Gimme the Good Earth III

Intrinsic · Post by **Intrinsic** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 5:14 pm

Ansel Adams Art Gallery displaying classic Adams' Yosemite Pics. Juxtaposition with the Real awesome Valley Wall right there, unfolding in the glorious mourning light.

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Lost Arrow.

Sunrise at the bus stop.

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A Step on the bus and the hike is over!

Epilogue. The boot soles.

Thanks for looking and allowing me to relive the hike with y'all.

rSin · Post by **rSin** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:30 pm

sweet pair of shoes!
id gotten scared en managed a replacement sooner
what kinda repair kit did you carry?

aways had chounards sewing kit on me

Post by **Jesús Malverde** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:20 pm

Thanks for letting us tag along Innie. What a collection of memories you captured here.

Intrinsic · Post by **Intrinsic** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 3:23 pm

rSin wrote:sweet pair of shoes!
id gotten scared en managed a replacement sooner
what kinda repair kit did you carry?

aways had chounards sewing kit on me

Those soles were part of the reason i gave up the cross country in Yosemite, and went down Matterhorn canyon trail instead.

I picked up a tube of Shoe Goo at Beldon town, 40 days out. it fixed the top part unraveling, and slowed down the soles. Ya can see some still on the bottom near the arch.

but the wear n tear is less indicative of hard hiking then defective boots. Keen boots, same model i used on my previous hike in the high sierras, which are still usable and I had no problems with, so i wanted to start this longer trip with a new pair.
After i got back i looked through the reviews for keens bought that year and every single one where the user walked more then 100 continues miles talked about the soles falling apart. Defected batch? anyways not so keen on buying Keens again for my next hike.

Butcher Bob · Post by **Butcher Bob** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 3:46 pm

Intrinsic wrote:A Step on the bus and the hike is over!
Thanks for looking and allowing me to relive the hike with y'all.

Thank YOU for sharing the experience.

One of the best threads I've ever followed along with.
Only occasionally do I see threads of exceptional quality content, and this has definitely been one of them.

Oldjoints · Post by **Oldjoints** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:03 pm

Intrinsic wrote: One of the best threads I've ever followed along with.
Only occasionally do I see threads of exceptional quality content, and this has definitely been one of them.

For sure!!!!

rSin · Post by **rSin** » Sat Dec 21, 2019 4:53 am

this was some while ago...

whats your next adventure?

Intrinsic · Post by **Intrinsic** » Sat Dec 21, 2019 1:27 pm

Well hopefully it won't be an adventure, just a mellow hike.
Any suggestions?

Actually I do have a tentative route.

Starting just north of Mount Shasta on the PCT. Leave the PCT at the California border Going East through Oregon Caves NP, through the kalmiopsis wilderness, reach the Oregon coast. Finish up walking north along the Oregon coastline to the Columbia River.

ripper5 · Post by **ripper5** » Sat Dec 21, 2019 2:08 pm

What a great thread!

Happy Winter Solstice MPG!

Intrinsic · Post by **Intrinsic** » Sat Dec 21, 2019 3:17 pm

Hey Ripper good to see you around. Happy Solstice to you too.