[pct-l] My plans,in a nutshell

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

It is not okay to kill and eat rattlesnakes. You need a permit for  
that. It is illegal to hunt/fish/collect without a license. You'll  
need one either from Fish and Game or from the Forest Service or  
possibly both. Did you know you even need a permit to pick mistletoe?

You will change every single one of your declarations about what you  
need or will do. You will end up staying with trail angels. You will  
eat more than you thought. You won't eat bugs, snakes or leather.

Good luck with your hike.


On Jan 4, 2011, at 6:24 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Subject: Re: [pct-l] My plans,in a nutshell
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> O.K. heres the deal,I decited to help a charity(mileage sponsors) whos
> main agenda is to help cancer patients pay there bills. There are no
> old men in my family because of the c word,I took care of my uncle for
> 3 years as he fought for his life,and the one request he had of me was
> to help this charity that had helped him live out his days with a
> little extra dignity(his words),I write this with tears falling on my
> keyboard,I planned on keeping this to myself,but have done that for
> far too long. Animal lovers,im an animal lover as well! But the fact
> of the matter is I will not apologize for being human,I eat
> rattlesnake,and yes I will skin it,eat it,and be done in less than an
> hour,burning the remains.Why? Thats my personal choice and will not
> impose a healthy tasty meal onto anyone or there general
> vicinty(camp),I could think of worse camp habits!  So now you know a
> little of my motivation,although ive never needed any motivation to
> hike,ive been a machine hiker for a longtime(trained and maintained).
> Hiking at night is my option,not an everyday event,and to put your
> fears to rest,the charity I raise money for is not expecting a dime
> and will not think less of me for a failed attempt,they are great
> people. Id be a fool to say im gonna make it and make it look
> easy,injuries can happen to the best of us,but I can tell you that I
> will give everything I got.