Post by mutt on Jun 2, 2024 21:03:14 GMT -8
Middle aged guy in Oregon here. I've been registered on this site since 2017. Made one comment on a thread and that was about it. Haven't done anything much here. And in fact, because of the stuff of life, I haven't strapped on a pack since I joined here. Been too occupied with job and other obligations. I used to lurk on the old backpacker.com forums before they went away.
I'm in the process of reconnecting with my old backpacking self this year, and though I won't be able to do any large trips, I am hoping to get in at least one trip of 2-3 days' duration. I don't do YouTube videos or anything, but I'll be taking some digital photos to document my trips for posterity going forward. I'm a solo backpacker, mainly because nobody in my sphere of influence is interested in going backpacking. My wife isn't physically able to do it, but she has enjoyed hearing about my past trips. Honestly, I wouldn't mind doing a trip or two with a few likeminded backpackers at some point before I have to hang up my pack and boots forever.
As to my updated avatar: that is a photo of a cat my wife and I adopted from our neighbors some years ago. His name was Nemo. He had a crooked mouth due to an injury he received as a younger cat (the former owners didn't get it fixed). Nemo was one of about 8 cats that our neighbors at the time had. He was one of a kind. He would follow me around and "talk" to me, kind of like a dog. He knew my work truck and when I came home, he would jump/climb up on the hood, walk up to the driver's window and try to get in the cab with me--sometimes successfully if I had the window open. When we moved away from that neighborhood, he came with us. I really grieved for him when he passed away in July 2021. Anyway, I guess that's about it for now. I hope everyone has a great backpacking season this year!
mutt
I'm in the process of reconnecting with my old backpacking self this year, and though I won't be able to do any large trips, I am hoping to get in at least one trip of 2-3 days' duration. I don't do YouTube videos or anything, but I'll be taking some digital photos to document my trips for posterity going forward. I'm a solo backpacker, mainly because nobody in my sphere of influence is interested in going backpacking. My wife isn't physically able to do it, but she has enjoyed hearing about my past trips. Honestly, I wouldn't mind doing a trip or two with a few likeminded backpackers at some point before I have to hang up my pack and boots forever.
As to my updated avatar: that is a photo of a cat my wife and I adopted from our neighbors some years ago. His name was Nemo. He had a crooked mouth due to an injury he received as a younger cat (the former owners didn't get it fixed). Nemo was one of about 8 cats that our neighbors at the time had. He was one of a kind. He would follow me around and "talk" to me, kind of like a dog. He knew my work truck and when I came home, he would jump/climb up on the hood, walk up to the driver's window and try to get in the cab with me--sometimes successfully if I had the window open. When we moved away from that neighborhood, he came with us. I really grieved for him when he passed away in July 2021. Anyway, I guess that's about it for now. I hope everyone has a great backpacking season this year!
mutt