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[athiker at smithville.net (Felix)]

Quoting Jim Bullard <jbullar1@twcny.rr.com>:

> At 11:06 PM 12/25/2004 -0500, Felix wrote:
> 
> >...anyone heard from me? I owe me money and was wondering how I am. 
> >(actually,
> >I'm alive and well and just outside of boston. my hike was cut drastically
> >short, but was still a lot of fun. More on that in a week or so. thanks
> >Earthworm for the kewl maildrop  :-)  i'll write y'all later and go
> Colts...)
> >
> >--
> >Felix J. McGillicuddy
> 
> No, I didn't hear from you but I was wondering how you were doing in that 
> bitter cold snap that cruised through the Northeast. Do you still have all 
> your fingers and toes?


That is odd because you were one of the people I sent cards to...danged postal 
service. I ended up staying out for only a couple of days. The first night was 
in the mid-single digits...but, it was still beautiful and I was warm IN MY 
BAG. Cooking...I still hate cooking when it's cold. The second night was much 
better. Barely below freezing. Weather was okay...flurried a time or 
two...but, nice. Connecticut was much more beautifuller than I remembered it. 
I think I eneded up hiking 13 miles the first day and 18 or so the 
second...then, 2 or 3 into Salisbury. The reason I quit was more an issue of 
wanting to watch NFL games on Sunday and not feeling confident I could make it 
to Great Barrington by then. I wasn't in the mood to do more 18's and then a 
20 on Monday. so, I walked in to salisbury, got coffee and a bagel, went to 
the post office (where I was told "This is a record. We never see hikers this 
late in the year.") and got a letter and two maildrops (thanks EW!!) As I was 
putting the stuff in my pack, some people started talking to me. In the matter 
of a minute or two I'd sweet-talk yogied a ride halfway to my truck. The guy 
let me out in Cornwall Bridge. Ten minutes later I was in a car with a guy who 
southbounded this year. Had a great time and talk with him. (Fourwinds) He 
took me right to the door where my truck was parked (Near New Milford, CT) The 
funny thing (not 'ha-ha' funny, mind ya) is that my leg hurts worse now than 
it did when I was hiking....some sciaticacaci thing, or something. Is this 
digressin'? Is my arm itching?