[at-l] Hillbilly types along the AT

[janl2 at mindspring.com (Jan Leitschuh)]

Assuming your question was in good spirits and not an us/them thing:

Only one hillybilly type I encountered, in the Iron Mountain ridge 
past Kincorra (above Watauga Lake), and was he a truly gentle and 
courteous soul.
A genuine character too. He was out in bib overalls and work boots, 
walking his goat Buddy, on the AT.

It was a hot day, and Buddy was panting. He lay down in the shade 
immediately as we stopped to talk.

Buddy followed his master everywhere, and when I got close to scratch 
him, Buddy got up and hid behind his master, even though it was a bit 
more of hot effort to do so. He was truly a "daddy's goat.'
That was my most memorable encounter.

Here's a picture of the two "billys":
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=30936

> Message: 36
> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 16:17:27 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Rip Tide <riptide2124@yahoo.com>

> I'm wondering about hillbilly types you've seen along
> the AT or nearby towns.   The type that, you do a
> double take on when you see them or talk about for
> weeks after running into them.


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