[pct-l] PCTA Communicator Article, "Why We Hike"

[jdrows at comcast.net (JDRows)]

"We learn things in the Wilderness we can't learn anywhere else."

Although not being a big proponent of organized religion, every time I 
think or say that quote (the source I don't recall), I feel compelled to 
follow it up with a big "Amen!"
JD



Mtnned@aol.com wrote:

>We're going to need all your help on this:
> 
>You all are a wealth of personal experience and historical  recollection.
> 
>I need quotes, from yourselves and/or from people in history describing in  a 
>sentence or so why we like to hike.  Doesn't matter who said it, but it  must 
>be heartfelt, at the very core of what motivates us to head for the hills,  s
>pending even months at a time in wilderness.
> 
>Your own personal feelings.  Those of Thoreau, Waldo, Clarke, etc.,  etc..
> 
>The essence of these will be compiled into a dissertation of 1500-word  
>limited length for a future Communicator article.
> 
>E-mail them to me at 
> 
>_mtnned@aol.com_ (mailto:mtnned@aol.com) 
> 
> 
>What you express will motivate others to experience this awesome lifestyle  
>of the trail!
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