Re: [at-l] look at me stunts

In a message dated 12/29/2000 5:48:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
spiriteagle99@hotmail.com writes:


> One of the reasons we keep going to the Gathering and the Ruck is because we 
> know that at those places there will be others who really KNOW what long 
> distance hiking is.  It is such a pleasure to talk trail with people who 
> understand and care.  Even friends and family have a very limited tolerance 
> for trail tales - while we have an infinite capacity for telling them.  


*

> Strangers may seem impressed by what they think we've done, but they can't 
> begin to understand what it really was like, so their admiration really has 
> little impact.
> Ginny
> 

If I didn't know better, I would say that sounded kind of elitist.

I will keep my admiration to a minimum so I don't waste it... :)

Russ

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