[pct-l] For those having trouble understanding the posts

[Tow, Doug]

List abbreviations and lingo translator:
 
PCT - Pacific Crest Trail
HYOH - I'm right, and you'll probably perish if you don't follow my
advice.
LOL - I don't have a real life, much less a girlfriend.
Trail Magic - 3 grape Skittles found in the dirt along the trail
Trail Angel - Someone who tosses Skittles in the dirt along the trail
Zero - A well-deserved day of complete rest spent hustling all over the
place trying to get back on the trail
Postholing - A low impact aerobic activity everyone can enjoy
Water cache - A little bit like a miracle, but a little bit like a
lottery ticket
Halfmile - A mythical god
Nero - Why whole chocolate cakes should be very, very afraid.
Heet - a liquid that burns very hot that cannot actually be seen
burning, making it one of the most sensible fuels out there.
Base pack weight - Always more than the good hikers, and less than the
bad hikers.  Say 3 pounds.
Gram weenies - Vienna sausages
LNT - You leave Mexico weighing 160, eat 300 lbs. of food, drink 1000
liters of water, and arrive at the Canadian border weighing 148.  And
you left no trace?
DEET - PCT survivors know what this is.
Boots - An ancient artifact, true purpose unknown.
Smartwool - A sheep that has the common sense to stay away from
thru-hikers.
GPS - A battery powered device without which thru-hiking would not be
possible. See "LOL."
 
Doug
 
 
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