[at-l] RE: GreyOwl@rcn.com

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark)]

or, to put it another way . . . if it itches for you, well, scratch it!
- and don't be looking to see if anyone else is itching the same way! :)

thru-thinker

Felix wrote:

>>If you choose to be totally caught up in the mileage madness, you can miss
>>something, but you really don't have to.  (Those are the ones who hike 25-30
>>miles a day, including several hours in the dark, and wonder why they didn't
>>see anything or have much fun!)
>>
>
> I hiked lots of 24-28 mile days. I hiked several hours after dark lots of times. I listened to my
> walkman. I SAW LOTS OF THINGS AND HAD LOTS OF FUN AND CAN'T IMAGINE ANYBODY EVERY HAVING A BETTER
> TIME ON A THRU-HIKE...OR, ENJOYING ONE MORE. Can anybody honestly tell me that hiking over Standing
> Indian Mountain on a near-full moon night...New Year's Eve no less, is less enjoyable than hiking it
> during the day? How many people have come face-to-face with a raccoon after dark and not know who
> was more scared? Crossing Wilburn Ridge after dark, snow in my face, flickering lights in the
> distance, was incredible. I loved night hiking. People enjoy things different ways. I don't enjoy
> reading or writing journals. I enjoy scenery...but, sometimes I enjoy it while I'm hiking. My point
> (as though I have one)...Just enjoy what you're doing...and, if you don't...do something else...and,
> don't judge how others enjoy theirs.
>
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