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[at-l] Re Timeframes and Journals and Such



Frank:

My best of wishes. Just remember that it's the journey that's important, not the destination. I knew by Erin, TN that my chances of completing the entire trail were nebulous at best. Nor were my speculations wrong. But, nevertheless, those six months and three days, increasingly have influenced everything I've done since. My advice is to listen to what your body tells you, and what the surroundings tell you. Enjoy the journey, and let the journey determine the destination.

My only goal was to continue until weather or Katahdin stopped me. I made Katahdin. I didn't make all the trail. I've never regretted the choices. Nothing I've ever done has so influenced my life in the years since.

Weary 

> ------------Original Message------------
> From: "Frank Looper" <mapster@charter.net>

Friends and neighbors:
> I'm going to take off on a hike from Springer again this year. I'm not 
> gonna
> call it a thru-hike, unless I end up in Maine. That's reasonable for 
> me,
> because of the frequency of major migraines and cluster headaches that 
> I
> have. I'll get both occipital nerves blocked right before I leave, take 
> my
> meds every day, take a lot less gear, and hike until it isn't fun any 
> more.
> Not a bad idea, IMO.
> 
> 90% of the folks who start don't do a thru-hike. Chances are that you 
> and I
> won't either. Does that mean that we shouldn't try? No. It just means 
> that
> it shouldn't be what it takes to brand our hikes as successful. I had a 
> good
> time last year, and I'm going to have a good time again this year.
> 
> :-)
> Frank
> 
>