Absurd Intellectual » Sidebar http://www.absurdintellectual.com ... since 'aught-eight. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:47:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Off-roading the 50-mile hike http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/08/11/off-roading-the-50-mile-hike/ http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/08/11/off-roading-the-50-mile-hike/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:44:54 +0000 Grant Hamilton http://www.absurdintellectual.com/?p=4500 [...]]]> I don’t think that walking the full length along the very busy Highway 10 is a good idea. It’s not safe. I’d like to do it mostly on gravel back roads, and perhaps on old rail beds and unused road allowances. I’ve been trolling for old railway maps to see where the lines used to be, but I haven’t found any good north-south candidates. Also, when you’re on mile roads, crossing rivers becomes a problem. I’ve been scanning Google Maps for old-but-still-standing bridges we could use (here’s one, about 1.5 miles west of Hwy.10), but I’m open to route suggestions.

]]> http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/08/11/off-roading-the-50-mile-hike/feed/ 2 Choosing a route for the 50-mile hike http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/08/11/choosing-a-route-for-the-50-mile-hike/ http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/08/11/choosing-a-route-for-the-50-mile-hike/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:39:07 +0000 Grant Hamilton http://www.absurdintellectual.com/?p=4498 [...]]]> Using MapMyRun.com, I’ve mapped a route along Highway 10 from Pennywise Books in Brandon to Poor Michael’s Bookstore in Onanole. According to their map, it’s closer to 60 miles than it is to 50, once you dally along the curves of the highway. But I still like the bookstore-to-bookstore poetry of it all. Here’s the route (link)

]]> http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/08/11/choosing-a-route-for-the-50-mile-hike/feed/ 0 Choosing a date for the 50-mile hike http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/08/11/choosing-a-date-for-the-50-mile-hike/ http://www.absurdintellectual.com/2009/08/11/choosing-a-date-for-the-50-mile-hike/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:15:56 +0000 Grant Hamilton http://www.absurdintellectual.com/?p=4489 There’s been a awful lot of interest in the 50-mile hike that I proposed, which is gratifying! So I’m serious — let’s do it. Pick one:

  • Sunday, Oct. 4
  • Sunday, Oct. 11

Discuss in the comments.

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