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......Adventures of a wayward woodland wanderer.....
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A few years ago a group of nature enthusiasts were roped together by a destiny they couldn't predict. These men promptly set
out from the chains of everyday life to the wild outdoors. Today, still bound together, they survive as soldiers of fortune.
If you have a similar problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find one of them, maybe you can take a hike with a
a member of ....The Muddy Boot Clan.
We are not fair weather hikers. We're like the postman except we're not delivering your mail. Unless of course, your
mail consists of roadtrips, camping adventures, hikes gone wrong, right, perpendicularly, and enough conversation starters
and stories we'll still have fresh material for the great grandkids.
Theme Song:
"...the stars are burnin' bright like some mystery uncovered..."
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Sam "Rabbit" Calhoun
"Trust me, Rabbit is good, Rabbit is wise."--Twister, the movie
Every group needs a ring leader, someone they throw in front, someone to take the cobwebs, find the snakes, lead them on
"death marches", lead them down drainages stopping precipitously close to 40-50ft drop offs... Want to know
just how stable that rock is? Or if that tree across the creek is going to cave in halfway, then look no further.
I'm your ace in the hole.
Education
- M.S. You Shall Not Pass!, Mississippi State University (coming soon)
- B.S. Connecting the dots, Jacksonville State University
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Clarence "The Flamethrowing Cartographer" Blalock
Clarence and I met at a meeting of the JSU Writer's club. We've since both been dictators of
the organization and have taken a trip to Moscow....Alabama.
His favorite movies include "any burt reynolds film with the 'stache", and the one song he sings too much is
Together Forever by Rick Astley. His current interests are the number of cheerios in a box of cereal and how
much mayo one can put on a hotdog
before it gets out of hand.
Education
- M.A. Eco-friendly stuff, Jacksonville State University
- B.S. Coloring inside the lines, Jacksonville State University
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Ben "Captain Stubby" Jordan
One of the kings of bad movie nights, Ben has a knack for producing off the wall one liner responses in any given situation.
Some amazing accomplishments include hiking 5 miles in 95+ degree heat without a water bottle and unknowingly being led to
the edge of a 40 foot drop off at Natural Bridge, AL, and living to threaten to skin me alive and feed me to aliens at a
date to be determined later. He also specializes in burnt corn production and disco dancing. And who could forget those cherry
cheeks, his hearty laugh bouncing his belly, or his signature greeting: "How ya livin'?"
Education
- B.A. Star Wars Philosophy, Jacksonville State University (coming soon)
- A.A. Yakmobileology,Gadsden State Community College
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Randall "Ranimal" Hicks
He didn't eat the egg, or the bird inside, but he'd like you to think he did. I mean, would he be fulfilling his
obligations as a wildlife and fisheries science major if he didn't sample the wildlife? He also seems to attract
reptiles wherever we wander, though thankfully we haven't had any real close encounters with alligators...yet.
His idea of leisure hikes include 21 mile treks up mountains and boulder fields, fording ice cold creeks,
and camping in subfreezing temperatures and severe weather events; it doesn't matter. It's all cool.
Education
- B.S. 100% All Natural Animal Stalking, Mississippi State University (coming soon)
- A.A. Code Monkey, Holmes Community College
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Matt "Phat Master M.C." Clark
How doth I pack for a camping trip? Tie-dye shirt? Check. Footed pajamas? Check there too. He may put the hip in hiking,
but we all know that his final words will be "Wikipedia, how I love thee, let me count the links".
A glutton for torture, he enjoys singing various Alabama and Meat Loaf songs while hiking, and occasionally offers up great quotes,
such as"Dudes, does anyone else feel like they're carrying Yoda around on their backs".
Education
- J.D. Handling the Truth, Mississippi College School of Law (coming soon)
- B.A. Keyboard Thumper, Mississippi State University
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Justin "Master Kiki, Hiker Galore" McElroy
Not everyone can pull off a hike commando style, complete with detachable pant legs. But then again,
not everyone makes scrambled pancakes for breakfast, either.
So far, he's still the only normal one of the bunch, and there's something weird about that.
Education
- M.A. Learnin' the younguns, Mississippi State University
- B.A. Whale Ridin', Mississippi State University
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Mike "Mad Cat" Windler
Jam band lovin' Hoosier with a thirst for throwing frisbees 300+ feet. What else do you need to know?
Oh, right, he likes to run distances I'd rather do on a bike and canoe down streams blocked by wolf spider
infested fallen trees and rapids for the fun of it.
Education
- B.S. Disc-ography, Indiana State University
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John "E.R." Higginson
If he had a nickname, it'd be Encyclopedia John. Make that Encyclopedia Railroad John. But when he's not chasing trains,
he enjoys a good "Hark! What is that light in the west?!" pose and providing camo for his hotdogs.
Education
- B.S. Train Racing, Auburn University
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Jason "Third Eye" Flake
There may be something strange in the neighborhood, and it might be this guy. Why he chose to go on a
bushwhacking camping trip with me for his first camping outing since childhood I'll never know.
Education
- B.S. Staring at the Sun, Auburn University
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