[at-l] Year End Survey time.....

[FTCracker at aol.com]

2006 was a great hiking year, considering I'm juggling a full-time job and 
books to write. I did all of the short trails in the Everglades and Apalachicola 
NF, all but a couple of miles of the new FT Western Connector, and knocked 
off a bunch of trails out in the far western Panhandle to enjoy mountain laurel 
(yep, we've got 'em) and pitcher plants in bloom. Visited Cheaha State Park in 
Alabama for the first time and day hiked on the Pinhoti. Spent a week on Isle 
Royale, which included a solo backpacking trip - reminding me why I prefer to 
share the camping experience - and a week in Patagonia. What more can I ask 
for, except more time off to hike?

2006 lowlights were health-related, brought on between my two big trips. 
Thought I had a heart attack, turned out to be my gallbladder. Out it came, and I 
feel like a new person!

2007 plans include more FT sections, more new FL trails, a summer week in NC 
with the opportunity to return to the AT around Standing Indian, and a week in 
the Lake Country of England this fall. If I can pull the time for the Coast 
to Coast I will.  Looking forward to it!

Year beginning cheers to all...
Navigator
www.floridahikes.com