Hike you own hike/[pct-l] Why we hike

[squeaknpup at yahoo.com (Jason Cramer)]

Oh i'm sorry i thought hikeing your own hike meant
just that. Your own hike. If on person would like to
get on here and let us know that his/her hike is
better 7 mile at a time. Or the other one stating that
 they would perfer to make a race out of it. That is
perfectly fine. But do not get on here and start
criticing ones opinion, or ones expression of there
opinion. Then turn around and force yours upon us.
Dont get on here and say that you thoought this was a
hike your own hike and preach to us about expressing
our hike then and do the same thing.


Squeak



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Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 15:00:49 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
From: Jeff Singewald <singewald@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Why we hike
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First one to Canada Loses?

Give me a break!  For as much as this list preaches
HYOH I find this 
thread to be quite cynical.

This idea that someone is going to tell others that
one will enjoy the 
trail more by hiking 7 miles a day rather than 40
miles a day is total 
BS.

We are not all hiking this trail for the same reason
and therefore what 
we gain from the experience will be more dependant
upon our goals that 
we have set for ourselves rather than the miles we
hike per day.

For me, my goal is to finish this trail in one long
continuous 
uninterrupted hike from Mexico to Canada.  I wouldn't
do this hiking 7 miles a 
day.  And, by preparing myself sufficiently, I will be
able to hike 20 
mile days and still experience God's great creation
along the way. 

If you choose to hike the PCT in sections at 7 miles
per day.  Great!  
I admire you.  But don't lay some line about losing to
first that 
reaches the northern terminus.

OK, so now I can enjoy the rest of today!

Jeff