[at-l] Test Hike Blues

[Christian E Rademacher <c-rademacher@nwu.edu>]

>>I just came back from a short (6 mi) hike and overnight camping trip.
>>Everything went wrong, and I feel so down right about now I'm afraid I'm
>>losing my nerve.
>>
>>
>>Marty
>
>Marty:
>
>Keep your spirits up.  Test hikes are all about what you experienced.  You
find out what gear works and what gear doesn't.  It's nice for you to see
this happen in MD., vs. Springer.  You now have a leg up on yourself prior
to the test hike!  
>
>When I test hiked, I was disappointed by the mild weather in which I did
not get to test all my gear!
>
>Laughing Man
>Waynesboro, VA -> Andover, ME '96
>
>"Sweet are the uses of adversity"  W. Shakespeare.
>

Christian E Rademacher
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.   USA
c-rademacher@nwu.edu

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