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[pct-l] "BARN FEVER"
KIMBERLY, THANKS FOR YOUR NICE COMMENTS.
CALM AND TRANQUILLITY HAS RETURNED TO THIS SITE.
ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS FOR SPRING & THE HIKING SEASON ARE JUST AROUND THE
CORNER AND "BARN FEVER" IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE.
IT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR ABOUT THIS TIME SO STAY CLEAR OF THE BARN AND THE
HOOFS THE "PCT STAMPED " IS ABOUT TO GET UNDERWAY.
JMT REINHOLD
YOUR HOOFED TRAIL ANIMAL EXPERT AND TRAIL COMPANION
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kimberly Sorbello" <ksorbello@hotmail.com>
To: <reinholdmetzger@cox.net>
Cc: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 7:17 AM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] TRAIL ADDICTION/TRAIL RUNNING
> Reinhold, as a normally silent reader, I just wanted to say thanks for
your
> grace toward Jim. Don't know him, don't know you, but I was bothered by
the
> vitriolic over-reactions to his email, which, IMHO, was socially inept,
but
> not vicious, and the vicious responses in your defence were oil on the
fire.
> The grace you showed was most welcome. "A gentle answer turns away
> wrath"... "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of
> silver." (King Solomon) Thanks.
> Kim
> p.s. my personal response was one of humor, comparing his remarks to me
(who
> likes to cruise on my old Schwinn over to the next little country town,
> watching the sheep and seeing cool old barns) telling Lance Armstong to
slow
> down so he can enjoy Paris. :)
>
>
> From: "Reinhold Metzger" <reinholdmetzger@cox.net>
> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> CC: jim@mccrain.net, pmags@yahoo.com, Deems <losthiker@sisqtel.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] TRAIL ADDICTION/TRAIL RUNNING
> Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 23:34:02 -0800
>
> JIM WROTE..........MY APOLOGIES........................
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> Jim, no apology is necessary. Like I said in my prior post, I can see
how
> you might feel this way and I was not offended in any way. I would like
to
> take this opportunity; to clarify a few things.
> Jim, you seem to be under the impression that because I do high mileage
> days that I plow down the trail like a bulldozer in a cloud of dust
> disturbing flora and fauna along the way. If you read my Wednesday, March
8
> post, you will see that that is far from true. I used to think that I
could
> keep up with anybody, but that was once upon a time, very long ago. Now
at
> age 65, I no longer have that illusion. I realize that if I'm going to
> outdistance the younger hikers, I can only do it by hiking harder &
smarter
> and pushing my body to greater extreme.
> It seems to me that I read somewhere, "IN A MARATHON THE WINNER IS NOT
> ALWAYS THE FASTEST OR MOST FIT, BUT THE MOST DETERMINED."
> So I don't really barrel down the trail like a hot shot trail runner, I'm
> more of a STEADY FREDDY hiker nowadays. I walk the ups, jog the downs and
> alternate on the straights. And remember most of my hiking is with the
boy
> scouts as a high adventure leader.. We take pride in our motto, "LEAVE NO
> TRACE." We try to teach the scouts good citizenship and trail ethics. I
> have hiked the JMT at high speed, low speed & medium speed and enjoyed
each
> hike immensely in a different way. I frequently meet hikers on the JMT
that
> take considerably longer than 30 days. Those same hikers might ask you,
> "Why did you hike it so fast in 30 days?" Hike it again a little slower
> next time. It seems to me that appropriate hiking speed is in the eyes of
> the beholder. I tend to see more animals on my high mileage solo hikes
> because I move silently and swiftly.
> You asked, "What is Deems?'' Deems is a highly respected hiker who
> frequently posts on this site. If you wish to know more about Deems and
> visit his photo gallery, read his most recent posts 3-6 " love of the
> trail" & 3-7 " trail addiction.
> I noticed that your posts are long lines that run several feet off the
> screen requiring constant scrolling from right to left and make for hard
> reading. Some people don't bother to read it all. I used to have the
same
> problem. I don't know who your server is, mine is Outlook Express. I
press
> FORMAT then PLAIN TEXT to send my posts in a page format which makes it
> easier to read. Try it and see if it works for you. I LEARNED THIS FROM
> DEEMS.
> Hope to see you on the trail someday. Until then, HAPPY TRAILS
>
> JMT Reinhold
> Your hike silent, hike swift without a trace trail companion
>
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