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Fw: [pct-l] Once bitten on the trail?

If my husband wanted/expected me to "bite" him three times a day, he'd be very sorry he asked :o) . . . 

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger@cox.net>
>Sent: Feb 18, 2006 5:07 PM
>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net, The Mountain Goat <themtgoat@yahoo.com>, Mtnned@aol.com, Hiker97@aol.com
>Subject: Fw: [pct-l] Once bitten on the trail?
>
>MOUNTAIN GOAT WROTE: It's the common bond of through and section hikers.
>MTNNED WROTE: Solo hiker is equally smitten.--------------
>               -------------------------------------------------------------
>-----------------------------------------------------------------
>I thought the  "once bitten on the trail"  topic was behind us but here it
>creeps up again. Just like sex, you can ignore it only so long.
>
>Everybody has his own reason for seeking solace in the wilderness.......The
>lure and beauty of the wild, the adventure, the challenge, connection with
>mother nature, escape from civilization......whatever it may be.
>
>    I KNOW FOR ME, IT'S THE LURE AND BEAUTY OF THE WILD, THE ADVENTURE AND
>THE CHALLENGE.
>
>                I don't really have any problem with civilization.  As a
>matter of fact, after a few days on the trail, I look
>                forward to returning to civilization with all its trappings
>and pizza and beer.  Hey,  I like to jump into my
>                pick up and go to the beach, watch Neil Diamond on my VCR,
>see a movie or go to a restaurant if
>
>                those are evils of civilization, I must be evil.
>
>When I go with my friends or the boy scouts, it's more of a combination of
>lure and beauty of the wild and adventure.
>
>When I go solo or on the high speed JMT marathons, it's more a combination
>of adventure and challenge, with challenge being the dominating  drive.
>It all depends on which bug you were bitten by.     CONFOUND IT, MOUNTAIN
>GOAT!!!   Here we are back on the bug bites topic again.
>
>There is more than one bug out there.  One for every backpacker addiction. I
>bet all hard-core backpackers have been bitten at one time or another.  Look
>at DEEMS,   MONTE DODGE, SWITCHBACK, BILLY GOAT, PURPLE HAT, SNOW NYMPH,
>MATT MASTERSON, AL SHAVER, JOHN STAMSTAD AND  I  have been bitten 20-30-40
>years ago and still have it.  MOUNTAIN GOATgot bitten by the PCT bug and
>SCOTT WILLIAMSON  really got it bad.  BRIAN ROBINSON AND SQUEAKY got bitten
>by the triple crown bug.  ANDREW SKURKA got bitten by the sea to sea bug.
>This list can go on and on.........
>BRAD ALAN LEWIS AND I really got bitten bad by the JMT  bug about ten years
>ago and every summer we come down with the JMT fever and the only cure is to
>hike it.  BRAD is the only one that I know of that may have spent more time
>on the JMT than I have.  I had the privilege of meeting Brad on the JMT on a
>couple of occasions--great guy, tremendous athlete.
>
>BRAD, BY THE WAY, IS A GOLD MEDAL WINNER OF THE 1984 SUMMER OLYMPICS AND THE
>AUTHOR OF SEVERAL BOOKS, INCLUDING "WALKING TOWARDS THUNDER"  &  "ASSAULT ON
>LAKE CASITAS".
>If you wish to learn more about Brad, tune in to his website
>www.bradalanlewis.com
>
>I am currently recovering from reconstructive shoulder surgery and am
>concerned when the hiking season starts and I come down with the JMT fever,
>I may not be able to go hiking yet.   WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME?   WILL I GO
>INTO SHOCK OR DEEP DEPRESSION---WHAT CAN I DO?    I can't sleep at night
>worrying about it.            I   KNOW  !!!!!  ........I will ask my spouse
>TO BITE ME   3  TIMES A DAY DURING THE  MATING SEASON    OOOPS   I MEAN
>HIKING SEASON   to suppress this dreadful addiction.   YES---THAT'S IT .
>It may not be a cure but at least it's an antidote to help  us helplessly
>addicted backpackers  suppress this addiction. I'm so glad and excited
>MOUNTAIN GOAT   that there is relief for us from this dreadful addiction.
>    P.S.  For more bug bite information visit MOUNTAIN GOAT'S  prior posts.
>
>                JMT REINHOLD
> Your more than once bitten and forever hooked trail scoundrel and  world
>renowned bug bite researcher
>
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