Friday, April 12, 2013

Observations of a (new) long distance hiker

A jar of peanut better doesn't last more than six days. Other peanut butter facts: bagels, bread and tortillas aren't necessary. Just spoon out a glob and eat it plain. Five times a day. Or ten.

People are nice. Trail magic is everywhere. Fruit. Baby wipes. Cinnamon roles. Car rides. Jokes.

Hikers want five things: fed, to be dry, to be horizontal, spinach and to have booze.

In other news, two of us have new trail names. I'm Burgundee. No, not like the color. Like Ron. That story might slip out later but for now, I have chores. Like planning out the food I'm going to consume today. And getting clean pants. And watching stuff dry. And washing the filth from my every crevice. And eating pizza.

Jason also has a new name. He'll tell you.

Hiking's hard.

Mara

2 comments:

  1. Burgendy is great. It contains the misspelled version of the word ,bur. Wich I like. Sorta a nick name for burass.theirs lots of burr im freezing so its got that. Then , gendy. Or the proper, gender wich I like. Gender is good. I mean, withour it , well.
    So yeah.
    Oh. And its a haircolor. Dont know if thats somethin. Well... Burg,...burgy.....burger........berg.......andy....ha!...andy....thats weird......okay then........

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  2. So andy it is. A fine trailname and one with security. Weird men hikers only ever get to hear the short, misspelled, matthewski made nickname for burgendy, witch is boreing but u may keep it, of Andy . matthewski has spoken so shall it be.

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