Re: [at-l] Future Thru-Hiker Survey Results - Long but worth it

[Rick Bombaci <rpb@eoni.com>]

Toss me "Catcher in the Rye" when you're done with it.  I may have read it,
I think it was required reading back in high school, but if I read it I
sure don't remember a thing about it.  I think we had to read "The Great
Gatsby" and "Moby Dick" too, but somehow I haven't had the urge to bring
either of those along.

How about--the "Tao te Ching," or "A River Runs Through It," or
"Cheerleaders from Gomorrah--Tales from the Lycra Archipelago?"

At 10:06 AM 1/3/00 -0700, you wrote:
>I am going to bring "Catcher in the Rye" to read, because it is small,
>lightweight, a classic, and I've always wanted to read it, and never have.

Why isn't your fiance joining you?  (Oh, I just realized--he doesn't want
to give up HIS excellent job.  Anyway, I've often heard that a thru-hike is
hard on a relationship, sort of like marriage is.)  And what 14ers do you
have left?  Mt. Sneffels looks superb to me; I'd like to go back again
sometime just to explore that area.

R.

>
>What am I giving up? Well, my excellent job, being with my fiance for six
>months, getting married a year earlier, finishing my goal of climbing the
>rest of Colorado's 14ers this summer, a cheap trip to Hawaii, and watching
>my 7 week old Golden Retreiver grow up.  >sniff<
>
>Kristen
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Rick Bombaci <rpb@eoni.com>
>To: Kristen Kupersmith <kkupersmith@thor24.com>; <at-l@backcountry.net>
>Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 9:46 PM
>Subject: Re: [at-l] Future Thru-Hiker Survey Results - Long but worth it
>
>
>> OK!  Fun survey, thanks for sharing, Kristen.  But it brings to mind new
>> questions!
>>
>> Like--What are you bringing to read?  (I think I'll start with Chaucer's
>> "Canterbury Tales"--appropos because it takes place on a pilgrimmage, plus
>> it's bawdy; also, maybe someone can recommend a good Civil War book or
>two,
>> since it looks like a lot of the southern part of trail goes through areas
>> rich in history from that conflict).
>>
>> Like--What are you giving up to do this hike?  (Six months with my
>> daughter, sigh.)
>>
>> Like--what in the world is a "traditional" thru-hike?  And, by extension,
>> what is "non-traditional?"  "Hike your own hike" means "I'll hike it my
>> way, you hike it yours."  Does "traditional" mean "You hike it your way,
>> and I'll hike it the right way?"  What were the respondents thinking who
>> checked that answer?
>>
>>
>>
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