[pct-l] Wanted!! your trail names

[Yoshihiro Murakami]

Thanks Reinhold

I have not yet received from "Switchback". I want to know the origin
of this name.
And I would like  to translate the story of Hiker Homestead. It is a
very clean enjoyable story.

The trail name may be originated from
  special habit
  special concern
  physical characteristics
  prominent behavior on the trail
  the favorite words
  special role on the trail
  special episode
  special ability

I think our names were given by parents. Then, our names have not
related to our personality or characteristics. They are meaningless
and difficult to memorize. But on the contrary, the trail names have
meaning. Then they are easy to learn.








I am writing chapter 3 ( how to carry load ). The American hiking
culture will be written in later chapter.







2012/2/20 Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>:
> Yoshi,
> In the Sierra my trail name is  "JMT Reinhold".
> However, in the Grand Canyon my trail name is  "The Canyon Rat".
>
> WHY????
>
> JMT Reinhold?............Probably because I have hiked the JMT so much and
> expressed my love for the  JMT so often, that I  have created somewhat of a
> name for myself on the JMT.
>
> The Canyon Rat?.............Probably because I have been crawling around in
> the Grand Canyon for 30+ years.
> Rafted the Canyon, hiked every trail in the canyon (most of them multiple
> times), hiked it east to west, west to east, north to south, south to north,
> Rim to Rim in one day...3 times, Rim to Rim to Rim in one day...2 times.
> And sometimes, when I am crawling around in the canyon, I am not the
> cleanest looking dude.
> Water is very scarce on some of the trails or none existing and is not to be
> wasted.
> When I hiked the Apache Trail I was hauling 12 quarts of water and not a
> drop was wasted on washing.
> In other words, sometimes I look like a  "Dirty Rat"  when I am crawling
> around in the canyon.
>
> Perhaps that is where the trail name "CANYON  RAT"  came from.
>
> But, Yoshi, don't be suprised by some of the strange trail names on this
> list.....there are some very strange people on this list.....Switchback is a
> perfect example.
>
> JMT Reinhold...aka "The Canyon Rat"
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>
> Chuck wrote:
> Trail name:
> http://www.trailjournals.com/trailname.cfm?tnID=2545&trailname=8835
>
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>
> 2012/2/14 Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com wrote:
> Dear hikers /gangs/ ladies  I would like to introduce American hiking
> culture in my new hiking  book.
> I think that the trail name topic may be needed.
> I had already  personally filed some of my friends' name and its
> explanation.
> But I  want gather more names, and I want classify based on its nature.
> So,  If you agree with me, please send me an e-mail as the following
> format.
> I think many people will disappear from this list in several months, because
> the hiking season will begin.   The format may be:  ( trail name ) ( brief
> explanation of its origin, nature, and episode,  etc. )
>
>  Sincerely
> Hiro ( Yoshihiro Murakami 村上宣寛 )
>
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> JMT, 2009, 2010, 2011(half).



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Sincerely
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Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami  村上宣寛 )
facebook  http://www.facebook.com/completewalker
Blogs  http://completewalker.blogspot.com/
Photo  http://picasaweb.google.co.jp/CompleteWalker/
Backpacking since about 1980 in Japan
JMT, 2009, 2010, 2011(half).
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