[pct-l] PCT and the World

[Bighummel at aol.com]

Nope, Switchback, you're priorities are straight!  There is a simple  test; 
just go ask anyone in a rest home if they ever wished in retrosight that  they 
worked more and played or took time for enjoying life less!
 
Life is short!  
 
Greg
 
In a message dated 7/27/2006 4:58:44 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
losthiker at sisqtel.net writes:

I can  justify going for a hike simply because it refreshes my spirit and 
makes  me feel alive! It's selfish, and  it's a gift I give myself, often. On 
 
the trail, I leave the complicated world behind. In time, the world will  get 
better, how can it get worse? Life is short, hike long, camp, drink  fresh 
waters, marvel at the stars, watch the sun rise and set, and be  happy within 
yourself. Your priorities are what you make them, and keep  them simple. Why 
wrestle with it, go for a hike..it's the rest of the  crazy world that has 
misplaced  priorities...
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I must admit  that with so many  people in the world wanting to kill us, it
makes me  feel a little weird hiking  and planning trips.  I feel a  little
decadent or may be like I have  misplaced priorities.  But  I guess that is 
what the
trail is for.  To  let us get away  and refocus our lives and perspectives. 
I
just don't  know.   I am still wrestling with this.

Your hiking buddy,   Switchback
Slime Ball Hippie Hiker  Trash