The Distract me from 2020s P&CE Thread Part Trois

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  1. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    Sitting atop Mt Langley with visions of a root beer float at Foster Freeze in Lone Pine.

    Odd as you say, I always dunked fished and drank from the streams without a problem.
    I always seemed to catch my share of trout. Especially in the Golden Trout area.

    There was Fav Lake off trail that I loved to camp at. With nice sized Pink fleshed Golden,
    Last time I went, as I got to the lake there was a blast of an explosion. Saw a guy there so tapped him on the back, scared the crap out of him. He thought he and his partner were alone.

    He told me that they were building a trail from Canada to Mexico. The PCT.
    Oh and by the way, there are a few Golden Trout Left. !!!
    The last time I saw Chicken Spring Lake.

    Coming out of Mammoth Lakes area always finished across the Highway at The Hot Pools. Nice to soak the mossie bites out.
     
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  2. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    That was scary. Ive seen more than one rockslide start just seemingly from the heat of the morning sun. That could take you all out.
    Not saying I wouldn’t have done it with you.
     
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  3. Val1

    Val1 Moderator
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    Arsenal
    Mar 12, 2004
    MD's Eastern Shore
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    And yet you were holding your camera in your hand.

    Now, I have never hit a stretch of trail like that with as heavy a pack as you were carrying, but I have tossed my day pack because I wasn't comfortable descending with my center of gravity out of whack.

    But you are right about vertigo. It comes out of nowhere.
     
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  4. YankHibee

    YankHibee Member+

    Mar 28, 2005
    indianapolis
    For spring break last year, I took my son for a week to Death Valley. We spent a few days between Mammoth and Whitney Portal fishing. I could see myself moving somewhere along 395 in a few years. Then again, there's a lot of places I could see myself moving in a few years.
     
  5. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My parents were outdoor people before I grew to a reasonable walkable age (and maybe even a bit after). They used to brag about hiking up Whitney. Not sure if they lugged me along in a "backpack" or not. I know I did Pikes Peak when I was 6 or 7. Well, part of Pikes Peak. I think it was from some parking lot to around 12k, but it got too cold for the clothes I was wearing and a bit late in the day. Still, I remember the view. Amazing.
     
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  6. YankHibee

    YankHibee Member+

    Mar 28, 2005
    indianapolis
    That was one of those trips that I wish I could go back and choose different gear. I had at least 10lbs of crap I didn't need. I was happy I'd packed as much clothing as I did though - it hit single digits at the end of the week.
     
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  7. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    Woman gets pulled over & arrested in OH for driving on suspended list. Cop sees her pet raccoon playing with her meth pipe.

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  8. Quakes05

    Quakes05 Member+

    Oct 1, 2005
    birthplace of MLS
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    Today's antidote for the doom.
     
  9. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
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  10. rslfanboy

    rslfanboy Member+

    Jul 24, 2007
    Section 26
    Humans will be long gone before 1billion years. If we’re super lucky, we might have 200-300M years.
     
  11. Sounders78

    Sounders78 Member+

    Apr 20, 2009
    France
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    France

    Um no. If we're super lucky we might have 500,000 years or so - but I doubt that very much.

    Let's put it this way, 5-7 million years ago lived the ancestor of both humans and chimps. 10 million years ago lived the ancestor of humans/chimps and gorillas.

    Or to put it another way, the common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthal humans lived about 500,000 years ago.
     
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  12. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Take this to the Doom Thread, Sounders!
     
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  13. luftmensch

    luftmensch Member+

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    United States
    May 4, 2006
    Petaluma
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It doesn’t seem to have any effect. The California thread in particular is mostly him talking to himself.
     
  14. YankHibee

    YankHibee Member+

    Mar 28, 2005
    indianapolis
    When did Ayla have Durc?
     
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  15. rslfanboy

    rslfanboy Member+

    Jul 24, 2007
    Section 26
    I can always count on your pedantry. :inlove::inlove::inlove:

    I wouldnt have stated it as such in conversation with you. I meant more as in "trilobytes were around for…", "dinosaurs were around for…". Not that our species would be the same for 200-300million years. More that our branch of the genetic tree will likely not survive that time period, unless we pull a whale and go back to the ocean.

    and with how rapidly we are changing our environment, 500k might be optimistic for Homo sapiens (sapiens).
     
  16. Sounders78

    Sounders78 Member+

    Apr 20, 2009
    France
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    France

    I'm of the opinion 10,000 years is optimistic for our species.
     
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  17. rslfanboy

    rslfanboy Member+

    Jul 24, 2007
    Section 26
    To the doom thread!!! :thumbsup:
     
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  18. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So, you do have some optimism in you. ;)
     
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  19. chaski

    chaski Moderator
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    Mar 20, 2000
    redacted
    Club:
    Lisburn Distillery FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Guam
    Who's up next?
    The orcas now have two F/A-18s.:cautious:
     
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  20. rslfanboy

    rslfanboy Member+

    Jul 24, 2007
    Section 26
    On land, raccoons and honey badgers.

    The birds might take over, crows & ravens?

    I’m rooting for octopi.
     
  21. soccernutter

    soccernutter Moderator
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    Tottenham Hotspur
    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What land? The one that will be covered in 10,000 years? :ninja:

    The only thing I think will prevent the orcas from taking over is their lack of genetic diversity.
     
  22. rslfanboy

    rslfanboy Member+

    Jul 24, 2007
    Section 26
  23. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    10,000 months is probably a safer bet.
     
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  24. roadkit

    roadkit Greetings from the Fringe of Obscurity

    Club: San Diego FC
    Jul 2, 2003
    Fornax Cluster
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Considering we haven't been around that long, there is a distinct possibility the human race could be completely wiped out and an entirely new race of humanoids emerge in that timeframe. It may have already happened.
     
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  25. rslfanboy

    rslfanboy Member+

    Jul 24, 2007
    Section 26
    See post #40
     

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