[pct-l] PCTA Communicator Article, "Why We Hike"

[MHUXLEY at peoplepc.com (Mimi Huxley)]

I couldn't say it any better than my favorite quote courtesy of John Muir:
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow
into you as sunshine flows thru trees. The wind will blow its freshness into
you.... and the storms their energy... and cares will drop off like falling
leaves."
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Subject: [pct-l] PCTA Communicator Article, "Why We Hike"


> We're going to need all your help on this:
>
> You all are a wealth of personal experience and historical  recollection.
>
> I need quotes, from yourselves and/or from people in history describing in
a
> sentence or so why we like to hike.  Doesn't matter who said it, but it
must
> be heartfelt, at the very core of what motivates us to head for the hills,
s
> pending even months at a time in wilderness.
>
> Your own personal feelings.  Those of Thoreau, Waldo, Clarke, etc.,  etc..
>
> The essence of these will be compiled into a dissertation of 1500-word
> limited length for a future Communicator article.
>
> E-mail them to me at
>
> _mtnned@aol.com_ (mailto:mtnned@aol.com)
>
>
> What you express will motivate others to experience this awesome lifestyle
> of the trail!
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