Re: [at-l] I've got it bad...

[Pat Villeneuve <patv@falcon.cc.ukans.edu>]

Sorry, all. I didn't mean to get the oatmeal thing going again...

BTW, I thought it was impossible to do the trail without a good deal of 
"character-building" weather. In fact, the folks at the Blueberry Patch 
in northern Georgia told me it usually rains every day in April. In any 
case, I ran into a thru-hiking couple in Vermont this year. They had 
incredible timing (or very poor memories for people so young ;->); they 
claimed they had had only three days of hiking in rain. 

I, on the other hand, remember a section in Virginia when it rained for 
eight straight days. Then we almost beat the oatmeal out of the hiker 
who cautiously asked, "Have you noticed it hasn't rained in nearly TWO 
hours?"

The Land of Oz had 1.25" on Hallowe'en, and 1.5" yesterday. And today, 
well, you get the picture. Too bad I'm not hiking soon--got lots and 
lots of trail candy.

Give Me Chocolate


Bill Thorneloe wrote:
> 
> Just be careful how you want that oatmeal! Especially if you are "lusting".
> 
> BTW, sorry to hear about your weather. It sounds awful, and something I would
> hope to avoid on the trail or at home.
> 
> OrangeBug
> Atlanta, GA
> 
> Pat Villeneuve wrote:
> 
> > It's been a miserable weekend in Kansas--40s and constant rain. Somehow,
> > this conjurs up fond (?!) memories of the trail, and I want to be out
> > there again, now, even in the rain and cold. I'll know I'm truly
> > desperate if I have oatmeal for breakfast...
> >
> > Lusting. Been there?
> 
> * From the Appalachian Trail Mailing List |  http://www.backcountry.net  *
* From the Appalachian Trail Mailing List |  http://www.backcountry.net  *

==============================================================================