Hold Your Heads High

“Just got off a site dealing with Adirondack trail maps and info. Along with other related links of a stuffier and more serious nature, they described thebackpacker.com as "A true, down and dirty internet site"!. We should all be proud!”

“Holy sh+t! We're famous in an infamous way. Wait a second though, are we down and dirty because we discuss our backpacking very seriously or for our "flowery" words and skin shots, lol?”

“Lo these many years ago (August 1997?) I was directed to TrailTalk by the website that Steiny refers to. I was looking for information regarding ADK hiking in the High Peaks region. My first post here was regarding the high peaks and was answered by "peakbagger".

My second post was to flame some dog-loving-Christian-light hiker.”

“I wouldn't say that I'm "down and dirty." I would say that anytime I have asked serious backpacking questions, the folks here have provided me w/ real life answers from real life experience w/ the sport (or whatever you want to call it, bacpac says it is not a sport).”

“newgirl, nobody pays bacpac any mind ( except for newbies!)”

“Thanks flyguy6x, I assume you are giving me permission to ignore.”

“Yeah, he's just jealous that you live in Montana and are young. Hell, I'm jealous that you live in Montana and are young (jealous, in a nice way. I wouldn't trade my husband and kids).”

“Hike your own hike, newgirl. I wasn't trying to disparage you by calling you names. Its kind of like in The Wizard of Oz when Glenda the Good Witch finally levels with Dorothy and told her she always had the ability to go home. Well, you don't have to always be the newgirl (but you certainly may, if you wish.)”

“Those other sites are pretty boring too I'll bet. hehehe”

“I love newgirl!”

“Well DB I'm done with her... Spoze your next”

“DrinkingBear, thanks! That really, truly means alot to me. SlapMyAssandWhatever, I don't remember any involvement w/ you.”

“'member me?”

“I'm so proud I could just cry! I love it, "down and dirty", baby that is us! Did they mention Jell-O? ROFLMAO!”

“I remember the name limpy. Who wouldn't? What kind of involvement did we have, Mr. Limp?”

“I think I like newgirl too. How long have you been here now? Time has sorta runtogether these last couple of weeks (months).”

“He's a keeper.. good temper, nice flair, need to check the teeth... What are your thoughts on LGJ?”

“"I'm so proud I could just cry! I love it, "down and dirty", baby that is us! Did they mention Jell-O? ROFLMAO!"

I feel the same way. They have paid us a true compliment! And yes, other b'packing sites are BORING.”

“RJ's site is no more! Who'd've thunk?

I mean, beings that it was soooooo static (nothing ever changed) and that it was full of one-sided propogandic threads and all. Talk about a waste of cyberspace.”

“I think the reason most other b'packing sites are so boring is because they are patrolled by the PC Police. I posted a humorous thread on another site recently and it was promptly deleted!”

“Pisgahforest, not sure how long (a month?). Ask someone like ken. He seems to keep pretty good tabs.”

“RJ's site is no great loss to anybody. His head is so big you would think it would bust.”

“RJ.....
WHO?

Not everyone went there.

I'm glad to say I'm a regular local.

No Feen-a-mint for this hiker.”

“mel, I was waiting for somebody to ask, lol.”

“Mel
They're talkin about Ray Sardine........er Jardine”

“Less than a month. Since May 14.”