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[at-l] Long Trails
- Subject: [at-l] Long Trails
- From: hudsom at us.ibm.com (Mark Hudson)
- Date: Sat Jan 8 09:59:54 2005
<<I like that definition. I've had a few "long" day hikes myself, one
because
I was with a group that was overly concerned with getting to the end of a
planned 20 miles. That trip was was death march long. 8P Another day
(alone) I covered just as much ground but at my own pace. That hike was
stress release long. :D>>
I did a dayhike last fall with the Catskill 3500 Club. Mind you, I'm mostly
a solo hiker and always have a fear of what kind of group I'm going to end
up with, but when I do connect with a group I always have a good time. I
think I've been lucky in connecting with good groups too. For various
reasons the hike dragged out from 8:30 in the morning until we finally
reached the trailhead at 10:30 at night, including a headlamp bushwhack
descent of Lone Mt. Our trip leader was concerned about the slow pace the
group was setting, but I kept telling her that I would rather that we be
late to the trailhead with everyone intact than hurrying along and having
someone get hurt. What really surprised her was that we were all having a
good time, and I think everyone on the hike would do it again...
Yeah, the trail can have it's own stresses, but I find them to be
ridiculously minor compared to dealing with the "real world".
skeeter