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Sep 27, 2010 at 10:48 pm #1649494
But I take Jesus with me everywhere anyway….
Now, all spiritual cliches aside, I'd take my wife. I'm still waiting on Jesus to perform the miracle of strapping a pack to her back (even if it means buying a tent)!
Sep 27, 2010 at 11:04 pm #1649497Aldo Leopold.
Sep 28, 2010 at 5:09 am #1649524Mother Nature.
Sep 28, 2010 at 12:23 pm #1649633I'd go along with the Great Satan (no, not the USA a la Khomeini et al).
The real Satan.
No need to bring Esbit tabs or that heavy Jetboil.
"Hey Satan, could you heat up this ramen for me?"Any other flame-based needs covered.
"Hey Satan, could you melt the end of this fraying nylon strap?"Why bring a bear canister?
"Hey Satan, there's a bear nosing around my foodbag. Can you scare him off?"Etc.
Sep 28, 2010 at 12:30 pm #1649639Melissa Arnot
Of course, that's my second choice to my finacee.
Sep 28, 2010 at 1:14 pm #1649654Dave, you nailed it. You wouldn't even need a sleeping bag, just spoon up to Satan to stay warm. Don't let Satan spoon you though. He doesn't believe 'no means no"
Now if somehow you could talk Jesus AND Satan to come along… talk about great conversation!! Actually you'd probably end up wishing for 'the sound of silence' cause of all that gabbin'. (not Simon & Garfunkel)
And speaking of Paul and Art, I'd bring Mrs. Robinson. She hike?
Sep 28, 2010 at 1:30 pm #1649660"Aldo Leopold"
+1. I'll add Muir, especially for a Sierra's trip.
Sep 29, 2010 at 1:18 pm #1649982I was just about to say Muir.
Hiking the PCT 1890s style with John Muir would be interesting, it wouldnt be a LNT trip… but I'd love to practice traditional minimalist hiking and listen to his stories and observations.
Oct 18, 2010 at 2:30 am #1655531My wife is slways the first person I'd pick to spend time with. Our work hours clash terribly so we make the most of the time we get. Plus, she loves the outdoors as much as me! My second choice would be any of the great people who have been so friendly and incredibly helpful on here! I'd jump at any opportunity to backpack with someone I can learn so much from. Selfish of me, I know haha
Oct 22, 2010 at 9:34 pm #1657214Haven't seen her in years, but she was a great friend. surfed a little on the pro circuit, tough as nails, feminine as a woman can get, always saw things as hopeful and possible, had an awesomely infectious laugh, out-surfed any guy, out-anythinged most guys, ambitious, clever, mischevious, and above all else, absolutely stunningly gorgeous.
Why I was stuck on another girl and didn't drop to one knee with a diamond for this woman I will never know!
I'll add also a lot of others sentiments…for me, Jesus was the original thru-hiker. Hung out with tent makers, knew how to survive in the wilderness, and friend to all animals. And the conversations we could have….mind blowing. I'd yo-yo the triple crown with the guy!
Oct 23, 2010 at 3:35 pm #1657352None of them.
I'd rather take either just myself or Samn Haraldson.
Nov 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm #1664595Besides JC, I would to hike with any of my good friends or family, no one that I'm close with likes to hike :(
Would love to thru-hike with mah pops!Nov 15, 2010 at 7:05 pm #1664596With love and respect to my friends and family:
My iPod and a good, long novel by Charles Dickens.
As my pappy used to say, "I love people. I love them even more if i can spend a few days away from them."
Stargazer
Nov 17, 2010 at 8:47 pm #1665532Dick Cheney would be my 1st pick. My 2nd choice (though not by much)would be Robert Kagan or any of the other senior heads involved with the Project for the New American Century think tank.
We would be going somewhere very remote…
Nov 18, 2010 at 5:43 am #1665587OK, so my bad eyes required I click on the picture to enlarge it well enough to see, and I then browsed through your Alaska pics…wow! is all I can say. Beautiful pictures of your kayak and hike adventures. Can't believe I've never been up there, but your pictures have really rekindled that fire.
And my pick? Probably Ed Abbey…
Nov 20, 2010 at 3:03 am #1666302Dick Cheney? Watch out for hunters…
Nov 20, 2010 at 11:16 am #1666369hehe, too funny. Our journey would take us somewhere devoid of witnesses, errr… people
Nov 22, 2010 at 8:51 pm #1667146There is nothing better than backpacking with family!
Nov 22, 2010 at 10:34 pm #1667178My wife comes in first place, of course.
But I am sure I could learn a thing or two from Ray Mears, so he would probably be my next choice.
For everyone that picked Jesus, be careful with semantics. An "ideal" partner assumes one that exists/existed. There is a lot of debate about whether or not said ideal partner exists/existed. And if we are allowed to pick anyone, proven to exist or not, then I bet it would be pretty cool backpacking through Middle Earth with Aragorn. He seemed to really know his stuff. You don't just become a Ranger out of the blue. Plus if any orcs attacked, he'd be good to have around too. Then again, Gandalf might be even more useful in that case, but given the context Radagast the Brown Wizard might seem a better choice. So if mythology counts, I pick Aragorn or Radagast.
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