[at-l] (Guest Post) New York...

[lwbooher@halifax.com (Leslie Booher)]

Am I the only one who carries a razor?  Gotta use it the night before town.
Of course, this year, I decided to hike in long pants.  I was hotter, but I
didn't have to worry about hairy legs or ticks.  Maybe I can leave the razor
home next year.  <G>  anklebear

----- Original Message -----
From: ATRerunner <atrerunner@yahoo.com>
To: Pat Villeneuve <patv@ukans.edu>; Felix <AThiker@smithville.net>
Cc: AT-list <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] (Guest Post) New York...


>
>
> --- Pat Villeneuve <patv@ukans.edu> wrote:
> "...."Oh," she gasped, "I could never do
> THAT!!!"......"
>
> Yes, this is a phrase that I hear also, but when one
> door shuts, sometimes there is still hope. In this
> context, it may help to point out to a potential
> convert that there are pants made from no-see-um proof
> mesh that will not only keep the bugs from biting, but
> will also camoflage a few days worth of involuntary
> hirsutism :-)...and there's always n.a.d.s., the
> cordless Epilady....
>
> ATRerunner
>
>
> > Felix wrote:
> >
> > > I think the reason there aren't as many womyn on
> > the trail is that they don't like sleeping in the
> > dirt and eating
> > > bugs and being dirty...
> >
> > I won't argue with that. I remember a few years ago
> > being approached by the middle-aged wife of a
> > surgeon. (Read "spoiled"--sorry, OB...) She wanted
> > to know more about hiking the Appalachian Trail. I
> > stiffled a giggle.
> > "How do you get all your food?"
> > "You carry it on your back."
> >
> > "What about your other stuff?"
> > "Same."
> > "Gee, that must be heavy."
> > "You try not to be, but you can't bring much stuff."
> >
> > Surprisingly, she was still around for more.
> > "Where do you sleep at night?"
> > I discussed the options, mentioning shelters.
> > "Boys and girls together?"
> > "Yup. And sometimes dogs. And they're open on the
> > front."
> >
> > Hmmmm....she was still there. I figured the hygiene
> > questions would do her in, but she managed through
> > the inevitable potty and shower questions. Even
> > talked about periods. Just when I thought I might
> > have a real Kansas hiker on my hands, her brow
> > knotted:
> > "But how do you manage to shave your legs every
> > day?"
> > "You don't. You could bleed to death during bug
> > season."
> > "Oh," she gasped, "I could never do THAT!!!"
> >
> > So close...
> > Give Me Chocolate
> >
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