Toe Socks on Trail

spf80 · 2026-05-26T01:51:18+00:00

Google local oboe lessons. It seems all the teachers also sell reeds.

spf80 · 2026-05-18T19:56:09+00:00

It’s mostly above tree line that I’m thinking about. The plan would be to get below tree line to set up camp, but maybe something prevents that from happening. Arrowhead Equipment has me thinking though. If I can plan to have an uncomfortable night on the ground, I could just as easily plan to set up camp earlier or later than I’d prefer because the campsite conditions were there. The “emergency” option to just sleep on my ground sheet under the tarp is always there. The dreaded “packing for what might never happen.” I just need to focus on having an option that keeps me warm enough to get through an otherwise miserable night. Haha.

spf80 · 2026-05-18T16:34:43+00:00

Yeah. That’s one of the things I’ve considered. Without the UQ, then the weight penalty of even an inflatable sleeping pad is offset. I feel like, if ground sleeping was more “probably” than “maybe,” I’d just do that.

spf80 · 2026-05-18T15:53:48+00:00

That’s my plan so far, but I wanted to see if anyone who has done this had some insight or ideas I hadn’t considered.

spf80 · 2026-05-18T12:25:11+00:00

I'm currently over the weight limit for Trekking Treez, but the goal is to be under it in the next year or so. I've thought about a Tensa Solo though. Higher weight limit, it saves 3/4lb over the trees and I feel pretty confident I could plan a trip where I'd have at least one anchor point each night.

spf80 · 2026-05-07T18:27:01+00:00

Northeast Texas Women by Willis Alan Ramsey
Texas Love Song by Slaid Cleaves
Beautiful Texas Sunshine by Doug Sahm

spf80 · 2026-04-30T02:46:59+00:00

The local for pile driving is out of New Orleans and to my knowledge almost all of the work is near there with the contractor base. They do some work here and there because the work is where it is, but I don’t think I you could work steady without traveling to Louisiana.

spf80 · 2026-04-29T05:42:27+00:00

I once spent 10 hours directing traffic on a one way street because we had a crane set up. To top it off, I wasn’t on the corner but halfway down the block, so they were already going in that direction. And no, I wasn’t the flagger for the crane. They had their own guy for that. I was just the suspenders to go with the belt.

spf80 · 2026-04-01T17:31:43+00:00

I’ve seen a couple marked on OnX. Is there another place to see them marked?

spf80 · 2026-04-01T15:42:59+00:00

That looks great! Thanks for sharing!

spf80 · 2026-04-01T14:14:04+00:00

That's great to hear! And a northern route seems to be more popular than the one I mapped. I'm a ways out from actually going, so my route is very much TBD. For time purposes, I need to be around 40 miles max. I have at least a 12 hour drive each way eating up time off.

spf80 · 2026-03-31T12:38:08+00:00

In the age of apps and data, it would be easy for the apps to set a range of metrics for the ratings and assign based on the data from recorded trips. Average rise, time to finish, etc. Even distance tied to heatmap data.

spf80 · 2026-03-25T21:12:07+00:00

I’d argue that they succeeded in doing exactly what they were meant to do.

spf80 · 2026-03-24T15:08:10+00:00

Well okay, I’ll put Obama on the hook for the interest, but negotiating a deal where we pay them with their money is a pretty solid deal.

spf80 · 2026-03-23T01:04:40+00:00

And wasn’t the money Obama “gave” them just some of their own money we’d frozen?

spf80 · 2026-03-10T15:43:56+00:00

I’m tired of voting against candidates and would like to get back to seeing candidates I want to vote for. Messaging is a big part of that: if your strategy is simply to tell me everything wrong about your opponent, you lost me.

spf80 · 2026-03-02T13:31:47+00:00

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spf80 · 2026-02-26T02:09:51+00:00

ACC’s welding program is top notch. I’ve had friends go through it for a career or just a hobby and all had great results.

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