[pct-l] at the "edge"

[Carol]

Okay, Diane, you can't just drop the words "Japanese pocket bidet" and not elaborate. 

Carol

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On Sep 13, 2013, at 7:21 PM, Diane Soini <dianesoini at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a rep for being "ultralight", but on my last trip I had a few  
> luxuries, such as my 1lb musical instrument (a strumstick, look them  
> up, they're really fun to play.)
> 
> This summer I had the privilege of hiking with Yoshihiro, aka Low  
> Gear. Man he's strong! He can power up those mountains with triple  
> the weight on his back as mine. His pack is really comfortable for  
> such a big heavy pack, too. The food he cooks is great! I learned a  
> lot from him this summer. I've got all kinds of dried greens now for  
> my "Yoshihiro soup" and I found some flattened rice similar to what  
> he brings. I now even have a Japanese pocket bidet (thank you for  
> sending it to me.) His pack had really cool front pockets. So big you  
> could put a full-sized SLR camera with a big lens in one side and  
> still have room for more, but it was not in your way. I want to try  
> to attach something like that to my own pack.
> 
> One nice thing about our trip is we hiked somewhat more leisurely  
> than a thru-hike, but not nearly enough. Low Gear would try to  
> interject a little civilized backpacking into us to little avail. But  
> the afternoons ought to have a coffee break and nobody should rush  
> away from a spot with a great view. It's hard to undo the after- 
> effects of distance hiking, but we're learning...
> 
> On Sep 13, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> 
>> From: Jeffrey Olson <jjolson60 at centurylink.net>
>> 
>> 
>> The reason I'm writing this is that I followed Anish on facebook -
>> minorly - and totally rooted for her and am so in awe of her attitude
>> and her ability to do 40s day after day.
>> 
>> I contrast that to this fellow I met 20 years ago who was not only on
>> his own edge, but the edge of what long distance backpacking is all
>> about.
> 
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