The Grand Sawtooth Loop Trail
How hard can this be, I thought to myself. I’ll just type “Sawtooth Mountains” into my favorite search engine and pick the best result to jumpstart my research on this trail. But hold on,...
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My friend Dan was the impetus for Sunday’s blog about Thru-hiker Slang. It was fun to write and I appreciate his unintentional writing prompt. Dan has his own blog, over60hiker.wordpress.com, which is about his...
Thru-Hiker Slang
Inspired by Dan’s comment last week, I’ve decided to do a post on the terms thru-hikers use on the trail when chatting with other thru-hikers. This is not an exhaustive list, but I think...
6 responses to “Thru-Hiker Slang”
Thanks mark. This is really helpful info that I didn’t know. Oscar
I figure any group that uses specialized vocabulary to communicate has a potential for being interesting. Don’t know if thru-hikers qualify, but it does give a little glimpse into a tiny corner of the world that most people don’t know anything about.
Fun reading. Thanks for sharing.
This was a fun one to write.😁
You must have had so much fun writing this blog! Bounce box and car wash are two hiking expressions I never heard of. Hiker midnight and Vitamin I are a hoot! Thanks for this education of the trail.
You got it right, Dan. It was a pleasure to write. Glad you enjoyed it. 😁👍