[pct-l] After the hike

[Reinhold Metzger]

On 12/22/2011 4:24 AM, Reinhold Metzger wrote:
> On 12/15/2011 8:46 AM, Reinhold Metzger wrote:
>> I say quit fretting about what to do with your life after the hike.
>> Just go do the hike and then after the hike just go on with your life.
>> You may be a changed person after the hike with different priorities.
>>
>> To some the hike will be a wonderful adventure.
>> To some it may  be a disappointment.
>> To some it may be a nightmare.
>>
>> Whatever it will be to you may determine in which direction you want 
>> to go after the hike.
>> You may want to spend the rest of your life hiking, or you may have 
>> had your fill of hiking.
>> I know my first  "Whitney"  hike 43 years ago changed my life and 
>> made me appreciate my chosen profession that allows me to take off 
>> and hike whenever I want.
>> And after 43 years I am still trying to figure out what I want to do 
>> with the remainder of my life.
>>
>> And who knows, you may meet someone on the trail who may change your 
>> life.
>>
>> You may meet someone like  "Switchback"  on the trail and wind up 
>> mowing the lawn and scrubbing and waxing floors for the rest of your 
>> life like poor, long suffering Mrs. Switchback.
>>
>> Or, you may meet a  "Prince Charming"  like JMT Reinhold on the trail 
>> who will pamper and spoil you, put you on a pedestal, treat you like 
>> a  "Princess"  and let you live your life anyway you like.
>>
>> So you see, until you return from your hike all your advance planing 
>> may be in vain.
>>
>> JMT Reinhold
>> The  "Prince Charming"  who treats his women right
>>
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