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I last posted making a guest appearance from vacationland. 😮 My bad and sorry for any confusion. 😳
Just for the record and any worried team members, the guest was me… dirt_girl… climbing Zealand with all you outstanding people. 😀
Andey and Mark… thanks for joining us!!!
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dirt_girl
in reply to: Summit Signs #49739Gotta love good ole Merriam-Webster :beer:
You work with great speed and efficiency grasshopper!! 😀in reply to: Flag Upgrades #49542I am using a 5×8 foot flag. :flag:
It is being donated by a local organization and I believe it has some colourful history. As soon as I am privy to the stories I will share them.
Meeting with the “Big Guys” of the organization after the first, they don’t trust their flag to just anybody. 😆
My design team has developed quite the flag pole. Should reach a height of 32 feet!! I’m guessing… that puts my flag at just about 27 feet in the air? Still guessing… that’s about 8 feet over the trees?
You guys on the next hill over better be looking!!!! 😀in reply to: Summit Signs #49737Wow, done deal, good work and kudos to all. 😀
Greg? I think “mountainside” is two separate words? At least it is two words in the original song…?
My bad… just testing you guys 😉in reply to: Mooseland Grill Tally 2004 #49893😀 Trevor
😀 Peggy
😀 Jerry
😀 Todd
😀 Andey
😀 Mark
😀 Madison
= 7 Confirmed
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WOO-HOO !!!!!in reply to: Summit Signs #49730Absolutely.
Beautifully written SC.dirt_girl
in reply to: Summit Signs #49728You are very gracious and considerate man, Frodo.
Thank you also for the vital history on this event and the people responsible for helping to achieve the events current recognition as a pilgrimage of honor and reverence. I am humbled by an event such as this. It serves to remind me of a personal debt. The price others have paid for my freedom.
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in reply to: Mt. Zealand memorial hike #49815Thank you 😳 thank you. I’m a girl on a need to know basis…I need to know (and will go to great lenghts to find out). 😀
Hey! Very nice of someone to keep giving me flags!!!
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in reply to: Bridge (de) construction at Zealand. #49828You’re welcome, MtnMagic. I was very happy to finally get some resolve on the issue as it impacted me directly. Those pesky rangers are pretty tight lipped about the bureaucratic bullship they’re up to. Word is the bridge will come out next fall. You can bet I won’t be signing up for Zealand next year 😮
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in reply to: Summit Signs #49724Thank you Greg. I have been waiting for Frodo to comment on this. His thoughts and ideas, as well as the remaining 5 are in my opinion, without reservation the most important.
in reply to: Summit Signs #49723Taken from the summit sign….On September 15, 2001, six hikers met at the White House Trailhead armed with a 96 square foot flag, 30 feet of PVC tubing, 100 feet of rope, 2 rolls of duct tape, and a wealth of pride and determination. dirt_girl would like to know as well, who the six hikers were that started all this?
in reply to: Summit Signs #49720Now that’s the spirit! You guys are so awesome! :flag:
I am so loving all this input. I have edited one more time to add what you suggested.
I am still very interested in what the original 6 would think of this alteration?
Nice work guys. Thanks.dirt_girl
in reply to: Summit Signs #49716MichaelJ, thanks for your input and kudos to you for paying attention in English class. I made the changes and it’s even smoother than before. Now….how you gonna get all the red ink off your screen? 😀
dirt_girl
in reply to: Summit Signs #49712I took some liberty with the summit sign text posted. I hope you don’t mind, not looking to offend anyone, writing is a hobby of mine and I don’t profess to be good at it. I respectfully submit this to you all.
The “Flags on the 48” event was established in response to the horrific terrorist attacks that took place in America on September 11, 2001.
Three days after the attacks several regular on-line posters to the AMC Hiker Journal message forum banded together and planned a hike the following day. Intent on raising the largest American flag they could find from the summit of Mt. Liberty.On September 15, 2001, six hikers met at the White House Trailhead armed with a 96 square foot flag, 30 feet of PVC tubing, 100 feet of rope, 2 rolls of duct tape, and a wealth of pride and determination. As a gesture of sympathy for such a horrific loss, the American flag was raised on the summit of Mt. Liberty, paying tribute to the thousands of innocent people who perished in the attacks. This patriotic display received such tremendous amounts of positive feedback that a committee was formed to establish a larger, annual memorial. The “Flags on the 48” event was given life.
On September 14, 2002 and again on September 13, 2003, several hundred patriotic and compassionate hikers embarked on a collective journey to raise American flags on all 48 of the 4,000+ foot summits in New Hampshire. This tribute, to the sacrifice of life and our strength of unity as a nation, remains small in the scope of the enormity of all that has been lost. However, the feedback from participants, as well as observers, continues to be overwhelmingly positive and this small tribute has gained tremendous support.
On this day a united community of hikers continues to honor the families and communities that have suffered the ultimate and tragic losses and all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have served and sacrificed to preserve our liberty, by raising Old Glory. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
No harm intended.
Respectfully submitted by dirt_girlin reply to: Bridge (de) construction at Zealand. #49825Sometime we overlook the obvious coberg.I appreciate you taking the time to share information.I’m pretty sure I understand the concept and hope it’s okay with you if I submit this info to my (brother) engineering department. How many people were on your team?
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