Chrisy's 2000th post!

hutchibk · 08-26-2009, 01:17 AM

Ok, other than hiking uphill to and from school in the snow... my other favorite hike is up two opposing hills in Heidelberg, GER. One is the hill that the Heidelberg Schloß is on, and the hike up that one is on city streets and German walking paths. There are three destinations, #1 being the Schloß, #2 is the Molkenkur Hotel, and #3 at the top of the hill (by this time it is a mountain) is the Königstuhl and Alterkohlhof Biergarten.

The mountain across the river is a gravel walking path that takes you first to the Philosphenweg (which Mark Twain wrote about very lovingly) then up the hill to the Heiligenberg (heavenly mountain) where you will find the roman ruins and the Thingestätte.

I love my sweet Heidelberg. Has anyone here ever been?

Colleens_Husband · 08-26-2009, 08:06 AM

Chrisy:

Thanks for posting 2,000 times. You are truly a pillar of the HER2 community. Keep up the excelent work.

I was sweet on a girl in college but she wanted to test me out first. She invited me to her best friend's birthday party and said it would involve a bit of a hike. She told me to bring water, long pants, sun glasses, a warm jacket, and lots of sun screen. She picked me up and we drove for almost two hours before finally arriving at the base of Mt. St. Hellens. This was in 1978 before the mountain exploded. I asked where the party was being held and she points straight up to the top of the mountain. So off we go up the side of the mountain. The hike is pretty difficult but I tried my best to avoid complaining or lagging behind. After about three hours we got to the summit. I was feeling pretty good about myself having trekked to a summit over 10,000 feet tall until I started looking around. There were tables, chairs, a three foot by five foot sheet cake, and a keg of beer. All of this was brought up by various members of the party. I was just amazed! How did people get a 120 pound keg of beer up the side of a mountain with human power alone? When they tapped the keg, the difference in pressure between sea level and a 10,000 foot tall mountain created an enormous beer geyser and emptied half of the keg. Mt. St. Hellens was the the world's largest beer flavored snow cone that day! After the party was over, we had to descend pretty quickly because large rocks would tumble down the mountain and crush people when the mid-day sun would start to melt the ice, so we got pieces of cardboard and slid down the mountain on our butts, steering ourselves with ice axes.

It was a lot of fun but I was sore for almost a full week.

Sheila · 08-26-2009, 03:26 PM

Oh Chrisy dear...couldnt let this commemorative post to you go by without a reply....thank you for all you do for me and all on this site! You are a gem.....now about hikes...I know I have taken a few.....like when I would ask for something and my Dad would say...go take a hike....just dont remember if I did.
Anyway...seems like now that I am off the Taxol required Steroids...I am always hiking my pants up...the pounds are starting to roll off....guess that hikin will have to do for now.....but then it barely compares to someone who pees by the campsite, or hiking trail, or wherever it was!
LOVE ALL YOUR POSTS!