Saco river canoeing 2012[views:13535][posts:67]____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:20pm - Alx_Casket ""] Just took the last weekend in July off from work (fri-mon). Looking forward to another year of karaoke on an LCD (generator powered), turducken roasted over the campfire, way too much beer/food, tabletop battleship with shots, and making the girl row the canoe. Hoping for relatively shallow water levels, clear skies, no bugs, and less douchebags at fiddlehead! |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:22pm - arilliusbm ""] 1.) your Karaoke nights are not the real Karaoke nights 2.) your Saco trips arent the real Saco trips. |
| _____________________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:22pm - ancient master nli ""] id be into this, but only if it's laserdisk karaoke |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:23pm - arilliusbm ""] 3.) Buurrrnnnnnn |
| ___________________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:23pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] i plan on missing both trips equally for reasons beyond my control |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:25pm - Alx_Casket ""] I've seen pictures of the glum faces in near-autumn scenery from your saco "trips," aril. I'm sure it's just because you want the chance to show off your metal shirt wardrobe, whereas I pride myself with exposing my hairy navel for the whole weekend. And what do you know about karaoke? I heard you were afraid of singing non-grim vocals. |
| ______________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:27pm - Yeti ""] those Saco trips are the real Saco trips. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:27pm - DukeManjunk ""] change "canoe" to "rock climbing" and i'm sold. |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:28pm - largefreakatzero ""] FYI, boats are "rowed" and canoes are "paddled". |
| ______________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:29pm - Yeti ""] [img] |
| _________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:31pm - RustyPS ""] ITT: Boats and hoes |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:32pm - Alx_Casket ""] Thanks. Our Saco trips aren't a "paddling" and carry-the-canoe competition. We get in, crack beers, and let the current take us down until we find a nice secluded camping spot. Only what you do is real? SUBJECTIVE |
| ___________________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:33pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] fake is the new real |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:45pm - arilliusbm ""] July= douches everywhere. Dice K and the Douchebags |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:47pm - DukeManjunk ""] only climbing is real. bennyhillifier |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:50pm - Alx_Casket ""] lol@exerting energy on anything besides sex and mountain biking |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:50pm - arktouros ""] only september on an empty river is drunk. |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 1:52pm - AndrewBastard ""] i do this enough with friends and my dad but this would be kinda fun with the right people. Im pretty sure I dislike 80% of the rttp posters IRL though. Also...has anyone seen that movie 127 Hours with James Franco? people into outdoor adventuring should def see it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1542344/ |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 2:05pm - trioxin_245 ""] AndrewBastard said: Im pretty sure I dislike 80% of the rttp posters IRL though. :c |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 2:06pm - Alx_Casket ""] AndrewBastard said: Im pretty sure I dislike 80% of the rttp posters (ARIL) though. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 2:09pm - arilliusbm ""] I try to be disliked here and not one rttp person has tried to fight about it :( |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 2:11pm - largefreakatzero ""] AndrewBastard said: Im pretty sure I dislike 80% of the rttp posters IRL though. I think I'm probably closer to the 90% mark. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 2:12pm - arilliusbm ""] I would put it at 95%. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 2:14pm - Alx_Casket ""] I like everyone except for 3 people that don't post much. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 2:15pm - Alx_Casket ""] Boatpaddlers. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 2:17pm - SethPutnam ""] i would back this, except i'm a motorboatin' son of a bitch. |
| ______________________________ [Feb 13,2012 3:16pm - Yeti ""] AndrewBastard said:i do this enough with friends and my dad but this would be kinda fun with the right people. Im pretty sure I dislike 80% of the rttp posters IRL though. Also...has anyone seen that movie 127 Hours with James Franco? people into outdoor adventuring should def see it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1542344/ excellent flick |
| ______________________________ [Feb 13,2012 3:22pm - Yeti ""] also, electronics have no place when on a trip like this. leave your bullshit at home. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 3:25pm - arktouros ""] who's the technocrat that brought the generator? |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 3:26pm - the_reverend ""] oh I thought I was invited. sigh. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 3:29pm - arktouros ""] rev you can bring your iPad only if you are menstruating |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 3:48pm - arilliusbm ""] Yeti said:also, electronics have no place when on a trip like this. leave your bullshit at home. Yezz |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 3:52pm - the_reverend ""] I'm always menstruating. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 4:23pm - Alx_Casket ""] arktouros said:who's the technocrat that brought the generator? My drummer is an electrician and several of us are geeks. Nature and canoeing/camping are still enjoyed, but it's fun to have a project work out, like doing one night of river karaoke on a 32" lcd. Apologies to the chipmunks for offending them with our voices. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 4:26pm - Alx_Casket ""] Also, the look on the rangers' faces as they speed by on their boats is pretty priceless. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 4:28pm - arktouros ""] the only other people we saw in the whole river were a group that flipped their canoe when they were loading it, and a portly gentleman taking a dip. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 4:45pm - Alx_Casket ""] I like being in the water when it's warm out. I understand the reason you guys go on the off-season though. To each his own. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 4:54pm - arilliusbm ""] Alx_Casket said:I like being in the water when it's warm out. I understand the reason you guys go on the off-season though. To each his own. LOVES WARM WATER ..DOESNT GO WHEN THE OAKS ARE BARREN |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 4:55pm - AndrewBastard ""] i bring an ipod/phone on camping trips for pictures and tunes... |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 4:56pm - Alx_Casket ""] NO TECHNOLOGY. NO SUN. NO FUN. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 4:56pm - arilliusbm ""] AndrewBastard said:i bring an ipod/phone on camping trips for pictures and tunes... Geothermal powered portable vinyl player or false |
| ____________________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 5:07pm - AndrewBastard NLI ""] set up and easle and paint the view you want to photograph or gaysexual |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 5:25pm - trioxin_245 ""] AndrewBastard%20NLI said:bring a cooler full of cucumbers and a keg of vaseline or WARM-BLOODED HETEROSEXUAL AMERICAN MAN |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 6:29pm - arktouros ""] actually we did have tunes one night, we were yelling out the evil that men do |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 6:34pm - nekronaut ""] Do a Jordan about it. |
| ____________________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 7:31pm - AndrewBastard NLI ""] LOL for reel big fish |
| _________________________________________ [Feb 13,2012 10:48pm - josh_hates_you ""] I'm suprised Hoser isn't in this thread telling you all how much he hates you and everyone else that does the saco river trip. |
| _________________________________________ [Feb 15,2012 1:06pm - ValkyrieScreams ""] Alex, your trip sounds like a blast. I can imagine the looks on the patrol guys' faces! We were belting out Maiden in the middle of the night and there wasn't another soul around for at least a mile to hear it. Good times. I know a ton of people who like going in the summertime and that's fine for them, but I started organizing the September trip to get away from people, internet, and modern luxuries. Its good to disconnect / reset at least once a year if not more often. Plus I genuinely enjoy the challenge of minimalist hiking / camping. If I knew more about foraging and had the opportunity to learn bow/spear hunting, I'd make myself rely on those skills rather than packing hot dogs and dehydrated meals in bags. Buuut I grew up in the city and have never had anyone to teach me that stuff. Oh well. |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 15,2012 1:35pm - largefreakatzero ""] Just buy a fishing rod and a license. Tip a roostertail spinner with a worm and troll it behind the canoe. You'll catch something. |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 15,2012 1:36pm - arilliusbm ""] Water was/is too shallow for good fish. The lake at the end would be great, though. |