The woods are lovely...

HungLikeJesus · 09-20-2007, 05:58 PM

Here a few pictures from my solo backpack trip last last weekend.

These first two are of some Blair Witch-looking marker and home construction. The second picture shows the corner detail of the stick building. There were no fasteners.

HungLikeJesus · 09-20-2007, 06:01 PM

I only hiked in about three miles, according to the GPS. (Somehow I still had cell phone coverage.)

Can anyone identify the item in picture 1? Picture 2 gives it away.

I don't know if it's edible.

HungLikeJesus · 09-20-2007, 06:05 PM

My tent is bright orange - a blight on the landscape. I'm confident that I can walk 50 yards off in the woods and not lose sight of it.

To reduce weight, I carried just the tipi section and not the floor, so my sleeping bag is directly on the dirt. To reduce the wind blowing through (it was a cold night) I surrounded the base of the tent with long sticks, then piled pine needles to fill the gap. During the night it began to rain, which made the pine needles pretty heavy, further sealing the bottom.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-20-2007, 06:09 PM

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Eating as little as 10 milligrams of A. muscaria produces intoxication, dizziness, and difficulty walking. Ingestion of 15 milligrams can cause severe balance and vision problems. Symptoms begin within 30 minutes of ingestion and generally last for approximately 2 hours, although it is possible to be affected for up to 2 days, particularly with regard to a lingering headache. Death is possible, but rarely reported. The victim of this mushroom poisoning may become delirious and hyperactive, suffer hallucinations or even seizures, and demonstrate muscle twitching.

HungLikeJesus · 09-20-2007, 06:11 PM

The woods are lovely, dark and deep...

Here are two sections of the trail. It's not at all obvious that this trail climbs about 1500 feet in the first two miles.

I saw a total of three people this weekend - two on Saturday when I was cooking dinner and one on Sunday when I was walking back to the car.

HungLikeJesus · 09-20-2007, 06:14 PM

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Eating as little as 10 milligrams of A. muscaria produces intoxication, dizziness, and difficulty walking. Ingestion of 15 milligrams can cause severe balance and vision problems. Symptoms begin within 30 minutes of ingestion and generally last for approximately 2 hours, although it is possible to be affected for up to 2 days, particularly with regard to a lingering headache. Death is possible, but rarely reported. The victim of this mushroom poisoning may become delirious and hyperactive, suffer hallucinations or even seizures, and demonstrate muscle twitching.

Thanks Bruce. I think I know exactly where I left that.

Sundae · 09-20-2007, 06:22 PM

... but I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep

Lovely pics, lovely, lovely
I didn't know the name of the mushrump (Death Cap?) but I recognised it for what it was, beautiful and dangerous

You're on my visit list when I finally get to the States, you know that right?

HungLikeJesus · 09-20-2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

... but I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep

Lovely pics, lovely, lovely
I didn't know the name of the mushrump (Death Cap?) but I recognised it for what it was, beautiful and dangerous

You're on my visit list when I finally get to the States, you know that right?

SG - by then you'll definitely be up for a trek in the woods. We'll look for that mushroom.

I was going to use:
Two roads diverg'd in a yellow wood...

but I didn't have an appropriate picture. Maybe I'll go back this weekend.

Sundae · 09-20-2007, 06:29 PM

I try to keep up with any new threads, but those using poetry I recognise will always get my attention

More pictures please, you live in a beautiful part of the world

jinx · 09-20-2007, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Can anyone identify the item in picture 1? Picture 2 gives it away.

I don't know if it's edible.

It's a power up but I don't think it'll give you an extra life.

lumberjim · 09-20-2007, 07:35 PM

I like it.

Shawnee123 · 09-21-2007, 07:53 AM

Very nice, HLJ.

(Ah yes, one of the first poems I had to memorize in school. Is it weird that I remember all of it, and the other dozen or so I memorized?) Good stuff!

HungLikeJesus · 09-21-2007, 11:36 AM

Shawnee, I know just what you mean. The only French I remember was from a dialog that I learned in the 7th grade.

richlevy · 09-29-2007, 09:15 AM

Very nice HLJ. Can you supply the GPS coords so I can use Google for an overhead view. I'd like to see where this is and what it would take to get there, although I am not in shape for trail hiking.

Feel free to use PM if you don't want the world to know.

HungLikeJesus · 09-29-2007, 12:29 PM

I don't have my GPS with me today, but I think my tent site was approximately here (indicated by small red cross at center of image).

You can change the coordinate representation from the TopoZone site.

09-20-2007, 05:58 PM	#1
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	The woods are lovely... Here a few pictures from my solo backpack trip last last weekend. These first two are of some Blair Witch-looking marker and home construction. The second picture shows the corner detail of the stick building. There were no fasteners. Attached Images __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

09-20-2007, 06:01 PM	#2
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I only hiked in about three miles, according to the GPS. (Somehow I still had cell phone coverage.) Can anyone identify the item in picture 1? Picture 2 gives it away. I don't know if it's edible. Attached Images __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

09-20-2007, 06:05 PM	#3
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	My tent is bright orange - a blight on the landscape. I'm confident that I can walk 50 yards off in the woods and not lose sight of it. To reduce weight, I carried just the tipi section and not the floor, so my sleeping bag is directly on the dirt. To reduce the wind blowing through (it was a cold night) I surrounded the base of the tent with long sticks, then piled pine needles to fill the gap. During the night it began to rain, which made the pine needles pretty heavy, further sealing the bottom. Attached Images __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

09-20-2007, 06:11 PM	#5
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	The woods are lovely, dark and deep... Here are two sections of the trail. It's not at all obvious that this trail climbs about 1500 feet in the first two miles. I saw a total of three people this weekend - two on Saturday when I was cooking dinner and one on Sunday when I was walking back to the car. Attached Images __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

09-20-2007, 06:22 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	... but I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep Lovely pics, lovely, lovely I didn't know the name of the mushrump (Death Cap?) but I recognised it for what it was, beautiful and dangerous You're on my visit list when I finally get to the States, you know that right? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-20-2007, 06:29 PM	#9
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I try to keep up with any new threads, but those using poetry I recognise will always get my attention More pictures please, you live in a beautiful part of the world __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-20-2007, 07:35 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I like it. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-21-2007, 07:53 AM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Very nice, HLJ. (Ah yes, one of the first poems I had to memorize in school. Is it weird that I remember all of it, and the other dozen or so I memorized?) Good stuff! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-21-2007, 11:36 AM	#13
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Shawnee, I know just what you mean. The only French I remember was from a dialog that I learned in the 7th grade. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

09-29-2007, 09:15 AM	#14
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Very nice HLJ. Can you supply the GPS coords so I can use Google for an overhead view. I'd like to see where this is and what it would take to get there, although I am not in shape for trail hiking. Feel free to use PM if you don't want the world to know. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

09-29-2007, 12:29 PM	#15
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I don't have my GPS with me today, but I think my tent site was approximately here (indicated by small red cross at center of image). You can change the coordinate representation from the TopoZone site. Attached Images __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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