Fw: [at-l] Deeper subjects - the Trail and Sept 11

[freighttrain7@home.com (Abe)]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Abe" <freighttrain7@home.com>
To: "Sloetoe" <sloetoe@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Deeper subjects - the Trail and Sept 11


> One effect of Sept11 will be that everyone will have to come up with a new
> plan for mailing home rolls of film
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sloetoe" <sloetoe@yahoo.com>
> To: "Jim and/or Ginny Owen" <spiriteagle99@hotmail.com>;
> <at-l@backcountry.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 2:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [at-l] Deeper subjects - the Trail and Sept 11
>
>
> > --- Jim and/or Ginny Owen <spiriteagle99@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > So - for those who want "deeper" thought about the Trail?  How
> > > about some thoughts about the effect of Sept 11 on the Trail
> > and the hikers  (whether thruhikers or otherwise)?
> >
> > ### I'll bite:
> > "The effect of the September 11 attacks on the United States of
> > America, to the Appalachian Trail and to throughhikers will
> > be...
> > nothing."
> >
> > It's too heavy a load to put in your backpack. It won't feed
> > you; it won't get you down the trail; it won't get your water or
> > keep the rain off your head. (At the margin, comments will be
> > overheard about hitchhiking and some drivers willingness to
> > offer rides, but in fact (I believe) that will only substitute
> > for similar comments by those who rank hikers with the cast of
> > "Easy Rider.") So if it doesn't help you hike, fill your belly,
> > slake your thirst, or shield your back, it just doesn't count --
> > that's what I believe will be the impact of September 11, 2001,
> > by this year's NOBOs on September 11, 2002.
> >
> > Perhaps a "why" would be a good supplemental part to your
> > question, too, Jim. So "Why do I think the events of September
> > 11, 2001 will have minimal effects on throughhikers?" Granted
> > that both the 09/11 attack and a throughhike are major events,
> > but the 09/11 attack was a major event with minimal impact on
> > individuals, whereas a throughhike is a teeny, tiny event with a
> > *major* effect on individuals.
> >
> > OK, well, there's my fodder.
> > Have at it, everyone.
> > Great question, Jim.
> >
> > Sloetoe
> >
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