[at-l] jobs, and life, and such

[TrailR at aol.com (TrailR@aol.com)]

In a message dated 1/15/2004 2:46:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
AThiker@smithville.net writes:
But, what is there to think about? What deep thoughts do you need, or 
want, that aren't there? Why can't you think about things while you're 
hiking? It's just walking. 


No it's not.... It is definitely not "just walking". My family even pointed 
this out to me 
after they hiked with me.They thought it would be "just walking", and 
realized it was 
a constant "watch where you put your feet" kind of thing, and not walking at 
all. 
I was constantly focused on the trail & missed much around me, unless I 
stopped 
to look. And if I tried to think, or look while I was walking & didn't stay 
focused, 
I ate dirt. Ask Wench, we constantly said, "stop, look & listen".. IN THAT 
ORDER...
Wench could tell when I was looking around or thinking, she could hear me 
trip, fall, 
slip, slide, stumble, and so on... I was amazed at how much I had to 
concentrate on 
what I was doing as I hiked. I  tried to think and walk, but after the first 
face plant 
into the roots (and the subsequent roll off the trail & into a ditch), I 
thought better of it.

dirtdog