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DirkHammergate · Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 1132 Location: Salt Lake City

Thought I'd say "hi", don't know much about message boards and protocol but I thought I'd jump in, a good pal of mine said this was a pretty fun place.

I love Utah, my parents were both born here but moved to California as kids, raised my mug there then decided to move back while I attended college. I was going to go back but I loved the outdoors, no way I'm living anywhere but the Intermountain West. My personal favorite area is the Swell through Boulder Mountain. Every time I drive through Torrey I tell my wife that we're retiring on the south side of town right before highway 12. I've got 25 years to break her down, plus I'm sickeningly handsome and possess the full charm of a handsome Hugh Grant without the male prostitute fetish.

Anyway, I'll probably pretty active when its time for me to hit the Swell. I need some good advice on locations and places to visit while I'm there.

DirkHammergate · Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 1132 Location: Salt Lake City

My handle? The name of my queen sized pillow top airmattress which fits perfectly in my Springbar tent... Its one of my most prized possessions.

nitmik · Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 241

welcome to the site, nice avatar

rockgremlin · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 3922 Location: Hotel California

Torrey huh? A friend of mine says thats where he would like to retire too. Actually, I wouldn't mind retiring there either. If ya want info on the swell, check out the canyoneering section, and look under trip report index.

Have fun!! :2thumbs:

Shan · Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 794 Location: Cache Valley

Hi there and welcome! How'd they let you add that big avatar?

I have lots of friends that have lived in Torrey. They were all associated with Aspen or AYA programs.

DirkHammergate · Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 1132 Location: Salt Lake City

rockgremlin wrote: Torrey huh? A friend of mine says thats where he would like to retire too. Actually, I wouldn't mind retiring there either. If ya want info on the swell, check out the canyoneering section, and look under trip report index.

Have fun!! :2thumbs:

Nice, I'll take a look. Sometimes when I'm in Torrey I'll just hang in front of the B and D burgers for hours and refuse to leave. Everyone gets pissed at me, I don't care, I just keep buying my kids ice cream cones.

DirkHammergate · Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 1132 Location: Salt Lake City

Shan wrote: Hi there and welcome! How'd they let you add that big avatar?

Thanks and on the avatar, I dunno, I really haven't been on message boards before so I just cut this one from some Overstock.com add and inserted it into my profile. BTW - my airmattress isn't that big, just for effect.

Can I say one thing about my backpacking/camping evolution? Well, more of a story really? I totally grew up in the Bay Area as a minimalist backpacker, thinnest and lightest was my mantra. I used to scoff at anyone with heavy equipment, then I moved to Utah for college and you could basically walk five miles and be in solitude, hell, drive 40 minutes and be in the middle of nowhere. I kept up the minimalist format til I was about 31 when I took my then 9 month old to the mouth of Crack Canyon, I pumped up a full size air mattress..... HOLY SHIT! It was like I saw the 2nd Coming of Jesus Christ himself.... I've probably camped a good 50 times since then and my air mattresses just keep getting bigger and bigger, its like someone shot the air mattress drug directly into my vein and its the most addictive shit on the planet. One day, one day, I'll be sleeping on a 5 pound pillow top feather bed airmattress and I'll refuse to leave my tent..... one day, we can all have a dream, one day....

DirkHammergate · Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 1132 Location: Salt Lake City

All Hail Torrey Utah.... my wife, me, and my 6 year old, Torrey Utah in the background.

nitmik · Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 241

Nice picture

DirkHammergate · Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 1132 Location: Salt Lake City

nitmik wrote: Nice picture

Don't f*** with it dillweed...

nitmik · Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 241

oh the temptation :roflol:

DirkHammergate · Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 1132 Location: Salt Lake City

nitmik wrote: oh the temptation :roflol:

I'll smother you with my Triple D airmattress Mike... I'll do it. LOL!

rockgremlin · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 3922 Location: Hotel California

TripleDelux wrote: Everyone gets pissed at me, I don't care, I just keep buying my kids ice cream cones.

:roflol: :roflol: That's AWESOME!!! :roflol: :roflol:

BTW, what university did you go to, and your major was...?

accadacca · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 7418 Location: On Your Screen

Welcome to the site Delux! I like your thing and I think Sombeech will really like your mattress...

BTW...Can you and your step brother nitmik re-size you avatars to 100X100 or smaller. Cooooo thanks. :cool2:

DirkHammergate · Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 1132 Location: Salt Lake City

rockgremlin wrote: TripleDelux wrote: Everyone gets pissed at me, I don't care, I just keep buying my kids ice cream cones.

:roflol: :roflol: That's AWESOME!!! :roflol: :roflol:

BTW, what university did you go to, and your major was...?

I went to the U, graduated in History, thought about Law School, too hard for an geezer like me to start over. I'm working for a health care start up that is about to blow through the roof, its been painful and fun, my better half works for United Airlines so we travel alot, in fact she took the boys down there today and I'm meeting up with them tomorrow, f***, is this Lex? Never mind, probably know this already for some reason.... LOL!

The U and my company and my wife stuff maybe new.... Mike just old me I'm suddenly in the top 40 posters after 2 hours. We gotta shake this place up.