[pct-l] Why We Hike

[Bighummel at aol.com (Bighummel@aol.com)]

A couple great quotes from Ann & Myron  Sutton's "The Pacific Crest Trail - 
Escape to the Wilderness" 1975;

?A person may exercise a right increasingly restricted these days: to wander 
at random.  This aimless roving may be contrary to the principles of 
industrial progress, but for a wanderer nothing is better calculated to clear the mind 
and enlarge the vision.?


?In our opinion, the greatest pleasures along this trail are enjoyed not 
necessarily by hikers who cover forty miles a day, but by those who do seven, and 
especially by those who are part naturalist, poet, musician, artist.  Getting 
the most out of this trail involves all the senses, and if we hone these 
senses during a hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, we are apt to return home 
refreshed and more able to enjoy the miraculous in the commonplace that surrounds 
us daily.?
 
 
Greg