Denim Blunders, Reflections and General Nonsense.

[mlwdp]

2 hours ago, MasonAlexander said:

Any of the ol fellas from my era on the forum still around? 2016-2019 ish ? How has everybody been?

Still here! How’s the baby?

Edited September 22 by mlwdp

[Double 0 Soul]

I remember.. shaved head, tattoos, wide jeans? or is that Crime Watch i'm thinking of?

 

8 hours ago, AlientoyWorkmachine said:

Switching gears with a question for better travelled/western Europe residents here. My wife and I are taking a trip middle next May and we’d like to take about 4-5 days in a particular spot to do a bunch of day hikes and otherwise lie low, work on writing, reading and relaxing. For day hikes we’re not looking for anything crazy probably 7-12km distances. Any areas anyone recommends? We’ve heard the Lake District in England would suit well, for example, but are still collecting ideas. 

If you're only looking at short distance, i'd avoid anything north of the border .. or Scotland as Duke likes to call it

Lakes might be a bit busy for you in May.. same with Snowdonia, it can feel like you're queueing to summit Everest  but fear not, ^this is what the UK does best.. Check out the Peak District .. it's incredible but bear in mind that the weather can change in a heartbeat, i rode up to Burbage yesterday and this was the view..

Head down walking into the wind and horizontal rain aint 'relaxing'

Check out Malham Cove in North Yorks / Yorkshire Dales, Northumberland, Dartmoor and such..  also worth checking out are coastal trails, Pembrokeshire or Jurrasic Coast, just remember, it's tidal so don't get yourselves stranded.. also worth considering.. we have a lot of beautiful ye' olde' worldy villages which you can spend the day pottering around.

Edited September 23 by Double 0 Soul

[Mtvare]

Lake District is perfect I think. I don't know how busy is too busy for you but if you avoid the obvious routes (e.g. Scafell Pike) I think you'd be fine. I second the Peak District as well though. 

[Duke Mantee]

On 9/23/2024 at 7:11 AM, Double 0 Soul said:

If you're only looking at short distance, i'd avoid anything north of the border .. or Scotland as Duke likes to call it

Lakes might be a bit busy for you in May.. same with Snowdonia, it can feel like you're queueing to summit Everest  but fear not, ^this is what the UK does best.. Check out the Peak District .. it's incredible but bear in mind that the weather can change in a heartbeat, i rode up to Burbage yesterday and this was the view..

Head down walking into the wind and horizontal rain aint 'relaxing'

Check out Malham Cove in North Yorks / Yorkshire Dales, Northumberland, Dartmoor and such..  also worth checking out are coastal trails, Pembrokeshire or Jurrasic Coast, just remember, it's tidal so don't get yourselves stranded.. also worth considering.. we have a lot of beautiful ye' olde' worldy villages which you can spend the day pottering around.

Good advice all ‘round mate

Englandshire is definitely the ‘easier’ option and prettier option off the hill. British mountains aren’t really all that big but some are far from easy. The hills in Scotland and Wales tend to be a tougher for a few reasons; they are a bit bigger but importantly they are usually more remote and have longer walk-ins meaning it’ll take you a lot longer to drive to a starting point, and that starting point will still be some way from the mountain or hill so you have a good walk before you start a harder walk.

But maybe ‘hikes’ don’t mean anything other than some nice walks in good scenery - it was distance not elevation that was mentioned. Aonach Eagach is about 8km - it takes (took) me nothing less than 6 and usually nearer 7 hours.

 

Edited yesterday at 11:36 AM by Duke Mantee

[AlientoyWorkmachine]

Right right - elevation. Yes nothing too ambitious. Despite us being Americans we are definitely, for this trip, more for the nice scenic treks in nature over “adventure challenge.” We definitely don’t mind some difficulty, but challenge isn’t so much the goal. 

Perhaps I should have said 2-5 hour outings. @Double 0 Soul - the relaxing is more for afterwards, as we’d be anticipating a good soaking or three. Will give the Peak District a look as well. 

We’re not necessarily limited to the UK, though we will make a stop there to see family, so it is convenient. 

Edited September 23 by AlientoyWorkmachine

[MJF9]

All sounds good UK advice... one consideration @AlientoyWorkmachine is which airport you'll fly into and how long you'll end up travelling to get to the destination.  It's only 4-5 days and best parts of 2 days could be eaten up travelling internally with more far flung UK locations.  If flying into London, the Peak District would be OK... maybe some of our southern Sufu-ers have some options closer to the big smoke (London)

[MJF9]

13 hours ago, MasonAlexander said:

Any of the ol fellas from my era on the forum still around? 2016-2019 ish ? How has everybody been?

Now then Mason, good to see you check in again... how are you doing?  How's the denim and hat wearing going?  

[AlientoyWorkmachine]

Our trip will be longer and we’re still working that out, just the part I’m talking about, 4-5 days is the goal. Far flung (within reason) is ok. 

[shredwin_206]

@MasonAlexander shit. What’s good bro? What you fading these days? 

[Alec Leamas]

@AlientoyWorkmachine I would just add another vote for the Lake District (our favourite weekend away destination - more so outside of typical holiday seasons) and also Yorkshire Dales (my stomping ground) - lovely easier walks a plenty. 

[MJF9]

Rumour has it that Beyonce has been lurking on Sufu... 

Fasten your seatbelts gents, we could go viral 😉

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 07:24 AM by MJF9

[Dr_Heech]

@MJF9 maybe a nod to the Nick Camen levis ad of the 80's?

 

[MJF9]

^ yeah totally... with added superstar reach for Levis...

[Dr_Heech]

7 minutes ago, MJF9 said:

^ yeah totally... with added superstar reach for Levis...

Never understood the appeal of Beyonce's music but then again .. Nick Camen 😐

 

[MJF9]

Levis might have noticed Beyonce's 315 million followers on IG and disregarded any musical preferences!l I remember Nick (rest his soul) created quite a storm in that iconic ad... and not necessarily for his music!!! 😉

[reallypeacedoff]

Recently, Renault added "black denim" to one of their cars.

If I were to ever build a "minitruck," I think I would get it upholstered in denim; it would be a good fit.

[CSL]

These came up on a FB workwear group. Supposedly rodeo clown jeans from the 1950s.

[shredwin_206]

@CSL as a HUGE Wrangler/BlueBell fanatic I love those! So amazing