Wednesday, May 11, 2005
a 3 day hike into the west virginian wilderness
the ominous teeth and claw marks on this sign told us we were in bear territory
and after a lack of bears to wrestle i settled on a lonesome newt
our first night was a little more comfortable than i had expected. seeing as the first day was a loop we ended in the rain right at the foot of a nice log cabin
it rained all weekend and a great deal of effort by some went into lighting a great fire...
but fuck me.. and note that at least on this blog i've been very good with my language and so this is important... everyone just chucks their plastic "convenience dinner" wrappings straight into the fire. so then we're left standing around feeling nauseous from the fumes.. someone starts toasting a marshmellow over the toxic gases and I'm left speechless (for a minute) pondering what futile hope there might be for this countries environmental policy when the group (hikers) that traditionally values the environment the most so haphazardly burns their plastic waste rather than carry the few grams of weight out. i quickly regained my ability for speech and launched into full *rant* mode.
the group... crikey i have a big head
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
EATING... American style
a truly awesome eating experience to be had at this authentic roadside restaurant..
animals on the walls a-plenty, and a healthy grease laden menu with only the largest of portions.
a regular toilet, but wait... this one has an unusual extra feature...
a seat extension for the regular diners!
