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Well....
I'm 41 and am just getting out of a marriage where she didn't much like =
hiking, backpacking, camping, etc. I think that hiking the trail could =
make a great "right of pasage" to mark the end of one phase of your =
life and the start of a new one. Actually, I seem to recall that the =
first person to hike the AT (Earl Schaffer) did it to help himself get =
over his experiences in WWII. I think that long distance hiking, =
pilgrimages, and vision quests have a lot in common.
I'd be out there with you, except that I've got two kids who live with =
me half the time... In my situation, I think it would put too much =
stress on them, so I'm staying put and taking shorter trips for now.
My only caveat would be to make sure that you are comfortable with your =
reasons for hiking... I desparately wanted to hike the AT a few years =
ago, but came to the realization that my reasons weren't good... I would =
have been running away from an intolerable situation, and away from my =
responsibilities to my kids. But if you can look yourself in the mirror =
and say that you are hiking for the right reasons, then I can't think of =
a better thing to do.
-- Jim
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From: David Abbott=20
To: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net=20
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 1:26 PM
Subject: [at-l] New Found Freedom on the AT!
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 - =
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Mountain Man Geosciences - http://MMGeo.tripod.com/home.html
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm 41 and am just getting out of a =
marriage where=20
she didn't much like hiking, backpacking, camping, etc. I think =
that=20
hiking the trail could make a great "right of pasage" to mark the =
end of=20
one phase of your life and the start of a new one. Actually, I =
seem to=20
recall that the first person to hike the AT (Earl Schaffer) did it to =
help=20
himself get over his experiences in WWII. I think that long =
distance=20
hiking, pilgrimages, and vision quests have a lot in =
common.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'd be out there with you, except that =
I've got two=20
kids who live with me half the time... In my situation, I think it would =
put too=20
much stress on them, so I'm staying put and taking shorter trips for=20
now.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My only caveat would be to make sure =
that you are=20
comfortable with your reasons for hiking... I desparately wanted to hike =
the AT=20
a few years ago, but came to the realization that my reasons weren't =
good... I=20
would have been running away from an intolerable situation, and away =
from my=20
responsibilities to my kids. But if you can look yourself in the =
mirror=20
and say that you are hiking for the right reasons, then I can't think of =
a=20
better thing to do.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-- Jim</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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<A title=3Dabbotds@prodigy.net =
href=3D"mailto:abbotds@prodigy.net";>David=20
Abbott</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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href=3D"mailto:at-l@mailman.backcountry.net";>at-l@mailman.backcountry.net=
</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 03, =
2001 1:26=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [at-l] New Found =
Freedom on the=20
AT!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am looking forward to celebrating =
my new found=20
freedom on the AT. Freedom? Yes I am finally getting out =
of a=20
marriage where she didn't like hiking, backpacking, camping and =
therefore=20
frowned upon me doing these things as well. I have dreamed of =
hiking the=20
AT since I was 10 (now 41) and am celebrating by doing my long lived=20
dream. Well anyway what does this have to do with =
anything??? I=20
was just wondering if there are any people out here on the list who =
has been=20
in a similar situation - present or past. I would love to know =
that I am=20
not the only one! Any single female hikers looking for a nice =
guy as an=20
AT hiking partner write to me and we can talk about "dreams". I =
live in=20
Denver but my spirit roams all the trails, mountains and =
valleys!!! Ok -=20
sorry if this bored anyone!</FONT></DIV>
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Abbott - <A =
href=3D"mailto:abbotds@prodigy.net";>abbotds@prodigy.net</A><BR>Great=20
Outdoor Photo Shop - <A=20
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href=3D"http://members.tripod.com/~abbotds/index.html";>http://members.tri=
pod.com/~abbotds/index.html</A><BR>Mountain=20
Man Geosciences - <A=20
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href=3D"http://MMGeo.tripod.com/home.html";>http://MMGeo.tripod.com/home.h=
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