New Twist! Re: [pct-l] affording a thru-hike

[calliger at infolane.com (Richard)]

Maybe a better way to think of it is "I cannot afford to miss 
going on a thruyhike!! "

Bush is my shepherd; I dwell in want.
>He maketh logs to be cut down in national forests.
>He leadeth trucks into the still wilderness.
>He restoreth my fears.
>He leadeth me in the paths of international disgrace for his ego's
sake.
>Yea, though I walk through the valley of pollution and war,I will find
>no exit, for thou art in  office.
>Thy tax cuts for the rich and thy media control, they discomfort me.
>Thou preparest an agenda of deception in the presence of thy religion.
>Thou anointest my head with foreign oil.
>My health insurance runneth out.
>Surely megalomania and false patriotism shall follow me all the days of
>thy term,
>And my jobless child shall dwell in my basement forever.




At 09:14 AM 11/16/2004 -0800, Paul Magnanti wrote:
>Interesting points all..
>
>Chris and Bob esp. bring up some good points. It does
>not have to be an and/or proposition.
>
>Part of the conundrum I am going through is that I
>actually love where I live, love the community of
>friends who are more like family to me, enjoy my work
>environment  and don't know how many more times I want
>to start over again after being away for 6 mos.
>
>Living in Boulder the mountains are my backyard.
>(Almost a literal statement!). Unlike say my homestate
>of Rhode Island, don't feel trapped and need to get
>away. I am living in a place where I want to be!
>
>Still, I love to be out on the long journeys. But,
>does it have to be 5 mos at a time? Would "only" a
>month or two at a time be enough? 
>
>Have been toying with the idea of going back to school
>at some point; it started off as a mere thought two
>years ago...suspect it will be reality by this time
>next year (for the Spring 2006 semester). My first
>love  was and still is history. Would not be surprised
>if I too went into teaching (though probably not at
>the university level). I enjoy instructing, enjoy
>history and time is more valuable to me than money. It
>may be the nice compromise between wanderlust and
>wanting stability in my life. 
>
>I never thought of turning 30 as a big deal..but it
>did make me think. How long do I want to continue this
>work hard/play hard..start over again?
>I actually like my life here..do I want to leave it
>every 1.5 yrs? Gotta love these milestone birthdays.
>:D
>
>Was at a birthday dinner this past Friday. As I was
>with my dozen friends thought how good life is right
>now. On an even more personal note my girlfriend and I
>have gotten back together. After much communication
>and talking it turns out, by golly, we care about each
>other too much to not attempt to work things out. For
>her part, she did a large road trip (in the national
>parks..she proudly sent me a picture of her on the
>PCT!) this summer and is open to new adventures. For
>my part, well, if you can't tell, seem to be trying to
>work out a compromise between wanderlust and 
>stability. 
>Ah..decisions.....
> 
>Sorry for the long and somewhat personal post..but the
>discussion mirrored my own conflicting thoughts.
>That's the beauty of these hiking boards; being able
>to talk to people who share some of your own thoughts
>and ideas that other people in your life may not be
>able to discuss.
>
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