Trail
Walkin' Christian Hikers
"Behold, I am weighted down beneath you
as a wagon is weighted down when filled with sheaves." - Amos 2:13 * If
this reminds you of your backpack, it's time to lighten up!
"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An
inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered." - G.K.
Chesterton
"The desire for safety stands against every great and noble
enterprise." - Tacitus - Annals, Book XV
° JP -
Waking Up From a Coma in 2022° BB -
Climate Change Is Real. Here Are 10 Undeniable Proofs° PU -
How
Much Energy Will the World Need?
You'll Miss Fossil Fuels When They're Gone
° WSJ - Apr 05, 2022 - A15 - You'll Miss Fossil Fuels When
They're Gone - By Allysia Finley
° What would a world without oil and gas look like?
We’re getting a preview: surging prices for food and other
everyday goods. Oil and natural gas aren’t needed to only
generate energy. They’re also critical for an array of
products including face masks, diapers and vegan leather.
° Consider fertilizer, which is produced using
hydrogen from natural gas (the molecule CH4). Natural gas accounts for
about 75% to 90% of fertilizer production costs. Russia and Belarus are
large producers, and uncertainty about sanctions has reduced their
exports. But skyrocketing natural-gas prices in Europe have also pushed
fertilizer producers such as
Norway’s Yara and Hungary’s Nitrogenmuvek to
curtail production. Some suspended operations last fall when Russia
slowed natural-gas deliveries.
° As a result,
fertilizer prices last month hit a record. Many farmers are scaling
back land in cultivation. Some say they plan to use less fertilizer,
which could reduce crop yields. Others are switching from planting corn
and wheat to soybeans, which require less fertilizer. The fertilizer
shortage couldn’t have come at a worse time. The war is
disrupting grain shipments from Russia and Ukraine, which account for a
quarter of global wheat exports. Wheat prices last month hit a record.
While Americans will have to pay more for cereal and pasta, Africans
could experience severe food shortages.
° At the
same time, food manufacturers report that the cost of plastics for
containers and packaging is soaring. Plastics are made from oil and
natural gas, which are in short supply globally. Hydrocarbons known as
natural-gas liquids are used as feedstock for petrochemical plants.
Ethane (C2H6) is isolated from natural gas and then processed into
ethylene, which is converted through a chain of chemical reactions into
polyethylene—the most common plastic in use today, found in
shopping bags, water bottles, catheters and even bulletproof vests.
°
U.S. shale fracking produced a gusher of natural-gas liquids including
ethane. As a result the cost of plastic feedstock plunged and
petrochemical investment exploded. Ethane prices today are about half
of what they were in 2011, though they crept up this past year as
demand increased. In 2018 the American Chemistry Council estimated that
333 chemical-industry projects valued at more than $200 billion had
been announced since 2010.
° With so much gas from
shale fields, the U.S. in 2015 became the world’s top
exporter of ethane, surpassing Norway. Ethane exports have increased to
508,000 barrels a day from nothing in 2013 and have become a major
feedstock for petrochemical plants in Canada, China, Europe and India.
°
One little-appreciated fact is that some cheap plastic products
imported from China are made from ethane fracked in the U.S. Overseas
petrochemical plants also use the petroleum-based hydrocarbon naphtha
as a feedstock. Russia is a major exporter of naphtha, but fracking has
made low-cost American ethane more globally competitive.
°
Another common byproduct of natural-gas processing and oil refining is
polypropylene. There’s a good chance you’re wearing
something with polypropylene. It’s in iPhone cases, fitness
apparel and female sanitary products. Early in the pandemic, Exxon
Mobil tapped its petrochemical supply chain to ramp up polypropylene
production for face masks. Polypropylene is also often used in
appliances, medical sutures, food containers, furniture and plastic
drinking straws. Progressives in places like Seattle and San Francisco
have banned single-serve plastic straws. Yet they mandated face masks,
which are made from the same raw material. Surgical masks are now among
the most common kinds of litter in California, especially near schools.
° The inconvenient truth for progressives is that
petrochemicals are ubiquitous and indispensable. Replacing oil and gas
as an energy source poses enormous technological challenges. Replacing
them as a product feedstock would be next to impossible. As much as
progressives loathe fossil fuels, they can’t live without
them. Drive an electric car or rideabike? Streets are paved with
asphalt, which is made from petroleum bitumen. The cost of asphalt, by
the way, is also soaring in tandem with oil prices.
°
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has highlighted how even a
modest decline in the supply of oil and gas can send prices for energy
and raw materials soaring. Government policies that restrict oil and
gas production won’t only increase energy prices. They will
raise prices and lead to shortages across the economy. Welcome to the
wonderful world without oil and gas.
Past
Hiking Log
Trail Log
Date |
Start |
Finish |
Miles |
Time |
Ascent |
GaiaGPS |
6.13.21 |
Clear Fork Gorge Overlook |
Clear Fork Gorge Overlook |
4.2 |
2:14 |
349' |
GaiaGPS |
Notes - A bit warm,
but a beautiful day with 19 hikers gathered at Mohican State Park. Two
more joined us for the picnic lunch afterwards. |
6.05.21 |
Massillon pt 08 |
Massillon pt 15 |
10.48 |
3:25 |
118' |
GaiaGPS |
Goal was to have
people hike all 1400 miles of the Buckeye
Trail on National Trails Day |
5.14.21 |
Andy Layne TH |
Tinker Cliffs |
7.43 |
5:03 |
1,711' |
GaiaGPS |
Hiked up the Andy
Layne trail to Tinker
Cliffs for another day of climbing up more than 1,000'. We
passed several small groups heading up the mountain including a hiking
club. |
5.13.21 |
Dragons Tooth TH |
Dragons Tooth |
4.99 |
4:14 |
1,146' |
GaiaGPS |
Hiked up to Dragon's
Tooth from the trailhead parking lot with no issues. We
checked the Warning
sign and made sure we were prepared. Pic 1
Pic
2 Afterwards we enjoyed a late lunch at Three
Li'l Pigs and looked around at Outdoor Trails outfitter store. |
5.12.21 |
Campbell Shelter |
McAfee Knob TH |
4.00 |
1:28 |
122' |
GaiaGPS |
After supper as the
air cooled Couscous had terrible leg cramps in both legs. He had
forgotten to fill his baking soda container. 🤦️ We
discussed our options and found a fire road near our shelter that lead
back to the car where he had more baking soda. After 3 Ibuprofen and
lots of water, we walked 4 miles in the dark back to car for a 14.4
mile day. 7pm CC couldn't stand - 10:30pm in a hotel. God is great! |
5.12.21 |
McAfee Knob TH |
Campbell Shelter |
10.39 |
6:37 |
2,210' |
GaiaGPS |
Rough day .. after
pausing at McAfee
Knob we passed the Campbell shelter where we planned to stay
that night and headed toward Tinker Cliffs 4.9 miles away. After 3
miles we decided it was time to turn back. |
Other
outings
Ohio
to Erie Trail (OTET)
- (Most bike
trips under 26 miles not listed i.e. Fredericksburg to Millersburg and
back or Maysville to Orrville and back)
- 2022:Jul 15
- OTET Bike from Lake Erie to Barberton - 46.5 miles
- 2022:Jul
14 - OTET Bike from Canal Fulton to Barberton and back - 31.1
miles.
- 2022:Jul 10 - Bike from Fredericksburg to
Shreve to Holmesville to Fredericksburg - 23.6 miles.
- 2022:Jul
07 - OTET Bike from Dalton to Canal Fulton and back - 31.4 miles.
- 2022:Jul
04 - OTET Bike from Killbuck to Howard and back - 51.7 miles.
- 2022.Jun
30 - Bike to haircut and back - 30.6 miles.
- 2022:Jun
27 - Bike from Maysville to West Holmes and back - 37.1 miles.
- 2022:Jun
20 - OTET Bike from Maysville to Killbuck and back - 37.4 miles.
- 2021:Jan
01-03 / Hiking / KY / Red River Gorge, Various day hikes to points of
interest like Indian
Staircase, Nada tunnel, Haystack Rock, etc.
- 2020:Oct 23-25 / H.Hang / KY / Red River Gorge, Various day
hikes to points of interest like Hansen's
Point, Gray's Arch, etc. ending with breakfast omelets at
Miguel's Pizza east of Slade on 11.
- 2020:Aug 14-16 / Kayak / PA / Allegheny Reservoir. Fri. at
Heart's Content, Sat. near Handsome Lake Campground, relaxing days on
the water.

Leave
No Trace Principles
- Plan Ahead & Prepare
Adequate
trip planning and preparation helps backcountry
travelers accomplish trip goals safely and enjoyably, while
simultaneously minimizing damage to the land.
- Travel & Camp On Durable Surfaces
The goal of travel in the outdoors is to move through natural
areas while avoiding damage to the land or waterways. Understanding how
travel causes impacts is necessary to accomplish this goal.
- Dispose of Waste Properly
The Leave No Trace
Center for Outdoor Ethics encourages outdoor enthusiasts to consider
the impacts that they leave behind, which will undoubtedly affect other
people, water, and wildlife.
- Leave What You Find
Allow others a sense of discovery by leaving rocks, plants,
archaeological artifacts, and other objects of interest as you find
them.
- Minimize Campfire Impacts
The use of campfires, once a necessity for cooking and warmth, is
steeped in history and tradition. The development of lightweight,
efficient camp stoves has encouraged a shift away from the traditional
fire for cooking—and they Leave No Trace.
- Respect Wildlife
Learn about wildlife through quiet observation. Do not
disturb wildlife or plants just for a “better
look.” Observe wildlife from a distance so they are not
scared or forced to flee.
- Be Considerate of Other Visitors
One of the most important components of outdoor ethics is to
maintain courtesy toward other visitors. Excessive noise, uncontrolled
pets, and damaged surroundings take away from the natural appeal of the
outdoors.
For more information
at lnt.org
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October and April
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National Trail - 680 mile (1,100 km) trail that crosses the
entire country from North to South
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Trail™ is a 65-kilometer hiking trail in the
Galilee region of Israel which connects important sites from the life
of Jesus as well as other historical and religious sites from Nazareth
to Capernaum. - Map
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Trail - Machu Picchu, 26 miles, 4 days, Best May to September
- Tanzania - Kilimanjaro,
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Wisdom
from above
People do not reject the Bible because it contradicts
itself, but because it contradicts them.
- "Let the mountains bring peace to the people, And
the hills, in righteousness." - Psalm 72:3
- "I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my
help come? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth." -
Psalm 121:1-2
- "Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the
day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees
the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles,
because the light is not in him.” - John 11:9-10
- "So Jesus said to them, “For a little while longer
the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness
will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where
he goes." - John 12:35
- "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not
of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that
no one may boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9
- "For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed
on Him
the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus EVERY
KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the
earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to
the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:9-11
- "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the
lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the
Father, but is from the world." - 1 John 2:16
Common phrases from the Bible
- Bite the Dust - Psalms 72:9,
“They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and
his enemies shall lick the dust.” (KJV)
- Blind Leading the Blind - Matthew
15:13-14, “Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the
blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the
ditch.”
- By the Skin of Your Teeth - Job 19:20. The
Geneva Bible translated the Hebrew Literally which read, “I
have escaped with the skin of my teeth.”
- Broken Heart - Psalms 34:18, ”
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such
as be of a contrite spirit” (KJV).
- Can a Leopard Change his spots? - Jeremiah
13:23 (KJV), “Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the
leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do
evil.”
- Cast the First Stone - John 8:7,
“And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to
them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to
throw a stone at her.”
- Drop in a Bucket - Isaiah 40:15 declaring
God’s sovereignty and power over the nations,
“Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are
counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he takes up the isles
as fine dust” (ESV).
- Eat, Drink, and Be Merry - Ecclesiastes
8:15, “because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than
to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of
his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the
sun.”
- Eye for Eye, Tooth for tooth - Matthew
5:38, “Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an
eye, and a tooth for a tooth.”
- Fall from Grace - Galatians 5:4,
“Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are
justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.”
- Fly in the Ointment - Ecclesiastes 10:1
(KJV),
“”Dead flies cause the ointment of the
apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him
that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.””
- For Everything there is a Season -
Ecclesiastes 3. Also the motivation for the song “Turn! Turn!
Turn!” by the Byrds.
- Forbidden Fruit - Genesis 3:3 when Adam
and Eve were
commanded not to eat from the tree of the Knowledge of
Good and Evil. “But of the fruit of the tree which is in the
midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither
shall ye touch it, lest ye die.”
- Go the extra mile - Matthew 5:41
that says, “And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go
with him twain” (KJV).
- Good Samaritan - Luke 10:30-37, the
Parable of the Good Samaritan.
- He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword
- Matthew 26:52, “Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy
sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish
with the sword.”
- How the Mighty have Fallen - 2 Samuel
1:19, “The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places:
how are the mighty fallen!”
- Let there Be Light - Genesis 1’s
creation account.
- Nothing but skin and bones - Job 19:19-20,
“All my intimate friends detest me; those I love have turned
against me. I am nothing but skin
and bones.”
- Pillars of a group - Galatians 2:9
"...James and Cephas and
John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right
hand of fellowship, ..."
- Powers that Be - Romans 13:1 (KJV),
“Let every soul be
subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the
powers that be are
ordained of God.”
- Pride comes before a fall - Proverbs
16:18, “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit
before a fall.” (KJV)
- Put words in one’s mouth - 2
Samuel 14:3, “And come to the king, and speak on this manner
unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.”
- Right hand of fellowship - Galatians 2:9
"...James and
Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and
Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, ..."
- Rise and shine - Isaiah 60:1,
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the
LORD rises upon you.”
- Root of the Matter - Job 19:28 (KJV),
“But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the Root of
the matter is found in me?”
- Scapegoat - Leviticus
16:9-10 where a goat is chosen by lot to be sent into the
desert to make atonement for sin.
- See eye to eye - Isaiah 52:8 (KJV),
“Thy watchmen
shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for
they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD
shall bring again Zion.”
- Sign of the times - Matthew 16:3 (KJV),
“And in the
morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and
lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern
the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the
times?”
- Sowing and reaping - Galatians 6:7 "Do not
be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will
also reap.”
- Strait and Narrow - Matthew 7:14,
“But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads
to life, and only a few find it.”
- Twinkling of an Eye - 1 Corinthians 15:52,
“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye,
at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be
raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”
- There’s nothing new under the sun
- Ecclesiastes 1:9 (KJV) says, “The thing that hath been, it
is that which shall be; and
that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new
thing under the sun.”
- Wash your hands of the matter - Matthew
27:24 (KJV),
“When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that
rather a
tumult was made, he took water, and
washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the
blood of this just person: see ye to it.”
- Weighed
in the balance - Job 31:6, “Let me be weighed in an
even balance that God may know mine integrity.”
- What God has joined together let no man put asunder
-
Matthew 19:6 in Miles Covedale’s
translation of the Bible which says, “Now are they not twayne
then, but one flesh. Let not man therfore put a sunder, yt which God
hath coupled together.”
- Wit’s End - Psalm 107:27 (KJV),
“They reel to
and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their
wits’
end.” And the
Psalm does not refer to the Whit’s End with the Imagination
Station.
- Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing -
Matthew 7:15 (KJV), “Beware of false prophets, which come to
you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves.”
- Writings on the Wall - Daniel 5.
“The writing is on the wall” is now a popular idiom
for “something bad is about to happen”.
Sayings not in the Bible
- A fool and his money are soon parted -
Thomas Tusser (1573)
- Beggars can't be
choosers - English proverb from 16th century
- Charity
begins at home - Thomas Browne (1605-1682)
- Cleanliness
is next to godliness - Francis Bacon (1561-1626), John Wesley
(1703-1791)
- Eye is a window to the soul - Old English
proverb
- God helps those that help
themselves - Algernon Sidney (1623-1683), Ben Franklin
(1706-1790)
- Love
conquers All - Vigil (70BC-19BC)
- Love the sinner, but hate the sin
- St. Augustine from his letter 211 (c. 424)
- Money is the root of all evil - 1 Timothy
6:10 and is actually usually misquoted. "For the love of money is a
root of all kinds of evils."
- Seven Deadly Sins -
Gregory the Great (6th Century)
- The Lord works in mysterious ways
- William Cowper (1731-1800)
- Three Wise Men -
three gifts are mentioned, but never the number of men. - Matthew 2:9-11
- To thine own self be true
- Shakespearean quote from "Hamlet"
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