[at-l] What to think?

[nealb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (William Neal)]

Both are true.  I weighed my pack and it was almost 50#.  I later ditched
most at Suches -- except for one humongous candle which stayed at Stover
Creek.  But I heard of the Swede (who was behind me) and he weighed his pack
in front of a lot of people at Amicola (I know I spelled it wrong).  And it
weighed 100#.  Apparently (like some Special Ops people) 100# was nothing to
him.  And he hiked off like he was carrying a bookbag for a walk in a city
park.

As to the priest...  I understand several priests have hiked the trail --
don't know if any finished.  Although one priest from Ireland apparently
heard of the AT and when he got a Sabbatical, he hiked the AT.  And
apparently, he carried a full communion set JIC he got to celebrate Mass
with other Catholics.

Sometimes Truth is stranger than Fiction.

Anybody got any such stories?

William, The Turtle

-----Original Message-----
From: Amy [mailto:askowronek@mindspring.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:38 AM
To: William Neal
Cc: AT-L List (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [at-l] What to think?



On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 08:25 AM, William Neal wrote:

>
> But some ultra-lightest are so sold on going light, they turn people
> off of
> camping.  I wonder what they would think of the Swede who carried a 100#
> pack or the priest who carried a full communion set?
>

I don't know, but it sounds like the start of a joke.  :)

-amy