[pct-l] Hike Solo

[Lonetrail at aol.com (Lonetrail@aol.com)]

Why I hike Solo:

It's the call of nature as the pack heads north they soon break of into 
smaller packs.
Like wolves they slink among the trees glancing forward then backward. For 
those behind you can read the glare in their eyes; for those ahead the stare is 
good-bye. You see it is our animal instinct to go for the kill which is the 
Canadian Border.

Off they go racing from dawn till dusk knowing they must. As they settle in 
for the night the fastest and strongest will be followed by the slower and 
older. 

As days go into weeks many miles separate the packs; then finally the slower 
perhaps by age or by fault will leave but others will go on alone.

That is how I got my name "Lonetrail." I am old and slow, abandoned by the 
pack, but as I tread north I will come across a carcass of one of the fast. How 
sad! With a throb in my heart I must say good bye and perhaps give a howl to 
the moon as I cry. You see it's the animal instinct to make that journey to the 
end of the trail. 

Lonetrail