The Ox's Profile

Name: The Ox
Level / Points:

5,750 points
I am a: Backpacker - I prefer backpacking over hiking
I go hiking: Three or four times per year
I usually go on hikes that are: Difficult
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country: United States
State: Georgia
City: Sandy Springs
Postal Code/ZIP: 30328
My Best Hike: Glacier National Park, Montana - July 1998.
Best Hike Description: "Lots of wildlife, a beautiful place."
My Worst Hike: Cohutta Wilderness, Georgia - August 1988.
Worst Hike Description: "Chestnut Lead Trail - a very short but extremely steep hike. The fact that I was pushing 210 lbs, had smokers cough, and was hung over made it excruciating. The obligatory 50 lb. pack didn't help either."
A Memorable Trail Moment: Glacier National Park, Montana - July 1998. "Running for my life from mountain goats in Glacier".
Dumbest Trail Move: "Quaaludes .. kidding."
<b>The Ox</b>

The Ox's Hikes

  Name Country State/Province/Region Difficulty Distance Rating
Lookoff Mountain Lookoff Mountain United States Georgia Moderate to Difficult 3.20 miles 4 stars
Rock Gap Rock Gap United States North Carolina Easy 0.60 miles 3 stars
Vogel State Park - Coosa Bald Vogel State Park - Coosa Bald United States Georgia Very Difficult 12.80 miles 3 stars
Great Smoky Mountain National Park - Bradley Fork Great Smoky Mountain National Park - Bradley Fork United States North Carolina Difficult 16.60 miles 4 stars
Yellowstone National Park - Hellroaring Creek Yellowstone National Park - Hellroaring Creek United States Wyoming Moderate to Difficult 10.00 miles 3 stars
Grand Teton National Park - Bradley Lake Grand Teton National Park - Bradley Lake United States Wyoming Easy to Moderate 5.90 miles 4 stars
Ice Age Trail - Kettle Moraine State Forest Ice Age Trail - Kettle Moraine State Forest United States Wisconsin Easy to Moderate 4.00 miles 3 stars
Clearwater National Forest - Fish Lake Clearwater National Forest - Fish Lake United States Idaho Moderate to Difficult 12.00 miles 4 stars
White River National Forest - Rim Lake White River National Forest - Rim Lake United States Colorado Moderate 10.00 miles 3 stars
Glacier National Park - Gunsight Pass Glacier National Park - Gunsight Pass United States Montana Difficult 19.70 miles 5 stars

The Ox's Trip Reports

  Name Date Country State/Province/Region Rating Duration
Vogel State Park - Coosa Bald - December 22, 1997 Vogel State Park - Coosa Bald December 22, 1997 United States Georgia 3 stars 2 days
Great Smoky Mountain National Park - Bradley Fork - January 3, 1999 Great Smoky Mountain National Park - Bradley Fork January 3, 1999 United States North Carolina 4 stars 3 days
Yellowstone National Park - Hellroaring Creek - June 25, 1998 Yellowstone National Park - Hellroaring Creek June 25, 1998 United States Wyoming 3 stars 2 days
Grand Teton National Park - Bradley Lake - June 22, 1998 Grand Teton National Park - Bradley Lake June 22, 1998 United States Wyoming 3 stars 2 days
Colville National Forest - Salmo River - July 3, 1998 Colville National Forest - Salmo River July 3, 1998 United States Washington 4 stars 2 days
Olympic National Park - Cape Alava - July 15, 1998 Olympic National Park - Cape Alava July 15, 1998 United States Washington 4 stars 2 days
Sawtooth National Recreation Area - Bench Lake - June 30, 1998 Sawtooth National Recreation Area - Bench Lake June 30, 1998 United States Idaho 3 stars 2 days
White River National Forest - Buckskin Pass - July 22, 1998 White River National Forest - Buckskin Pass July 22, 1998 United States Colorado 5 stars 3 days
Eldorado National Forest - Velma Lake - July 19, 1998 Eldorado National Forest - Velma Lake July 19, 1998 United States California 4 stars 2 days
Glacier National Park - Gunsight Pass - July 5, 1998 Glacier National Park - Gunsight Pass July 5, 1998 United States Montana 5 stars 3 days