[pct-l] drought and its consequences along the PCT

[blisterfree at isp01.net (Brett)]

JoAnn,

I'm not pessimistic about nature, either. Far from it. It's 
the free will and consequence of mankind on the planet 
that's troubling.

Here's an excerpt from a PCT-related essay of mine. Replace 
"he" with "powers that be," in this case. You can read the 
rest at my site.

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 And with that he replaced his concealing headgear, stabbed 
his crank with a dusty boot heel, raised a work-gloved hand 
to his throttle, through me an ambiguous halting nod, and 
took off northbound up the trail. Real careful. And real 
slow, too. I felt a passing urge to trot alongside his 
two-wheeled tonnage, snidely demonstrating the possibilities 
of lightweight backpacking. But probably best not to wear 
him out, I figured. So I let the two of them win, watching 
with amusement and anguish as they lumbered away, threw 
their outsized mass awkwardly about, proceeded on government 
time.

Geologic time is even slower, I reminded myself; Nature will 
forgive us these sins one day, and transgressions far, far 
worse. But will we - you and I, reader - be here to witness 
that redemption?


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JoAnn M. Michael" <jomike@cot.net>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 1:53 PM
Subject: [pct-l] drought and its consequences along the PCT


Blisterfree,

I beg to differ. Nothing is more forgiving than Mother 
Nature.  This land, this world, this universe has been 
around for a whopping lot of years. Changes? Of course, 
nothing remains stagnant and lives. Has human-kind made 
mistakes, of course again. Has anyone lived a life 
mistake-free?  And yet, look at any burn areas...I have been 
amazed, as to what I have seen in many, many places, as to 
just how fast Nature IS coming back...new growth of every 
kind, everywhere. Come back the same? maybe not.  Would we 
want the same world that did-in the dinosaurs?  Let's not 
for get the world was once a deep freeze and once a hellava 
big lake.  Don't think we'd chose either of those as comfy 
living environments for we folks.

Anyway, I'm sure I'll be 'shot down' by many listers but I 
am not and never have been pessimistic about Mother Nature. 
She's one heck of a gal.  :)

Thanks...JoAnn

P.S. Please be aware I am not addressing the human tragedy 
of the various forces of Nature.
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