Wholesome post ALERT! Topic: Our Local celebrity

 

Summer is fast approaching and hear in our neck of the woods (well, more accurately, the CONCRETE JUNGLE) the changing of the seasons is marked by a few other passing things..... Things like the birds chirping, foliage returning to our lucious forests but most importantly it usher's in one of my favorite seasons-- The time to see our local celebrities doing their thing. We are SUPER fortunate where I live to be graced by a few kind souls and because of this our little corner of the world shines a little brighter and has a little more flavor! "What Am I talking about" you may ask and if you're not from around here I have to explain: Basically from Spring to Fall we have three local celebrities that fills our city with charm. We have a Clown in a white TUXEDO who sits on street corners/intersections and plays his beautiful CELLO for hours at random (I usually see him closer to the weekend). We also have 2 warriors, one who dresses up like a KNIGHTS TEMPLAR and the lastly the subject of this post-- THE WESTLAND SPARTAN (who I have dubbed J-734). CONTINUE READING for my video on this GEM of a person

The Andromeda Paradox (huzzah!)

 

I love life, the universe and everything. I adore existentialism, cosmology, and meta physics in general. It piques my interests exploring life's greatest mysteries, but for the love of god can we wait until I've had a cup of coffee please. 

 

Today's post is brought to you by J.R.R Tolkien, beloved writer, Philologist, and soldier of the First World War and it is in regards to some views that I share about the power of storytelling. For years I've maintained that stories are one of the strongest aspect of the human condition..... We've used them for centuries to pass down knowledge, draw allegory, promote morals and values as well as create them to create them. Think of the most impactful stories of your life and think about why you enjoy them so much, was it fore the characters? The themes? The pacing? The world building? The plot? All of the above or none? It's crazy how powerful the art of storytelling is--CONTINUE READING for an interesting perspective on the subject matter  

DakkATTACKjaniels: HOLY DIVUHZ (Newb plays HD2)

LAst night I played Hell Divers II for like the 5th time. Boy...AM. I. RUSTY! hahahahaha

I mean I'm mediocre at games as is but mannnn. I did HOWEVER have a blast. Always a good time with my buddy Xetsus and got to meet his friend CALEB. Either way Here's the stream if you're interested

Spider sense tingling: Did we just see the new Spider-Man suit for BRAND NEW DAY

 Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaat's right! Marvel may have just low key teased the look for the new suit in the upcoming film BRAND NEW DAY for the MCU. 

Now that we know we are getting a 4th Spider-man the rumor mill is a churnin' and we gotr some zesty tidbits to munch on. CONTINUE READING to learn more

Dakk's Corner: The Past, The future, and the path forward (Shooting from the hip on my journey)

 

Hey everybody. Thanks for tuning in as always, I greatly appreciate your time and support, and I am grateful to be still doing what I'm doing. I've been stewing on some thoughts for a while now, and I've been doing some thinking so I decided to come down into the my sanctuary and record a video. So that's all................just some reflecting, from this long haired goofball

Dakk's Corner: Mr Terrific and James Gunn's Superman

Just wanted to riff on the new SUPERMAN trailer. I don't think the new James Gunn flick is ghoing to reinvent the wheel of cinema, I think it might be a good tentpole summer blockbuster and this last trailer just helps me double down on that position. I've been waiting a few days to record this because I didn't know what I REALLY wanted two say about it, and to be fair I still fully don't BUT I did have a hopeful and positive takeaway from the trailer (like with snow white when you see a trailer and go YIKES). But that's it, just be riffing on the new movie, the trailer, and mostly my excitement for Mr. Terrific. CONTINUE READING for more.

 

Dakk Reakts to: Ironheart on Disney +

 

I've been waiting to do this REAKT video since I heard the rumor ab out the trailer dropping. Not because I want this to do bad or fail, but due to its production history I was genuinely curious if it was going to be good, or well look good at least, and so far I'm impressed. It's got some good elements going for it and I guess it will all come down to the story and the writing. I get the feeling that this show will have a 'created family' vibe like how firefly did with its ensemble but who knows. EITHER WAY....check out the reakt video below and CONTINUE READING

Back in the Saddle: Another Dakk Reakts to (Spoiler: it's for FALLOUT!)

 It's been almost a week tot he day since I got back from my annual pilgrimage into nature's bosoms (Aka as out trip to Shenandoah National park) and I'm back to making blog posts baybay. So we got a few awesome things coming up..... First there's THIS, the reason you're here-- Fallout just dropped a teaser/first look at season 2. Now something that's a bit of an new development is the fact I may do bakk to bakk Dakk Reakts, rumor has it tomorrow the trailer for IRON HEART on Disney+ drops so if there is..... I know what I'll be doing. So without further ado CONTINUE READING for my Reakt on track.

ALSO.....as I type this I see on youtube that PEACEMAKER season 2 has a trailer as well that premiered 4 days ago (how did I miss that? Boy, what a total amateur AMIRIGHT!?)

Day 7: Bittersweet ends and the last hoorah

Trail: Pt.2 of a Custom trail (a mix of the AT & the Pocosin trail)

Length: Estimated ~2.7 miles

Elevation: 400ft

Time: 8:33- 9:32 (on the dot I want to add)

 So I write this from the backseat of our vehicle on the 10 hour journey home. Fresh off of the last hike and I gotta say, THAT WAS A TOUGHIE. We wanted to push hard and fast and we did. For the most part the elevation was good to us, but there were some stretches where it got brutal for a second. The worst part is that we had limited water, due to the location of our campsite and the custom route we took we prepared for a zero water scenario. That part was fine but there's something mentally taxing about knowing you're low on water...... Either way though we hoofed it and made it back AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.  

Day 6: Packing out to a Custom Trail

 

Today we do the unconventional. Today we enter the backcountry. Today the warm boys are in search of the perfect spot to spend the night with sweet Mother Nature.

Trail: Custom (a mix of the AT & the Pocosin trail)

Length: Estimated ~5.1 miles

Elevation: 550ft

Time: 11:52-3:20

Today we say goodbye to CASA de Warm Boyz but alas....nothing lasts forever (even cold November Rain) so we broke down camp and skidaddled ASAP. 

This is George, he's a park Ranger and Eagle Scout. Dude is HARD AF, soo funny and has mad respect for nature. MY guy is 80 and still showing up early and putting in a day. I see him raking leaves, getting firewood, and just being pleasant with the campers as well as helpful to the thruhikers on the AT (This is a stopping point where people can layover, take a shower, resupply, whatever needbe)

Today was going to be a great day for me...... today is the day I planned to have my annual check-up with the universe. When we make camp.....I'm taking Psilocybin baybay :-) aquired LEGALLY in the City of Ann Arbor for the record.

Day 5: Hazel Falls (Probably the best trail)

 

Day 5 (May 5th)

Destination: Hazel Falls  

Length: 5.2 miles

Elevation:  950ft

Time: 11:20- 2:30

Day 4: Layover day

 

This will be short and sweet, not much to report on here……

We slept in, recovered, had an amazing breakfast, waited for the weather to break (and it did twice) and eventually just rallied up and played some board games. I really can’t talk about the rest haha

Day 3: Afternoon Monsoons

 Well…..currently battling some fun weather lol. It’s uh……yeah. It’s a spectrum I’ll tell ya

That’s right. I thought I’d have it easy after the hike….. Yanno, rush through the second half to beat the rain and then go home and hunker down. But NOOOOOOOO, the weather has to go all whacked out on goofballs. Shenanigans I tell you, SHENANIGANS

The CAVE CEMETARY fiasco

 Oh boy…. Get ready for this one.

The Rose River trail has been my most anticipated trail since we started planning this trip in November, it’s always seemed the most evenhanded of our selections and as far as sightseeing goes it’s got a little bit of everything for everyone. So since about a month ago I have been even more eager to hike it, I was putzing around the inter webs and found out there was a cave cemetery there! Sooo cool. How friggin awesome. I was super jazzed for it, I mean how can you not be? Well here’s my tale of that…..

Day 3: Warm Boyz take Rose River

What a great time today. I have been looking forward to this trail most of all, and since day 1 have been pitching it hard and advocating on its behalf fiercely. It looked like it had a little of everything and now that we’ve gone and came back I can confirm that that is true. The spot we chose for lunch was an added bonus as well, with the only drawback being cutting things short in an attempt to beat the rain (and right so because….. yeah…. You’ll hear about THAT)

Destination: Rose River falls Loop

Length: 4.1 miles 

Elevation gain: 830ft

Time: 11:15- 2:11

Day 2: Hike 2- Lewis Falls trail loop

Destination: Lewis Falls (waterfall)

Distance: 3.3miles

Elevation gain: 841ft

Time: 12:40- 3:20

After our nice warm up we were ready for the easy finish with a bonus of lunch AT the falls. Absolutely spectacular…. Wanna check it out? CONTINUE READING

Day 2: Hike 1- Bearfence scramble (my favorite trail)

Destination: Bearfence Trail loop

Distance: 1.2 miles

Elevation Gain: 990ft

Time: 10:45- 12:15

 As mentioned….. if you read my previous post….. Today we got a double outing planned. With potentially imminent rain we wanna knockout one of our more challenging treks because it is strongly advised against to do with wet rocks due to slippage….. (and sine I’m writing this afterthefact I’ll tell you this, it is definitely certain to do in unsafe conditions)

CONTINUE READING for some danger and intrigue.

Made it! Time to set-up

At about 3:20 we rolled up into this beezy, with hope in our hearts and adventure in our minds.

The speed  limit was a whopping 35mph so we definitely got some time to soak in the sights, plenty of mountainscape on alternating sides as we make our way to the middle of the park. CONTINUE READING to see more of our home away from home.

Road Update…. Still driving (2hrs 19mins left)

Sitting here….. staring, zoning out, sight-seeing, and taking in the landscape. Not much going on but wanted to check in

Just some random pics I snapped.

Mountains are majestic

I gotta add page breaks or blogger won’t be too happy, so please CONTINUE READING for the scooooop.

Kicking it off in style

 Update: 9:54- in Pennsylvania now. Had some delicious French Toast sticks from Burger King. Car is full of gear but for a solid hour ish nap using a cardboard box as a pillow. Hashtag roughing it