[at-l] Clark's Lost Umbrella

[jrowen@pop500.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Owen)]

>I didn't post this for the purpose of rekindling the "U" thing, it was mainly
>to pass on an exciting challenge a group of people took upon themselves
>almost 200 years ago.  Try and imagine what it was like to enter land few if
>any before had traveled.  No planned re-supplys, no mail, NO E-MAIL and just
>what you could carry on your back.
>Now look at us today.  We have so much to assist us to make our journey more
>pleasuable and successfull.  Then again in their day they had the best that
>was offered to make their journey pleasurable and successfull.  So who had
>it better?  You decide.


John -
Good story.  And I like your conclusions.

And I don't want to start the "U" thing again either,
but I do want to point out that today's pct-l contains a post by
one of last years PCT thruhikers pointing out that he used an
 umbrella in the desert and in Washington.

I also went looking for Alan Julliard's reference to the Umbrella Lady
because Ginny and I know Leonard and Laurie Adkins - not as well as
we'd like, but we've met them at the Gathering several times.  The
article Alan was referring to was in the April 94 issue of Backpacker.
There's a picture of Leonard and Laurie, complete with umbrella - and
rain gear - on page 62 in connection with the article on "Radical
Repeaters" - or as I put it (out of envy, maybe?)  - repeat offenders.

For copies of the Lewis and Calark journals check the used book stores.
I saw a copy in one recently although I can't remember where at the
moment.   And that's where I got mine.

Walk softly,
Jim


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