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[pct-l] Age equals Wisdom
- Subject: [pct-l] Age equals Wisdom
- From: Montedodge at aol.com (Montedodge@xxxxxxx)
- Date: Fri Jun 20 14:21:52 2003
Only in the U.S. and the last few generations are " Older People" over
looked . Many countries still hold to the old ways of a certain honor and respect
to it's more mature citizens.
Thank you Robert for the article on REI. I enjoyed reading about the roots
of the Co-OP and about the guy that started in 1966. ( REI has over 6.5
mllion members now) He has sure seen it all!!
Folks like Bob Norton in Skykomish near Stevens Pass are a wealth of
history and info and have also " Seen It All". I always enjoy having a cup of
coffee and listening to Brice ( in his 80's) talk of his past hiking trips and how
they did this or that in the early 50's ( He still shows up at the ALDA-West
Gathwering in one of his favorite " Wool" shirt and green wool pants. ( John
Muir didn't use fleece in neon colors and still lived) Marge is another
experienced hiker who can put hikers half her age to shame and has stronger legs
than many guys in the gym! ( Anybody who can lay on a trail with badly broken
ankle for days has my respect and is no one to mess with!!!) Geezer Bill,
Lonetrail and of course Roy Robinson are my heros because they are all doing what I
want to be doing when I retire and all still hike like crazy five or six
months a year.Marshall is another hiker who gets out there a ton and has seen much
over his years on the trail.
I remember in the 70's meeting David Green doing the PCT who was 26
years old and thru-hiking the trail. We all thought he must be on " Genretol" to
be doing this at his age!! ( He the the oldest thru-hiker I knew in 1977)
How times have changed!
Bottom line, Age equals Wisdom which takes a life tim to achieve and
there aren't any short cuts to get it. People flocked to John Muir in his old
age for his widsom. Not many flocked around a John Muir in his 20's. Reason???
Widsom wasn't yet there!