Famous GiG Quotes

"I have bear spray, and I know how to use it." ~Toni

"Don't make me use my headlamp."  ~Katie

"Thank you, Jesus!" ~Catherine

"It's about a mile, mile and a half." ~Gail

​"Be brave for 8 seconds, and another 8 seconds..." ~Mary S

​"Sticks in the air!" ~Katie

"We're almost there, Girls." ~Susan 

​"It looked like a black German shepherd."
​~Susan

"We are Sperry tough!" 
~Susan

"My dogs are talking to me."
​~Kuntzie

"We have our heads in the clouds." ~Katie

"We won't get there if we stand." ~Bonnie

"It looks like we are in an airplane." ~Susan

"We left the baby in the car."- Sue

"I want to go to Lost Lake (easy hike said on the way to the top of Gold Butte)." -~Anita
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​​ "Bear grass is bear grass." ~Kuntzie

"We will love her up the mountain."
~Mary S

"What "wall"? All I see is a big rock!"
~Kuntzie

"Holy--bleep--I mean Larkspur!"
~Brenda

"Don't win a Darwin Award"
~Katie

"Define 'flat'"
~Mary N

"We didn't leave any daylight on the table."
​~Katie

Trail Names

Anita--Steamy
Beth T--Scatter (or Blossom or Bat Girl)
Bonnie J--Vegas, Dakota, Surprise
Bonnie W--Co-captain or Skipper
Brenda B--Night Owl
Catherine L--Pika
Christi K--Trouper, Stormer
Deb M--Buff or Buffy
Doris--Minerva, Shaman, Healer, Reverend, Doc, Counselor, Soothsayer
Gail H--Le Trek
Jeanne I--Morning Glory
Jo Ann W--Flower Power
Joanne R--Blue Moon
June--Scout or Wheaties
Karen S--Valderie
Kathy D--Joker, Riddler or Chatty Cathy
Kathy M--Sinopah
Katie K--Sherpa
Kuntzie--Badger
Lisa--Young 'Un, Arriba, Andale, Vamoos, Caminata
Maria--Crash, Chill-ax, Base Camp
Mary N--Tripper
Mary S--Storyteller, narrator, bard, diva, opera
Nancy C--Manana, Usher
Randi--Bookworm, Textbook
Roni G--Strider
Sooz--Short Circuit
Sue M--Co-Pilot
Susan W--Happy Camper, Happy Feet, Cheerleader
Toni--Funny Girl or Wolverine
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Happy hiking to all, no matter your age or the Montana season.