[pct-l] Re: Music on the Trail

[mardav at charter.net (Marion Davison)]

I have packed a Martin backpacker guitar for up to a month, so as not to 
be without music altogether.  I can't play it while hiking, but I can 
play any song I can remember in camp. I never hike more than 16 miles in 
a day so I have a lot more camp time than the typical thru hiker does.  
(I'm a lowly section hiker).
I haven't figured out MP3 technology so I would be stuck with radio or a 
pile of cds, so I fear I would get bored with the limited selections 
available in either one.  I even made a tiny fake book with  song titles 
and key signatures to carry with the guitar.  The whole rig is under 
four pounds and attaches to the outside of my pack. 
I am especially subject to ear worms (those repetitive little ditties 
that get stuck in your head while hiking) so the guitar gives me some 
relief.  I am a teacher/musician, so I am involved in music performance 
every day, and I feel deprived without some way  of making music on the 
trail. 
My hiking partner also would not approve of me hiking along with music 
stuffed in my ears.  He likes to talk to me while we hike. 
llamalady