[pct-l] Solo women hikers

Sat Dec 1 16:48:57 CST 2007

Is it safe for women to hike northbound alone? I'm thinking of leaving from Campo in late April/May 2008. My partner might not be able to join and I'd like to do it solo. What do you think?

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1. Re: Hiking Pace and Enjoyment (Home)
2. Re: Hiking Pace and Enjoyment (g l)
3. Re: Senzumbrellas... not yet (Hiker97 at aol.com)
4. Re: Hiking Pace and Enjoyment (g l)

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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:58:00 -0800
From: Home 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiking Pace and Enjoyment
To: Pct-l 

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You don't own a television? I thought I was the only one. Makes us part 
of a small mode, eh?

On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:51:42 -0800, Greg Kesselring 
wrote:

> well, all I know is this: It is not normal for an American to not own a
> television (because the norm is that Americans own televisions). I do 
> not own a television, therefore I am not normal. ..
>
> Home wrote:
>>
>> Hmm, does my recollection match yours:
>> "Mean" = an average, add 'em up, divide by the number of datapoints.
>> "Median" = a mid-point in the data, an equal number of points above and
>> below. Not necessarily a mean.
>> "Mode" = the most frequent, perhaps the most typical, response. ...

-- 
I'm through with love
I'll never fall again.
Said adieu to love
Don't ever call again.
For I must have you or no one
And so I'm through with love.

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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 09:58:09 -0800 (PST)
From: g l 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiking Pace and Enjoyment
To: PCT 

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DID YOU GUYS NOT READ MY TIMELY AND WITTY "NUMBERS" SPEECH????

:-)

Wheeew

Home wrote:
Hmm, does my recollection match yours:
"Mean" = an average, add 'em up, divide by the number of datapoints.
"Median" = a mid-point in the data, an equal number of points above and 
below. Not necessarily a mean.
"Mode" = the most frequent, perhaps the most typical, response.

Then there are the fancy analyses, like "standard deviation" and "bell 
curve." Does make one wonder what a "standard deviant" is, no?

On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:39:36 -0800, Greg Kesselring 
wrote:

> The definition of "normal" is like average, or the greatest percentage. 
> It's a statistical term...

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I'll never fall again.
Said adieu to love
Don't ever call again.
For I must have you or no one
And so I'm through with love.
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 12:58:13 EST
From: Hiker97 at aol.com
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Senzumbrellas... not yet
To: wandering_bob at comcast.net, pct-l at backcountry.net
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_wandering_bob at comcast.net_ (mailto:wandering_bob at comcast.net) writes: It 
looks like they've sacrificed width for length, and most of that is to the 
rear where it does little good as a rain shield.
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I would not worry about that. Umbrellas are not really for rain on the 
trail. They are mainly for radiation protection and dehydration protection. 
Their rain protection is always minimal because of the wind/breezes. In the 
rain my umbrella is fine for the upper shoulders and head protection. 

Don't get me wrong. I like walking under it in the rain and looking out as 
the wet world passes by -- that is kind of neat. I think the black color 
might be best too for the sun and providing a deeper shade -- just look at the 
dark clothing the Arabs use in hot climates. I do not think heat is an issue 
with the black color for an umbrella. Though you might have a good point if 
you added some reflective material and made it more like the GoLite Chrome 
Dome. That would be cool (pun intended). :-) That could be done for about an 
ounce of weight if you used that light silver material in survival kits.

But now that I think about it, I wonder if the material on the GoLite Chrome 
Dome is just marketing hype. Another consumer trick. It looks reasonable 
and sensible, but is it really just a way to get more money out of you -- the 
material under the silver material is black, I think. I am not smart enough 
to know one way or the other about reflective materials and their true value. 
May be you know something about this.

Cheers, Switchback

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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 10:00:28 -0800 (PST)
From: g l 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiking Pace and Enjoyment
To: PCT 

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Actually, I think it makes you both "out-lyers".......per statistics........

Home wrote: You don't own a television? I thought I was the only one. Makes us part 
of a small mode, eh?

On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:51:42 -0800, Greg Kesselring 
wrote:

> well, all I know is this: It is not normal for an American to not own a
> television (because the norm is that Americans own televisions). I do 
> not own a television, therefore I am not normal. ..
>
> Home wrote:
>>
>> Hmm, does my recollection match yours:
>> "Mean" = an average, add 'em up, divide by the number of datapoints.
>> "Median" = a mid-point in the data, an equal number of points above and
>> below. Not necessarily a mean.
>> "Mode" = the most frequent, perhaps the most typical, response. ...

-- 
I'm through with love
I'll never fall again.
Said adieu to love
Don't ever call again.
For I must have you or no one
And so I'm through with love.
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