[pct-l] First PCT Thru-hiker/Eric Ryback

[jjolson at uwyo.edu (Jeffrey J. Olson)]

My brother has been a Buddhist monk for 14 years now.  When he was 17 he 
and a bunch of friends and two adults who dropped out halfway through 
the trip hiked the JMT.  This was 1972 or so.  He bought Eric Ryback's 
books on hiking the PCT and CDT.  This Christmas he relinquished them 
"letting go of his attachment" and gave them to me.  I read them back to 
back over two nights.  Both inspire. 

Jeff Olson
Laramie WY, where it's 60 degrees and the only snow on the ground is in 
ice patches on the north sides of buildings...

Bighummel@aol.com wrote:

>In the Pacific Crest Trail Quarterly, Vol. II, Nos. 1 and 2 combined,  Winter 
>and Spring, 1974, they published a letter from Thomas Winnett to Warren  
>Rogers, dated May 2, 1974.  In it they state that the $10,000,000 libel  suit 
>against the authors of the Pacific Crest Trail Volume 1 was dropped due to  the 
>supposed false statements being proved true.  It is a good read.  
>
>I agree strongly with a previous post.  Eric did us all a favor by  providing 
>the basis for huge inspiration to all of us who have followed.
> 
>Best regards,
> 
>Greg Hummel
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