[at-l] Introduction (Read at own risk)

[daveh at psknet.com (David Hicks)]

OK.  I'll bit, also.

I am 64 years old and I can't remember a period before I was in the woods, 
camping, fishing, hunting, etc.

I had hiked on the AT before I knew what it was.  In 1957, I was recruited by 
a neighbor to do some work on something called the AT -- he needed a dumb big 
kid on the other end of a cross cut.  Must have caught a bug, or something, as 
I have been at it every since.  In addition to Club maintaining, I still spend 
four to six weeks a year on crew.  I tend to get in another four to six weeks 
a year walking a trail, most often the AT.

I have hiked all the trail from the NC/VA border to the Delaware Water
Gap -- some sections many, many, many times over and some sections along 
vastly different routes.  For example,  I wonder how many others on the list 
have hiked the AT through Floyd & Carroll Counties, over the Pinnacles of Dan, 
and crossed the New River at Fries Junction?

I have hiked many sections from MA north to ME and south of VA to GA. 
However, they don't all link up -- outside the NC/VA border to the Delaware 
Water
Gap area.

Over the years, I have migrated from a 60+ lb pack to a three season pack of
under 14 lbs (excluding food & water) -- not ultra-light, but reasonably
light weight.

Like Jim, I have been part of this group from the use-net days.

Chainsaw

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim and/or Ginny Owen" <spiriteagle99@hotmail.com>
To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 3:57 PM
Subject: [at-l] Introduction (Read at own risk)


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OK - I'll bite.
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