[pct-l] Audio Books
rbelshee
rbelshee at hotmail.com
Mon Nov 25 08:46:42 CST 2013
My local library has audio books that I can check out online for free, so part of a town stop is downloading another book or two on Wi-Fi. Works great for occasional boring stretches.
Rod "Steady" Belshee
Key West to Halifax
hikepaddle.blogspot.com
-------- Original message --------
From: JPL <jplynch at crosslink.net>
Date: 11/25/2013 6:23 AM (GMT-08:00)
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Break Strategies
I actually do use audio books when doing my local neighborhood walks. I
walk the same one-mile loop that I've walked (or ran) for nearly 35 years so
it does get a bit boring. The audio books provide a way to catch up on my
reading while still getting my daily exercise. So yes! Audio books are a
bit expensive so I try to find a non-fiction book that's fairly long. Right
now I'm listening to "Lawrence In Arabia", highly recommended! So much so
that I'm trying to find a map that depicts that region (Near East) during
the WWI era.
-----Original Message-----
From: James Vesely
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 9:08 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Break Strategies
Try audio books they are a bit safer then reading but still enjoyable.
Jim
That's pretty neat; I never thought of reading while walking. I'd never
try
it; I'd kill myself! :)
-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Siechert
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 6:40 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net MailingList
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Break Strategies
Back in my day, not only were there no portable electronics, I don't
think
electricity had been discovered. And we carried stupidly heavy packs so
our
break strategy (collapse often and for long periods) has no relevance
today.
But I had to respond to your comment about paperbacks. In the most
boring
stretches of Oregon forest, I actually read a paperback book while I
hiked.
Only a few times did I stumble over a root or rock, and it made the
miles
pass much more quickly.
Carl
1977 PCT Kelty Kid
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