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Topic: if you could do something?...........
Beachfarmer Joined Tue 04/17/07 Posts: 24713	Mon 07/07/08 09:56 PM
Aren't we all looking for our Everest. Been thinking a lot about how to be of greater "service"..... more than an occasional shift at the soup kitchen, trail maintinence, or beach clean up. On the "conquest" front...The Pacific Trail. ....tell me about the pacific trail conquest. Sounds cool. I enjoy challenges. Pacific Coast Trail...hiking it It runs from Mexico into Canada, but you can get certificate going from US south to north (or I guess vica versa) border. It's something in the neighborhood of 2600mi and hits most of the natural wonders of CA, OR, & WA....Mojave, Sequoia, Yosemite, Shasta, Hood, Bachelor, Raineer (many more I can't remember). Much larger list than an Everest or even McKinley...but I could live with that.

longhairbiker Joined Tue 09/04/07 Posts: 26589	Mon 07/07/08 09:58 PM
Maybe I will pick up promiscuous women at bars and give them fictitious names for my identity before I sleep with them. "Hi, I'm darryl strawberry."

Jtevans Joined Fri 08/10/07 Posts: 30654	Mon 07/07/08 10:01 PM
judge a wet tee-shirt contest! Need contestants??? of course

longhairbiker Joined Tue 09/04/07 Posts: 26589	Mon 07/07/08 10:02 PM
I've did a lot of it on motorcycle. I did sequoia, inyo, and yosemite all in a row last august. Climbed tioga pass down to carson city. Awesome.

missy51970 Joined Fri 11/02/07 Posts: 12712	Mon 07/07/08 10:02 PM
judge a wet tee-shirt contest! Need contestants??? of course ~waves hand~ Ill do it JT Ill do it !!!!

Jtevans Joined Fri 08/10/07 Posts: 30654	Mon 07/07/08 10:05 PM
judge a wet tee-shirt contest! Need contestants??? of course ~waves hand~ Ill do it JT Ill do it !!!! hope the water isn't too cold ok i take that back,i hope it is

Amathyst2 Joined Thu 06/19/08 Posts: 1226	Mon 07/07/08 10:05 PM
Maybe I will start another rockband with a bunch of arguementive lesbians. That's always fun. I'm not angry.. But where do I sign up???

Beachfarmer Joined Tue 04/17/07 Posts: 24713	Mon 07/07/08 10:06 PM Edited by Beachfarmer on Mon 07/07/08 10:07 PM
Done a lot of it in increments...also hiked about 60 mile of the Ute (CO), many trails up in Glacier (MT-AB). Never done Tioga. Yes...all awesome. There'd just be something about walking border to border. If it could be combined with something charitable....good gravy.

longhairbiker Joined Tue 09/04/07 Posts: 26589	Mon 07/07/08 10:07 PM
I ran from uahlipi state park in arizona to mojave and death valley up into joshua tree national forest, over walker pass, through lake isabella, down kern canyon, over to visalia. My tires melted. Put new ones on in visalia.

Beachfarmer Joined Tue 04/17/07 Posts: 24713	Mon 07/07/08 10:13 PM
I ran from uahlipi state park in arizona to mojave and death valley up into joshua tree national forest, over walker pass, through lake isabella, down kern canyon, over to visalia. My tires melted. Put new ones on in visalia. "Walapai"? near Kingman?

longhairbiker Joined Tue 09/04/07 Posts: 26589	Mon 07/07/08 10:18 PM
I did 50% of colorado last summer. Under hard scrutiny because I'm not a tribesman I was invited in to the ute indians two day prayer celebration to the mountain. I was stunned and amazed. They want the mountain to hear their prayers 20 miles away. They had a loudspeaker system better than most rock concerts. Just amazing- the beautiful native dress and the prayers and dances. I got a 2 page list of do's and donts.

Beachfarmer Joined Tue 04/17/07 Posts: 24713	Mon 07/07/08 10:22 PM
Awesome...got to to do something similar at Shongopovi (3rd Mesa AZ) Hopi Kachina Dances, because I was with Anthro Class and the teacher was a trusted friend. Father lives near Ute Trail....and know about private nature of prayer celebration....awesome and lucky....would love to do that!

longhairbiker Joined Tue 09/04/07 Posts: 26589	Mon 07/07/08 10:22 PM
I ran from uahlipi state park in arizona to mojave and death valley up into joshua tree national forest, over walker pass, through lake isabella, down kern canyon, over to visalia. My tires melted. Put new ones on in visalia. "Walapai"? near Kingman? yes. More cactus and elk than I've ever seen in my life. Beautiful. They got rain last july and all the pear cactus bloomed in august.

awolf1010 Joined Sun 03/30/08 Posts: 7251	Mon 07/07/08 10:23 PM
I did 50% of colorado last summer. Under hard scrutiny because I'm not a tribesman I was invited in to the ute indians two day prayer celebration to the mountain. I was stunned and amazed. They want the mountain to hear their prayers 20 miles away. They had a loudspeaker system better than most rock concerts. Just amazing- the beautiful native dress and the prayers and dances. I got a 2 page list of do's and donts. did you see the sun dance???

longhairbiker Joined Tue 09/04/07 Posts: 26589	Mon 07/07/08 10:28 PM
I have cousins that are hopi and freinds that are navajo. It was a fun summer I must say. I did my share of sprinkling tobacco, and saying prayers to the spider mother.

Beachfarmer Joined Tue 04/17/07 Posts: 24713	Mon 07/07/08 10:30 PM Edited by Beachfarmer on Mon 07/07/08 10:31 PM
kept cousins and friends separate I take it at Hopi kachina dances the "clowns" were dressed as Navaho

longhairbiker Joined Tue 09/04/07 Posts: 26589	Mon 07/07/08 10:33 PM
I did 50% of colorado last summer. Under hard scrutiny because I'm not a tribesman I was invited in to the ute indians two day prayer celebration to the mountain. I was stunned and amazed. They want the mountain to hear their prayers 20 miles away. They had a loudspeaker system better than most rock concerts. Just amazing- the beautiful native dress and the prayers and dances. I got a 2 page list of do's and donts. did you see the sun dance??? ... The sun dance? Is that where they changed into mock costumes and started these deep rumbling chants? I was speechless most of the time.

DestinysDream Joined Wed 02/20/08 Posts: 4805	Mon 07/07/08 10:34 PM
I'd either sail around the world or sky dive with a pair of snow ski's on.

longhairbiker Joined Tue 09/04/07 Posts: 26589	Mon 07/07/08 10:38 PM
kept cousins and friends separate I take it at Hopi kachina dances the "clowns" were dressed as Navaho yeah there was a lot of good humor going on there. My cousins are highly educated hopis with degrees so they understand. They do tongue in cheek humor like asking navajo where can a guy get a beer around here. Trust me- that's a big no no on navajo tribal land.

longhairbiker Joined Tue 09/04/07 Posts: 26589	Mon 07/07/08 10:43 PM
Then I guess some good scotch is out of the question?