[pct-l] O.d. COYOTE....Slackpacking the O.d. Coyote way.

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Oh-oh.......There'll be no joy in Mudville tonight....................

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!!  Reinhold is BACK!!!!

Well, I put in my 2 cents worth earlier, so won't participate again after this post.  I finally realized 2 things:  O.d. was "putting out others lights to make his own shine brighter", and "some people aren't happy unless they're miserable".  At that point it became an unfair fight and I had to let it go rather than perpetuate the insanity.  But you are right Reinhold, character assassination must be addressed!  

As far as HYOH........absolutely.  In '91 on the AT, we used to joke, trying to "top" each other, that we were going to hike the AT in 6 inch stilletos........backwards!!!!  We laughed till we cried......

Will follow with interest any exchange between you two, but believe just that......it's between you two!!!  So have at it...........

O.d.  even at this late date I would be sad if you left the group.  I believe you have a lot to offer.  Just don't slam other hikers in the process!

Anybody know any good hiker jokes?

Wheeew

Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net> wrote: 

> Ooohhh,  what an awful two week.....first come the fires... then comes
O.d.Coyote.
> It's like getting hit by a motorcycle and then get run over by a truck.
> I usually do not respond to posts like O.d Coyote's nasty Oct. 21 post,
but this is character
> assasination and needs responding.


> O.d.,  O.d,.....you make me chuckle......for someone who is super
sensitive
> to criticism you seem overly eager to criticize anybody who does not
subscribe
> to your philosophy of slackpacking, the O.d. Coyote way.
> It appears you seem to be suffering from selective memory as well.....very
common                         > with older folks.
> Your Oct. 21 post is riddled with inaccuracies twisted comments and
fabrications
> to support your point of view and criticism of folks who disagree with
you.

> I also remember our meetings but have a different recollection.
> I remember thinking you were Billy Goat when I saw you scrambling up the
sand dunes.
> I remember after you shared your impressive hiking experiences with me you
asking me
> who I was and you comenting I heard of you.
> I responded I am Reinhold Metzger the unsupported JMT record holder not
Reinhold
> Messner the world famous moutaineer.
> I remember your demeanor changing when you realized I am a fastpacker and
you
> criticizing speed hiking, the Tripple Crown awards and the ''Glory
Hounds'', as you put it,
> who hike for awards and you insisting heavier and better equiped
slackpackers enjoy their
> hike more than speed hikers.
> Being a firm  HYOH  believer, I disagreed but hey......HYOH.
> You on the other hand were unvavering in your insistence that slackpacking
is the superior
> and more enjoyable way.
> I also remember telling you I would post a comment on the PCT-L about our
meeting on
> your second Coastal Trail hike on and you had no objection.
> Shortly  after we parted company with, me thinking...strange
bird...accomplished hiker, but
> strange bird.

> You see O.d......In nature not all things are created equal.....some of us
> are born with 4 cylinders some of us are born with 8 cylinders, there are
> turtles and there are rabbits, slackpackers and fast packers, that's what
> keeps the world diverse and interesting.
> Turtles,  4 cylinders and slackpackers will forever criticize rabbits, 8
cylinders
> and fastpackers for hiking to fast and not enjoying their hike.

> Who is to say  turtles, 4 cylinders and slackpackers enjoy their journey
> more than  rabbits, 8 cylinders and fastpackers?
> Who is to say everyone should slackpack the O.d. Coyote way?
> I say...HYOH... and who cares what O.d. Coyote says.

> I used to hike like you hauling a 65 lb pack with everything needed to
> survive a nuclear attack.
> But, as I grew older and wiser I saw the light and now I travel
ultra-lite.
> But you know O.d., some folks don't get wiser as they get older they just
> get older and never see the light.
> I suspect you may be part of the later group.
> However, do not despair, it is never to late to see the light....so open
up your
> eyes O. d. and let the light shine in.

> Cheers, and hope to see you on the trail again someday.
> Maybe you can show me the merits of slackpacking and I can show you the
> merits of fastpacking and maybe, just maybe, we can come up with the right
> compatible speed combination for turtles & rabbits and we will be one
happy
> family and you will not have those pesty speed hikers zooooming by you and
> aggravating you.

> JMT Reinhold
> The 4 cylinder slackpacker & HYOH  crusader


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