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You won't be the first to hike the trail after the break up of a marriage=
... or the last ...
I was ready to hike the trail last year when the divorce I didn't want=
started and I fell into this depression which took some time to heal. As a=
result of all that I asked for leave without pay and the firm I was=
working for wouldn't give it to me so I took it anyway, losing the job in=
the process. I was already to chuck everything cause I couldn't find a new=
job -- and hike the trail ... I'd set a deadline to the job hunt for the=
week-end on which I was to pick up Orangebug from his Smokies Hike. I was=
going to hand him the keys and start walking. I told the kids what would=
happen if my job search failed. The Tuesday before that weekend I found a=
job I liked and it pays the rent. I chose to manage my responsibilities=
with my kids instead of taking to the trail cause I have two awesome=
teenage girls in whose well being I'm more interested in than the trail=
... but I cannot say I would have regreted hiking had things worked out=
that way. I would have regreted, though, any extended time away from my=
kids, so I asked them if they'd join me if it came to that. Neither wanted=
to hike the whole trail, but they said they'd join me for large portions=
of it during the summer and on vacations.
On 1/3/2001 at 11:26 AM David Abbott wrote:
I am looking forward to celebrating my new found freedom on the AT.=
Freedom? Yes I am finally getting out of a marriage where she didn't=
like hiking, backpacking, camping and therefore frowned upon me doing=
these things as well. I have dreamed of hiking the AT since I was 10 (now=
41) and am celebrating by doing my long lived dream. Well anyway what=
does this have to do with anything??? I was just wondering if there are=
any people out here on the list who has been in a similar situation -=
present or past. I would love to know that I am not the only one! Any=
single female hikers looking for a nice guy as an AT hiking partner write=
to me and we can talk about "dreams". I live in Denver but my spirit=
roams all the trails, mountains and valleys!!! Ok - sorry if this bored=
anyone!
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David Abbott - abbotds@prodigy.net
Great Outdoor Photo Shop - http://members.tripod.com/~abbotds/index.html
Mountain Man Geosciences - http://MMGeo.tripod.com/home.html
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David Addleton
http://dfaddleton.50megs.com
vocate atque nonvocate deus aderit
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<DIV>You won't be the first to hike the trail after the break up of a marriage
... or the last ...</DIV>
<DIV>I was ready to hike the trail last year when the divorce I didn't want
started and I fell into this depression which took some time to heal. As a
result of all that I asked for leave without pay and the firm I was working for
wouldn't give it to me so I took it anyway, losing the job in the process. I was
already to chuck everything cause I couldn't find a new job -- and hike the
trail ... I'd set a deadline to the job hunt for the week-end on which I was to
pick up Orangebug from his Smokies Hike. I was going to hand him the keys and
start walking. I told the kids what would happen if my job search failed.
The Tuesday before that weekend I found a job I liked and it pays the rent. I
chose to manage my responsibilities with my kids instead of taking to the trail
cause I have two awesome teenage girls in whose well being I'm more interested
in than the trail ... but I cannot say I would have regreted hiking had things
worked out that way. I would have regreted, though, any extended time away from
my kids, so I asked them if they'd join me if it came to that. Neither wanted to
hike the whole trail, but they said they'd join me for large portions of it
during the summer and on vacations.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>On 1/3/2001 at 11:26 AM David Abbott
wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am looking forward to celebrating my new found
freedom on the AT. Freedom? Yes I am finally getting out of a
marriage where she didn't like hiking, backpacking, camping and therefore
frowned upon me doing these things as well. I have dreamed of hiking the
AT since I was 10 (now 41) and am celebrating by doing my long lived
dream. Well anyway what does this have to do with anything??? I
was just wondering if there are any people out here on the list who has been
in a similar situation - present or past. I would love to know that I am
not the only one! Any single female hikers looking for a nice guy as an
AT hiking partner write to me and we can talk about "dreams". I live in
Denver but my spirit roams all the trails, mountains and valleys!!! Ok -
sorry if this bored anyone!</FONT></DIV>
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Abbott - <A href="mailto:abbotds@prodigy.net";>abbotds@prodigy.net</A><BR>Great
Outdoor Photo Shop - <A
href="http://members.tripod.com/~abbotds/index.html";>http://members.tripod.com/~abbotds/index.html</A><BR>Mountain
Man Geosciences - <A
href="http://MMGeo.tripod.com/home.html";>http://MMGeo.tripod.com/home.html</A><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR></FONT></DIV><FONT
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href="http://dfaddleton.50megs.com";>http://dfaddleton.50megs.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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