hike as a front suspension fork is to a ride. Was really surprised by how much they help, especially with old knees on downhills. Might want to ditch the wrist straps. Glad I did, would have injured my wrist a few times falling.
I am ok with being strapped to my gear so as to not lose it after I fall. I tend to fall in a skilled way. I seem to make it home for the most part. Thankfully. I ride alone also.
Through hikers are a weird bunch but still...
Slap a ride monkey sticker on this marital aid and I'll contribute three fifty to your funemployment
Slap a ride monkey sticker on this marital aid and I'll contribute three fifty to your funemployment
Yeah, there are some interesting people on the AT for sure.
Jeebus, that dong weights 5.7 pounds. Definitely not an ultralite dildo.
I would ask how you found that, but I don’t want to know. The reviews are great.
“This toy has a good feel to it. Plenty stiff enough to get the job done while still flexible enough to get the hard to reach areas.”
When's kickoff?
10 years since I hiked at Springer Mountain, might go back again late this summer while I'm in Dahlonega.
Target window to start is May 3-7. Still trying to nail down an affordable itinerary. Currently don’t have enough funds to complete the hike but am planning on going as far as I can or at least to Grayson Highlands which is at 500 miles.
It's amazing what nerdy hikers think passes for a personality.
Then again we are talking about a bunch that thinks "hiked the AT" is a personality.
It always cracks me up when east coasters move here and ask what peaks residents have 'bagged'. The look on their faces when 95% of the repsonses are 'who gives a shit'.....
Once on your way, if you plan on posting pics here, start a new thread. Also, if only funds makes you quit earlier than you want, please set up a way so Monkeys can send some $$ your way. I'll chip in for sure.
I suspect if you were to post your venmo, a few of us poo flingers might throw some American pesos your way to live vicariously and support your efforts
#TeamAngry
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PA resupply (provisions, etc) is still up on offer - assuming i'm in town.
Wow, y’all rawk !
send me a list of what you'll want and a ballpark timeline of when you think you'll be passing through PA.
closest spot to me is just north of allentown, PA.
Burning the candle at both ends and trying to light it in the middle. Going to be exhausted by the time I get down there.
InI suspect if you were to post your venmo, a few of us poo flingers might throw some American pesos your way to live vicariously and support your efforts
#TeamAngry
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Just make the banner out of weed and tacos. Gonna be hangry by then.I could meet you on top of Katahdin MTN with a big 'YOU SUCK!' banner.
Itinerary has been booked. Most of my tools in the studio are packed up and ready for storage. Still have to set up the new iPhone, make final gear choices, get four days of food together and take care of few loose ends. Getting closer...
post itinerary...probably too far west for me to meet you in hot springs with supplies and encouragement, but ya never know...also post way to send you $ !!!
Nervous stomach intensifies. Never had it like this before. Not before DH races or as a personal chef cooking a dinner party. Pretty sure I’m gonna blow chunks somewhere in N GA.
whether or not you blow chunks, you'll really like the mountains down there. very pisgah-y.
Oh I know. Did the first NORBA national in Helen in ‘93 or ‘94. Would love to visit there again. Not often that you see a German village in the hills of Southern Appalachia. Might have to skip it this time though as it’s a known tourist trap.
oh, it's such a tourist trap. the area you start from (springer mtn, no?) is a much better spot.
Planning, reluctantly, to start at Amicalola Falls State Park on the Approach Trail. It’s where the ATC office is located for registration. The Falls are definitely a tourist trap. There are several hundred stairs to climb right out of the gate. The road up to Springer is often described in a way that discourages regular folk from driving on, but it’s probably no worse than some roads in the other Pisgah. If my shuttle driver is down, then yeah I’d rather skip the 8.8 miles and tourists and get right to the goods.
Haha, I was down in GA for a race forever ago and took my rental car to Springer blindly following the GPS. I was glad to have air in all four tyres and oil in the sump when I made it there after the route I ended up on.
Update:
On Monday the 24th I hurt my back doing some yard work. Went for a hike on Wednesday and everything seemed fine. So I started franticly packing up the studio and moving heavy metalsmithy things. Pushed myself way too far. Really tweaked after that to the point that I could feel it in my chest. Which given my history of back problems is a warning sign of a spasm. If any of you are familiar with back spasms then you too will understand that on trail, with a full pack, is not the place to have one. Being exhausted, stressed and on the verge of a back spasm just seemed like a recipe for failure. Was scheduled to start on the 4th but postponed until the 9th. I have until 4:00pm tomorrow to cancel the hotel, for a second time. Ughh...
On Monday the 24th I hurt my back doing some yard work. Went for a hike on Wednesday and everything seemed fine. So I started franticly packing up the studio and moving heavy metalsmithy things. Pushed myself way too far. Really tweaked after that to the point that I could feel it in my chest. Which given my history of back problems is a warning sign of a spasm. If any of you are familiar with back spasms then you too will understand that on trail, with a full pack, is not the place to have one. Being exhausted, stressed and on the verge of a back spasm just seemed like a recipe for failure. Was scheduled to start on the 4th but postponed until the 9th. I have until 4:00pm tomorrow to cancel the hotel, for a second time. Ughh...
Muscle relaxers.
One of the best things about a trip like this is that you can be flexible. I spent a summer on a bike with a bob trailer and have a done a few week long point to point hiking trips. As long as you don't have a hard date that simply cannot be changed, spending an entire day leaned up against a tree reading a book is fine.
You're going to kill yourself with stress. As soon as your back loosens up just get out there. You'll be fine. And if your back hurts, lay down for a day with a pretty view. Schedules are for work. You're doing this because it's not work so no need to make it like work.
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