[pct-l] Hiking and the real world

[ned at mountaineducation.org]

Mango!

Indeed, while you have a reliable income, try to begin to grow the one 
you're really passionate about. It will take time, usually. We started 
Mountain Education back in 1982 right after hiking the on CDT, just before 
getting married and raising a family. With responsibilities like marriage 
and family, you usually need a more sufficient income than a fledgling 
outdoor school can provide, thus I grew a residential construction 
corporation who's last income was 17 months ago. We all know where the 
national construction trade went....

Mountain Education was always on the "back burner." Now it's on the front.



Ned Tibbits, Director
Mountain Education
1106A Ski Run Blvd
South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
    P: 888-996-8333
    F: 530-541-1456
    C: 530-721-1551
    http://www.mountaineducation.org
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim & Jane Moody" <moodyjj at comcast.net>
To: "Sasha Leidman" <sleidman at gmail.com>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiking and the real world


>
>
> FYI, Ned's primary business is building houses. These days he has more 
> free time than he wishes for.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sasha Leidman" <sleidman at gmail.com>
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 3:26:42 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Hiking and the real world
>
> Hi,
> I'm a college student who, in the past few years, has gotten very 
> interested
> in long distance backpacking. I've been on the list for a while and have
> heard from a lot of very experienced backpackers. Reading their posts, I 
> was
> wondering, how you have implemented the backpacking world into "real 
> life".
> Is it more common for people to take the Yogi path and sort of haphazardly
> get into backpacking while maintaining an unrelated job back at home or do
> most take the Ned path and get into backpacking by falling in love with it
> through their job? Working for my school's outdoor organization, I've 
> guided
> a number of backpacking trips. As man of our school's guides graduate
> though, they move on to careers in different areas. How can long distance
> backpacking be sustainable as a career path? What ways do people mix their
> passion with profession?
>
> -- 
> Sasha Leidman
> sleidman at gmail.com
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