The Mantrip Approaches
I should have written about this weeks ago but I guess its how life goes. You may remember my post back in May about the Mantrip that my brother and I have been planning. The basic idea is to take a weekend (plus a few days) and find the most remote spot in the wilderness possible. We build things, we chop down trees (dead ones), we shoot at varmints, we grow beards.
I’m excited for this year’s trip which has fallen on the weekend of August 8th. Its suddenly only a few weeks away! I’m also excited for the group that is coming this year, including the veteran Joe Croghan (a friend from high school), Nick Anders who’s been a good friend and off-and-on-roommate for the last 3 years, two or three of Sam’s brothers-in-law, and of course my brother Sam and I. Am I forgetting anyone? Probably, but I can’t remember who is for sure and who isn’t. There are quite a few participants who’s plans just couldn’t be worked out, and for that I mourn their loss, but there’s always next year.
Meanwhile, those of us preparing for the trip have sworn off shaving (at least those of us who can grow facial hair have. Sam’s brothers-in-law are in high school). I have yet to get photo updates from the other fellas who are confirmed for the trip but Nick and I are trading pictures of beard growth. I thought you all out there would love a peak at our [patchy] proof of manliness:
Nick swears he’s gonna shave it all off except for his mustache just before the trip. I might have to join him in that venture. Just as manly, just in a different way.
I’ll try keeping you posted if I can get some images of the other fellas and their pre-trip-beard-growing endeavors.
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Mustaches are one of the oddest things.
Some guys need them and some guys should never have them… I should never have one, but I have met a few guys that need them. I’m not sure what it is but their face looks broken if they dont have it. kinda weirds me out.
@randy — true, but thats also what makes them so fun to have – when you normally look terrible in facial hair but still want to look like tom seleck
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