Well, I'm alive and well

[someone447]

I just got back from my hitchhiking trip yesterday night. I made it from Milwaukee, WI to El Paso, Tx, to Vegas, to Boise, ID and then back to Milwaukee. I got about 50 rides over the course of the 7 weeks I was on the road. Over the next few days I am going to write up some of my favorite stories and thoughts on my trip and I'll post a couple of them here.

[badgerbacker]

Were you possibly in Eau Claire trying to go West on I-94 a few weeks back? I saw a younger looking guy and girl hitchhiking there and thought I remembered you said you were going with a girl.

[djp]

That's tremendous. Absolutely stellar. Kudos sir.

[ShutDwn]

Is that you Jack Kuerac? That sounds awesome I just went on a road trip from Indiana to San Diego

[awfullyquiet]

i'm stoked to hear about it.

[fenikz]

crazy mofo, how hot was it once you got down to texas

[D-Unit]

Post pics or it didn't happen. ;)

[MetSox17]

crazy mofo, how hot was it once you got down to texas

I wanna hear this part of the story. The trying to hitch a ride in Texas, part.

[ChezPower4]

That's some crazy **** bro, I'm from Boise. How did you like it?

[Paranoidmoonduck]

You wound up going alone, right? Welcome back, nice to see you're okay.

[tjsunstein]

Ballsy, but well done.

[CJSchneider]

Congrats on making it; these stories are going to be great.

[Smokey Joe]

Sounds incredibly stupid, but you made it through, which now makes it BA.

[Brent]

for the sake of a story, I hope there is some stabbing involved.

[trkaline]

He's alive? Well I just lost 20 bucks... way to not get kidnapped amd thrown into a trunk arse.

[Hawk]

+2 badass points for you in my book.

[the decider13]

Awesome man, glad you made it back.

Did you go through Oklahoma at all? If you got a ride here, that would have to be an interesting story. There are some weirdos here.

[Nitschke-Hawk]

I was in Vegas june 28th to july 5th were you passed out by Caesars Palace? or for that matter anywhere else?

[bantx]

7 weeks :O

[someone447]

That's some crazy **** bro, I'm from Boise. How did you like it?

Boise was fun, I went up to McCall on the 4th of July, and that was a bit of a **** show, but fun nonetheless.

I wanna hear this part of the story. The trying to hitch a ride in Texas, part.

I didn't end up having to hitch in Texas at all. I went south through New Mexico to get to El Paso and ended up going to Vegas with some buddies.

Were you possibly in Eau Claire trying to go West on I-94 a few weeks back? I saw a younger looking guy and girl hitchhiking there and thought I remembered you said you were going with a girl.

The girl I was going to go with tore ligaments in her hip and needed surgery shortly before we were supposed to go, so I was flying solo. I was only on I-90 heading East when I was in Minnesota and Wisconsin.


I'm going to write up my stories about my bear encounter and my 5 nights in Vegas. I spent 1 night at Circus Circus, 3 nights at the Hard Rock, and 1 night on the streets. I am also going to a write up on my thoughts and a couple much shorter stories, probably sometime within the week.

[TitanHope]

Looking forward to the anal rape-less stories! :D

[TitleTown088]

He's lying. The entire " trip" was spent in back of a reststop. :)





Did you hit up Body Enlgish at the hard rock?

[Giantsfan1080]

Did you advocate for your 6 minute Abs video?

[TitleTown088]

Did you advocate for your 6 minute Abs video?

Why not 7 minute abs?

[Giantsfan1080]

Why not 7 minute abs?

Yeah I think I got the minutes mixed up haha.

[Gay Ork Wang]

Were you possibly in Eau Claire trying to go West on I-94 a few weeks back? I saw a younger looking guy and girl hitchhiking there and thought I remembered you said you were going with a girl.
he went on his own

[someone447]

He's lying. The entire " trip" was spent in back of a reststop. :)





Did you hit up Body Enlgish at the hard rock?

Nah, but I did hit up Tao at the Venetian which was crazy. 400+ people in line and we had to wait less than 5 minutes, I was drunk so I don't exactly know how that happened.

[Primetime21]

Boise was fun, I went up to McCall on the 4th of July, and that was a bit of a **** show, but fun nonetheless.


I was up there at the same time. We really need to start requiring red scarfs or something to signify that you are an NFLDCer.

[jballa838]

I was up there at the same time. We really need to start requiring red scarfs or something to signify that you are an NFLDCer.
Blue Bandanas would work, unless some other group is using those to signify their membership with those already.

[Brent]

If Scott had swdc merch, that would solve the problem

[someone447]

I was up there at the same time. We really need to start requiring red scarfs or something to signify that you are an NFLDCer.

Did you happen to stay at the Woodsman? That place was insane, so many drunk assholes who just caused trouble.

[killxswitch]

Waiting for stories...

[someone447]

Well, here is my first story from my trip:

It was my third day out on the road, I had spent the night before at the Air Force Academy with one of my buddies from high school. The AFA is at the far north end of Colorado Springs, and it is almost impossible to get a ride through a city, since most of the traffic is local. So I end up walking 10+ miles through the city before finally getting picked up and taken to the far edge of town. From there I end up in a small mountain town called Walsenburg. I wait at the onramp for 2+ hours before I decide it is time to walk through town to the other onramp and get something to eat on the way. I asked the clerk at the truck stop how I get to the other onramp and they just point up the road.

I couldn't have gotten more than two steps into the city limits when a cop drives past and waves. I think nothing of it and wave back. It started to get a little strange when the cop drove past me every time I crossed a street. The people in this small town were terrified of me. They had no idea what to think, I ended up getting a ride from a woman who works at the prison that is just a couple miles down the road. I wonder if someone called her to get me out of town, since she would have experience dealing with what they thought I was.

I get my last ride of the night and they take me to Trinidad, CO, the sex change capital of the world. They drop me off and point out a place to camp out, while warning me about the possibility of bear activity. So I go into the woods about 50 feet behind a Holiday Inn and I set my pack down. I grab my flashlight and head to Wendy's to grab a bite to eat and refill my water. By the time I get back there's a black bear going through my stuff! I am only able to see it because it turned to look as I shined my flashlight over it. I only saw the glare in its eyes. So I am about 15 feet away from this bear, so I try yelling at it to make it run off, but considering this bear lives off the trash of humans, he isn't scared of us like most bears are. He just looks at me, so I decide it is time to GTFO. I back down the hill and into the Holiday Inn parking lot. I call my parents and tell them what happened, and this older couple is walking a little terrier. The dog barks at me and I had to have jumped 10 feet in the air. The woman starts laughing so I tell them my story. We wait about 15 minutes and go to retrieve my pack. There was absolutely no damage to my pack, but the bear did eat 5+ granola bars and A QUARTER OUNCE OF WEED!!!! Instead of camping out, I ended up staying in the back of the man who helped me get my pack's moving truck.

More to come later.

[awfullyquiet]

There was absolutely no damage to my pack, but the bear did eat 5+ granola bars and A QUARTER OUNCE OF WEED!!!! Instead of camping out, I ended up staying in the back of the man who helped me get my pack's moving truck.

That ruined that trip.

[someone447]

That ruined that trip.

I still had close to another ounce, but that wasn't supposed to be for me. But I don't think I can talk about that.

[CJSchneider]

I couldn't have gotten more than two steps into the city limits when a cop drives past and waves. I think nothing of it and wave back. It started to get a little strange when the cop drove past me every time I crossed a street.


Kind of like in the movie "First Blood". Rambo, John J., is that you?


There was absolutely no damage to my pack, but the bear did eat 5+ granola bars and A QUARTER OUNCE OF WEED!!!! Instead of camping out, I ended up staying in the back of the man who helped me get my pack's moving truck.

More to come later.

He probably ate the weed first, got the munchies, and then ate the granola bars.

[Smokey Joe]

A high bear is probably funnier in your imagination than it is in real life....

[Primetime21]

Did you happen to stay at the Woodsman? That place was insane, so many drunk assholes who just caused trouble.

I did stay at the Woodsman for the 2nd through 4th. **** got crazy every night. Dammit if only we had some sort of secret handshake.

If you were there for the 3rd there was a legitimate street fight at like 1 am that was just insane.

[ChezPower4]

I would loved to see a stoned bear.

[killxswitch]

I would loved to see a stoned bear.

Seconded. And I'd want to give him props. Not like "Hey guy, you rock" but like a trampoline or some bowling pins.

[TitleTown088]

I've heard that bears actively seek out and eat Mushrooms in the wild, I wonder if it's true.

[marshallb]

Seconded. And I'd want to give him props. Not like "Hey guy, you rock" but like a trampoline or some bowling pins.

hahaha sig quote.

[someone447]

I did stay at the Woodsman for the 2nd through 4th. **** got crazy every night. Dammit if only we had some sort of secret handshake.

If you were there for the 3rd there was a legitimate street fight at like 1 am that was just insane.

I was at the bars when it happened, but my buddies were involved in it. One of my buddies was the guy who got his knee kicked out, it turns out he tore his meniscus.

[no bare feet]

Yogi Bear was high hence his constant want for picnic baskets.

[M.O.T.H.]

I'm not wearing a red scarf or blue bandana, I'm sorry. Lets just get eye patches.

[The Unseen]

Yogi Bear was high hence his constant want for picnic baskets.

*pppssssssssstttttt* hey BOO BOO haheee....

wanna, huh

*snicker*

get a picanic basket? hehehehe

[Smokey Joe]

I'm not wearing a red scarf or blue bandana, I'm sorry. Lets just get eye patches.
We need special SWDC tattoos on our wrists.

[The_Dude]

"Smokey the Bear is way more intense in real life"

[trkaline]

"Smokey the Bear is way more intense in real life"

He ain't got **** on smacky the frog.

[fischbowl]

Did you follow the unwritten book of the road?