tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088382655965294916.post8039968309546366492..comments2024-01-29T21:23:15.795-08:00Comments on dirtmonger: To Beehive Well, Superstitionsdirtmongerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12764867892426257306noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088382655965294916.post-60354043994612742992021-08-26T18:48:33.555-07:002021-08-26T18:48:33.555-07:00Thanks forr sharing thisThanks forr sharing thisCalvin Fullerhttps://www.calvinfuller.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088382655965294916.post-78118444983228066332013-08-16T10:05:32.674-07:002013-08-16T10:05:32.674-07:00Ha ha - thanks. I rather like your take on the &qu...Ha ha - thanks. I rather like your take on the "vainglorious" Arizona sunsets, myself. Can't wait to hear how the CT feels after enduring so much heck. Probably like a Swedish massage.blisterfreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088382655965294916.post-73132867136820644332013-08-15T20:41:39.034-07:002013-08-15T20:41:39.034-07:00BF, man, youve got some clever puns. 'trescapa...BF, man, youve got some clever puns. 'trescapades' and now 'well shod'? Brilliant!! And yes mad props on the Horseshoe! As well to you for creating the GET and NNM Loop! dirtmongerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12764867892426257306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088382655965294916.post-56865312826827270452013-08-15T20:39:06.563-07:002013-08-15T20:39:06.563-07:00Muchas gracias swami! Comin from you that means es...Muchas gracias swami! Comin from you that means especially alot. Ive much admiration for you and what youve accomplished. One day, my friend, i will get my butt to mexico and visit, hopefully sooner than later...dirtmongerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12764867892426257306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088382655965294916.post-48537043807980221812013-08-14T09:36:26.941-07:002013-08-14T09:36:26.941-07:00Swami! Oh, that's right... YOU'RE the othe...Swami! Oh, that's right... YOU'RE the other hiker I know with a "consistent, unbending focus." Mad props on the Southwest Horseshoe! Well shod, indeed...blisterfreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088382655965294916.post-52292670200427183332013-08-13T14:38:16.873-07:002013-08-13T14:38:16.873-07:00Big congrats, mate!
Daily mileage, time taken.......Big congrats, mate!<br /><br />Daily mileage, time taken............none of that means too much in the big picture............you persevered in the face of obstacles, realized your dream and accepted/embraced the priceless gift of spending an extended period of time by one's self in the wilderness. A great way to spend four or five months, no? Well done.<br /><br />On a side note, I enjoy all the little spanish references that you and our friend, Mr. Tucker, regularly include in your descriptive prose. One of these days you will both have to make a trip down to my adopted home in Mexico...............the cervezas are on me (al menos las primeras rondas)!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Swamihttp://www.thehikinglife.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088382655965294916.post-50493791242407996142013-08-12T18:00:37.286-07:002013-08-12T18:00:37.286-07:00Yea, the VL itself was only 2308m while I actually...Yea, the VL itself was only 2308m while I actually hiked 2991.5m. I didn't realize how long it would actually be before hiking the VL. I actually thought it would be longer but once I defined the borders of the loop I realized I would be doing a lot of extra hiking. And YES, damn YES! It was extra flippin hard work! <br /><br />I did the GET in 28 days (I didn't count the SF days), including 2 zeros and 2 neros. I know it didn't beat Krudmeister's time but that definitely wasn't my goal or I think I would've crushed it by 3 days, esp. with my weird schedule going into Santa Fe. I also think completing the HT in 34 aint too shabby either. <br /><br />I am also proud of not using any drink additives to enhance the flavor of crappy water. Also, I am not sure how days total, but I think I slept under the stars, no tarp, for at least half of the whole VL.<br /><br />And the San Pedro was sternum height on my 6'5" frame!<br /><br />Lastly, thank you for the kind words. You are as a part of this VL as I am. I mean that. You laid the groundwork for the connection and gave me an honest and genuine opinion on the direction of the VL. I am grateful you 'called me out' on my initial plans. You definitely made me answer questions in myself in hopes of being honest with myself. That is what I am most thankful for.<br /><br />Your GET is absolutely amazing! The foresight and planning and audacity to create something like the GET out of your own head and heart is inspiring. <br /><br />I feel kindred to you my wandering, most vagabond brother...<br /><br />muchas gracias!dirtmongerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12764867892426257306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088382655965294916.post-15494453920975740522013-08-12T17:39:57.815-07:002013-08-12T17:39:57.815-07:00Yeah, that pretty well sums it up! Nice work!! Onl...Yeah, that pretty well sums it up! Nice work!! Only 2300m for the actual loop? Obviously you walked much more, having gone out of your way to also thru-hike 3 of the big 4 components. Say, how many hiking days total for the GET, as it turned out? You paint a picture of complete monsoon maceration, especially in the Supes. The San Pedro River flows for much of the year, by the way, though not usually at sternum-height, if I read that right! And one more disconnected thought for now: I know of no other long-distance hiker with DM's consistent unbending focus, not just for the incessant 30+mpd chore of walking, often in far less than ideal conditions, but also in maintaining sufficient clarity of mind for insightful and poetic (if occasionally borderline delirious!) in-situ journaling. Not to mention taking notes on water sources and related details (presumably while swatting mosquitoes, scorpions, skunks, peccaries and coyotes away from your tarp at night - you should do retrospective entry just on your evening encounters, I think). I couldn't do it (I wouldn't want to try!), but I'm extremely grateful that someone could, and ultimately did! Though others may have had designs on such an itinerary under whatever title, your Vagabond Loop will forever be associated with the one pioneering guy with the cajones to envision success, disregard the arguments against such a trip, and then ground 6+ million steps into the dirt in order to make it happen. Bravo amigo...!blisterfreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088382655965294916.post-27359860624366514632013-08-12T17:13:15.107-07:002013-08-12T17:13:15.107-07:00Dan, I am very thankful for your comment. It means...Dan, I am very thankful for your comment. It means a lot. Whew! I can finally take a second to breathe...There! now the Colorado Trail, haha! Hope your running is goin' well... dirtmongerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12764867892426257306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088382655965294916.post-76096662776494911562013-08-12T11:20:02.939-07:002013-08-12T11:20:02.939-07:00You are the biggest bada$$ I've ever "kno...You are the biggest bada$$ I've ever "known." Congrats man!<br />Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794019045620435180noreply@blogger.com