New here

“I just joined and would like to say Hi to everyone. I love to hike but have never been on an overnight trip and would love to try. Most of my friends are not outdoor people, so when I found this site I got a little excited to see there were so many people to converse with. I look forward to joining a trip.”

“Welcome.”

“Welcome aboard! Where in OH are you? Pennsylvania and West Virginia both have great backpacking opportunities with in reasonable drives from many parts of OH. Lots of TTers in PA too and we always have trips going on. Once you go on your first overnighter, you'll find that it doesn't take long to get hooked. Backpacking is so addicting, from the gear, to the sport, to personal time, friends you make, natural beauty, serenity of the trail and solitude obtained, there is really nothing like it. Hiking is great, but backpacking is where it's at!

Keep an eye on the trips page. Let us know what kind of hiking you're into and we'll help find a trip that fits.

Don't worry about the troll calling. It's a newbie hazing ritual that scares many people off. Most of the people on this board are super awesome, the coolest people you'll ever meet!”

“Welcome, csiler.

You'll find trips all year long in the trips section.

I've been on a number of trips with people here who I had never met. I'd hike/kayak with every one of them again.




I'd even invite any one of them to my house!

Except for violin. Watch out for violin, he's evil.”

“I am a chainsaw killer”

“Female?

Looking for jello recipes?”

“sup”

“Dammit ENS! Stop scaring the newbies away!”

“Time Warner Cable...thank you for my free internet and cable service.”

“Welcome”

“Thank you....I think :-)
I am from Huber Heights, OH.
Who's violin?
Yes, I am female, but what does that have to do with jello recipes?”

“Picture puhleeze!”

“Welcome to your home away from home”

“I added some pics”

“I've never been one for chatting online but I could see me spending time on this site.”

“Niiiiiiiiiiice pics.

This site will suck you in like Satan!”

“off with the head is what i say but who am i”

“I don't think your grandmum would like that :-)”

“Its his spleen that's really bothering him.”

“Where are your pics? I only see an old one?”

“Welcome! If you can find a trip you can participate in, it is guaranteed fun 99% of the time.”

“I seem to be too dumb to get my album working here. I think there are picture of me backpacking Shenendoah last April on Gemini's photo page. My last trip was October in Monongahela WV but no photos.

For truly gruesome photos:

http://community.webshots.com/user/bearmagnet1

But only if you have a strong stomach.”

“Thank you, that's good to know.

Anyone know if I SHOULD go look at bearmagnets pics? :-)”

“csiler - I wish you hadn't done that. Now I'm in love again. It happens every time I see a pretty face like yours.

Some of us have pictures on Phil's Photo Page(a link is in the column on the fight side of this page).
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“Well, thank you. I see some men still know how to flatter a girl. :-)”

“Watch out for nowslimmer, he'll steal your heart away.....

Its a shame I met my husband first. ;)”

“Nice rafting bearmagnet :-)”

“I pine for the Rockies.”

“Uh-oh, I'll keep my eye on him :-)


Those are beautiful pics. Hopefully I will have some like that to share soon.”

“it doesnt take much, just the courage to eat the green hash.”

“Thank you. You can find some additional words of mine in the second of the following links. For example,

Disclosure 6
“
She wrote:

I do wish it were spring instead of winter so you could see how nice my yard looks with all the flowers in bloom.
I wrote:

I see lots of flowers in the mountains. I can see yards and flowers in bloom all year in Florida. I'm coming to see you! You're my flower. I want to smell you, to taste you, to feel you, to squeeze you, to ... Wake up! Do you hear me?
She wrote:

(Smell, taste, feel, squeeze) Don't ever stop. ...
I am your flower. What a wonderful thing to say.”

Sometime when you're not too busy, you might find the story interesting. The whole story, almost to date, is in the order of the links.
Buddha Bear, help! It's chili36's fault !

Disclosures by nowslimmer

NS:: Trip Report - My Old Flame Visited

My Old Flame

BTW, It would be great to meet you the next time I'm in Ohio. Perhaps we could meet for coffee or a meal. It would be fun to give the princess treatment, you know, opening doors for you, helping with your coat, your chair, etc., and giving you my undivided attention. Just a smile from you would more than be adequate for a reward.”

“Get a room!”

“Wow...definitely a poet. I would like that, but I don't think my husband would.”

“Green hash?”

“yeah, thats what you get after a resupply convoy is a month late
either that or napalmed camel..........ok ok, so it wasnt napalm camel.....it was napalmed camel spider......Ahahahahahahaha!

By all acounts this soldier has sniffed too much phaser.....Dont you agree Mr. Zulu.....
Hmmmm.......Oh My.!”

“Yo csiler, welcome to the nut house. Don't look anyone directly in the eyes.”

“welcome, csiler”

“OK, I'll have some of what backpackerbryan's having.


Sounds like good advice Nonconformist

Thank you stumblingnorweigen”

“take everything...and i mean everything with a grain of salt.


...troll”

“Oh, and if no one has called you a troll yet, please allow me:

Troll!!”

“I pretty much spoiled the troll calling at the beginning.

Bearmagnet loves backpacking Old Rag Mountain in Shenandoah with a full pack on and then following it up with a hike up the side of the Blue Ridge. That was a good trip!
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“And welcome from me here on your official welcome thread.”

“csiler - I would worry about your happiness only, not his.


I'm the one standing.”

“How long will I be a troll?



Thanks Ruby”

“until you hike with a non-troll, of course”

“You may have us inflamed, but you have not done any flaming. So, up to now, you are not a troll.”

“Check you out, slim”

“Well how do I do this flaming? I can't be one of you 'til I go through initiation. :-)”

“All newbies (especially the babes) are trolls until they hike with someone here who is a non-troll. The funny thing is that all the new hiker babes disappear (from the board) after a while or they turn out to be a man---like Nigal, and even then it took a few hikes and some snuggling with birch before birch figured it out.”

“Hike with ENS. Great trips if you survive. Oh, and try to make sure HOI is waiting for you at the campsite.

;) ;)”