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[Artemus]

I always hike in long pants and a long-sleeved shirt, which means no need for bug spray. I wear a hat and will wear a bug net if it's really bad. I also hate sunscreen.

We wouldn't know since there has never been a posted picture of you hiking AFAIK. Do you really hike?

(teasin'..)

 

[Artemus]

Finally, someone calling me out for my attire. I have hiked in jeans and a flannel shirt forever. I hate sunscreen. I dislike being bothered by bugs. I'm cheap!!!

Nothing especially negative in my question, just wondering. How can you lift all that extra weight up those 3K' climbs and throw your leg up over your head on that figure-4 climbing move to make that ledge without a gusseted crotch or some loose flimsy nylon?

 

[chandlerwest]

Nothing especially negative in my question, just wondering. How can you lift all that extra weight up those 3K' climbs and throw your leg up over your head on that figure-4 climbing move to make that ledge without a gusseted crotch or some loose flimsy nylon?

I have one pair of jeans that "fit". But they are terrible to hike in because they crimp my motion. So in recent years I have beat and scraped to death a couple pair that are older and roomier. They have gotten so ratty looking that I dug even deeper into the corner of my closet and found a couple pair from God knows how many decades and pounds ago, that were from pre adventure days. It was like I had new jeans! You will love this......in 1985....my first year as an employee in Glacier, I hiked over 600 miles mostly in sweatpants and flannel shirts. I am a hardcore blue moon weekend warrior. I wash Jeff's clothes and I feel like I am washing lingerie.

 

[Nodust]

On top of Medicine Bow Peak Wyoming


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[mike_offerman]

On top of Medicine Bow Peak Wyoming

I was just up there on Saturday. Had spent the night up on Kennaday Peak watching the meteor shower.

 

[Vegan.Hiker]

Visited @Ben about 2 weeks ago and he showed me around his neck of the woods (the Sawtooths).


@Ben scoping out Twin Lakes

 

[Artemus]

Visited @Ben about 2 weeks ago and he showed me around his neck of the woods (the Sawtooths).
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@Ben scoping out Twin Lakes
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Welcome back west, @Vegan.Hiker. I am glad @Ben took care of ya. That is a great hike and place. He has a great backyard.

 

[scatman]

Visited @Ben about 2 weeks ago and he showed me around his neck of the woods (the Sawtooths).
@Ben scoping out Twin Lakes

Great shot of you and Ben @Vegan.Hiker .

 

[Artemus]

Artitude Shot
- sitting on top of Electric Peak in my favorite YNP. Great rock glacier and Gardiner, MT below. w/@scatman and his family attending.

 

[danger02ward]

Happy to finally visit the sawtooths and see the beautiful twin lakes for myself from the top of the pass
Also happy to visit snowyside peak from the top of the twin lakes pass to get a better view of the beautiful sawtooth range.

 

[Rockskipper]

Pretty cool how you got that benchmark to float above the box like that.

Oh wait, you're lying down on the rock. Time for coffee...

Great photos!

 

[Miya]

introducing our granddaughter to some hiking in Maine ...
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taking a break at Norse Pond on our way to Bog Cove ...
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and sometimes hiking is rough business ...
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but then sometimes you find really cool stuff at your destination ...
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this bottle was sealed with a cork and wax and we could see some photos and other small things inside ... so we took it with us back to our rental house. Inside we found photos and "trinkets" from a pre-k class in Marblehead, Massachusetts! So Amelia is going to write them a letter and tell them that she found their "messages in a bottle".
This was a hot humid day ... not all that noticeable while at the beach/cove but we definitely felt it as we hiked back to our car ... Amelia was dragging about half way back & this was the result soon after leaving the trailhead ...
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Amazing! Love her pack! I have a similar one haha.
I love the photo of her leaning on her trekking pole, I do the same darn thing.
What a precious thing, to find a message in a bottle! Sure she will remember it forever!

 

[Yvonne]

Happy to have some awesome hikes here in Yellowstone.

On top of Sepulcher Mountain

Bunsen Peak

I still have a week and a lot of day hikes left, lol

 

[Artemus]

Stumbled across this one in a frame. One of the original Artitude pics...

Not-ultralight backpacking in to the south side of Denali some years ago. A place called Peter's Hills, AK. Circa 1987 on my second backpack there. Walked with my two flatland friends and brother from OH. I was the only fit one so am stuck carrying the garbage bag with the empty beer cans. I had to stop and wait every 10 minutes for them - luckily every step was on ripe low-bush blueberries that I could gorge on.

 

[Nick]

That's such a great pic, Art. How old were you in it?

 

[Artemus]

That's such a great pic, Art. How old were you in it?

28 years old, I guess.

 

[Michael]

Stumbled across this one in a frame. One of the original Artitude pics...

Not-ultralight backpacking in to the south side of Denali some years ago. A place called Peter's Hills, AK. Circa 1987 on my second backpack there. Walked with my two flatland friends and brother from OH. I was the only fit one so am stuck carrying the garbage bag with the empty beer cans. I had to stop and wait every 10 minutes for them - luckily every step was on ripe low-bush blueberries that I could gorge on.

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Great picture. No difference between 1987 and now.



Gesendet vom iPhone mit Tapatalk

 

[Artemus]

Great picture. No difference between 1987 and now.
Gesendet vom iPhone mit Tapatalk

Except I have better gear, now (and my knees hurt more). :twothumbs:

 

[Titans]

I enjoy this fun album :

Rick - on a bad winter day:


Rick - on a good winter day


Me - on a good winter day


Me- without a hat

 

[Mack Shaft]