Greetings

“Just wanted to introduce myself I am new here. although I have been lurking for a while. I'm from Central California and my stomping grounds are in Mineral King, The Golden Trout Wilderness
and Sequioa/Kings National Parks... pretty much all right here in my backyard. I have been backpacking since I was 17 and I'm on the other side of 40 these days ;)
I am planning to do most of the John Muir Trail ( Tuolumne to Whitney Portal ) in mid July. Already have a reserved permit...
can't wait!”

“Hey WW,good to have you aboard. You are lucky to live where hiking is right out the door. I hope to stomp around in your territory one day.”

“Weclome, Wind Walker. Be sure and share your adventures with us. :o)”

“Vell Haalloooooo. Jou are most velcome heeeere.”

“Welcome WW... I loved the JMT when I first hiked the first half, going the same route. I'd love to do it again - all of it - although I'm heading out on Mel's Lama Rama end of July thru 8/10.

I'd love to reminisce about that hike with you sometime... I'm here in Napa, so we're probably close by. See ya!”

“Greeting WW, Welcome to the backpacking site where bping is about the last thing we take about. I'm in North Ca. I hike mostly up here. Did Evolution Valley last fall and will cover Emigrant this year.”

“Welcome Wind Walker and may you always find the things you need to keep you going.”

“Glad you decided to show yourself. Welcome to Camp Trail Talk!”

“Howdy WW, if you have been lurking then you know that I am new here also and not far away in S.Oregon. Enjoy the inhabitants of this room are vast in their knowledge, many in their opinions and waist deep in B.S. Very interesting would describe them well.”

“I fit in the "vast in their Knowledge" catagory.
Everybody else is in the "waist deep in B.S." catagory.

hehehe”

“WW where in Cali are you exactly??? And how far are you, Obi Wan, and Trinity Trekker from San Fran?? I'm moving there to San Fran the first of August. I do know that tehipite is there in San Fran, you other guys pretty close?”

“Thanks all for the Warm Welcome!

LOl @ walkindude's comment.

I'm in a little town called Porterville...
it's only about a 45 minute drive away from trailheads leading into the Golden Trout Wilderness.”

“"Wind Walker"?? Does that mean it's a bad idea to hike too closely behind ya on the trail?”

“greetings|

also new to TT.
avid hiker from so. ohio
hike mostly in kentucky-
daniel boone nf.
glad to be here||”

“naked ape ......
sometimes it takes everything you've got to get up the hill ”

“More Greetings to all, I'm also new here, but have been lurking awhile. I'm 1/2 of the "other two" Mel mentions as being interested in the upcoming llama rama...the other 1/2 is my son. We originally were going to do the JMT this year, but our hiking partners didn't come thru. Hope to meet a bunch of you in person!”

“I should add we're also in Northern CA. We're planning on the 10 day llama trek, & would be more than happy to help out with transportation for any llama-ramers coming thru Sacramento from out of town...”

“Great more waist deep stuff to step in. Howdy all”

“Hola senor como esta usted. me nombre es Sirpeteofmillwork.”

“Howdy Backfoot!

Greetings Wanderer
What happened to your hiking partners David?

I'm sure the Llama Rama
will be a hoot!:)”

“I dunno what's worse: a Yankee, or a Yankee who thanx he's Mexican.

lol”

“LOL. I can never pull the wool over your eyes there Neked, cuz like most southerns your on da ball. Wassss Upppp. I bailed on the Catskill trip. I have a presentation due at school on Tuesday and I'm moving pretty slowly on it.”

“One of the boys re-injured a knee, he's now on crutches, OW!”

“if anyone ever needs any info on
trails in daniel boone n.f.
ihave much info.have hiked every trail in stanton and morehead districts.
currently section hiking 252 mile
sheltowee trace.
garykaupp@fuse.net”

“Welcome. Hope to see you on the trail sometime.

Wanderer...Hope things are OK. Looking forward to the Llama trip!”

“Welcome to the place for crazy people WW!!


Neekid!! Your moving to San Fran? Cool!!! Would love to meet up with you. I am just 80 minutes from there in Sacramento.

I have a picture of your dog that I need to give you. You Know!”

“I live in the REAL North Calif. in a place called Coffee Creek right in the middle of the Trinity Alps, about 20 air mile from S. Oregon.”

“Hello to Wind Walker, Wanderer and Backfoot from the North Woods of Wisconsin, wedged hard up under the greatest Great Lake, where you can can portage a canoe over the watershed divide between the Gulf of Mexico and the North Atlantic. Our regionall walks include the Ice Age Trail, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness, and Isle Royale NP. Stop up sometime, meet a bear, catch Lyme Disease.”

“Just moved from N. Oregon to S. Oregon, son is mad because we have to change from Seahawk and Mariner fans to, dare I say it, Raider and Giant fans. Lobo ducks behind the coffee table.”

“PEKKA
I LOVE THE NORTH WOODS,BUT DONT GET A CHANCE TO GET UP THERE
ANYMORE.

RAN INTO A FEW BEARS UP THERE,
BUT HAD A LOT MORE PROBLEMS WITH
MOSQUITOS AND BLACK FLYS.

IS IT TRUE THAT THE STATE BIRD
OF WISCONSIN IS A MOSQUITO?
THANKS FOR THE WELCOME|”

“Trinity Trekker...I agree, your part of the state is the real No CA,(but I'm not complaining about my part of paradise either). I'm planning a trip somewhere up to your area this summer, I'm billing it as a "Saaquatch Hunting Trip" for my scouts...any suggestions on where to go? Probably a long weekend, 2 nights / 3 days.”

“Trinity, so Coffee Creek is where you live, I've been up and down that road countless times. I was in the area last Sept hiking up Swift to Fosters and camped the night before at Preacher Meadow.

Lobo, you know there are other options you don't HAVE to be a Giants and Raiders fan.”

“backfoot, just remember, if you keep your mouth open while you hike in Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, you'll do your part to reduce the skeeter and black fly population the rest of us live with. And keep your ankles and legs bare so you can take some ticks home as souvenirs (don't forget to hit a deer with your car as you exit, it's all part of the outdoor experience).

We just tell all these tales to scare away the sissy folk. All in all, just come before the first big hatch in May - I love the woods after the snow pack exits, the trilliums pop up, but the temps haven't reached hatch level - or wait until July for the decline to set in. Hope for an early frost if you really can't stand bugs at any level. First color change here usually shows up in August!”

“What options do I have Dunk?”

“Heck, I grew up in S. Oregon, moved all over the world, now live in N. Oregon and I'm still a die hard Minnesota Vikings fan.

Don't say it Lizs! LOL”

“There's also the Niners and A's. Personally I'm a Giants, niners, Warriors and Sharks fan, but if I were you, I would stay loyal to the teams you've always pulled for, not because the teams here aren't worth pullin' for I just don't believe in changing loyalties. While living in Michigan and Dallas, Texas I remained loyal to my teams, it wasn't always easy, actually it never was easy being a Niner fan in Dallas but I wouldn't have it any other way.”

“Warriors fan! Damn dude, you must take some real grief eh.”

“Yeah, especially living in Sacto. Ya gotta be true to your teams though. I'll e-mail you later tonight regarding Siskiyou.”

“I am a die hard Cleveland Indians, Portland Trailblazers and Denver broncos fan but the closest teams are not who I would choose. Besides Alex and JR. left the mariners, the blazers whine about everything and the Seahawks well enough about this. I am getting more into college and highschool sports anyhow.”

“Welcome Wind Walker. I'm from Washington State. Are you male or female? We have a dog here called sarabelle that can figure it out, but it wouldn't be pleasant for you, lol.”

“Wind Walker, the above post was from me, LH. I posted under lookingglass's name by accident. He is the hubby, and will not be a happy camper if he finds out, lol.”

“Lobo, where in S. Oregon do you call home now? I grew up in Medford.”

“VIKINGS FAN??!??! LOL!!!! The people around here (that would be Ioway and Minnesota) aren't even Vikings fans!!!! China Chas, you're logging too many jet hours and are permanently "lagged." LOL!!!”

“I haven't even been posting here for a year yet!”

“Seems like I have been around here longer than that.”

“Well, you got me beat. 2 hours and 8 minutes here.”

“Is anyone else awake? Do you have anything on your mind you'd like to share?”

“Wow...I've been here for a while now...
first post was 2/17/01 do I qualify as an old timer yet???”

“nope still troll status”

“LOL!”