tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post1993678422246831353..comments2024-01-05T04:28:28.562-06:00Comments on The Everyday Adventurer: Off The TrailRick (Ratty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04062449024949497557noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-15357840135979362602009-09-10T16:08:34.131-05:002009-09-10T16:08:34.131-05:00Dr. Lauren - I sometimes like to imagine I'm b...Dr. Lauren - I sometimes like to imagine I'm back in time when I'm out there alone.<br />-<br /><br />WillOaks Studio - There's only one kind of dangerous snake in my area. It's the massasauga rattlesnake. I watch for snakes, but I don't think any of these are in the places I regularly go.<br />-<br /><br />DK Miller - The smaller side paths are my favorite places too. Going off the path is for times when you really want to get in and dig around, and it's not for every body, and not usually necessary.<br />-<br /><br />The Retired One - I thought of Rainfield right away.Rick (Ratty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04062449024949497557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-45894734256658465902009-09-08T20:43:30.083-05:002009-09-08T20:43:30.083-05:00Rainfield is the perfect pick for this challenge! ...Rainfield is the perfect pick for this challenge! Go for it Rainfield!!!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-37045860640858045642009-09-07T09:36:05.187-05:002009-09-07T09:36:05.187-05:00I enjoy reading about your hiking adventures. I&#...I enjoy reading about your hiking adventures. I'd probably be nervous off the path entirely but I do like to go off the main path. But still on a path.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09617527703807571067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-29240409596159449022009-09-07T01:04:59.186-05:002009-09-07T01:04:59.186-05:00That was a wonderful adventure! If the sun is shi...That was a wonderful adventure! If the sun is shining, I can usually find my way o.k. (with a Girl Scout background!) But I just wondered, are there dangerous snakes in your area?WillOaks Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986825696455165387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-12959073403795052432009-09-06T21:48:16.909-05:002009-09-06T21:48:16.909-05:00Hey Ratty,
I was listening to Ave Maria when I wa...Hey Ratty,<br /><br />I was listening to Ave Maria when I was reading this and I felt like I was traveling back in time on a hunt or something. So strange. lolCruiselife & Cohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09587257784329180930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-66728474181007851252009-09-06T21:32:13.457-05:002009-09-06T21:32:13.457-05:00Ann - Sticking to the path is still fun. I only le...Ann - Sticking to the path is still fun. I only left it because I know this forest very well.<br />-<br /><br />Ginnymo - I thought I would finally go and see what's out there. I was very careful and watchful for the things that might pop out at me. It was actually very quiet.<br />-<br /><br />Cher - Rainfield is a good guy, and one of my first blogging friends.<br />-<br /><br />WiseAcre - I thought of you when I first stepped off the trail. I was mostly worried about poison ivy. This park is full of the stuff. I waited to do this once I could easily identify the stuff.<br />-<br /><br />Icy BC - I was glad I was able to find a few good things there. I'll be trying it again soon.<br />-<br /><br />Rainfield - You were the only one I thought of for this. Thanks for being here every day right along with me. I feel honored to know you.<br />-<br /><br />Pj - Yeah. I might have been missing the mystery a little bit. This off the trail adventure felt good.<br />-<br /><br />VanillaSeven - I hope I have a few more opportunities to do things like this. There is at least one other place I want to try it.<br />-<br /><br />John - Excellent advice. If I would have been injured without any form of communication at the places I showed in the pictures, nobody would have ever found me.<br />-<br /><br />Betchai - I don't have nearly the danger at the places I go that you do where you go. You are very wise to stay on your trails.<br />-<br /><br />Poetic Shutterbug - Even someone with a good sense of direction, like myself, can become disoriented. I did a little bit here.<br />-<br /><br />SquirrelQueen - Exactly. This is not at all for the beginner. I was a little disoriented even though I know this place very well. But this is good fun for an experienced person as long as they don't push it. :)<br />-<br /><br />Sharkbytes - I think I'm already hooked after the first time. I've been off the trail before, but never this far into the forest.<br />-<br /><br />Blog Queen - Oddly, If I would have read that story, I would have gone off the trail much sooner. I love horror stories, especially if they relate to what I'm doing somehow. It's also my favorite type of story to write. I think I'm going to read that book. :)Rick (Ratty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04062449024949497557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-2861829677408596472009-09-06T19:59:46.027-05:002009-09-06T19:59:46.027-05:00I was getting just a little frightened after the s...I was getting just a little frightened after the second pic. It reminded of a short novel by Stephen King - The Girl who Love Tom Gordon...I think that was the name of it. She was hiking with family and veered off the trail...lost for several days...but the ending had a better outcome than most King novels I've readAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02577780679140276988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-6909703568151123812009-09-06T19:28:04.007-05:002009-09-06T19:28:04.007-05:00Watch out or you will get addicted to going off th...Watch out or you will get addicted to going off the path! Great stuff. Always so wonderful to find a spot that very few others have seen!Sharkbytes (TM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08379841586422814410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-16667971372603203672009-09-06T16:55:27.014-05:002009-09-06T16:55:27.014-05:00Good for you Ratty. The real adventures are someti...Good for you Ratty. The real adventures are sometimes off the beaten path. I have always had trouble staying on the marked path. <br /><br />As you said this is not for beginners and can be dangerous. I have hiked and backpacked in various parts of the country and I always take precautions.SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-61549065196654314662009-09-06T16:29:56.144-05:002009-09-06T16:29:56.144-05:00I have a terrible sense of direction so I am caref...I have a terrible sense of direction so I am careful when venturing off a path. Your photos here are masterpieces.Joanne Olivierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856998108256408734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-33237590786062717232009-09-06T16:03:58.424-05:002009-09-06T16:03:58.424-05:00oh, the only times i stay out of trail when i am g...oh, the only times i stay out of trail when i am geocaching and the directions somehow tells me to go off the trail :( otherwise, i oftentimes are not so adventurous to go off trail, afraid of snakes, etc :)betchaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754061874315713589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-74616584071695369822009-09-06T15:19:38.924-05:002009-09-06T15:19:38.924-05:00I'm glad to hear your wandering off the trail ...I'm glad to hear your wandering off the trail to explore. There's probably all kinds of cool stuff waiting to be discovered. :-)<br /><br />Just a quick warning to anyone venturing off the trail. If you fall and hurt yourself no-one is going to walk by. Take a mobile phone, a whistle and a torch. Tell someone where you're going and when you'll be back. :-)John | English Wildernesshttp://englishwilderness.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-2751711313693492562009-09-06T12:24:16.421-05:002009-09-06T12:24:16.421-05:00That's the spirit Ratty! I somtimes challenged...That's the spirit Ratty! I somtimes challenged myself to go off track too. Especially if the is a place of interest behind that.VanillaSevenhttp://vanillaseven.com/2009/09/03/vanillaseven-nuffnang-blogger-awards-contest/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-42720711725624516772009-09-06T10:08:58.766-05:002009-09-06T10:08:58.766-05:00i liked this adventure very much ratty! a little m...i liked this adventure very much ratty! a little mystery is always a good thing. great photos and a great find!<br /><br />i am off to check out your archive links now. have a wonderful day my friend...xoxoxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592036311912962601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-60052104033062658272009-09-06T09:44:51.012-05:002009-09-06T09:44:51.012-05:00Thank you very much for the challlenge. I shall ta...Thank you very much for the challlenge. I shall take a little time to response, my friend.rainfield61https://www.blogger.com/profile/01334864123466123667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-44041345285593050492009-09-06T08:44:37.773-05:002009-09-06T08:44:37.773-05:00Fortunately you've found your way out of there...Fortunately you've found your way out of there and bring us different pictures to see..•°°• IcyBC •°°•https://www.blogger.com/profile/07081029443524398660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-10256043323144441772009-09-06T08:34:53.894-05:002009-09-06T08:34:53.894-05:00About time you got off the trail. All the really g...About time you got off the trail. All the really good stuff is out there to be found and nothing really to worry about as long as you don't 'graze'.wiseacrehttp://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-13412691094503730632009-09-06T08:02:12.920-05:002009-09-06T08:02:12.920-05:00i bet Rainfield will gladly accept the challenge. ...i bet Rainfield will gladly accept the challenge. lucky you to have found a blogging brother in him! :)Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05898459781701768602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-78289176737619715612009-09-06T07:57:17.260-05:002009-09-06T07:57:17.260-05:00You are brave to venture off that trail Ratty. You...You are brave to venture off that trail Ratty. You just never know what might pop out at you..LOL Nice photos of those deep woods though!Ginnymohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865222893888430709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637168036712963543.post-34991877543051938292009-09-06T07:12:29.373-05:002009-09-06T07:12:29.373-05:00I'm a stick to the path kind of person, my sen...I'm a stick to the path kind of person, my sense of direction stinks especially if i'm in unfamiliar surroundings....lolAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886333496997952719noreply@blogger.com