Changed my TT name

“My old user name was keith.”

“Cool good to know ya!”

“So D.D, are you going to post a pic soon? Glad to see you here.”

“Welcome - or re-welcome.”

“I like your new name!

8)”

“Distance Dude is a good name.

Cue the Cake song "He's Going the Distance."

I also like the name "Geobeet" which I just saw for the first time on another thread.”

“Yeah, That's a cool song.


Good name Distance Dude. How many dudes do we have here now?
Snow Dude
Distance Dude
Stratdude
walkindude
any more?

Now we need more chicks.”

“i could change my name to dude-doo.
:)”

“We don't need more chicks, just fewer dudes.”

“How about sluts?”

“ok, how bout slutdood?

sorry bout nobody touchin yer pole bacpac...oh hell , wrong thread”

“Tried to post a link to some pics but can't figure it out yet.”

“Cool, thanks Lyra. Found an old threa you posted to be helpful.”

“you're welcome! very good pictures :-) wow, it sure is nice to be stuck inside at work on a beautiful day such as today, looking at stuff like that...”

“Yep, I'm workin evenings now but go to day shift Monday. This will let me spend more time with my 2 year old daughter. We're goin to Dolly Sods in Oct. It's just North of Cranberry. 4 to 5 day trip. I can't wait. Have a good day Lyra”

“thanks, i plan to do my best ;-) i've been to Dolly Sods once, and we have plans to go back next month, woo hoo! you have a good one too.”

“can you tell me where to find the post about how to cut and paste? i know how to do it but cant seen to do it here?
thanks”

“ sure 'nuf.

this is for making links...i think that's what you're looking for...”

“DD, here's a url for updated trail maps of the Dolly Sods from the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. Just got back from a trip there in early May and I'm also shooting for another trip in late September or early October. What part of the Sods are you shooting for?
http://home.adelphia.net/~johntrudy/wholeSods.html”

“Geobeet, all I know is we're doin the wilderness section. The guy I'm goin with is plannin the route. I have never been to the Sods but he has. Any paticular part that you recommend? Have you been to Cranberry wilderness? That Big Beechy trail was killer in Feb. with the snow.”

“Here's a good site. The PotomacAppalachianTrailClub ”

“ok i suck!!
i cant do it”

“Just think about that little kid story and say:

I think I can, I think I can...”

“Good name Distance Dude. How many dudes do we have here now?
Snow Dude
Distance Dude
Stratdude
walkindude
any more?

I've been thinking about "Hiker Dude". In the gift shop in Yosemite they have these stuffed "Dude" figures, like Climber Dude, Ranger Dude etc. I have a "Hiker Dude" sitting on my monitor here at work. It kind of looks like me, blonde hair, sun glasses, red backpack etc.

We'll see.”

“hay can i see the pic? plez!!!!”

“Sluts are ok in my book!

8)”

“mouse is a dudette.. sorry guys.. just another female on this site..
so am i a mousette?”

“I have not been in the wilderness section yet. As far as what to see, there is no such thing as a bad part of the Sods. I've been back and forth on the northern section, which is plateau with bogs and low hills. Part of the wilderness is an eastern canyon cut by Red Creek with beautiful scenes. But a series of floods has scoured it out pretty much from what I understand, at least in parts. Above the canyon on the eastern side are some trails that skirt the edge of the plateau. If your friend has been, you are in pretty good hands.
South of the Dolly Sods (and the wilderness area) is Roaring Plains. The ridge is a piece of plateau that has been cut up by stream erosion, but it is still a fairly broad ridge. There are many trails along that section as well.
I find it hard to leave the Sods regardless of what I've done. I come home wondering what it is that I just don't get. Oh yeah, I have to make money.
If you want to see some excellent photos of the Dolly Sods, go to www.jonathanjessup.com
He's hiked the area extensively and his photography is outstanding. Most of his photos are of places up on the plateau and Roaring Plains, but they will probably make you start foaming at the mouth.
I have not hiked the Cranberry Backcountry at all. I did camp at Tea Creek Campground for a couple of days, see the glades, and the Falls of Hills Creek. But I never seem to find the time to get down that way for any length of time. The glades are interesting, although you cannot see much of them from the boardwalk. On the other hand, the boardwalk shows most of what grows in the glades and limiting public access protects the larger glades from idiots.
There are some sizeable bogs on the Dolly Sods, but they are not as watered as the Cranberry Glades. If you hike into the wilderness area, you will skirt an old beaver meadow that is somewhat boggy, but a larger bog is accessed from the short Northlands Loop Trail just south of the campground. Fishers Spring Run Bog is larger, and Dobbins Slashings Bog outside the forest service boundary is probably the granddaddy of the Sods bogs. For the most part, these are hummucky bogs with heath plants trying to establish themselves.”

“Dear Mousy Dear Mousy
You have no complaint
You are what you are
And you ain't what you ain't

--John Prine”

“oh my GOD I love john. hay sam stone when you comming home”

“cute poem.. and how true...how true..but maybe i should wear those mouse ears on the trail, than everyone would know whom i am.. but i better watch out for large preditos.. hee hee...”

“Somebody dressed up like a hawk might swoop down on you. Then again, it might be fun. Who am I to judge?”

“Don't get me started wild flower. I've got a Prine line or two for almost any situation.
My all-time favorite is:
Pretty good, not bad, they can't complain
'Cause actually, all them gods are just about the same”

“LOL...intresting thought of the hawk thingy.....”

“Watch it mouse. I'm a dirty old man!”

“yeah you may be a dirty old man, but im semi young and in excellent health,,mice can run fast...”

“what about jerry jeff walker? (my he rest in peace)”

“I thought dirtyoldman was the dirty old man?

Reminds me of a quote: "Old age and treachery will beat youth and skill every time"”

“Hmmm, the wisdom of age against the power of youth: the eternal struggle.”

“Yeah bitpusher, what you said!”

“i did not say i was that young..i guess to some im pretty old.... just a mouse... who has the better mousetrap?”

“where in pa are you ?
I used to live in Lansdale”

“Never got into Jerry Jeff. My favorites were John Prine and Gordon Lightfoot. Also liked a host of others, but Jerry Jeff was not among them. I credit Prine with starting the breakup of my first marriage, along with a number of other issues, including a long backpacking trip that was covered in another thread (whining). Most people couldn't stand Prine because he sounded too "country." The lyrics were what they were and the lyrics were (and still are for that matter) good. Muhlenberg County is a classic of understatement, Sam Stone was about the most sensitive song I ever heard, and Flag Decal and Illegal Smile were slaps at the establishment. And then there was Donald and Lydia, a real hoot. The chorus of The Accident (things could have been worse) is worth recalling from time to time when bigots sound off. A lot of his songs make good trail walking songs.”

“Glenside, wild flower. Just down 309 from Lansdale. Actually a bit outside Glenside, but it's the nearest dot on the map.”

“My mousetraps work pretty well.”

“i used to have a boy friend who live there many years ago. hay you know tony right???”