how do you get your THRILLS in the backcountry?

I've been searching for answers to this question. Mountainbiking,
hunting, paragliding, and even sex all seem popular in the great
wilderness.

What have you done in the backcountry that's given you a thrill in the
past?

I'm a researcher in England and I'd really like to know about your
backcountry related thrills. I'm currently conducting interviews with
people about their personal experiences on the web-site
www.chromo11.com

If you've got something to say on the subject, please visit the site
and take an interview. You'll find a set of short, but carefully
crafted questions which you can download and answer at your leisure;
you'll also be able to read more about the project.

Thanks

Brendan
email: thrill@chromo11[dot]com
web: www.chromo11.com

"BW" wrote in message
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I've been searching for answers to this question. Mountainbiking,
hunting, paragliding, and even sex all seem popular in the great
wilderness.

What have you done in the backcountry that's given you a thrill in the
past?

Inhaled 'incense' and sat in a tree, diggin' the sunny scenary, mon.




Shaun aRe

In truth- I probably go to the woods to avoid thrills. In other words,
I get enough surprises in my real life- drama at home, stuff coming up
a work, etc.. In the woods, there are few surprises. If you prepare
approprately, no real problems seems to come up out there. It's
meditative more than it is some sort of a rush.

I use the lightest possible fishing tackle so any fish, no matter how small,
seems to be a monster. I talk to each one for a moment or two and then put
it back. Unless it's late in the day, I'm hungry, and the fish is labeled
"trout".

"BW" wrote in message
om...
I've been searching for answers to this question. Mountainbiking,
hunting, paragliding, and even sex all seem popular in the great
wilderness.

I like sneaking up on bears and giving them a good whack or two over the
head with my hiking poles.

- BA

What have you done in the backcountry that's given you a thrill in the
past?

I'm a researcher in England and I'd really like to know about your
backcountry related thrills. I'm currently conducting interviews with
people about their personal experiences on the web-site
www.chromo11.com

If you've got something to say on the subject, please visit the site
and take an interview. You'll find a set of short, but carefully
crafted questions which you can download and answer at your leisure;
you'll also be able to read more about the project.

Thanks

Brendan
email: thrill@chromo11[dot]com
web: www.chromo11.com

(BW) wrote in message . com...
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What have you done in the backcountry that's given you a thrill in the
past?

Sunsets and sunrises are always great.

Waking up at 3AM to go pee, and getting distracted on the way to
the "facilities" by the fact that the stars are so bright I don't
need my flashlight, even with no moon.

Seeing mother black bear and her two cubs. Both good and bad that
the little family was 1000 feet down the slope of the hill. I
could not see very clearly, but I felt fairly confident that
they were not going to be coming after me.

That first bite of supper after a 6 hour hike.

Getting to the top of a hill that I turned back on last year due
to the weather being colder than I was prepared for.

Taking a waypoint on my brand new shiny GPS unit.

Spotting wildlife in general. This year I saw grouse in a mating
display, a red-headed woodpecker, and a great blue heron. Plus
hundreds of wild geese, many loons, uncountable squirrels and
chipmunks, whiskey jacks, jays, etc.

Four days of hiking on the Bruce trail and only seeing two people.
Socks

Summit a mountain above the treeline.
The 200 km views are breathtaking.
No artificial substances or activities are required.

It involves whipped cream, cherries, duct tape, and midgets, but
that's all I'll tell you.


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LITTLE KNOWN FACT: Did you know that 81% of North Americans cannot
taste the difference between fried dog and fried cat?

Woods and wilderness are for Rest and Relaxation!!

Daily life is my excitement. In the woods, I get to REALLY focus on very
basic requirements:
Lots of walking/hiking carrying the stuff I need.
Making my place to sleep
Preparing meals with very limited ingredients and stuff
Paying attention to nature so she doesn't whack me
Paying attention to nature cuz she is so beautiful
Taking care of my feet.


"BW" wrote in message
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I've been searching for answers to this question. Mountainbiking,
hunting, paragliding, and even sex all seem popular in the great
wilderness.

What have you done in the backcountry that's given you a thrill in the
past?

I'm a researcher in England and I'd really like to know about your
backcountry related thrills. I'm currently conducting interviews with
people about their personal experiences on the web-site
www.chromo11.com

If you've got something to say on the subject, please visit the site
and take an interview. You'll find a set of short, but carefully
crafted questions which you can download and answer at your leisure;
you'll also be able to read more about the project.

Thanks

Br
Tn
email: thrill@chromo11[dot]com
web: www.chromo11.com

On 15 Oct 2003 03:53:47 -0700, (BW) wrote:

I've been searching for answers to this question. Mountainbiking,
hunting, paragliding, and even sex all seem popular in the great
wilderness.

What have you done in the backcountry that's given you a thrill in the
past?

I'm a researcher in England and I'd really like to know about your
backcountry related thrills. I'm currently conducting interviews with
people about their personal experiences on the web-site
www.chromo11.com

If you've got something to say on the subject, please visit the site
and take an interview. You'll find a set of short, but carefully
crafted questions which you can download and answer at your leisure;
you'll also be able to read more about the project.

Thanks

Brendan
email: thrill@chromo11[dot]com
web: www.chromo11.com

The backcountry usually brings the thrills to my tent door.

Northern Lights!
Loons Calling!!
Wolves Calling!!!
Thunderstorms!
Snowstorms!!!
Absolutely still mornings where the lake in front of my tent is like glass and
the tiny splash of a minnow can be heard 100 yards away.

g.c.