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Re: [at-l] Traditions, and their downfall :(

Mine was giveing by my dad when I went  out for the first  time.  I was
always getting to far ahead of everybody, and had to stop to wait for
everybody else to catch up. Which wasn't so bad beacuse I got to rest
more often. The reason "Whilrwind" is spelled wrong is because I did know
how to spell it when it was giving to me. And since It's unuseal, I
decied to keep that way. I got my name from a future thru-hiker.

Stephen T. Galyen
Trail Name: Wirlwind
Wirlwind@juno.com
<[_] Hot Chocolate, Good To The Last Drop.[_]>
GA -> ME 2002


On Mon, 17 Feb 1997 21:07:23 -0700 "Patrick O'Meara"
<pomeara@slate.Mines.EDU> writes:
>Just a thought that came across my mind.  It seems like a majority
>of the future thru hikers already have Trail names, and I'm just 
>curious
>how you received them .   It seemed not too long ago that the 
>tradition
>was to be given a name by fellow thru hiker, now it seems as if 
>everyone
>has a name before they begin their hike.  Why is it that such a good
>tradition is being forgotten ??  Is it because people don't know about
>this fine tradition, or is it that people just don't care about
>tradition??????    
>
>        If the above statement bothers you in the least, please feel
>free to explain why you find it important to personalize your trail
>name.  I'm really curious to hear from any and all.
>
>
>			     City Slicka
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