Well, turn me over and paint me blue!
When you pointed out that "Dog friendly" doesn't include other pets,
I truly thought you were just being obnoxious, I mean, what other pet
besides dogs can one hike with??? But I was wrong-cats!
Do they carry them in backpacks? Walk them? Don't the cats hate
this? I am so amazed.
And the Appalachian Trail is long (as I'm sure you know!) so do they
camp with them? What if they get loose? Dogs come back, but cats...I
dunno.
Wow. Hiking with cats. Who knew.
Cami
Ryan-about the hiking with cats-
5 messages in this thread |
Started on 2004-03-28
Ryan-about the hiking with cats-
From: gryandrowansmum (gryandrowansmum@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-03-28 18:40:23 UTC
Re: [LbNA] Ryan-about the hiking with cats-
From: (FreeloadingFeret@aol.com) |
Date: 2004-03-28 13:57:58 UTC-05:00
......and ferrets. In November my husband and I went to go letterboxing and
there in the parking lot was an abandoned/lost ferret. So not wanting to
abort the hike I swooped him up in my arms and a-hiking we all went. I'd let him
walk around when we would stop to enjoy the views along the way. By the time
we got to the top of the mountain and found the letterbox he was tired so I put
him in my hood to sleep and down the hill we went to the car. I've dubbed him
Hiker!
KGP
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there in the parking lot was an abandoned/lost ferret. So not wanting to
abort the hike I swooped him up in my arms and a-hiking we all went. I'd let him
walk around when we would stop to enjoy the views along the way. By the time
we got to the top of the mountain and found the letterbox he was tired so I put
him in my hood to sleep and down the hill we went to the car. I've dubbed him
Hiker!
KGP
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Re: [LbNA] Ryan-about the hiking with cats-
From: az89a (ron@goldenpic.com) |
Date: 2004-03-28 20:09:56 UTC
Hang on to him, they're handy boxing gear. We've twice used one
with great success to retrieve letterboxes which have fallen to the
bottom of hollow trees.
If you ever become hopelessly lost, you could eat the thing.
~Ron
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, FreeloadingFeret@a... wrote:
> ......and ferrets. In November my husband and I went to go
letterboxing and
> there in the parking lot was an abandoned/lost ferret. So not
wanting to
> abort the hike I swooped him up in my arms and a-hiking we all
went. I'd let him
> walk around when we would stop to enjoy the views along the way.
By the time
> we got to the top of the mountain and found the letterbox he was
tired so I put
> him in my hood to sleep and down the hill we went to the car. I've
dubbed him
> Hiker!
>
>
> KGP
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
with great success to retrieve letterboxes which have fallen to the
bottom of hollow trees.
If you ever become hopelessly lost, you could eat the thing.
~Ron
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, FreeloadingFeret@a... wrote:
> ......and ferrets. In November my husband and I went to go
letterboxing and
> there in the parking lot was an abandoned/lost ferret. So not
wanting to
> abort the hike I swooped him up in my arms and a-hiking we all
went. I'd let him
> walk around when we would stop to enjoy the views along the way.
By the time
> we got to the top of the mountain and found the letterbox he was
tired so I put
> him in my hood to sleep and down the hill we went to the car. I've
dubbed him
> Hiker!
>
>
> KGP
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Ryan-about the hiking with cats-
From: rscarpen (RiskyNil@pocketmail.com) |
Date: 2004-03-28 22:13:10 UTC
> Do they carry them in backpacks? Walk them? Don't the cats hate
> this? I am so amazed.
The cat I saw on the AT was always carried on the owner's back, then
was allowed to run loose while taking a break or at the shelters.
It was very popular among hikers since the cat was great and getting
rid of the mice in the shelters at night. That cat may not have
done much hiking, but it earned its keep. =) I've got a picture of
him and his cat somewhere around here. *digging around* Okay, I
uploaded it to the Photos area. Check out the last picture.
Another hiker apparently was carrying a real, live turtle, although
I admit I didn't actually see that personally.
On an unrelated hike, I did once see a ferret being walked on a
leash.
One person e-mailed me privately about a famous letterboxer in
England that would take his chicken with him. (Reputedly handy for
finding those tricky to locate boxes...)
In all honesty, I didn't personally have an issue with the term 'dog
friendly' just like I don't have an issue with the term 'mailman'.
But in this world of political correctness run amok, it doesn't hurt
to consider such issues. =)
-- Ryan
> this? I am so amazed.
The cat I saw on the AT was always carried on the owner's back, then
was allowed to run loose while taking a break or at the shelters.
It was very popular among hikers since the cat was great and getting
rid of the mice in the shelters at night. That cat may not have
done much hiking, but it earned its keep. =) I've got a picture of
him and his cat somewhere around here. *digging around* Okay, I
uploaded it to the Photos area. Check out the last picture.
Another hiker apparently was carrying a real, live turtle, although
I admit I didn't actually see that personally.
On an unrelated hike, I did once see a ferret being walked on a
leash.
One person e-mailed me privately about a famous letterboxer in
England that would take his chicken with him. (Reputedly handy for
finding those tricky to locate boxes...)
In all honesty, I didn't personally have an issue with the term 'dog
friendly' just like I don't have an issue with the term 'mailman'.
But in this world of political correctness run amok, it doesn't hurt
to consider such issues. =)
-- Ryan
Re: [LbNA] Re: Ryan-about the hiking with cats-
From: (gbecket@aol.com) |
Date: 2004-03-28 22:00:44 UTC-05:00
I used to take my cat, Boston, hiking, camping and traveling. She rode in my
backpack with her head sticking out and was quite content. She once got me a
ride by "hitchhiking" - her head and one waving paw hanging out of the top
of the backpack as I hiked along the road. When we settled down in one place
she used to follow me out to the bus stop every morning, wanting to go
somewhere.
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backpack with her head sticking out and was quite content. She once got me a
ride by "hitchhiking" - her head and one waving paw hanging out of the top
of the backpack as I hiked along the road. When we settled down in one place
she used to follow me out to the bus stop every morning, wanting to go
somewhere.
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