[pct-l] ANWR drilling - BLOCKED!

[stewjohns at comcast.net (stewjohns@comcast.net)]

Well said and quite true.  We live in a dichotomous world that tears at my soul and leaves me yearning for a higher existance.  That is why I love the wilderness.  Our early ancestors did not have this desire, because they were too busy trying to feed themselves and survive another day in the harsh land.  They had all the wilderness experiance they could handle, and had no spiritual desire because there basic needs were not met.  Its Maslovs Pyramid.  If you are cold and hungry and wet, you really don't feel like communing with nature and seeking out a spiritual experiance.  

But I have a vision of a new world.  One that has a new energy source that does not have to be taken from the earth.  One that leaves no pollution, and requires no land-fills. I have a vision of a new world where all our basic needs are met and all mankind lives in abundance without poverty, disease, and greed.  We will no longer feel the need for war... no longer seek to control others.  We will be governed by our creator and our primary goals will be to grow into spiritual beings.  We will explore the heavens and all lead fullfilled lives.  Oh yea, I can see it.  Just like the early rays of the sun can be seen before the sunrise, I can see this new order coming to pass.
A new day is coming.

Doc Holiday

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From: "dsaufley" <dsaufley@sprynet.com> 

> That seems to be the sad legacy of humanity all over the world. The oceans 
> are depleted to feed the masses, the rainforests and forests everywhere cut 
> down for shelter and heating fuel, the earth drained of its oil so we can 
> drive our cars. And, as much as we hate all that, we as humans are a part 
> of that to this very day. 
> 
> To truly live without taking the earth's resources is something that few, if 
> any, of us can claim. The electricity I'm using this moment is likely the 
> result of a wild river being dammed somewhere, the chair and desk I'm using 
> home I live in are made of wood, and in a short while I'll get in my car and 
> drive to work. Hardly anything I use hasn't been taken from the earth in 
> some way. I don't like this truth, but I am a part of the problem. We all 
> are. 
> 
> I harbor the belief that the reason we love to return to the wilderness (and 
> passionately desire to keep wild areas) is the counter-consumption desire 
> and need to be a part of nature, to be connected and immersed in it, rather 
> than be a part of its destruction. For during that time, we walk softly and 
> leave no trace. 
> 
> Then we get into some kind of vehicle at the end of the trail and it all 
> starts over again. 
> 
> I think I need to have my coffee (picked in some South American country, 
> sailed over by oil slick producing, garbage dumping shipping tankers, and 
> delivered to my store by massive gas-guzzling trucks, and packaged in 
> something that will wind up in a land fill). Sigh. 
> 
> L-Rod 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
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> bluebrain@bluebrain.ca 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 5:25 PM 
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> Subject: Re: [pct-l] ANWR drilling - BLOCKED! 
> 
> > My experience is that the majority have no qualms with logging or hunting, 
> > either. Attitudes are very different when survival, economic or 
> > otherwise, is at stake. 
> 
> Unfortunate that we are seemingly so ill-equiped to recognize the long 
> term costs of our short term economic "survival" choices. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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From: pdascalos at gmail.com (Peter Dascalos)
Date: Thu Dec 22 08:54:25 2005
Subject: [pct-l] JMT/PCT Double Yo-Yo Expedition
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Up until this point, I have only been section hiking. But, this is the kind
of activity that would make me consider through hiking. I am thinking a
double yo-yo, with a flip-flop thrown in.

This has to be planned carefully. We will have to contact each town in
advance with our arrival date and time, so there can be parades and great
celebration by all. All accommodations should be free to use with gifts and
supplies to send us on to the next town. This would provide the financing
and motivation to keep us on track and focused with the goal.

I am almost to excited about this, I can hardly type...

OC



On 12/22/05, Hiker97@aol.com <Hiker97@aol.com> wrote:
>
> I am hearing that a yo-yo of the  JMT may have been done.  If so, I will
> then
> do a double yo-yo of the  JMT/PCT.  The first in history with anyone who
> wants to go with me.   That is as soon as the massive monetary donations
> start to
> roll in from you for  my LuxuryLite carbon pack frame and super light
> cylinders. The gear  goal is $500 and that should just about do it.
>
> Plus, my trip expenses of another  $1500.  I like to party a lot in trail
> towns and buy rounds of cold beer  and hot pizza for everyone.  You know
> how it
> is with lots of singing,  yelling, falling down, posting bond, property
> restitution, drying out, and other  pirate type stuff.  Also, we will like
> to call
> the female food/beverage  servers "wench" and will have to leave the
> appropriate
> giant tips for  that.  You understand how the normal trail life stuff is
> expensive.  We will be quite a sight dragging/crawling ourselves out
> of  town for
> the trail again.
>
> Actually, this expedition could  thought of as trail town
> partying/pillaging
> with some hiking thrown in to get to  the next town.  A loose
> confederation of
> vagabonds, misfits, and hiker  trash wondering down the trail.  Just my
> kind
> of people.
>
> Thank you for your generosity and  attention.
>
> Sincerely and gratefully,  Switchback
> Trail Conquistador/Explorer  & Trail Town Pillager & Civilization  Wrecker
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