Trail Signs Episode 2: Todays Suck, is Tomorrow’s Great Story. Type 2 fun.

In this second episode of Trail Signs, I’m Joined by Mark from ‪@tridudyonthetrail‬ as we talk about his love for Type 2 fun. The kind of fun that sucks in the moment, but will make for a great story down the road. Sound crazy? Well we’re backpackers so that goes without saying. Join us for a trip down harsh memory lane and then swing over to ‪@tridudyonthetrail‬, it’s one of my favorites! Thanks Mark for the great fun!

[@tridudyonthetrail]

This was a lot of fun, Ghost Mule! Thank you so much for having me, I really enjoyed talking with you and hearing your experiences! Look forward to catching up again soon!

[@Everydaybackpacker]

It was a blast! Thank you so much for being involved and I also enjoyed hearing your stories. Definitely look forward to chatting again.

[@tangenttrails]

Hey this was great to see Mark on here! Nice backpacker and support of my channel! You’ve got a great thing going on with Trail Signs.✌️

[@Everydaybackpacker]

Mark is super awesome! It was great getting to chat with him. Thank you for the kind words!

[@kudlakp]

Mark's videos are fantastic!

[@Everydaybackpacker]

I definitely agree!

[@bser2293]

I remember Mark’s adventures on the adventure hiking trail. It was epic when they crossed the river 😳.

[@Everydaybackpacker]

I am not sure if I have seen that video but will definitely have to check it out. It sounded epic!

[@rossseymour5223]

V. funny: Every run is Type 2 fun. So true. Good talk.

[@Everydaybackpacker]

Thanks!

[@rockyracoonanddogman1720]

We met Mark on the JRV last year, nice guy. Most memorable type two fun was when we got soaked in 40mph wind on Lake Superior on a 40 degree day. We were feezing and huddled in pit toilet for a little while. Got to camp and stripped down and got in our quilts. Boots never dried out and introduced my wife to using baggies inside of boots. Trail runners from then in.

[@Everydaybackpacker]

Yes Mark is a great guy! That is an awesome type 2 fun story. I had something very similar happen to me in pictured rocks in Michigan. Had freezing fog and mist roll and I was leading a group from a boys camp and we ended up setting up our tent in a picnic area to wait it out. Everyone had blue lips from the cold.

[@rodoutdoors]

This was a fun conversation. It's cool to hear stories like these. I had a type 2 fun situation that was poop related. Thinking back, yeah it's still wasn't fun 😆 Definitely lessons were learned.

[@Everydaybackpacker]

It really was a fun conversation. That is what I definitely hoped for when I started this series. It was so good getting to know mark. SOOO many type 2 stories involve poop haha. Thank you for watching my friend!

[@QuadrosaurusTreks]

I'm one of the brother-in-laws in the story. It was an incredible time and so much type 2 fun

[@Everydaybackpacker]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@crowstudios300]

This was really cool to watch! Just can't say enough about how amazing it is to see my old friend show up in these great videos...as a %100 witness to Mark's Philmont experience I can tell you all that he is a champion of dealing with type 2 experiences as he was the bulwark of at least my confidence with his kindness and cheerfulness towards me as the smallest and youngest crew member on that trip...also...the lightning coming back from the Tooth on Shaefer's Mt. was some of the most intense moments of my outdoor experiences; hope you get a chance to expand on that more some day. This was a sweet format and discussion and I sub'd to hope to see more like it! Thank you both so much.

[@Everydaybackpacker]

Wow, thank you so much for the kind words and sub. Yes I can definitely see mark being the guy that motivates everyone to keep pulling on. He just has that positive, supportive personality and just seems like a joy to be around. Yes, the lighting we saw on the tooth of time ridge was intense so I can’t even imagine what it was like for you guys!