[at-l] Ch ch ch changes....was Impact of Hiking?

[DTimm65344@aol.com (DTimm65344@aol.com)]

I guess the reason I don't think in terms of a thru (never really have) and 
rather expect I will continue to section hike indefinitely is that, to me, 
it's a vacation or like summer camp used to be (it's a limited escape from 
the routine schedule).  I like my job, my civic and environmental 
organization activities, taking my family on "normal" vacations, teaching my 
daughter to play softball, etc.

I also, for a couple of weeks a year, like not having to shave, smelling like 
a goat, tempting fate by risking hypothermia and broken limbs and eating 
granola bars (my wife and daughter won't tolerate me doing that at home so I 
have to go off to the woods).  I would hate for the thing that I love to do 
as my special vacation to become the routine, as it would have to for a six 
month exercise.  I think that might take the joy out of it for me.

I've read many posts talking about the satisfaction of doing a thru (heard 
lots of that talk in GA this week from this year's class - they are a pumped 
up bunch).  When I finish all the miles in little pieces around 2010 - 2012, 
I'll be satisfied with myself just fine.  Anybody who can say they've walked 
2,100 miles (or more) of trails should be proud of that as less than a tenth 
of a percent of the people on the planet would ever consider walking the 
first mile.

Black&blue

In a message dated 03/02/02 6:33:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
saunterer@jimbullard.org writes:


> At 09:02 AM 3/2/02 -0500, kahley wrote:
> >In a way, I am afraid of the impact a thru would have on my life.



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