~*~ Meet the Mad-Atlantic
Yackpackers ~*~
“Get
Some Trail!”
I’ve said repeatedly
that backpackers are just one giant dysfunctional family. From my experience,
that is particularly true in this part of the country, the Mid-Atlantic. We are
a sorry bunch of misfits that carry tequila into the wilderness, kiss the
blazes, laugh too loud, wear crazy outfits, and are genuinely annoyed if anyone
thinks to call us “respectable”. We are not, I repeat, we are not a respectable bunch and we make a
habit of checking what dignity we have at the nearest trailhead. We are the Mad-Atlantic Yackpackers. You
can hike with us anytime, but be forewarned, as a newbie to the group, you will
be required to wear the hula skirt and carry the white minivan. No exceptions.
For complete details, please refer to the MAYP Guidebook.
In alphabetical
order by trail name:
Backslacker
<crash><rustle><crash>
“Ow.”
Bearmagnet
“Crawl to me
Bitch! Do you know who I am?!? I’m
“My nipples are
hard.”
Crazypace &
Chase
“Did he just call
me a Bonehead?”
EarthNSky
“Seriously…no,
seriously….where’s my beer? I can’t be serious without my beer.”
Gearboy
“You guys are
like one big case study.”
GreenMonkee
“It’s like a
furry brown missile! WOODCHUCK!”
“We must be going
the right way…the trees are getting shorter.”
Jackstraw
“It’s like an
Everest attempt!!!!”
jmaho *not 100%
sure he really exists but have given him the benefit of the doubt as he is
Smokeynoggin’s son.
lilmountaingirl
(aka…me)
“I think my knees
are now in my hips.”
Lost Soul
“I can’t believe
I’m trying to dump weight on a dayhike”
Lumberzac
“The way I see
it…it’s just one more reason to hate
MsKatieBear (aka
KrispyHiker)
“We are
completely harmless. I just wish the Canadian Government would see that.”
Neville *recently
moved from honorary yackpacker to full-fledged MAYP
no_granola (aka
“klepto”)
“AHHATECHOO”
Pennsy
Phantom Soul
photog952
“Is this the
hanging tree?”
Skinner
“What is he? 7?”
Smokinghead
spindle
“There are only a
few known viruses that tequila can’t kill.”
Squilax
“That reminds me
of a joke…”
*Honorary Yackpackers
We are very good about
importing people. So good in fact, that one import has since moved to this
region. These people deserve mention for their bravery and their lack of
self-respect that we so admire.
“Bateauxdriver” –
successfully imported in July 2005 for the “Drunk=ferst BQb” all the way from
the bayou of Louisiana! He came, he cooked the best gumbo ever and he shouted
“N’AWLINS!”
BoomerHiker,
imported from O-Klahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plain!
camk24, imported
from Ohio
Alpha Male (aka
So you say your interested in being
imported? Feel free to email me with your qualifications and a brief 500 word
essay on why you should be selected as an honorary MAYP’er. It’s that easy.
Only serious applicants need apply. Bwahahahaha.
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