[pct-l] That far-away look in my eye

[Junaid Dawud]

What a beautiful note.

Junaid

On Mar 14, 2010, at 1:14 AM, "Eric Lee" <saintgimp at hotmail.com> wrote:

> My wife is a saint.
>
>
>
> I know this because she gracefully puts up with me every year around  
> this
> time when I get that far-away look in my eye.  I realize that the  
> current
> thru-hiking class is closing in on final preparations, ADZPCTKO is  
> five
> weeks away, and I'm getting tired of my Seattle winter hibernation.   
> I start
> dreaming about the trail.
>
>
>
> Today I binged on all four of Squatch's Walk videos, seeing and  
> remembering
> people I've hiked with, or met, or exchanged email with, or just  
> heard about
> over the past ten years.  I checked mileage and road access for this
> summer's section hike (done with Oregon and Washington and into  
> California
> this year, woohoo!).  I flipped through some of the many PCT  
> narrative books
> on my shelf.  I want to be out there again.  The amazing beauty, the
> fascinating people, the clarity of a simple life.  The horizon of my  
> worries
> and responsibilities collapsed down to what food I'll eat next and  
> how many
> more miles I want to walk before I sleep.  Not exactly an easy life,  
> but
> simple.
>
>
>
> I wish I were I better, more emotive writer.  I do pretty well with  
> facts
> and logic, I guess, but it's so difficult to capture the stirring in  
> my
> heart, the echo of the long trail that draws my eye inward and  
> toward the
> future.  How can I explain it to someone who hasn't felt it?  It's
> impossible to put into words.  But for anyone who has felt it, no  
> words are
> needed.  You know what I'm talking about.  You feel it too.
>
>
>
> Eric
>
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