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[tanya]

donny h wrote: Hi all, I am the FNG here.

I moved to Springville 5 years ago after 30+ years in Ca and Nv.

I car camp for 1-2-3 months a year, that has been my thing for years now, ever since I followed The Dead around just a little. Just long enough to learn that for me, the worst day camping is better than the best day working.

I have a decent job for 4 months a year, spring and fall, just enough work to keep me camping the rest of the time. In winter I'm a hermit.

I'm almost 40 and single, I decided long ago that I wouldn't get serious with any woman who doesn't like camping like I do, other wise it's just another reason to stay indoors. Indoors is highly overrated.

Any of you ladies that can put up with a atheist, chainsmoking, medium drinking, target shooting, modern country music hating, grumpy old hippy outdoors freak who cusses like a sailor, doesn't like either political party and spends a month at a time in the desert for fun, well, any of you still with me out there?

The back country in Utah is unbelievable, it seems endless, I am going to explore it forever.

I said the same of Ca, and it's kind of true, but no matter where I went, there was always too many folks. So now I'm here, crowding the back country, oh the irony.

Utah...wow... some of the best remote spots I've found so far are in the San Rafael Swell, by Buckhorn Draw, and back behind Goblin Valley.

The Burr Trail has some remote stuff I really like, as does Fifty Mile Mountain. Batty Caves.

The north slope of the Uintahs is my new hot spot, I spent weeks up there last summer, kayaking on those little lakes: Sheep Creek, Browne, Long Park, Spirit, and Hoop.

I liked Horseshoe Canyon a lot, and I personally think Canyonlands is superior to the Grand Canyon in many ways. The White Rim Trail became a dream trip for me as soon as I saw it, and is part of the reason I upgraded from a van to a 4x4 truck. Can't wait to go back...

I fell in love with Boulder Mountain, and Calf Creek.

I liked the LaSals, that whole region, The San Juan, over to Natural Bridges, Valley of the Gods. I've been reading about Long Canyon, that is on my short list.

Fishing: I never have been into fishing before, but I picked it up last summer, and I did two epic week-long kayaking/fishing/camping trips at Flaming Gorge.

I suck at fishing, the fish are mostly safe with me out there, but it's a good excuse as any to go loiter on a lake.

Kayaks: Kayaking rocks, I hadn't done any overnighters before, and I plan a bunch more of those long trips. My sit on top is like backpacking, except I can bring more stuff. Silly, heavy stuff, like fishing gear, beer, guns, snorkel gear, beer, soda, canned food, beer, big binocs, music, books, a handfull of knives, a hammock, all the stuff it's fun to have but absurd to carry on your back.

Next kayak trips: Green River, the Missouri in Montana, back to Flaming Gorge.

Dream kayak trip: A few months on Powell. Maybe in winter.

Try kayaking, you'll like it. Best kayak/camp spot so far: Carter Creek at Flaming Gorge. Look for wild raspberries to stuff the fresh trout.

Safety: If you listen to couch bound safety "experts", you should never be alone in the back country. Ever. I do all my trips solo. I like it. You learn stuff out there alone, things like self-reliance, confidence, dealing with fear and stress, decision making, dealing with the results of your choices, trying to separate emotion and rational thought.

I even have a theory that solo can be safer than groups, testosterone and one upmanship has killed plenty of folks.I really watch my step with no one at my back. With no one to impress and nothing to prove, I never "dare" myself to exceed my abilities.

I pushed when I was younger, lived through the "shot-a-man-in-Reno-just-to-watch-him-die" period, now I guess I'm old and slow, don't know if "bold" will ever come back. (sorry, Johnny)

Irony: My activities are downright wussy compared to some of the outdoorsman around these parts, yet are considered semi-suicidal mountain-man behavior by my urban friends. Good thing I have thick skin, and don't much care what others think of how I spend my time.

There are a couple activities I feel cross the line, safety-wise, for a solo guy, and these are climbing and white water, so I have no experience in these two. Maybe one of these days.

Canyoneering: I did hike Little Wild Horse and Bell, the slot canyons in Utah are like nothing I've ever seen, I can't wait to see more, but I'm limited to stuff with little or no climbing, please share any spots you think I should see, the remoter the better. I've read about some canyons by Robbers Roost, and they all sounded very technical. Are there any "weekend warrior" rated canyons near the Roost?

Shooting: I've just been getting back into shooting after selling off my guns years ago, and I read posts here talking about a good carry gun in the back country, I just picked up a light weight beauty.

Swith&Wesson 340PD, 11 0z. empty, 13 oz. loaded, 5-shot .357 magnum revolver, double-action only, 1 7/8" barrel.

Extreme recoil, highly unpleasant to shoot, but an awesome amount of fire power in a tiny, feather weight package. I wouldn't shoot anything that wasn't on top of me trying to kill me, and at that kind of belly-button range, the 340 just might work. It's not a magic wand, just another tool.

My .22 (10/22) is the target shooter of choice for me these days, I've shot many thousands of rounds of .223, .308, and 7.62x39 in the past, I'm mostly over it, now I shoot .22 all day long for a coupla' bucks.

Okay, this is turning into a novel, lets see, I covered who, when, and where... I think y'all know more about me than anyone I've met in 5 years in Happy Valley...


Wow! I like it when a man puts the cards on the table like this! :popcorn:

[DiscGo]

Donny H- I watched the National Title game and then drove across the country, so I somehow missed your newbie thread. Here is a belated welcome. You sure became a regular member fast.

[DiscGo]

Oops. I just realized that you were 2006 and not 2007. My bad.

[nefarious]

tanya wrote: Wow! I like it when a man puts the cards on the table like this! :popcorn: It's an awesome intro, good job rediscovering it so a newby like me could have a gander. I'm thinking there are more than a few similarities between this guy and me. Probably the only big difference is that I don't see ever hooking up again.

[tanya]

nefarious wrote: tanya wrote: Wow! I like it when a man puts the cards on the table like this! :popcorn: It's an awesome intro, good job rediscovering it so a newby like me could have a gander. I'm thinking there are more than a few similarities between this guy and me. Probably the only big difference is that I don't see ever hooking up again.

Never hooking up with a woman again!?!?!?!? :eek2: Why!?!?!

[donny h]

tanya wrote: Wow! I like it when a man puts the cards on the table like this! :popcorn:

Awww, Tanya, you're so sweet, you were interested enough to bring my mini-novel back to the top, I kinda forgot about this thread, I did lay it all on the line here, eh?.

Basically, it's all still true.

[donny h]

nefarious wrote: It's an awesome intro, good job rediscovering it so a newby like me could have a gander. I'm thinking there are more than a few similarities between this guy and me. Probably the only big difference is that I don't see ever hooking up again.

Thanks, nefarious.

I don't wanna say I never will hookup again, but it's possible, and I'm okay with that.

I'm not going to aquire a ball-n-chain type relationship, ever, and I've had my share of meaningless intimacy, I'm not really into that anymore.

So what does that leave? A possible relationship with a woman with the same interests as me, someone who uplifts me, not holds me back, a woman that accepts me for for who/what I am, no more will I try to change to be what someone thinks I should be. I'd prefer a brilliant woman, no more airheads for me, too exhausting.

I think the odds are slim, but like I said, I'm okay with that.

[tanya]

donny h wrote: tanya wrote: Wow! I like it when a man puts the cards on the table like this! :popcorn:

Awww, Tanya, you're so sweet, you were interested enough to bring my mini-novel back to the top, I kinda forgot about this thread, I did lay it all on the line here, eh?.

Basically, it's all still true.

Have you found that lady yet?

[donny h]

tanya wrote: Have you found that lady yet?

Not yet, although I don't really seek her, I had high hopes for this Tanya gal at UUtah, but I think she's turned off by my smoking habits. :haha:

Plus she's always flirting with Buck Naked, err, maybe I got the porn star name wrong, it's one of those UUtah pimps, Gammerhate or something. :mrgreen:

[tanya]

donny h wrote: tanya wrote: Have you found that lady yet?

Not yet, although I don't really seek her, I had high hopes for this Tanya gal at UUtah, but I think she's turned off by my smoking habits. :haha:

Plus she's always flirting with Buck Naked, err, maybe I got the porn star name wrong, it's one of those UUtah pimps, Gammerhate or something. :mrgreen:

Don't worry about Hammer. He loves all the women. He just has a thing for my C-store so I get a little more love. :lol8: I could only really fall for a one woman man.

I don't flirt.... if I am attracted to a man there is no doubt in his mind. I just like to make people happy..... it's not really flirting. I do it with women too.

[donny h]

tanya wrote: I do it with women too.

That deserves a good punch line, I wish I had one. :haha:

Where is your C-Store?

If it's the one in Escelante that makes fresh cinnamon rolls, I take back everything I've said, you are the woman for me.

I love the store in Boulder, too, so if that's yours, I wanna move in. Burr Trail adjacent, baby!

[tanya]

donny h wrote: tanya wrote: I do it with women too.

That deserves a good punch line, I wish I had one. :haha:

Where is your C-Store?

If it's the one in Escelante that makes fresh cinnamon rolls, I take back everything I've said, you are the woman for me.

I love the store in Boulder, too, so if that's yours, I wanna move in. Burr Trail adjacent, baby!

If that is all it takes to make you happy, my place will delight you. Its in the middle of paradise!!! 12 miles from Zion National Park, 9 miles from the Glendale entrance to the Grand Staircase, 60 miles from Bryce Canyon, 85 from the Grand Canyon North Rim, 22 miles from Cedar Mountain and I forget the mileage but not too far from Tuweep and Coyote Buttes. It's heaven! There are lots of bike trails out here to for those biker types.

http://www.zionnational-park.com/zion-national-park-lodging.htm
This does not list the C-store but I have one of those too. A Chevron.

[tanya]

donny h wrote: tanya wrote: I do it with women too.

That deserves a good punch line, I wish I had one. :haha:

Where is your C-Store?

If it's the one in Escelante that makes fresh cinnamon rolls, I take back everything I've said, you are the woman for me.

I love the store in Boulder, too, so if that's yours, I wanna move in. Burr Trail adjacent, baby!

You made 300!!! :five:

If that is all it takes to make you happy, my place will delight you. Its in the middle of paradise!!! 12 miles from Zion National Park, 9 miles from the Glendale entrance to the Grand Staircase, 60 miles from Bryce Canyon, 85 from the Grand Canyon North Rim, 22 miles from Cedar Mountain and I forget the mileage but not too far from Tuweep and Coyote Buttes. It's heaven! There are lots of bike trails out here to for those biker types.

http://www.zionnational-park.com/zion-national-park-lodging.htm
This does not list the C-store but I have one of those too. A Chevron.

[JPFreek1]

Hey there, I just joined up yesterday and I'm already addicted to this forum. Your post is inspiring with all the cool stuff you have listed and I'm sure you're going to enjoy it here as much as I have over the past day. Take care, and welcome!

Frank