Other Hobbies

“In addition to hiking/backpacking, I enjoy scuba diving.”

“I see that you are a LNT trainer, Leatherneck. What exactly do you do, teach classes set up by an organization or set up your own classes?”

“So far I only teach scouts and scout leaders. I received my certification in March of this year and I have not had the time to do anything on a large scale.”

“I have way too many hobbies. I think it is called attention deficit.”

“Kayaking.”

“Here is one of my other hobbies...
Koi Pond

Pictures of my pond , plants and fish were recently in Ponds USA Magazine! :)”

“Softball, reading & refinishing and painting old furniture.”

“Besides Backpacking of course -

Outdoor cooking: Dutch oven, smoking, grilling.

Disneyland/Disney Calfornia Adventure (If you are in the area, please let me know. My daughter and I will be glad to show you around Disneyland/DCA if we can.)

West Coast Swing Dancing We have been taking lessons for several years...not that good, but enjoy it.

Web page design.”

“Nice pond Wind Walker! There?s obviously a lot of work there. I often thought of making one myself.”

“Matching wits with the squirrels attacking my bird feeders...

...and TT, of course. Hmmm, any similarities in those two activities are purely coincidental, I'm sure, LOL.”

“Oh, that's funny.”

“Too many, I think, but top of the list are
Skiing
Harley Davidson
Music and Movies
Gardening
Dining”

“Photography
Web page stuff
Running
Running with scissors
Golf
Job (gives me something to do when I'm not hiking or one of the above)”

“Photgaphy
Writing
Wallyball (if ya don't know, ask!)
Volleyball
Racquetball (have been laying off this and volleyball past couple years)
Reading too many magazines
Knocking Dubya
Playing with my cats
Singing loud to the radio in the car while driving too fast
Bitching (!!) and bickering (!!)

LOL”

“Cycling,
wallyball,
bird watching,
running,
watching football,”

“Maybe WindWalker and Phl could get together for a little dutch oven Koi.

Mmmmmm, I'll take mine blackened.”

“I've got two other hobbies other then hiking and backpacking.

Archery- Not the type with training wheels, but the big recurves shot instinctively. I don't shoot FITA olympic style anymore.

Classical trombone- Though I'll play almost anything (classical, rock, show, etc)”

“Cycling - Mountain, Road and BMX.

Do kids count as a hobby?”

“Chuck Wagon Cooking, Phil we need to get together.

Fishing”

“oh yeah - I guess field botany counts as a hobby doesn't it”

“I also play a bit of golf too. It kind of sounds like this...swing, whack, "Sonofabitch!", swing, whack, "Sonofabitch!", swing, whack, "Sonofabitch!"...and so on and so forth.”

“I think I know what Nigal's golf problem is. He is standing too close to the ball.

After he hits it!”

“XC
Track
Graphic Design
Studdying for SATs and School work
Boy Scout
Eagle project
Heros and Cool Kids program (its an anty drug thing that I help out in)
Alter Boy
Class President
Super attendants councle member
I like to watch Yankees Devils and Giants
I have a fish tank of African Cichlids”

“Croc wrestling!”

“Cracky!”

“Oh yeah I bike and mt. bike too.”

“Nigal, there's a reason "golf" is a four letter word.”

“What exactly is "Chuck Wagon Cooking"? Sounds like something I should know about. I assume there is a lot of cast iron involved.”

“LyndyS - actually lately I have been trying to just remove the blowdowns from Saint Marys Wilderness - after hiking there with Baume 66 I realized it was much better place to go than SNP when I want to get in some time alone with my saw (grin) - at the moment I am trying to finish up removing the blowdowns on Bald Mtn. Tr. - probably another 3 days or so of cutting left. Since this is wilderness area all cutting is by hand tools.”

“Biking
swimming
canoe
kayak
alpine ski
nordic ski
snow shoe
cooking
dining out



uh..... do those last two count???”

“Yes, HOI, I remember that St. Mary's Wilderness is one of Baume66's favorite places. My family and I are going there this spring. I finally found a map that shows some of the places that Baume mentioned to me last spring on TrailTalk.

I went to get my Sven saw today, and dang it they were out! Have to look elsewhere or order it online. I signed up to do some trail maintenance in PA next spring, too. Did you ever have a problem with mountain laurel causing skin blisters? Steiny said onetime that he got a terrible rash from trail maint. cutting mtn laurel.”

“Scoutmaster
Art (paiting, drawing, graphic design)
Web design (not just a hobby it's a paycheck too.)
reading
building Hot Rods
music (haven't played in a while though)
Cooking and Eating
Long naps”

“Snowboarding
Photography
Playing with my webpage
Rock climbing
Snowshoeing
XC skiing
Canoeing
Offroad driving "wonder where this road goes?"

My favorite things to do
(ok, Walkindude, we'll see if this works)

Two yrs ago or longer:
bowling, running, weight lifting,
aerobics, biking, hot tubbing, alpine skiing, Wine tasting....I think I'll have to find time for these again.”

“My favorite things to do
(one more try)”

“Susan makes me work on the house.
Does that count?
not that I enjoy it.”

“Hey SnowNymph we're going to have to change your name to Snow Leopard after seeing that outfit on the slopes ;)”

“I'll try any thing twice (kinda slow, don't learn to quick)”

“LyndyS - never had any problem with mtn. laurel - but then on the other hand I very rarely will cut any - only if it is in the way of cutting a blowdown. With respect to the saw - I think that a non-backed saw is a better choice for general work - that is to say a saw that can cut and pass all the way through the cut to the other side without andy interference with a frame getting in the way. There was mention of a Japanese saw on another thread that looked like a good choice. BTW make real sure you are familiar with all the forms of poison ivy before doing any trail maintenance - including what it looks like without leaves (ie cinnamon colored bud) and what the vine looks like when it gets big (hairy until it gets really big then most hairs fall off). Hitting one of those vines with a saw can give one a serious rash (grin).”

“Hey, just tried paintballing yesterday and I have to say that it is really fun. It doesn't really hurt as bad as you would think either (although I have a few welts from it today). Anyway, if you are not afraid to go into the backcountry for weeks on end, then there isno reason for you to be scared of a little paintball flying at you at 200 feet per second. I recomend that anybody who is remotley interested go out and play at least once.”

“Photography
Dog Sports
- Agility
- Tracking
- Competitive Obedience”

“Hunting, fishing, scuba diving, flying (old one now banned by the wife), Woodworking, home remodeling. whew, no wonder I never get to hike.”

“Photography, blacksmithing, refinishing antiques,dutch oven cooking and grilling out, skiing, going to bluegrass festivals, and drinking beer”

“Last winter I became the first on my lake to have a kayak. Now I have 2.

Guitar playing

Trying to learn tennis”

“My hobby

Looking for naked pictures of Mel on the net.

There are tons of Naked Mel's on the net, like Mr. Blank, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Brooks and that fat cook from the early '80s televised comedy, "Alice". But those don't match the lovely and talented posterior of our sweet and benevolent Mel”

“fly fishing

montain biking

flog (sometimes called golf)

snowboarding”

“What I would LIKE to spend most of my time on:

mountaineering (if that counts different from backpacking)
canoeing
photography
skate skiing (cross country)
telemark skiing
fly fishing
fly tying
backcountry skiing
tropical fish aquarium

What I REALLY spend most of my time on:

downhill skiing
landscaping
skate skiing
car camping with the family
teaching backpacking and winter camping classes
photography
scanning family photos for geneology collection
tropical fish aquarium”

“A friend of mine says that a person needs 3 hobbies and a dog. I have 3 dogs and a hobby.

Bob K - my main hobby these days is dog agility. I am training 2 of my dogs and spend an alarming amount of time and money doing this. It keeps me off the streets. Obediance doesn't interest any of us though.

other hobbies
quilting
reading
knocking Dubya
cooking”