[at-l] Who would you most like to meet on the trail

[cballs@mindspring.com (Curtis Balls)]

Human?  Already did.  I met Antonio Banderas on Katahdin where he ate M&M
Peanuts from my hand.  I was resting about half way up, eating some gorp
when he started the steep climb around the boulder I was sitting next to.
He stopped and smiled and so did my heart.  "Would you like some M&M's,
Antonio?" I offered.  "Si" he said in flawless Spanish, and then he winked
knowingly at me.  He couldn't let go of his hiking poles for fear of
toppling backward, so I held out two M&M's in my hand and I'll never forget
the feel of his hot breath and soft lips on my fingers as he nibbled up
both of them!  "Gracias" he mumbled around the candied nuts in his mouth.
He stood there and chewed them and then swallowed.  "Mas?", I offered.  "No
mas, no, gracias," he said.  "De nada," I replied.  "Mas tarde?" I asked.
"Si", again with a flawless Spanish accent.  "Mas tarde, amigo," he said as
he moved on past me.

Of course no one I know believes me but that's because they weren't there
the day Antonio Banderas and I climbed Katahdin. Some blonde woman was with
him who looked vaguely familiar but I couldn't figure it out because I'm
not a celebrity hound.

Curtis "ole!" Bolas