Oh-oh.......There'll be no joy in Mudville tonight....................<br><br>LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!! Reinhold is BACK!!!!<br><br>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! <br><br>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......<br><br>Will follow with interest any exchange between you two, but believe just that......it's between you two!!! So have at it...........<br><br>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!<br><br>Anybody know any good hiker jokes?<br><br>Wheeew<br><br><b><i>Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger@cox.net></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <br><br>> Ooohhh, what an awful two week.....first come the fires... then comes<br>O.d.Coyote.<br>> It's like getting hit by a motorcycle and then get run over by a truck.<br>> I usually do not respond to posts like O.d Coyote's nasty Oct. 21 post,<br>but this is character<br>> assasination and needs responding.<br><br><br>> O.d., O.d,.....you make me chuckle......for someone who is super<br>sensitive<br>> to criticism you seem overly eager to criticize anybody who does not<br>subscribe<br>> to your philosophy of slackpacking, the O.d. Coyote way.<br>> It appears you seem to be
suffering from selective memory as well.....very<br>common > with older folks.<br>> Your Oct. 21 post is riddled with inaccuracies twisted comments and<br>fabrications<br>> to support your point of view and criticism of folks who disagree with<br>you.<br><br>> I also remember our meetings but have a different recollection.<br>> I remember thinking you were Billy Goat when I saw you scrambling up the<br>sand dunes.<br>> I remember after you shared your impressive hiking experiences with me you<br>asking me<br>> who I was and you comenting I heard of you.<br>> I responded I am Reinhold Metzger the unsupported JMT record holder not<br>Reinhold<br>> Messner the world famous moutaineer.<br>> I remember your demeanor changing when you realized I am a fastpacker and<br>you<br>> criticizing speed hiking, the Tripple Crown awards and the ''Glory<br>Hounds'', as you put it,<br>> who hike for awards and you insisting heavier
and better equiped<br>slackpackers enjoy their<br>> hike more than speed hikers.<br>> Being a firm HYOH believer, I disagreed but hey......HYOH.<br>> You on the other hand were unvavering in your insistence that slackpacking<br>is the superior<br>> and more enjoyable way.<br>> I also remember telling you I would post a comment on the PCT-L about our<br>meeting on<br>> your second Coastal Trail hike on and you had no objection.<br>> Shortly after we parted company with, me thinking...strange<br>bird...accomplished hiker, but<br>> strange bird.<br><br>> You see O.d......In nature not all things are created equal.....some of us<br>> are born with 4 cylinders some of us are born with 8 cylinders, there are<br>> turtles and there are rabbits, slackpackers and fast packers, that's what<br>> keeps the world diverse and interesting.<br>> Turtles, 4 cylinders and slackpackers will forever criticize rabbits, 8<br>cylinders<br>> and
fastpackers for hiking to fast and not enjoying their hike.<br><br>> Who is to say turtles, 4 cylinders and slackpackers enjoy their journey<br>> more than rabbits, 8 cylinders and fastpackers?<br>> Who is to say everyone should slackpack the O.d. Coyote way?<br>> I say...HYOH... and who cares what O.d. Coyote says.<br><br>> I used to hike like you hauling a 65 lb pack with everything needed to<br>> survive a nuclear attack.<br>> But, as I grew older and wiser I saw the light and now I travel<br>ultra-lite.<br>> But you know O.d., some folks don't get wiser as they get older they just<br>> get older and never see the light.<br>> I suspect you may be part of the later group.<br>> However, do not despair, it is never to late to see the light....so open<br>up your<br>> eyes O. d. and let the light shine in.<br><br>> Cheers, and hope to see you on the trail again someday.<br>> Maybe you can show me the merits of slackpacking and I
can show you the<br>> merits of fastpacking and maybe, just maybe, we can come up with the right<br>> compatible speed combination for turtles & rabbits and we will be one<br>happy<br>> family and you will not have those pesty speed hikers zooooming by you and<br>> aggravating you.<br><br>> JMT Reinhold<br>> The 4 cylinder slackpacker & HYOH crusader<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Pct-l mailing list<br>Pct-l@backcountry.net<br>To unsubscribe or change list options (digest, etc):<br>http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l<br></blockquote><br><p> __________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com