THE GRANITE-HOLE
BUGLE
City Desk:
9000 Ft Elev
Crystal clear day. Sam Gommowitz Chipmunk came visiting during
breakfast: Adhesive Scrapings & Hydrochloric Acid. Medicine Hats gorgeously bedecked with
Strawberry Blossoms, Yaller Umbrellas, Yaller Mooseheads, Injun Paintbrush,
Chiming Bells and oatmeal.
Beginning reasoning on use of Ivan-The-Not-Terrible medium-sized
axe.
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Discussion: Construction, care and use of granite hole.
Theory of
digestion, energy, constipation, sphincter,
Caking, and
chapping of cheeks – therefore cleanliness
Is to our
personal advantage if personal discomfort
Makes hikes
less enjoyable.
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MINIMUM SURVIVAL PACK: Hat, knife. Web Belt, canteen knife, poncho. Double Arm-length
toilet paper, water[proof match holder, first aid, pencil and
pad. Couple of water stones.
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Trail Hike To The Crest of LCM:
Water stones rolling in
the mouth to activate saliva; morale bells laced on boots. Scout out to
farthest line of vision. Troop Leader yells “Troooop! Mount up and move
out!!” Half dozen paces apart. Slow
steady tread. Lean into the trail like an Orangie-Tang to shift the center of
gravity foreward. Learn a new way of walking by stumbling over logs and rocks. Mistakes
are marvelous because experience teaches.
Hike, puff, grunt, sweat, fatigue – “Halt!” We only go as fast as the slowest man and
anyone can halt the troop without shame.
Breathe deep, laugh, talk, build Trail-Friends (3 rocks piled). Shake
down of equipment. Belt needs tightening. Re-Fold poncho. Finally the 10,000 foot crest. Wow. Denver
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SPECIAL EXPLORERS PARTY REPORT
At the crest of L-C-Mt
spotted another sub-crest which has never been scaled or explored. (Maybe hidden moonshine still up there?)
Group camps at its base to observe while Lingo and 3 experienced Mt Men make
the tricky (but not dangerous climb. Started out with a choice between a
vertical rock wall with few hand holds or a loose rocked trial. Climbed the trail. Dead end. Sat down and
built us a Think. Back-track 7 axe handles then work up the slab for about one
stone throw. Tough. But being Mountain
men we had confidence in ourselves to we kept pushing on. Up a rock spire.
Stalled for a while. Group giving us encouragement from below. Finally made it
to the top! What a view! This is REAL
Beauty! A sight never before seen by any human!
We were the first! It was worth it! (and no moonshine still.)
Muscle Back of the
Mountains
Chattering Magpie
Tooting Bald Eagle
& TDL
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In Thoreau’s Throw, Henry David said: “The best school is a log
with a Teacher at one end and a Student at the other. Talking
ideas.”
ideas.”
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