Okanogan Spring Overnighter - Ragged Ridge Sunrise in Deer Country

[OutHouse]

Glad you liked it @OutHouse.  I hope those trekking poles work out for ya.  I tried them and my wrists and shoulders started acting up.  Sure took the load of my back.  I think a guy just need to use them lightly to prevent arm injuries.   

You're welcome! For me its only the downhill when I use them. I can go up all day long and then ten minutes heading downhill and my left knee acts up.

[elksnout]

Thank you for sharing Smokepole. Very thoughtfully composed. Great narrative. No lightweight new fangled gear. Old school all the way. Are those britches you were wearing pin stripped Malones? I had a pair for years until my waist grew.

You're a tough old goat!  Nicely done.

Elksnout

[Smokepole]

Glad you like it, Elksnout.  Still learning how to make videos, but I'm starting to find a style that I like.  Those britches are Woolrich wool pants, bought at Stowes in Burlington.  Not sure if they make them anymore. They weight a ton, but man they are warm.  I use them a lot around here from Nov. - April.  I've heard of Malones, but never looked at them.  I think the choker setters used to wear them when I was a kid.  They must be pretty good britches.

Yeah, I'm definitely getting to be an older goat.  I smell like one.  But I'm smarter than I look!   

[Smokepole]

Thank you for sharing Smokepole. Very thoughtfully composed. Great narrative. No lightweight new fangled gear. Old school all the way. Are those britches you were wearing pin stripped Malones? I had a pair for years until my waist grew.

You're a tough old goat!  Nicely done.

Elksnout

Elksnout, I gues you're right.  They are Malones, by Woolrich.  I remember some other pin-striped woolies the loggers used to wear that had white stripes.  Looks like good wool pants are getting hard to find!