[pct-l] PCT Beer Story

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, Sugar Moma,

That beer story was offered in the very best spirit of Irish blarney but may
be just a wee bit fanciful.  However, if it isn’t true – it ought to be.

Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09


On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 9:07 AM, patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> so did you get to drink the cold beer? hugs babe!
>
> Sugar Moma
>
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> *From:* CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net>
> *To:* PCT listserve <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> *Sent:* Thu, March 17, 2011 6:30:36 PM
> *Subject:* [pct-l] PCT Beer Story
>
> Good evening,
>
> On the occasion of St. Patrick’s Day I’ll tell a PCT beer story.  On a
> short, but dry, section I carried a bottle of beer with me as the ultimate
> day’s end treat.  I had the idea to put the bottle in a creek near my
> proposed campsite and by the time camp was ready the nirvana would be cold
> and waiting.
>
> Just before camp, as the trail crossed a rocky hillside, I misplaced a step
> and tumbled down about 8’, hitting every bump and point on the way.  After
> picking myself up and determining my bones were still intact I suddenly
> felt
> something wet running down the back of my leg.  My immediate plea was, “Oh
> Lord, please let that be blood!”
>
> Steel-Eye
>
> Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
>
> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
>
> http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09
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