[pct-l] Planning First Solo Hike (Jim Cribari) II

[gwschenk at socal.rr.com]

---- Ernie Castillo <erniec01 at hotmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> Fear.
> 
> Nearly all of us experience it. (Some admit it, some don't.)
> 
> Fear is not exclusive to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.

I've felt fear, real, true fear, only once in the mountains. Huddled down at the base of the summit block of Thunderbolt Peak waiting to be blasted to smithereens by lightning.

A gun wouldn't have helped.

Gary