[at-l] Just Wondering

[ellen at clinic.net (Bob C.)]

>"...I have noted that eventually the (journal) entries start to get further
>apart and shorter in length.  This usually happens after the hikers pass
>through PA. .... I think the trudge (or may drudge) factor sets in.  One stops
>enjoying the trail and all they can look forward to is finishing the trail."

I enjoyed all the trail and probably the northern sections the most. But writing
an interesting daily journal is hard work -- which is why I didn't even try 10
years ago. I had earned my living by attempting to write interesting and useful
things daily for 30 years. I was hiking to just enjoy the trail. My camera and a
few jotted notes became my journal. I enjoy showing selections from my 2,000
slides. Generally the viewers seem to enjoy them also. (I like to think one
reason is that I'm not tempted to bore them with all the details of each photo,
since the details are lost in the jumble of my memory.)

Weary