Allow me to introduce myself

“I've been reading this forum for about a week now, and really enjoy it, so I imagine you'll see me around a fair amount.

I am from Missouri originally, but for the past 3 years have been living with my wife in California while she gets her PhD in Genetics.

I've always loved camping, hiking and fishing in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas, but I must admit that California's many mountains surprised me with their grandeur and diversity. There are many distinct ranges all with their own personality.

The problem with California is that anywhere within 5 hours of San Francisco or Los Angeles is packed with people. You need reservations at many campgrounds months in advance. So we decided to get into backpacking to get away from all the people and RVs.

Apparently, we're not the only ones trying to get away from all the people, because the backcountry is a popular place, but nonetheless, we're hooked. We got started on whatever used gear we could get our hands on and are gradually upgrading.

Along with our nearly weekly day hikes, we've done 4 weekend backpacking trips in the last two years, and plan at least that many for this year, including a couple of extended weekends, 4-5 days.

I combine my love of hiking with photography, though I hope to be as good as some of you guys someday, so if you like to see pics, keep an eye out and I'll post them.

In some ways, I feel very much like a newbie. I'm still learning the difference between what I need to carry vs what I want. Especially now that I've got a much larger pack than last year:-) But other times I feel as at home in the wilderness as most anyone, having spent a lot of time in the woods, even if I haven't done a lot of backpacking.

Anyway, that's my life story, or more than most of you care to know anyway. I'm always on the lookout for great hikes, and I look foward to meeting some of you on the trail someday.”

“hey doc....

welcome. Post a pic of yourself. In your uniform, preferably.



(boy oh boy more eye candy!)”

“welcome to TT...to save some grief for yourself fill in your profile”

“DocNice, gee, could you pick a more inflammatory name? ;-)
Paint a bullseye on your chest, why don't ya? ;-)

Welcome to TT. Please fill out your profile.
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“Welcome...

Oh come on, somebody say it...”

“LOL Stovie.
welcome to TT
how did you get the name?
you are a nice doctor?
I have this pain and it is caleed treebeard?
any crue?”

“Welcome aboard”

“Welcome DocNice, nice intro you gave us.”

“I think Mapes has been drinking with SC. ;-)”

“hey its 5 o'clock somewheres”

“I have this pain and it is caleed treebeard?
any crue?”
mapleleaf
1:50:21 PM
1/28/05
ignore this user



Take two or more of these and don't call me in the morning.



Welcome DocNice”

“tROLL?”

“LOL
hic-up”

“The story of my handle is pretty boring actually. The first message board I ever posted on was a Missouri Tigers board. Everybody was picking names having to do with the school, or star Mizzou athletes, etc. So I wanted to show I was an insider, and I picked a nickname that would only by known by the acquaintance of one of Missouri's basketball players, Lynn Hardy, aka - Doc Nice. (So named by Coach Norm Stewart because he wasn't mean enough on the court. Don't know where the Doc came from.)

After a while, that just became my online identity. I don't even remember except when people remind me. So when I go to a new message board, which is pretty rare, I use DocNice.

I do need to work on that Dr thing though. My wife Kat will be a Dr (PhD) in 2 years, so unless I'm okay with being introduced as Mr. and Dr. Harris, I gotta get to work on that!”

“now embare, be nice to doctor nice. Doc, can I have a lollipop?”

“i thought he was gonna say his name was humpty, (pronounced with an umpty.)”

“Troll! This is an RV/car camping site! Go to backpacker.com where they backpack 200 miles a day with 500lbs packs through the rocky mountains and mount everast at the same time.”

“do the humpty hump...”

“bow chica bow bow.”

“What part of CA are you in (be specific). When people in Idaho ask where are you from in California, they want to know the town and street, because 20% of Idahoans are from California. Also, almost no one is from CA, they just lived there after moving from another state. AFter they get worn out, they move on to a less crowded state, like Idaho.

There are some great mountains in CA, with the Sierra being the best of course. The Sierras are really the best in the country for backpacking and fishing, not to mention alpine scenery. Being born in Kansas and visiting relatives there a lot as a kid, I know the contrast you are talking about.

Welcome to TT.”

“Dub, Dub, Dub.....

You dropped back to 'troll' status yourself when you pulled out of the Ocala trip, slacker. ;-)”

“Yikes, 17 posts in about 3 minutes. Feels a bit like that scene from Shawshank Redemption where all the cons are lined up by the bus yelling "Fresh Fish!"

LOL, seriously thanks for the welcome.”

“I used to be a CA person so I will know if he is telling a little trollness or not :)”

“Welcome”

“Dub, you are too funny.... :-)


Hi DocTroll...er...I mean...DocNice...

Now that that's out of the way... :-)

Hope you can take the silliness that goes on in TT... along with some serious subjects every now and then.... :-)”

“Idaho Bob,
I'm near San Francisco/Berkeley. And you're right about Kansas. I don't think I could ever go back to Kansas City. But I must admit that there are some things I prefer about Missouri. California is very very dry, and the leaves on the trees are small. It's a silly thing to bother me, but it just doesn't get a lush here.”

“Fresh Fish!!!!
Fresh Fish!!!!
Fresh Fish!!!!
;-)”

“Beer is a very serious subject.”

“DocNice? How about pleasant colonoscopy?”

“welcome doc.
like maple, i also have a pain.
it's called batman luke.
any suggestions?”

“Please forgive Spirit Coyote. There is no need to post your picture. It will suffice if you post a picture of your student wife.”

“Two words for Scorch - Kay Why


Maybe I should become a proctologist? They get paid the most.
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“LMAO”

“Scorch, I hear astro glide is better for those pains in the butt, lol
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“NAWWWW
I'm gonna be nice to Dub and not post ;-)
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“hey I asked first damnit!!”

“OK mapes, I'll examine you first then Scorch. Ladies.........Drop 'em!”

“what am I, chopped liver?”

“i thought mike liked bacon more than liver.”

“Oh No


bear, try to nbe nice to the nice guy and DO NOT REPLY to SC post!!”

“to quote someone here... "Run for your livers!"”

““NAWWWW
I'm gonna be nice to Dub and not post ;-)
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StoveStomper
2:15:27 PM
1/28/05
ignore this user

Why, SS, why?”

“I would personally like to assure you all that DocNice® is not a troll, but being a troll myself, who am I to say he's legit? I'm frustrated.”

“So what's up doc, lol? Oh come on now, somebody had to say that!

So doc, what is your profession?

I know graduate students are always writing papers to be published. You know, publish or perish. What paper is she working on in regards to genetics? What's the subject, like genetics related to what?”

“Welcome to the best virtual looney bin.”

“If you wanna know "what's up, doc", change your name to lipstick hooker®.”

“Doctor, doctor, give me the news
I've got a bad case of trollin' you
No pill's gonna cure my ill
I've got a bad case of trollin' you”

“...please to meet you,
can't you guess my name.



I have no sympathy for this devil.”

“i have been humming that all day since he posted this thread”