Date: 2007-08-22
From: hostel

To: hostel
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: overcast clouds

part 2.....After we left we couldn't atop laughing about what just happened. It was one of the crasiest moments to date. I did get a good joke on Firework. He stopped to take a bathroom break and I got 50 yards in front of him. I came across 2 day hikers taking a break. I asked them to ask the guy behind me if he was going to lonesome lake hut. The next one down the trail. I walked on around the corner out of sight, but within ear shot. When he got there they said hi and asked him. He just got the pissed off look to his face and said no he was going into lincoln. I couldn't help myself I had to bust up laughing. He heard me and throw a few choice words my way. That was holarrious. Ithinkthe alcohol helped the funnyness factor. We get down to the vistors center. We call for a ride into town. The shuttle took forever. The only good part is the visitors center had ice cream for sale. Some cookie dough ice cream fit the bill. The shuttle finally came after over an hour. The driver said their boss came in another van twice and honked his horn. We were sitting right at the enterence. No way we missed them. So our original plan of getting into town at 1pm and spending the day getting everything done turned into 6pm. Yet another late town stop. The 3 hours on mt lincoln were well worth it. The extra hour spent waiting would be nice. We got to the hostel and met the owner. Really great guy. He wants to keep it low key and word of mouth. He does not want to be in any guide book. It makes sense. I am only going to tell people I like about it. No way I would send someone I would not invite into my home here. So I am going to be a little vague here. Trust me if you are hiking in the area and are a cool person, you'll hear about it. He calls it the One foot at a time hostel. It sounds corny at first, but not after you talk to the guy. A while back he had his MSR white gas stove explode really close to him. It really missed him up. I heard he spent 8 months in a coma. No one expexted him to pull through. Now he walks with a walker or in a wheelchair. He is an absolute great person to talk to. I talked to him for quite awhile. He is one of those people that doesn't let what life thrown his way stop him. He grew up around hikers and wanted to start a hostel. He also is really positive. He ev! en said that someone was mad at him for being so positive after what happened to him. He couldn't understand it. You have to live each day. It's really hard to put into words, this is someone you just have to meet and talk to. His hostel is not fully up and running yet. His friend and some hikers built some bunks. I ended up sleeping on the floor though. The bunks are a little short. The cool part is since he doesn't have it stup right, you use his house. He lets you use his shower, laundry, phone, and kicten. I sat in his living room talking with him for quite some time. Firework and I left the hostel and walked to a good pizza place he recommended. We didn't realixze it, but it was kids night. There were tons of them running around. We ended up putting a hurt on the salad bar and just ate half the pizza. The best part was Mo the clown. There was a clown there. He was making balloon animals for everyone. Let's just say some looked like things that were not animals. Before we left the place was clearing out and no kids were in line. I had to get one. I went over there and asked for a kitty cat, keeping with the adult theme idea. He starts and says sure I'll make you a pink, insert adult word here. I almost fell over laughing. This was from a bald guy in a clown outfit. Firework had a gaitar, which look a lot like something else. We then walk back to the hostel after a quick stop stop for beer and ben and jerrys. I added the New York Super Fudge to my list. Great flavor. I also added the Blackberry long trail beer to my beer list. I learned that the Long Trail Bewerry is only 4 miles off the trail in Vermont. A definite hitch and side trip for me. We then head out for our major town goal of catching the Simpsons movie. We where those people in the theator. We walked in after the movie started, sat in front of everyone else, ate popcorn which ended up everywhere, and laughed at everything. Loudly. Everything is just so much funnier now. Everyone else would just chuckle, and we would laugh uncontrolably. This went on for pretty much the whole movie. Oh and I didn't forget to add it. We still didn't shower. It had only been 8 or 9 days for me and about 5 or 6 for him. We couldn't smell it, but we had to reak. I think we were as obnocious as we possibly could, without trying to. Which in itself was pretty funny. We got back after 11pm, the movie was the 9:15 showing. I did some journalling and caught the daily show ans the Colbert report. For some reason the only TV I want to watch is comedy. I did end up showering before bed. I could have went without. It felt great though. I will say it is taking longer and longer to scrub the dirt off my legs.