[at-l] Re: News

[garyticknor at starpower.net (Gary Ticknor)]

Rich, Timothy D. wrote:

> Congratulations, Gary!  Will your retirement years warrant a trailname
> change, or are you staying in the DC area?

Thanks, Tim. No more mortgage backed securities for me! Thinking about 
"Greenbriar", it fits me: thorny, all over the place, at times a 
nuisance, but always green ;) Also, the name of my subdivision here in 
Fairfax.

I will be leaving the area for NC, but not until my daughter is out of 
high school in a year and a half,

> I'm hoping 2005 is the year for me as well, just the 100 mile wilderness
> remains.  Do you have any more southern sections to finish, or was the
> Hiwassee stretch your last one?

I have one gap in the South, from Wesser to Newfound Gap. Next gap north 
is some 35 miles up in Connecticut, Cosmo's territory.

> 
> Good luck in your prehike preparations.  Take care of those knees.

So far 3 days of diet, 3 1 1/2 hour conditioning walks.

- Gary from Fairfax (or Greenbriar?), Gaining Pain for Maine

> 
> Take Care,
> 
> Tim
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 13:48:41 -0400
> From: Gary Ticknor <garyticknor@starpower.net>
> Subject: [at-l] News
> To: at-l@backcountry.net
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> 1. Delurking - off digest mode.
> 
> 2. I retired today :)
> 
> 3. I need to lose 100 pounds :(
> 
> 4. 2005 will be the year I complete the trail :)
> 
> - Gary from Fairfax
> 
> "Any day now, Any day now, I shall be released" - B. Dylan
> 
>