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WildWithinHer
replying to @t_jh2009 @t_jh2009 @UST_Survival There's a reason his work is classic--but you know that already! #GearMeOut
TaigaAdventures
replying to @UST_Survival @UST_Survival A1. Tolkien had a huge influence for me, also Bradford Angier once I wanted to know the “how to” #gearmeout
eddieG805
replying to @UST_Survival @UST_Survival I would have to say John muhr, Kind of funny growing up I was taught a lot about hunting and fishing… https://t.co/FHhr2Gh2h2
VTPaddlePups
replying to @WildWithinHer @WildWithinHer @danielhuman @UST_Survival Late, but here! #gearmeout
Womynofthewoods
A1) reading stories by Grey Owl when I was a youngster truly inspired me to get out doors in nature #GearMeOut
UST_Survival
replying to @t_jh2009 @t_jh2009 It was really interesting reading about him at Cedar Key. I didn't actually know he was there. #GearMeOut
PicklesTravel
Story time & reading ran late for bedtime but I figured that went along pretty well with tonight's #gearmeout topic, eh @WildWithinHer
t_jh2009
replying to @UST_Survival @UST_Survival @WildWithinHer Yes and after his grooming on Thursday he might be able to wear it instead of playing with it. #GearMeOut
WildWithinHer
replying to @mjn126 @mjn126 @UST_Survival Muir remains atop many people's list because his writing is clear and elegant, and his messag… https://t.co/D9LzZ7q3TO
danielhuman
replying to @coasthikergirl @coasthikergirl @UST_Survival Muir is also great as he is so quotable #GearMeOut
UST_Survival
replying to @publiclandlvr @publiclandlvr @WildWithinHer @59NationalParks Can't wait to have you in the chat, you are doing an awesome job. #GearMeOut
Happily_Ever_OD
sue_squared
A1 continued: I also don't read very many outdoor books( ya i know..) I just go explore #gearmeout
eddieG805
replying to @danielhuman @danielhuman This was a tough one for me too dan. One of my favs is Walt! #gearmeout
mjn126
replying to @WildWithinHer @WildWithinHer @coasthikergirl @UST_Survival I am stealing this idea! #GearMeOut
Todd_the_Hiker
replying to @UST_Survival @UST_Survival A1. Not sure, there is just one. I am such an avid bibliophile that I could never choose just one aut… https://t.co/Yci6R7FIM6
WildWithinHer
replying to @TaigaAdventures @TaigaAdventures @UST_Survival I somehow suspected you might bring up Tolkien, my fellow Ent fan! #GearMeOut
UST_Survival
replying to @VTPaddlePups @VTPaddlePups @WildWithinHer @danielhuman Welcome to the chat! #GearMeOut
coasthikergirl
I just realised there was an inspiring author in my younger years: Farley Mowat!
I don’t know how many times I rea… https://t.co/tbe6oB30zr
VTPaddlePups
replying to @UST_Survival @UST_Survival A1 as a kid, I loved outdoor animal adventure books, i.e. Jack London & Marg. Henry. Dogs,horses,outdoors! #gearmeout
WildWithinHer
replying to @Womynofthewoods @Womynofthewoods That's a new one for me! Fiction? #GearMeOut
t_jh2009
replying to @UST_Survival @UST_Survival I believe that was part of his 1000 mile walk. #GearMeOut
RCGibby73
replying to @WildWithinHer @WildWithinHer @UST_Survival Yeah and White Fang. #GearMeOut
WildWithinHer
replying to @Todd_the_Hiker @Todd_the_Hiker @UST_Survival Those are the books I can't bear to cull from my collection, too! #GearMeOut
danielhuman
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 @UST_Survival I always think about "To build a Fire" when I'm struggling to build a fire in cold miserable conditions. #GearMeOut
coasthikergirl
replying to @danielhuman @danielhuman @UST_Survival That’s partly why I started reading. I wanted to know the full context of his most famous quotes #GearMeOut
NakMakFeegle
replying to @UST_Survival
@UST_Survival A1 Without a doubt Harvey Manning!
I wrote all about this topic a few years ago:… https://t.co/hjPZjhAP1M
WildWithinHer
replying to @VTPaddlePups @VTPaddlePups @danielhuman @UST_Survival Howdy! #GearMeOut
PicklesTravel
replying to @UST_Survival @UST_Survival A1- we read Robinson Crusoe a lot. Loved that story- that and the Anne of Green Gables stories! #gearmeout
danielhuman
replying to @TaigaAdventures @TaigaAdventures @UST_Survival Ha, I grew up reading my Dad's copy of Angier and my copy of Tolkien #GearMeOut
UST_Survival
replying to @TaigaAdventures @TaigaAdventures There is a lot of hiking in Tolkien's books, now that I come to think of it. #GearMeOut
WildWithinHer
replying to @PicklesTravel @PicklesTravel Excused tardy, for sure (not really that tardy, either). What was the story tonight? #GearMeOut
UST_Survival
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 It made me appreciate dogs a lot more as well. #GearMeOut
WildWithinHer
replying to @NakMakFeegle @NakMakFeegle @UST_Survival I was hoping someone would say Harvey Manning. I love his opinionated hiking guides--cl… https://t.co/Vu9Uj2dB9q
coasthikergirl
replying to @WildWithinHer @WildWithinHer @Womynofthewoods Another Canadian in the crowd! Grey Owl is well known in Canadian literary & social history #GearMeOut
CDNSportySmurf
replying to @UST_Survival @UST_Survival OOhh! A1: Ernest Thompson Seton or Farley Mowat! #GearMeOut
WildWithinHer
replying to @PicklesTravel @PicklesTravel @UST_Survival I haven't thought about Crusoe for a long time. I should reread that one. #GearMeOut
danielhuman
A2 #GearMeOut I try to read up on the history of the area, the environment and research all the current trail conditions with online forums.
WildWithinHer
replying to @CDNSportySmurf @CDNSportySmurf @UST_Survival Love Farley Mowat! #GearMeOut
Todd_the_Hiker
replying to @WildWithinHer @WildWithinHer @UST_Survival A book has to be pretty bad to get purged from my collection! #GearMeOut
UST_Survival
replying to @mjn126 @mjn126 If there was a poll for the question I think John Muir would be the most popular answer. Great minds think alike! #GearMeOut
mjn126
replying to @WildWithinHer @WildWithinHer A2: I try to find out about the area, maybe some history. #GearMeOut
NakMakFeegle
replying to @WildWithinHer @WildWithinHer A2 Road and trail conditions, campsites/campgrounds. tons of factors! #gearmeout
UST_Survival
replying to @PicklesTravel @PicklesTravel Those are two classics for sure! #GearMeOut