[at-l] my 31 drops...

[lwbooher@halifax.com (Leslie Booher)]

Or, you could be like my first hiking partner and I were.  I'm a
fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants type.  She had everything all planned out.
She'd say in the morning, "We'll came here tonight," and point to some dot
she'd made on the map.  When we got there, it'd be either all rocks, or the
trail would be dead level but running along midway up a humongous slope.
And we'd hike and hike to find a place to put in for the night.  Plans are
just for the big picture, not for the minutiae.  anklebear

----- Original Message -----
From: Clark Wright <icw39@ncfreedom.net>
To: <Slyatpct@aol.com>
Cc: <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] my 31 drops...


> all right - I confess - I actually planned every single mile of my AT
> hike, and carried a detailed printout plan with me, down to every tenth
> of a mile; I confess; I confess; I confess . . . now, please release me
> from the AT star-chamber to live and walk again - I promise I will cache
> water and little debbies at every marked point on the PCT, and that I
> will invent marked points on the CDT - and maybe even invent my own
> Trail, to be known as the AZT! :)
>
> seriously, if you have survived reading thru my too many posts of the
> past month or so, you might recall one where I sang the praises of the
> AT "Trailmate" CD that lets you print out itineraries in three levels of
> detail.  I think the paraphrased quote of Eisenhower says it best -
> planning is essential, but plans are useless.  I do a lot of general
> advance planning, and then try my best to not have any specific plans
> while out there . . .
>
> hiking on, planning on, but allergic to actual plans when on the trail!
> :)
>
> thru-thinker
>
> Slyatpct@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 2/11/2002 8:36:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > icw39@ncfreedom.net writes:
> >
> > > Yes the
> > > PCT requires more planning, but - so what - does that mean something
in
> > > the greater scheme of things
> > >
> >
> > Not really (for a talented guy like yourself)...  get the guidebooks,
the
> > data book, start the last weekend in April, send a four day drop to
Warner
> > Springs, your ice ax to Kennedy Meadows and the rest should fall into
place.
> >
> > Sly
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