TT anniversary

“I just missed my 6th anniversary of visiting Trail Talk. It was 3 days ago. I recall when Sass and I stumbled across this place, the first thread we saw was abbout feminine hygiene on the trail and radagasts post of " I dont seem to have that problem", we chuckled and stuck around.

Since then I have met countless TTers (I dont have a list but would geuss about 100), had some of the best trips of my life and met some absolutely wonderful people.

Its funny how a website can bring so many folks together, real strangers becoming friends. Very awesome.

I have seen marriages announced (and made) here, births, deaths, relationships come and go, been a part of representing this site as an adventure racer. I have met people from as close as a few miles, to california and many points in between. I have picked up complete strangers from the airport and invited into my home, simply because of this site. I saw the amazing trip cindylu took when she left the great white north and meandered to the southwest, visiting TTers all along the way. I have seen ( and experienced) an astounding amount of suppor and encouragement at high and low points in my life and the lives of others. This place is much more than random bandwidth chocked full of binary code, its a living breathing place that I love.

Thanks to you all for 6 years!!! Heres to the next 6!!!!!!”

“Hey nice post,thank you Birch and hope to hike with ya soon.Iam not that far away from ya”

“After being here for only 6 month, I can only hope that the next 5 and a half years are close to what you've described. So far it's been very interesting to say the least. Thanks bud, and congrats!”

“I like the idea of a wander East visiting TTer's...it would be a great way to see the country! Maybe when, and if, I get a new car..my present one only will head West and North although I have persuaded it to go to Michigan...cars! scheesh!”

“Here's to another 6 Birch!! Health and Happiness to you and yours!”

“Thank goodness for that first thread! lol, I've learned so much here.”

“Nice post, birch. Nice of you to take a day off work just to tell us.”

“So Birch you just signed on right away! It took me a while and when I did, it was also Rads humour that got me hooked.

I'm really glad you remain a TT addict - it makes this a better place to hang around.

I agree with you, that while the backpacking and the craziness is what hooks most of us - there is real community here. It definitely showed through for me when I needed it most.
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“I'm almost at my 5 year sign up anniv and this past Oct was the 5 year anniv of when I found this place. Rad is also the one that made me feel right at home. I miss him. It's probabably been over 3 years now since he was a regular.

I agree with your feelings about this place.”

“I've got all sorts of warm fuzzy feelings running through me.

You hit it dead on, Birch!”

“birch also hit on something I've been meaning to start a thread on. Who all got married as a result of this board. I know Scully and Goose. When I first started posting someone else had just gotten married. I think there are 3-4 couples that met her. Anyone?”

“well i'm really glad you two got sucked into the TT vortex!! :-) you really make it a better place.”

“CMB & Spirit, dayhiker...”

“DH, i was thinking of scully and goose too. But I think it was maybe meerkat and someone too.

Behold the powerful and great pimp daddy raddy!

Ped, Yep I signed up immediately and posted too. My first post was on a thread that today would be fuego, go figure LOL.”

“Happy Anniversary Birch!

One of these days Thinkbubelz & I will actually go on a hike with you and Sass... :-) You owe us at least one on the Pinckney-Waterloo Trail. ;-)

Maybe we can do a little snow shoeing over the holidays if the snow stays around!”

“met here and married:
nomad and meerkat
skully and goose
trailartist and sarboy
spirit coyote and crazy mike

died:
scurvy

I lurked for at least 6 months before posting...”

“Thanks twiggy for the list. I recall when scurvy died, a sad day.

4 marriages from a non dating site, pretty good.

Pink, I promise we'll hike together one day...”

“birch - nice reflections! I feel the same. I've been since before the first TT trip, which was in Sept 98.

SARboy and trailartist, meerkat and nomad were the first two TT marriages.”

“http://www.thebackpacker.com/trails/wv/trail_263.php

I just passed an anniversary too.

Thanksgiving '97 I did that hike to Roaring Plains after not visiting since '86.

About that time I discovered TT and just had to post about my favorite place.......on earth.

Since then I've done a lot of miles up there with a bunch of TT'ers.

I nearly got Skully and Goose lost there in Oct, '02.
Skully got bitten on the hiney by a snake that day!!
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“I had my sixth anniversary in September. Long live Trailtalk! Have met tons of interesting people here, discovered great places I'd never known about, and learned so much about backpacking -- and people! (And the French! And atonement! Etc!)

thanks! :-)”

“I think my new TT goal in life is to hike with birch, Sass, and Nigal on the same trip. What a riot that would be.”

“pants or no pants?”

“Ya wanna taste Dayhiker? Here's what you can expect when we take to the trail together...



BYOBB; bring your own beer bib!”

“Is he trying to take a dump with his pants on?”

“No man! He's doing his Rick Flare (WWWOOOOOOO!) impersonation with his WWF sunglasses on. We found them on the ground and of course he put 'em on to look cool.”

“Merry Anniversary! I'm not sure when I first stumbled upon this place, it was quite a fall and I hit my head pretty hard and things have been fuzzy ever since.”

“For the record, we were never even close to being lost that day. We were merely momentarily confused. For a couple of hours.(and it was an itty bitty snake!)”

“i was using this site as a referance for trips, gear, etc. for about 6 months before i actually discovered TT!!!...i'm not too quick on the uptake...now i'm hooked...i really hope to meet a lot of you”

“Yeah, we were confused and sunburnt and snake-bitten.
It was a great adventure to be sure.

I've done that trail three times since and been confused each time.”

“A TT Anniversary! Heh- it seems like just yesterday when Newgirl had that restraining order against me!

Oh, and lest I forget my obsession for all things lyra!”

“aahhh yes, poor newgirl had to hide from you behind a newspaper! ya old timer...i think i've got you beat by 2 months though, speaking of anniversaries!”

“I lurked for awhile, though!


Hey lyra, I had a weird dream the other night with you in it; you were visting Montana, you only spoke Russian and I made you sit through my daughter's gymnastics class! When I woke up, I thought I should lay off the TT (and gin and tonics) for awhile!”

“HAHA, that is funny!! lay off TT, don't be crazy.

i didn't lurk at all, i posted on the first thread i saw! it's a wonder i didn't run away with all the troll-calling, you guys should thank your lucky stars.
;-D”

“According to the records I just passed my fourth year anniv. but I think that there was another variation of my name that I was using earlier (HogOnIce with no spaces) I'll have to try that login and see if it was older.

yep that account was six months older so its 4.5 years for me plus maybe a month of lurking wondering about the nutcases that were posting at the time (j/k)
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“My profile says 4/4/99 but I'be been around since mid-97 before Matt even kept track? Does that make me prehistoric?”

“this thread gives me a warm feeling in my pants”

“Check your diaper, Crash Bang”

“I had to log in as my "other" self (sirepeteofmillwork) to see how long I've been here. Matt states I've been a poster here since 2/2000 but I was a lurker for the first 6 months also. I'm a little shy you see.....It was my main man Walindude that broke me out of my shell. I went down to the Savage gulf for my first trip that year. I remember him treating me like family when I was down there with him. I met Jerbear, The dude, Walkincrow, Rad and his wife Jen if I'm not mistaken, Naked Ape and Steve Hiker. Jerbear was the funniest man I ever met, cracked me up how he was watching and taking about Stevehiker...I made some great friends that week and still consider all of those guys good friends today but The dude and I hit it off the best for sure. Walkindude andf I have been the best of friends since the day we met. I miss that ole'boy.”

“I started about 7 years ago with my real name for a while, then found out people picked trail names and I was told I should pick a name associated with how I hike or hiking in general.

Does anyone know when thebackpacker.com first came into existence?”

“back to the days of hyperpacker eh?”

“LOL sirpete, I actually had birch first then switched to hyperpacker after my first trip with nigal, then switched back after 2 years or so. Great memory!”

“Just noticed that my 2nd TT anniversary rolled by on Sunday. I'm not around as often lately, but I'm around most days at least once to scan the lastest posts. I'm getting away this weekend for a 2-nighter trip out on the trail, so I'll call that my official celebration.”

“Yea, me too! I just passed 3 years here.”

“Get Well Soon!”

“Get well soon?”

“I was just implying you must be a total sicko to stay here for 2 years, that's all.
:-D”

“LOL, got it now. Went right over my head...guess I've been here too long!

Let's see, you've been here since July '01. What does that make YOU?”

“Doctor Lyra sez....................."EAT IT!!!"

If you ain't already sick enough, she'll see what she can do!”

“Call me Queen Sicko. Actually I've been here since June 2001, but who's counting (different handle).”

“Ya don't say!?!?

Come on, what was your handle??”