The Outdoors Thread

[Lou]

Nice preemptive strike.

[Jason]

6 hours ago, katie said:

If you’ve ever come upon a dead body before it’s pretty traumatic. 

I’ve seen some pretty awful stuff in vehicle accidents and it makes you realize that life is rather fragile and we can go at any time 

[Jay]

On 6/11/2022 at 1:31 PM, Lou said:

My wife hikes a couple times a week with a group of women. They're not fat though. Those chicks are hardcore. They do like 10-15 miles sometimes.

I'm good for like 6 miles maybe.

There are groups on meetup for hiking also.

[cals]

4 hours ago, Jason said:

I’ve seen some pretty awful stuff in vehicle accidents and it makes you realize that life is rather fragile and we can go at any time 

I got a DUI at 19 and part of my punishments was to go to a morgue and watch an autopsy.  They started off by showing the most disturbing slide show of accident scenes prior to leading us through the refrigerated room full of dead bodies.  Then on to the autopsy of a badly decomposed guy.  At the end they have a “decompression  and counseling” session to ease everyone back out of their shock.  But I had to get to class, so my dad picked me up before the counseling part and took me to INO for lunch.  True story.

What those dumbshits didn’t know was I’d been watching Faces of Death movies at slumber parties since I was 9 so that shit didn’t really affect me.

[cals]

4 minutes ago, Jay said:

My wife hikes a couple times a week with a group of women. They're not fat though. Those chicks are hardcore. They do like 10-15 miles sometimes.

I'm good for like 6 miles maybe.

There are groups on meetup for hiking also.

Yeah, these gals do like 1/2 mile then go for cheeseburgers.

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, Jay said:

My wife hikes a couple times a week with a group of women. They're not fat though. Those chicks are hardcore. They do like 10-15 miles sometimes.

I'm good for like 6 miles maybe.

There are groups on meetup for hiking also.

 

I'd watch out about Meetup.  I hiked with a gal once.  She was slow, but we got to the top of the peak.  We were supposed to go on another hike, but last minute she canceled on me.  I found out a week later, she went on a Meetup hike.  Assholes didn't want to wait up for her, so they went to the top, came back down, saw her still going up, and left her.  No one has seen her since.  There are still flyers up looking for her.  

[gotbeer]

Quick shots I took of my hike at Griffith Park on Wednesday.

 

[Tank]

we've had coyotes wander up and down our street a few times. we've even had them on our school campus.

[Jay]

They make these hiking poles, sort of like ski poles but for hiking.

You can carry one, or two, they're handy if you're crossing water and need a little extra stability.

They're also good in case you need to stab a coyote.

 

[katie]

I get constant alerts from the Nextdoor app any time anyone sees a coyote. I live next to a nature preserve. In Southern California. 
 

[gotbeer]

Cucamonga Peak.  I think I did it in record time of under 7 hours.  Then the guys that parked next to me got back, they did Cucamonga Peak and Ontario Peak in the same amount of time.  But they did look like 20 years younger than me, so yeah, that's it.

Beautiful day up there.  Was actually cold and regretted not bringing a jacket or sweater.  Figures, overpack in the winter, underpack in the summer.  

 

[Tank]

2 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Cucamonga Peak.  I think I did it in record time of under 7 hours.  Then the guys that parked next to me got back, they did Cucamonga Peak and Ontario Peak in the same amount of time.  But they did look like 20 years younger than me, so yeah, that's it.

Beautiful day up there.  Was actually cold and regretted not bringing a jacket or sweater.  Figures, overpack in the winter, underpack in the summer.  

 

We’re you able to see Lou’s house from that high up?

[cals]

Notice I didn’t get invited despite all the hint dropping.

[T.G.]

5 minutes ago, cals said:

Notice I didn’t get invited despite all the hint dropping.

Maybe you should take the hint

[cals]

5 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Maybe you should take the hint

You know I have feelings.

[T.G.]

1 minute ago, cals said:

You know I have feelings.

You sound more like Taylor every day.

[cals]

11 minutes ago, True Grich said:

You sound more like Taylor every day.

Touché.  I’ll accept your critical joke, even though it hurt my feelings, as to not invite further jokes and insinuations about my emotional fortitude or sexual orientation.

And in that same spirit I will add: I don’t see you hiking with anyone from here either, True Bitch. (I’m sorry).

[T.G.]

11 minutes ago, cals said:

Touché.  I’ll accept your critical joke, even though it hurt my feelings, as to not invite further jokes and insinuations about my emotional fortitude or sexual orientation.

And in that same spirit I will add: I don’t see you hiking with anyone from here either, True Bitch. (I’m sorry).

I don’t hike… I fish. And no you can’t join me.

[cals]

1 minute ago, True Grich said:

I don’t hike… I fish. And no you can’t join me.

I’m headed to the Midwest on Saturday and driving and camping along the way.  I’ll be doing some fishing and then we have a cabin in Wisconsin on a lake for a week and will definitely be doing some fishing then.  

We both like fishing.

[T.G.]

20 minutes ago, cals said:

I’m headed to the Midwest on Saturday and driving and camping along the way.  I’ll be doing some fishing and then we have a cabin in Wisconsin on a lake for a week and will definitely be doing some fishing then.  

We both like fishing.

Sounds awesome.  Safe travels 

 

[cals]

15 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Sounds awesome.  Safe travels 

 

[gotbeer]

9 hours ago, cals said:

I’m headed to the Midwest on Saturday and driving and camping along the way.  I’ll be doing some fishing and then we have a cabin in Wisconsin on a lake for a week and will definitely be doing some fishing then.  

We both like fishing.

 

Is that the picture of Nate greeting you when you get to Wisconsin?  

[gotbeer]

Early morning hike at Griffith Park.  Was getting busy when I was leaving around 9.  Parking becomes $10 an hour at 10.  

 

[Redondo]

Water was like glass this morning 

Walked the river path again

Early to beat the heat

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, Redondo said:

Water was like glass this morning 

Walked the river path again

Early to beat the heat

I'd throw a topwater bait on that...