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Ah, seemed that way to me too. My transmision felt the same way about it.
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Aug_Dog wrote: It reminded me that you must always be on guard on any alpine mountain, or even just the woods for that matter. Poke fun at that as you may, but godspeed - I hope you never trip, or make a completely and seemingly innocuous, human mistake that hands you more than you were prepared for.
The poke was not aimed at you specifically. But making Princeton into the boogerman just don't hunt with my dogs. It's a mountain, but a very easy one at that. You can get hurt on any mountain, or get caught in weather or by dark or by any other objective danger, usually but not always due to bad judgement. But the big P didn't do it to you. You made a mistake and you learned from it. That's how experience works.
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DeucesWild wrote:
Aug_Dog wrote: It reminded me that you must always be on guard on any alpine mountain, or even just the woods for that matter. Poke fun at that as you may, but godspeed - I hope you never trip, or make a completely and seemingly innocuous, human mistake that hands you more than you were prepared for.
The poke was not aimed at you specifically. But making Princeton into the boogerman just don't hunt with my dogs. It's a mountain, but a very easy one at that. You can get hurt on any mountain, or get caught in weather or by dark or by any other objective danger, usually but not always due to bad judgement. But the big P didn't do it to you. You made a mistake and you learned from it. That's how experience works.
boy, i'm really glad you are on this board to tell me what's what ... i'd be so lost without your insight ... lol

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Aug_Dog wrote:i'd be so lost without your insight ... lol
I'm sorry Auggie. You're right. Deuce stands corrected.

The Big P is a badass mountain full of bad mojo and evil twilight zone currents of danger from another dimension. These currents emanate from the radio towers and ancient bristlecone pine forest where the evil faeries live.

That forest real, and is cool and worth visiting if you're not scared take the risk. It's on the ridge to the west and has some trees that are 1800 years old.
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highpilgrim wrote:
Aug_Dog wrote:i'd be so lost without your insight ... lol
I'm sorry Auggie. You're right. Deuce stands corrected.

The Big P is a badass mountain full of bad mojo and evil twilight zone currents of danger from another dimension. These currents emanate from the radio towers and ancient bristlecone pine forest where the evil faeries live.

That forest real, and is cool and worth visiting if you're not scared take the risk. It's on the ridge to the west and has some trees that are 1800 years old.
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Floyd wrote:
highpilgrim wrote:
Aug_Dog wrote:i'd be so lost without your insight ... lol
I'm sorry Auggie. You're right. Deuce stands corrected.

The Big P is a badass mountain full of bad mojo and evil twilight zone currents of danger from another dimension. These currents emanate from the radio towers and ancient bristlecone pine forest where the evil faeries live.

That forest real, and is cool and worth visiting if you're not scared take the risk. It's on the ridge to the west and has some trees that are 1800 years old.
The curtain is pulled on the Deuce!
I'm confused. Help me out Floyd!
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Floyd wrote:
highpilgrim wrote:
Aug_Dog wrote:i'd be so lost without your insight ... lol
I'm sorry Auggie. You're right. Deuce stands corrected.

The Big P is a badass mountain full of bad mojo and evil twilight zone currents of danger from another dimension. These currents emanate from the radio towers and ancient bristlecone pine forest where the evil faeries live.

That forest real, and is cool and worth visiting if you're not scared take the risk. It's on the ridge to the west and has some trees that are 1800 years old.
The curtain is pulled on the Deuce!
Always disappointed when they pull the curtain. I prefer the magic.
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49ersRule wrote:I'm confused. Help me out Floyd!
HighPilgrim responded to the thread as Deuce but was logged in as himself.
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Floyd wrote:
49ersRule wrote:I'm confused. Help me out Floyd!
HighPilgrim responded to the thread as Deuce but was logged in as himself.
Ah, I didn't read it that way. I just saw it as HighPilgrim answering for Deuce, saying that he stands corrected.
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49ersRule wrote:
Floyd wrote:
49ersRule wrote:I'm confused. Help me out Floyd!
HighPilgrim responded to the thread as Deuce but was logged in as himself.
Ah, I didn't read it that way. I just saw it as HighPilgrim answering for Deuce, saying that he stands corrected.
There have been hints... http://www.14ers.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 88#p441288

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Floyd wrote:
highpilgrim wrote:
Aug_Dog wrote:i'd be so lost without your insight ... lol
I'm sorry Auggie. You're right. Deuce stands corrected.

The Big P is a badass mountain full of bad mojo and evil twilight zone currents of danger from another dimension. These currents emanate from the radio towers and ancient bristlecone pine forest where the evil faeries live.

That forest real, and is cool and worth visiting if you're not scared take the risk. It's on the ridge to the west and has some trees that are 1800 years old.
The curtain is pulled on the Deuce!

MENSA my ass. Deuce is an idiot. So is HighPilgrim.
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