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I wouldnt say I went full on caveman, but did 3 months each in both CA and SA. I used a 35L pack and was good. I hammock/tarp set is perfect. (unless you going higher than 12,000 ft). It was always easy to find a spot, compact, and never that cold. Even at 10000 ft i slept comfortably w my...

Ive gotten rides from military vets that have saide they picked me up bc I was clean cut. Other than that, some ppl be bout it, other aint. Besides, Im far uglier wo a beard.

Dream-Freedom from pressure to pursue. Stopping me- absolutely nothing.

Greyhound is THE WORST. It'll suck the soul outta you. Even worse than Spirit Airline. I would avoid that long bus ride if ya can find a ride share for cheap. 550 is one of the most scenic roads in the country imo. Amazing. Silverton and Ouray are very cool. But I think 160 would be more fun...

Nice thread! I cheffed through my 20's and this question came up a lot. I was always astounded how so many top end chefs had the same answer; really good butter/olive oil, s&p, and really good bread. So simple. For me; A caprese salad. Some sorta pasta stuffed w lots of ricotta and mozz...

I hate to say it; my smart phone was indispensable on my travels since i got it two years ago. Translating Maps Destinations Reasearching Music Pretty okay pictures. Etc

This is a new one to me. Why? Just a preference?

All his stuff is REALLY good. A great compact writer and a great research jounalist. He wrote a good book on the rape scandals in Missoula and the 96 Everest disaster, plus a lot of his own climbing stuff. Sharp dood. Highly recommend reading anything he has written.

Under the Banner of Heaven, John Krakauer, such a good book about the LDS. Insane, fact is way stranger than fiction shit.

Pacific Beach in SD is a nice place to be a bum this time a year. Be a pretty drive as well.

With lots a love, Quit being a victim, get outta your head. Act. You know what the right things to do are. Just do them. Every day. Kids are simple, they need love and food. You can do that. The rest is superfluous. Control what you can, forget the rest.

Found this today in the back of a book I hadnt picked up in a bit. Written when I was feelin homesick and old during a winter close to the equator.

We used to have wine and cheese and stick and poke nights. It was always a pretty fun time. They all look like shit -which is the point-to-point but i like them. In other tattoo related news, face tats seem to be main stream from what i can tell.

Starbucks always has good shit, and ya can figure out what days they throw stuff away and work it into your sched. Walgreen's is good too. Once I found 3 bottles w about an oz each of szyrup (cough syrup and codiene) in thier dumpster. Dumpsters and flea markets the day after, sometimes...

In defense, I understand how 'invaluable' could be confusing, regardless, sick burn! Im sure womens get it more, but this isnt a question exclusive to ladies. I do all my travelling/climbing/nature stuff by myself. Just my preference. A lot of folks cant wrap thier head around it, tell me its...

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Just googled, looks dope, man! You'll have a blast. Check out the Superior trail race in MN. That's most desired on my list. Looks amazing! Sorry to fuck this biking thread into running!

This was my rig in CA for 3 months. 50 dollar bike, my pack literally bungeed to the rack. Other cyclists were apalled.

Heck yea, Dumbass! I dont talk about running bc its boring to everyone else! Which 35? Ive got the Behind the rocks 50k lined up in Moab in 2 weeks. Such a amazing course! If youre ever in CO or UT Mad Moose has the best races.

No worries, thanks for being so polite! I spose it's perspective. And willingness to suffer. I run 50 miles in the mountains in under ten hours, so biking 100 on road seems like cake. But I still reckon its easily achievable for any semi healthy person that wants to. I did 3 months in cental...

Yes! That's funny you mention MA, Ive been listening to Meditations on repeat for a while now. So good. Stoicism in general is a great ideology to read up on. Minimalism for the soul. Epicurious is another good one.

Down and Out in Paris and London by Orwell is a great read for bum type people. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway is beautifully written.

Regret; there are times when I literally shudder at thoughts of some of my past actions. Its great. Dont we all do that? Loss is silly to me. Everything is borrowed. Im grateful to have know some cool peeps and done some cool shit. Aging is the best, I love being old. No youthful drama and I...

To anybody researching Peru here, Kuelap and Chachapoyas should be mentioned as a good alternative to the obligatory Manchu Picchu. Cheaper, just as cool,not as crowded.

90 a day seems pretty reasonable. 8 hrs a day at 10-12 miles per hour. What you lose on the uphills ya make up on the downhill. I always figure what else do I have to do, might as well get some miles. Everyone's different. I like the misery of endurance challenges and the feeling of sleeping...

El Salvador is the best! A ton of people I spoke with kept warning me how dangerous it was. Gets such a bad rap. Gautamala city was far more sketch than anywhere in El Sal in my experience. I did the Ruta de Flores, Juayua, Sochitoto, El Cuco; all highly recommended. Beach, jungle, volcanos. Not...

As Budget-y as it gets.... Once I road a $40 Wal-Mart bike across Cent Am; Plus $1 for some bungees to lash my pack to the rack. About 3,000 miles over 60 days. It was dope. And excrutiating. Other bike tour-ers, we'd get to chattin, were a mixture of befuddled and offended when the saw my rig...

I think there is a lot of grey area with the idea of animals and suicide. I tend to stay on the fence on topics until presented with facts. I think its obvious animals have repeatedly shown that they are far more capable emotionally and psychologically than we often give them credit for. (that...

http://www.recumbents.com/wisil/hpb/compact_drive.htm Close enough to walking. :)

Tumbleweed-Thank you for your story. Sorry for what you had to go through. That's the type of emotion I was hoping to stir in this thread. I am curious, do you think that closure would have been more easily accomplished had you and your father had a better relationship? Drewski and Neogod- Dont...

MILF tramp = Sexy :)

To those of us who contemplate suicide without the depression attached, I think we view it as an alternative to customary death. Most of us are on this site because we are attracted to an alternative lifestyle, and support others in their quest for finding the life they want to live. I think...

Cool book. :) Off topic, but fun fact...Possum males have two pronged penises and females two channeled vaginas. DP every time, kinda hot.

Hunter S was quoted as saying he would feel really trapped if he didn't know he could commit suicide at any moment, which we know how that ended. I've always felt the same. I take solace in knowing that when I'm old and brittle, I've used every bit of love and patience and strength, when I cant...

Walking is by far my favorite way to travel, even if it takes 12 days to get somewhere. It's the main reason I've been in CO for so long. I've always felt being a walker/runner is a prerequisite to being happy...for myself at least. It's what my body is designed for. Can't remember who said...

Phoenix does kind of suck, but no more than LA and SD. I never understand people's fascination with CA, especially SoCal... I agree with a lot of what MX7ichael says...reminds me a lot of the stuff Vonnegut says. I wish I could whole heartedly believe it...however...some homebums, its in their...

600 for 30 days really aint to bad if you plan well though. Id take that deal.

Whaaaa!? Shit man, I think I paid 80 quid -160ish dollars- for a six destination ticket that was good for 30 days. Europeans always brag on how cheap and easy it is to travel...fugg. Sucks.

Start smoking rollies. :) The euro-rail offerred all kinds of multi-destination packages, rides as much as you want type packages that were affordable. (this was ten years ago...) I think there were about 25 different countries available as destinations. And you didnt have to lock in you date...

It's summertime! Why would you want to sleep inside?! In regards to the "what if's" your worried about; there's almost always a safe, outta the way spot to sleep out in any town or city youre in, especially further west you get. I'm sure there's a "favorite spots to crash" thread on here...

Blaaa...greyhound. That's a shitty thing for the driver to say considering he drives for greyhound...Id be willing to bet your dog was one of the cleaner, more intelligent passengers on that bus.

As far as I'm concerned; opposite sides of the same evil.... But yea, chuckles!

Hate to be a naysayer, but unless ya have extensive experience I'd take a small trip, 100 miles of so and go from there. Thats a looooong trip youre planning. Logistics are hell on canoe trips. Restocks are rarely convenient. Dog sounds like a bad idea. Alot of rafting/canoeing deaths this year...

If its feasible perhaps try switching the beer and cider to a hard alcohol of your choice and a healthy nutritionally dense juice...you'd still get a a lot of sugars, but take in less calories. The dudes at my last job called me "sex in the city" because I would always get a baybreeze after...

I was referring to certification/registration for service dogs...which I knew were mostly scams that give you a piece of paper that means nothing. As I said I've never researched it as I had no need. Just did some quick perusing...I had wrongly assumed there was a federal or state agency that...

I just wanted to point out how appropriate it was that "RedHeaven" posted in this thread. :)

When it's hot I'll often bring my dog into various places (she's very well behaved) and if anybody says anything I says she's a service dog...I have seizures and she detects them prior... -totally untrue but super effective. Surprisingly more often that not no one says anything to me. I know in...

I always try to find the river or creek in any town to take a dip in if its stoopid hot out, especially if the pup is with me. I remember Boulder creek feeling like heaven last summer during a mid July heat wave. Ahhh, all those little freezing cold fairy pools up at the top of Lithia Park in...

Very cool pics. Sad though. How much did the Gov. lose on the GM bailout?...while Detroit rots. Glad I dont pay taxes. And yet we run around the world with the free trade puffery bullshit and crying about other countries subsidizing trade. Hypocrites.

Because I am an artist at living, and my work of art is my life. :)