[at-l] Re: Jim & Ginny Owens

[dlynbid at earthlink.net (Diana Mcdonald-Biddle)]

CONGRATULATIONS on "Living your dream!"
I am SOOOOO envious!

I showed this post to my DH and well....
"Let's just say that HE DIDN'T GET IT!
He thinks I am nuts just for wanting to hike the AT
:)

Diana
Bean Blossom





on 02/08/2006 1:00 PM, at-l-request@backcountry.net at
at-l-request@backcountry.net wrote:

> Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:44:57 -0500
> From: "Jim and/or Ginny Owen" <spiriteagle99@hotmail.com>
> Subject: [at-l] (no subject)
> To: at-l@backcountry.net
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> 
> Janie asked:  My only question is.......what'll ya do when the hike is
> over?????
> 
> Quick answer:  Keep hiking!  This time Jim is retiring for real, so we have
> plans for the next four years, more or less and lots of ideas for beyond
> that:  2006 CDT, 2007 Arizona Trail, Utah, Great Divide Trail, 2008 back to
> Alaska, 2009 PCT again - Of course, it all depends on finances and knees
> holding out, but that's the plan.  In between, we'll either wander the
> country or find some place to settle down again - someplace with real
> mountains and no traffic.  Life is good.
> 
> Ginny