[at-l] tryin' again...

[athiker at smithville.net (Felix)]

I sended this the other day and it came back...'undelivered'

Hey...it's been a while since we did this...hasn't it? Not long enuff? 
sorry...I may do more...some even 'retro-five-years-ago-today' stuff, maybe. 
Maybe I won't. Anyway, five years ago today I left Knot Maul Shelter...this 
was the morning after 5 years ago last night...the night five years ago that I 
saw the BIG 'Z' in the sky that haunts me to this day. (for over five years 
now I've been haunted by that BIG 'Z' in the sky.) Anyway, it was a drizzly, 
cold day. One of those kinds of days that the sun never shines and you don't 
ever really get a feel for what time it is. I had a quick, chilly snack-break 
at Davis Path Shelter and headed on for my destination for the night...The 
Atkins Motel and Restaurant. Once there and checked in...I got my laundry 
together and was headed toward the washing machine 
room...walk...walk...walk...hey, that door is open...hey, that's hiker 
gear...hey, that's a hiker sittin' on the floor...hey...that's a hiker 
chickola sittin' on the floor...too much gear, there has to be a hiker manola 
with that hiker chickola...There wasn't. Ladies and gentlemen, may I 
introduce 'Pilot'. Pilot and I struck up a coversation that lasted all 
evening...and, the next day...and, the next day...and, the next day...and, 
part of the day after that. And, now...five year's later...I'm sitting in a 
rocking chair in Pilot's livingroom writing about it. I think we are 
celebrating the 5 year anniversary of meeting by beating each other with 2x4's 
so we feel like we did back on Dec 5th, 1998.  that's all for now. (Was that 
enuff?)  (I have a couple of trip reports I might write sometime...if I can 
remember any of the stuff that happened.)

-- 
Felix J. McGillicuddy
ME-->GA '98
"Your Move"
http://Felixhikes.tripod.com