[pct-l] Top eleven reasons for trekking poles

[Rod Belshee]

#11. defending against attack grouse.

A grouse hen came rushing out of the bush at me to defend her brood. 
Startled, I jumped backwards, tripped and fell.  To her astonishment, she 
had taken down a human!  She lowered he head, pointed her beak and went in 
for the kill. I gently bopped her on the head with my hiking pole, at which 
she decided to retreat and I narrowly escaped death-by-grouse.

Steady

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From: "Robert W. Freed" <robert at engravingpros.com>
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 6:30 AM
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Top ten reasons for trekking poles

> 10. tent pole
> 9. shoe drying rack
> 8. holding your water pump tube in swift flowing streams
> 7. fishing pole
> 6. clearing rattle snakes off the trail
> 5. clearing cob webs
> 4. making scare crows with jacket and hat
> 3. knocking dew off of trail side brush
> 2. play stick the pine cone while walking
> 1. using one pole to pick the other up off the groundoh yea,... the whole 
> balance walking, ease joint pain thing.
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