[at-l] Do hiker have more hunaity?

[rafeb@adelphia.net (rafeb@adelphia.net)]

On 18 Feb 2002 at 7:46, Jan Leitschuh wrote:

> As I said, I used to believe that hikers were "kinder, gentler" breed for
> the same reasons you do. 
> After all, hikers are getting out of the "little boxes" society needs us to
> be in in order to feel safe, ordered  and uphold the consensus trance. Going
> off to hike for six months is not typical lemming behavior. An awe of nature
> and the compelling nature of reality (as opposed to ideas in the head) is
> right at hand. I grew very excited when I discovered hikes and hiking.


What's "hunaity" anyway???

I agree that there aren't many generalizations that can be made 
about hikers.  Aside from the obvious:  there must be some 
appreciation for the woods, and nature, or they wouldn't be 
out there in the first place.

As for thru-hikers, I found only that a healthy ego (for better 
or for worse) was standard equipment.  I guess that's not too 
surprising either.  One needs a healthy dose of that in order 
to contemplate and then complete a 2100 mile walk and all 
its travails.


rafe b.
aka terrapin