Re: [at-l] Blind Thru-hiker

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

I agree. Dragon's Tooth absolutely astonished me. I was so convinced 
that I was going to go out of there on a litter or in a bag that I 
stopped to take photos so my family would understand...

Give Me Chocolate

Jeremy Reiter wrote:
> 
> Ron wrote:
> <snip>
> > That night, as the rain began to fall, and the shelter mice scurried
> > around, I thought about how difficult (I would have thought impossible)
> > it must have been to hike the trail blind.
> 
> During my thru, i think that the first place that i literally stopped and said "Holy cow! How
> in the world did Bill Irwin manage to get down this without killing himself" was during the
> descent after Dragon's Tooth in Virginia (south of The Home Place). Don't get me wrong, there
> are plenty of places that are tough that are south of there, but that was the first place i
> distinctly remember thinking about Bill and how amazing his journey was/is. As the late JG
> might sing "Inspiration, move me brightly...."
> 
> Walk with light,
> 
> -Rambleon-
> 
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