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[at-l] L'Amour and the heat.....was Map and compass - and GPS
Never thought of it this way Sara! BUT I am rather glad I am not trying to
hike in this heat! Only rec'd 6 messages yesterday, so everyone is either
prostrated from the heat or out trying to hike. My favorite seasons to hike
are Spring and Fall. I am not a hot weather hiker. The heat gives me
tremendous headaches even when I drink lots of water.
Highlander
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> From: SaraSW@aol.com
> To: kauzlar@madison.main.nc.us; at-l@saffron.hack.net
> Subject: Re: Re: [at-l] Map and compass - and GPS
> Date: Saturday, June 27, 1998 9:18 PM
>
>
> Highlander says--
>
> >One thing I learnt from reading Louie L'Amour books....always check your
> >back trail because it looks different going the other way. I make a
habit,
> >particularly when I stop, of noticing which way I came and which way I
need
> >to go.
>
> If I take a book when we're hiking, it's almost always a Louie L'Amour.
For
> one thing, it helps me keep things in perspective. I say to
myself--"Woman,
> quit whining about being cold, wet and tired. If you were a Sackett you'd
also
> have baaaad men on your trail, you'd have just fallen over a 500-foot
cliff
> into a rocky, icy stream, your clothes would be torn to shreds and your
shoes
> gone, you'd have Indians after you and a massive arrow wound in your
back, and
> wolves would be gathering around your little ledge shelter looking to
have you
> for supper!"
>
> Kinda makes my situation look better, doncha know.
>
> Sally
> Keep your mind moving forward and the rest will follow.
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