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RocaLibre
Trad climber
Mexico City, Mx
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Great inspiration!
I have a 2 year old little girl and can`t wait to take her on longer hikes.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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nice.
cant wait for the taylor swift tr
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Joe
Social climber
Santa Cruz
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I thought you were taking me to Taylor Swift???
WTF?
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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This is so cool and will make for great family memories. Keep posting up, these are my favorite TR's, thanks!
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Brad-
Mandatory Taylor Swift TR.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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I still laugh at the idea of a Taylor Swift concert + Brad.
Get the girls to take pics of you dancing in the aisles.
HOOOT for sure!
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 2, 2011 - 04:09pm PT
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Man, the pressure's on now. A Tayor Swift trip report? I'll work on it. I know I'm kinda old for her music, but on the other hand, it is pretty catchy stuff...
Joe, it's kinda been expected that you'll go with us to the concert. I just didn't want to make that public for fear of embarassing you. (Mandatory Frisbee session with T-Girl before the concert!).
Mighty Hiker, I've read many, many of your posts on this site. I think it would be great to meet you some day. And, given how long it will be until we make it to Washington (if we make it to Washington), it will indeed be "someday." If/when we get there, we'll certainly take you up on your offer of hospitality.
And, eKat, now and then you use the letters "TFPU" in your posts. Not to display my ignorance, but... what does that stand for?
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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TFPU = Thanks For Posting Up
An eKat original.
By the way, great TR. Good on ya. These trips will live with your daughters forever.
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 2, 2011 - 04:23pm PT
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Thanks John. I've seen those letters in her posts for months, and tried and tried to sound them out. Now, of course, it's perfectly obvious what they mean.
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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Wow.. thanks for sharing this. What a great adventure.
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msiddens
Trad climber
Mountain View
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Brad-
Taylor Swift...you are getting off easy. All that hiking for a few hours of musac.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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A Tayor Swift trip report? I'll work on it.
Just don't be outing the SuperTopians you meet there, eh? I hear that Weld_It is a big Taylor Swift fan, and that's just for starters.
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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mtnyoung, I'm inspired!
I've been struggling with how to share the outdoor experience with my kids... my 7 yr old daughter is into it but 9 yr old son is pretty moody/inconsistent. He has fun when we do it, until he gets tired, and lately he has lost enthusiasm for outdoor activities.
Our most active trip so far was a day-hike in Pinnacles around the reservoir and high peaks loop, and then from west side to balconies/caves the next day. We've done Lembert Dome (but I carried my daughter much of the way when she was 5) and some other short explorations, but no overnight backpacking yet.
I'm latching onto the bribe/trade concept to get more buy-in.
Edit: Here's a link to our biggest camping adventure from 2 summers ago:
http://www.supertopo.com/tr/TR-8-days-in-Tuolumne-with-the-kids-Aug-2009/t215n.html
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euro-brief-guy
Boulder climber
Auburn, ca
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Brad,
Don't know if Dawson told you but while you were hiking we got rained out climbing at Donnell reservoir.......fun times.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Pretty inspiring outing for the family-types.
Looks like good family fun.
EDIT: The Pacific Crest Trail through Edison Lake would be super-fun too!
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 2, 2011 - 08:36pm PT
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Nutjob, your kids look like they're having fun. I hope they like the Pinns (when you go there) as much as my girls do. Now that's a great place for taking kids.
Eurobrief, you asked: "Don't know if Dawson told you but while you were hiking we got rained out climbing at Donnell reservoir.......fun times."
Yep, I got the whole report. It was kinda tough leaving for the weekend when everyone was here to climb, but I guess being torn between two things you love to do is better than having none to do at all! Turns out that we only missed out on a little climbing.
And, BTW, huge congratulations to you and Jenn on the upcoming son or daughter (do you know which yet?). You are about to start learning how wonderful this parenthood thing can be.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Oh I mis-read. I thought you did the JMT, not the PCT. Shame on me!
I'd be more interested into really spending some time on certain parts of the PCT, Namely where it drops into/passes Edison Lake. Really cool area.
Maybe spend some days there alone. And they do have the general store there to re-supply. On the other side of the lake.
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Omot
Trad climber
The here and now
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Hey Brad,
Thanks for posting this great TR. I will have Aspen look at it for sure. She's had zero interest in hiking until this spring. Now we do short hikes around La Honda, at her insistence, and she wants to do a real backpack trip this summer! Thanks for the inspiration.
Enjoy,
Tom
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Beacon Rock is essentially right next to where the PCT crosses the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. If you ever walk that stretch you should stop by and get some pitches in.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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now that's the life; In my book hiking with daughter(s) beats first accents on high mountains any day.
My daughter (21 now) has been away at college for some years. She promises to come back for visit this July and we're thinking about climbing the east face of Whitney. (Royal Arches was our last get together, before she went East) Hope it works out. Photos will follow.
TFPU
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