[at-l] back from LT

[wb4pan@mindspring.com (Chase Davidson)]

Congrats Rock Dancer!!
	Cool I didn't know K;ispringer was out there. I did miss Glen The Moose
Killer by two days, he was continuing on his Gaspe Bay to FL hike.

chase

Arthur Gaudet wrote:
> 
> Back last night from my southbound journey on the Long Trail. Met and
> hiked with Mrs. Gorp, Chase, Flatlander and Mother Lipton. For those
> who know the AT class of '97 - 6 String Hillbilly was out there, and
> also Klipspringer from South Africa!
> 
> All in all I held up OK but was a little discouraged at the tough
> northern section. Robert Northrup finished his 7th Long Trail on the
> day I started. He did it in 24 days, at age 80. It also took me 24
> days of hiking, but I added 4 rest days along the way!
> 
> I think I was right in selecting to go south rather than north. That
> way I was with other hikers for the last week, in the section shared
> with the AT. It was tough to say goodbye to trail life once again. My
> resting pulse dropped from 72 to 54 on this trip. It took about 18
> days before I felt in shape enough to start focussing on the natural
> world around me. That's when the fun began.
> 
> Thanks to Mrs. Gorp for the trail magic, and help with a little blue
> blazing! The Old Job trail is a nice alternative for those travelling
> from Griffith Lake to Big Branch (or vice versa).
> 
> This was my 4th trip covering the distance from Williamstown to
> Sherburne Pass. Interestingly it's taken me 8 days each time to do
> the 100 miles. I'm now up to 3980 long distance hiking miles.
> --
> Arthur D. Gaudet                "Is walking down called hiking, too?"
> (RockDancer)                     -heard at the top of Mt Washington, NH
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