In the midst of plotting escape numero dos from suburbia...horray for the Keystone Appalachian Trail Council. Question of the night: can I hike 12 miles of flat in a day? A long day? Am I nuts? Prior to two weeks ago's jaunt, I'd never done more than nine miles, well, to the best of my knowledge. I don't really remember the Sierra's trip, but I feel like I woulda remembered mileage like that. Not to mention going out with a trail virgin. Methinks nuts? Votes?
So it's breaking down like this...
Tuesday afternoon-hike in a few miles and camp
Wednesday-10-ish on easy elevation
Thursday-6ish. But only 'cause ya can't camp any further down
Friday-11miles. But dead flat. Like, less than 10 feet of elevation gained. Total. (God I love the Eastern Mountains)
27 miles in basically, 3 days, strikes me as a wee bit ambitious...Hmmm.
"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked,dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix,angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night, who poverty and tatters and hollow-eyed and high sat up smoking in the supernatural darkness of cold-water flats floating across the tops of cities contemplating jazz..."
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- “What are you, life? A silent theater of Chinese shadows, a chain of dreams, a charlatan’s store? Or a gift of unrequited love---that’s all that is intended for me? What about happiness? Ingrate, you’re alive, you weep love strive fall and that’s not enough? What?...Not enough? Oh, is that so? There isn’t anything else.”--Tatyana Tolstaya
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Hey Peggy, I nice blog. I´ve found you just because I noticed that you have "AFS" as one of your interests.
I´m really into AFS as a volunteer and I was an exchange student in your country some years ago.
So, maybe we can talk or something if you want. And you can check my blog too (it´s in Spanish, I´m from Argentina)
Ok, that´s it. Please e-mail me: juli_taleis@yahoo.com.ar
Bye! JULI
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