On the other hand, when I walk my dog a mile down the street and back, I just make sure I'm wearing pants, slip on my beat up boat shoes, and shuffle off.
On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 11:50 AM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I didn't see hiking mentioned there; that's fine, though. > > You can't walk, you know, unless to subscribe to *WALKING!* and spend at > least $3,675.00 on kit. > > I ought to do more hiking, especially since I live 100 yards from some > pretty bosque trails. If I ever stop cycling, it will be hiking, or walking > -- what's the difference? -- that I'd turn to. > > Good shoes and socks; I use thick wool ones from Costco, and bought my > walking shoes at a REI parking lot sale. > > Warm weather gear: > > Good hat for sun. I found a nice-ish straw panama hat which works well; > ventilated; tho' a hole is growing in the crown. > > Shades. The light here makes the light on the Santa Monica beach look like > the winter sky in Finland. > > Clothes that breathe. I don't wear anything else, so it's my usual khaki > cutoffs, cotton or better rayon shirt. > > Sunscreen for your fair-skinned folks. I never use it. > > Walking stick, just to have something to swing. Mine was made in Mombasa > 50+ years ago; I bought it from a street vendor for my father, and > inherited it back. Some sort of reddish hardwood that maker had transformed > into ebony with black shoe polish; knob in shape of a Bantu head with, > coiling up from the bottom, a snake encircling the stick. > > Water if you are going to be out for a couple of hours, but I don't need > it for an hour. > > But Joe, you know all this, right? > > Patrick "lists for lists' sake" Moore > > On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 9:27 AM, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I was going to email Grant directly, but figured he could always chime in >> here if he wants. What's the scoop with hiking? I want to start doing a bit >> of it, and I imagine there's a modern variety with all kinds of ridiculous >> gear and "training" that this JoeRivBob would rather avoid. What do regular >> folks who just want to go for a nice walk in the hills need to know? >> >> Joe Bernard >> Novato CA. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
