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  • #1402399
    Kelley Mackison
    Member

    @plove

    Locale: Northeast

    Ryan:
    I just wanted to thank you, Andy and all of backpackinglight staff for all of your effort in putting together one of the best podcasts I follow. I look forward to the updates that detail information on geological history, current conditions, and details of the trail. Also, it's so nice to get updates on Andy's mind frame and challenges he encounters and how he handles them.

    Also, I love the song at the end of the Andy's podcasts. "I show them my backpack, walk away from the car, step on the dirt path on journey not too far." What song is that and who sings it?

    #1402405
    Kenneth Knight
    BPL Member

    @kenknight

    Locale: SE Michigan

    Kelley, it's actually "I shoulder my backpacking…" but that's alright.

    The group is Storyhill and you can find out more about them from their website here.

    #1402417
    Kelley Mackison
    Member

    @plove

    Locale: Northeast

    Ha ha ha…That's too funny. Yeah, I typically don't get the lyrics right…The real lyrics make more sense. Thanks so much for the info.

    I'm still looking for the song. I was also told that Chris Cunningham, one of the artists in Storyhill, might have done this song as solo work. Do you know the name of the song?

    But thanks for the Storyhill link. I'm digging their sound…and of course downloaded their most recent album.

    #1402448
    Kenneth Knight
    BPL Member

    @kenknight

    Locale: SE Michigan

    yes, that's right. The song lyric was composed, as I recall, jointly by Chris and Ryan.

    #1402503
    John S.
    BPL Member

    @jshann

    Ryan said the song would be posted for free on this website during the summer, but I never saw it. I could be wrong.

    #1402997
    Sam Haraldson
    BPL Member

    @sharalds

    Locale: Gallatin Range

    Andy's still walking.

    I think about that on a daily basis.

    #1404522
    Kenneth Knight
    BPL Member

    @kenknight

    Locale: SE Michigan

    130 new photos covering five weeks from July 7 to August 11. More are on the way.

    ** Ken **

    #1404851
    Kenneth Knight
    BPL Member

    @kenknight

    Locale: SE Michigan

    And the photos keep coming. 74 new photos take take you from Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness through fire shrouded areas, Yellowstone National Park, and into Teton National Forest.

    ** Ken **

    #1405188
    Jonathan Ryan
    BPL Member

    @jkrew81

    Locale: White Mtns

    is it just me or does it seem like every time a new batch of Andy's photos come out it looks like his pack just keeps on shrinking?

    #1405193
    Rick Dreher
    BPL Member

    @halfturbo

    Locale: Northernish California

    Nah, he's still growing :-)

    #1405277
    Kenneth Knight
    BPL Member

    @kenknight

    Locale: SE Michigan

    Over this period of time Andy shot his usual large number of photos. Looks like I selected about 25% this time around. The Wind River Range through Wyoming's Great Basin, and into Colorado.

    ** Ken **

    #1406161
    Kenneth Knight
    BPL Member

    @kenknight

    Locale: SE Michigan

    72 more photos for your viewing pleasure.

    ** Ken **

    #1406413
    Andrew Richard
    Member

    @fairweather8588

    Locale: The Desert

    Met up with him today on the El Oso road here in az, just to chat about trail conditions etc. to be expected and to give him some water. Had a nice lengthy conversation with him, he's really a great guy and I'm glad I made the journey to see him

    #1406430
    Sam Haraldson
    BPL Member

    @sharalds

    Locale: Gallatin Range

    Andrew –

    That's cool you went out there to say hello. I don't know how many folks he's been running into on this hike but when they're few and far between I know he likes the chance to chat.

    I met up with him and camped a night this winter during his Icebox hike and he was very excited for some companionship – especially someone who liked chatting ultralight stuff.

    – Sam

    #1406434
    Andrew Richard
    Member

    @fairweather8588

    Locale: The Desert

    Well he ran into another group of AZ hikers that I know of a two days before, but I could imagine with the unforgiving area he just traveled through that he was having his share of solitude

    #1406460
    Garrett Cole
    Member

    @buster

    Locale: Currently a plains dweller.

    Hi Ken,

    Is there a trick to viewing the new pictures in full size, when I go through them, they remain thumnails where they used to enlarge. The thumbnails look great, I wish I could see them in large scale.

    Any thoughts?

    Garrett

    #1406463
    Jim Colten
    BPL Member

    @jcolten

    Locale: MN

    same here, using either IE or Firefox running under XP Pro

    #1406469
    Adam Rothermich
    BPL Member

    @aroth87

    Locale: Missouri Ozarks

    I just happened to be browsing with a Mac at work and thought I would check how the pictures worked for me. I'm having the same problem with the pictures only displaying thumbnail size when you click on them. Using OS X and Safari.

    Adam

    #1406549
    Kenneth Knight
    BPL Member

    @kenknight

    Locale: SE Michigan

    Actually this is a bug. I'm fixing it right now. I'll post a message to the forums when it is repaired. This is not computer or browser specific. Everyone is affected.

    ** Ken **

    #1406551
    Kenneth Knight
    BPL Member

    @kenknight

    Locale: SE Michigan

    The problem some of you noticed with large photos not displaying at full size has been fixed. Thanks for catching that. It's something I really should've noticed when I posted the new code.

    ** Ken **

    #1406569
    Jim Colten
    BPL Member

    @jcolten

    Locale: MN

    Ken,

    Is it your intent that the "leftward pointing" arrow move us forward to the next photo (the one to the right on the same row or the first one on the next row) and the "rightward pointing" arrow move us to the previous photo?

    #1406586
    Kenneth Knight
    BPL Member

    @kenknight

    Locale: SE Michigan

    The big arrows move you forward (right arrow) and backward through the photos. The Sort menu only affects how the thumbnails are displayed (oldest to newest or vice versa per index page).

    So if you are viewing in "descending order" the left arrow causes you to move through thumbnails left to right top to bottom (like writing). If in "ascending order" the left arrow would appear to move right to left and bottom to top.

    ** Ken **

    #1407391
    Jason Brinkman
    BPL Member

    @jbrinkmanboi

    Locale: Idaho

    Thanks BPL, the coverage on Andy's trip rocks. Only a couple days to go. Good luck to Andy on the conclusion of one of the greatest backpacking trips ever.

    One nitpick: the video update titled "September 7, 2007—Elk Show." is actually a large bull moose!

    #1407714
    Garrett Cole
    Member

    @buster

    Locale: Currently a plains dweller.

    Congratulations to Andy on his expected completion today. I've very much enjoyed keeping up to date via your Podcasts, videos, and photos posted on Backpackinglight and your website.

    If you put together a slideshow there's an outdoor retail store in Delaware that would like you to stop by.

    Again, Congratulations! Phenomenal accounts, looking forward to a wrap up Podcast.

    Garrett

    #1407735
    Kenneth Knight
    BPL Member

    @kenknight

    Locale: SE Michigan

    THE GREAT WESTERN LOOP IS COMPLETE

    Andy is sitting ten feet away from me here in Flagstaff, Arizona, the champagne has been spritzed, and the Great Western Loop is closed.

    This has been a remarkable finish for Andy and I think for those of us who were able to be here for this moment in history. The day could not have gone any better.

    We will have a great deal more to share with you in the next several days. Right now everyone, especially Andy, is savoring this wonderful moment.

    ** Ken **

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