[at-l] "Why" and "Purpose"

[AThiker at smithville.net (Felix)]

Raphael Bustin wrote:

> At 09:15 PM 8/19/2005 -0400, Blue Sky wrote:
>
>> I've never hiked for the views. I've always liked the little
>> things. My last big hike was with my daughter in 2003
>> (the 100 miles where the LT and AT coincide and 100
>> miles is small potatoes to many of you, but big to me).
>
>
>
> I think I hear what you're saying... but for
> me, a view seems a modest and fitting reward
> for having picked my way up two or three
> thousand feet of rocks and roots.
> Maybe I'm spoiled from tromping through
> the Whites, where the views are stupendous.
> I ate dessert first and assumed the main course
> would be as tasty.


You may need to loosen the restrictions on what you define a 'view' to 
be.  There ain't nothin' in my backyard but grass and trees. But, I sure 
the hell love lookin' back there.