[at-l] Just Hike Theory

[teamcourage@xxxxxxxxx (Dave Fales)]

Soory but fat people can never keep up with us fit people

Jim Bullard wrote:

> Don't judge a book by it's cover Dave.
>
> At 10:05 AM 4/3/2003 -0700, Dave Fales wrote:
>
>> but do you trust information from some one who obvisly has not hiked
>> very many miles . Take a look at him he is very over weight and couldnt
>> complte the at if he crawled it. A true hiker is in shape and fit like I
>> am, If it wasnt for my recnt surgery I could go out tomrow and runa
>> amrathon
>>
>> Bob C. wrote:
>>
>>> Shane has provided us with an excellent site.
>>>
>>> <http://www.theplacewithnoname.com/hiking/sections/philosophy/justify.htm>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Those who feel trapped by responsibilities should ponder his words, "Of
>>> course,
>>> once you have lashed yourself to the mast of the ship of society,
>>> you aren't
>>> trapped forever. Weekend hikes, section hikes, and fantastic family
>>> vacations
>>> can all be yours."
>>>
>>> It isn't long distance hiking, but family backpacking, has its own
>>> joys and
>>> challenges. My youngest was on the trail four months after his third
>>> birthday.
>>> No we didn't carry him. He walked and carried a pack -- in fact,
>>> insisted on
>>> his own pack.
>>>
>>> That first three day trip was the seven mile round trip to Chimney Pond
>>> Campground, half way to the summit of Katahdin. My wife and I and
>>> three kids,
>>> ages 3-6. The youngest didn't summit until he was five. Over the
>>> next 7 or 8
>>> years we did all of the Maine AT in weekend to week long hikes.
>>>
>>> Weary
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>
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