Buckaroo

Buckaroo got me into backpacking about four years ago. Before that, I didn't have much of a taste for sleeping on the ground. That's still the worst part of it for me, but I can tolerate it for a few nights at a time.

Buckaroo calls backpacking "going on a walk." He claims he got that saying from a book by Bill Bryson entitled, "A Walk in the Woods", which Buckaroo says might be the funniest book he's ever read.

Going on a "walk" with Buckaroo is actually more like going for a run, uphill, with 40 pounds of gear on your back. Buckaroo is a true mountain man. I can't think of anyone I know who is a better guide to the back country of Oregon and Washington. He most always has a big smile on his face, especially when he's going on a walk.

~Oswegan

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• I also have such a friend of mine. Fortunately he also loves photography so when we're out 'walking' we have some other thing to share. Very nice mood in this shot. I feel like for a walk.
  yz @ 2008-07-28 11:31:34
• Tienes suerte de contar con un amigo tan especial, lo has pillado en un momento de relax, él parece estar muy cómodo, yo a mis años ya no podria dormir en el suelo :))
  bonita composición con la fogata de acompañamiento.
  NJ & SB Photography @ 2008-07-28 11:39:04
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  Wow! qué delicia estar allí, que fortuna en verdad.
  Un fotografía increíble, casi, casi envidiable... felicitaciones.
  
  Saludos.
  
  Patricia @ 2008-07-28 12:52:26
• He looks nice and relaxed after his grueling hike. Nice way to be!!!
  Marcie @ 2008-07-28 13:13:44
• I like unusual viewangle and framing of this shot. Important is to secure some free space for photo gear when "going on a walk" :)
  Miro at LightIsAllAround.com @ 2008-07-28 13:15:47
• A very cool shot. I like the directions in this frame.
  Elad @ 2008-07-28 13:49:15
• That's looks soooo much fun.. Relaxing by the fire after a long hike, hearing the evening sounds of the forest... Very nicely done, love the setting and the use of light. Very well done!!
  Ilan @ 2008-07-28 13:55:51
• ¡Qué suerte, Oswegan! Solo falta el caballo amarrado al árbol más próximo y la taza de café humeante. Fantástico momento.
  xuanrata @ 2008-07-28 14:34:13
• Not the most comfortable position to relax after a trekking.
  Oeilonirique @ 2008-07-28 21:53:17
• Sleeping on the ground, not for me, lol. BTW cool photo, especially the fire beside...Anna :) BTW something different this time.
  Anna @ 2008-07-29 01:22:11
• It indeed is funny. Remember reading that a few years back. I'd love to be doing something like that as well. Live the high life :)
  
  Watch out for those Blair witches man!
  
  Radel @ 2008-07-29 07:21:07
• fantastic relax expression. funny moment, viva los amigos!
  leibowitz @ 2008-07-29 15:01:26
• Hi Oswegan!
  Sorry for the absence these last weeks, but unfortunately it wasn’t due to some backpacking summer holidays… ;))
  Greta shot, as always! Bryson's Walk in the Woods is an amazing book! I'm also a Bill Bryson fan, so no wonder the appreciation... Meanwhile Blogtrotter, now at the MoMA for Art and New York lovers, waits for your comments! Hope you enjoy and wish you a great week!
  Trotter @ 2008-07-29 15:19:00
• Great job of capturing the kind of character who feels perfectly natural sleeping on the ground for days on end. (And Bryson's book is quite good, even for those who aren't hard core hikers/campers.)
  Jim @ 2008-07-29 23:47:26
• This looks very cozy! nice one!
  Claus Petersen @ 2008-07-30 12:23:02
• Looks relaxing.. hey where are the marshmallows?!
  ReallyJapan @ 2008-07-31 00:17:19
• This is amazing, I love this photo. It really has a good atmosphere. Oh, and I really miss my nights sleeping in the tent, those where the days that brought piece to my mind. No time for a walk in the woods these days. :(
  Le Mak @ 2008-07-31 01:15:50
• terrific narrative in this..
  
  freedom and the glow of a day well spent captured very nicely..
  eddie @ 2008-07-31 07:34:34
• Where's the beer??? I guess that would be a bit too much weight for backpacking.
  Jim @ 2008-07-31 10:59:12
• I want to be there - excellent image
  yiannis krikis @ 2008-08-02 19:16:58
• everyone should have a Buckaroo in their life
  michele @ 2008-08-03 21:51:24
• What a great portrait. From your description of him I think this photo captured his personality perfectly.
  Andy @ 2008-08-04 15:50:03
• Now that looks relaxing!
  P.J. @ 2008-08-06 10:42:49
• Fantastic!!! I don't want to seem like I am ignoring Buckaroo, but what really caught my attention was that fire (it feels like its warmth reaches me)! You're are quite an artist, Scott!
  Max Coutinho @ 2008-11-25 08:48:05

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