Re[2]: [at-l] ATC ad policy P.S.

[bullard@northnet.org (James Bullard)]

At 06:02 AM 8/10/01 -0500, kahley wrote:
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>Personally, I don't want an adventure.  I want a pilgrimage.  I want 
>respite from the hassles of life.  Easy access to info that will 
>facilitate that respite would serve my purposes., but I see this as 
>another aspect of the conflict about organized hiker feeds.

I go to the woods as a pilgrimage also.  In fact that is the source of my 
chosen trail name (from the writings of HDT) but I study before I go.  I 
know where I'm going.  I know what resources are available to me and where 
my 'escape' routes are before I set out.  Yes, unexpected things come up, 
but even a book of ads won't anticipate all the unexpected things that 
might occur.  I believe it was John Lennen who said that "life is what 
happens when you're planning other things".  Pilgrimages are about learning 
things about yourself in relation to the universe.  I've learned in my half 
century+ not to expect certainty or for that matter, even 'good luck'.

sAunTerer