[pct-l] Re: pct-l-digest V1 #1014

["Scott Elliott" <SCOTEL01@noa.nintendo.com>]

For the record I can attest that Steve Queen, asside from being a great trail partner, Eagle Scout and a real cool dude, was also carring a moster external frame pack.  We all did back when dinosours roamed the earth.  I can also tell you that Steve is a trail animal and is able to walk the legs off a mule (he did mine and I have the X-rays to prove it).   In case you didn't know it he is the first person to do the tripple crown (PCT, AT CDT) as a through hiker.  He also deserves major kudos for his great efforts for the PCT.

Scott Elliott
Sr. Engineer
Nintendo Of America

> Hey Monte,
> Enjoyed meeting you at the PCTA Annual Meeting, especially the discussions
> over dinner.  Maybe you can enlighten the list on the Minute Rice /
> Rattlesnake diet you had on the PCT in addition to your menu below.
> I think Steve and I had you beat in the weight department in 1981 when we
> thru-hiked.  I carried a Kelty Tioga frame pack, Timberland Tent, SVEA
> stove, 4 Lb. down bag and 5 Lb. leather boots.  With all the heavy
> clothing and other "stuff", it wasn't uncommon to leave a food drop with
> 60 Lbs. on my back.  As Steve mentioned at dinner (please forgive me
> Steve), he even carried a hatchet (not to mention his two-man dome tent
> for his personal use).  That was when men were men.
> Even though I have somewhat adopted the "lightweight style", I still get a
> kick out of what we carried "back in the day".  Your posts always make me
> smile, because they remind me of how things were, and how much better the
> equipment is today.
> Hope all is well and look forward to seeing you on the trail (or in the
> trail with that massive load).
> Keep up the controversial posts - we don't want the list getting
> complacent !!!
> 
> Eric "The Red" Weinmann
> PCTA Board of Directors

* From the PCT-L |  Need help? http://www.backcountry.net/faq.html  *

==============================================================================