[pct-l] 16 miles, and 5000 feet is pretty good.

[Reinhold Metzger]

HEY, Mountain Goat,
For your 2041-42 Canadian Rockies Trail I would suggest you shop around for
a wheel chair.
I would highly recommend the four wheel drive model equipped with snow
tires, positive traction, limited slip differential, power steering & brakes
and cruise control.
You know, the all terrain model that will handle everything the ''Rockies''
can throw at you.

Oh yes, don't forget the spare tire and snow chains and, oh yes, the Ben Gay
& Geritol for the rheumatism and tired blood that you, no doubt, will have
developed by then.

Oh, I almost forgot, bring an extra pair of false teeth just in case
something happens to or you lose your originals.......teeth are very
important in the back-country.......don't leave home without them.

JMT Reinhold
Your Sr. citizen trail companion who knows from experience
.


----- Original Message -----
From: The Mountain Goat
To: reinholdmetzger at cox.net ; pct mailing list
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 10:30 PM
Subject: 16 miles, and 5000 feet is pretty good.


You know, 16 miles and 5000 feet is not realy to bad. We may do 12-50 miles
on the (PCT) trail, but getting up there in the higher 20's or more does
have some bearing on how much up and down our bodies have endured, and
perhaps how often we hike. When practicing on the Belden grade ( I live only
an hour away), doing 4000' and 20+ miles is part of my routine, but that
takes a few hikes for me to work up to.

Lets give the writer so leaway, for the average person, even doing 10+ miles
may be a great milestone let alone 5000'. Its great so many people can enjoy
the outdoors, Let them enjoy it, even if its a different milage.

Only one out of 100,000 of us want or decide that thru-hiking is the best
thing since sliced bread. Its not for everyone. As for me I think I need to
go back and look at some flowers somewhere on the PCT, but don't remmeber
exactly where. Guess I will have to do the whole thing again :-)

Then there is the CDT....

-Mountain Goat-

PCT 2005
CDT 2014
PCT 2016
AT 2021
ICDT 2023
Sea to Sea trail 2029
US to Russion thru Alaska 2030-31
Great Wall of China 2036
Walk around the World 2036-39
Canadian Rockies Trail 2041-42



[pct-l] 16 miles in one day! Oooooo....
Jon Danniken danniken at comcast.net




----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Danielsen" > =) I guess This
NY Times reporter hasn't done any long distance hiking...> >
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/27/travel/escapes/27larch.htmlAlright!  Let's
mock people who aren't as cool as us!
 Yeah!Jon

-Mountain Goat-

PCT2005
CDT 2014
PCT 2016
AT 2021
ICDT 2023
Sea to Sea trail 2029
US to Russion thru Alaska 2030-31
Great Wall of China 2036
Walk around the World 2036-39
Canadian Rockies Trail 2041-42



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