[pct-l] Dri-clime Windshirt

[kcristler]

on a bit more serious note; diane called it a windshirt 2 times and called 
it a jacket 4 times. Can someone explain to me just what a "windshirt" is?
                        Kerry


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com" <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 5:51 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Dri-clime Windshirt


>I have a Marmot Dri-clime windshirt, all black. I was hiking off
> trail with my boyfriend yesterday. After crawling on my belly through
> some chaparral I noticed my jacket was gone. So close to our goal of
> Hurricane Deck, a hellish ridge in the San Rafael wilderness that
> captivates people even stronger and more tenaciously than the PCT, I
> could think only of my jacket. I plunged back into the chaparral but
> could not find my jacket. My arms were bloody and my pants torn as I
> hurled myself through the wicked brush with branches tangled around
> my legs and caught in my hair. We had to abort our mission to forge a
> cross-country route to the Deck, a place we swore we'd never visit
> again after the last attempt hiking it left us and all our gear in
> shreds. I followed our footprints back a very long way. My jacket had
> simply fallen off the back of my pack and was laying out among the
> burned out remnants of a chamise forest. I danced with glee when I
> found my precious Dri-clime windshirt. I tied it securely to my waist
> and proceeded down the silted creek bed full of baby bear prints and
> quicksand. Hurricane Deck forgotten for the time being.
>
> There are some pieces of gear you just love, ya know?
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