[at-l] Re: A Walk in the Woods

[RoksnRoots at aol.com (RoksnRoots@aol.com)]

In a message dated 6/1/2005 10:31:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
jbullar1@twcny.rr.com writes:
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More unfounded speculation. There is a fair degree of hubris in the above.
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        Is it though Bullard? Most people agree Bryson covered little of the 
through-hiking experience most people know - as well as miles. I think you 
said you never hiked the Trail. I did and was made aware of ALDHA and the 
Gathering through register information and Trail talk almost immediately. But I hiked 
south from Katahdin in the fall and met those who were talking about it at 
the time. I think 'hubris' is a little unfair. Perhaps 'experience' would be 
more accurate. I personally doubt Bryson was unaware of who and what ALDHA was 
and have words I could suggest for the suggestion he wasn't as well. In any 
case, if he wasn't aware that only accents how ill-informed he was, and, since I 
knew about ALDHA from my Trail experience, it also suggests he wasn't that 
involved with the Trail Community. The man wrote the best selling book about the 
AT for goodness' sakes...

   Let's see ALDHA - "Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association." Hmmm...