Hitchhiking.
Comes from the Appalachian Trail, which is blazed white, and side trails blazed blue, so highways are jokingly said to be "blazed" with yellow lines down the middle. Accusing a hiker of yellow blazing their way around a difficult section of the trail is considered insulting.
Comes from the Appalachian Trail, which is blazed white, and side trails blazed blue, so highways are jokingly said to be "blazed" with yellow lines down the middle. Accusing a hiker of yellow blazing their way around a difficult section of the trail is considered insulting.
by 2182 July 2, 2009
adj. Term Describing a light-industrial trail (at least a 2-track) found in forests or parks adjacent to hiking trails. Describes a trail of easy terrain, usually circumventing dificult terrain on normal trails.
v. The act of using a non-standard/access road-style trail to bypass dificult terrain on a hike.
v. The act of using a non-standard/access road-style trail to bypass dificult terrain on a hike.
"...because I had yellow-blazed about 195 miles in order to hike with a partner rather than be alone again after recuperating from my knee injury."
by bsq339 July 27, 2006